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Evaporust will also flash rust too won’t it?

I’m not even sure 5 gallons would be enough to cover my tank in a big enough pail…

Looks like the riding is done at the cottage. This all came down after about 8 pm last night. Our car is stuck in a mud hole our guy never filled. Apparently all the plows in our area are stuck in ditches, and highway 11 full of cars in ditches. And sadly, our other car is up here with snow...

Bought this: 3M Paint & Rust Stripper. I think I'm going to try and see what will come off easily, then I'm considering trying electrolysis. I was thinking about POR-15 or Evaporust but I figured it would be expensive to buy enough to fill a large enough container.

Interesting that that bike is also missing a side cover. Those things are like hen's teeth. My bike was complete except for those covers and the mirrors. I know my bike isn't worth much, less so now. I will never be able to get it to the place I might have once been able to get it to, and...

Enough that doing just about anything on my bikes has never made financial sense. I enjoy tinkering on them, and especially learning about them - and this way I might learn something for not much money.

Fire first, then rust. Pipes and tank were clean before the fire.

thanks @GreyGhost . I do have a cheap inspection camera. I have to look for the key. I know even if doable, I do NOT have the skills to make it look even close to factory, but maybe I could learn something about finishing.

I had/have an 87 CBR600F project that was nearly complete, just missing a few pieces. I had taken a bunch of pieces off the bike (exhaust, fuel tank, airbag, lights, signals, seat and all plastics) and kept these parts in my garage, which subsequently burned down months later. The only parts...

@bitzz: wow. A lot to unpack there. To your first query, which further teases out potential motivations (and thank you for that). I do want to go fast and would be happy if that were all I accomplished. But medium to longer term, I would like to learn to go as fast as I can. To add to...

Goals? I just think it will be a blast riding on a track and learning to go as fast as you possibly can. Even as a kid on dirt bikes I loved to really wring my little bike out. Longer term, I feel like I would love to race recreationally, but not sure if I would be good enough to do so at even...

Yeah. I would have thought they’d leave the old content up though so interested parties could see what they’re about. Dates aren’t important to me right now, but what their programs are and how they run, what they cost, where they are located - most of that stuff will probably be similar to...

ha!

Here's one comparable from 2021

Took a look at the Racer5 site and it seems to be under construction or renovation or something. I'll be checking there periodically - I have read that these programs there and elsewhere can fill up quickly.

OK, that's it. I'm going to take a course somewhere TBD. I'm also going to follow what seems to be the consensus here and rent bike and, probably, gear (*unless* a deal pops up on either that I can't say no to, I missed on two just last week). If there are deals this year, there will be deals...

That makes a lot of sense. What happens if you crash an insured rental track bike... I assume you just have to pay their deductible - one place I thought said $700 per crash, is that about right?

Hey - you mentioned you might be selling a racing suit. You said 30" for the pants. - does 30that mean they fit like a pair of 30" pants, or they are the right size for a guy who normally wears 30? I'm about 5'6-1/2", usually wear a 32" pant with 30" (or less) inseam, about 159 lbs. So if it...

That's great feedback @Ash, especially as you did both SuperSonic and Racer5. I see SuperSonic runs some sessions at Brechin which is not too far from my cottage. And I believe those sessions are way cheaper too.

Thanks @Ash ! Confidence on minibikes aside, is the experience on them different in any meaningful way that would change whether someone might then decide they do want to ride track?