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  1. 2014 dave Moss Tuning Tour of NZ

    The tour starts Jan 25th and ends March 3rd. There will be classes and seminars in several NZ cities including both Islands during this time span. Most of those events are already set.

    If you are nterested in hosting an event with your club, track day friends or race group? Contact "Super Sonic" on the forum or email him at sshbneilson@gmail.com

    We are also looking at putting on our own track school for suspension tuning skills, and the same school but a ...
  2. Tire tec day 5

    PLEASE CUT AND PASTE THE ENTIRE POST!

    This will be the last posting for the week on this topic. It has been a very comprehensive coverage of the basics without getting too technical, but sufficiently detailed to allow you to take this technical knowledge with you to your street, track or race bike. A personal thank you to everyone that took the time and good conscience to cut and paste the information into forums globally for the benefit of our community at large, so here’s the last ...
  3. Tire tech day 4

    Day 4: tire pressure affecting chassis balance

    No need to preach about carcass temps but let's take a closer look at the effects of pressure on the carcass. The cold pressure will ideally grow 5-7psi while on the track or 3-5psi on the street. What does that growth do to the contact patch size? How does that affect rake and trail and weight transfer?

    Small bikes (GP250, 400, 650 twins) use very high corner speed and therefore load the outside and sidewall tire heavily ...