Arkriders Club Track Day

smileyman · 08-01-2010, 11:55 PM

Ever get 1.8 miles to share with 20 of your bestest friends? Usually a track day at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit has tween 50 and 100 riders. With 3 groups and everyone being on the same page we got a ton of riding time. I took my newly rebuilt Buell 1125 resplendent in her new red bodywork and ContiSport tires and threw her into the fray. She impressed me and won a lil V Twin respect.

smileyman · 08-02-2010, 12:07 AM

First 3 sessions I rider coached some novices and felt out my night before installed Hyperpro damper.

My suspension setting were improvised from my garage experiments and street miles, as I pushed harder they proved to be spot on.

I struggled a bit with poor throttle response and inconsistent pick up from closed throttle, but soon used the rock stable chassis and a higher gear to pull out of the corners with ease. The 1125R mill has all the torque you could want and let me slide the street/track tires with ease causing huge smiles.

Eventually I had to turn it loose and got into several good brawls with a CBR thou and an Aprilia Mille R. I could handle with them but they had HP in spades and kept me from going round the outside. Had this been a real race there would have had to be some stuffing to pass.

These sparring bouts revealed another minor flaw, the stock brake fluid causing some sponginess and fade at the end of the session. But overall I was suprised to be just 3 sec off my old fully race prepped SV and only 5 seconds off my 636 times, with a showroom stock bike on street rubber, after a 4 year layoff from the track. I know there was more there with better rubber and some throttle/fueling tuning if I ever wanted to get real serious.

as it was it was a big grin day in the 100 degree Oklahoma heat.

t-homo · 08-02-2010, 01:30 AM

That is badass. I have a few friends that were there this or last weekend.

Mr Lefty · 08-02-2010, 07:03 AM

Nice... so after that long day... how'd the collarbone feel?!

smileyman · 08-02-2010, 10:02 AM

Collarbone works great sans titanium. Strength is almost 100 pct. That said I did find some back and leg muscles I hadnt used in a while, LOL!

marko138 · 08-02-2010, 12:16 PM

Awesome man. Glad it went well.

08-02-2010, 12:07 AM	#2
smileyman White Trash Hero Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NW Arkansas Moto: Buell 1125R Porco Rosso Edition Posts: 4,895	First 3 sessions I rider coached some novices and felt out my night before installed Hyperpro damper. My suspension setting were improvised from my garage experiments and street miles, as I pushed harder they proved to be spot on. I struggled a bit with poor throttle response and inconsistent pick up from closed throttle, but soon used the rock stable chassis and a higher gear to pull out of the corners with ease. The 1125R mill has all the torque you could want and let me slide the street/track tires with ease causing huge smiles. Eventually I had to turn it loose and got into several good brawls with a CBR thou and an Aprilia Mille R. I could handle with them but they had HP in spades and kept me from going round the outside. Had this been a real race there would have had to be some stuffing to pass. These sparring bouts revealed another minor flaw, the stock brake fluid causing some sponginess and fade at the end of the session. But overall I was suprised to be just 3 sec off my old fully race prepped SV and only 5 seconds off my 636 times, with a showroom stock bike on street rubber, after a 4 year layoff from the track. I know there was more there with better rubber and some throttle/fueling tuning if I ever wanted to get real serious. as it was it was a big grin day in the 100 degree Oklahoma heat. __________________ Arkriders.com To be the best you must first be willing to risk the worst!

08-02-2010, 10:02 AM	#5
smileyman White Trash Hero Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NW Arkansas Moto: Buell 1125R Porco Rosso Edition Posts: 4,895	Collarbone works great sans titanium. Strength is almost 100 pct. That said I did find some back and leg muscles I hadnt used in a while, LOL! __________________ Arkriders.com To be the best you must first be willing to risk the worst!

08-02-2010, 01:30 AM	#3
t-homo WSB Champion Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 7,146	That is badass. I have a few friends that were there this or last weekend.

08-02-2010, 07:03 AM	#4
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	Nice... so after that long day... how'd the collarbone feel?!