Now I've done it... got a track steed

[Monsterlover]

Awesome ride!

[Slide Panda]

Got some video crunched. Lesson learned - find a new sport for the camera and make sure the group sticker isn't stuck dead center in the field of view.

Credit to the PO, the bike was well set up and had some suspension notes with it. Just found a recent sheet for the track I was running, adjusted a tiny bit and let her rip.

For a new (to me) bike and the first time running this track - it felt pretty good.

And the video...

[Monsterlover]

Looks like so much fun. Makes me miss my 06 a lot.

Your downshifts are making me cringe. Didn't I read you have a slipper?

Also, I'm hammered so don't mind me.

[Slide Panda]

Looks like so much fun. Makes me miss my 06 a lot.

Your downshifts are making me cringe. Didn't I read you have a slipper?

Also, I'm hammered so don't mind me.

Cringe?

Don't fear, there's a yoyodyne slipper in there.

[Monsterlover]

I just thought things would be smoother is all.

I've never ridden a bike with a slipper clutch so I have no idea what its supposed to be like.  I generally don't use the clutch on downshifting unless I want to drop more than one gear at a time in which case I just rev match it and off I go.

[Slide Panda]

I just thought things would be smoother is all.

I've never ridden a bike with a slipper clutch so I have no idea what its supposed to be like.  I generally don't use the clutch on downshifting unless I want to drop more than one gear at a time in which case I just rev match it and off I go.

Go on expound - I know there's room for improvement in my riding.

This is my first 'proper' slipper - I might have been a bit ham fisting it cuz I could. Fwiw the bike was not upset or destabilized during any down shifts.

In looking back, I probably should have held off on that down shift before the tight section until the speed came down a bit as that was usually my harshest down shift.  But the bike stayed true even in the face of what migt have been an over aggressive down shift.

[Triple J]

Nothing wrong with aggressive downshifts...I routinely break the rear loose, even with my slipper. It's OK as long as you can control it, it isn't unexpected, and you don't overrev the motor. It's more a byproduct of being hard on the brakes, and dropping a gear or two...hardly any weight on the rear tire.

Cool video Panda...looks like a pretty fun track. Hard to tell exactly what's going on, but generally I'd say stay on the gas longer and brake harder. You'll get better as you get more seat time on the bike though. Also, focus on your apexes...you missed most of them.

[Slide Panda]

Used to getting the rear free a godo bit on the Sumo-- though didn't happen at all with the 675.

Wouldn't a slipper prevent over run of the engine? - unless it's wound too tight/ locked down?

Yeah - was definitely not pushing the time on gas, brake late nearly as much as i do with the Sumo nor carrying as much speed as i could have - just not used to what this bike will do yet, so I was backing off silly early in the morning. And just early in the afternoon.

I got *some* of those apexes... some...
And I didn't agree with the placement of a number of the apex cones... but I could be wrong there.

[zooom]

you will find those cones make much more sense as you pick up speed...the major problem ( if I had to guess) would be the way you rode the Katoom Sumo'd on the track was more of a squared off the corner point and shoot style which probably set you up with different brake markers in comparison.

[Triple J]

Wouldn't a slipper prevent over run of the engine? - unless it's wound too tight/ locked down?


I got *some* of those apexes... some...

Slipper will prevent it a bit...depends what you do though. You can overwhelm a slipper.

You did hit a few!   Don't feel bad. I think consistently hitting apexes is one of the hardest things to do. To me it's the most amazing thing that GP riders do...hit every apex for 25-30 laps. 

[Slide Panda]

you will find those cones make much more sense as you pick up speed...the major problem ( if I had to guess) would be the way you rode the Katoom Sumo'd on the track was more of a squared off the corner point and shoot style which probably set you up with different brake markers in comparison.

Oh yeah... Range esses at Shenny were as close to a series of 90 degree turns as I could manage vs sweeping