We had the test day at Donington yesterday for racing this weekend, mixed in with the trackday (Something about not allowing 3 noisy days in a row for anything other than BSB or car racing Anyway, I tried out my new Garmin Virb Ultra camera for a session if anyone's interested
I had real difficulties getting them bled properly (with the standard MC, although I do have a hel one to potentially add in future). I therefore started with an uncomfortably soft lever feel. However, it didn't cause any difficulty and I soon got used to it. Have you seen the video Hel put up of the Gixxer giving their calipers a handful for the first time; he locks the front and gets all squirrelly with the massive power. I did that a couple of times, so they do not lack power, especially with the gpfax pads. Overall, very happy; loads of bite, huge power, same good feel with my shortly soft lever. They're really impressive and super value. Jm
Trying very hard here at Mugello after an unfortunate miscalculation on gearing restricted top speed to 140 on the straight.
When I bought my k6 1000, I didn’t check anything and went to Snetterton. Was in the red bars, in top, on the bentley straight, feeling like a hero! And just thought the fact it wheelied in ever gear was the power....-2 front, +3 rear..156 mph flat out
Two days at the California Superbike School last week at Bedfordshire Autodrome My own bike (the M796 - #7) failed the noise test on the first day so I had to hire a bike, but all they had left was a Ducati V4 Panigale (#32). Riding someone else’s £25k 200bhp bike around a track I’d never even seen before after only 2.5 hrs sleep was a bit nerve racking but once I stopped chanting “Three and a half grand excess” over and over to myself, I had an absolute hoot. I can’t recommend CSS highly enough. It’s real “back to basics” stuff but slowing things up and breaking down your riding step by step really makes you concentrate on one thing at a time and I felt I learned more in those 2 days than I did in the last 2 decades. Jack Scott (BSB Supersport rider) was on the second day, so it’s not just for us mere mortals.
Sorry. I should have explained better. I rocked up on the first day with twin SC Project pipes, which are basically just two empty baked bean cans and it blew 107dB (the limit was 101dB). I swapped the standard cans back on overnight and used the Monster for the second day and it passed easily.
Awesome day at Donny with @Northan Monkey (stunning bike by the way.), turns out we run identical lap times but are both faster on different parts of the track so plenty of paint swapping. Both nearly rear ended each other, I did my 1st ever rolling stoppie into Goddard's taking avoiding action!
Last session. @Northan Monkey was also using Race Chrono to an external GPS receiver so should be pretty accurate. We were within tenth's of each other all the way round. I've never ridden like that with someone before, was cracking fun.
