MotoTT Trackday 7 December- who is going?

[sinfull]

Great day yesterday, although i had to keep telling myself \"slow down to go fast\" every time the procession filed past me and i\'d try to chase only to screw up the next corner, ah well lol
Was ready to put the high bars back on by the 3rd session lol friggin hard work for a fat old bastard that shit is, wasn\'t even lasting the 15 minutes till the last couple of sessions, felt like i was using my palms as hammers !
Started getting the ass off the brute a little more though, which is great !
Couple o things left to do, like good rubber and suss the front suspension and then its all down to confidence and track time !
Think i must have been starting to speed up a little by the last session as i didn\'t have the whole field lap me by the end of it !
Oh wait had you guys all left by then ?

[sinfull]

Any body see J-Lo there? was ment to be

Yeah mate she was there in all her glory !

[Sue VFR]

Yes it was a great day.... the worst injury, other than a carpet burn on a hornet riders elbow ! was something in Toby Summers eye!! Well done everyone for keeping it clean.
Thank you again to our marvelous Goblin... have a great time on those wonderful roads down south, and to Matt Bleck and Kiwifruit for your patience and guidance on the 'Lines Bikes'.

The Motott team really appreciate the great feed back and comments and help received from the Kiwi Biker community.

Have a great Christmas everyone and may Santa bring many bike bits....
Sue

[NinjaBoy]

Thanks to the MotoTT team for a great day ! Taupo turned on the weather and as mentioned previously its probably one of the few trackdays where there were no major offs or delays.

After a long Vic series of racing its nice to be able to cruise around the track without anyone wanting to re-pass after you've passed them. Except for this one guy with 'Merkel' on his leathers ......

[sinfull]

after you've passed them. Except for this one guy with 'Merkel' on his leathers ......

You passed him ???

[erik]

This was the first time I've been marshalling that the recovery vehicle wasn't needed once!
So well done all the riders for allowing a smooth day. Although there were a couple of "offs" they all managed to ride off the track. I'll let them tell their stories.

Cool, I didn't realise it wasn't used.

My story:

I fell off in session 2! First time I've binned the sv650s. I'd made new footpeg riser plates to move the pegs further back and up, I think it's good to have them further back, but maybe they're a little high for my knees.
Anyway, I was having heaps of fun in session 2, new I was pushing me and the rear tyre's limits a bit, it warned me with a couple of slides, one was quite big on the second to last lap on turn 5. I continued the lap, saw the checkered flag indicating last lap, was thinking about passing the bike in front of me in turn 1, was a little wide, the back started to slide, I tried to correct it and I was sliding off the track on my back...
Looking at the video now, it looks like the back lost traction then re-gripped as I tried to correct, but then the front wasn't up to it and let go as well.
Here's a video of the turn 5 slide and then the turn 1 bin:


The Motoslider crash bung did the job well, the only damage was to the gearshift lever tip (it broke off) and a bit of scratching on the tail fairing and swingarm bobbin (and a tiny bit on the front fairing that might just polish out - although I still need to finish painting them before I polish them anyway...).

Thanks to Gah/NinjaBoy lending me his cordless drill etc I replaced the gearshift lever tip with a bolt and was ready for the 3rd session.
I took it fairly easy in the third session, but towards the end the bike started hesitating accelerating on the back straight, so I exited at the pits worrying something was wrong, experimented in the carpark and it did it again, but then seemed to clear itself up, so must've been something in the carbs or something. Too late to go back out in that session though. But I had fun in the last 3 sessions (15 minute sessions are a good idea on the short track!). I was purposely not pushing it as much as the second session, didn't have any more slides, but was still happy with my riding, I think I was getting the apexes better than at the last trackday.

So it's looking like I need stickier tyres. Kiwifruit and Peter Harkess recommended Dunlop GPR10's, Chris Mitchell said Metzeler M3's. I've got some decisions to make what to do with my current tyres (Pirelli Diablo Rosso on the front and Diablo on the back) which still have a fair bit of life left, and also wondering if I should look at getting a van because I'm worried the 290km trip to and from the track will destroy sticker tyres even faster than it's wearing out the rear Diablo. Plus there's suspension upgrades and I want to make new footpeg riser plates etc etc. All good fun, just wish I had more time to do it.


Here's some footage from the second session of the yellow group (starts part way into the session):


Anyway, thanks again to MotoTT for an excellent day!

[Kornholio]

Any body see J-Lo there? was ment to be

Yeah mate she was there in all her glory !

Yeah man she was there looking fabulous

Yes it was a great day.... the worst injury, other than a carpet burn on a hornet riders elbow ! was something in Toby Summers eye!! Well done everyone for keeping it clean.
Thank you again to our marvelous Goblin... have a great time on those wonderful roads down south, and to Matt Bleck and Kiwifruit for your patience and guidance on the 'Lines Bikes'.

The Motott team really appreciate the great feed back and comments and help received from the Kiwi Biker community.

Have a great Christmas everyone and may Santa bring many bike bits....
Sue

Yes, Thanks Sue and the MotoTT team for another awesome day

[dpex]

Yeah man she was there looking fabulous



Yes, Thanks Sue and the MotoTT team for another awesome day

As all have said, it was a "great" track day. Chris gave me a couple of laps of lines-training (thanks mate) and some other guy gave me a very useful piece of advice on body position.

Putting the lines-stuff and the body position together, I reckon I shaved at least 20 minutes off my next lap time. :--))

And watching Chris orchestrate the replacement of sundry sets of brake pads while getting the rest of the show on the road, was purely awesome.

You're legends, MotoTT.

[driftn]

[QUOTE=Kornholio;1842715]Yeah man she was there looking fabulous



So did any body talk to him (grant the guy that bought it)? I have not heard from him about how he went. Am interested in knowing what he thinks.

[dpex]

Great day yesterday, although i had to keep telling myself \"slow down to go fast\" every time the procession filed past me and i\'d try to chase only to screw up the next corner, ah well lol
Was ready to put the high bars back on by the 3rd session lol friggin hard work for a fat old bastard that shit is, wasn\'t even lasting the 15 minutes till the last couple of sessions, felt like i was using my palms as hammers !
Started getting the ass off the brute a little more though, which is great !
Couple o things left to do, like good rubber and suss the front suspension and then its all down to confidence and track time !
Think i must have been starting to speed up a little by the last session as i didn\'t have the whole field lap me by the end of it !
Oh wait had you guys all left by then ?

After our 'chat' as I was breaking camp, I thought about what you said about your gut. Seems to me we share a similar shape in that area, but the leathers and back-protector tend to act like a girdle.

Here's a bit of the advice I was given. Don't worry about shifting your arse. Lay on the tank, get your shoulders into the corner, inside knee bent, then get your head down. Your arms must naturally bend.

That way you simply cannot stiff-arm the bars and, therefore, you will have no weight on them; thus better control.

Why am I telling you this, since you want to relieve me of some scotch?

Oh well. A man has to pass on what a man can pass on without too cruelly jeopardizing his chances.:--))

Worked for me, brother!

[sinfull]

[QUOTE=driftn;1843526]

Yeah man she was there looking fabulous



So did any body talk to him (grant the guy that bought it)? I have not heard from him about how he went. Am interested in knowing what he thinks.

Yeah was having a bit of a yarn with Grant , runs true and tells no lies, not in them words so much, but i think he's happy with the bike !

[sinfull]

Here's a bit of the advice I was given. Don't worry about shifting your arse. Lay on the tank, get your shoulders into the corner, inside knee bent, then get your head down. Your arms must naturally bend.

That way you simply cannot stiff-arm the bars and, therefore, you will have no weight on them; thus better control.

Why am I telling you this, since you want to relieve me of some scotch?

Oh well. A man has to pass on what a man can pass on without too cruelly jeopardizing his chances.:--))

Worked for me, brother!

Now come on David, was that piece of advice passed on to you before or after your wee nap in the first round lol ?

I must say i'm actually enjoying (well i was by the 5th session) swinging the body off the bike a bit, so have done a sit up today hehe ! I recon by the next summer series i might have more than one abb ! Nah will have to do some work in the fat dept. Even did a couple of push ups on my spare bars trying to strengthen the palms up haha, yeah i know, elbows should stay bent but yrs of bourbon premixes says i'm falling on the lowwww clip ons !

New rubber and race pads should be on in the next day or so ! Will add braking markers to my list of learns for teusday, see how quick i can pull her up with the new pads ! The stock pads were blueing up my discs so they had to go !

[MD]

Any body see J-Lo there? was ment to be

Funny thing. I wandered over to these 2 Guys having lunch beside a white race prep'd 675 to ask if it was theirs. No it wasn't. We chatted for a minute, then as I walked off I noticed the other bike next to them had J-Lo on the tank. Wow that bike looks just like ...no, no it can't be. Must be a common name for Suzooks.
Look on the bright side. They didn't wreck it, that I know of.

[jrandom]

Look on the bright side. They didin't wreck it...

You mean they didn't fuck the paintjob... I can't imagine that any of that bike's innards are still even remotely healthy.

[Devil]

So it's looking like I need stickier tyres. Kiwifruit and Peter Harkess recommended Dunlop GPR10's, Chris Mitchell said Metzeler M3's. I've got some decisions to make what to do with my current tyres (Pirelli Diablo Rosso on the front and Diablo on the back) which still have a fair bit of life left, and also wondering if I should look at getting a van because I'm worried the 290km trip to and from the track will destroy sticker tyres even faster than it's wearing out the rear Diablo.

Either try some of the new BT016's (just got some, they feel good), or get your hands on some metzeler racetecs. Bridgestone BT090's might do the job too. The GPRa10's dont come in a 120/70R17 front, only 120/60.

Bit hard trying to find good solid 160 rears.
If you feel like changing your tyres beforehand (and get a trailer). I might be able to throw a set of used slicks your way.