Hay people, Just looking for some advice and to see what has worked for other people. Got 2006 blade looking to track bike it! I would like to upgrade breaks (thinking brembo)! Rear shock, first. Already got slicks and power command, quick shifter and k&n air filter. Not wanting to spend a lot as I only do 6 track days a year. I have heard the R1 rear shock fits my bike and it's a ok upgrade? Anyone done this ? Thanks
Mine's an RR6 too. The standard Showa shock is good, but if you want one to have setup properly for your weight then there are plenty of second hand Ohlins out there. I've not heard of using an R1 shock though. My mods are listed below, but I would prioritise tyres, shocks/setup, gearing, brakes, slipper clutch. Probably in that order.
Thanks for the reply, got good tyres. So next rear shock, ohlins is what I was thinking, I can't find many out there! I just done my gearing yesterday I did forget to say! Slipper clutch how much is that? Do u track day ur bike ?
Yeah my RR6 is solely a road legal track bike and a couple of us on here are booked on to Cadwell on July 24th. I've seen used slipper clutches range between £300-500. I think they're around £700 new, but I'd budget another £130 for the clutch plates. In the mean time keep trawling ebay for the rear shock, they regularly come up for sale as I just checked and most were in the US.
My 06 trackbike is pretty much the same as muffkings Defo needs a slipper clutch, my old zxr750 was so much more stable on breaking Rob
Hay guys thank u both, will start looking into it, has any of u changed ur front forks or upgraded the springs in them? I want to do Caldwell it's just a 3 hour drive for me, I done a day a sliverstone last week which was good!!
Just checked the invoice and Parkitt serviced my forks for £93+vat inc oil, plus fitted Ktech springs to my weight for £71+vat if that helps.
Tyres and warmers are number one, then braided lines. Then everything else is fine unless you get serious. I had to replace my front master cylinder for a Brembo unit as the original one was crappy.
I agree. Get at least semi race compound tyres fitted and buy warmers. I use Pirelli Supercorsa SP V2s for road and track as they're a good compromise for both but they need heat in them before you can lean. Standard suspension is absolutely fine as long as you're not at the forefront of the fast group. Get your sag and rebound set properly and the Showa suspension is very capable.
I had a Nitron PR3 fitted to my 05 blade for track use. After a couple of track days I can say that it has more compression and rebound control when the spring preload is set to give 12mm rear sag. When I increased the preload from 2 (standard) to 7 (recommended to me by suspension tuner) on the original shock to give the same 12mm rear sag, the damping felt a bit overwhelmed by the increase in spring stiffness. That is not to say it was bad, just not as well controlled and pumped a bit under power, if that makes sense. That was with suitable damper setting changes as well. Having the forks serviced and linear rate springs fitted sorted the front end out as well. The other thing to bear in mind is that a good front fork setup will help a mediocre rear or enhance a better rear end, than if the forks were left alone.
What's your riding like? Standard brakes will be fine up to around the higher level of the intermediate group. Most riders out there aren't braking nearly aggressively enough to need high performance brakes. I'd say spend the money on more track days, practice and training instead!
