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I don;t know what I intend to do. Improve my riding skills at high speeds and tight corners and see if I have what it takes.

Fortunately I live very close to on ramp of the freeway, but that doesn't give me much time to warm up the engine. I know these bikes are built Yammie tough. How tough is that? I want it to last. I had a Yamaha outboard and the manual says to warm it up for five minutes and people laughed at...

I was researching track days in my area. I see there are some coming up this summer, but they are pretty expensive. Has anyone gone to them and if so did you have a good time? It sounds like it would be great. Get to ride around the track and practice skills. Have some instruction. What do...

That is what mine is doing. Only at highway speed. It must be the forces are pushing oil back and away from the sensor.

It comes on sometimes for 1-5 minutes, I have no idea why. Plenty of oil. What could use this. It happened today while riding down the highway when I was good and warmed up, I had been riding for about an hour straight in 80 degree weather so that's not it, is this something I should worry about?

WOW!! no way! I get it now.

all at once or gradually? I'm going out briefly now. can i just stay in first and get on the highway, and once i get to 7000 rpm hit full throttle? i don't want to wheelie. i'll go give it a try. how long do you need to allow for warming up before hard riding like this do you think?

I'm pretty sure it has more power up top now. Been quiet in here by the way. I was on the highway playing back and forth with this guy on a 600 and he was in the lower gears an opened it up and took off. I was down around 4000 and with the bigger bike still didn't have a chance. I guess it...

Good job! Those should be illegal in my opinion. They always fall off and are a danger to other drivers. I have hit them in my can, in a truck, I have had them fly off right in front of me. I have seen a semi blow one and not notice and drag their wheel throwing sparks. I have seen a semi...

I think it's like the chart Dustin posted, i think i'm confusing horsepower and torque. The torque feels the same across the rpm range, and that's probably the pull I'm feeling. I also might be thinking it has more pull lower because the difference between 20mph and 40 mph feels so much more...

I don't think that is it. Im starting to think it just that I naturally don't turn the throttle as much when I'm up high. I tried today and that might be what I'm doing. Just compensating by subconsciously easing back. It's hard to explain. I am cautious with the throttle. It just seems that at...

That seems like maybe an exaggeration? Aren't they basically the same but with some minor changes? Like how and motorcycle changes over time. A 2001 R1 is different than a 2012 R1, but they are pretty similar. Not like comparing a Harley to a Ninja.

A quick shifter would be super cool! I will try to find out if it goes on a gen 1.

I have a gen 1 but they are probably about the same.

Definitely no big rush above seven. I would say I get the most acceleration between 5-7. I'm not watching the speedometer and timing it but that's when I feel the most lift. It doesn't feel at all like anything is wrong. It's just that when I get up to 7-8, it SEEMS anything above that just...

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Skills - working on every day. And they are getting better. A lot better. Suspension - that is on my list to work on. Like I said. I don't have experience with a lot of different motorcycles but it feels soft to me. Especially in the front. I think it might be adjusted as loose as possible...

Why? What did I say wrong?

What difference would the gen 1 have with his recommendations? I may not NEED it to be faster, I'm just curious what I can do to make it. It's just for fun. I'm just planning on keeping the bike for a while since I like it so much more than I thought I would. It's fun to think about future...

Again, what am I missing up above 7000? Could mine have been tuned differently? I know nothin, but mine is pretty even all across the range. I would even say it pulls better in the lower Rpms. But am I mistaking torque for horsepower somehow? I'm only basing it on when I turn the throttle...