10-29-2007, 10:09 AM
.paul Wrote:congrats on the bump, and i think this is your first tday channign? not sure, congrats.
I did a free, two session thing at VIR Patriot the weekend before, but this was the first "real" weekend. I was actually getting a little bored before I layed it down, that gave me a renewed optimism about doing another weekend. :beer: I got a co-worker and friend to come do the free thing this Sunday, and he's hooked, so I'll have plenty of people to go with next season.
Just another thought, and personal recommendation. I had a few people recommend I get a "real" bike, and I gotta say, I'm pretty damn happy with the GS for now. Sure, I get rolled on the straights. And it's soft as hell. And I look pretty goofy on it. :lol: But honestly, I didn't find but just a few other riders out there that I couldn't catch in the corners, despite the fact that I'm on rather narrow, street, bias ply tires. In fact, with as much as I heard people complaining that the track was slick, I feel like the suspension/tire and cool temperature combo was giving me more grip than many out there. Also, the bar ends and case guards did an excellent job of preventing damage during the lowside.
Its biggest limit right now is the low pegs I think, as that's preventing me from getting to the edge of the tires. I see it as a good learning tool, forcing me to get off the bike more. It's easy to ride, inspires confidence, and I can see doing at least a few more events with it before I find its really holding me up. I was running faster laps than at least half of the riders out there in the beginner group, and I was still leaving a lot of corner speed on the table on many of those turns. Hell, it was still doing ~100 by the end of the short back straight, how much faster do you need to go? Most had a whole lot more bike than skill, and I think a lot of them would have benefited from a slower bike as a learning tool.
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