899 New Track Toy

I’ve watched a lot of on boards and notice that I was in similar gears but way lower revs. Even when running a short set up.

 

It's an odd track for getting your gearing right for, as you really want to be in the meat of your drive for the drives out of turn 3 and the last turn, but not be chopping gears midway through the faster corners. For a road bike, you'd most likely be in 1st for those turns, but on a race bike, you want to be in the sweet spot in 2nd without compromising 3rd into 4th on the fast corners. I"ll take 3 or 4 rear sprockets and have a mess about with them over there

 

I struggled linking the corners together. You get one wrong on a 600 amd youre just a mobile chicane. Too much time off the bike.

 

Havde you checked out youtube vids? Crafar does a guide thats useful, and its free

 

I did but watching a video is different to being there. I just found the track hard to learn and was setting off my panic buttons for whatever reason. Usually I'm pretty quick at most tracks I go to. Maybe Cartagena is my kryptonite. Lol

 

Same here funny enough. I think its because I have a mental block with being wider on the track there 'no grip because of sand on track' that I just cant overcome. So only use 3/4 max (except on some exists). When I goy it right, had a few sessions following a guy who said he'd be doing 1'45 the day before, I was using all the exit in T1 and carrying way more in, and the same over the blind left crest into the downhill right then the last hairpin. Although, 2 session later, I did crash on that left as I got a bit Casey Stoner and used too much kerb when out with an instructor

 

A day following Niall Mackenzie sorted the lines for me, I just lack the balls to make the most of that knowledge. Andy

 

If you haven't made a few trips into the gravel you really aren't trying hard enough.

 

Only if you’re racing

 

Yes, pain is my teacher....

 

That'll be an interesting comparison. What year was your R1 ?

 

Bet you are if your head is working ok

 

You should smash your times on that 899 then

 

Been on track with her and this bike this year at Silverstone - nothing wrong with her riding or that bike's handling

 

Forgot to ask Rob, will Sir be err, painting the fairings and tank? A pound says you will! You can't even leave your Arai alone with a spray gun!

Great looking fairings and fastners. Did you blag the OE body kit? And ffs slap a pair of Dunlop KR108's on it. Cracking wee weapon.... Look forward to the feedback.

 

This is beyond sexy!!!