Yes this is a revisit but as I get closer to 55, I forget stuff. So generally people talk about going one down and two up as a starting point. So from stock 16/45 that would mean 15/47. Several people have talked to me about using taller gearing to shift left and try to carry more corner speed so I'm now at 15-43 (5th gear on back straight). This feels tall to me but probably because I've not been riding @ race pace. Opinions???
I'm debating whether to shift up to 5ths coming out of 1 or to simply rev. out 4th so I don't have to down shift for the carousel (T3). Similar argument into 6th. Shift down once or twice? My thinking is reduce shfts to concentrate on corner speed. I really have to increase corner speed in order to reduce braking and acceleration coming out of corners (less wear and tear on tires/brakes, motor etc..).
Probably need to think about data acquisition so I can track & maximize corner speed. Unfortunately, I think I'm cornering slower on my R6 than I used to on my SV. I should be able to rip around corners faster on the R6 because its more of a race bike than the sv can ever be. Part of the issue is riding position. On the sv I was part of the bike. With the R6, I'm perched on top. My favorite R6 was my 05. Fast as snot and really confidence inspiring. Plus I was riding better back then.
I'll get back to you monday....
Quote from: SV88 on May 17, 2016, 11:11:17 AM
Yes this is a revisit but as I get closer to 55, I forget stuff. So generally people talk about going one down and two up as a starting point. So from stock 16/45 that would mean 15/47. Several people have talked to me about using taller gearing to shift left and try to carry more corner speed so I'm now at 15-43 (5th gear on back straight). This feels tall to me but probably because I've not been riding @ race pace. Opinions???
I'm debating whether to shift up to 5ths coming out of 1 or to simply rev. out 4th so I don't have to down shift for the carousel (T3). Similar argument into 6th. Shift down once or twice? My thinking is reduce shfts to concentrate on corner speed. I really have to increase corner speed in order to reduce braking and acceleration coming out of corners (less wear and tear on tires/brakes, motor etc..).
Probably need to think about data acquisition so I can track & maximize corner speed. Unfortunately, I think I'm cornering slower on my R6 than I used to on my SV. I should be able to rip around corners faster on the R6 because its more of a race bike than the sv can ever be. Part of the issue is riding position. On the sv I was part of the bike. With the R6, I'm perched on top. My favorite R6 was my 05. Fast as snot and really confidence inspiring. Plus I was riding better back then.
We ended up at 15/43 but that was only to get the wheelbase right. Yes it was to tall for BFR I think a 47 on the back would have been better. That being said the kid still ran a 1:11.4, not bad.