hovis & zombie jesus do FIRST track day

Originally Posted by Zombie Jesus

HA-HA.......... that was after we did 15 mins in the novice class, then went straight back out for another 15 mins in the intermediate class......... although the marshall was not impressed, said we should not do 2 sessoins in a row

i wanted my £90 worth

Originally Posted by hovis

i think the main problem was the "penguin foot technic" i adopted,

You will need to address that but to be honest the SV pegs are a bit on the low side ... so it is still worth investing in some plates or some cheap rearsets
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Suzuki-SV650-S...QQcmdZViewItem

Having the pegs a bit rearward and upward gives you a better 'stance' too .. where you end up lying on the tank a bit more, it puts more weight over the front end, which is good.

As for 'how are they on the road'? Does it matter?? its only a few bolts to swap back and forth for trackdays

thats 15 minutes! the proper racing tyres must be ridiculously durable!

also is that that wheel tape?

Originally Posted by Zombie Jesus

awesome day out, can't wait to get on another track!

think I picked half of my tyre off in the car park :

The great thing about doing it on road tyres/bike is that you can now look cool down the pub for the rest of the tyres life!!

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Suzuki-SV650-S...QQcmdZViewItem

they are ugly.............. might get me some of those plate though............. unlees i find a cheap pair of rearsets

Originally Posted by Draper

thats 15 minutes! the proper racing tyres must be ridiculously durable!?

no,no,no.......... that was 30 mins

Originally Posted by Draper

also is that that wheel tape?

i know......

Originally Posted by hovis

they are ugly.............. might get me some of those plate though............. unlees i find a cheap pair of rearsets

That is as cheap as they come ... I doubt you would get even a 2nd hand set of 'nice' rearsets for a ton

And yes, the plates are a good solution ... but if you have rearsets, then you can take the stock rests along as spares ... pegs/rearsets are one of the first things to snap in even a minor off ... and can spoil your day if you don't have a spare (like a front brake leaver).

no no i kinda like it haha! one of the few times i'm not sarcastic

it's only a coupple of quid, and if it looks alright, not such a bad investment

so are those tyres alright to ride on then? the treads fine but wouldnt you die cornering?

blue.......... i just been looking & it does seem a 2nd hand set is £100 & least

looks like i'll be trying the plates.......... they look good too

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

The great thing about doing it on road tyres/bike is that you can now look cool down the pub for the rest of the tyres life!!

shame because its getting swapped for another next weekend

Originally Posted by Draper

also is that that wheel tape?

ya, I think it looks cool anyway

haha again i wasn't mocking, kinda liek the stuff

does look pretty good