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10-06-2006, 11:17pm
Well, I tried to get a few guys at the drag day to come out and try the track. I had all sorts of responses, and some just didn't make sense. Like, I'd go too fast and fall off...
Trust me, and check the posts of others who do track days.
You have a brand new smooth a grippy surface, you are going the same way as everyone else, you can only pass on straights and best of all, you can give it as much as you dare. Most of the guys there in the intermedaite class do around the mid 70s lap. At that speed, you'd think you could give Rossi a run for his money and you can scrape bits on the road (knee sliders). But the good guys can do 57s. So even though you think you're quick, forget it, the bike has heaps more to go.
I think the problem is that people expect that since a Busa can do 320km/hr, then it should be absolutely the best everywhere. The pubic roads (not misspelt!) in Oz are going to throw all bikes arse up at some time, so will traffic islands, errant cars and dogs etc. There's no way the Busa or any other bike can survive thye crap on our roads at mach 1.1. Or indeed at even 100km/hr in some cases. Going for a blat in the bush is fun, but fraught with danger really. The track is the only place to let it rip with the least risk. Worth a try.
I'll offer $25 to each Hayabusa that turns up in August!!! That's how much I'd like to see people not thrashing their bikes on the local roads!
Trust me, and check the posts of others who do track days.
You have a brand new smooth a grippy surface, you are going the same way as everyone else, you can only pass on straights and best of all, you can give it as much as you dare. Most of the guys there in the intermedaite class do around the mid 70s lap. At that speed, you'd think you could give Rossi a run for his money and you can scrape bits on the road (knee sliders). But the good guys can do 57s. So even though you think you're quick, forget it, the bike has heaps more to go.
I think the problem is that people expect that since a Busa can do 320km/hr, then it should be absolutely the best everywhere. The pubic roads (not misspelt!) in Oz are going to throw all bikes arse up at some time, so will traffic islands, errant cars and dogs etc. There's no way the Busa or any other bike can survive thye crap on our roads at mach 1.1. Or indeed at even 100km/hr in some cases. Going for a blat in the bush is fun, but fraught with danger really. The track is the only place to let it rip with the least risk. Worth a try.
I'll offer $25 to each Hayabusa that turns up in August!!! That's how much I'd like to see people not thrashing their bikes on the local roads!