Kwaka-Kid
14th September 2003, 23:13
hey guys just to give you the run down.. and first up id like to say i met BabyB and say good on her for getting out and having fun!! (despite missing that pitlane)
it all started on friday mornin after sharpes phone call that theyy wouldnt pass my front bald right hand edge tyre... so i rang cycletreads and asked if they had a "Set of BT090's, 120/60/17, and 150/60/17" they reckond it shudnt b a problem and could be done saturday morning... i then rang back a few hours later to confirm and find that they only had a 70 profile for the front end... bugger, but oh well, i needed tyres and the 090's are what i wanted/were recommended. they then told me the tyre was being "brought in" tonite so it would be ready by morning... i come in @ 8:20am to find out the rear tyre is still sitting in sean walsh's boot (of his *killer* 4x4 hehe) but that he said he would be there early... well blah blah did alot of talking/drinking coffe and FINALLY after many times ringing his cellfone he arrives @ 11am with my bloody rear tyre... next thing i read the sticker that says BT9R or somthing to be told that they often get mis-labelled... i rear the sidewall that said BT-90 and when i asked about that i was told they were a 090... knowing FUCKING NOTHING ABOUT TYRES/NEW ONES ESP! i was like, sweet, fair enuf... they knocked the price from $400 flat cash to $380 for the long wait... semi-fair enuf but to be honest the day before a track day my time is worth double that per hour! i would have happily paid more...
anyways i get out there to be told/embarrased by Sharpe/(whoever his mate is? cant member) that the back tyre is infact NOT an 090 and is a BT90 which is OLD stock from like 1997... next thing a different guy (dez i think?) did the front tyre to the back (by mike i think) and so when i checked @ track time they had put 34 in front and 32 in back..erm, saftey? communication breakdown? well... one thing to say...
FUCK CYCLETREADS. and i dont care who knows it :angry2: the workers dont seem bad, i like mark, and mike seemed alright... but fucked if im gunna ever be the idiot standing in the shop waiting for my rear tyre being bullshitted by... i wont say anymore.. getting a little angry here...
but honestly, out of all this i would FAR rather do what i could have/usually do and find an old tyre in the garage with enuf tread to be passed and put it on myself with the leavers... fucking bad experience.. is it always like this? wankers, bullshitting a poor little :oinnocent 18yo who has never bought new tyres b4...
Leading Edge here i come! (well, hopefully not for a while) sharpe reckons i should come back in with the bike and make them get the friggin right ones and replace them free of charge! fuckit, i just wont go back, and my advice to those who havnt been there yet, dont bother :) (and altho i mall pissed off about this i dont blame mike/mark for this directly as i think they seem alright dudes)
Anyways so i get to track time yadda yadda about 10 pix taken will b up somtime soon, my 3rd out of 4 sessions was timed for my 4th 6th and 8th laps, i ran 1:27, 1:25, 1:23. and was getting a speedo reading of *approx 215 top speed, mostly about 200 at the kink and then it kept fluttering around depending on where i held the throttle.. will clean carbs out to hopefully resolve this/ re-jet (who knows what the idiot b4 me jetted it to, but he wasnt running an airfilter)
oh, and after the scrubbing etc NEW TYRES ARE FUCKING AWESOME! despite being the wrong profile(in terms of stock recommendation) and a *old hard* tyre on rear, STICKY AS A MOFO comparativly. i think in that last novice run i ran really well on aout 3rd lap but mate didnt time... next aim will b for no photos, just timing and aim for <1:20. Had great fun out there and even got unsuspectingly passed you mitch :p(i wont mention she was going slow/marshalling)only to be blasted by on hte outside rather shamefully like 3 laps later.:(
All in all the bike held together fully, i had a great day and am keeen to race!
Oh and lastly, Curious George in another post mentioned chicks liking leather... Shot brother! hahaha ;) and cheers mitch for selling them... dunno if they worked for you as i didnt exactly have guys coming up to me asking Q's :P but anyways sweet as, managed to meet up with an ex-gf from when i was like 11/12 (did it count then?:p) who i aint seen her in ages..AND SHE LIKES BIKES! and claims that the rear seat of the NC24 belongs to her -sweet, no complaints here.:cool:
haha, just a pitty i only stayed @ the party for like 10mins and was home in bed by 1am, ready to wakeup @ 6am to get ready for the day i explained above :done:
it all started on friday mornin after sharpes phone call that theyy wouldnt pass my front bald right hand edge tyre... so i rang cycletreads and asked if they had a "Set of BT090's, 120/60/17, and 150/60/17" they reckond it shudnt b a problem and could be done saturday morning... i then rang back a few hours later to confirm and find that they only had a 70 profile for the front end... bugger, but oh well, i needed tyres and the 090's are what i wanted/were recommended. they then told me the tyre was being "brought in" tonite so it would be ready by morning... i come in @ 8:20am to find out the rear tyre is still sitting in sean walsh's boot (of his *killer* 4x4 hehe) but that he said he would be there early... well blah blah did alot of talking/drinking coffe and FINALLY after many times ringing his cellfone he arrives @ 11am with my bloody rear tyre... next thing i read the sticker that says BT9R or somthing to be told that they often get mis-labelled... i rear the sidewall that said BT-90 and when i asked about that i was told they were a 090... knowing FUCKING NOTHING ABOUT TYRES/NEW ONES ESP! i was like, sweet, fair enuf... they knocked the price from $400 flat cash to $380 for the long wait... semi-fair enuf but to be honest the day before a track day my time is worth double that per hour! i would have happily paid more...
anyways i get out there to be told/embarrased by Sharpe/(whoever his mate is? cant member) that the back tyre is infact NOT an 090 and is a BT90 which is OLD stock from like 1997... next thing a different guy (dez i think?) did the front tyre to the back (by mike i think) and so when i checked @ track time they had put 34 in front and 32 in back..erm, saftey? communication breakdown? well... one thing to say...
FUCK CYCLETREADS. and i dont care who knows it :angry2: the workers dont seem bad, i like mark, and mike seemed alright... but fucked if im gunna ever be the idiot standing in the shop waiting for my rear tyre being bullshitted by... i wont say anymore.. getting a little angry here...
but honestly, out of all this i would FAR rather do what i could have/usually do and find an old tyre in the garage with enuf tread to be passed and put it on myself with the leavers... fucking bad experience.. is it always like this? wankers, bullshitting a poor little :oinnocent 18yo who has never bought new tyres b4...
Leading Edge here i come! (well, hopefully not for a while) sharpe reckons i should come back in with the bike and make them get the friggin right ones and replace them free of charge! fuckit, i just wont go back, and my advice to those who havnt been there yet, dont bother :) (and altho i mall pissed off about this i dont blame mike/mark for this directly as i think they seem alright dudes)
Anyways so i get to track time yadda yadda about 10 pix taken will b up somtime soon, my 3rd out of 4 sessions was timed for my 4th 6th and 8th laps, i ran 1:27, 1:25, 1:23. and was getting a speedo reading of *approx 215 top speed, mostly about 200 at the kink and then it kept fluttering around depending on where i held the throttle.. will clean carbs out to hopefully resolve this/ re-jet (who knows what the idiot b4 me jetted it to, but he wasnt running an airfilter)
oh, and after the scrubbing etc NEW TYRES ARE FUCKING AWESOME! despite being the wrong profile(in terms of stock recommendation) and a *old hard* tyre on rear, STICKY AS A MOFO comparativly. i think in that last novice run i ran really well on aout 3rd lap but mate didnt time... next aim will b for no photos, just timing and aim for <1:20. Had great fun out there and even got unsuspectingly passed you mitch :p(i wont mention she was going slow/marshalling)only to be blasted by on hte outside rather shamefully like 3 laps later.:(
All in all the bike held together fully, i had a great day and am keeen to race!
Oh and lastly, Curious George in another post mentioned chicks liking leather... Shot brother! hahaha ;) and cheers mitch for selling them... dunno if they worked for you as i didnt exactly have guys coming up to me asking Q's :P but anyways sweet as, managed to meet up with an ex-gf from when i was like 11/12 (did it count then?:p) who i aint seen her in ages..AND SHE LIKES BIKES! and claims that the rear seat of the NC24 belongs to her -sweet, no complaints here.:cool:
haha, just a pitty i only stayed @ the party for like 10mins and was home in bed by 1am, ready to wakeup @ 6am to get ready for the day i explained above :done: