Twitchy corners

Hi all hope you can help...

I did a track event at Cadwell yesterday (part of the police Bike safe program). It was great.

My problem is, my bike (sk6s sport) was so twitchy in the corners I didnt have the confidence (being a newish newbie!) to really get it round quick.

I know the suspension can be set differently and tyre pressures are important but I dunno what to set em to!!

Any suggestions. I have left suspension as it came cos its comfy enough for road riding. Im planning to do it again ASAP so any info would be useful.

Cheers
Frazer

Originally Posted by remf179

My problem is, my bike (sk6s sport) was so twitchy in the corners I didnt have the confidence (being a newish newbie!) to really get it round quick.

I know the suspension can be set differently and tyre pressures are important but I dunno what to set em to!!

were you running road tyre pressures? you really need to drop the pressures to low 30's on track

was it wet or dry? what tyres do you have?

what do you mean by twitchy? wheels sliding? steering over-sensitive? something else?

[fizzwheel]

How long have you been riding ? and how long have you had the bike for ?

Track was dry, and yes road pressures.F33 R 36

I found that going into a corner the front would slide out slightly, very unnerving on a brand new bike!! And comming out of the bend the back sometimes slipped slightly even though I wasnt overly quick or putting to much power on.

Tyres are standard fit Dunlop Sportmax.

Been riding for a year and bike is 2 months old, I know experience is key but it did twitch ......... promise!!!

Originally Posted by remf179

Track was dry, and yes road pressures.F33 R 36

I found that going into a corner the front would slide out slightly, very unnerving on a brand new bike!! And comming out of the bend the back sometimes slipped slightly even though I wasnt overly quick or putting to much power on.

Tyres are standard fit Dunlop Sportmax.

Been riding for a year and bike is 2 months old, I know experience is key but it did twitch ......... promise!!!

were you getting leant over onto parts of the tyre you hadn't used before?

[fizzwheel]

How many laps did you do before you started to push the bike.. perhaps the tyres were cold ? One thing I found with the standard Dunlops is that they take a while to get heat into them and they dont work especially well when they are cold.

Failing that, what Weazelz said.

AAAAAAH !!

I didnt think of that DOH !

Yeah, new part of the tyres............. They were well warm did about 4 laps before I felt confident enough to really go for it.

The SV certainly gave some of the supersports bikes a run for their money up the straight and I got airborne comming of the hill near the stand!!

Im sooooo glad I bought this bike.

Whats a good tyre to fit ?

What about suspension set ups?

Originally Posted by remf179

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Cadwell's great, isn't it?

search for "fork oil springs" & "rear shock" & you'll get looooads of discussion on suspension

tyre section would be a good place for tyres. I like supercorsa's as a track tyre, but they're not a very good all-rounder

Keep forgetting to search the older threads.......sorry.

Yeah I really enjoyed Cadwell. Thinking about getting a cheap trackbike, just for the experience.

Thanks for the tips guys.

[johnnyrod]

Are you sure they tyres are sliding? That would be something of an event. Soft suspension settling in does feel the same - and this would fit with your description - front loading up on entry, rear on exit.