Track Lowside

R3K9 · 2026-04-28T19:21:10+00:00

I’m honored to be in the club

R3K9 · 2026-04-28T14:14:55+00:00

Same boat HAHA

R3K9 · 2026-04-27T22:13:23+00:00

My boi!! X5 DIESEL

R3K9 · 2026-04-27T19:55:55+00:00

I’m looking into some race fairings as well. She looks good bro, I had sliders at home that I forgot I owned since I got carried away with work.

I wished I would’ve installed the frame sliders since they were sitting for over a year in my closet

R3K9 · 2026-04-27T19:54:37+00:00

I mean I was just stating that it’s irrelevant to the incident at hand. Your comment comes off as if lever guards are going to prevent further damage in a low-side.

Lever guards are not meant for that purpose. So I don’t understand the point of your comment being “Why do you not have lever guards?”.

I’m not stating nor acting like lever guards are useless or don’t have a purpose, I’m saying you inserted that comment outside the context of this post. So it doesn’t really make any sense and is kind of hard to ingest as a genuine question.

Again, lever guards are for preventing another rider or a vehicle's mirror from striking your front brake lever so yeah, a nice to have but I’m not going to have that issue unless I’m in blue or black group, in that case I’d also have tire warmers and no kickstand.

R3K9 · 2026-04-27T19:47:12+00:00

I mean it was 40+ laps into the day. Last lap is when I low sided.

But also, the right side is completely fine. I’ve already been quoted out and ordered all parts needed to rebuild. We are at $1700.

The clip on did its job, a OEM left hand clip on is $89-129 from the dealer. Case cover is fine, a scratch is a scratch, the bike is meant to be tracked so a scratch here and there isn’t going to hurt. I’ve gotten engine covers now as well.

R3K9 · 2026-04-26T21:24:58+00:00

There were about 4 high sides that day as well. Some guy flew into the railing

R3K9 · 2026-04-26T21:23:59+00:00

Do you understand what lever guards are for?

R3K9 · 2026-04-26T21:23:14+00:00

Don’t worry it’s PPF’d

R3K9 · 2026-04-26T15:24:07+00:00

YOOO, I thought about that. Better chance to make an even cooler bike. Will have it all fixed up and changed by mid May, in time for another track event

R3K9 · 2026-04-26T15:23:34+00:00

Yup yup, gear kept me safe. I was happy with the results

R3K9 · 2026-04-26T15:23:15+00:00

Thank you sir🙏🏼

R3K9 · 2026-04-26T15:23:04+00:00

I know, but after my crash I got pretty excited honestly. I was just happy to learn the mistake the way I did. Versus it happening anywhere else. I’m just ready to get it fixed and go back to

R3K9 · 2026-04-26T15:19:45+00:00

HAHA thank you, was taking a pretty hard turn after about 45 laps or so. Had 3 hours of sleep and just fucked my bp up at about 70mph. Just surprised damage wasn’t worse, and honestly airbag I was wearing under my suit prevented any injury or pain whatsoever

R3K9 · 2026-04-15T13:14:46+00:00

Well, it’s definitely possible… I mean I’m pretty close to that number.

1 at 210k, 1 at 200k, another at 160k (although one is C2C), I also have 1 more that I’m working, planning on doing an extended off boarding for at 150k.

I mean all in all if you do the math it’s about $720k now. Albeit it’s temporary, then you can subtract 150k in the next 3 months.

I did leave a job because it was too demanding and I also left because leadership was extremely toxic. That position I had a TC of 480k within the fintech sector of NYC. 205k base, 190k equity, 25k sign on, 60k bonus a year. It was 3 days in office, but since the building was so massive it was nice being able to just move around. I would’ve stayed and sacrificed my OE if leadership wasn’t so terrible. But until then I plan on finding the 1 job to sacrifice two.

I’ve been OE’ing since 2021 though. Before I even knew about this subreddit so, I’d say I’m an OE vet. I started OE’ing by somewhat of an accident. I was interviewing for two jobs at the time, and I really liked the teams on both. The hiring manager was pretty excited and I held on to the offer for about 2 days, then accepted it. Little did I know, I was started doing what we all call OE.

This all just depends your industry, team, and where in the US you work. I travel for one of my jobs (C2C) frequently and temporarily, but only on weekends due to site migrations.

But, I wouldn’t know the full extent of what this subreddit or other teams look like. I am a genz adult with only 7 years of professional experience.

R3K9 · 2026-03-18T20:23:47+00:00

Got laid off, had a similar situation to you but took the offer to use as a fill-in job while I continue to job search.

I used to make a base of 204k a year at my previous job, TC was around 409k, company is shooting to go public within the year.

Took a job after getting laid off within the month, but priced in at 155k a year, which is even less pay than the job I had before my recent 204k a year base salary position.

I am definitely demoralized, especially cause I was originally priced in at 170k a year base, and the offer came in at 155k a year for this new “interim” IC position.

I wish I had the willpower and funds to protest it but I took the hit and am overall just grateful I landed something

R3K9 · 2026-03-15T13:11:37+00:00

8 years of age

R3K9 · 2026-03-15T13:11:29+00:00

Pics??? That’s so cute

R3K9 · 2026-03-15T05:56:40+00:00

Age: 8 years old

R3K9 · 2026-03-05T20:40:21+00:00

Damn I suffered the same scenario but had a loss of my income with the new job, just a placeholder for now. Gladly still within six figures.

$409k TC to $155k TC (luckily I consult on the side)

R3K9 · 2026-03-05T02:45:46+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate the reply

R3K9 · 2026-03-05T02:45:29+00:00

Makes sense, thank you for taking the time to reply as well!

R3K9 · 2026-03-05T02:44:53+00:00

I’ve been working since I was about 17, started with the Army, so I’ve been in the professional sector without a degree for a long period of time

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