Triumphrat

Jonah · 08-09-2005

Here is a 12MB quicktime(.mov) video of me on my Thruxton a few weeks ago at a track day at Jennings GP in northern Florida. I spliced the best clips together but it is still a little shaky. If you don't have Quicktime you can get it for free from the apple.com website.

Hope you like it. Tell me the Predators don't sound somewhat Ducati -like in this video.

Thruxton Video

DJ · 08-09-2005

Thats awesome!

Anchorbend · 08-09-2005

Nice video. Tell us about the bike and mods you did for your track laps.

oldsport · 08-10-2005

You're getting around there pretty good. looks smooth -

They do sound a little like a Duc. Actually, more like a Triumph.

DrBeast · 08-10-2005

Fabulous Jonah!

well done - cojones to the wall stuff - I'm jealous!

I too would like to see your mods list.

regs.

Beast

AllanCook · 08-10-2005

Fantastic. You look like you're having a pretty good time. I guess I need to book a track day for myself.

Allan

Jonah · 08-10-2005

Thanks for the comments guys. My bike is totally stock except for the predator pipes, bar end mirrors and a lap timer mounted for track days. That was my 2nd track day on the Thruxton, 7th track day over all on a bike but I have been racing cars and doing car track days for about 7 years. The bike is really well suited to the track. All I did to prepare was lower the tire pressures about 4 pounds at both ends from the stock settings to get a better contact patch. I left the suspension settings stock.

stinebiz · 08-10-2005

Cool Jonah...

on the first lap, I thought to myself..."what the F---? Is there a pickup driving in the other direction?"

How'd the bike keep up with the "racing" bikes? Lose any ground? any noticable difference in the straights...the turns? Did you ever hit the rev limiter?

I've never been on a track...looks like fun, but I'd probably kill myself :hammer:

08-10-2005

That is too cool!!!!

Jonah · 08-10-2005

In the turns I could stay with most of the bikes in the intermedediate group I was running with. In the straights I got smoked by most all of the bikes both due to horsepower and brakes. I think I could be a lot faster with better brakes similar to those on the sportbikes. As for the rev limiter, I hit it a few times but the power really drops off up top so there really isn't much sense banging around the rev limiter.