Racing Silly Season - Who is going where in 2014?
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Lincsblokey said:
ps, road bikes, blade with full tank, wet weight, Without ABS, 194, with abs, 199 kg
R1 206 kg 'yamaha wet weight' so thats half a tank.
Blimey!! thats quite surprising. Wouldn't have thought it'd be so muchR1 206 kg 'yamaha wet weight' so thats half a tank.
Daisy comes in at 164kgs with a full to the brim 26 litre WSBK replica tank and all fluids. I'm pretty sure i could shave that by at least 5 to 8kgs with things like full ti akra system, ti axles, subframes and such as well as ti fastners, CF bodyowrk and a LiPo battery, CF front discs etc. Amazing how much you can shed from a bike if yoy go at it. Guess that explainswhy with only 170 at the rear wheel she goes like stink!
bass gt3 said:
Lincsblokey said:
ps, road bikes, blade with full tank, wet weight, Without ABS, 194, with abs, 199 kg
R1 206 kg 'yamaha wet weight' so thats half a tank.
Blimey!! thats quite surprising. Wouldn't have thought it'd be so muchR1 206 kg 'yamaha wet weight' so thats half a tank.
Daisy comes in at 164kgs with a full to the brim 26 litre WSBK replica tank and all fluids. I'm pretty sure i could shave that by at least 5 to 8kgs with things like full ti akra system, ti axles, subframes and such as well as ti fastners, CF bodyowrk and a LiPo battery, CF front discs etc. Amazing how much you can shed from a bike if yoy go at it. Guess that explainswhy with only 170 at the rear wheel she goes like stink!
In weight terms, the 954 fireblade was the pinnacle, as was the 07 r1, the k5 gsxr etc etc.
My old 07 blade with kit everything, TI everything, TT tank (24l) 16.5's etc came in at 167.
Lincsblokey said:
And its a prime example of how bikes will only continue to get heavier.
In weight terms, the 954 fireblade was the pinnacle, as was the 07 r1, the k5 gsxr etc etc.
My old 07 blade with kit everything, TI everything, TT tank (24l) 16.5's etc came in at 167.
Only 17 kilos heavier than a Moto GP bike?In weight terms, the 954 fireblade was the pinnacle, as was the 07 r1, the k5 gsxr etc etc.
My old 07 blade with kit everything, TI everything, TT tank (24l) 16.5's etc came in at 167.
Edited by Biker's Nemesis on Wednesday 15th October 17:47
Lincsblokey said:
graphene said:
egor110 said:
Bryan Starring to race for team wd40 at brands this weekend and Ellison's resigned for gb moto.
O’Halloran on one Honda, but what are the rumours for the other bike?Would be interesting to see how camier does in bsb again, with all the reg. changes since he dominated last time.
I wonder when laverty or pbm are going to announce his return?
Beats me why gino rea doesn't come back, he busts his ass getting sponsorship to run in the back of moto2 where he just makes up the numbers, surely a similar budget in bsb would get him a good ride and he'd be getting talked about?
Biker's Nemesis said:
Lincsblokey said:
And its a prime example of how bikes will only continue to get heavier.
In weight terms, the 954 fireblade was the pinnacle, as was the 07 r1, the k5 gsxr etc etc.
My old 07 blade with kit everything, TI everything, TT tank (24l) 16.5's etc came in at 167.
Only 17 kilos heavier than a Moto GP bike?In weight terms, the 954 fireblade was the pinnacle, as was the 07 r1, the k5 gsxr etc etc.
My old 07 blade with kit everything, TI everything, TT tank (24l) 16.5's etc came in at 167.
Edited by Biker's Nemesis on Wednesday 15th October 17:47
It was as light as it was going to get, the chassis and running gear were full fat sbk spec.
Also, i forgot to say , that was without fuel, when i weighed (iirc with half a tank) it was nudging 177
Lincsblokey said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
Lincsblokey said:
And its a prime example of how bikes will only continue to get heavier.
In weight terms, the 954 fireblade was the pinnacle, as was the 07 r1, the k5 gsxr etc etc.
My old 07 blade with kit everything, TI everything, TT tank (24l) 16.5's etc came in at 167.
Only 17 kilos heavier than a Moto GP bike?In weight terms, the 954 fireblade was the pinnacle, as was the 07 r1, the k5 gsxr etc etc.
My old 07 blade with kit everything, TI everything, TT tank (24l) 16.5's etc came in at 167.
Edited by Biker's Nemesis on Wednesday 15th October 17:47
It was as light as it was going to get, the chassis and running gear were full fat sbk spec.
Also, i forgot to say , that was without fuel, when i weighed (iirc with half a tank) it was nudging 177
As as LB says, once you get down to the 160/170kg mark, getting much lighter is a) fookin hard b) fookin expensive. You're then into exotic materials and expensive development. When you're potentially saving grams on a single component, finding those 17 kilos is hectic.
I'd like to get daisy sub 160kgs fuelled up but it's going to be mooi mooi $$$$$$$$
Edited by bass gt3 on Wednesday 15th October 20:04
Turn7 said:
Pcot said:
Turn7 said:
Be good for him if Bridewell can have another year with SMR, I think hes ridden pretty well this year. certainly a good no.2 rider now.
He's off to Tyco.Note...not Tyco 'Suzuki'.
TAS Suzuki now TAS BMW with Dunlop looking for a ride.
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/mcn/sport/sportresul...
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/mcn/sport/sportresul...
Allyc85 said:
TAS Suzuki now TAS BMW with Dunlop looking for a ride.
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/mcn/sport/sportresul...
It says BSB too, Kiyo's contract is with Hawk or BMW?http://www.motorcyclenews.com/mcn/sport/sportresul...
2GOOD said:
Allyc85 said:
TAS Suzuki now TAS BMW with Dunlop looking for a ride.
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/mcn/sport/sportresul...
It says BSB too, Kiyo's contract is with Hawk or BMW?http://www.motorcyclenews.com/mcn/sport/sportresul...
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