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I only ride track, did 1 trackday and then did about 20miles on the road and thats it. Went for a ride with mates, got fustrated with traffic blasted home through some twistys and never been on the road since. I have a van, doubles up to sleep in. Gets all the kit in and its all safe. Only problem is parking it in car parks, its longer then the bays and its got ladders on the back. Used to use a trailer but then i couldnt sleep at the track/had to get up at 5am to load the bikes and kit. If you get into it it will cost you a arm and a leg.

Just change them or your doing a job twice.

Look at the tread in the tyres. Is one side of the groove lipped?

doesn't look right does it.. patchy tear like that suggests suspension is not setup right. rebound/compression need looking at i reckon. Spot on. Its a bumpy track so a stab in the dark is its hitting a bump and the compression isnt stiff enough to absorb the inital bump and the rebound not fast enough to push the tyre back to the tarmac before the next bump. So its skipping along. Worded bad, the compression is absorbing to much bump initaly. Needs stiffining up abit.

I cant make my mind up what sort of tear that is but it looks like you have a geometry issue.

I dont think anyones corgi will be upto date. Didnt that get phased out and replaced with gas safe.

If you buy all the photos on the day on a cd its £30 or £25 if two buy at the same time. Online about a week laters is about £8

Id check the oil cooler before head gasket. Dishwasher tablets will probaly be to descale it.

100% agree. Just settle down with a fat lass, they cook the best chips

Plus the majority of biker chicks look like they have had several bad accidents with no helmet and resorted to food for comfort. I was trying to think of a decent way of getting that across but you nailed it Maybe fairer to include the words "on that site", though - I've never met people like that lot in the outside world! Their either stunning or complete rotters. Stunning ones have no reason to be on a dating site

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NOOOOOO Don't do it! I made that mistake, and I have deleted my account and clicked "UNSUBSCRIBE" to their emails every month for two years and they still send me the damn things! Had far more luck meeting people who were into bikes by having an OkCupid account with me on my bike as the main profile picture... Plus the majority of biker chicks look like they have had several bad accidents with no helmet and resorted to food for comfort.

No need to bring the mot with you. I wasnt 100% sure because ive never done one so i looked into it. No daylight mot so your not going to be on track with a trackbike with a horn and reg plate. Intrestingly i found cbt users are welcome to, il assume on any other track but ones owned by msv because they insist on a full A licence. Letting the air out the tyres causes the carcuss of the tyre to move around. This genatates heat into the carcuss of the tyre not just the bit in contact with the tarmac. Also the faster you ride the more the tyre is worked, that creates heat and as a result the psi increases. If you run with road pressures then the tyre will tear. The tyre will be overinflated meaning that the bit of rubber in contact with the track overheats and it shreds that part of the tyre in no time. The rubber is literally ripped from the tyre, this is known as a cold tear. Its dosnt matter whats behind you on track, you need to concentrate 100% on what you are doing. Even just a quick glance at something can see you miss the brake/tip in point or run wide/end up on the grass. Its the responsibility of the rider behind to pass safely.

Looks like I need to persuade a friend that they don't want to spend the evening in with their loved one that they want to come out with me and make her buy you a drink. Some lasses are out for a free night round town. One of the lads on site cant figure out why he spends all night buying girls drinks only for them to disappear later on.

Well your not going to win them over sat behind a keyboard. Get a taxi and a wingman and head out to town. Hit on anything if your needing the practice, no point of going straight for the stunning blonde if your going to mix your words up.

This, and lower your standards That naturally happens after a skinful anyway. We used to these girls the 10 past 2's lol Thats it, if the clock strikes 2 then pick whats left or go home. He who hesitates masterbates

This, and lower your standards Don't young guys get smacked in the face by birds any more? Or do they just get "unfriended"? The whole world's gone soft......back in the 70's I took more punishment than Richard Dunn when he fought Muhammad Ali! Never did me any harm......made me the man I am today in fact! Never add them on facebook, then they have your name and your easy to find

This, and lower your standards

Quick guide to trackdays. The pinned one dosnt really cover alot and dosnt really answer any questions. Booking..... There is a few trackday organisers, nolimits trackdays/msv trackdays/focused events are the most popular (probaly in that order to). Nolimits and msv have dates more suited to the 1st time trackday rider. Msv offer novice only days and road bike only days. Licences, any msv owned track requires a full A licence or ACU licence. I have seen people book with A2 licence and then sit all day while their mates ride round. No refunds. Any other track should be ok. Ive heard you can get on with no licence provided you can ride a bike. Best phone nolimits and ask about the track. They are a freindly bunch. Novice only is as the title says just for novice riders, people who have no or very little track experience. They put cones out so you can see the tip in point/apex and have extra breifings throughout the day. 3 groups/7x20min sessions Road bike only is bikes with road tyres, lights and a mot. No tyre warmers its for people who want to ride their commuter bike without the close passing of dave on his racing blade. 3 groups/7x20min sessions Standard trackday. 3 groups and 7 x20min sessions. Novice/inters/advance. Anything from scooters to middle aged bloke on his GS complete with panniers to people like guymartin on his tyco bmw. Open pitlane. As above but no groups, confident inters/advance only. You can enter the track anytime the circuit is open. Evening. Two groups. Novice/inters and inters/advance. 3x20min sessions 1x15 session. Run like a standered day but only 2 groups and only 20min between sessions. Typical day. A normal day starts with turning up to the circuit and finding somewhere to set up. You need to sign on at the track, this means taking your bike licence to the signing on area, filling in a form and been issued a wrist band. The band shows you have signed in and what group you are in. Then its off for noise testing. Diffrent tracks have diffrent noise levels, it ranges from 98db to 105db. If your bike fails dont worry, take it back to where you set up and get it hot, take it back and get re tested. If your tested with a baffle in DO NOT remove it after or its hometime. Their getting quite strict with this. Then its of to the safety breifing. Everybody has to attend, even rossi. They take you through what the flags mean/ track etiquette/ schedule for the day. You will be issued another wristband to show you attended it. Tracktime. The 1st session will consist of 3 sighting laps. Everybody must do them. There slow and just give you a feel for the track/where the marshall posts are. Theres no overtaking on the sighting laps. Msv will bring you in after 3 laps and then send you straight out. Nolimits let you stay out. The only downside to this is you might not know where to leave the track. Then you get 6 more sessions for the day and a hour for lunch. Gear. You will need leathers, either 1 piece or 2 piece zip together. Motorcycle gloves and boots and a helmet. Now this should have a acu gold sticker on. Mine dosnt, i asked nobody was bothered and ive not died. Bike. Any bike will do. Ive seen a twist and go at cadwell before. No need to to tape lights up or remove mirrors if you dont want to but probaly best to fold them in so your not tempted to look behind you. The only thing you really need to do is let some air out of the tyres. About 5psi, some say 10psi but what your looking for is about a 4/5psi gain from a cold tyre. So when you come of track check the psi and see if its climbed back up. The aim of the game is fun. Just get out there and enjoy yourself. Misc. Take plenty of water and eat throughout the day. If you have a big lunch you will pay in the afternoon sessions. Tyres Any tyre will do right up to advance group. Make sure there in good condition Warmers Only needed if your running track focused tyres. If you put road tyres in them they will overheat. Extras If you can take a roll of duct tape and some tiewraps just incase the worst happens. If your bike burns oil take extra to top up. Take enough petrol to last the day. I use about 30ltrs a day. Petrol is available at most circuits. Everyone ive met trackside has been golden, if you need help ask someone. If anyone has a questions or anything to add feel free. https://nolimitstrackdays.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; http://www.msvtrackdays.com/bike.aspx?page=3#calendar" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Crashing....... Just incase Track is way safer then the road but crashing happens. Normaly on a track if you come off the bike slides and theres very littel damage, scraped fairings and bust levers normaly. Just to put this in perspective, i crashed on a fast corner 90ish and taped the fairings together and went back out. A friend crashed on the road at 50mph and bent everything on his bike. Both crashes was the bike sliding but theres no kerbs or posts to hit in the track. If you do crash you loose your wristband and are only allowed back out after the medics look you over.

Its not so much that when you have pace. Everytime the tyre gos from cold to hot to cold is 1 heat cycle. Heat cycles degrade the tyre, just leaving them in sun is one heat cycle. As you get quicker you notice the grip getting less and less even though theres plenty of rubber left. No warmers mean 7 heat cycles aday

I am But look at it this way. A session is 20min, if you lap cadwell in 2min then two laps is 4min gone, thats nearly a quater of a session wasted. £105 a day so £15 a session. So you spend 20% of a session warming tyres at a cost of £3. Thats £21/more then a session wasted in a day not to mention all the heat cycles the tyre gos through without warmers. They soon pay for themselves.

Personaly i wouldnt ride without getting tyres into warmers and even go as far as tyre blankets if theres a chilly wind. As for a genny i run 2 sets of mine, but i use the low wattage warmers.

I hope my TOCE get's through ok with baffles... It's 106db without so need to shave off 4db for snett. A baffle will shave 4db off If your tested with a baffle in dont take it out though or its home time

Depends on the tyre. If your using road compound tyres then i wouldnt bother. Just take a couple of laps to build heat into them. Road compound isnt designed to sit in warmers for 40min, you will overheat them and reduce the life of the tyre. If your looking to use a track foucsed tyre then warmers are a must imo. One of the best things you could buy.

They do do some training days thats more aimed at road riding. But riding a bike is like sex with the local s**g, you've got to trust the rubber Pick a day mid summer, book a day in novice and have a ride round. You will take something away from it.