TEFLON434 to be on ALL RIDERS RADIO!!!

Join TEFLON434 on Wednesday March 31, 2010 @ 9pm. Tune in to AllRidersRadio, TEFLON434 will be on with Hosts “MZ NEZ”, “BIG ROB” & “HEELS”. Various topics within the motorcycle industry will be touched, focusing on Safety, Roadracing, Trackdays & learning to Race. Log in to the Open chatroom and post your questions while communicating with other motorcyclists. If the chatroom isn’t your way of expression, you can also participate over the phone by calling in to  917.889.2871 and  ”air” your opinion on the issue being discussed. You can even send me a “Direct Message” via TWITTER. Find me TEFLON434 We welcome thoughts and comments from everyone. Hope to hear from you!!!

GETN IT IN!!!

The 2010 season schedule started once again at Talladega GP.

Temperatures were blistering cold and varied throughout the day from 34 to 38.F

TEFLON434 still decided to go out and attempt to get a jump on the 2010 WERA Heavyweight Twins Superstock and Superbike classes.

TEFLON434’s  first entry was Race# 2 HWT Superbike. It has been reported that TEFLON434 finished in FIRST PLACE.

The second entry was Race# 9 HWT Superstock. It seems that TEFLON’S status was DNF/Did Not Finish!!!!

What happened mechanical error, rider error or worse, PLEASE tell…

Pics and story to come, We want to hear it from TEFLON himself!!!

News @ 11.

RoadRacing World Magazine!!!

Gracing the pages of RoadRacing World Magazine on Pg. 58, There is a short article and pic of TEFLON434 at the WERA GNF Race at Road Atlanta…. The issue is out now!!!

TEFLON434 was invited to enter the Heavyweight Twins Superstock Class as well as Heavyweight Twins Superbike. Concentrating on the Superstock class all season Teflon434 entered a few races in the Superbike Class and realized he could be competitive. The decision was made to continue to enter both Superstock and Superbike classes. Throughout the season TEFLON434 was able to accumulate the most points in the Mid-Central and Southeast Superstock classes holding on to a solid First Place in both regions. For the Superbike class in the Mid-Central region TEFLON434 grabbed 2nd place, and a 3rd place finish in the SouthEast region. During the Grand National Finals at Road Atlanta TEFLON434 was determined to finish First in the Superstock race on Friday. During Thursday practice an episode occurred with a scary moment of TEFLON434 almost highsiding going up the hill towards Suzuki Bridge. Attempting to keep this from happening during racetime TEFLON434 entered the pits to sort the situation. DAVIS436 [The 1 man pit crew Wonder] made decisions on minor suspension adjustments, tweaks here and there and fitted new tires. TEFLON434 was sent back out for practice and the bike went well enough for him to feel confident for a WIN.

The Final Results in the picture says it all!!!!

Kenneth “Big Ken” Cobb, the founder of IMARIDER, believes wholeheartedly in a better way to communicate for urban motorcycle clubs around the nation.  He has transformed the needs of motorcycle clubs, social clubs and individual riders into a clean, colorful and attractive motorcycle social website – www.IMARIDER.com, also known as UrbanRidersWorldwide.com.

IMARIDER.com (formerly NetworkcyclesPortal.com) - is a new online motorcycle social network community that’s already proving to bring urban motorcycle riders closer together. Not only can east coast riders and west coast riders communicate better, but they can also have their own free club page, riders can communicate with businesses, promoters, and celebrity riders, directly on the site.

IMARIDER proves to differentiate itself from other social networks by operating and promoting within the urban community. The urban motorcycle community does not see social networking sites like MySpace or Facebook, live, in their very own community, attending their events.

Big Ken feels the success of IMARIDER will be in its social network team actually visiting and interacting within the urban community and getting their stories, videos and images onto the site itself.  “Who wouldn’t want to read or to see pictures of themselves in a social network that’s all about them and what they love to do – riding motorcycles?” He asks.

All the bells and whistles of other social networks can also be found on IMARIDER, such as profiles, photos, music, video, blogs and more.  However, IMARIDER is committed to presenting additional and full featured modules and widgets custom designed with the urban motorcycle rider in mind, compared to other social networking sites. “I want urban riders to feel comfortable about calling IMARIDER.com their home,” states Big Ken. When riders join IMARIDER, they are bound to find more than one friend that they know or have seen at local events. Big Ken will greet you as a friend and welcome you to the worldwide ride for urban riders.

Visit and join Urban Riders Worldwide and spread the word about www.imarider.com

Contact:
Kenneth R. Cobb
IMARIDER.com
P.O. Box 2521
Stockbridge, GA 30281
Phone: 404-435-0815
http://www.imarider.com

1)  How much does it COST?

2)  Will it make me go FASTER?

I’m definetly not the man of “all show & no go”, so some things aren’t high on my list, “paint” isn’t one of them. The bike is “setup” to the WERA Rulebook Standards, as far as numberplates and required decals… I’m GOOD with it!!! Besides, where I’m from, a pretty motorcycle is like a pavement magnet. This, I’m NOT good with. I do believe painting the bike will give a more professional appearance. For this I’m willing to talk with my bean counter to find funding.

Our TEAM colors are RED, BLACK and WHITE, So these are the colors we are working with. WERA rulebooks states my numberplates have to be black numbers on a yellow background so there is NO OPTION with this, lets see how we can make it all work together.

Being that I’m a “PEOPLE PERSON”, I want to include your opinion, so let’s try this. If funds become available… what pattern do YOU think I should use and why. Let me know in the comments section.  If we pick the same pattern you choose we may put your name on the bike in our grouplist section….. HMMMMM……

The bodywork shown is STREET bodywork… I’m using these pics for an idea of the paintjob.

Option A

Option B

Option C

Check out the lower bodywork, Check out the Boot… I scraped them to bits…. Yes I’m on my toes….. So I raised my footpeg for the next race…….. WRONG MOVE!!!!

Some of the things that happen when you have to work on the bike as well as RIDE it. So I needed more ground clearance…. raise the footpeg up a notch in the rearsets and lean off the bike more. SURE!!! I’ll concentrate on the pegs for now. Wrench here, twist there…. tighten it all up and I’m  done!!! NOT!  Third Call, Engine is up to temp, Pull the tire warmers off, Remove front stand, Remove rear stand (while balancing bike), jump on, Engage first gear, push down on the shifter, CLICK……  Its all working, now get out there for that warm up lap……. BUWAHHHHHH the distinctive sound of a well tuned twin, Prepared by Michael Long, with final Dyno Tuning touches by Huffdaddy at HFD1 Motorsports. Twist the throttle the engine growls… lets go TEFLON!!! Its an early shift for the L twin at about 10,400 rpms as compared to my inline 4 brethrens high pitched SCREAMS of 16,000+ rpms. Moving my scarred and torn boot under the shifter for an upshift into second gear.. I go for it… toes up…. swoosh….NOTHING….. remember…. time doesn’t STOP, its still moving jus like my rpms, as I think what’s going on, I better be thinking fast!!!! BANG!!! Too Late!!! Into the rev limiter… for the folks that do not know…. on a Ducati Twin, this is not a gentle thing, its exactly as exclaimed. BANG!!! STOP THE WORLD!!! VIOLENTLY!!! I hold on as the bike feels like its stopping and my body isn’t, My chest moves forward scrubbing the windscreen….. I got it… SHIFT AGAIN!!!! My left foot quickly looks for upshifts, with a bigger arc in movement until I have to lift my leg completely, in a knee to chest fashion jus to get the next gear….

WHAT IS GOING ON!!!

…..IT WAS THIS CLOSE..

As a kid I remember being very creative. I remember making Bows and Arrows, sculptures like the Planters Peanut man out of newspaper, wire and, clay. Diagrams for steam-powered engines, strategies for how to run a racing team, plans for getting money to go racing, shoe designs for racecar drivers, and saving for that brown and white hamster.

Racing, the only thing I can think of.

What is reality? What am I good at? What are my talents? Who am I? “Little Giant”, the embodiment of heart, fearlessness, discipline, desire, determination is what they call me.

Am I an athlete or intellectual, just another label to me. I got good grades not because I liked it but because I know it would put me one step closer. On to college and majored in computer science, not because I wanted to, but after graduation there wasn’t much to do. The Marines was not an option. IT, Information Technology, “that’s where the money is”, maybe I’ll try that. Is Computer Science where my heart lies? Na!

Overcoming obstacles, accomplishing task set before me, such as, boxing, working in the corporate world (USDA, three years Beltsville, MD, International Labor’s Union Pension Fund, Washington, D.C.). Only one thing left, taking my place on the podium. Is it my life’s passion, I am good at, is it fear, maybe the silver spoon I’ll never have.

Old memories of my father taking me to Clinton Cycles on the dirt road in Granddaddy’s Blue Bug, to going to, Bladensburg in the brown 280z, sitting on the dirt bikes dreaming about crossing the finish line first. 5th grade playing with cut outs of motorcycles in the desk. That’s all I ever wanted to do. Was racing bred into me. Uncle Tommy telling stories about the 57 Chevy. Projects we never finished fuels my desire. Racing is the “I can”, “I will”, “I am”. It’s my existence. The love of my life, the women I never touched, her embrace, her heart is what I desire.

Is it something I could never believe…

Or is it something I could never achieve…

Is it beyond my means…

Is it inside my dreams…

Racing my story…

its time to RACE!!!

Talladega Gran Prix is located on Alabama Hwy #21 between Munford and Talladega, Alabama. Admission for Saturday/Sunday will be $20.00 and then $15.00 on Sunday only. Come see the riders of WERA Motorcycle Roadracing and see if you can pick the stars of tomorrow.