George C.- Iceman couldn't have put it any better than he did with his "Fight Club" analogy. These aren't exactly "sanctioned events" and we'd hate to mess up a good thing due to carelessness. I for one would like to extend a "welcome" so long as you're not "the man"
Ricerocketryder- The reason all I talk about is the 9/10th races is because that's just about the only type of organized racing that goes on around here.
As for my nitrous system, If I used it... believe me I'd fess up to it. I've got to look my peers in the face every week... there's no way I'd risk being branded a "cheat" or "liar". I'd rather lose 1000 times than be thought of as dishonest. That sneeky shit is taboo out there.... if you've got to lie about what you've got (or don't got) on your bike to win, you don't deserve to be out there. As for other types of racing, I'm trying to fine tune the bike for 9/10th mile races... I've made it my personal goal to squeeze every last bit of performance from my bike without modifying the motor. When I've reached the limit and run out of mods and tuning... I'll hit the strip and do the same thing with the 1/4 mile. For shits and giggles I made a couple trips to the strip to get a baseline E/T before I go out and start getting serious... best I did was 10.23@141mph (no nitrous). My goal is to dip into the low 9's with the nitrous/ext. arm/ and practice. Should be possible concidering my power output.
Benchracer4life- I'm a joke? Who's the one making challenges from across the country? LMFAO!!!! What's next? "My dad can beat up your dad" ? HAHAHAHAHA
Again, I'll tell you the same thing I've told all the other sideline critics/bench racers.... GO OUT AND MAKE A 9/10th RUN AND POST A PIC OF YOUR GPS. You can say "i'll spank you" till the cows come home...
hell, that and $2 will get you a Big Mac.
Remember, Everyone in the stands thinks they can do better... but none actually are willing to prove it.
Uglyoldrider- You took the words out of my mouth!!! I agree 100%. The Busa is victim of it's own success. Because of it's reputation, it's become the benchracer and poser bike of choice. I've met a lot of great riders on Busa's with very cool attitutudes about the whole racing thing... I proudly call them friends regardless of who's faster. It's a shame that 9 out of 10 guys on Busa's that I meet... happen to be posers or dickhead benchracers.
Like you said, it's a different mentality between the two bikes. There is no "hype" or "title" or "name" behind the 12r. It's probably the most underrated bike in history... and because of this, most 12r owners are less concerned with parking lot's and more motivated to go out and showcase its unpublisized abilities. People that ride a 12R ride it because they KNOW what it can do and KNOW it's every bit as fast as the Busa regardless of how they look on paper in the back of Motorcyclist Mag.
For some people, they don't plan on racing ...so they get the bike that will win every "Parking lot Race". They get the bike that holds the most bragging rights... because they are unable to earn it themselves.
How annoying it must be for the REAL racers on Busa's to be lumped into this stereotype because of these asshats who fling poo better than they ride.
It's because of this association that I'll never concider owning a Busa. I like the bike, it's a bad mofo... but not worth it.... (unless I wanna go turbo)
