MotoTT Trackday, Friday 24th April

**Devil** · 22nd April 2009, 13:36

yay, bike freshly serviced, chuck the slicks on tomorrow. Weathers looking acceptable and accomodation booked! Woohoo!
Now I just dont know what to wear. That's the problem when you've got 3 helmets, 3 pairs of boots, 5 pairs of gloves...

**jamiey** · 22nd April 2009, 14:58

Anyone at Rainbow lodge on the thurs nite??

**Kiwi Graham:Me** · 22nd April 2009, 15:58

Originally Posted by jamiey

Anyone at Rainbow lodge on the thurs nite??

You be careful there young grashopper, partaking of the local liquor

, rumaging with the locals

and the hooning the next day

will end in tears

. Step away from the dark side and feel the force my learned one.

Have a good one mate.

**jamiey** · 22nd April 2009, 16:06

Originally Posted by Kiwi Graham

You be careful there young grashopper, partaking of the local liquor

, rumaging with the locals

and the hooning the next day

will end in tears

. Step away from the dark side and feel the force my learned one.

Have a good one mate.

Maybe only a few beers and a bite to eat old wise one!! Will be using the force (well a cell phone) for regular advice calls during the day:slap:

**Sidewinder** · 22nd April 2009, 19:51

I have spear spot in group one and can give someone a ride down from hams if they want!

**Matt Bleck** · 23rd April 2009, 08:50

Originally Posted by Sidewinder

I have spear spot in group one and can give someone a ride down from hams if they want!

good luck with that Nigel

**CHOPPA** · 23rd April 2009, 16:18

Hey guys! I cant make it cause my Daughter arrived early! Group 1

**Sidewinder** · 23rd April 2009, 22:08

Originally Posted by CHOPPA

Hey guys! I cant make it cause my Daughter arrived early! Group 1

yea shes a little gem! i want one!

**kiwifruit** · 24th April 2009, 21:39

Was a great day, lucky with the weather as usual. Good crowd too. Had lots of fun on alsorts of bikes, i'm a lucky boy.

Originally Posted by CHOPPA

Hey guys! I cant make it cause my Daughter arrived early! Group 1

Congratulations!

**erik** · 24th April 2009, 23:04

Originally Posted by kiwifruit

Was a great day, lucky with the weather as usual. Good crowd too. Had lots of fun on alsorts of bikes, i'm a lucky boy.

How many sessions did you do?

I got myself a 1992 liteace van and came down in that, it just fits the sv in nicely (it's the high-roof version). It's a fair bit easier and a lot warmer than riding down.

The van is pretty noisy though, lots of road noise and engine noise (though I don't think it's as bad as the wind noise on the bike).

I had a good time on the track, hadn't gotten too rusty on the sv after doing the last track day on the bandit. I want to check and adjust the front suspension sag before the next trackday, I dropped some new 0.90kg/mm springs in yesterday in a hurry and didn't check the sag, I think it might've been bottoming out a little.

I think I prefer track days in autumn/winter, don't get so overheated on the bike.

Looking forward to next time.

**Matt Bleck** · 25th April 2009, 08:53

I had a great day, again!

thanks MotoTT!

**sinfull** · 25th April 2009, 10:06

bah humbug !

**SeppoDave** · 25th April 2009, 10:23

It's always a bummer to crash. But what can make it better (or worse) is if someone behind you captures it on video and puts it on YouTube!

Group 1, Session 4, Lap 1, Turn 2.

I'm reminded of the "HALT - Hammerzeit" demotivation poster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZOb-9D9D3A

**boomer** · 25th April 2009, 10:34

What a great day, thanks guys! good to see some friendly faces and wicked to get back on the track/bike again

SeppoDave, that must have been later in the day, in all honestly i'm suprised you didn't go down sooner, 'specially when you had the pillion. But hey.. as long as you had fun and no one got hurt !