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Syonyk
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 11:06 am: | 
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If I had to guess who the big names of the 2010s would be, I'd have to guess Triumph, Ducati, and BMW. They all seem to have their heads screwed on straight, and are building good bikes for a wide variety of riders. |
Slaughter
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 08:07 pm: |
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I am always left wondering why folks ride with strangers or people with incompatible riding styles. |
Fast1075
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 09, 2011 - 02:00 pm: |
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I regularly ride with different people...some I add to my list of folks to ride with and some I will not ride with again. The machinery is from all makes, and years. The riders range from grizzly old geezers like myself to young'uns.( A 19 year old showed up on a beat looking old FZ6 a few weeks ago...scruffy looking gangly kid that when asked about his experience said "I rode a dirtbike some".
Turns out this scruffy kid is possibly the most naturally talented person I have seen come along in a damn long time...his ability with running a good line is uncanny. His apexing is smooth and natural.
Last "Buell group ride" I was the only Buell rider...all the other riders were former Buellers that still ride with the "Group"..Two Connie 14's, Two SV1000's, A lady on a VFR800, and a guy on a Gixxer 750...We rode at a very spirited pace (Yes there are corners in my part of Florida)...we all had fun...that is what matters. |
Smoker
| | Posted on Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 12:51 am: |
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Ferris, I think I'd like to buy you a beer sometime. |
Woodnbow
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 - 01:57 pm: |
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Found this on the HD Forum website the other day... the track is in Australia, interesting and looks like a bunch of fun.
"I learnt a lot about the bike:
Firstly the Brembos are just stunning. The bike and I weigh 1050lb in track trim. Turn 2 is a slow corner – 35 mph – and I was touching 99mph on the straight between turn 1 and 2. The brembos were able to pull up the bike time after time. The lever went a bit softer, but the brakes were always there.
The power of the 124 is fantastic, and the more I tune her the better she pulls. The highest speed I logged was 127mph, and I was braking really early for turn 1 as I was scared of it. I was taking turn 1 at 79mph, so I had to pick my braking point to get from 125 or so back under 80, I don’t mind telling you I backed off early. As you can see from the data log she is still pulling hard at 127 mph in 5th.
The Bagger Wobble on 09 up new frames is very very real. One time I caught a GSXR 750 down the main straight and I thought I could follow him thru turn 1. I turned in at about 90mph and hit that mid corner bump and the bike got a big wobble on. At 80 mph the wobble was there but was manageable. At 90 it was scary. I am asking for a True Track for Christmas.
The 124 was destroying tires. My back tire had about 3000 miles on it and the sides were near new, the tread was deep. After the track session the sides were trashed, big waves of rubber were pushed into the tread gaps and the tires had balls or rubber on them. I ride pretty hard on the road but I have never seen them chewed up like that,. I knew they were working as the back end just feels greasy under full throttle, you can feel the torque just slightly spinning the metzler up. I did 75 miles on the track, and I think the back tire has another session in it if I am lucky, ie a tire lasts 150 miles on the track." "The current suspension set up works very well when pushed hard. The #6 Ohlins on the back are unflappable, and the Monotubes on the front have to be the best value around. Grabbing a big handful of brakes at 125 mph with the stock setup would result in massive dive.
So the plan is to get a true track before heading back for another day. If I could take turn 1 at 90-100mph then I could leave the braking later on the front straight and get over 130mph.. I also want to raise the bike another inch or so if I can, having the extra clearance will lift corner speeds. I will order more c clips from Progressive for the front end and make a couple of lift brackets for the rear ohlins.
I passed a VFR800 between corners, a GSXR600 on the main straight and a Ducati 916 under brakes into Turn 2, proving bikes are only as fast as their riders."
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Syonyk
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 03, 2012 - 02:00 pm: |
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O.O
What a nutter.
That's awesome. I never thought I'd see photos of a bagger on the track. |
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