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Since the other bike was stolen I chose to take the Katana to the track when one of my friends wanted to go back. She's on a zx7r and has a goal to drag her knee. Her first track day was at MSRH; a slower, more technical track then TWS.
Im going to be in her group (novice) for the morning to see how much lean I can get on the katana; plus Im not interested in changing out the tires; Im curious to see what the BT021's would do on a highspeed track. I expect alot of step out on the rear.
Does anyone have problems w premature pedal scraping? The rear sets are low on the 2000 gsxf600 so that is my main concern; along with the soft dampening of the front suspension. TWS is known for a very wide and smooth rolling corners. On the tracked-out busa I scraped covers, full cheek off the bike.
My concern:
Pics to come soon! We're looking to have a good time and Im curious how the katana will do. For most larger rides it fairs just fine in the backroad forest roads w the new-year triumphs/jap bikes. These pics were the parade laps after I got the bike running after a two year idle(tires are flat spotted and old.) This corner "the horseshoe" was taken around 70 which is faster then the novice group will ride it.
It now has a new chain, tires, front brakes. I positioned the shift and rear brake lever up and out of the way for clearance. The centerstand was taken off and the kickstand was bent back for clearance. Throttle, chain, clutch were tightened for riding. Front is dropped a 1/4" to set the rake at the 105 deg angle I expect the bike to dive to when I brake for corners so I dont wash out. All in all looks like its gonna be a fun day!!!
Im going to be in her group (novice) for the morning to see how much lean I can get on the katana; plus Im not interested in changing out the tires; Im curious to see what the BT021's would do on a highspeed track. I expect alot of step out on the rear.
Does anyone have problems w premature pedal scraping? The rear sets are low on the 2000 gsxf600 so that is my main concern; along with the soft dampening of the front suspension. TWS is known for a very wide and smooth rolling corners. On the tracked-out busa I scraped covers, full cheek off the bike.
My concern:
Pics to come soon! We're looking to have a good time and Im curious how the katana will do. For most larger rides it fairs just fine in the backroad forest roads w the new-year triumphs/jap bikes. These pics were the parade laps after I got the bike running after a two year idle(tires are flat spotted and old.) This corner "the horseshoe" was taken around 70 which is faster then the novice group will ride it.
It now has a new chain, tires, front brakes. I positioned the shift and rear brake lever up and out of the way for clearance. The centerstand was taken off and the kickstand was bent back for clearance. Throttle, chain, clutch were tightened for riding. Front is dropped a 1/4" to set the rake at the 105 deg angle I expect the bike to dive to when I brake for corners so I dont wash out. All in all looks like its gonna be a fun day!!!
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