Green Paeroa question

[froggyfrenchman]

Hi All.
Next weekend will be my first attempt at a street race. My question is regarding tire pressures when getting off the big tracks and onto the hacksaw. Im riding a speed triple with pirelli supercorsas. Should i be going up, down or the same as i use at Manfield? At the moment running aprox 30-32. going up more when i feel like i need to.
Any advice apreciated. Im real new to this racing buzz and am finding my own way through hit and miss.
Cheers Dan

[FROSTY]

Use the same pressures as on a normal racetrack.

[Shaun]

Use the same pressures as on a normal racetrack.

Agree,. and if you need help,come see me there

[FROSTY]

holey cluckin ricebubbles shaun--well it had tohappen--we agreed on summat :-)

[froggyfrenchman]

Use the same pressures as on a normal racetrack.


Agree,. and if you need help,come see me there

Cheers guys! Will hopefully catch up with you both over the weekend.

[roadracingoldfart]

Agree,. and if you need help,come see me there


holey cluckin ricebubbles shaun--well it had tohappen--we agreed on summat :-)

I want a bloody re-run .... that was too easy.

[Quasievil]

not to much science in the tyre pressures really, Ive only raced it once and all I will say/advise is suspension suspension and suspension.....get it sorted from a pro

[froggyfrenchman]

not to much science in the tyre pressures really, Ive only raced it once and all I will say/advise is suspension suspension and suspension.....get it sorted from a pro

I agree, however it will be several months before i have the money to get a pro involved.
A problem most racers can relate to im sure.

[Quasievil]

I agree, however it will be several months before i have the money to get a pro involved.
A problem most racers can relate to im sure.

Sure, Im not a suspension guy, but I had the advise that rebound was a important part of setting up for paeroa, I wont say much more as I dont know about it much but one of the other guys may be able to offer better advise on this

[FROSTY]

Suspension wise my opinion is to go to a more Road type setup than race. The hacksay has some seriously nasty bumps.
I couldn't help noticeing that most bikes got at least some air over a copuple of the bumps but the motard guys just simply floated over at full noise. That might be out n out speed related andI'm happy to defer to guys with more fast road riding experience than me

[Tony.OK]

Suspension wise my opinion is to go to a more Road type setup than race. The hacksay has some seriously nasty bumps.
I couldn't help noticeing that most bikes got at least some air over a copuple of the bumps but the motard guys just simply floated over at full noise. That might be out n out speed related andI'm happy to defer to guys with more fast road riding experience than me

Yup.............ya definately need to soften things up a tad, not sure how adjustable a Triple is though.

Can't really compare with a chook chaser given the amount of travel they have available, and the huge weight difference.

[froggyfrenchman]

Yup.............ya definately need to soften things up a tad, not sure how adjustable a Triple is though.

Can't really compare with a chook chaser given the amount of travel they have available, and the huge weight difference.

The triples suspension is full adjustable, but pretty average stuff.
I have never changed any settings on it. No idea what im doing. Have almost worked up the courage to set the rider sag though. (there is no sag at all in the front!) Might have a crack at that tomorow night.
As for rebound and compression, i really dont understand what effect changing these have. Think i have a lot of reading to do and need to save up and get a pro involved.

[Tony.OK]

The triples suspension is full adjustable, but pretty average stuff.
I have never changed any settings on it. No idea what im doing. Have almost worked up the courage to set the rider sag though. (there is no sag at all in the front!) Might have a crack at that tomorow night.
As for rebound and compression, i really dont understand what effect changing these have. Think i have a lot of reading to do and need to save up and get a pro involved.

Can be a bit confusing and scary, if ya end up picking up these fairings, I'll give you a copy of Dr Taylors quick guide, its very useful and in lamens terms for us learners. The more time on track, the more it all makes sense.

[MSTRS]

As for rebound and compression....

Suspension is simple. On the surface...
Ideally, what you want is for the wheels to go up and down as the road surface bumps and hollows, but the bike and rider to remain 'static'. The idea being that the tyres stay on the road where the rubber can do it's thing, and the rider stay on the bike to do his thing...
Then, if you can get the back and front to work together, you're well on your way.

[Shaun]

The triples suspension is full adjustable, but pretty average stuff.
I have never changed any settings on it. No idea what im doing. Have almost worked up the courage to set the rider sag though. (there is no sag at all in the front!) Might have a crack at that tomorow night.
As for rebound and compression, i really dont understand what effect changing these have. Think i have a lot of reading to do and need to save up and get a pro involved.

Come and see me with your bike mate, I will messure it all up for you, and set the sags as best I can for the the gear you are running FOC This time!

I will be in the Big Black Pirelli trailer

[wharfy]

Come and see me with your bike mate, I will messure it all up for you, and set the sags as best I can for the the gear you are running FOC This time!

I will be in the Big Black Pirelli trailer

So are you going to FOC him or will he FOC you ?

(Sorry Shaun, I just couldn't help myself ....)