me on a bike trackday on saturday

[mckeann]

for some reason, FlickR have stopped me showing pictures directly in a web page, so i'm afraid your going to have to click a link and watch a quick slideshow on there website. Only 13 pics, wont take long


http://www.flickr.com/photos/mckeann/se ... 6460/show/

[Peter]

Excellent Pics! You've had a fun weekend!

[mckeann]

it was great fun. Managed to get down to 61 second laps on the bike, so starting to get respectable now.

[jen]

Check out you!! Well Done!! Looks pretty scary though being so low! Tell me, was it as scary as it was on Friday?

Jen

[Andy G]

looks like you need to borrow the GoPro now mate, and get some on bike HD film from it

[Lazydonkey]

[mckeann]

[Dominic]

Nice one Ape

61 secs! Must try harder (kidding)

[Ferg]

What a great pic! Does the bump kick you up much? I've heard you need to cover the back brake when going over it?

[mckeann]

ferg, on my bike, 636cc with 125bhp you can keep it pinned and no need for the rear brake, it just comes back down itself. Thats with my considerable weight on it anyway, might be different for a lighter rider. The 1000cc boys might have to cover the rear brake or ease off, i think it depends how much weight you can shift forward

As for how high, it comes up twice, one feels much bigger than the other. It feels MUCH higher than it looks.

[Mike Scib]

Good pics, makes you look like your going fast!

So how does it compare to the old bike?

[mckeann]

Good pics, makes you look like your going fast!

So how does it compare to the old bike?

i really like it now, but i still fancy another street triple like before. Considering i did a 62.5 on my first trackday on my street triple 3 weeks after i passed my test, and i only just managed to go faster than that yesterday over a year later, on a bike that should be much faster, shows how much i liked the old bike.

[mwmackenzie]

Terrible track etiquate Ape! You've taken your mirrors off so you can't see all the faster bikes behind and move off line to let them pass on the straights

Great pics, looks a whole lot of fun, lots of knee down activity going on there, good on you!

[Modena Scotland]

Is it the handling or power delivery you found more difficult to adopt with the Kawasaki? What time do you think it should do at KH?

I really miss tracking bikes, wish I could do it again

[mckeann]

i think its the riding position Mass. My triumph street triple was upright, with lots of leverage on the bars, whereas the kawasaki has all the weight on your wrists, and i feel less in control.

Also, I'm going to get the suspension changed to be more track orientated and also set it up for my weight, as its pretty soft, and was bottoming out on the forks when braking, and running wide when on the power. I've been told this will make a huge difference, it bloody better have for the money