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  1. not been on here for a while but i was at this too , what a great day! everyone i spoke to agreed and much more enjoyable than doing these off track drills in a school day because there was more time . got a couple a more tips too . thanks to the crew as usual for making it an entertaining as well as fun day .
  2. hi fella, Is that bike of yours finally finished yet? you're doing the cadwell gig in July aren't you? I'll see you there if you are mate. You can show ME around. Bullet
  3. oww do matey ! be prepared and bored of more teg cadwell tales soon on the r6 5eb . glad your back mate .....
  4. That overhead shot it amazing. thanks mate ..
  5. My link cadwell pictures here,s that link again for cadwell track day pics hopefuly works this time .
  6. i,ll try and add that link to the other pics again ....
  7. heres some of me at cadwell last week on my 1999 r6 (unfortunately i crashed later , i,ll post some questions on that in coach / cornering questions later . i,ve tried to attach 1 after this as a demo but i,ve put a link here to view gallery if interested ,and any comments . i,ll try to add a single picture after but i apologise in advance if its too big !! it will take me all night to find how to reduce it .. cheers //picasaweb.google.com/mmaarrtteegg/TegR6Cadwell?authkey=Gv1sRgCNr6n5uUv4qXnQE
  8. cheers bullet yeh i didn,t need you like i don,t need to keep goin back for level 4 repeats as i must know it al ehh !!!! - i wish it was that simple . clear and concise as always my friend . i bet when i think i,m checked at this point i,m rolling off slightly too b-4 i turn it .i thought i was finding it hard to keep rolling since the first right !!!
  9. the revs rise as you get onto the smaller part of the tyre . - i should have been able to figure this out for myself - he must be doing a slight roll off b-4 the last right or the revs wouldn,t drop .
  10. o.k what i,m seeing / hearing he rolls off and turns into the first right ,and is still rolled off as direction changes and flicks into left ,then picks up gas and starts roll on briefly - then i think it is checked (held constant) as he flicks into the last right then continues rolling on as soon as bike is turned over the crest (as it then starts to bend left at the hairpin approach) i,m guessing he doesn,t roll off before he flicks it into the last right (i,m ignoring the left kink b-4 the hairpin for now) although i can hear the revs drop slightly but i,m assuming thats as the bike turns . out of interest this is what i,m trying to do .
  11. hello all ( bullet ) now then hall bends , i,ve just re watched the vids earlier posted by bullet . my question is this - from the first right at hall bends at cadwell to the last left before the hairpin i,ve tried to start this as one continous roll on -- rather than roll off a fraction before the direction change ( then little roll on to steady the bike )for the next left and then same again for the right . now this does feel smoother but of course it means tryin to turn into the left and right whilst steadily still trying to roll on the throttle ( because of the length of time involved for this section of track i may be checking the throttle for a period before continuing the roll on - but what i am trying to achieve is , after turning into the first right after the mountain 1 long continous smooth roll on until i leave the last left b-4 the hairpin ) watching the 2nd of the 2 bits of film footage i think this is what the gut on the quick gixxer looks to be doing . anyway your thought s on this appreciated .......... cheers .. p.s should i start another post hall bends instead ??
  12. cheers bullet will do , gonna try and lift my pegs a bit i,ve had a look about and i think this would help me a bit too . i,ll post another point about hall bends next couple of days .
  13. just an up date got out this week at cadwell again and was wet for a while so stuggled a bit but later on i did get 2 wheel lift off albeit only once and minimal but the throttle drive was much much smoother . i was also a fraction wider at the top of the mountain than my normal although not right over to left but i think it was the smooth application of the gas and the initial pause / check that was the major factor . problem was i only got it what felt like right once . i can see this timing is real important . which i was a quicker learner though ...... now about hall bends ..........
  14. intersting stuff still think i can gain a bit of time here with a bit more attention to timing / throttle control at my level .
  15. cheers bullet i can hear the throttle check on brookes but i assumed thats because he was wheels off the deck - but i bet he has to check it just b-4 and it just sounds easy . the tv / dvd footage nearly always shows them from the other side of the bike so can,t see throttle hand . the guy on the gixxer is closer to what i,m doing although he looks quicker and smoother . so i guess i do need the check throttle but maybe i need to get my timing a bit better - can,t work out if i need to be fractionally sooner or later though ????? guess i,ll have to get a video going for you to see proper .
  16. cheers bullet is that a bit of back brake near the top ??? looks like 1 long smooth roll on but i,m assuming thats the wheels comin off the deck at the top - for brookes . the guy on the gixxer thou is quick!!! about 1 min 41,s i reckon - he looks like he runs slightly wider on exit of the right hander up the mountain but then cuts back across a bit more than me but a bit of rear brake i reckon ? or the throttle checked for a bit ? not quite sure i,m currently 1.47 best - i only need 6 secs then , ha ha .
  17. cheers all and thanks bullet for the record the josh brookes pics are great !!!! but getting back to the real world and with 100bhp less (and talent) - i was previously using a bit of rear brake but changed tack for what i,m doin - at start of this post as described . for the record i know i,m quite vain but i,m not interested in stylin it up for the pics just want to get round quicker . out of interest bullet the standing on the pegs does feel a bit awkward and know what you mean about pressure on bars especially as i,m trying to lean over front of the bike a bit (can,t control hand pressure so well when i,m standin up) . as for the momentary throttle check or 1 roll on well i dunno ? i know i,d rather have less to do ha ha but my timing just feels not quite right - maybe to avoid checking the throttle i need to roll on later ????? or a slower steadier roll on -from early on . i guess i,m just lazy and want to stand it up and pin it ?????
  18. hello all just made a comeback after a while off (new baby , blown motor replaced) and got a run out at a warm and dry cadwell park . so for those of you familiar , hopefully bullets about ! took me all day to get back to my previous pace but got there in the end . question is throttle control over the mountain bear in mind i,m on a 1999 r6 with standard motor 99.5bhp at wheel and downgeared a bit .211 ntec tyres . i,m not trying to wheelie quite the opposite as i,m interested in quicker laps but can,t keep the front down . after talking to a few people i get reasonable drive out of the right hander and try and crest just past center of track .standing on pegs and putting more weight over the front . but sometimes get the big roll off to stop it from trying to flip over then forks land - boing up she comes again another roll off !! i do sometimes get it better what i try to do is check the throttle as front starts to lift then hold steady then roll on . i understand the mountain is not 1 regular climb but how i see it a first concave (viewed from side)slope then turning into a convex slope . assuming the suspension extends both ends as i roll on the gas on approach then just as front wheel starts to come up the rear wheel then starts climbing the different part of the slope at a different angle and tries to wheelie more - on the same throttle input if not rolled off or checked . my theory is that if i could jump the mountain instead of wheelie i could get a much quicker / smoother section of track here . but am i dreaming on my 600 ? is this not possible ... i,m sure part of the problem is that i anticipate the front coming up and roll off too soon - rather than check the gas as it starts to rise then continue rolling on - i did get this right a couple of times and did feel much smoother but overall i,m sure i,m loosing time here . hopefully someone will put me right on the timing / profile of the mountain or both , cheers .
  19. u.k.coach wanabee just checkin in here with my interest . u,k guys / bullet know me and my riding , although don,t claim to be quick enough yet by long chalk . but am still interested if i could ever make the grade or be involved at some level . haven,t bothered them with an application for a while as i assume johhny / andy know i,m still very interested . For the record nothings changed i,m still interested and still hanging in there . will be at school again at some point this year for another lev 4 repeat ..
  20. Thanks for the info cobie and especially steve just thought i was being paranoid ! but sounds like a bit of care and attention and i,m o.k - luckily no freezer / fridge in garage at min and no fertilizer although there is a couple of bags of lime / cement . winter just came back with a vengeance though . i know what you mean about heed your words i,ll bet i,ll be asking you the same question a different way at some stage !! great idea for a tyre forum section especially with informed advice . thanks
  21. ok boring subject i know ! i,d rather be out on track wearing them out !!!!!!!!!!!! but in my garage i have some wets (inflated on wheels) - part worns ( on the bike inflated, on paddock stand each end )and some unmounted part worns and importantly a new set of gp racers unmounted . main concern is the cold its been getting minus 3 or 4 degrees on a few occasions here . for the record i keep mine ( when in the cold ) not in contact with the floor and covered with a few sheets and in the upright ( not laid flat ) i also occasionaly turn the wets . am i paranoid !!! about getting flat spot 1 side ha ha ha , l.o.l i,v chatted with a couple of suppliers long ago and they just said keep like this , i,m guessing a lot of frost wouldn,t do them any good though . incidentally the wets are a couple of years + old now although not physically worn out . do they have a shelf life regardless ? incedentally i,m aware that some tyres are more succebtible to heat cycles ( regardless physical wear ) e.g the pirelli diablo supercorsa,s so i,m led to believe by 1 racer . and some are less so e.g the dunlop gp racers . roll on the thaw !!
  22. hi Talan i take my hat off to you mate . don,t think i,ve had chance to meet but hopefully will . theres me thinking i,m quite commited at times but reading your efforts knocks mine in to touch . all the best for the future .
  23. hello all i had a couple of 3 lap little runs with tommy hill at cadwell on my 99 r-6 in the dry this year . just pure luck i didn,t book him for a sesh but i came past his session guys at the right time and he re passed me and had a bit of fun . he was on a brand new gixxer thou road bike ( a suzuki promo day via a local dealer ) had a chat and laugh with him after and i took it as a compliment that he found me again in the next sesh for a few laps in close company he even let me pass him a couple of times , before walking away into the distance . but he was just playing and on a jolly , lit up the rear a few times , very impressive . Nice guy though had a chat and he gave me a couple of tips around cadwell to try . shame he had an unfortunate end to his bsb season .
  24. the best teacher ??????????? just an interesting side note to this topic based on personal experience (bikes and other life experiences) you could argue that surely the best at a discipline would be the best to teach their knowledge to another . i agree in most cases . but sometimes in the case of the naturally gifted ( rider boxer , whatever ) they have such a natural ability for their chosen discipline that they no longer think about how they actually do each set of functions or miss some out when relaying it to others as it no longer takes much mental application for them to do it because theyr,e so good at it and at such a high level . so theyre taking for granted that the student is already doing / understanding things that they are not . example 2 you can have somebody who is a professional in their field without all of the trophys or awards . but if they know the subject matter well and passionate and have had to learn themselves from scractch and can relay info well to a student and communicate well sometimes you can get better results .
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