On track with California Superbike School

[yoka]

Hi all,

Been on track doing the California Superbike school.

Never been able to lean nor hang like that before, it think it is the time for a new bike :s At least one dedicated for the track.

Here are some pictures of the grinding that took place. Quoting my instructor "Sparks were coming from your bike, i feared something would catch fire"

Here some pictures after the shaving that took place.

Note that i started the race with a full foot pegs' feelers

 

[OZXJR]

You prefer left hand corners then

 

[Kilbane83]

Hah dang I removed my peg feelers a week after I got the bike just due to the fireworks show! Nice tire boogers :thumbup:

 

[Kazza]

Well done - I can only ever dream of being able to lean that much.

When I'm riding I feel like I am leaning over so far, but when I ask "Did you see how low I got?" they just laugh at me. Guess I'm no Valentino after all!

Glad you had fun. The money for new pegs will be well spent


:rockon:

 

[yoka]

The track had some really nice left handers that i felt confident to lean the bike that much. It is the club circuit in the AutoDrome in Dubai.

Well, new ones i'll buy and give to the new owner "whenever" and tell him not to install them

Kazza, I'm started motorcycling 1 year ago, the CSS really helped my preformance to develop. Before that weekend, i never touched with my footpegs. But when i did level 3, i finished both of them, in Level 4 i learned that it is fun to do sparks, but you go actually faster by not doing sparks. Now i hang my body more out of the bike, and keep the bike straight so i can accelerate earlier / faster while still leaning.

Yet, not i want to do some kneedragging, i need either new bike, or new rear sets.
Anybody kneedragg on FZ6???

 

[Kilbane83]

Getting a knee down on the fz6 is diffinatly possible.
I refer you to this post by DefyInertia.. he's one bad dude.

http://www.600riders.com/forum/fz6-videos/793-fz6-track.html

I think he looks like this behind that face shield. :BLAA:

 

[Speedygonzales]

Kneedown is possible with a 100% stock fz6, no problem.
Seeing that you wore down your peg feelers on the left, with the correct body position you should be knee scraping with no problems.

If your serious about track day's, get a rear set (valtermoto are cheap and good ) and remove side and center stand. :thumbup:

 

[Motogiro]

Great job! Looks like you were really having fun! Hahaha! :rockon:

 

[sjryser]

Just curious what tires did you run?

 

[chihuahuastud]

I can't believe they let you on the track with the kick stand and center stand on the bike! I pulled the center stand off as soon as I bought my FZ, I knew it would be a problem.

 

[MRGM]

You might want to check out my how to thread on increasing lean angle!

Looks like you had fun!

http://www.600riders.com/forum/how-tos/16977-how-increase-cornering-clearance.html