new GS racer

[patrino]

Will do. In the meanwhile, action shot link from JME Photography:

http://www.jmephotography.org/Motorcycles/OMRRA-2014-04-12-Round-1/38599535_d3qGn5#!i=3190562215&k=NGvX5Bn&lb=1&s=L

[steve murdoch]

Cool photo of you and your "skunkish" bike.

[patrino]

Another good weekend.

Sunday was wet but I collected a couple points, and am currently sitting in 2nd in 450 Superbike. Still a lot of races ahead though. This photo is our Sanford and Son rig getting ready to head back to the shop. The puddle on the right hand of the photo kept growing with the rain, by the end of the day we had to move our EZ-Up canopy a couple yards away from where we started in the morning.



Saturday was hot and dry, I got down into the teens and even turned a couple 1:18s. I'm still dragging stuff on both sides, mostly the pipe. The added preload and the chamfer we put in the ignition cover seems to have helped somewhat, the bike didn't touch down on the ignition cover this round. Oil consumption has leveled off, barring a catastrophic failure it's something I can live with for the rest of the season.

Joe Pethoud from Vicious Cycles gave me a used Pirelli Rosso Corsa for testing. It worked great, so I'm going to buy a Pirelli SuperCorsa and run that (Joe Signs says it's even better than the Rosso Corsa).

That said, unless folks have suggestions I'm going to shell out some money for longer fork tubes. I think that'll be the biggest bang for the buck as far as ground clearance goes.

Next race in one month!

[CivilRock]

Thanks for the race report Patrick. I was thinking of you while I was working in the yard and I could hear the hail and thunder coming Sunday. Amazing amounts of rain came so quickly.

1:18 is fast for PIR. That's awesome. You're doing hero's work out there.

Thanks for the race report.

-Kevin

[patrino]

Photos starting to trickle in - thanks to Bob Edwards for this one.

I just popped out of the draft here in front of Peter on his SV650. He outbroke me into turn one, I was trying to reel him back in when the red flag came out.

[Charlie G]

That's what I wanted to see. Thanks.

cg

[patrino]

I'm not on Facebook but a couple of the friends I race with are.

Here's two short (1 minute) clips of the lap the photo below is from. First one is a rear-facing view, next one is a forward-facing camera. Same section of track, different perspectives.

I tried to put them directly in this forum but couldn't.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152505083204136&set=vb.725959135&type=2&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10202590359293566&set=vb.1034281983&type=2&theater

[CivilRock]

Bummer. Link says I don't have permission to view the videos. I must not be FB friends with whoever posted the vids. Maybe your competition can post them on youtube?

I'd love to see some footage.

I bet you'd pick up 10-15mph on the straight with an upper fairing. I know it goes against the era, the bike styling, and maybe the rules? But there's something valuable in winning a battle. Cool pic!!! I can't believe your keeping up with SV racebikes. I was able to get into the 15's on my SV with a stock motor.

-Kevin

[GregT]

In our experience here in NZ, SV's are not quick in a straight line but stop a LOT better....A good GS1000 will murder SV's in a straight line.

[CivilRock]

Just made friends with the right people and watched the vids. Excellent stuff. I enjoyed hearing the sounds of the SV on the track - so familiar. But I'd really like to hear that GS all revved up and pi$$ed off. Good stuff Patrick.

-Kevin

[patrino]

Kevin, glad you could check them out.

Yeah, I've been thinking about putting an S fairing on. It's legal. Probably won't have time for the next weekend but we'll see. (It's a chicane weekend anyway so won't matter as much).

Bought a rebuild kit for the front master cylinder too, that ought to help make my brakes a bit nicer. Probably the 30-year-old OEM parts in there now.

[Big T]

Patrick,

Check Ebay for Glassndude, he makes the best S replica fairings out there

On braking, the best items to check are:

1. Brake lines - I had to go back to post 50. Are those SS lines? They should be
2. Pads- new pads, race compound if available
3. Proper pressure- do you have a firm brake lever?

You can have all the pressure you want if the pads aren't gripping the disc well.

Of course, you could drop a grand on new race discs and pads, but I know you're not there yet

[patrino]

Thanks for the tip about Glassndude, I will check it out.

On your questions:

1. Yes, I'm running stainless lines. No leaks in the system. Fresh DOT 4.
2. I surfaced and cleaned the pads prior to the first race. They've got great bite, feel, and plenty of pad material.
3. This is where the problem is. The lever gets squishy over time. If I ziptie the lever on overnight, then I've got good pressure for the first half day. Then over time the lever gets squishier and squishier.

[patrino]

Got this one, too. Chris Daley's photo.

Brake m/c rebuild kit installed, ready for chicane weekend.

[CivilRock]

Excellent pic. T9?
I need to come out and spectate for a race.
Kevin.