xa0s
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Registered: 4th Mar 08
Location: Dartford, Kent Car: Turbo'd Fabia vRS
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xa0s
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More carbon arrived:
Fitted the carbon rear hugger, new set of Racetec Interact race scrubs (K1 front and K2 rear) as well as the LHS R&G crash bung:
Fitted the carbon seat panels:
Gunna give it a good clean, polish and wax today and tomorrow and some final touches ready for my track-day on Wednesday. 
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jimmy 2.1
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Shipley, West Yorkshire
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Good luck with the Trackday mate. What group are you in?
Bikes gonna be awesome once finished! look forward to reading about it in performance bikes soon!
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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Porn 
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xa0s
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Location: Dartford, Kent Car: Turbo'd Fabia vRS
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I'm in the novice group as it's my first track-day and that was the only places left, but I have booked up for the full GP circuit on the 26th in Inters as well as Snetterton on 6th September.
Fitted new smoked rear light and indicators:
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xa0s
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The last of the visible carbon arrived today:
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TimC909
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Registered: 8th May 10
Location: Skelmersdale, Lancashire
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Awesome. I need to stop pissing about with my Corsa and buy a bike since iv passed my test.
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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Carbon rocks.
Wanted to do the 26th GP day but no funds. Pretty gutted.
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xa0s
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Just got back from Brands, freshly laid surface and my first track day but I've got the bug now. It was so epic, it looks so much different from a spectators view.
Loved it but novice is way too slow, I'm constantly stuck behind people but I'm glad I did it for the experience. Got the 26th full GP circuit booked up in Inters with a good 10+ other people I know quite well so it's gunna be really cool.
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xa0s
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Radial spacers arrived so the Brembo M4 callipers will align up with the Brembo 320mm discs:
Got some angled tyre valves as it's hard enough putting air in the front as it is... I can only imagine what it's like with 320mm discs:
My HID's (both hi and lo beam) arrived today along with white side light bulbs as I do quite a bit of night riding:
Spent a while getting all the stickers and shit off the carbon as well as the wheel weights and other imperfections. Lined up ready for a polish and wax:
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jimmy 2.1
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Shipley, West Yorkshire
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Looks like you had a good day! And you're right, novice group can be hard work. But its a lot different to the road so you never know how quick you are in terms of trackdays until you do one. I was at Mallory Park yesterday. Got pissed wet through!! If the bug has really bit you, your gonna need a track bike. Wouldn't want to sling that nice GSX-R down the road!
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xa0s
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quote:
Originally posted by jimmy 2.1
Looks like you had a good day! And you're right, novice group can be hard work. But its a lot different to the road so you never know how quick you are in terms of trackdays until you do one. I was at Mallory Park yesterday. Got pissed wet through!! If the bug has really bit you, your gonna need a track bike. Wouldn't want to sling that nice GSX-R down the road!
I've already prepared myself to be honest, it's gunna happen sooner or later, it always fucking does.
Got the 26th booked up for all day full GP at Brands then the 6th at an all day Snetterton.
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jimmy 2.1
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Location: Shipley, West Yorkshire
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Cadwell next for me on the 9th. Thats if the bike wants to run!
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xa0s
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quote:
Originally posted by jimmy 2.1
Cadwell next for me on the 9th. Thats if the bike wants to run!
You got a Duke now ain't you? Got any threads on here about it?
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xa0s
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Fitted the Brembo discs to the Dymag wheels:
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jimmy 2.1
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quote:
Originally posted by xa0s
quote:
Originally posted by jimmy 2.1
Cadwell next for me on the 9th. Thats if the bike wants to run!
You got a Duke now ain't you? Got any threads on here about it?
Yeah, got a 748 but that's just my road bike. I've barely ridden it this year. Maybe a 1000 miles so far? Been busy doing trackdays. Cadwell will be my 9th (I think) this year. I've got an Aprilia RS250 for trackdays. Do have a project thread on here for it but not updated it since March.
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pagey
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xa0s, man i love your bike r6 was perfect, Im after a gixxer too soon but unsure of 750 or thou, i could do with your bottle on a bike n all!! fair play mate  looks wicked!
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xa0s
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I rode my mates BMW S1000R on Sunday with a HMQuickshifter. The term awesome is an understatement so went home and booked on with HM Racing (Orpington) for a new HMQuickshifter Plus to be fitted today:
 
Absolute quality bit of kit, by far the best mod so far...
[Edited on 17-08-2010 by xa0s]
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xa0s
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Got the Racetec Interact scrubs fitted to the wheels today. I wanted to fit new tyres but I couldn't find a K1 Racetec anywhere and all tyre shops I tried needed to order it in. Oh well.
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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niceeee
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
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Them wheels are porn!
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xa0s
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My mate Nick came round to help fit my HID's but we got a little carried away.
It was harder than we had imagined so the whole front end had to come off...
Then we got bored and decided to fit the Dymag rear wheel as there was nothing stopping us really:
Mmm...
We then fitted the quick action throttle (1/5 turn):
We then removed the exhaust SET valve as well as disconnecting the wire from the ECU so there's no FI light:
Then we thought we might as well put the front Dymag on as we had a few hours spare:
Old and new:
Now unfortunately the guy on Gixerjunkies sent the wrong spacers... They don't have the inners machined out so they don't slot over the top of the radial forks and instead just rest on top which is wrong and makes them a good 3-4mm bigger (thus making them the complete wrong size).
Luckily I had spacers to fit the standard callipers on the 320mm Brembo discs so that's what I've done for now until I source yet another set of spacers.
Whilst the front wheel was off we fitted the carbon fender and whilst the rear wheel was off we fitted the carbon chain guard:
Tidied up just in time to go and meet everyone else for bike night! Lets hope nothing falls off... Purposely gunna stay out until dark to see how the HID's perform.
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xa0s
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Shitty night pics of the HID's:
Seriously bright in person! I purposely went lane hunting to test them out.
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xa0s
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Chucked a 'mod list' together for anyone who is interested:
Dymag 5 Spoke Carbon Wheels
Talon 45 Teeth Rear Sprocket (+1 Standard)
Titanium (Grade 6) Disc Bolts (Front & Rear)
Brembo M4 Monoblock Callipers
Racetec Interact Tyres (K1 Front & K2 Rear)
Brembo RCS Master Cylinder (DOT 5.1 Fluid)
Harry R's 1/5th Turn Quick Action Throttle
Brembo HPK 320mm Floating Discs
Brembo Brake Pads
Black Anodized Pazzo 'Shorty' Clutch Lever
Black Anodized Gilles Rearsets
Black Anodized Oxford Bar Ends
Black 'Stealth' HEL Braided Hoses (Front & Rear)
HMQuickshifter
Dynojet Power Commander III USB with Custom Map (111.89bhp)
K&N Air Filter
Tyga Performance Carbon Seat Panels
Tyga Performance Carbon Front Fender
Tyga Performance Carbon Rear Hugger
Tyga Performance Carbon Chain Guard
Akrapovic Low Exit Carbon Exhaust
Renthal Grips (Medium)
Smoked Rear Indicators
Smoked Rear Light
Smoked Double Bubble Screen
HID's (8000k)
R&G Fork Protectors
R&G Swing-arm Protectors
R&G Tail Tidy
R&G Crash Protectors
Number Plate (7" by 5")
Suzuki Carbon Look Yoke Protector
Suzuki Carbon Look Tank Protector
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Impressive.
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