June 20-21st was the first race weekend at SMRI, and I thought that thanks to a lot of work from Jesse Beck and the crew over at PJs Triumph that the Daytona was going to be at least raceable —
Shakedown — bike and rider
Finally. Weather co-operated, bike co-operated, timing co-operated, and even work co-operated. (Thanks Boss — though I know he doesn’t read this). Got the bike all loaded up for a trip down to Arroyo Seco Raceway for their track day. This
Dirt bike ‘training’
Everyone talks about dirt bike training and how good it is for road biking and in general. A couple of weeks back, I finally got dirt bike wheels for the WR250X from Warp9 Racing. The wheels came in startlingly quickly,
2017 Race Season
In an effort to keep honest, here’s the 2017 plan. The new bike is a Daytona 675; it’s a former WERA race bike so came fairly well prepped, and is even sprung close enough for my weight. It’s got a