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Steven31371 · Apr 22, 2022

Endo Doc has his .... sorted right, build your own stuff, have the building of it be part of the excitement of it, and THEN ride the .... out if it.

but some of us haven’t sorted our lives out well enough to make $100k a week without showing up to work so we can tool around in our private aircraft hanger lol

something he should be very proud of, few people in this world even have a vision of controlling their own destiny like that, much less actually doing it, not too many people in this world I look up too a bit…in my profession I just spend too much time seeing how the sausage is made, but Endo is the man….he sorta hovers quietly around the forum, but he’s one of those that when he decides to talk, the wise person listens lol

#LifeGoals lol

Steven31371 · Apr 22, 2022

endodoc said:
Understand, the positive is that through planning and working smart, you will have independence in a short period of time most will never have and you will be free to venture out. Trading time for dollars is great as long as it’s not your time. Enjoy brother.

you da man Endo

endodoc · Apr 22, 2022

LOL. Steven you and Craig and the rest of this group are seasoned professionals and very good at what you do and are world beaters in life no doubt. I grew up without a father and wanted to race BMX and mini bikes when I was 10. No father and no involvement from my mom meant I had to do for myself. I learned to build wheels and my own bikes and what not out of necessity. Ever since then I strive for self reliance in whatever I’m into to the point of obsession at times.

Today more than ever it seems we are plagued by reliance and supply issues while the people with raw materials, tools and skill sets make the rules. Modern day consumer slavery if you will. Just never wanted to be part of that and by doing, you just get better at doing and it cross pollinates into other areas and reshapes one’s confidence to enable more self reliance.

Some of the most valuable business lessons I learned was that of decentralized command, and strategic delegation of trading others time for my dollars so that my time could be spent on what was wanted not what was needed.
Another good one is “pick the six people you hang around, that’s who you are” choose wisely. Private/Corporate Aviation has been the stepping stone for everything. All of my contacts that were the catalyst for success came from Corp Aviation. I’ve been hanging out at FBOs since I was 15. Met some amazing people. Carry on man, you’re crushing it, bike looks fantastic, your biz is booming and you lead by example. We’ll done.

Steven31371 · Apr 22, 2022

So I made nice abs made up with LAP, mostly for their lead tech, he’s got real racing cred, WERA and MotoAmerica etc etc etc…..and everyplace I’ve went to in this part of the world like Attack Performance etc just have no interest whatsoever on working on anything that’s not gunna be a legitimate top competitor in some race series.

so it’s rare to get a guy that knows how to build and set up a race bike that’s willing to work with you, for that I’ll overlook a lapse in judgement on customer service as long as it is the exception and not the norm.

Steven31371 · Apr 22, 2022

endodoc said:
LOL. Steven you and Craig and the rest of this group are seasoned professionals and very good at what you do and are world beaters in life no doubt. I grew up without a father and wanted to race BMX and mini bikes when I was 10. No father and no involvement from my mom meant I had to do for myself. I learned to build wheels and my own bikes and what not out of necessity. Ever since then I strive for self reliance in whatever I’m into to the point of obsession at times.

Today more than ever it seems we are plagued by reliance and supply issues while the people with raw materials, tools and skill sets make the rules. Modern day consumer slavery if you will. Just never wanted to be part of that and by doing, you just get better at doing and it cross pollinates into other areas and reshapes one’s confidence to enable more self reliance.

Some of the most valuable business lessons I learned was that of decentralized command, and strategic delegation of trading others time for my dollars so that my time could be spent on what was wanted not what was needed.
Another good one is “pick the six people you hang around, that’s who you are” choose wisely. Private/Corporate Aviation has been the stepping stone for everything. All of my contacts that were the catalyst for success came from Corp Aviation. I’ve been hanging out at FBOs since I was 15. Met some amazing people. Carry on man, you’re crushing it, bike looks fantastic, your biz is booming and you lead by example. We’ll done.

That’s really good stuff man, thank you for sharing it.

This bit:

“Some of the most valuable business lessons I learned was that of decentralized command, and strategic delegation of trading others time for my dollars so that my time could be spent on what was wanted not what was needed.”

I’m going to use as an anecdote and example of someone getting it right with every struggling business owner I sit in front of that’s not winning at life the way they want to lol

Steven31371 · Apr 27, 2022

.....

about

to go

down…

super excited.

man through largely a miscommunication I threw a temper tantrum over LAP’s delay, but I love these guys.

BP PanigaleV4S · Apr 27, 2022

Have them check the bolts which hold the coil packs on while they have it stripped down.

I found one backed out and found it’s way into my lower fairing. They are a bitch to get to when it’s all together.

I’d ask them to pull them out, loctite them and screw them back in.

Steven31371 · Apr 27, 2022

bp_SFV4 said:
Have them check the bolts which hold the coil packs on while they have it stripped down.

I found one backed out and found it’s way into my lower fairing. They are a bitch to get to when it’s all together.

I’d ask them to pull them out, loctite them and screw them back in.

Will do,

these guys are remarkably thorough though, that racing background seems ingrained into them where they tear the whole bike down, inspect every nut bolt and screw, then put it back together methodically.

they are wiring most of the bolts and nuts to race spec too

one very cool thing they open the doors up to is having a full race oriented ECU and telemetry setup on the bike.

The prohibitive thing about buying a bike from one of the big race series teams at the end of the season, or using Motec or Magnetti Marelli ECU’s on your bike is that you need a race team of qualified techs manage, maintain, and adjust the ECU and suspension utilizing telemetry

these guys can do that and bill you for time actually used instead of having to hire a race team staff that’s on team payroll.opening up a world of possibilities for the average Joe club track day guy not affiliated with a Sponsored team.

certainly overkill for my riding ability, but it’s cool to know they are available when I progress.

Steven31371 · Apr 27, 2022

Okay so this is useful to know for those of you looking at the Spark SBK Exhaust.

I had to cut a hole in the race fairing for the side stand

but the side stand also hits the SBK Exhaust, that was never built with a side stand in mind haha.

looks like a fairly easy work around though, Bebe the side stand bracket outward a tiny bit while grind a bit off the cheap replaceable side stand. A nip here, a tuck there…

Exhaust looks great on the bike, figment is superb other than the side stand that a track only exhaust was never built to accommodate.

Steven31371 · Apr 27, 2022

In the background you can catch a glimpse of the MotoCorse Billet side frame brackets in black abs the rear shock lower linear link in silver.

JohnSmith · Apr 28, 2022

glad its moving along... these kinds of exhaust obviously are not meant to be used with side stands

Steven31371 · Apr 28, 2022

KarlKani said:
glad its moving along... these kinds of exhaust obviously are not meant to be used with side stands

yep, I need it though, would kill me not being able to jump on it for a little romp anytime I want to, but without a kickstand I’d have to never get off the bike anywhere but home lol

haha for a second there I was imagining some kind of backpack for my bike stand lmao

Alkhater · Apr 28, 2022

Steven31371 said:
haha for a second there I was imagining some kind of backpack for my bike stand lmao

Not a bad idea lol. Imagine something like a retractable hood prop that can be tucked under a clip on.

Seriously though, even on a dedicated track bike there’s no sense removing the kick stand unless you’re sure you have someone to assist at the pits.

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Steven31371 · Apr 28, 2022

Alkhater said:
Not a bad idea lol. Imagine something like a retractable hood prop that can be tucked under a clip on.

Seriously though, even on a dedicated track bike there’s no sense removing the kick stand unless you’re sure you have someone to assist at the pits.

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Well that exhaust is an SBK exhaust straight from the team truck of spares, so never built without a ‘team’ environment planned, but yeah, all the thousands of non-team affiliated track riders you NEED that kickstand

JohnSmith · Apr 28, 2022

Alkhater said:
Not a bad idea lol. Imagine something like a retractable hood prop that can be tucked under a clip on.

Seriously though, even on a dedicated track bike there’s no sense removing the kick stand unless you’re sure you have someone to assist at the pits.

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using a stand is not rocket science or a 2 person job

Alkhater · Apr 28, 2022

KarlKani said:
using a stand is not rocket science or a 2 person job

How do you go about propping the bike on a stand then? Without leaning it against a wall first.

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JohnSmith · Apr 28, 2022

you grab the stand and use it

Steven31371 · Apr 28, 2022

Alkhater said:
How do you go about propping the bike on a stand then? Without leaning it against a wall first.

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its actually not hard, I do it at home.

get off, hold the tail of the bike to keep it vertical with one hand then slide the pit bull peg into the wheel hub opening and push down on the stand

if the stand isn’t within reach of the tail of your bike then it’s an issue but that’s just planning ahead

Alkhater · Apr 28, 2022

I’ll focus on riding my bike. Kickstand won’t affect lap times and I can’t see it doing too much damage in a crash.

Seems like the pitbull stand is a little easier to use than the DP. DP pin is almost a slip fit into the hub.

I also ride my bike to the track, no trailer yet so the wheel stand is out of the question.

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Taz · Apr 28, 2022

KarlKani said:
you grab the stand and use it

Made me laugh!

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