Nope, not that I know of since Max BMW is doing it. He is awesome to me and made the whole thing as painless as possible. He himself, is doing the re-tune to his version II which a lot of people are very satisfied with, and I'm sure I will be too. He does a free re-tune within the first year, and I don't know of a better tune pdeal than that!
He and his service department staff are also putting a complete set of carbon fiber fairings on her (I call her "Black Night") which, with the Brock's CT Meg full titanium, and Max's tune will make her one of the most unique BMW S1000RRs in the world.
With respect to racing in the U.S., MotoAmerica is offering a super volunteer opportunity at their events, of which September 21-23 is the grand finale. For working as a corner marshal I will get a free pass, parking, lunches, training, and camping site. I can't wait having never seen an event of this caliber. I telling you this because there are still some spots open as corner marshals in case you or someone else would want to takes advantage of it. Go to the MotoAmeric website and fill out the Volunteer request form. I believe it is under the "Inside MotoAmerica" drop down menu.
For grins and better reasons""am the Organizer of the Long Island Sport Bike Meetup Group.com with over 400 members, and we sure could use a few more Busas to hang with us. All someone has to do is go on the site and join and partake. We have lots of great rides that are respectful of traffic laws and good riding sense.
My You Tube Channel is Nicholas Rakovic (just do a search on You Tube for that name). Anyone, please subscribe as I'm slowly but surely building a following. There are some ridiculously stupid things I did there, that are also very entertaining, such as One Seventy Two, where you can watch the speedo go up that high. I most regret blowing by some unsuspecting motorist at 160mph. Another crazy vid is "Winter Riding" where I go about 120 in some parts, immediately following a snowstorm where there is ice, snow, and sand on the roadway. Now that I am becoming an EMT, and for other very obvious reasons, that kind of riding has to come to an abrupt halt. There are also some nice videos of the Long Island Sport Bike Meetup Group.com rides, including some to Bear Mountain and back. There is also video of me singing "Take It Easy" with Scott F. Crago, drummer for the Eagles rock band since 1994. He was a guest celebrity rider for a Penguin Racing School track day, and graciously accepted my invitation to sing with me. I won a bunch of great Eagles swag by buying the majority of tickets for a fund raiser "Joshua's Angles" for a 10 yr old boy, who is a racer and putting up a great fight against cyclic fibrosis. I knew Scott was going to be there and I'm a singer trying to make it big, as unlikely as that seems, so I took my best shot. Scott was the presenter of the prizes that included a an expensive pair of Uvex sunglasses, which are guaranteed not to fall off your head (they don't), and come with two extra sets of lenses, clear and Amber. For, the icing on the cake, Scott's twin brother was there, and we became fast friends. He is a carpenter and is helping me finish my basement! I won a different pair of Uvex, a Penguin Road Racing School t-shirt, and another t-shirt at a previous track day under similar circumstances. It's all for a good cause and to promote the School.
That's way more inormation than I planned on sharing and I hope it is as enjoyable as it is factual.
Thanks muchly for your interest and have a great rest of your riding season!
Nic, aka, snbusa, aka, Shakabusa
