Under Pressure

[SubRX]

Com'on Tony,

we've seen the way you ride. Meek and mild me only got 5200k out of the original rear. I think maybe you've forgotten a couple of changes.


Goldy and Jules. <i></i>

[Macca]

Hey Goldie,
I think Tony must have accidently hit the the zero key while keying the KM's, more like 975km. Hey Tony, how did you enjoy your time at Forster, how was the water ? Did you get caught in the storm like the rest of us ?

Macca <i></i>

[Tony De]

Hi Macca
Anna & I enjoyed the ride, sorry we didn't make it to Gingers Creek as intended but the pace was a little too fast for Anna. It was great riding with such a big group of Busas.
Forster was good and we also got rain on the way home.
Sould do a day ride one sunday to Bathurst or Oberon soon!
Will post on discussion board.

Regards
Tony De & Anna De.
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[peter altas]

Been running at 38/38 as I heard it gives you more grip, and after a little mishap where the fairing met the asphalt i decided the extra grip was a payoff well worth the reduction in k's. Had previously been runnig at 42/42 coz' the 'book said so' and i didn't know any better, but i was getting 5500-7000 km's out of a rear and the front lasted 13000.

Just recently and after a couple of weeks of not checking the pressure, they dropped to 30 front and 24 rear and the bike felt great, no trouble with steering/grip and i was none-the-wiser. Bump the pressure back up and it still felt fine. So I guess it's just the longevity i'm affecting when the pressure drops that low, either that or i'm a shit rider and haven't learnt the feel yet. <i></i>

[rocket rod 7777]

Depends on what your doing?Touring i run higher pressures,maybe 40/42, for twisties i run 34/38 and in winter you could even go less because of the low road temp, and for a track day maybe 30/34.Depends what brand/compound you are using,too many variables.I've heard from the bridggie boyz that the supersport guys run 24/26 because the heat build up brings the tyres to the right pressure <i></i>

[GDYUP]

YEAH, YOUR A SHIT RIDER.
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[peter altas]

Thank's for confirming it for me Phil
Peter Altas
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[bigshowbusa]

...good call gdy...probably not a good idea to be riding fast / attempting stunts if can't spot the diff b/n 24 and 42psi

Interesting pressures rocketrod...36/36 works reasonably well for me (what's touring? ) If anything I would run the rear a bit lower but that goes against popular belief...

re: winter pressures, I would have thought the opposite since you can expect about a 4-6psi rise in pressure from a well heated road tyre...lower road temp = more difficult to generate heat??? To low a pressure and you're talkin cold tear... <i></i>

[rocket rod 7777]

My theory is this,Bigshow.If the tyre is a lower pressure it will move around a lot more generating heat which compensates for the lower road tempature.If it is a high road temp i run higher pressures so as not to create excessive temps for the tyres and also the amount of contact area comes into the equation,eg lower pressure more contact,higher less.This is why its recommended to do high speed runs with the tyres pumped right up.1.less resistance and 2.lower heat generated.I'de love to hear your theory on this show! <i></i>

[demeester]

Tyre blowouts are more often caused by too low pressure than too high. Those tyre walls can't take a hell of a lot of squirming around....

I agree with bigshow. Too low on cold would not automatically compensate by heating up more to increase the pressure to a similar level. Lower starting point, lower finishing point. (Even if relatively it has gone up by more, the end point would not be the same...) <i></i>

[peter altas]

Thanks everyone for getting on my case and callin me a shit rider

Got some one-piece leathers on lay-by, a superbike school ride in october and a few track days planned next year. Hopefully I only get better.

Can't wait to do a track day with the Honda riders club on my Busa. I can bring a few friends too. If anyone's interested, I can keep posted. Around the $100 mark, bbq, drinks and new honda's to thrash around PI.

Should be good to show a force of Hayabusa's at a Honda track day!
Peter Altas
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[GDYUP]

Ease up on the rest of the group Pete.
It was me that called you the shit rider.
Like the cut of your jib though! Roll with the punches and still come out laughing.
What Superbike ride are you doing? Cornering course???
A Honda ride day on a Busa, now that's funny. They will be lined up at a Suzuki dealership the next day with there hands on the Gold Visa Card. (Once they learn what they're missing out on.)
Cheers, Phil.
Riding and freezing his nuts of not talking. <i></i>

[rocket rod 7777]

As i'm still a member of the honda club,i'm thinking of taking the busa to the annual rally this year and going blackbird hunting Rod not riding but ironing!!!! <i></i>

[bigshowbusa]

Happy hunting Rocket

re: honda track days, aren't they limited to 3 lap sessions?? I recall something to that effect a few years back, reason given was too many (honda) riders binning it ... <i></i>

[peter altas]

Yeah, the Cornering School GDY. Couldn't get the time off for the Phillip Island one so I'm doing it at Broadford, and hopefully getting to PI with another ride day.

Not sure about the lap restrictions on Honda's days Bigshow, but will find out. No point going there for three laps, or do you mean on their new test bikes? Still, would love to see their faces when I rock up on a Busa, Busa hat and all, and a little Honda Riders Club card stashed in the boot.

I'd love to see (and get a photo) of 5-10 Busa's infront of all them Honda flags/marquee's. I'm sure they'd all be giving us the "What the FU*#", (and buying one themselves)

The lure of the mighty Busa is a force the human spirit cannot evade. They will want one.
Peter Altas
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