Cadwell 28th May no limits

Thinking I am going to book this as the first outing of the year, getting to grips with new bike and gives me chance to fettle any issues as close to home.

Anyone up for it?

I am booked on this now, 17 places left.

Am seriously considering this one Dan. Would be good to try out th SDR on track and have some laughs with you at the same time mate

Would love to but at Oulton on the 17-18th.

Im working that weekend dude, but good luck

Going to cancel this, slight radiator weepage from todays ride out on the bike so best not go out on track like that, will transfer it to the OPL at Cadders instead.

Sorry to hear that mate i was going to ring ya for a blatt over the next couple of days. My new batteries flat again so had to shell out £82 yesterday for a new regulator/retifiyer from Gear4,just hoping it has'nt shagged the new battery
Gizza shout when your up and running again and i'll pop over.

I'm gagging for a Cadwell day

Let us know when you fancy one im off work on the 24th and 28th May both sessioned with NL, there is an OPL on 29th but cannot get that off

Cadwell in the sun is lovely. I've not been there since crashfest 2011.

I think you need a re visit and a blast on T4R for some inspiration

I think so mate.

I can't make any of the dates above. I'm flying out to Cuba for a job tomorrow (hate getting up at 0600 on a B/H monday) and when I get back I have 2 days in the UK then I'm out to Japan. So May is pretty much done, working 7 days a week.

Crashfest maybe?

Yeah Crashfest Pete

Yes we need an appearance from you this year Pete.

I can't...........hold.........it............in..............need..........a...........TLS Russ gay wink.....







Better.

LOLZ

Changed thread title to 28th, transferred my Monday 13th to the Tuesday 28th seeing as though Donnington is fully booked, believe me and triple T (Tony The Tiger) are doing this.

I'll see how funds are. Might be up for this. Desperate to do a Cadders.

Am booked in Dan, gone for Inters though mate as it may be the first time on track with the SDR

Booked, well swapped over from Mondays OPL which looks sunny all day

Anyway its my first time on the track with the Tuono so booked fast

Rain and I have no wets just trying to sort myself out with some for Tues.

Come on weather!

MetOffice has it dry from 8am to 6pm. You might be ok. Tony sorry I didn't get wheels off before this been a busy week and I forget this date was so close. Hope it stays dry for you guys.

Wow what a day

Weather forecast looked a washout, left home in the rain at 0730 and arrived at Cadders for about 0820hrs it was raining all the way and track was soggy and overcast, got noise tested at 103db Tony's SD with Yoshis was a paultry 99db with out baffles .

Never bothered with the sighting laps at the start it was wet and I did not think I would even go out to be fair, then it stopped raining....... but I did not hold my hopes up too much, fitted the Supercorsa scrubs as I wanted them on anyway, then the whole place just started to dry up.

Managed to get out in the last half of the 2nd session as most of the track was dry and a good dry line through the woodland, however was on cold tyres after quickly putting them back on, I was in too much a rush trying to get out for the session and adjusting the clutch lever while going round and the whole bike felt a little squirrely, and felt like the clutch was dragging, also there was a massive scraping noise on Charlies on the back straight, so thought I had best come in to investigate, and also check all the bike for leaks since fitting new rad and hose clips.


Belly pan was scraped to hell, had to make my own bracket and push the sides out a little to fit the OEM silencer and it was a just a little too much, ripped the bolt out and made a mess of paintwork so just took the bellypan off.

Its at that point I realised I had not done up the nut for the rear axle, and said nut was somewhere on track, I was lucky I came in why I did, that must have been the weird squirrely feeling and clutch drag Thankfully I did not lose an adjuster block.

So now I thought my day was over and wandered round in the vein attempt someone may have said nut, eventually I borrowed one, phew.

I then decided I had best get my suspension set up and visited Parkitt Racing, few adjustments here and there and I am good to go, hit the next session on cold tyres again but was getting to grips with the bike. Gear changes are slick, tyres were epic all day, and slowly managed to get to grips with the bike and a track I had not been on for ages.

After lunch it started to drizzle but not enough to cause any concern, still gave it the beans, well my version of giving it the beans anyway.

I left a Tuono V2 Factory on a couple of occasions for dead on the straight and through the twisties he was holding me up, and there was an SDR that got mullered on the back straight by the V4 too (and no it was not Tony).

Bike goes, stops, handles really like it, just need an exhaust really, I dont think I desperately need new suspension but I fancy treating myself, did not think it was an overly intimidating bike even with out traction control (I don't have it), but then im not on the edge.

Still need to work on Coppice and Chris Curve to the Gooseneck and must remember to use all the track before I can go Stalker Bashing and put some good lap times in.

Will try and post some vid up before I move house as wont have any broadband for a bit, could not be arsed to buy any photos, but he had a good one from sitting 10m up in the trees at Barn.

"The Enemy"





Tyre had a bit of tear but suspension guy thinks its just the newer compound 200 section wears heavily but sticks like shit.




One scuffed belly pan:

Was a great day Dan and dare I say it, The RSV4 does look good mate and sounds nice, job well done.

Guys, this is the first time I have tracked the SDR and all I can say is "this bike is fooking awesome"

I was amazed at the handling, got stung down the straights a couple of times by the IL4's but was smiling when I went around the outside of them in the corners

I have never before had my knee planted all the way around Charlie's while accelerating but today I did and it felt greeaaaaat

You looked like you were going well in inters, need to step up to the plate in fast.

Post those pics up dude

Re: the photos taken today at the track mate, you can view them online later in the week and just pay for the ones you want. I had a look at mine today and there were a couple of very good pics but I wasn't paying £30 for the disc with them all on because I don't want most of them. They will be on the Pete Wileman site.

Glad you got some dry sessions guys. Good to see the "enemy" preparing for the conflict that is to come Book yourself into fast for Crashfest Tony. SDRs hunt well in packs

bring on the fest

Okay guys, here's a couple of pics my 14 year old son took of me and Superdan at Cadwell yesterday
Dan on his Touhomo!!!


Me on a real bike

Cheers for the photos dude, notice the different ergos, much more "on" the T4 where as you are more "in" the SDR.

Nice guys did you clock any laptimes?

How did Tuhomo compare to the SDR?

Guys, just wanted to try out the imovie package and this is my first attempt, let me know what you think, positive or negative comments welcome

Thanks Cerec, I was quite pleased with the result, especially as I was learning how to use the programme as I went along.
Just got to learn to use You tube now because the quality of the film loaded up to Photobucket is crap.

Will take a look at vid when I have Internet again.

Tony was in different group so SDR vs T4 cannot be confirmed yet