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Posted: 12:39 - 10 Jul 2014 Post subject: |
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Will definately grab a bag of flat mounts for the camera.
The curvy helmet ones are awkward to get decent shots of stuff with! ____________________ Please be aware that the above post may be full of complete nonsense.
Riding: '07 KTM Duke II, Baotian BT49QT-20 Driving: '88 Volvo 340 |
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Very envious of you lot. I will definitely be booking one once my gay restriction is up (preferably with some of you) ____________________ Present: [Kawasaki ZX7r][Suzuki DRZ 400s]
Past: [Honda PCX 125] [Yamaha RXS 100] [Honda CB 500] [Triumph Speed Four] [Honda ST1100 Pan European - Po-Po Edition] |
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Posted: 21:55 - 10 Jul 2014 Post subject: |
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Paddy. wrote: | Well..
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Looking at the videos, rough lap times on the SV for the first 2 sessions was 1:20, then the Daytona took this down somewhat to 1:10 Think the extra power assisted down the straights but can't really work out where it gets the extra speed, maybe someone else can check the footage. Also looks like I did some quicker laps so if you can be arsed to work it out do let me know
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Looks like you guys had a great day and thanks for the write-up, I enjoyed reading it!
As for where the Daytona was faster, well a little bit everywhere will be the answer! I don't need to scrutinise the footage to establish that. A fraction here and there adds up over an entire lap.
One thing I did note watching the SV footage is that you don't change gear often, any reason?
Oh and looking at the Daytona footage, did you knew you used the rear brake? ... first time I saw footage of my feet I was shocked, I wasn't actually aware I even used it, let alone so extensively!
G wrote: | As an idea, I was reasonably happy with 53 second laps on a 67hp SV650 around there when I was on-form.
I think I was doing 56/57 with a 35hp SV650s the same weekend.
Pretty sure blue was a chunk faster than that on an SV.
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Dusting off my lap time notes, looks like 52.2 was my fastest recorded lap on an SV. But that was years ago, like you, no idea what my pace would be today.
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Posted: 22:05 - 10 Jul 2014 Post subject: |
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Yea; seeing that I happen to be conveniently close to Brands Hatch; as does, as it goes, both my track bike, leathers and van , I should probably get out and have a play. |
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Posted: 22:08 - 10 Jul 2014 Post subject: |
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That vans got quite an interesting gearbox |
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Posted: 07:08 - 11 Jul 2014 Post subject: |
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Gear changes..
Well, I remember what gears I was in for each corner. Aimed to do the same each time round, the SV never really run out of puff so I'm likely going to give that another go round Brands soon.
SV was into 5th down the straight where as the Daytona could stay in 3rd, giving me a little more engine braking for paddock hill meaning I could just brake a little later and cut the slow ones up |
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If your cutting people up into corners, move up a group.
The novice group is not for that. Seen many accidents on track from people doing that.
Mtfu and get in the fast group to progress properly. ____________________ Suzuki GT250 x7------- Fazer 600------CB250RS------Aprilia Rally 70----- Bandit 600
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Posted: 17:39 - 11 Jul 2014 Post subject: |
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Shall book an inters group next
I do feel there should be a fast novice and slow novice however. The ones that are truly scared and the ones that were fairly well paced in novice, like Busa guy and RSV4 that were playing hard to get, 2 different "1st trackday but fast road rider" and "first trackday but sunday bimbler" groups.
I wasn't aiming for knee down, it was just lulzy going past people with a knee of the floor, especially since I'd never got my knee down before. Not desperate at all, just found it humorous that I hate right hand turns but right hand turns were easy on track. |
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Posted: 18:15 - 11 Jul 2014 Post subject: |
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Wasn't there a fourth group at ours actually Paddy? Or was it two novices because so many had booked up. I remember a lot of the intermediates moved upto the top group too as that only had about five people in at the start of the day
Agree a split novices would of been good - I'd of said i was the upper end of the slower half of our group, i'd like to say because I was scared of crashing the ZX, but possibly just because I was crap in comparison .
As much as a few people were holding me up at times too, there was a definate lack of speed and confidence comparing myself to Paddy and a couple of the other faster ones in the group - having them blitz past constantly didn't really help the confidence of the slower lot I think |
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So - seeking advice here. After telling myself this would be a one off taster to continue in the future, after one day i'm really considering a track bike. Likely will be stored at paddys for track days as and when I can make it and afford it.
I really don't want to risk the ZX again and want something I can push it a bit more on without worrying whether I can afford to crash - not that i'm aiming to crash it .
My initial thoughts have been CB500 or SV650 [which paddy seemed to get on with great] for cheap bike/parts/repairs. Presuming I don't suddenly turn into Rossi overnight and need something with top performance to keep up on the straights, would these be a good option to start off with on a budget.
Paddys also suggested an old CBR600 as another option |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 9 years, 262 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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