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Just did my first track day/riding school at Pueblo Motorsports Park here in sunny CO. I am slowly getting my body position better, and getting way more comfortable, which are good things, I just had a question about how the bike was reacting, and how to remedy it.
On longer corners, say more than 90 degrees, at I'm not sure what speed (~45-50 mph?) the bike just kind of felt like it was slipping, or drifting to the outside, without me even driving out of the corner. If I tried to accelerate out it would push wide, which is what I wanted, but it still felt like it was slipping, or maybe just not gripping as much as I would like...it just was not cinfidence inspiring
Also, I see alot of folks grinding there peg feelers off, but the few times I have touch them down, it has unloaded the rear it seems, and really upset the bike. Which is not something I like to happen when I'm hanging off the seat in an apex.
The instructor following me said he was going to get in front so I could follow and hopefully carry more speed through the corners, but saw how close my center stand was to dragging (after he thought it was my toe...haha), and said he really didn't want me to push it any harder and risk dragging hard parts and dumping it. I know there are people pushing these things alot harder on the track, and the street, ahem, so I doubt I am at the bike's limit.
Oh, the setup: forks dropped ~3mm, heavier oil, overfilled a bit, rear set up relatively stiff. 120/180 Pilot Power 2CT's dropped to 31 psi F/R.
The only thought I had was that maybe the front was rising to fast from the initial braking compression, which is why it wanted to push wide...but are there any other reasons it would act like this? On the street I have never noticed this, so I am at a loss.
Thanks!
On longer corners, say more than 90 degrees, at I'm not sure what speed (~45-50 mph?) the bike just kind of felt like it was slipping, or drifting to the outside, without me even driving out of the corner. If I tried to accelerate out it would push wide, which is what I wanted, but it still felt like it was slipping, or maybe just not gripping as much as I would like...it just was not cinfidence inspiring
Also, I see alot of folks grinding there peg feelers off, but the few times I have touch them down, it has unloaded the rear it seems, and really upset the bike. Which is not something I like to happen when I'm hanging off the seat in an apex.
The instructor following me said he was going to get in front so I could follow and hopefully carry more speed through the corners, but saw how close my center stand was to dragging (after he thought it was my toe...haha), and said he really didn't want me to push it any harder and risk dragging hard parts and dumping it. I know there are people pushing these things alot harder on the track, and the street, ahem, so I doubt I am at the bike's limit.
Oh, the setup: forks dropped ~3mm, heavier oil, overfilled a bit, rear set up relatively stiff. 120/180 Pilot Power 2CT's dropped to 31 psi F/R.
The only thought I had was that maybe the front was rising to fast from the initial braking compression, which is why it wanted to push wide...but are there any other reasons it would act like this? On the street I have never noticed this, so I am at a loss.
Thanks!
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