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  • Where did Thundercat go? Where did Thundercat go?

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      IMG_5627.jpgThis past year, on September 24, 2011, I turned 30. Something happens to a female when she turns 30. Your first realization that your 20's are officially behind you is first met with a night of tears, then finally, a sense of relief. I got all those confusing, awkward and insecure years behind me. Some might call turning 30 for a woman an 'early' life crisis. Most women older than 30 will scowl at what I'm about to say but 30 is really 50 in woman years. At 30, you're officially old. Or at least, that's how I felt.

      And that's when it hit me. If I'm over the hill, damnit, I'm going to have a little fun. My body is too sore and weathered from crashing to try stunts anymore and go galvanting around at 150 mph on the street (which is why I started doing so many track days. This girl has a speed addiction). So I decided if I'm doomed to a life of dedicated casual cruising, I'm going to get the tattoos I've always wanted. On my 30th birthday, I went to Blue Monkey Tattoo in Rialto, CA, and got my first tattoo, a baby dragon with contrasting pixies. It's a little cartoonish but just what I wanted. The last symbol of my youth. And I'll miss it. Since then, I've gotten a corset framing a scar from a motorcycle crash on my wrist, to symbolize that scars on a women can be sexy. And I'm still coming up with ideas for my next tattoos.

      IMG_8625.jpgSince I got that first tattoo, I became addicted to everything ink. I'm fascinated with Bound by Ink magazine, pictures of life-like tattoos on Facebook, tattoo shop reality shows, alt models and day of the dead art featured on inked.com by various tattoo artists. In short, I can't get enough. This new addiction paired with mine and my boyfriend's equal enthusiasm for motorcycles spawned our very first moto blog website called moto-inked.com.

      I've always wanted to start a blog, but have held back for one stupid reason. I suck at the internet. Luckily, wordpress has a user friendly interface for the old school print junkies like me who have zero web know-how. That will eventually change, but for now, moto-inked.com has become my new forum. All I want to see is ink and the riders who bare it. I admire those who think outside the box and arn't afraid to bare their life's lessons on their skin for everyone to see. It's the ultimate display of power to permanently engrave your skin with images that can make you vulnerable to interpretation. But those who have tattoos don't think of themselves as vulnerable and that for me, is the epitome of empowerment.

      Sal & Rachael's day 203.JPGSo if you like my writing, please check out our new blog at moto-inked.com. My new blog is all about YOU, your ink and your life as a rider. If you have any photos, videos or stories you'd like to contribute about why you ride and the ink you have, please send them to motoinked@gmail.com. I'll post them to the website and share them with others because I can't get enough of YOU. Please also check out our Facebook page and Youtube vlog. We're just getting started and will be updating content weekly, so there will always something new and interesting to see. 

      I hope to see all of you on moto-inked.com!

      Ride easy ya'll,

      Rachael "Thundercat" Westfall

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      Parting shot: My other half doesn't know what 30 is. He's forever 29. ; )

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  • Long Beach Motorcycle Show - F Long Beach Motorcycle Show - Fastest (with Mark Neale)

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      At the Progressive International Motorcycle Show in Long Beach, CA we got to chat with Mark Neale for a few minutes. Neale has Directed some of the most-loved motorcycle roadracing movies. He was at the show promoting the recently released MotoGP feature 'Fastest', the follow-up to the epic 'Faster'.

      http://fastestthemovie.com/

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  • West Coast Book Tour Schedule, West Coast Book Tour Schedule, December 2011

  • Race Tech at San Mateo Race Tech at San Mateo

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      Race Tech.jpgAt the upcoming San Mateo show, be sure to check out Race Tech Suspension. Race Tech has a little bit of everything to serve your suspension needs. They offer expertise in tuning as well as parts and tools that are useful for all genres of motorsports including dirt, pavement and snowmobile.

       

      Recently, Paul Thede worked alongside Lee Parks to release the Motorcycle Suspension Bible, based on Paul Thede’s Race Tech suspension seminars. With an engineering background, some of Thede’s suspension theories have been considered unorthodox but when it comes to having the perfect suspension set-up, anything is worth giving a try.

       

      Be sure to ask their sales rep about Shock Clock technology, a tool used to calibrate off road motocross racing bike141_1008_00_ih+race_tech_motorcycle_suspension_bible+suspension_bible_cover.jpg suspension using digital data software. Also, it’d be worth taking the time to ask a few questions about Race Tech’s new Mega-M.A.X. Chassis Analysis, another service used to dial in road race chassis geometry. 

       

      Additionally, the tools alone are worth taking a peek at. I’ve been meaning to pick up one of their spring compressors myself, which sure beats muscle-ling fork tubes with tie downs and a vice. Hey, it works. 

       

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      Race Tech
      1501 Pomona Road
      Corona, CA 92880
      USA

      951.279.6655

       

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  • Gripswell Gloves at San Mateo Gripswell Gloves at San Mateo

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      g33_face.jpgGripswell gloves are a special type of glove designed to help ease the pain and discomfort in a rider’s hands after a long day of riding. Originally based on gloves designed to ease the recoil that comes from shooting firearms, Gripswell motorcycle gloves apply the same patented vibration dampening Palm Swell® Technology to easing the tingling and numbness that plagues a touring rider's fingers.

       

      There are currently three lines of gloves offered to motorcyclists by Gripswell which are the:  

      GS-33 Air-Flo Palm Swell - a warm weather cruising glove, GS-44 Air-loc Palm Swell - a cool weather cruising glove and GS-55 Heat-loc Palm Swell - a winter weather cruising glove

       

      gs_33_motorcycle_glove.jpgThese three glove technologies are offered in women’s sizes Sm to Lg and men’s sizes Sm to Xxl.

       

      This weekend, Gripswell gloves will be at the IMS in San Mateo and can tell you more about their Palm Swell® Technology and give you specifics on pricing for the GS-33, GS-44 and GS-55 glove series.

       

      Gripswell will also be attending other shows on the IMS circuit. Their schedule can be found on their website.

       

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      GRIPSWELL Gloves 
      P.O. Box 10215 
      Westminster, CA 92685 
      (714) 379-9413

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  • Coolest Tool Ever Coolest Tool Ever

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      BikeMaster Mag-LightCheck it out! The other day I visited Cycle City Motorsports in Lake Forest, CA, and came across this neat tool that I felt compelled to add to my tool box. It’s a BikeMaster Tele Mag Flashlight. Equipped with LED lights and a retractable, flex reach magnet, it’s the perfect accessory for anyone like me with nervous fingers. So if you drop a bolt while working on your bike, you can spot it with the flashlight, meanwhile plucking it up with the reach magnet. This thing is sure to come in handy for any big mechanical project. You can find one of these gadgets for just $14.95 m.s.r.p., but who knows, your local shop just might have them on sale. They come in red, silver and black.

       

      Per BikeMaster’s website, here are some specs:

       

      BikeMaster Mag-LightTELE MAG FLASHLIGHT

       

      P/N15-1760

      Super bright L.E.D. flashlight

      20” (50mm) telescoping magnetic head with a flexible tip to reach the hardest places

      Light beam is tightly focused to be right at the magnet point

      Durable, billet aluminum construction with rubber seals

      Hours of battery life with the L.E.D.s

      Beautiful anodized finish for corrosion resistance

      (Note to Dealers: Sold in packs of 12, retail priced individually)

       

      For more info, visit the following websites:

       

      http://www.bikemaster.com/

      http://www.cyclecitymotorsports.com/

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  • Thoughts & Observations : WSBK Thoughts & Observations : WSBK 2011 Round 5 - Miller Motorsports Park

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      June 1, 2011

      The Big M weekend at Miller Motorsports Park, as it has become branded, was always going to be about Carlos Checa looking to make amends for the lost double of last years US round. Two certain wins escaped the Spaniard thanks to mechanical breakdowns late in both races. After the Monza slump, Ducati and Checa bounced back strong and took the weekend by the scruff of the neck. As in the earlier rounds this season, Checa set the pace from the first laps of practice and took home the expected double victory, giving him an healthy 61 point lead in the Championship standings.

      Carlos Checa Beneath The Ochres
      Image courtesy Althea Racing.

      The biggest factor in Utah this weekend was the weather. As last year, the temperatures were unseasonably cold for the Western desert State, with a huge storm dumping a ton of rain in the days leading up to the race, and throughout the practice days. The local Ochre mountains were covered in snow, which provided a spectacular backdrop if not one optimal for racing motorcycles in. Temps were as low as 30°F (-1°C) at itimes over the weekend and race day was still a downright brisk 45°F. The only issue bigger than getting heat into tyres, was getting heat into the riders. Several racers complained of a lack of feeling, not of the front end, but in their numb, frozen fingers, making it very challenging to brake hard at the end of the long Miller straight.

      The deluge of the preceding days also made drainage a huge problem. rivers streaming across certain points of the track made traction in those areas questionable. and the run-off areas were nothing less than a total bog. Several riders who came a cropper, ending up sliding for many feet through slick grass and sloppy mud, leaving rider and bike a soggy, dripping unrecognizable brown mess.

      For whatever reason, the tough conditions, the physical nature of the circuit, Miller did not produce the typical excellent racing we have come to expect form World Superbikes. Race one began with Corser getting the lead and building a quick lead on Guintoli and Haga, but as is becoming habit with Corser, he quickly faded to finish 13th. The riders shuffled themselves around trying to get settled into their rhythm. On lap 2 Biaggi ploughed into Rea taking them both off into the mud. A furious Rea gave Mental Max a right proper talking to, not happy at the Italians over-aggressive pass attempt on still-cold tyres. Not 2 laps later and it was Xaus this time taking Fabrizio out in similar fashion. This time however, the Spaniard quickly got up to apologize for the desperate move that tucked the front of the Honda and pitched the Suzuki rider into next week. And with that Castrol Honda and Alstare Suzuki were both done with Race 1.

      Checa patiently waited for his tyres to get up to working temperature before passing Corser for the lead on lap 6. Then Checa did what Checa does, and checked out, leaving the field to pick up the scraps for 2nd. And from that point on it was scraps of excitement, mere morsels of thrilling racing. The rest of the race was event-free, with limited passing, and no real drama. By lap 10 the field was really spread out, the only real racing was between Haslam, Melandri, Badovini and Sykes, who took their battle until the checkered flag. Sykes put on a late race surge to win that local battle and take 6th.

      A really impressive charge through the field by both of the Effenbert Ducati boys saw Smrz and Guintoli take a 2-3 for the team, and a 1-2-3 for Ducati. Laverty lapped in 2nd for a while before fading, eventually surrendering 4th place to Camier. Haga's rearward progression was complete on lap 18 when he was passed by Haslam, Badovini and Sykes in one corner, finishing 9th.

      The most excitement for Checa came on the victory lap. heading toward a fan to collect a spanish flag, Careless Chucker unwisely put his Ducati into the trackside bog, hit a desert pot-hole and ended up on his arse. His bike and self covered head to toe in muck. Able to laugh off the incident, took some gloop back to his pit for his crew to share.

      Smrz and Guintoli in Liberty Formation
      Image courtesy BikeRaceNews.com.

      By the time Race 2 got underway, the sun had finally materialised and the temperatures had climbed. This helped the tyres to work better, and subsequently lap times fell across the board, but also made tyre wear more of an issue. Once again Checa made it look effortless, taking the holeshot and immediately gapping the field. No one saw much of Carlos for the rest of the race. And that was that. camier, Laverty, Melandri, Haga and Biaggi gave chase, but the field got spread out very quickly. From lap 5 there was very little movement in the top 10, with the field running in order until the end.

      The Effenbert boys got off to a poor start lapping in the mid-pack early on but Guinters forced his way up to 7th, and Smrz to 8th. Jakob never seems to be able to follow up a race 1 success with a similar performance in race 2. Still, his race fared much better than Xaus and Rea on the Castrol Honda's. On lap 4 bikes #11 and #111 simultaneously ended up in the dirt, on opposite sides of the same corner, with only Xaus able to remount and finish 18th. His teammate Rea finished 11th. far from the success Castrol must have envisioned when they teamed up with Ten Kate for 2011. Another horrible weekend for Rea, his season needing life-support STAT.

      Rea, along with Badovini and Sykes waited until lap 18 to heat up their battle and give fans something to pay attention to. The trio jostled for position for the final 4 laps until the satellite BMW rider broke free leaving Sykes to defend 10th place from Rea. 9th and 10th is not where these Brits want to be, but at least they made it interesting.

      The two factory Aprilia's came home in 2-3 fashion. biaggi redeeming himself after his race 1 faux pas, and Camier continuing to impress with a fine 2nd after lapping all alone on track for most of the race.

      Leon Camier Splashes His Way Around
      Image courtesy Moto.it.

      Failing to impress was Leon Haslam in 13th with a dismal performance on the factory BMW, getting passed by Rolfo on lap 17 the final indignity to his weekend. Also greatly disappointing was Josh Waters, the Aussie Superbike Champion riding the Japanese Yoshimura wild card entry. The team shipped carton after carton of superbike goodies over to their US Yoshimura R&D factory in Chino,CA in preparation for this race. There was much anticipation for Waters to surprise and impress, but sadly it never happened.

      So, Checa did what Checa has been doing all year, with the Ducati's and Aprilia's backing him up. Factory Yamaha lost some ground this weekend, and Castrol Honda must be wondering when their luck will turn around. I'm still waiting for factory BMW to get their act together and start putting together some consistent results. Because the only guy out there who is nothing but consistent is Checa, and its going to take more than fits and starts from everyone else to pose a threat to him this year. Badovini, the current SuperSport 1000 Champion, has proven to be the real deal and could have one of the Factory riders out on their ear, maybe before season end. My bet would be on Corser forced to hang up his boots at last, and give the Factory seat to Badovini. They could do a hell of a lot worse.

      On a plus side, the TV feed from WSBK and IMS continues to improve, the pictures – particularly the on-board camera's – where incredible. A far cry from the soft, pixelated images from previous years. Lets hope this was not a one off and the broadcasts go from strength to strength.

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