Blue_SV650S
12-02-07, 12:01 AM
Well well well … what a night
socommk23 and I went minimotoing again … socommk23 took his mate Dave and we met my mate Paul there, so there were 4 of us -> 4-bikes!! 8)
For some reason the track was virtually deserted!! :shock: which worked out great for us as we could just have fun battling with each other!!! socommk23 has greatly improved since last time, he was taking much better lines, staying on the sticky bits and the results were clear for all to see 8) … His mate Dave had got a new (to him) bike and after a bit of wobbling and falling off, started to get to grips with it and really picked up the pace, he isn’t quite the same pace as socommk23 yet, but when he gets used to his bike I recon he’ll be up there. Main thing is his new bike works fine and it seems to have the ‘go’.
My mate Paul impressed me too, I normally only have to try 90% with him, I was trying full-on tonight and there was very little in it!! :shock: 8) We were virtually stuck together lap on lap, it was all about who made the mistakes, Wicked 8)
socommk23 isn’t far off, but not quite got that pace yet, that said, Paul and I had to really work to get by him, he is that quick its hard to find a fast line past and you can’t relax at all or he is away! 8) I seriously reckon when he puts his new rear sprocket on, and with a few more laps under his belt, the lad is going to be right there!! Most impressed bearing in mind that was only his second official go!! :)
socommk23’s GF went along and actually had a little go on the bikes, bearing in mind she had never ridden even a fullsize bike she took really well. To be fair she only got about 3 laps*, so didn’t have enough time to get dialled in … *we pulled her off as the LC bikes we run really only work flat out (the clutches are a fine art) … they are not the best thing to be learning on and if you run them too slow you burn the clutches out and/or they overheat.
Anyway, she seems keen and to enjoy her 3 laps, so I offered that next time if she fancied it, I’ll chuck my old cag in the van and she could use that. The cag is much better (and less intimidating) to learn on and bearing in mind it has an inbuilt fan, and the clutch bites really early, running it slow doesn’t do it any harm :)
Dave’s lass didn’t seem as keen to step up to the mark (might be because we were wincing about the clutch!! :D), but she did say she’d have a go at some point, so hopefully she’ll have a go on the cag next time :)
Anyway, overall a stunning night, most impressed with both Pauls and socommk23’s performances, it was fun when all 3 of us were wheel to wheel and we all ‘mugged’ some poor kid all at the same point!! 8) :D
Roll on the next time :)
Come on ppl, all this BS about it ... it must inspire someone to wanna go??? :)
socommk23 and I went minimotoing again … socommk23 took his mate Dave and we met my mate Paul there, so there were 4 of us -> 4-bikes!! 8)
For some reason the track was virtually deserted!! :shock: which worked out great for us as we could just have fun battling with each other!!! socommk23 has greatly improved since last time, he was taking much better lines, staying on the sticky bits and the results were clear for all to see 8) … His mate Dave had got a new (to him) bike and after a bit of wobbling and falling off, started to get to grips with it and really picked up the pace, he isn’t quite the same pace as socommk23 yet, but when he gets used to his bike I recon he’ll be up there. Main thing is his new bike works fine and it seems to have the ‘go’.
My mate Paul impressed me too, I normally only have to try 90% with him, I was trying full-on tonight and there was very little in it!! :shock: 8) We were virtually stuck together lap on lap, it was all about who made the mistakes, Wicked 8)
socommk23 isn’t far off, but not quite got that pace yet, that said, Paul and I had to really work to get by him, he is that quick its hard to find a fast line past and you can’t relax at all or he is away! 8) I seriously reckon when he puts his new rear sprocket on, and with a few more laps under his belt, the lad is going to be right there!! Most impressed bearing in mind that was only his second official go!! :)
socommk23’s GF went along and actually had a little go on the bikes, bearing in mind she had never ridden even a fullsize bike she took really well. To be fair she only got about 3 laps*, so didn’t have enough time to get dialled in … *we pulled her off as the LC bikes we run really only work flat out (the clutches are a fine art) … they are not the best thing to be learning on and if you run them too slow you burn the clutches out and/or they overheat.
Anyway, she seems keen and to enjoy her 3 laps, so I offered that next time if she fancied it, I’ll chuck my old cag in the van and she could use that. The cag is much better (and less intimidating) to learn on and bearing in mind it has an inbuilt fan, and the clutch bites really early, running it slow doesn’t do it any harm :)
Dave’s lass didn’t seem as keen to step up to the mark (might be because we were wincing about the clutch!! :D), but she did say she’d have a go at some point, so hopefully she’ll have a go on the cag next time :)
Anyway, overall a stunning night, most impressed with both Pauls and socommk23’s performances, it was fun when all 3 of us were wheel to wheel and we all ‘mugged’ some poor kid all at the same point!! 8) :D
Roll on the next time :)
Come on ppl, all this BS about it ... it must inspire someone to wanna go??? :)