Cars R OK, but what kind of motorcycle do you have

Foggy was an awesome rider! My favorite during that era was Aaron Slight and John Kocinski.

jj2468...countersteering is so "counter" intuitive. Have you seen Keith Code's "Twist of the Wrist"? It is a really good video that goes over the concepts of countersteering.

I have 3 bikes from my racing (or crashing) days.

1997 Honda RVF 400 (400cc V 4)
1998 Honda NSR 250 (2 stroke)
1997 Honda CBR400r (400cc inline 4)

All of these bikes are imported from Japan. My favorite is the RVF. My dream bike is still the Honda RC30.

isle of man??? that is one crazy race. doesnt someone die there every year? it wouild be cool just to go and maybe putt around the course (i would be too scared to go too fast)

Jim. S, I was AMA but that was a few moons ago and many many crashes. I still try and do a track day at Laguna Seca now and then. I am not be very fast anymore but I look good in my Doohan replica ARAI helmet...

The YSR is awesome. I used to scream around my block on one. It is so fun just getting the knee down and pretending I am actually fast...

Jim S., Yes LAguna Seca is an incredible course! I got to rige on it right after they re-paved it and it was an amazing experience. Going down the corkscrew is something that has to be experiencsd. I have no idea how the racers' bikes do not bottom out the suspension. On the opposite end of the spectrum was my expeirence at Brainerd in Minnesota. That really is a "road" course. The uneveness of the surface made riding fast a scary proposition, not to mention the different surfaces on the track. Those AMA racers have bigger you-know-whats than me!

BTW, i used to the the FZR600. Rock solid chasis. The 400 was defnitely a classic for us wanna be racers.

Jim, I was actually living in MN for a time (work). And turn 1 is nuts!!!!

mfsoa, I love your VFR. My favorite bike is my RVF400. There is someting about the 4 four design that is so cool.

Jim s. I still religously follow bike racing, mostly World Superbike and MotoGP. I dont really like following AMA that much for some reason (probably because a lot of the tracks look horrible and dangerous). I want to like Nicky Hayden but I cant get into him. For Americans I like Colin Edwards and Kenny Roberts Jr. My favorite Euro riders are Pierre Francisco Chili but he retired and Careless Chucker Carlos Checa. But the best has to be Noriyuki Haga...he's a nut!

And yes, the weather is nice here is CA. Its nice coming home again. I am hoping to get to Laguna Seca for this year's Motogp. I used to go there every year but family, responsiblity, etc has made it more difficult.