A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 4)
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Finally made it to a brands hatch track day on the Nuda. Never ridden on the track before so I was a complete noob and didn't really know how I would fair among the sea of super sports riders.
Turns out the standard of riding in the novice group was piss poor so I had no problems.
However, things went a bit s
t towards the end of the day. One session was broken up after 2-3 laps due to a crash so never warmed up enough to push on. Next session I felt the bike slip out on me on one corner so decided to back off a little, but it happened again on the next corner. I pulled into the pits, checked my bike over, couldn't see anything, so went to the front of the pits. I saw the return to the pits lights go on so I asked if there was fluid on the track. Guy said he had no idea, but a few minutes later he confirmed I hadn't lost the plot. They covered it but I just didn't trust the track after that as the stuff they used to cover it was all over the line too. I decided to skip the final session of the day and go home early as if the internet has taught me anything, nothing good ever happens in the last session of the day.
Genuine question: What's the grip like on the track when fluid has been covered with the saw-dusty stuff they use? Do you avoid it? only ride over it at a shallow angle? ride like its not even there?
Obligatory £3 pic:
Turns out the standard of riding in the novice group was piss poor so I had no problems.
However, things went a bit s
t towards the end of the day. One session was broken up after 2-3 laps due to a crash so never warmed up enough to push on. Next session I felt the bike slip out on me on one corner so decided to back off a little, but it happened again on the next corner. I pulled into the pits, checked my bike over, couldn't see anything, so went to the front of the pits. I saw the return to the pits lights go on so I asked if there was fluid on the track. Guy said he had no idea, but a few minutes later he confirmed I hadn't lost the plot. They covered it but I just didn't trust the track after that as the stuff they used to cover it was all over the line too. I decided to skip the final session of the day and go home early as if the internet has taught me anything, nothing good ever happens in the last session of the day.Genuine question: What's the grip like on the track when fluid has been covered with the saw-dusty stuff they use? Do you avoid it? only ride over it at a shallow angle? ride like its not even there?
Obligatory £3 pic:
mckeann said:
I don't like to brake on it if I can possibly avoid it. But I will cut over it mid corner if that's the line. Usually with less lean and speed than normal and build up. If everyone does it, it soon cleans up.
Where's that video of you at Croft when the track was covered in oil Neil?I seem to remember you set your fastest lap?
https://vimeo.com/101697370
Me avoiding the sawdust. Looking at that lap, you can see just how many engines have blown up round Croft. Sawdust trails everywhere
Me avoiding the sawdust. Looking at that lap, you can see just how many engines have blown up round Croft. Sawdust trails everywhere
hebegb said:
Don't apologise for the jacket Podman, Padgetts in Yorkshire have racks of jackets and leathers like that all new and on sale still - like walking into a museum their clothing dept.!
In fairness , the average bike gathering Yorkshire way shows they must still be selling plenty too !
Ha ha...funny you should say that, I bought a 80s paddock Kawasaki jacket for the KR1 last year from Padgetts which kind of kicked the whole idea off...In fairness , the average bike gathering Yorkshire way shows they must still be selling plenty too !
3DP said:
podman said:
3DP said:
podman said:
My friends KR1 R and my KR1 on the dyno yesterday at Krazy Kats in Bedford..This man knows his way around 2 strokes.
The R needs some more set up time but after a ultrasonic carb clean and rebuild a few weeks back, my KR1 was running spot on, it had previously stuttered and pissed around, I was hoping it was carb related rather than ignition as the bike had been sat for so long before I bought it.
46RWHP on his dyno being the end result for mine, some more could be found thought James but its fueling great and around what it should be . That'll do me.
Fantastic Bryan - Nice figures for yours. How does it compare to ride, with the 350LC and RD500?The R needs some more set up time but after a ultrasonic carb clean and rebuild a few weeks back, my KR1 was running spot on, it had previously stuttered and pissed around, I was hoping it was carb related rather than ignition as the bike had been sat for so long before I bought it.
46RWHP on his dyno being the end result for mine, some more could be found thought James but its fueling great and around what it should be . That'll do me.
Handling wise, its still modern day comparable, with these pipes, weight should be down to around 120kilos , you wouldnt believe how quickly it turns, your knees feel like they are nearly touching , its hard on the back/wrists and legs after an hour, the brakes are still very good and as you'd imagine, the whole thing is leagues ahead of the 350LC on the performance front and in many waysm, it is more of a riot, it sounds bloody marvelous with the new pipes too.
I havent done many miles on the 500 but it rides really nice, much more modern than you may imagine, weather hasnt been good enough to really try it out properly but first impressions are of a fantastic sounding, comfy , quite torquey bike, brakes are nowhere near as bad as I thought they may be as well.
In recent weeks, the brakes have been overhauled, (the back brake set up is now all as stock and looking dead posh) , the anti dive blanked off (leaking and ineffective even when new), forks refreshed, the motor has been checked over by IDP Moto at Silverstone, 10 mins down the road from me, ( I ended up at IDP enquiring about some LC ProAm stuff and got chatting to Daryll, the owner, who had a 500 back in the day and offered to check it over after we got chatting about everything LC (which hopefully will see me on a ProAm bike later this year!.
The 350LC is I guess a more practical classic, even with my daughter on the back, its spacious, comfy, light, wheelie prone(you would like..), handles much better than you would think(with the refreshed/modded suspension), will hold motorway speeds, its a doddle to work on, the brakes are "OK" for the performance mind, with the Allspeeds on its sound is the best out of the lot, its just a fantastic looking bike (in my eyes) and the most "fun" bike out of all three, for those reasons and the nostalgia of having one as a first big bike, I would part with the other two before the 350...then again, that may change when I get some more miles done on the 500 and when I get out on the now sorted KR..!
The 350 sounds spot on and great that your daughter can come on the back too.
podman said:
You living the dream 996?!
Been out on the 500 this morning, cant fault it, with the recent work, it goes, stops and handles remarkably well, the ride is really very good, very surprised, the forks have been overhauled and the rear shock is an aftermarket item of some description which must help, comfy too.
Hasnt got the pronounced step in power of the 350, its as happy at 4,000RPM as 9,000RPM, its a noisy and quite vibratory thing from the saddle which is all part of it.
Feel free to take the piss but I couldnt resit this 80's paddock jacket that popped up on eBay last week , just for runs to the local meet.
Good write up on the 500. Sounds like the opposite of the KR1!Been out on the 500 this morning, cant fault it, with the recent work, it goes, stops and handles remarkably well, the ride is really very good, very surprised, the forks have been overhauled and the rear shock is an aftermarket item of some description which must help, comfy too.
Hasnt got the pronounced step in power of the 350, its as happy at 4,000RPM as 9,000RPM, its a noisy and quite vibratory thing from the saddle which is all part of it.
Feel free to take the piss but I couldnt resit this 80's paddock jacket that popped up on eBay last week , just for runs to the local meet.
Jacket is ace. Got to be period on a bike like that. Secret want for me is a set of slightly battered Rothmans liveried one piece leathers.
All those fag packet inspired paintschemes and clothing where the best of all eh?
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