Free mallory Track session

[John 675]

Here is two pics from my first track seesion! ive never done one before :mrgreen: i am still ear to ear smiling . . now about that track bike... :cheers:

http://a796.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/85/l_5a8f1660e4ebb061e9a9e2c2c8610c03.jpg

http://a221.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/94/l_f83f41ceca826bff2fad0fef92bf72e4.jpg

[kwak zzr]

looking good lylej! did that knee skim the tarmac?

[John 675]

looking good lylej! did that knee skim the tarmac?

only just mate for a fraction :mrgreen:

[wyntrblue]

i went along on my 650s curvy and hated it. so theres no way that im gonna be doing another one. there good pics tho

[kwak zzr]

what was the problem wyntrblue?

[John 675]

i went along on my 650s curvy and hated it. so theres no way that im gonna be doing another one. there good pics tho

Why did you hate it mate i couldnt control myself... did the bike not perform?

[Lozzo]

Here is two pics from my first track seesion! ive never done one before :mrgreen: i am still ear to ear smiling . . now about that track bike... :cheers:

http://a796.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/85/l_5a8f1660e4ebb061e9a9e2c2c8610c03.jpg

http://a221.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/94/l_f83f41ceca826bff2fad0fef92bf72e4.jpg

Looking good, you don't half have some angle of lean there.

If you shift the top half of your body over more and look through where the mirror normally sits, you'll find the lower half will sit better and your knee will touch down easier. As it is you're slightly twisting your top half into the centre line and that pulls your knee in. There's also scope for shifting your backside off the seat more, that would help. That's a really good effort, you have good positioning, but there's a little bit more to go to make it perfect. When you have it right you'll keep the bike more upright and have less risk of things touching down or running off the edge of the tyres.

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Gutted I missed this, I did however get a few laps around Cadwell on saturday between marshalling for CRMC.

I won the marshall raffel aswell :cool:

[John 675]

Looking good, you don't half have some angle of lean there.

If you shift the top half of your body over more and look through where the mirror normally sits, you'll find the lower half will sit better and your knee will touch down easier. As it is you're slightly twisting your top half into the centre line and that pulls your knee in. There's also scope for shifting your backside off the seat more, that would help. That's a really good effort, you have good positioning, but there's a little bit more to go to make it perfect. When you have it right you'll keep the bike more upright and have less risk of things touching down or running off the edge of the tyres.


Thanks for the tips :D
as i said this is the first one i have ever done and that was the first time id really tried to touch down a little more off the seat i think would of gaurenteed it but on the first photo what you didnt see is my pegs touch down and get a nasty shake from it .1 of a second later lol,

[wyntrblue]

i think my biggest problem was the fact i use my bike to get to n from work. its my only form of transport and i really cant afford to fall off. i just couldnt relax. to be honest i think i would have had more fun if i had hired a bike but cant afford that either so that was that. i didnt even finish my 20min session. i did about 5 laps and came in. went home at the end of that session. i felt alot happyer and more confident when i got back on the road.

[Lozzo]

i think my biggest problem was the fact i use my bike to get to n from work. its my only form of transport and i really cant afford to fall off. i just couldnt relax. to be honest i think i would have had more fun if i had hired a bike but cant afford that either so that was that. i didnt even finish my 20min session. i did about 5 laps and came in. went home at the end of that session. i felt alot happyer and more confident when i got back on the road.

Horses for courses - some people do feel more confident on the road, and fair play to them. Trackdays on your nice bike aren't really a good idea, especially if it's your only transport. You should try hiring a bike next time, or blag a session on a friends trackbike.

[Lozzo]

Thanks for the tips :D
as i said this is the first one i have ever done and that was the first time id really tried to touch down a little more off the seat i think would of gaurenteed it but on the first photo what you didnt see is my pegs touch down and get a nasty shake from it .1 of a second later lol,

That's ok. I'm no riding god myself, but I know the theory even if I don't always manage to put it into practise myself. What I do know is that if it's attached to the bike, you don't want it touching tarmac - hang off more, keep the bike a little more upright.

[Patch]

Question for wyntrblue: Did you set the tyre pressures to "track" before you went on the track itself?

I was there on Friday here's the hairpin

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/viffer800/Mallory%20Park%20-%203rd%20Aug%202007/_DSC4865.jpg

[Lozzo]

Question for wyntrblue: Did you set the tyre pressures to "track" before you went on the track itself?

I was there on Friday here's the hairpin

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/viffer800/Mallory%20Park%20-%203rd%20Aug%202007/_DSC4865.jpg

Run and hide...the Ixies are here :)

I'm a ukrm bod myself. Do you know Champ and crew?

[wyntrblue]

yup, got the guys there to check my tires and the pressures were adjusted. on the upside my american friend had a great time on his honda cbr954cc

[david-m]

I went (red k5) and so did my mate (GSR600)

Had a great time!! Saw your bike LyleJ right outside the briefing room.

Are the photos from the day available online??

[John 675]

I went (red k5) and so did my mate (GSR600)

Had a great time!! Saw your bike LyleJ right outside the briefing room.

Are the photos from the day available online??

yeah they should be mate, that was mine we got there far to early and had to wait for two hours lol, did you have a good day? :D

[david-m]

We both really enjoyed ourselves!

I would have liked to do a few more sessions but at the end of the second session my front brake lever was pulling back all the way to the grip! I didn't want to risk ruining my brakes as I still had to ride the 40 odd miles home!!

My brakes seem ok now though!!

[John 675]

low break pads lol, yesterday wouldnt of helped them lol, but the day was mint got on track at about 10.00 and only had my one session and that was it, i was pretty tired lol, should of had brekkie:p