crazypj said:
Thanks for vid
I know Go-Pro makes things look slower than your really going, must have been up around 100 mph+ a couple of times?
It's funny to see full size mirrors, indicators, etc going that fast down dirt tracks
Did you get any derogatory remarks about having a 'full on street bike with knobbies?
Guess you shut them up by finishing, no matter what position (how did you do overall and in class by the way?)
Your my hero 8)
(definition of hero - someone too dumb to realise they could get killed ;D )
Keep up the good work
GPS max speed said 91. It was tough to find a stretch long enough and smooth enough to get it up to speed with wheel spin and then back down to cornering speed. More aggressive tires would have been nice. It's hard explain how much harder it is to get this bike down from orbit compared to a 280 pound dirtbike. It's a whole other world.
Average speed for a whole stage is around 45mph to 55mph so there's lots of 60mph in short straight and 30mph in turns.
It was raining and cold all day Saturday but I made it through the slick stuff with no issue other than when my coils grounded out in a a really bad storm that soaked the bike. I lost about 5 minutes wiggling wires to get it to start up again.
Unfortunately the I DNF'd on the second day and so did the other bike in the heavy class (750cc+).
I ran out of gas between stages on the second day and couldn't get to the next stage before the cars started coming through so I had to re-direct back to service. I thought I could get the 85 miles out of 4+ gallons even riding hard but I was on the throttle WAY harder on Sunday because the course was dryer and had more traction. I only made it 68 miles on a full tank of gas.
Four accel pumps getting flogged for 25+ miles on the dirt took way more gas than I could have guessed. I was OK with gas the first day because the wet weather and rougher stages kept speed way down. If I had finshed I would have been 6 or 7 out of 12 bikes.
The other heavy bike was a KTM 950 enduro R. His fuel pump died about 15 miles from the finish so his weekend ended prematurely too.
One other DNF was a clogged fuel injector and the other over cooked a turn, went over a cliff and broke the ball off the bone in his left shoulder in the crash.