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Title: Pics from Jennings GP Florida 3/29-3/30
Post by: TristanGS on April 05, 2009, 01:20:50 PM
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb120/TristanBrankin/SBP_9874-1.jpg)

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb120/TristanBrankin/SBP_9849-1.jpg)

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb120/TristanBrankin/SBP_9368-1.jpg)

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb120/TristanBrankin/SBP_9910-1.jpg)

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb120/TristanBrankin/SBP_9494-1.jpg)

My little '05 GS500F has served me well, but it is time to move on. She is up for sale as I am picking up my 2003 SV650S tomorrow. I will be selling some engine components like a clutch, etc. as well. I will post up all thats for sale soon. Hope you like the pics
Title: Re: Pics from Jennings GP Florida 3/29-3/30
Post by: TristanGS on April 05, 2009, 01:23:32 PM
as a side note, I scraped both foot pegs (the left to hell and gone), the rear brake pedal, and my center stand... o wellllls :D
Title: Re: Pics from Jennings GP Florida 3/29-3/30
Post by: coll0412 on April 05, 2009, 01:41:57 PM
You have to get your shoulders to move into the inside of the turn to get extra ground clearance. Hanging half of your butt off  helps, but moving the upper part of your body off the bike helps even more.

"Proper" hanging off
(http://www.momentumphoto.net/events/cra/08jun/220/images/CRA08_BIR06_0211.jpg)

Excessive Hanging off
(http://www.momentumphoto.net/events/cra/08jun/220/images/CRA08_BIR06_0229.jpg)

You can tell what it does to the angle of the bike relative to the ground. This is the same turn at the same speed, I was showing another rider how to hang off and was dramatizing my motions.
Title: Re: Pics from Jennings GP Florida 3/29-3/30
Post by: ATLRIDER on April 05, 2009, 03:04:01 PM
I may need the clutch.  How much use does it have? 
Title: Re: Pics from Jennings GP Florida 3/29-3/30
Post by: TristanGS on April 05, 2009, 06:36:53 PM
Quote from: ATLRIDER on April 05, 2009, 03:04:01 PM
I may need the clutch.  How much use does it have? 

bout 12k.  its up for sale
Title: Re: Pics from Jennings GP Florida 3/29-3/30
Post by: tussey on April 06, 2009, 11:24:59 AM
Tell me more about Jennings GP. How does it work? Are there classes? Can I go whenever I want?
Title: Re: Pics from Jennings GP Florida 3/29-3/30
Post by: TristanGS on April 06, 2009, 03:10:45 PM
Quote from: coll0412 on April 05, 2009, 01:41:57 PM
You have to get your shoulders to move into the inside of the turn to get extra ground clearance. Hanging half of your butt off  helps, but moving the upper part of your body off the bike helps even more.

"Proper" hanging off
(http://www.momentumphoto.net/events/cra/08jun/220/images/CRA08_BIR06_0211.jpg)

Excessive Hanging off
(http://www.momentumphoto.net/events/cra/08jun/220/images/CRA08_BIR06_0229.jpg)

You can tell what it does to the angle of the bike relative to the ground. This is the same turn at the same speed, I was showing another rider how to hang off and was dramatizing my motions.

I know my form isn't quite right, but that was the first weekend that I got a knee down, and I hadnt seen the pics yet. Seeing yourself helps you improve
Title: Re: Pics from Jennings GP Florida 3/29-3/30
Post by: TristanGS on April 06, 2009, 03:13:06 PM
Quote from: tussey on April 06, 2009, 11:24:59 AM
Tell me more about Jennings GP. How does it work? Are there classes? Can I go whenever I want?

www.jenningsgp.com  you cant go whenever, there are open track days. They do 3 classes, novice, intermediate, and expert. Me and my buddy alan, he's the one behind me in the first pic, were leading most of the day in novice. Its really chill, but most info is on the website
Title: Re: Pics from Jennings GP Florida 3/29-3/30
Post by: ridemc64 on April 07, 2009, 07:01:42 PM
You must of had that GS screaming if you were staying out in front! Was that your first time at jennings? I did the Ed Bargy school there in the beginning of march. Fun track! Lots of traction. How 'bout that turn eight? What tires did you run on your GS? Did you use tire warmers? Nice pictures!
Title: Re: Pics from Jennings GP Florida 3/29-3/30
Post by: TristanGS on April 10, 2009, 08:21:02 PM
Quote from: ridemc64 on April 07, 2009, 07:01:42 PM
You must of had that GS screaming if you were staying out in front! Was that your first time at jennings? I did the Ed Bargy school there in the beginning of march. Fun track! Lots of traction. How 'bout that turn eight? What tires did you run on your GS? Did you use tire warmers? Nice pictures!

It was my second time out there. 8 is my absolute favorite turn, 7 8 9 and 10 just flow so well. i just ran bridgestone batlax's, I think those are what come with it. And I don't have tire warmers. i did just by  a new bike though (http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb120/TristanBrankin/DSC00223-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Pics from Jennings GP Florida 3/29-3/30
Post by: bucks1605 on April 11, 2009, 07:35:27 AM
Nice, congrats on the new bike. I really like that color sv. I was supposed to look at a copper sk3, but the guy never called me back...
Title: Re: Pics from Jennings GP Florida 3/29-3/30
Post by: TristanGS on April 11, 2009, 11:27:22 AM
thats annoying
Title: Re: Pics from Jennings GP Florida 3/29-3/30
Post by: bucks1605 on April 11, 2009, 03:17:57 PM
Especially when I drove two hours that weekend just so I could go look at it. Then he calls me back the following Monday, when I'm back at school.  :bs:
Title: Re: Pics from Jennings GP Florida 3/29-3/30
Post by: ridemc64 on April 11, 2009, 06:06:48 PM
Congrats on your SV. Nice color! Here's a picture of my 2000 SV (http://i43.tinypic.com/eziqts.jpg)
Title: Re: Pics from Jennings GP Florida 3/29-3/30
Post by: TristanGS on April 12, 2009, 09:06:48 AM
Quote from: ridemc64 on April 11, 2009, 06:06:48 PM
Congrats on your SV. Nice color! Here's a picture of my 2000 SV (http://i43.tinypic.com/eziqts.jpg)
you're so lucky, I wish I had a track bike
Title: Re: Pics from Jennings GP Florida 3/29-3/30
Post by: 97gs500e on May 07, 2009, 01:18:17 PM
If this is turning into a SV thread, here's me on mine at Barber Motorsports Park :)

(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h223/premierartist/KIT_5526.jpg)
Title: Re: Pics from Jennings GP Florida 3/29-3/30
Post by: joshr08 on May 07, 2009, 02:00:19 PM
i see an arm and a leg but no body on that bike.  how do we know thats you and not just your arm and leg?
Title: Re: Pics from Jennings GP Florida 3/29-3/30
Post by: TristanGS on July 05, 2009, 06:44:56 PM
heres some more recent pics of my jennings adventures

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb120/TristanBrankin/SBP_2866-1-1.jpg)

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb120/TristanBrankin/SBP_2796-5.jpg)

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb120/TristanBrankin/SBP_2640.jpg)

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb120/TristanBrankin/SBP_2631.jpg)

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb120/TristanBrankin/SBP_2295-1.jpg)

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb120/TristanBrankin/SBP_2630.jpg)

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb120/TristanBrankin/IMG_0734.jpg)

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb120/TristanBrankin/IMG_0542.jpg)

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb120/TristanBrankin/DSC_0479.jpg)

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb120/TristanBrankin/DSC_0173.jpg)

I won my first race 6/8/09. 2nd place was that daytona 675 is one of those pics