Knockhill Sat 2nd April

Going to be going up to KH on Saturday for a td - still debating, do I go Nov/Inters or Inters/Advanced

Anyone else from here going up ?

Ta

K

Wish I could join you mate. Have a great day. I'll see you up there on May 7th.

Have a good one mate.

Booked in to Inters / Advanced

Kaiser wrote:Booked in to Inters / Advanced

The big boys will get you.

I've another wedding to go to
Remember you wets and waterproofs

shadow wrote:

Kaiser wrote:Booked in to Inters / Advanced

The big boys will get you.

Sharpen my elbows

silverback wrote:I've another wedding to go to
Remember you wets and waterproofs

Doing the sun dance - It will be dry

Now then Kaiser

Have a great day Mate. Would've had a ride up but at work Sat morn.

Don't feel too nervous lookin at the bikes with tyre warmers on and all the whistles and bells in the fast group, some of them are steadier than you think once you get on the track.
Go get'em Mate

JT wrote:Now then Kaiser

Have a great day Mate. Would've had a ride up but at work Sat morn.

Don't feel too nervous lookin at the bikes with tyre warmers on and all the whistles and bells in the fast group, some of them are steadier than you think once you get on the track.
Go get'em Mate

Looking forward to it mate - just hope the weather changes a bit for tomorrow

Off home to clean, check oil, tyre pressures, and get the bike loaded on to the trailor

Kaiser wrote:Off home to clean, check oil, tyre pressures, and get the bike loaded on to the trailor

That may take some time, i don't think i have ever seen so many ratchet straps on one bike, force 9 gale, wouldn't have shifted that thing.

I've just started using these self retracting ratchet straps I got from Busters, they save so much hassle!

shadow wrote:

Kaiser wrote:Off home to clean, check oil, tyre pressures, and get the bike loaded on to the trailor

That may take some time, i don't think i have ever seen so many ratchet straps on one bike, force 9 gale, wouldn't have shifted that thing.

Fair one - first time with the bike on trailer - Did you sense some paranoia

Bike didn't budge a single bit.

Had two bikes on Saturday and again - my bike was fine, my mate obviously had past caring about hsi bike by then after his off and his bike started to tip toward the inside of the trailor so I strapped his down for him and that didn't budge.

Used those buckles Sam..................although they have a short length they are exetionally useful ad use them as my security straps with other ratchets hooked up as normal.

Had a graet day - first two or three morning sessions were wet and for some reason my battery was flat on the bike. I had Loris Baz & Westemorelands mechanics from Motorpoint Yamaha BSB team trying to get it started with their starter, great guy's and were really helpful.

Once I got on track, started off doing 1 mon 6's in wet down to min 4's in dry then on to 1 min 3's consistamtly until I took crap in the second last session so came in and called it a day.

My mate with his ZX10R came off, second sighting lap at Clarks. No idea how or why, front tucked at Clarks. It was wet / cold and I wasn't out at that point because I was trying to get my bike started with the Yamaha guy's.

http://www.power-images.co.uk/gallerys/2011/knockhill/bikes/02-04-11/index6.html

Have e-mailed the guy to see if there are any more of me.

I am image number 9776

Moved up to Inter/Advanced for 7th May as well

Need to do some running before then - fitness seem to be my gremlin on Saturday

Need to get a new helmet that is in keeping with the rset of the colours

Pleased you had a good time, shame about the battery tho.
Pic looks good, mega concentration look on the face

Cheers mate - was a good day - worked out well, got chatting away to the BSB team garage and had the chance to show off my pit crew skills - needless to say, they never hired me

It looks dry to so must have been one of the sessions we started to pick the pace up.

Either that or I'm trying to fart without the follow through

Sounds a great day, looks nice in that shot too. You do look intent, hopefully on your lines not the cheek control.

Fitness, hmm, I remember having that once.

I didn't push on as hard just by braking earlier & not having the full throttle given at every opportunity so I could concentrate on my lines. Got my lines fine, just need to sort out my braking and that would dramatically change my lap times.

Control, lean & front end grip issues were all ironed out for me which helped me build from Donny and get my lines and confidence back. Just no knee down but not too worried about that, was as quick if not quicker than most a part from a few that were in on a different level to me, just now

Hope I can get a few more pics - can't make it out if it's the hairpin or Clarks

Fitness - I was knackered and sacked the last session because I was cramping up in the second last session

I very rarely do the last session anyway.
Not for lack of fitness, simply because i have had enough by then, so start packing everything up, for the trek home.

Nice excuse. I should use that, but the sight of my panting, red-faced bulk generally means people make their own assumptions.

If you are properly knackered stopping is better than making stupid mistakes.

I think that's a lot to do with my trip through the tyre wall last year.

Some pics from Knockhill 2/4

https://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=67594&id=100000177307908&l=2ca8de7e22

nice pics them bonny lad

Nice shots Kaiser, looking good.

Wished I had just stuck my knee out

Well you're back there soon. And getting the knee down is only important while you're trying to do it at first. Once you can do it you stop bothering and start saving knee slider instead.

True - think it's been born out of frustration of not having the confidence to do it. Been baw hairs off doing it, just need to actually stick my knee out a little

Well K, have a good time and don't do a Rossi.. remember not to let you ambition outweigh you talent. have fun.. "Casey Stoner" lol

have a good day m8

Russ