First Sportclassic/999 Hybrid Track Spanking!

Yes. And that's the bit that catches people out!

 

It was my first on track with the bike and first time with slicks, on hindsight I should have went with road tyres first to see my ability level and see the wear before ruining that rear!

 

I believe it's called 'how to turn a 999 into a sport classic'

 

I think I was high 1:45-1:48 ish

 

I was only playing really, but now I'm back I wish I did time some of them, the one with the GoPro is a 1:51 I think, but I'm not really going for it and trying to make sure it stays on the bike!

 

Just bear in mind that this works with race/track tyres. Normal road tyres are made very different so experimenting may be needed

 

I imagine it would be the same for supercorsas and superbike tyres, they're both for racing

 

I was a self employed photographer before I started going to college, although the charmed part was that I got a Triumph thruxton for my 21st birthday from my family. Letting that go was how I was able to afford the Ducati which I bought as a track bike relatively cheap (£4500), I used the parts that came off it to afford the work I did to the bike. The original plan was to find the cheapest 749 I could find after selling the triumph and using the remaining money to do the work to the bike. But as Ducati parts are silly money it was more cost effective to buy a bike that already had Gucci bits. I'm also a full time university student now, although I work full time as a bike mechanic during the summer so my further plans for the bike will have to wait until I finish my studies and can finance the bits the bike really needs (microtec, titanium exhaust, 1198 engine, forged wheels..).

Yes.. the Triumph was gorgeous. And yes I miss it sometimes. I'm not crying, you're crying....