the bb trackday thread.
Discussion
graeme4130 said:
If you can't reposition it so the front lip sits further back, you can always just dremmel it out, and fibreglass a new shape into it to give yourself more clearance
Realistically, you want >20mm gap there
Also you'll never get a tyre warmer on with that gap. I'd go for the cut out and re-fibreglass option if it fits well everywhere elseRealistically, you want >20mm gap there
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gwm said:
Are you good enough to use it? There's a lot of people on here saying they are, based on the Big Bang R1 thread. Edited by Gavia on Tuesday 29th November 01:47
Gavia said:
gwm said:
Are you good enough to use it? There's a lot of people on here saying they are, based on the Big Bang R1 thread. Edited by Gavia on Tuesday 29th November 01:47
Seems a bit steeply priced for a bike that's done two hard seasons, cost £62k to build, and they now want £42k for it
graeme4130 said:
Gavia said:
gwm said:
Are you good enough to use it? There's a lot of people on here saying they are, based on the Big Bang R1 thread. Edited by Gavia on Tuesday 29th November 01:47
Seems a bit steeply priced for a bike that's done two hard seasons, cost £62k to build, and they now want £42k for it
There's a few old BSB R1's knocking around asking that money. Hizzy's 02 Virgin bike and Camier's Airwaves 09 model are seemingly permanent features on eBay and failing to sell.
Biker's Nemesis said:
George29 said:
Has anyone been to Parcmotor circuit? Looks good from what I've seen so far, tempted to go next year. Are there any other TDOs going apart from NL too?
I saw the video on NL site George and it looks a cracking track.George29 said:
hebegb said:
CircuitMoto George - huge crew I know going in May ... Would fancy it myself if sooner , but may go anyway ...
Cheers, hadn't even heard of them. Was hoping there would be one a bit sooner, am hoping to do the NoLimits 1000 Cup next year so can't go from May-OctoberGood luck with that - you'll do well in there George , judging by your pace at Anglesey when I saw you out last !
I may join you for a round or two - outside of the very very definite few rounds of Endurance , with a team revolving around myself, Fleegle and Loon , plus AN other when we may do two twos but with a 6 and 8 HR on the books - 3 of us once or twice ...
Maybe see you on an earlier Euro - I've not yet got a plan in place cos I'm messing about with 2 strokes at the moment - out tomorrow again on the Enduro bike - day off !
George29 said:
hebegb said:
CircuitMoto George - huge crew I know going in May ... Would fancy it myself if sooner , but may go anyway ...
Cheers, hadn't even heard of them. Was hoping there would be one a bit sooner, am hoping to do the NoLimits 1000 Cup next year so can't go from May-Octoberhebegb said:
George29 said:
hebegb said:
CircuitMoto George - huge crew I know going in May ... Would fancy it myself if sooner , but may go anyway ...
Cheers, hadn't even heard of them. Was hoping there would be one a bit sooner, am hoping to do the NoLimits 1000 Cup next year so can't go from May-OctoberGood luck with that - you'll do well in there George , judging by your pace at Anglesey when I saw you out last !
I may join you for a round or two - outside of the very very definite few rounds of Endurance , with a team revolving around myself, Fleegle and Loon , plus AN other when we may do two twos but with a 6 and 8 HR on the books - 3 of us once or twice ...
Maybe see you on an earlier Euro - I've not yet got a plan in place cos I'm messing about with 2 strokes at the moment - out tomorrow again on the Enduro bike - day off !
I see they're running the 1000km at Donington for the first time, but with entries opening tomorrow, they're likely to sell out pretty quickly, and I believe you have to enter the whole series to enter tomorrow, whereas you enter 8 weeks in advance if you just want to pick and choose which races to go for, so not sure there'll be any 1000km slots left for us. I guess we'll wait and see
I'm certainly looking at Oulton, Silverstone and Donington rounds
hebegb said:
Excellent !
Good luck with that - you'll do well in there George , judging by your pace at Anglesey when I saw you out last !
I may join you for a round or two - outside of the very very definite few rounds of Endurance , with a team revolving around myself, Fleegle and Loon , plus AN other when we may do two twos but with a 6 and 8 HR on the books - 3 of us once or twice ...
Maybe see you on an earlier Euro - I've not yet got a plan in place cos I'm messing about with 2 strokes at the moment - out tomorrow again on the Enduro bike - day off !
Cheers, hopefully won't be any big off's like last time you saw me either! Still need to fully get to grips with the Fireblade but am going out to Almeria in February with a few superstock 1000 lads so hopefully they'll be able to help drag me along a bit Good luck with that - you'll do well in there George , judging by your pace at Anglesey when I saw you out last !
I may join you for a round or two - outside of the very very definite few rounds of Endurance , with a team revolving around myself, Fleegle and Loon , plus AN other when we may do two twos but with a 6 and 8 HR on the books - 3 of us once or twice ...
Maybe see you on an earlier Euro - I've not yet got a plan in place cos I'm messing about with 2 strokes at the moment - out tomorrow again on the Enduro bike - day off !
I'll see you in the paddock then - I'm doing every round except Silverstone, Brands and Snetterton.
Saw the enduro on the other thread, looks a good laugh
Back at the hotel now after a day on andalucia circuit. Maybe I'm alone in this opinion, but I didn't think much of it at all
It's an odd circuit with loads of undulations and something like 23 corners. Many of them with decreasing radius
It might just have been me, but it really just doesn't seem to flow and appears to be made up of every type of corner imaginable, but just thrown in for the sake of having a corner there
Got a day off tomorrow, then on Almeria on Thursday/Friday, although the forecast is now showing rain
It's an odd circuit with loads of undulations and something like 23 corners. Many of them with decreasing radius
It might just have been me, but it really just doesn't seem to flow and appears to be made up of every type of corner imaginable, but just thrown in for the sake of having a corner there
Got a day off tomorrow, then on Almeria on Thursday/Friday, although the forecast is now showing rain
From a few pages back. I hasten to add, you can do it for allot less than this.
cmaguire said:
What sort of money is the total cost for a 3-day to Spain assuming the bike is sent ahead?
I am wondering what sort of money you guys blow on this in a year.
From a few pages back. I hasten to add, you can do it for allot less than this.I am wondering what sort of money you guys blow on this in a year.
Sebo said:
Last weekend in Portimao would have looked a bit like this:
£699 - Trackdays, hotel, bike transport
£320 - Wet Tyres (though you could argue that this can't be 100% attributed to this weekend, as they still have loads of tread left and had I have already had some wets, I wouldn't have needed to buy some
£130 - 1 Rear Tyre (though again, I tend to use rears over between 3 and 5 days and the one I had on over the weekend did 1 day at Brands, 2 days at Snett and 2 days at Portimao as the wets did a day / half a day)
£30 - Share of the hire car
£38 - Fuel for the hire car
£25 - Repatriation medical insurance
£80 - Hire of Jerry can and purchase of fuel for bike
£300 - Day tuition with Peter Hickman (Obv no one "needs" to do this but it was a one off treat)
£80 - Van hire to drop bikes off
£129 - Van hire to collect bikes
£70 - Diesel for vans
£80 - Evening Meals out
£100 - Beer
£30 - Lunches
£150 - Flights
£20 - Gatwick express
Am sure there are other things I am missing but you get the idea (the Van hire / fuel for bike and van is a big cost that doesn't generally get considered)
£699 - Trackdays, hotel, bike transport
£320 - Wet Tyres (though you could argue that this can't be 100% attributed to this weekend, as they still have loads of tread left and had I have already had some wets, I wouldn't have needed to buy some
£130 - 1 Rear Tyre (though again, I tend to use rears over between 3 and 5 days and the one I had on over the weekend did 1 day at Brands, 2 days at Snett and 2 days at Portimao as the wets did a day / half a day)
£30 - Share of the hire car
£38 - Fuel for the hire car
£25 - Repatriation medical insurance
£80 - Hire of Jerry can and purchase of fuel for bike
£300 - Day tuition with Peter Hickman (Obv no one "needs" to do this but it was a one off treat)
£80 - Van hire to drop bikes off
£129 - Van hire to collect bikes
£70 - Diesel for vans
£80 - Evening Meals out
£100 - Beer
£30 - Lunches
£150 - Flights
£20 - Gatwick express
Am sure there are other things I am missing but you get the idea (the Van hire / fuel for bike and van is a big cost that doesn't generally get considered)
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