FZ6 at the track

[Icebreaker]

I rode 3 laps on Nürburgring this summer.
Very very very addicting...

 

[ped]

^^ that would be SWEET!!

 

[reiobard]

^^ that would be SWEET!!

did my first track day last year on my old bike, looking to do at least 3 this year.
Granted i am nowhere near as impressive but it's what i can do so far...

 

[DefyInertia]

Did you get to ride that KTM in the background of the first photo? I take it you'll be at Louden for all three? Depending on the dates I might venture out there while I'm in upstate NY at some point over the summer...
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[reiobard]

Did you get to ride that KTM in the background of the first photo? I take it you'll be at Louden for all three? Depending on the dates I might venture out there while I'm in upstate NY at some point over the summer...

yeah i will be at loudon for all 3, maybe if i come into a bunch of money i might try to make it down to jersey to the new track if it is completed, but most likely just loudon.

Also i stayed to my own bike that day, i almost took my wifes SV out but i would have been in the doghouse bigtime if i crashed hers.

My Wife on her bike:

 

[reiobard]

Did you get to ride that KTM in the background of the first photo? I take it you'll be at Louden for all three? Depending on the dates I might venture out there while I'm in upstate NY at some point over the summer...

Let me know if you venture out, i will try to make that a trackday for me as well, Tony's Trackdays at loudon actually has a bunch of 2-day events this year on Mon-Tuesdays. and i like 20 minutes from the track :thumbup:

 

[mikebike]

forst time to watch the clip.... very nice and kept up with the Ducati well... and also picked off quite a few other guys...

Nice Job:thumbup:

 

[DefyInertia]

Reiobard, who's faster, you or your wife?

very nice and kept up with the Ducati well...

More like he waited for me...he was a "control rider" who likely could have been lapping me if he so desired.
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[reiobard]

Reiobard, who's faster, you or your wife?

typically in a 20 minute session i will lap her twice....

 

[mikebike]

Reiobard, who's faster, you or your wife?



More like he waited for me...he was a "control rider" who likely could have been lapping me if he so desired.

shhhh dont tell us that ...you were our hero :rockon:

 

[bikerider]

Wow. I wanna do a track day. Very good job. What kind of Camera do you have mounted. :rockon:

 

[DefyInertia]

For that video, a Sony Cyber-shot 7.2 (DSC-W55) camera. Funny thing is, it's my fiance's camera and it's pink...nothing like rolling up to the hot pit with a pink camera attached to your tank...lol
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ROLL A JOINT

 

[mglowe]

Great video!

I'm getting cabin fever just watching this video.

I saw the post with the camera description, which mount was used to hold the camera to the tank?

 

[DefyInertia]

Motorcycle And Sport Bike Camera Mounts - San Carlos, California - SportBikeCam.com but I believe they can be had for much less...check eBay.
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[Philoz]

Track days rock! I've done one so far and the bike is far more repsonsive as a result - they love to rev!! I bought a cheap camera mount from ebay for A$50 (US$40?) - simple bracket, no angle adjustment, but does the job just fine. Great results and it picks up the exhaust note well too Phil

 

[Graven]

Nice Track Day

I am really really impressed! I am 46 years old and have been riding since I was 9 and I have not learned to turn a lap like that. I am riding an FZ6 that I just picked up last summer after a few years away from the sport, and I would love to ride that way. Go man!!! and be safe!!!

 

[reiobard]

nothing like rolling up to the hot pit with a pink camera attached to your tank...lol

oh, i bet you say that to all the guys...

 

[ped]

hey def i was looking around on the nesbsa board and ame across this.
Midwest track lap times? - NESBA Bulletin Board

you said you run 1:20's, this guy says he runs 1:13's. u look to be running a good clip and all.. but his putnam times arent all that fast (it is on an sv but overall 1:21's isnt mind blowing at all, hell ive hit 1:23.9 and that aint saying nothin). u think hes just alot better at ACC-N or something? cause 7 sec diff would look like you're an expert racer or something. i know the ex wera guys run about 1:16-1:17 at PP in LWT-SB.

 

[DefyInertia]

You can see from the video that we're not running open hot laps; my 1:20 time is based on the youtube timer from this video. There are some fast sections of the video and some sections where we're coasting for a second or two and the CR is looking back to make sure the entire group is with us (T2 to T3).

I figure my best times at ACC north if I ran balls out and didn't have to slow for anyone would be 16s or 15s....but I really don't know because I don't have a timer. I signed up for a day there in April so I'll strap on the video camera and we'll see how it goes...maybe I can use a friend's timer.

NESBA times for putnam are as follows --

A times are 1:12 - 1:20
I times are 1:20 - 1:30
B times are 1:30 or greater

I've never ridden there but I'm definitly looking forward to it. A 13 at ACC-N is race pace for sure and according to that thread was good enough for a WERA win. If you're running 24s at Putnam then you're running a middle "I" pace which is just about where I run with them at different tracks.

All this track day talk is killing me...I can't wait for April!!!
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[JONAC]

I just can't wait for the summer !!!!