I selected my track bike for a couple of reasons: I wanted something that fit my riding goals and would be a solid platform; secondly, I wanted a bike that had a respectable amount of data gathering capabilities. For the purpose of my own riding development, I’ve gone with a nearly stock Triumph Daytona 765 … Read more
I bought my 2022 Tuono V4 Factory (Euro 5) nearly a year ago, trading in my beloved 2017 Street Triple RS toward it. Some of the details during my 11+ months of ownership to follow. I bought the Factory version because I wanted the electronic semi-active suspension. I’d become enamored with the electronic suspension on … Read more
During the last few track days in riding the 2020 Daytona 765 moto2, I was having trouble getting the bike to start, both cold and warm. When it finally started, it sounded like it was missing a cylinder for the first 30 seconds or so and I thought I was seeing a tinge of white … Read more
I was recently at Sonoma Raceway (2023-09-11, Fun Track Dayz) with my Tuono V4 and my Ninja 400. I wanted to capture data on both bikes and it was a great day with only ~75 customers so the groups were not too full. Unfortunately one of my AiM Solo 2 DL units (I have 2) … Read more
Other than a couple of days at Thunderhill (one West, one East) and a couple of kart days on the Ninja 400, most of my track riding from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day Weekend has been at The Ridge in Washington State riding with Track Time. My thought process was to avoid the summer … Read more
It’s been over a year since I took the Ninja 400 to a kart track and that was a big oversight. The winter of 2021-2022 California had a bunch of sunny days over the winter (too many, enough that it put the summer of 2022 into a super-dry situation). On the positive side, over the … Read more