Cycle Options Putnam Park Track Day (Photos / Video)

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Cycle Options Putnam Park Track Day (Photos / Video)

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Any have experience with Cycle Options Track Days? Just wanted to see how well they are put on.

I'm looking at the Sept 25th date at Putnam Park in Indiana.

Gateway is great, but I need a change and another track to add to the schedule.

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I know a few guys that go. I think they are skipping this time because it would be their 3rd trip to putnam this year

they liked them afaik though
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I just noticed how cheap it would be to do sunday

Ill talk to the wife and maybe do that one instead of gateway
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I will be there Sunday with the SV :)
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haunter wrote:I will be there Sunday with the SV :)
AHh who has been a good boy then LOL
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my buddy who was running in advanced


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1: Glad you're ok
2: How'd you end up in the grass in the first place?
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I got into my head coming into turn 9
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got into the middle off the race line, hit the sealed seam, bike squirreld a bit and I got jumpy, decided to straighten up and brake hard till I left the pavement

grass was tall and WET from all the rain the night before I lost her while downshifting to N with the clutch in
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haunter wrote: Image
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Is that pre or post soil sampling, the bike looks ok
not so sure about the dodgy looking geezer eyeing up the bike though






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that is post off track excursion!

Im am also glad I am OK

a lil sore today though. Ill clean the bike up tomorrow I hope and reconnect the lights and mirrors and put the plate on so I can ride to work again
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haunter wrote:that is post off track excursion!

Im am also glad I am OK

a lil sore today though. Ill clean the bike up tomorrow I hope and reconnect the lights and mirrors and put the plate on so I can ride to work again
Yup just get back in the saddle & teach her who is the boss :-} :grinnod:
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haha, I rode 4 more sessions after the little picnic I had :D
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I'm really glad to know that you're ok. I'll have some video on youtube shortly...

Our first 3 sessions on Saturday were wet. Needless to say, I took it slow. Wet track, new cold tires, unfamiliar track - not a good combo!

I was getting frustrating because I was getting passed so much, but that changed at the end of the day when I familiarized myself with the track.

My friend lost it in the same exact spot. He dipped off the track into the wet grass in the latter part of turn 8, then turned his bike into 9 with wet tires... there he went. He tore his leathers to pieces, but his FZ6 faired very well.

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A couple photos - it really is a beautiful track!

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nice photos!

makes me want to clean mine up and reupload them.
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