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doctorj

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ptown, Oregon
Kind of a lazy day at the track today, great weather!

Portland International Raceway

PIR is 9 turns. 1/2 mile front straight, 1.9 miles, 7 right, 2 left.

Bike was maybe indicating 180 at end of straight, went around BMW. Last seen 175 but still pulling could not afford to look any longer. I was taking it very easy, if i got a good drive out of 9 would have been much faster.

I have not eaten for 12 days, on a fast so I was a little low on energy today.

Track temp 117
ambient temp 75

Running OEM Supercorsa SP ( yeah great tires, but they are what they are )

Cold tire pressure: 23 Rear; 27 Front
HOT tire presure: 26.5 Rear; 31 Front
Tire temp: 169f Rear; 141 Front ( going slow ) not stuffing the front in.

Sag: 25 Rear; 40 Front

Damping:
FC 10; FR 17; RC 16; RR 17

DTC 3; EBC 2; ABS 2

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jjmontesanto said:
Sweet. Are you serious about fasting for 12 days beforehand? You Sir are crazy!
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Yes, that was crazy, I am going 30 days unless my body give up first. Its a spiritual healing thing I do every other year or so...

But untill I'm done fasting thats it for the track... lol, lots of summer left thou...
 
I hope to see you at the Ridge! :) When I was at the Ridge, I ran 29f/29r. I haven't tracked SPs much. (Dont think I'm your pace)
 
Are you drinking liquids only ? Btw nice pictures yourr bike looks sexy congratulations , how did the pani perform compare to your previous Ducati?
 
doctorj said:
Yes, that was crazy, I am going 30 days unless my body give up first. Its a spiritual healing thing I do every other year or so...

But untill I'm done fasting thats it for the track... lol, lots of summer left thou...
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Ahh, probably a good call holding off on the track until the fast is complete. I had a friend in the service who was dropping weight for a body building competition and managed to pass out behind the wheel of his brand new truck. He wasn't taking in enough fluids in addition to a heavily restricted diet, and that surely contributed. He was relatively ok, truck totaled.

How 'bout some vids to go with those pics? Third person perspective would be especially cool.
 
How do those stomp grips work for you in relation to placement? I'm 6'1" and to get my thighs were those stomps are I have to "stand" on my tip toes on the pegs? I think I'd be better with grips on the scalloped part of the upper fairing below the gas tank?
 
PannyofDoom said:
I hope to see you at the Ridge! :) When I was at the Ridge, I ran 29f/29r. I haven't tracked SPs much. (Dont think I'm your pace)
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Unless, I end my fast I may miss the ridge, but i am going for sure next opportunity, awesome track, looking very forward to it.

You can treat the SP's just like SC's, so next time try whats on the tire board.
 
jcnaranjo51 said:
Are you drinking liquids only ? Btw nice pictures yourr bike looks sexy congratulations , how did the pani perform compare to your previous Ducati?
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I am doing crazy amounts of water and fresh squeezed lemons, with a small amount of grade B maple syrup with cayenne pepper. "Master Cleanse" not for everybody.

The bike is better than my 1198 superbike with flat link, 30mm offset etc.

I believe this is the first time in history you can take a bike out of the box and go fast without handling issues, my hat is off to Ducati. The bike is simply amazing.

Setup properly, its all about the rider!

Unfortunately most of the magazine testers don't and then it gets a bad rap.

Its better than the beamer, it realy is.
 
jjmontesanto said:
Ahh, probably a good call holding off on the track until the fast is complete. I had a friend in the service who was dropping weight for a body building competition and managed to pass out behind the wheel of his brand new truck. He wasn't taking in enough fluids in addition to a heavily restricted diet, and that surely contributed. He was relatively ok, truck totaled.

How 'bout some vids to go with those pics? Third person perspective would be especially cool.
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Sorry to hear about your friend, this fasting stuff is critical to do right for sure and still no guarantees you don't get light headed or worse.

I brought a gopro but could not get it mounted, next time for sure. I am going to work on this, it will be so much fun.
 
Gulf Coast said:
How do those stomp grips work for you in relation to placement? I'm 6'1" and to get my thighs were those stomps are I have to "stand" on my tip toes on the pegs? I think I'd be better with grips on the scalloped part of the upper fairing below the gas tank?
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Yes, you are correct, I am 6' so for braking I squeeze the bike below the tank, but I still have contact with the stomp grip on my inner upper thighs.

However where it realy comes in handy is hanging off the bike, I do not like to hang on hard to the bars, I press my leg against the tank stomp grip. Very nice.
 
Thank you for the response good luck with the fasting and post more pictures of your sexy mistress
 
Thans for the post Doctorj

What do you weigh and what have you set the preload to?

Does notmal (190/55) tire warmers fit on the higher profile rear? I hope so...
 
good job Doc !

like to read this info just to see what guys are running, and have a try and see how it feels
Thanks
I too would like to know how heavy you are
 
Guy's

I am 50 years old and wieght today 207.5

In answer to the tire warmer question, the woodcrafts i was using are spected for up to 200 tire. I think some tire warmers may fall short, just depends.
 
Zoenala said:
Thans for the post Doctorj

what have you set the preload to?

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Yes, this is the most critical step.

Sag: 25 Rear; 40 Front. But if you have the wrong springs it wont work out well. The front are 10.0 and the rear 9.0, so for me I needed a 10.0 spring in the back.

Reason is if you have to preload the spring more than 12 > 15 mm it compress the spring to much and it does not work as expected. So getting the right spring for your weight is critical.
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Hey DoctorJ, do you know Brian Stokes? My wife met him on a plane ride a few weeks back, and he gave her an "event information" printout thing with times from Infineon. Just wondering.
 

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