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MarJay
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PostPosted: 12:02 - 13 Mar 2023    Post subject: New Bike at the weekend! Reply with quote

Hi all,

As you may or may not know, I had a bit of a... mishap... at a Cadwell Park trackday last year on my 600RR. There was an accident in front of me at Park corner so I did the usual trackday thing of rolling off the throttle. The chap behind me on the GSXR600 SRAD bouncing off the limiter in 6th did not... He hit the RR on the right rear of the swingarm, and his fist hit me just below where I believe my kidneys are. So with me and the bike somewhat damaged (the bike was pretty much otherwise unscathed) we spent the winter healing and repairing. Well, I was healing and the 600 stubbornly refused to repair itself, so I did it for it.

I have booked a few trackdays this year, but I felt a bit funny about taking my RR. I've been thinking of getting something with a touch more power too, and my weird irrational thing of not wanting to take a bike that I've had 2 fairly recent crashes on kicked in. It wasn't the fault of the bike in any way, and in fact the bike has been a great companion for trackdays. It just has a few little niggling things that I really had no energy to try to sort. It turns out that I have now sorted most of them, but I'll get to that in a bit..

At the weekend I went to 'view' a bike that I saw that was a reasonable price and I liked the look of. It's a bit more powerful than the 600RR but not a 1000cc which I think is too much for the way I ride on track (I seem to like corner speed and outbraking rather than pure power on the straights). The fact I went along to 'view' the bike with the trailer hitched up probably tells you about what I was going to do subconsciously...

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It's a 2012 GSXR750 L1 or L2? The paperwork says L1 but it's a 2012 so it *should* be an L2. Meh, it's a great bike whatever. I got a deal on it because the clocks were 'stuck' in KPH mode, and the trader selling it didn't know how to fix it. He said you press both buttons on the dash simultaneously and it changes, but that was not working. He insisted that one of the dash buttons was probably fucked, and I would need to buy a secondhand dash from somewhere. Well, it also had an FI light, that he believed showed because the battery went flat... I had an idea but I wasn't 100% certain at that point. About 90% certain though...

Anyway, I did the deal, took the bike away and got it home. I put it through 3 FI 'cycles' and the FI light was extinguished. At that point (as I suspected above) the clocks then easily switched to MPH by using the actual method which is holding the 'set' button for 3 seconds, and then pressing and holding the other dash button for 2 seconds simultaneously. Vindication!

So now I have 2 track bikes, and I need to be shot of the 600RR. With that motivation in mind I replaced the clutch cover gasket and spent a bit of time on the cosmetics. The Honda is now in one of the best states it's ever been, having had the already tatty dented swinging arm replaced with a near mint ebay replacement. It even has the original decals and unbent paddock stand bobbin mounts. If anyone wants a road legal but scruffy track prepared CBR600RR, hit me up. We may be able to do a deal.
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arry
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PostPosted: 12:14 - 13 Mar 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice Thumbs Up

Mate of mine bought a 750 to turn into a proper track-day weapon, spent loads of money on it taking it apart and restoring it as a decent base, then bought rearsets and various other nice bits to go on it. Then he moved to the very bottom of Cornwall and realised he's about 3 days from the nearest track, so it's just sat in the garage Laughing

Sorry to hear about your accident. Sounds like a really unfortunate one.
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MarJay
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PostPosted: 12:35 - 13 Mar 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

arry wrote:
Nice Thumbs Up

Sorry to hear about your accident. Sounds like a really unfortunate one.


Yep. Suspected broken scaphoid in left hand, some massive tissue damage to my left ankle. A huge bruise on my right lower back and backside and a huuuuge bruise on my right elbow. In the scheme of things I came off well, but my left ankle is still not quite right and I'm having physio right now. I also have recently managed to get them to MRI it because I've had broken bones that healed quicker. It was 10 months ago and I still have a terrible limp and a fair amount of pain. The hand, elbow, back, backside etc are all OK now, except my tolerance for sitting on a chair for long periods has reduced slightly.

I don't want to let it stop me from doing trackdays though, and as it wasn't my fault it should be easy to not let it mess with my head, but it'll take a trackday at Cadwell to find out.
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Freddyfruitba...
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PostPosted: 13:22 - 13 Mar 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

MarJay wrote:
as it wasn't my fault it should be easy to not let it mess with my head

Sorry to hear about the prang - hope the ankle gets sorted.

I often hear people talking like you are above, but to my mind it's the other way round! Personally, I've only had one moderately serious accident - as in, loss of consciousness and a broken collar bone - and it was 100% my own stupid fault. My feeling is that I know exactly what I did wrong, I learned from it bigtime, and am confident I won't do it again. First time back on a bike a few months later my emotion was absolute exhilaration, no headfuckery at all. I do think if in my accident I'd been taken out by forces completely outside my control, like a tree falling on me (or indeed, another bike ramming me from behind) I'd have been much more likely to be have worried about riding again. Is it just me?
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MarJay
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PostPosted: 13:34 - 13 Mar 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Freddyfruitbat wrote:
MarJay wrote:
as it wasn't my fault it should be easy to not let it mess with my head

Sorry to hear about the prang - hope the ankle gets sorted.

I often hear people talking like you are above, but to my mind it's the other way round! Personally, I've only had one moderately serious accident - as in, loss of consciousness and a broken collar bone - and it was 100% my own stupid fault. My feeling is that I know exactly what I did wrong, I learned from it bigtime, and am confident I won't do it again. First time back on a bike a few months later my emotion was absolute exhilaration, no headfuckery at all. I do think if in my accident I'd been taken out by forces completely outside my control, like a tree falling on me (or indeed, another bike ramming me from behind) I'd have been much more likely to be have worried about riding again. Is it just me?


I was talking to someone at the weekend who said the same thing, but my logic is that I've been on probably 50 trackdays and never had an issue with another rider. It was definitely a confluence of specific events. The fact a rider nudged another rider off on the left hand side of Park straight, the fact that I then rolled off on the crest of the hill at Park, and the fact that a bike behind me was going for the overtake and happened to choose the wrong side to try it.... It's one of those things. Yeah I'll be scared that it could happen again, but realistically will it? No, not in a million years.
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PostPosted: 21:03 - 13 Mar 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

I feel oddly jealous about hearing someone rammed you so hard from behind that you got bruises and you're still limping.

One of these days you'll crack and get a cruiser.
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MarJay
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PostPosted: 21:31 - 13 Mar 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Robby wrote:
I feel oddly jealous about hearing someone rammed you so hard from behind that you got bruises and you're still limping.

One of these days you'll crack and get a cruiser.


I'm more likely to get a GS... and you know how that would work out for me!
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PostPosted: 14:53 - 14 Mar 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

I liked my 1000 L0 (similar, was 61 plate but L0...), It had some degree of comfort too which was wild for a sports bike. This looks nice!

Whats the deal with the CBR, what are you looking for it and how road legal is it, you have the lighting kit etc?
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MarJay
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PostPosted: 16:23 - 14 Mar 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

P. wrote:
I liked my 1000 L0 (similar, was 61 plate but L0...), It had some degree of comfort too which was wild for a sports bike. This looks nice!

Whats the deal with the CBR, what are you looking for it and how road legal is it, you have the lighting kit etc?


It's a completely road legal bike but the previous owner put a modified fibreglass track fairing and tail unit on it. It's a bit scuffed from a couple of accidents, but it's all serviceable. It has covers that velcro and or cable tie on over the headlights to make it more of a track bike. The number plate, tail light and rear indicators bolt on with 4 bolts and 3 quick release connectors. The front indicators connect with velcro and 2 bullet connectors each side. I can switch from 'road' to 'track' mode in about ten minutes gentle work.

It's a 2008 CBR600RR - the last model before ABS was introduced, and the ugly black ABS cover was glued to the side.

The suspension both ends has been rebuilt by some specialist somewhere. TW suspension tech according to the stickers. It works well for me. I think the previous owner was a similar weight to me. His name was Harley, believe it or not! Bear in mind this was done before I bought it in 2016. It rides really well though as you may be able to see from the tyre wear.

It has the following:

Brand new EBC discs and pads
Oil and filter changed before it's last trackday
Chain and sprockets replaced before last trackday
Continental Race Attack comp endurance compound tyres with about a trackdays worth of life left on them. Maybe two?
Renthal soft grips only a few trackdays old
Carbon fibre mudguard
Rebuilt brake calipers
Venhill braided hoses
'HRC' rear brake reservoir
Gear indicator
quickshifter
Gilles rearsets
Full Arrow system
Power Commander (set up on a dyno, I think it's about 115bhp or so)
Alloy radiator
radiator guard
Race seat (so not particularly comfortable on the road)
R&G crankcase protector cover
I took the R&G clutch cover off because it caused a slight oil weep. I replaced the clutch cover gasket just the other week, but my local bike shop told me it was more likely caused by the actual R&G cover because they all do that sir.

I also have the original road bodywork, but it was in a crash so I think it's badly scuffed. I'm not sure if there are any pieces missing. I also have a spare rear wheel with a dent in it that could be repaired, a completely standard shock and a box of other odds and sods in the loft in the garage.

I was going to put it up on ebay for £3000 with an MOT. It's not currently MOT'd but it will pass easily. Sold with all the parts I won't be able to use on other bikes.

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MarJay
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PostPosted: 20:10 - 30 Mar 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

My CBR600RR is now on ebay:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225502731833
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Old Git Racing
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PostPosted: 16:49 - 10 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Think you'll love the 750 on track, had a k7 750, totally standard it was a hoot at Cadwell. Superb suspension and just enough power to ride it flat out. I've ridden a gixxer 1000 and currently have a SRAD 600 for the track but the 750 was the most enjoyable.
Sorry to hear about your mishap, pretty rare on trackdays IMO.
Hope you have a good and safe year on it!

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