Another great weekend at the track is in the books. After taking June, July and August off, I was excited to be back in the saddle this past labor day weekend. I purchased some brake calipers off of a 2008 Yamaha R6. I also picked up some very nice spacers from the Twin Works Factory to make them fit. They say you can just use a 9/16 lock washer, but the TWF spacers look so much better.

We headed out Friday and the temp was well in to the triple digits, I slapped on the new calipers and waited until the AM. Luckily the geniuses at SoCal Trackdays decided we would start at 7am to try to beat the heat. Problem was that after we were done riding we were still stuck at the track with the high temps in the 110’s. As long as I am on the motorcycle and moving, the heat was not too bad. After a while I would feel like the top of my feet were on fire and come in. As soon as I exited the track the oppressive heat would slap me in the face and I would have to drink two bottles of water and rest before charging back on the track.

The brake swapped worked great and I was actually able to stop! My buddy Taylor says not having brakes is good for me, but personally I like having that option. We got the stop part figured out, but then had some issues with the “go”. The bike’s battery was dead from sitting for 3 months, but once we got that sorted out it was game on. My riding started off a little rusty, but by Sunday afternoon, I was feeling good and getting better and better laps in.

Despite spending the weekend in Hell’s Furnace, it was a great time. I am already itching to get back out there and do it again. I am hoping October brings perfect riding weather.

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