Just moved back to the area (a month ago) for the second time. Last time was a few years ago after I got out of the service. Decided to move back to AZ to get away from the MN winters so I spent the last two years out there. To give some background on me, I grew up riding dirt bikes periodically (didn't have one of my own, so I had to ride my friends KX250 when he'd go out) and then moved out to Arizona when I got stationed there. I got into import tuning and bought, modded and tuned up a 2000 Celica GT-S that was a terror on the Auto-X tracks. After that got boring, I took the plunge into sportbikes and started riding with a few clubs out in Arizona and started doing trackdays in ~2007. I've had several bikes over the years; 95 ZX6R, 05 ZX6R, 98 VFR, 01 SV650S (track), 02 ZX9R, 08 ZX10R and now a 11 ZX10R ABS.

Now I am back in the area and looking for people in the Fargo-Moorhead area (as well as the Lakes area) to ride with on the weekends and do some trackdays, maybe even CRA next season. Since I didn't ride too much back up here, I'd like to see the roads people ride on. I am used to the twisties in Arizona and rode in the canyons quite often (at least once a week). So I prefer twisties like back in AZ, but I know the geography probably doesn't allow for too many. I just like to go on casual, yet challenging rides and save all the crazy antics for track days. I'd also like to meet friends to get together and watch AMA/WSBK/GP on TV and do some grilling, go out on the town for a few drinks, grill on the weekend or ice fish/snowmobile/etc in the winter. I have a lot of hobbies, mostly which follow sports (hockey, football, motorcycle racing), working out, hobby electronics, technology, sports and photography.

Currently, I work weekends as a bouncer in Fargo and am going back to school to finish up my Electronic Engineering and Computer Science degrees (2 years left on both degrees). I am originally from Detroit Lakes, but am staying in Pelican Rapids at my girlfriend's dad's house until we finalize on our place in Fargo around the first of August.

So onto my hooptie...
These are some old pictures... at least a few months ago. Just a sampling, I have some newer, higher quality ones if anyone wants to see them...

Anyways, bike has the following mods;
Evan Steel Performance suspension setup
Revalved (stiffer) stock Ohlins front dampner
Euro Kawi converted tail (turn signals integrated into tail instead of the US spec Kawi stalks)
Modified Yoshi fender eliminator
Rifleman 1/5th turn throttle insert
Red/Black folding/extendable levers
Black Zero Gravity windshield
Black Zero Gravity windshield bolts
High and low beam 6000K HID conversion
Driven bar ends
OES frame and fork sliders and rear spools
Driven engine block offs
Pair valve removed
Graves Mirror block offs
M4 GP exhaust
Pipercross race filter
Tuned PowerCommander V
Guhl flashed ECU
Royal Purple fluids
Kawi rear cowl
Sato Racing hooks
And I am sure I am forgetting stuff...
Dynoed at roughly 185HP/79TQ on 91 Octane with a conservative tune

Things I have but not installed include (mainly track day stuff);
Attack Performance race plastics
Attack Performance rear link
Woodcraft Rear sets
HD Hero 2 /w battery bacpac and wifi bacpac/remote with a ton of accessories

Things I need/want to do
Upgrade the rear shock to a TTX unit and install the Attack Performance rear link and redo suspension settings
Purchase a Hotbodies rear tire hugger
Drop one tooth on the front sprocket (bring the gearing inline with the S1000RR)
Switch out the factory Kawi titanium header and M4 GP for a full Ti Graves system
Marchesni wheels
Countless other things...

Anyways, I hope to see some of you guys out on the road, and if you have a weekend ride going, let me know and I will try to make it! Thanks!