Thumper748 Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Here's my little sv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonzilla Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Wow. That is an awesome pic. Looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorecki Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Here's my little sv. I do believe you be needing a bellypan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobie Fair Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 SV's are fun. Silly lean angles, and a good rider on a tighter track is hard to beat! CF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper748 Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 MrSlow, on 12 October 2011 - 04:29 AM, said: Here's my little sv. I do believe you be needing a bellypan! The sv didn't have one from factory so in Australia we are allowed to race without them. Only if the bike came with a fairing do you have to run a belly pan. Strange rule I know. But then in US you don't need case covers on the SV but here we do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorecki Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 The sv didn't have one from factory so in Australia we are allowed to race without them. Only if the bike came with a fairing do you have to run a belly pan. Strange rule I know. But then in US you don't need case covers on the SV but here we do. Sorry for the delay, I've been away. First I presume you got it was just a little tease. Your SV looks very naked to me as I'm not used to seeing them without one. A belly pan, case covers, frame protection and nuts amounts of safty wire are required by most racing org's I'm aware of here. I'm a little shocked you don't have a pan requirement. Here if you don't have one, you're not racing. Which makes complete sense as one bike tossing it's oil load onto the track can pretty much screw up an entire race day schedule. Interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper748 Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 The sv didn't have one from factory so in Australia we are allowed to race without them. Only if the bike came with a fairing do you have to run a belly pan. Strange rule I know. But then in US you don't need case covers on the SV but here we do. Sorry for the delay, I've been away. First I presume you got it was just a little tease. Your SV looks very naked to me as I'm not used to seeing them without one. A belly pan, case covers, frame protection and nuts amounts of safty wire are required by most racing org's I'm aware of here. I'm a little shocked you don't have a pan requirement. Here if you don't have one, you're not racing. Which makes complete sense as one bike tossing it's oil load onto the track can pretty much screw up an entire race day schedule. Interesting... Yes! Little tease! However, you're right – I agree a belly pan should be requirement. Spilling oil behind you for everyone else is not a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonzilla Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Chuckwalla Valley Raceway. Great track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorecki Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Chuckwalla Valley Raceway. Great track. Rockin the CSS sticker on the PB! Nice! Little envy over here, it's 34°F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonzilla Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Chuckwalla Valley Raceway. Great track. Rockin the CSS sticker on the PB! Nice! Little envy over here, it's 34°F. Don't be. We lose as much time because of the heat as you do because of the cold. We CAN travel to different places, but it's sometimes a long trip to get to a track. It got up to 66 degrees during the day and I was sweating bullets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faffi Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 66F or C? If 66C, it must have been track temp as there's never that hot air anywhere in nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonzilla Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 66F or C? If 66C, it must have been track temp as there's never that hot air anywhere in nature. Haha. 66F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faffi Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 But 66F ain't even very warm? 100F is hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorecki Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 But 66F ain't even very warm? 100F is hot. Depends, I think 66 is very nice but does lend to green track and cold tire conditions a bit. Overall, I'd take it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warregl Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Nice pix Jason. I especially like the tribute to Marko, nice touch sir. And I'm with Gorecki, I'd take 66F right about now. Then again we had low 80s in August at VIR this year so I'm sure it's a trade off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonzilla Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 But 66F ain't even very warm? 100F is hot. It's a fast track that requires a lot of moving and strength to get around the track. I was sweating like crazy keeping pace to work on some new things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonzilla Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Nice pix Jason. I especially like the tribute to Marko, nice touch sir. And I'm with Gorecki, I'd take 66F right about now. Then again we had low 80s in August at VIR this year so I'm sure it's a trade off. In August, we're around 110 in the shade during the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faffi Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 In August, we're around 110 in the shade during the day. Now we're talking! Personally, I wouldn't even dream of leaving my air conditioned compartment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper748 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 I'm bike 62 - it was pretty much this close lap after lap, race after race. All 650 twins (sv engines) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonzilla Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Looks like they (101, at least) may have been holding you up. Looks real good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper748 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Looks like they (101, at least) may have been holding you up. Looks real good. Yeah, but I'm only as fast as the guy in front of me. I need to learn how to pass better. I'm okay on an open lap in qualifying but racing is more difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AryM Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Before and After CSS..... Before: After: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorecki Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Before and After CSS..... VERY NICE contrasting example of cause/effect! That's the sort of stuff gives people the ability to *see* the difference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANORXIC51 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Hi all. I have not yet taken CSS, but plan on attending Level 1 (& possibly Lv2) @ Infineon this coming April. Here are a few pics of my first and only trackday (due to the new bike springing a radiator leak the day before the final trackday of the season, forcing me town miss it) on my former bike ('08 GSX-R600) at BIR's Competition Course. Hoping CSS will help with confidence issues that I have on the new bike ('08 848) going into next season. I did an ARC at a local short road course after I had the bike for a week and didn't feel comfortable at all....despite the instructors telling me I was doing well fundamentally. Added a bunch of upgrades and was excited to see how the bike would feel on a real track with new tires/grippier seat/adjusted suspension/Stompgrips...but alas, the radiator spoiled that plan. See ya in April! -Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonzilla Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Poor guy. Those your only choices in bikes? Usually, having to adjust so much on a new bike is because you are tense on the bars and have to get used to the different steering configuration (and how you are fighting the bike while in a corner). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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