JT's Corner

JT and I headed to Amish with our sights set on
JT's / Evans corner. We found it right where it
always was and in beautiful shape too. Nothing to
report about the corner this trip we both made it through.


Tire inspection after rt 258.


Our favorite kind of sign! From here we headed west up rt 541, the
east side of Amish was much cleaner than the west but the riding was
still excellent.


There was plenty of horse shit in the road, and some of it was
alive! Actually a few squirrels and a ground hog were alive and stayed
that way but not by much, they seemed to be hiding in the shadows and
the piles of shit. Animals must like the sound of my bike cause
they left JT alone.


Lunch Rosco Village style! First time I've been there this season.


It was a long day of testing tires 370 miles or so. My new tire
handles fairly well, I am surprised how far it leans over and
still grips. I really tested it on rt 541, there is a beautiful
corner there that seems to never end...next time I need
to get a picture.

New Tire of a Dfferent Kind

After putting off changing the front tire for long enough
I finally decided to try some inexpensive tires out
that have been recommended on adv. The Shinko E700
runs about $39 shipped...you can't really beat that.


Little more aggressive but ok road manners...and JT and I tested it.
Feels funny when you are really leaned over but it stuck so I'm
good with that...trust me..


Old and worn out...really it was the tread cupping that was really bad.
I couldn't feel the edge so well anymore.


Bike minus front wheel!


Needed a little weight to keep the front off the ground while I did my work.


I also picked up some tools for the job at hand. I wanted to make
sure if I got a flat in the middle of nowhere I could handle a road
side repair....and I can. I only used the tools seen above and they
now reside on the bike.


JT was thinking of me when he ordered his balancing kit...he got
one with big enough ends to fit the KTM axle...thanks dude!


There were some concerns expressed that the cheap tire would be
hard to balance...I must have guessed right about the heavy spot
and it only took 3/4 of an ounce to get it really close.

Ride report is next on the list, JT and I had a sweet ride the
day after I mounted this tire up...more on that later.

Bike Tire

Sometimes ya carry some strange things on motorcycles.
It's not the strangest I have seen but looks funny.



I also changed out my wind screen for the original.
After my seat change I was getting a lot of turbulence
in the saddle. The stock screen seems to be better
so I'll run with it for a bit and see how it goes.

Vintage 2009

Another year at Mid-Ohio race track.
There were so many pictures I made a
quick slide show.
I look forward to 2010...