I've got a slow bike & want to do a trackday

[_Iain_]

My KTM maxxes out around a ton. When I went to Brands with Paddy, Matt & Aff it looked quite a fast circuit & I think the bike would be massively lagging & i'd be holding people up on it.

Wondered if there's any smaller more technical circuits that are localish to Kent that'd suit a supermoto?

Tah
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[Shaft]

Lydden Hill, just outside Canters.
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[Musketeer]

You will not enjoy it as much as with a bike capable of doing at least 120mph. You may have enough corner speed but people will be lapping you. Also everybody will be just cutting in front of you on your corner approaches.
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[Matt B]

[_Iain_]

Think he was on a Ride Skills course - the guy on the XT660 out with everyone else seemed to be getting utterly dicked on by everyone, even in n00b class.

What would annoy me massively is people with litre bikes cutting me up pre-corner, slowing me down in the corners (just about the only place I stand a hope in hell of making up any time) and then fucking off again on the straights, which is what I'm worried about, as the whole point of going would be to improve my confidence in cornering at speed & improving my entry speeds. I can't really upgear it due to clearance issues however, it will just about squeeze 110 on standard gearing.

Had heard about Lydden, however having never been there it's pretty hard to judge how long straights are & stuff - would love to hear from anyone that's done it on a supermoto
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[P.]

XT660 guy was keeping a decent pace in corners.

Novices will be novices, its fine to jump in that group at Brands.

People will only cut you up if you take a massively wide line and cut in stupidly late... then you'd likely be at fault But no, I was told to build up slowly and thats what I did, I haven't died yet

FWIW I rarely went over a ton on the SV, only ever down the straight would I have seen 110ish. I'd happily use the duke around Brands.

Oh, and you may want some cans

[_Iain_]

[Snorty]

Pretty much maxed the bike out at Snetterton, give or take 10mph.

That track is more or less defined by two massive straight separated by a few corners though.

I did get cut up by thous and stuff on the straight, people passing within a foot of me like I was stood still.
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[P.]

The Daytona was "pushing it" but I suspect they just didn't like me.

[Shaft]

[G]

First off, Gazdaman on here did his first trackday on an MZ250. At Snetterton.

Not a fancy race one, but a stock road one. Also, I've had more rounded tyres on my van. He still did ok.

If your bike handles ok, you won't be holding people up, because there's plenty of space to pass you on the straights, which is much easier than passing a corner.

If you are holding a sports bike up, it's because they're too slow and you keep getting past them braking/cornering/accelerating, not because you're too slow.

Saying all that, Lydden is a good choice. Brands Indy isn't too bad as it goes either - you'll top out on the long start-finish section, but the rest should be fine.

[garth]

Mallory will also be fine, had no problems lapping at the top of inters on my 600 monster with 50bhp.
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[_Iain_]

Next question,

Is anyone planning on doing Brands/Lydden in the next month or two?
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[G]

No specific plans, but would be up for something.
Though, last time I rode at Lydden it didn't end so well .

[P.]

I r game... I'll bring the surfboard, should be lulzy

[Carvel]

I would like to do Brands on the Cbr.

What sort of cost are we looking at?
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[Carvel]

[Blue_SV650S]

As others have said Lydden Hill is the best track for a slow bike.
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