jay956

The Superhawk did great the the short, but very sweet, Patriot course yesterday. And i finally got a knee down!













http://www.vimeo.com/7137290

nath981

Cool. lot's of fun. It's a weird sensation the first few times that knee touches down. It distracted me a bit at first. Nice pics. how did you get the video? it seemed so smooth.

jay956

well VIR is very smooth itself, and me being slow helps too. i use the go pro camera with the suction cup mount on the fairing near where the mirror would be

nath981

yea. never been on a track that was that smooth. Summit Point and Mid-Ohio were nothing like that.

Don't underestimate being slow. I believe in the "go slow to go fast" modus operandi.

Couple constructive comments: I noticed you weren't trail braking which will allow you to carry more speed through the turn without feeling like you're riding over your head; and you're leaning off to the side, but not forward enough. Your head will come closer to the camera and might even get into your line of vision if you don't look further through the turn.

Main thing is to have fun.

jay956

summit main? i went there for a weekend last month, which was my first time on a track. VIR is like glass compared to Main.

your right i dont trail brake, i like to get one thing down before i start the next, and as you noticed i have some more work to do on body position. still need to line up my uper body with my butt better. i cant get down much lower though, unless i chop about 3" off my legs to make room for my elbows.


oh and it only got up to the mid 50's, and the sun never came out, so it was a pretty easy going day for the tires.

nath981

rearsets help? I loosened my pegs and rotated them back about an inch, then cut some thick aluminum strips, drilled holes, an used them to hold in place. Resulted in 1" rearward and 1 1/2" upward. Or you can purchase. Rearsets put you into a more favorable position for hanging off/knee down.

Hotbrakes

That was an awesome video! Its nice to see the ol girl in good hands hehe. Can't wait for spring so we can go down there together!

jay956

we could go to jennings in december for 3 days for $275


im glad i didnt stay for Full on monday, Pat beats you up.