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Rodney, that sounds painful 8O Hope the healing goes ok. Tracks with Armco are not such a good idea for bike racing, which track was it? Thanks for your kind thoughts, everyone. My local track is Hidden Valley in Darwin, Australia Hidden-Valley.png 2.87km long. I went off between Turns 7 and 8. The...

thanks for tip, Chris Unfortunately, no more racing for me this year as I managed to prang my CBR300 racebike and myself at the last round. Was going well, too - 3rd on the 300 in R1 and R2 (till I crashed) and was in front of the slow group on the VTR - best Ive done so far and managed another PB. ...

by 'engine casing' do you mean the clutch cover or the belly pan thing? The clutch cover is standard and has now got a Carbonadi cover glued on, but I still have to have the bolt-on home-made bit on there to pass scrutineering. Looks a bit like scaffolding, but will hopefully do the job when needed....

Another round this weekend.... I also haven't used the rear brake at all while racing on either my CBR300R or the VTR. i always use both brakes on the street so not sure why I've never used it on the track - too many things to think about. We've a private practice sesion in another couple of weeks s...

Thanks Gilson Ive found from experience that filling the tank to where you can just see the fuel is plenty for each race. Haven't touched the suspension as yet as I haven't had any issues with it and figure until I get fast enough for it to tie itself in knots I'll leave well alone. I've been experi...

been following this thread with interest as I have an '05 VTR that I've recently converted to a track bike. My local track is Hidden Valley in Darwin, Australia and our biggest problem is coping with 35deg heat at our races. Anyway, all I've done to the old girl is put race fairings on, Carbonadi cl...