Silverstone GP - Mon 31 March

Oh god, the things I do in order to have fun.

I'm sitting here in my office in a brand new set of leathers trying in vain to get a little bit more movement and suppleness into them before Silverstone.

Originally Posted by Lozzo

Oh god, the things I do in order to have fun.

I'm sitting here in my office in a brand new set of leathers trying in vain to get a little bit more movement and suppleness into them before Silverstone.

You think that is sad, to try and break them in I slept in my race leathers when I first got them !

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

You think that is sad, to try and break them in I slept in my race leathers when I first got them !

Good idea, I'll try that tonight. Heaven help me if I need to use the loo in the middle of the night.

Oi Blue what about my tyres?

Focussed events tyre man has always been long gone at the end of the day.

Originally Posted by teriyakimonkey

Oi Blue what about my tyres?

Focussed events tyre man has always been long gone at the end of the day.

What about your tyres?!?!?

You asked me a question and I replied and now I want to know what you think please.

[Balky001]

Originally Posted by teriyakimonkey

Can someone tell me exactly what the score is with tyre pressures? I understand they need to be dropped because the hard riding and extra heat increases the pressure but what sort of hot (end of session) pressure do I want? I don't know whether to believe that the tyre man on site knows what pressures each and every bike should have.

Thanks.

Bridgestone recommends hot pressure for BT002 at 36 front and back and I think that would be OK for most road tyres, that's the aim by guessing cold pressures. If you are a v.quick rider (racer) then 7 pounds increase from cold to hot is reasonable to expect so I think Blue said when he uses his race bike cold pressures are set at 28/29.

To put your mind at rest, most people wont 'need' to drop cold pressures below 36 as they wont generate enough heat to affect the tyre substantially.

Is anyone coming up in a van or car able to take something back with them for Stu if i bring it up to the track...

Originally Posted by plowsie

Is anyone coming up in a van or car able to take something back with them for Stu if i bring it up to the track...

Possibly - what and how big is it?

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

Are they the same profile?

Yeah - i think ill leave them. Cant be bovvered chaning.