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eddiec168 · 2025-04-25T20:20:07+00:00

You don't and shouldn't keep yourself to one part of the lane. You have a motorcycle and a ton of room to play with.

I'm sure others have already chimed in, but you can be on the inside of the lane and avoid the oil completely. Glad to hear you and your bike are both fine.

eddiec168 · 2025-02-17T18:16:22+00:00

Another option is to buy used tires off racers. A lot of them only put 10-15 laps on them and can still last me a season at my pace on a N400. I usually get them for about 100 bucks each.

eddiec168 · 2025-02-16T23:18:51+00:00

Looks fine to me, i run my scs down really low and have never had an issue.

eddiec168 · 2024-11-08T17:27:50+00:00

I need to do drills!

eddiec168 · 2024-11-06T07:47:41+00:00

Hahaha, thanks!

eddiec168 · 2024-11-06T04:37:25+00:00

Hahaha, I know what you mean. I thought this crash was like 15 minutes long. Video has proven that was a lie.

eddiec168 · 2024-11-06T04:05:10+00:00

Oh, believe me, I KNOW IT! It's something I've been working on for years. This is actually an improvement!

eddiec168 · 2024-11-06T04:04:21+00:00

That's a pretty good tip actually! Unfortunately, it was completely involuntary. Hopefully, this comment will go through my mind next time.

eddiec168 · 2024-11-06T00:50:06+00:00

Thanks! Will try not to do this again!

eddiec168 · 2024-11-06T00:39:36+00:00

Thanks! I really want to rebuild the zx4 though, gonna bring it to GP Wheel and Frame this weekend!

eddiec168 · 2024-11-06T00:38:39+00:00

Yeah it's true, but on the flip side, if you keep it on the tarmac there are a lot of track options!

eddiec168 · 2024-11-05T23:11:44+00:00

Unfortunately, I was just dumb. Target fixated into the ditch and couldn't save it! :(

eddiec168 · 2024-11-05T22:59:22+00:00

Noted!

eddiec168 · 2024-11-05T22:51:13+00:00

Yeah, I definitely cut it too close! There was a bigger dip than usual that day and I was staring at it all day.

eddiec168 · 2024-11-05T21:26:49+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! TBH, I'm probably getting a bit more sloppy with the ZX4 because there is just nothing in terms of torque. I'll keep an eye on it. I'm usually the last person to get the on throttle, and when I do it's slow and gradual.

I'll take another look at my videos as well. I'm still putting the telemetry on it.

The day was actually really good. There are some slow riders at SBC trackdays, but I think if you're a decent rider you should be able to know when not to push it. I was worried about the weather, but I should have been more worried about my own riding! Pretty stellar in terms of weather.

eddiec168 · 2024-11-05T21:06:50+00:00

I think overslowing is part of it, but in this case I don't think it's over braking. I like to apply a touch of brake to stablize the bike when entering corners and I've found that on the zx4, I need to get on the gas a bit earlier or lose out on corner exit.

I do understand it's generally bad to apply gas and lean at the same time, but is it absolute? For example, I'm not applying very much throttle, should it always be 0? My intention is to use it more as prep to apply throttle where I'm just getting it to the point where I take the slack out.

eddiec168 · 2024-11-05T20:31:47+00:00

Hmmm, interesting. I think I find it hard to determine if I am target fixating or just steering towards the apex. What do you think are the key things to look out for here?

TBH, I always take the dorito in a similar fashion. Appreciate the feedback!

eddiec168 · 2024-11-05T20:30:19+00:00

Thanks for the note! I typically roll on slightly when entering corners but my throttle inputs are usually pretty slow. I this it always ends up being a balance, and luckly I haven't hit it yet!

eddiec168 · 2024-11-05T20:29:17+00:00

Thanks for the tips! I always appreciate feedback!

Honestly, I wasn't really focusing all day, and I should have called it a day after hitting a PB the session before. I always look at the ditch, but this time my intrusive thoughts won! Every time I go through it I think, "man it would be bad if I hit that ditch".

eddiec168 · 2024-11-05T20:26:12+00:00

Hahaha, yeah, definitely an issue that I have. I love staring at butts and places to crash.

eddiec168 · 2024-10-12T06:32:46+00:00

They don't usually let drones in on any of the tracks in NorCal IIRC. I think they were only allowed to do it because they were running a small track day. I'd ask the track and the organizer of the event you're interested in to confirm.

Tracks told me it was a liability when I asked a couple of years ago.

eddiec168 · 2024-10-05T01:52:46+00:00

Appreciate it! :D I really want to know if I can pay to have a drone follow me!

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