Hey there!! Was thinking of you the other day and wondering how you were doing!!!

Shoei helmets seem to run large. In all other brands I wear an XL. In a Shoei, I wear an L. I have an RF1000. I know the RF1100s go up to 2XL.

welcome to the world of the GSXR and its woes.
all the 06 and newer GSXRs are very finiky about their oil and it shows up in the shifting behavior. when the oil is done and needs changed you start having shifting issues like what you are describing.
here are some oils ive used and my thoughts on them.

Mobil 1 full synthetic, any weight= about 600 miles before you get shifting problems. my opinion? FUCKING GARBAGE!!! great for cars and other bikes but the GSXRs hate it.

Castrol R1 full synthetic 10w40= 1800-2000 miles. ran this for a long time. its realativly inexpensive at $10-$11 a quart.

Motorex Power Synt 4T full synthetic 10w50=3000+ miles i love this stuff! but it is kinda expensive at $18-$19 a quart.

dont even wast your time or money on synthetic blends unless you really need an oil change and it cant wait till payday.
i switched to full synthetic after 1500 miles on my bike and have never looked back. i now have 33000+ miles on my bike and it runs like a champ and i have yet to have anything but the battery and stator fail or be out of spec when it goes in for its checkups

These are great pics...Once i get a little bit better i would like to get some work done for sure

Last year i had a blast at the racetrack , so if anyone needs help or want company on the ride up there, id be happy to accompany you

Look pretty? Are you bringing some hot umbrella girls? Will send you a PM

How much is a room? What do I do? Sit around and look pretty?

Thnx Shadow

Paul you can come down and pit on any race weekend, although it will only fuel your track addiction as Lazy is about to find out. The MoM dates are posted in the calendar - one each month April - October.

Nice. Hopefully I can make it out there once this year to watch you run.

Congrats on doing stuff most of us only dream about. My hat is off to you.

Thanks Beans. The gravel trap wasn't too bad as I kept the bike upright. My only problem was I couldn't find first gear so I had to use 2nd and it wasn't fun navigating through 12" of gravel. One more weekend of provisional status....

Nice write up! I began to get scared at the part about trying out the gravel trap on T1.

Track day, racing, or riding schools it doesn't matter its still on the track

I don't have what it takes to race; I'll be happy just to make a trackday.

Thanks Cider, hopefully I will have some more photos shortly. Mr. Whipple has a few that I still need to look at from race day. Are we going to see the SV out there next year?

Awesome. Living the dream. I like picture one where the novices are in front of the non-novice. The west side is my favorite, too.

I like the name The Mighty - I remember when I first saw that bike, same color scheme, when it was first released. It was the best looking red bike I had ever seen sitting at the dealership. I remember buying a Honda dirtbike instead lol

If you had not lost your job, would you have hanged onto the bike longer?