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#1 Unread post by VermilionX »

the M4 exhaust for the K6 600 and 750 looks damn sweet!

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it's about $1400 for titanium full sys and im gonna need another $300 for a power commander.


BUT dang! i could have 5 trackdays w/ that money.

so i guess my point it is... i'd rather invest on trackdays.

im sure trackdays will make me faster than any aftermarket upgrade out there.

anyway... my friend mark said he'd go w/ me. we can use his dad's truck. it'll be cool since we're both gonna be newbies at the track. it's too hot though right now. i plan to have my 1st trackday by fall season or winter.
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Looks hideous.
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.

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Another truly worthwhile thread.
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#4 Unread post by TechTMW »

Wow. Verm, are you finally starting to get the idea?

The best performance upgrade you can make is between your ears. Trackdays can help you with that. Keep practicing!
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the best upgrade for your bike would look more like this

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but the exhaust is cheaper
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TechTMW wrote:Wow. Verm, are you finally starting to get the idea?

The best performance upgrade you can make is between your ears. Trackdays can help you with that. Keep practicing!
yeah, i've got that idea for a while now.

trackdays is higher on my priority list than the exhaust upgrade.
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I'm not sure I get it.

The bike you have has to go pretty god damned fast, right? Why do you want it to go faster, especially when you have so many control issues already?
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jonnythan wrote:I'm not sure I get it.

The bike you have has to go pretty god damned fast, right? Why do you want it to go faster, especially when you have so many control issues already?
that's why i wanna go to trackdays to improve my skills and be smoother in the process.

and we all know w/ smoothness... comes speed. :D
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with smoothness comes hawt chicks...and in that case you don't want speed :laughing:
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#10 Unread post by VermilionX »

and yeah, my bike is pretty damn fast. that's why i wanna be fast as well.

after a few trackdays that's when i'll consider an exhaust upgrade.

but that probably won't happen since im sure i'll be addicted to trackdays once i start it and i'll be too broke afford the exhaust upgrade. :laughing:
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