Cheap track EX500 or some other small/light track bike

[tsorfas]

For the record Josh has at least one second in T1

[DanRo]

I'll pass on the same advice Eric gave me all the way back in 2008 when I first took Penguin, and it never clicked until this year:

Brake less.

Yeah, sounds flippant but it works. Don't try and move your brake markers more and more forward, leave them nice and comfortably early and just brake less. You'll have all the time in the world to settle to a comfortable pace through the corner while working on slowly upping your roll speed. Because you're coming in so mild you'll also have plenty of time to read that first signal from the bike that it doesn't WANT to roll and faster through the corner, it'll not want to tip in. No problem, just scrub a bit more speed THEN finish the turn and remember that you've now set your roll speed for T1 and move on to the next. Once you've got your roll speed set, THEN you can start to inch up your brake markers, using more and more brake in less distance knowing you've got plenty of time to hit a comfy roll speed.

Makes sense Josh ...

- - - Updated - - -

Right but now one must keep close tabs on A/F and without a wideband.......oh wait! I have a brand new one in a box!

Tuning, optimized

Oh boy .. twin turbo fest over here ...

[Kurlon]

Oh boy .. I started a twin turbo fest over here ...

I too have a Wideband AFR meter...

[Chippertheripper]

You muthafuckers are slipping.

MOTARD.

[DanRo]

You muthafuckers are slipping.

MOTARD.

Wait for a few mins and Jim, butcher bergs get other ideas: "Twin Turbo Charged Motard!!"

[Kurlon]

Wait for a few mins and Jim, butcher bergs get other ideas: "Twin Turbo Charged Motard!!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYbiTKtlFd4

[tsorfas]

That dude has no idea how to ride lol

[butcher bergs]

Wait for a few mins and Jim, butcher bergs get other ideas: "Twin Turbo Charged Motard!!"

Superturbocharge. It's real

[Punjistick]

I have two track EX500s I'm trying to sell. One of them is an ex-penguin school bike.

[nhbubba]

And since iv been on both I am telling you I did it wrong. I wasted a year and over $3000 on my hawk. If I was on an SV for an extra year I believe I would be a lot faster today.

I am completely shocked to read this. The money, sure, no argument. But the time? Really? Wasted?
I watched you guys (Savas and Gingerboy) start on the Hawk and EX. I always assumed the reason you guys got so much better at racing so quickly was largely because of that experience.

Bear in mind that I think you guys are probably right. OP, you are invested in an SV. Probably far more reasonable to stick with it for a while.

[tsorfas]

The hawk taught me a lot for sure. But I didn't need to finish the year on it.
But my main point is if you are already on an SV you don't need to go even lower in HP to learn how to carry CS

[nhbubba]

That makes plenty of sense. I'm onboard with that advice.

[butcher bergs]

Welcome to post 15

[MattR302]

Send a PM to "kimber" here on NESR.

She has a GS500, former P-Twins racebike owned by both Chipper and Kurlon, that she's planning to post up any day now.

'91 GS500 track/street -$900 - Band Of Riders

[Chippertheripper]

Those carbs have been jetted for the k&n. I don't have a born account, so I can't chime in.

[THE STUFF 187]

I have 2 ex 500's I got from Clayton a few years ago both in race trim & im looking to see one of them. If interested let me know

[Kurlon]

Those carbs have been jetted for the k&n. I don't have a born account, so I can't chime in.

I'll pass it on for ya.