well its here at last :-} cleared customs yesterday , just been unpacked at my mates shop then it will be loaded into a van a driven from Singapore to Sepang circuit in Malaysia , i fly out in the morning for a weekend of testing am i a little excited one could say YES :-}}}
Sweet. I'm particularly touched by the half inch thick foam padding to protect it on its journey half way around the world.
it is very very good but it was the first run out so we had a few issues . gear lever and foot position needed changing but didn't notice until on track , after 5 laps all the bike cut out . back into the pits and gave the Quick shifter wires a wobble and all the lights come on . next session going well speed coming up but find patter in turn 6 and 12 both fast 4th gear corners , back in after a few more laps a fiddle with the fork settings . adjust the gear lever again next session bike is feeling much better can really push in 6 and 12 now , brake lever coming in a little to far for my liking as just about touching my fingers at 300 kph thats not a nice feeling , then all the lights go out again , into the pits strip it down and take the Quick shifter off bleed the brakes and ready again good session fells like its on rails though turn 5 and going through turn 7 & 8 that you take as one corner the feed back and lean angle is just silly , the faster i push it the better it seams to go , now the rear is drifting from the apex of 8 right out the the outside ripple strip , session over back in soften off the front spring a little to get it to dive a little more on the way in to quicken up the steering . out agin having a lot of fun but have to change my riding style a bit out of the second gear corners as its wheelie central trying to get over the front more so i can get on it harder , i hear a bike behind me for a lap or 2 brake lever just starting to keep in a little so I'm braking earlier at turn 1 , mate goes through on his MSS BSB spec ZX10 i tuck in behind him nothing like watching leave big black lines out of every corner , by the next lap he has about 20 meters on me as the brakes are a little iffy and I'm breaking about 30 meters early so cover myself , his 10 is very quick but so is the honda sits with him down the straights no problem , next lap we come up on a group of 6 he got 3 out or 3 into 4 as i was back a bit i caught them right at the entry of 4 had to really get on the brake and its tail was wagging its head of i throw it in a feel the front go but it pulls straight out of it by turn 7 i was threw as wanted not to loose the toe , i slip past another on the exit of 8 and the lights go out again :-{{ back in the pits I'm fucked its 32 degrees and i can't be bothered looking and my mate colin has melted his front tire so we pack up and head back to his house . after stripping the bike i find where the QS wire had melted threw and was earthing out then i was going through all the wiring and found the earth lead to the engine was loose tighten it up re fitted the quick shifter and all good to go again over all it was a good day a bit of work but the bike is awesome , looking at heading over in 2 weeks for another ride
They look great Shanes, a little to much ventilation for the UK lol but love the design and you and the bike will look the dogs danglies out on track
I love hot climates, I just feel more happy and it does wanders for my back ! Iraq was great for me 40-50 and up to 60 ! most days but after a while it just seems normal, very dry though, is it more humid there ? Sierra Leone was 35-40 but 90% humidity, It used to do my head in........ have a shower walk outside.... soaked ! Anyway I digress, awesome leathers, my next set are going to be made by your guys !!! the quality looks as good as anything else out there !
sits around 80 % here all the time goes up when it rains but temp stays the same , it takes a bit of getting used to but as you said all my broken bits love it . as for the suits the quality is top notch they crash really well and look great the best part is with the current exchange rate they are 310 quid today , you wouldn't bother cleaning them for that or repairing them just order another set , once the design is approved 2.5 - 3 weeks to make , so it is pretty impressive really
