My race weekend at Donington (pictures now added)

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Miztaziggy
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Really nice pictures :)

Looks like your belly pan is touching the track in that second one 8O 8O

What tyres you running there? You're low as fcuk and they don't look chewed up at all.
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Like the 2nd picture, you've got it cranked right over there :thumbup: ....no sign of the nasty FJ :lol:
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AMCQ46 wrote:Like the 2nd picture, you've got it cranked right over there
+1 on that, yr brolly dolly weren't either mate..... :thumbup:
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Miztaziggy wrote:Really nice pictures :)

Looks like your belly pan is touching the track in that second one 8O 8O

What tyres you running there? You're low as fcuk and they don't look chewed up at all.
The belly pan tapers in, don't think it quite touches, the pipe touches on some corners, you can see a little bit of day light under in that pic so it does go lower :wink: On lefts the alternator cover decks early which is a bit scary and there's oil behind it, I keep putting liquid metal on it after it scrapes.

Tyres are Avon AM22/23 they're not for road use but well treaded, they are chewed up it just doesn't show in the pictures, they're a really good tyre but they can slide a bit, two wheel drifting round coppice 8O They warm quickly which is good as tyre warmers or wets aren't allowed.
This year I've had troubles with rears though, they keep delaminating, Avon are good and replace them but i'm putting a new one on every race day when they should last 2-3 meetings.
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popkat wrote:Cheers Chris,
no I didn't get the frame straightened, I carefully checked all the alignment of the forks/yokes and front wheel, took a while but got all that spot on, I didn't go back and check the wheel alignment as there was nothing I could do about it so I just rode it as it was. The bike felt just the same as it did before the pembrey crash so either I sorted it or it was out before the crash anyway :lol: Got to do it all again now after the latest crash :roll:
That's even better then, if it felt right it must have been :thumbup: A shame you got to do it all again. Great to see the pic's 8)

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