Took the bike to Oulton for a very cold trackday. Mate wanted to have a ride on his donor bike 640 supermoto. Thought It would be good for a comparison. Top temp for the day was about 7-8 deg C
He is a bit braver (younger) than me, but I managed to keep up. even made a couple of passes. I think I have the edge on power and the handling is much better with the new shock, it on rails now. I can tip in exactly where I want to be and it holds a line perfectly, very stable and I didn't have a moment all day. They had to put salt down on Shell oils hairpin and delayed the start of the day for an hour
to let the ice melt. A few of the faster groups had crashes braking for the chicane after shell oils and that may have been ice still in the track surface. By the time we went out it was a bit better but we still took it steady. After lunch we swapped bikes for one session but I didn't go very well on the supermoto, its just too comfortable, felt like I was out for a cruise. I need to do another strip down on the rear end as I think there is too much vibration and I suspect the back engine mount may have some play. The swing arm shaft goes through top hat spacers in the back of the engine case and I think that I might need to make some new top hat spacers. Carb I think needs re jetting so ill do that too. Otherwise I am very pleased.
He is a bit braver (younger) than me, but I managed to keep up. even made a couple of passes. I think I have the edge on power and the handling is much better with the new shock, it on rails now. I can tip in exactly where I want to be and it holds a line perfectly, very stable and I didn't have a moment all day. They had to put salt down on Shell oils hairpin and delayed the start of the day for an hour
to let the ice melt. A few of the faster groups had crashes braking for the chicane after shell oils and that may have been ice still in the track surface. By the time we went out it was a bit better but we still took it steady. After lunch we swapped bikes for one session but I didn't go very well on the supermoto, its just too comfortable, felt like I was out for a cruise. I need to do another strip down on the rear end as I think there is too much vibration and I suspect the back engine mount may have some play. The swing arm shaft goes through top hat spacers in the back of the engine case and I think that I might need to make some new top hat spacers. Carb I think needs re jetting so ill do that too. Otherwise I am very pleased.
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