videos of the VTR on track
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videos of the VTR on track
heres a video from a GoPro mounted rearward on my friend's 2013 R6. His bike is pretty raced out (marchesini wheels, engine upgrades, mapping upgrades, etc...) and at around the 2:15 mark it switches to the rear view camera and its just me behind him for the rest of the vid. this video is from Streets of Willow in Rosamond CA, a few weeks back. it is a track i had never been to and only my 3rd track day altogether. we were lapping between 1:31 and 1:34 which i was a bit suprised to find out since i was still getting use to the track and laying down the same pace as friends who have been there a number of time on more modern bikes. faster than a few of them. this is in A group. For reference when it looks like im far away from the camera im not all that far back, and when it looks like im pretty close to him, im VERY VERY close to him. there gets to be a bit of space between me and my buddy while i try to get around a gixxer and another R6 but once i do im able to make up the ground i lost when they held me up.
I love the VTR for its diversity and it never ceases to amaze me when it keeps up with whatever i dish out. the mods ive done have improved the bike for my type of riding 10 fold. its really in line with a modern 600cc I-4. i havnt even gotten close to the limits of what the bike can handle. never once has it had chatter, or felt sketchy, never slides the tires, nor fights my inputs. if i was only allowed to do 3 mods to the bike, it would be the USD forks, the swinger brace, and the lightened flywheel. those have totally transformed the bike. but every little bit has added up to a great package that fits me well. Plus i never get tired of seeing people realize they just got smoked by a 98 with carbies.
the second video is from earlier in the day when i had a minor low side. i got a bit over zealous on the 2nd turn of the first lap of the session. i didnt give my tires ample time to heat up and i washed the front. the only damages were a barley scraped frame slider and a few small scratches on my lower fairing. im glad i, and the bike came away uninjured but i did learn a valuable lesson.... tire warmers dont hear the tires to "ten tenths" riding pace temperature. they get you most of the way there but a few slower laps is needed to get the last, very very vital, bit of heat in order to push it. did give me a right scare though. i was able to continue riding and actually was turning faster laps post crash.
anyways enough banter... enjoy
I love the VTR for its diversity and it never ceases to amaze me when it keeps up with whatever i dish out. the mods ive done have improved the bike for my type of riding 10 fold. its really in line with a modern 600cc I-4. i havnt even gotten close to the limits of what the bike can handle. never once has it had chatter, or felt sketchy, never slides the tires, nor fights my inputs. if i was only allowed to do 3 mods to the bike, it would be the USD forks, the swinger brace, and the lightened flywheel. those have totally transformed the bike. but every little bit has added up to a great package that fits me well. Plus i never get tired of seeing people realize they just got smoked by a 98 with carbies.
the second video is from earlier in the day when i had a minor low side. i got a bit over zealous on the 2nd turn of the first lap of the session. i didnt give my tires ample time to heat up and i washed the front. the only damages were a barley scraped frame slider and a few small scratches on my lower fairing. im glad i, and the bike came away uninjured but i did learn a valuable lesson.... tire warmers dont hear the tires to "ten tenths" riding pace temperature. they get you most of the way there but a few slower laps is needed to get the last, very very vital, bit of heat in order to push it. did give me a right scare though. i was able to continue riding and actually was turning faster laps post crash.
anyways enough banter... enjoy
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nice vids! I could see you struggling to NOT pass the cam bike when you were following.
Whats the big dashboard thing on the triple?
In addition to prudence, that lowside was due to overloading the chassis by not getting at all off the bike. With all your weight on the pegs and off to the inside it wouldnt have happened. (had to throw that in).
If you think beating guys on a 1000 is fun, you should try lapping ninja 1000s in the fast group on a ninja500. That used to be the school bikes in NH.
Looks like a fun track tho'.
Whats the big dashboard thing on the triple?
In addition to prudence, that lowside was due to overloading the chassis by not getting at all off the bike. With all your weight on the pegs and off to the inside it wouldnt have happened. (had to throw that in).
If you think beating guys on a 1000 is fun, you should try lapping ninja 1000s in the fast group on a ninja500. That used to be the school bikes in NH.
Looks like a fun track tho'.
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Wow! you are on a steep learning curve on the tracks day huh! Great job if that is your 3rd time on track. Really quiet impressive. Looks like you have the Superhawk handling very well. Can see you really enjoy riding through the bowl section. Yeah, the streets surface has always been really rough!!! to say the least, but it makes for a good track for the Hawk. Have you tried Buttonwillow yet? It's a fun track, with fast and slow sections.
I rode my old Hawk a few times on the streets and always had a blast. Although unlike your bike, mine would move around a lot on the section of corners before the skidpad.
Shame we don't have WSMC anymore, you would make a perfect candidate for novice racing.
Good look with the trackday riding, it can get very additive! Hope to meet you someday at the track and see how fast an old Superhawk can really go! I may try and hit up Motoyard on Memorial Day if I'm not traveling that weekend. Although to be honest I prefer riding the big track. Still lots of fun on a Superhawk, although it gets a lot harder on the long front and back straight dealing with bikes that have more power than you.
Ride safe.
I rode my old Hawk a few times on the streets and always had a blast. Although unlike your bike, mine would move around a lot on the section of corners before the skidpad.
Shame we don't have WSMC anymore, you would make a perfect candidate for novice racing.
Good look with the trackday riding, it can get very additive! Hope to meet you someday at the track and see how fast an old Superhawk can really go! I may try and hit up Motoyard on Memorial Day if I'm not traveling that weekend. Although to be honest I prefer riding the big track. Still lots of fun on a Superhawk, although it gets a lot harder on the long front and back straight dealing with bikes that have more power than you.
Ride safe.
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I've ridden Buttonwillow twice. Those are the only other track days I've done. Once clockwise and once counter clockwise at BW. I preferred CCW at BW but I LOVE that track. So fun. I slay other bikes there. Perfect mix of high speed and low speed corners. The sun rise hill or whatever it's called is my favorite. We're going to Chuck walla next month I think and supposedly it's the ****. But I really really like Buttonwillow.
Thanks for the compliments. Means a lot. Your not the first person who has said I should try novice racing
Thanks for the compliments. Means a lot. Your not the first person who has said I should try novice racing
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