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Good to meet you both Paws and Niz (and Lucas again)!
I really enjoyed it alot and almost glad it rained a bit as otherwise it would have been really uncomfortable being in leathers all day long! I honestly didn't expect to be able to pull a stopie on my SV but I managed it! The track riding part was immense. Really enjoyed that, even though I had an almost brown trousers moment as I'd forgotten how crap the SV brakes are when you're doing over the ton mark. Now I just need to find the funds for a track bike + transit van now!  PS. Turns out I was only 80miles from Silverstone. For some reason I thought it was further! Last edited by TazDaz; 10-08-09 at 07:09 PM. Reason: Seems I can't spell tonight! |
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10-08-09, 07:22 PM
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You were freaking out LOL, i was panicking evertime we did something as i just didnt have faith in my tyres-felt stragely calm when Lucas took my bike for a spin though LOL, glad you came and enjoyed it hun, now all ya gotto do is get out more!! |
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10-08-09, 07:24 PM
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Im seriously considering giving up road riding and making the 675 into a track bike after today as i was really getting into the track part! |
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10-08-09, 07:34 PM
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 ok just road riding only though and not the whole shebang!You wanna do an Advanced Cornering course in Donington Park? I'm there in two weeks. Can't blame me for freaking out. I wiped out at the bloody chicane last year! At least Im a lot better now
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10-08-09, 08:08 PM
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£300?!?!?!
For that reason, I'm out!  The big chicane was really fun to blast through today, the little one near the pit entrance was not so much! |
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10-08-09, 08:18 PM
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Dunno what chicane but I had fun all over. Pegs scraped and no wipeouts. Aces.  Being a shortie I have no hope of kneedown now
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10-08-09, 08:24 PM
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I also had my toe scrapping (with toes on pegs properly, not commuter style) so if I'd wanted to I could have got the knee down. I really wasn't focussing on getting it down though, I just wanted to hold reasonably good lines. |
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10-08-09, 08:27 PM
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I found the stoppie *ahem, "extreme braking" bit really useful for the track. I finally know how hard I can pull the lever now. Did wonders for the third track session for me. Much less reliance on engine braking now.
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10-08-09, 09:03 PM
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well I just got back an hour ago, i got as far as M1 J14 (20miles) then the battery ran out, not far at all, but now we all know how far a full battery can go with out charge, 20 miles
still, what a great day
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