FROSTY
1st November 2008, 15:14
For those that cant be fucked reading a load of waffle more for my own entertainment than theirs --
SHORT VERSION -did a trackday, Had fun diddn't crash LOVE 675 triumphs
LONG-boring version.
Looking back in the ol diary and I realised its been 4 years since I got to do more than a couple of laps on a Trackday. Worse its been 18 months since I twisted the throttle of a racebike in even mild irritation-let alone anger. The last time I ended up spending a year recovering from the damage.
So it was with a bit of trepidation that I rocked up to the Moto TT trackday.
Sitting in my pits garage was The brand spanking new Moto Dynamix 675 Triumph -so new the tyres were still shiney.
The riding position is VERY bum up head down which had me a tadd worried about weight on my wrist.
Dunno what the ferk I was worried about
First session to be honest wasn't much fun -I followed/led Dpex during this session and with the 4 km on the engine and zero on the tyres i was riding er "carefully". the bike just hated going so slow very jerky on the throttle. I was still cruising with the midddle pack of the group though .
But then Shaun said-"Frosty take the F##$$ thing out and RIDE it FFS"
YEEHAAA--from then on I just had a ball. Progressively going faster and faster but well inside my comfort zone.
That bike was a total Gem to ride Just doing apsolutely everything I could ask of it.
By my last session on the bike It was starting to come back to me and I was at about half race pace and stringing the sequences of corners together most laps.
Shaun was heading home so I handed the bike back to him almost with tears in my eyes. Just so happy I can ride a race bike again with no pain and smoothly.(There was just a moment when I wouldn't let go of the bars.)
So I had no bike for the last session.--BUGGER
Then the nice folk at Moto TT piped up---we can't have that Frosty.--Here take our bike out.
The bike in question is a mildly warmed over SV650 --ohlins shocks and a mild cam.
What a nice bike to punt around. Again I had a ball.
In all honestly I could probably have gone just as fast on the SV as the 675 (a reflection on where Im at not on the respective bikes) But again the idea of wadding a borrowed bike really diddn't apeal to me at all
I've had a few Demons in my head over T2/T3 so it was bloody nice to go out on a bike like my own SV and well and truely lay them to rest.
What was treally great was the number of people coming up and saying welcolm back -Thank you folks
End of the day and NO unusual pain in my arm or head just the normal early season ache in the legs.
More importantly for me is I know I can race again. (ohh and the triumph diddn't have a lil sleep
I have to say a huge thanks the Shaun for loaning me the bike for the day.
And to the MotoTT guys for a great day The loan of the SV was just fantastic.
Negotiations are currently underway for a return to racing--Foot massage Jorja, Cup of tea was it Jorja?????
as a final lil note to those that attended the slow race-- Honest Injun I really did deliberately loose. Just wouldn't have been right getting a free ride on the very bike i'd been rideing all day free on anyways
SHORT VERSION -did a trackday, Had fun diddn't crash LOVE 675 triumphs
LONG-boring version.
Looking back in the ol diary and I realised its been 4 years since I got to do more than a couple of laps on a Trackday. Worse its been 18 months since I twisted the throttle of a racebike in even mild irritation-let alone anger. The last time I ended up spending a year recovering from the damage.
So it was with a bit of trepidation that I rocked up to the Moto TT trackday.
Sitting in my pits garage was The brand spanking new Moto Dynamix 675 Triumph -so new the tyres were still shiney.
The riding position is VERY bum up head down which had me a tadd worried about weight on my wrist.
Dunno what the ferk I was worried about
First session to be honest wasn't much fun -I followed/led Dpex during this session and with the 4 km on the engine and zero on the tyres i was riding er "carefully". the bike just hated going so slow very jerky on the throttle. I was still cruising with the midddle pack of the group though .
But then Shaun said-"Frosty take the F##$$ thing out and RIDE it FFS"
YEEHAAA--from then on I just had a ball. Progressively going faster and faster but well inside my comfort zone.
That bike was a total Gem to ride Just doing apsolutely everything I could ask of it.
By my last session on the bike It was starting to come back to me and I was at about half race pace and stringing the sequences of corners together most laps.
Shaun was heading home so I handed the bike back to him almost with tears in my eyes. Just so happy I can ride a race bike again with no pain and smoothly.(There was just a moment when I wouldn't let go of the bars.)
So I had no bike for the last session.--BUGGER
Then the nice folk at Moto TT piped up---we can't have that Frosty.--Here take our bike out.
The bike in question is a mildly warmed over SV650 --ohlins shocks and a mild cam.
What a nice bike to punt around. Again I had a ball.
In all honestly I could probably have gone just as fast on the SV as the 675 (a reflection on where Im at not on the respective bikes) But again the idea of wadding a borrowed bike really diddn't apeal to me at all
I've had a few Demons in my head over T2/T3 so it was bloody nice to go out on a bike like my own SV and well and truely lay them to rest.
What was treally great was the number of people coming up and saying welcolm back -Thank you folks
End of the day and NO unusual pain in my arm or head just the normal early season ache in the legs.
More importantly for me is I know I can race again. (ohh and the triumph diddn't have a lil sleep
I have to say a huge thanks the Shaun for loaning me the bike for the day.
And to the MotoTT guys for a great day The loan of the SV was just fantastic.
Negotiations are currently underway for a return to racing--Foot massage Jorja, Cup of tea was it Jorja?????
as a final lil note to those that attended the slow race-- Honest Injun I really did deliberately loose. Just wouldn't have been right getting a free ride on the very bike i'd been rideing all day free on anyways