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Az World Chat Champion
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Posted: 23:50 - 25 May 2016 Post subject: Pitbike Supermoto at Kinsham Raceway |
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Rode a 140cc Supermoto Pitbike for the first time today at Kinsham Raceway.
Besides the bike not lasting long (bogging and cutting out) and I ended up sharing a mates bike for the day, it was a good day on the whole.
For anyone interested in doing it, here's my experience...
I haven't ridden a pit bike since I was about 13/14, so it felt weird to ride it at first, but you quickly adjust & start scraping pegs and boots.
Very fun and cheap lols. £35 for 10am-1pm open pit lane, you'll use about 6/7 litres of fuel IIRC.
You'll crash, well I did, twice . It doesn't hurt as the chances are you're not going very fast. These little bikes crash very well too - crash it, pick it up, kick start it and off you are again as if nothing happened.
If you're going to go, use a fully functioning bike. A broken bike really does make it frustrating, as the bikes are slow as they are. Having a bike that's not running great just turns your fun into you screaming at the bike for it to go quicker.
They're pretty cheap for parts, but from what I could gather you tend to need parts a lot of the time. The general conscious was that they're not the most reliable machines, but they're basic and cheap to work on when something does go wrong.
Some photo's I took of the bike I took (my brothers) and the mate I went with on track:
https://i789.photobucket.com/albums/yy178/AzAndBikes/2950CFAE-D9A6-4EAD-AD44-A2A9F7CE896C_zpsvlfmpk23.jpeg
https://i789.photobucket.com/albums/yy178/AzAndBikes/F4728670-3EEB-4BB7-8C83-7CCCD130F903_zpspjrx9vtc.jpeg
https://i789.photobucket.com/albums/yy178/AzAndBikes/70BFB306-93DB-4E85-8860-C28983FC816F_zpsbb3lrrlq.jpeg
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garth World Chat Champion
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Posted: 09:53 - 26 May 2016 Post subject: |
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Pit bike sm is very good fun, and good for learning limits / crashing
I might race Sunday, weather dependant, at matchams ____________________ You ain't a has been if you never was |
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binge Emo Kiddy
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Posted: 22:28 - 04 Jul 2016 Post subject: |
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I've only ever been to Kinsham once. I rode my TZR pit bike there years ago with Richard Cooper and his riding buddies.
Very good track. A little far out for me though. It's hours away.
https://youtu.be/y9QVW_xCQmk
https://youtu.be/r-b0jtEc5nI ____________________ - Honda XL125S - CBR400 NC29 - VFR400 NC30 - CBR400 NC29 - TL1000R - TeeZeR Pit! - Bandit 12 - YZF450 - LuckyMX125 Pit! - Demon X XLR 140 Pit!
- Stomp KZ 160 Pit! - Demon X D-link 140 Pit! - CRF50F Mini-Pit - MonsterMoto 155cc MiniSM - Honda Chaly 150cc - Yamaha 98' R1
- Honda Chaly 140cc - Thumpstar 190cc 4v MiniSM - Aprilia RS125 Pit-Bike - |
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Posted: 08:01 - 05 Jul 2016 Post subject: |
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Pitbike racing is something I've wanted to do for a long time, everywhere/one always point towards going to www.nmrrc.co.uk to get started, but the website is old and doesn't get updated. Say you've got your bike and it's prepped etc, what really is the best way to start? ____________________ I want your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle.
Suzuki GP125 Suzuki GSX600F Suzuki SV650S KTM EXC250F SkyTeam Bongo 125
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Posted: 22:10 - 14 Sep 2016 Post subject: |
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A few clips of Dam_Buster and myself having fun on our pit bikes.
His is now a YX184, fitted with a TB V2 Roller rocker head, ceramic bore. The engine is a fucking monster. It's 'Over-square' as they say, and revs like a bloody 2 stroke!
He's not rode it on track yet.
Mine is a 190cc Daytona 4v engine, another absolute creature of a motor. So much fun, but trying to keep the traction down through my little 10" wheels is difficult. I'm changing the rear over from a 100, to a 120 section next week as I struggle against the boys running 12" wheels on the fast sweepers. They can get so much more stability on the bigger tyre.
https://youtu.be/DgWfCIB3Wjw ____________________ - Honda XL125S - CBR400 NC29 - VFR400 NC30 - CBR400 NC29 - TL1000R - TeeZeR Pit! - Bandit 12 - YZF450 - LuckyMX125 Pit! - Demon X XLR 140 Pit!
- Stomp KZ 160 Pit! - Demon X D-link 140 Pit! - CRF50F Mini-Pit - MonsterMoto 155cc MiniSM - Honda Chaly 150cc - Yamaha 98' R1
- Honda Chaly 140cc - Thumpstar 190cc 4v MiniSM - Aprilia RS125 Pit-Bike - |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 7 years, 268 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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