Slow pussie miles at the TT

[Shaun]

http://www.facebook.com/l/DAQAjD59HAQCPDHomuegCaDti1vKTZuc9C_gj3W3rpr7QSA/www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDM55hrtel0&feature=share



Any one want some road racing tuition hahahahhaha

[Edbear]

Don't tell me, let me guess... You've ridden that road before, haven't you...? :yes:

How rude of that man in red to pass you! Were you taking a break..? :blink:

[Shaun]

Don't tell me, let me guess... You've ridden that road before, haven't you...? :yes:

How rude of that man in red to pass you! Were you taking a break..? :blink:


Only everday of my life since first watching a video of it when I was 13

It was just a practise lap dude,No Drama, lap times do not count, getting your bike set up for the best overall average is more important

[Edbear]

Only everday of my life since first watching a video of it when I was 13

It was just a practise lap dude,No Drama, lap times do not count, getting your bike set up for the best overall average is more important

LOL!!! Yeah, I didn't get the impression you were racing or doing a flying lap. Nice lines, though, smooth, bike was tracking true and not moving around much that I could see from the vid. Excuse my ignorance but what bike were you on?

[Shaun]

LOL!!! Yeah, I didn't get the impression you were racing or doing a flying lap. Nice lines, though, smooth, bike was tracking true and not moving around much that I could see from the vid. Excuse my ignorance but what bike were you on?


GSXR 600 mate

[White trash]

I remember having (one of many) chats with Lance Lowe, who I understand there's not a lot of love lost between you and him Shaun :) ) and he was telling me about an onboard lap of the Isle he had on video with you riding. Mentioned it was the most inch perfect lap he'd ever seen of any track, he was totally blown away.

[riffer]

That explains why the acceleration didn't appear to be too brutal.

You've got really good economical lines there Shaun - I imagine a lot of getting around the island fast is in keeping the bike's speed as close to maximum for as long as possible.

The narrator talks about how bad the conditions are in the wet - admittedly there's issues with seeing the landmarks on the side but how much does it affect the road conditions and handling of your bike?

[Edbear]

GSXR 600 mate

They aren't very slow are they, these days..? Which do you prefer for the TT, the 600's or the thou's? I'd imagine the road is open enough for long enough to allow the litre bikes to really stetch out, but boy, you'd want to have your braking markers set right...

[Shaun]

I remember having (one of many) chats with Lance Lowe, who I understand there's not a lot of love lost between you and him Shaun :) ) and he was telling me about an onboard lap of the Isle he had on video with you riding. Mentioned it was the most inch perfect lap he'd ever seen of any track, he was totally blown away.


me and Lance get on ok dude, I just had opinions about some actions that is all man, and I do take that as a compliment.

The DVD that was made in the 600 race I won will be the lap he is talking about mt, other riders over seas claim they learned from it, Guy Martin an others and that is also a compliment

[Shaun]

That explains why the acceleration didn't appear to be too brutal.

You've got really good economical lines there Shaun - I imagine a lot of getting around the island fast is in keeping the bike's speed as close to maximum for as long as possible.

The narrator talks about how bad the conditions are in the wet - admittedly there's issues with seeing the landmarks on the side but how much does it affect the road conditions and handling of your bike?


I make every kink/bend/corner as streight as possible, even it means actually riding in a gutter or using the gutter as a berm and in 2 places I ride up onto the foot path and jump back off it again to keep as streight as poss.

The rain is fine, it is when the mist comes in also that vision can be a real night mare and that is when the sell trust MUST kick in if you are there to go fast, this may sound stupid but, if you realy want to go REALY FAST there, you must be prepared to NOT COME HOME FACT!

The white lines are all non slip stuff, but just the fact that they are there and slightly raised up off the road, thay can and do cause wash outs ie wheel walking Aquaplaining, but as long as ya do not panick it ALWAYS hooks back up again, but you do need to have left enough room on the road to allow the bike to walk out a bit using up all the road, many a time in my early years I returned to the pits with Grass and Dirt lodged in between the upper and lower fairings from clipping banks and bushes and trees

PS, i was the wet that took Johnny Hepburn out costing him a finger

Have as have MANY RIDERS THERE ripped open my leathers on 3 occasions on bushes by getting to close to them, ah it;s a GRAND PLACE:yes:

The FOOD there is SHIT

[Shaun]

They aren't very slow are they, these days..? Which do you prefer for the TT, the 600's or the thou's? I'd imagine the road is open enough for long enough to allow the litre bikes to really stetch out, but boy, you'd want to have your braking markers set right...



If I was ever lucky enough to get back there a rider, my pers focus would be a 600 then a prodi 1000. The SBK class is PROPER SBK so dam dam exspensive and I see NO point in takeing a Sword to a gun fight

I actually would KILL to race a MOTO2 Style 600 bike in the SNR against the true SBK bikes there, I reckon the MOTO2 Bike would have the over all advantage! Any one can go fast in a streight line like our road riders here on the streets, but get the thing stopped and into and out of a corner again takes a lot more than on a 600, so a 600 WILL corner better than 1000 any day any where.

[Edbear]

If I was ever lucky enough to get back there a rider, my pers focus would be a 600 then a prodi 1000. The SBK class is PROPER SBK so dam dam exspensive and I see NO point in takeing a Sword to a gun fight

I actually would KILL to race a MOTO2 Style 600 bike in the SNR against the true SBK bikes there, I reckon the MOTO2 Bike would have the over all advantage! Any one can go fast in a streight line like our road riders here on the streets, but get the thing stopped and into and out of a corner again takes a lot more than on a 600, so a 600 WILL corner better than 1000 any day any where.

Moto2 looks interesting. Which chassis would you go for? Would it be possible, though to race against the SBK bikes being so different?'

The interesting thing about racing per se, is that it is a combination of rider skill and technology and bike set-up. The more similar the bikes, the more it's about the rider whereas otherwise it's about the type of bike and the technology allowed. F1 was for many years a showcase of technology and the driver was less important whereas now they are bringing the driver to the fore.

Which gets the most interest, and where do you strike the balance? It must be a headache for the rulemakers at times as to how much can you limit the tech to promote the rider skills without frustrating the manufacturers who want to show they can build the best bike?

[Shaun]

Moto2 looks interesting. Which chassis would you go for? Would it be possible, though to race against the SBK bikes being so different?'

The interesting thing about racing per se, is that it is a combination of rider skill and technology and bike set-up. The more similar the bikes, the more it's about the rider whereas otherwise it's about the type of bike and the technology allowed. F1 was for many years a showcase of technology and the driver was less important whereas now they are bringing the driver to the fore.

Which gets the most interest, and where do you strike the balance? It must be a headache for the rulemakers at times as to how much can you limit the tech to promote the rider skills without frustrating the manufacturers who want to show they can build the best bike?


A MOTO2 Bike can only race in the last race of the fortnight the SNR, the same class the Britten was allowed to race in there, kinda like our SBK rules here, " You can apply to race a NON MASS produced bike against the factory produced stuff, ie Britten and that old GP bike from Buckleys

Which Chassis, There is 2 built at the moment using GSXR600 motors in them and the bike is as cool and lighter than anything I have ever seen.

Here is his old stuff www.tryphonas.com

He has emaild me Photo,s of the Current finished 2 and they are PURE SEX ON WHEELS, the link above makes his stuff look antiquated and slugs, you weight untill you see the 2 new puppies:woohoo:

He has built the whole bike himself in his own work shop with his own money!