Here’s the newest toy. A Ducati 848.

I recently purchased an exhaust system for my Yamaha R1.

I found a smoking deal on a Micron full system. This includes the headers, mid pipes and silencers. I always liked Micron. I purchased one for my old 2001 Yamaha R1.

Turns out, Micron has decided to pull out of the motorcycle exhaust market to focus solely on cars.

I purchased a use PowerCommander from a local racer. He had a map on the PCIII, so I was using it. The graph shows the original map (a downloadable map for a Two Brothers slip on) compared to my custom map. I am not overly happy with the Air/Fuel ration, as it really should be a flat line. The horsepower is respectable, but not terrific.

However, he had tuned another 2008 Yamaha R1 with a much more expensive Akropovic exhaust system. Here’s the dyno chart. Mine pulled more horses.

I recently picked up a monster deal on a full exhaust system for the R1. It has everything from the headers back to the silencers.

I installed the system and now I need to get the system tuned. This involved taking the motorcycle to a shop and they hook it up to a machine which measures horsepower. They are able to tune the motorcycle using a PowerCommander which allows for near maximum performance.

I enjoy track days. They are a great place to learn new skills and practice them in a somewhat controlled environment.

Here’s a video of one of my track days, back in June. This was put together by Ridesmart.info.

My buddy Jason is featured a couple times, as he won Smoothest Rider of the day for Level 2.

I am posting my FJR forsale. Here's a video of the motorcycle.

If you look at the video, I show:

PowerLet (power for accessories on the motorcycle)
Starcom1 communicator port
Stem Stand (great for gps, radar detector, satellite radio)
Frame Sliders (in case the motorcycle were to ever go down, this helps cut down on damage)

I also show a small scratch near the back of the motorcycle.

Also the mileage is listed (87xx).

I am asking $8000.



I have a higher quality video in the Videos Section.

Tags: Motorcycles

There are two kinds of motorcyclists. Those who have crashed. And those that will. I used to be in the latter group. Until August 30th.

I was riding along, minding my own business when a deer jumped out at me.

Here's what my friend Jason had to say about it:

This is the story of Bambi the motorcycle slayer. Bambi set her sites on a silver Honda 1000RR. Her intentions that day were to take out the rider but little did she know that she was messing with the wrong dude! Big Tom was the one who would be doing the taking out.

On a serious note, we were just 30 miles out of our stop in Ozark,less that 1/2 mile from north end of the Pigs Trail (23) Tom was cruising along 75-80 mph and the deer was out in the open field heading to the road. There was a 4 ft barbwire fence and a large tree and the deer decided she was gonna cross. There were six loud bikes and two cars coming the opposite direction and she was still coming, so those little whistles to frighten deer are a waste of money. The doe crossed Toms path at that precise moment and scored a direct hit,sending Tom over the bars and down onto the road where he tumbled to a stop. The intestines were blown out sending shit onto everything in a 50 ft radius. The car in the pic was heading the the opposite direction, the woman had all the windows and sunroof open. Its just crazy luck the she just happened to be a first response paramedic and it her trunk was a neck brace and supplies. Unfortunately the suit had to be cut off but it did its job. Tom did not suffer any major injuries. Just some bruising and small scratches on his hand and knee. but was taken to the hospital anyway to get checked out.
Jeremy and Jason George are the hero's here for riding 2hrs in the pitch black to get the truck. That's not a ride I could of made! Great job guys.
We had this ride figured out and on this trip nobody was going down and no amount of preparation could stop this from happening, so the only line of defense is good riding gear. It save him from a lot of pain for sure.
Beside the crazy accident we did have a lot of fun and discovered some new roads and captured some good video. Hope to put it together soon. Thanks hope to see you all soon and glad your OK Tom.

Here are the pictures:

Well, here's a video I took while riding about 2 weeks ago. I originally bought my camera mount for use on the track. Before I could use it on the track, I needed to test it. Here's a little footage of a friend being a little squidly.

I love riding with the "guys". Even when the "guys" aren't all guys. Here's a few of us together a couple months ago, after grabbing a bit to eat.

Well, we had some new guys with us. They had been riding about a year. One of them dove into a corner a little too fast and hit both front and rear brakes. His rear broke loose and he high sided. Here's the aftermath.



"Oh, I see what the problem is right there!"



We had stopped right before this road. The rider who went down, showed off his protective gear. He had a jacket, gloves, boots, helmet. All of this, I wear. However, he also had some Alpinestars knee and shin protectors. They are generally used for dirt bikes. They looked nice.

They looked very nice after his get off. He had a nice piece missing from them. A section that would have been his knee cap.

In the end, he had a small scratch on the helmet. That's a good sign there shouldn't be any head trauma. His ankle was a little sore. And he had a small scratch on his arm. Not too bad at all. He was joking around with us after the crash and quipped that he now had a reason to get another motorcycle.

Track day in Cresson, Texas. Motorsport Ranch is a fun track to run.

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The day was spent at Motor Sport Ranch in Cresson, Texas.