This is the C Superstock Race from Saturday 7/29/23 with WERA at Barber Motorsports Park. I had a bad start off the line that put me in the back. WERA Barber.
I'm a 63yr old guy that still does juvenile stuff on my mt10. Love living vicariously watching you younger dudes dual it out. Absolutely fantastic riding!
Great video! If you race or push a bike hard enough it's easy to tell you were fighting the front end, crazy not to crash at that pace. I'm sure Thermosman shook his head lol
Hey I don’t know if WERA regulations allow for velocity stacks but your bike has some reluctance to rev at around 8-11k RPM. You should consider getting stacks. I never knew that was a fixable issue till I bought them. I just assumed that’s a thing that all bikes do when they’re not in their ‘stride’. Night and day difference after the install. No tune changes. You might have them already and I’m talking out my ass lol Great video. I subscribed.
I’m new to the segment of cycling and picking up tips from you is fantastic. Nice ride. How did you happen upon the suspension ring issue? Just walking back possible causes and came upon it? Silly question I suppose - when do you know the tires are done and require a change?
Thanks man and no worries at all. No silly questions. Suspension guy pressed on the bike after the race and instantly knew the issue. I think that comes from experience. Slicks usually have small wear holes on the tires. The more you use it, the small the holes get until they dissapear. Sort of like when tread on a treaded tire starts to dissapear over time.
Congratulations brother you are riding that thing!!!!! They were just finishing that track when I quit racing so I never got to race there. I'm definitely going to do some track days this spring. I promise you that you won't see me there this summer
Im lucky enough to ride at Phillip Island here in Australia which is a Motogp favorite, but that place looks insanely fast, bet it eats tyres, I'd love to ride it 🇦🇺
Great job, Brave to push it with such a vague front end feel. Pretty impressive how you adjusted your riding so quickly to compensate. How did that front tire look after? Seems like it would have been worn hard on the edges. Its really surprising that the lack of compression didn't affect the braking more , especially since you were braking harder than most guys. BUT if you dont' bottom and lose traction on braking i guess it would actually be an advantage because the forks would have been riding lower in the stroke increasing turning while braking. Now i am curious if you changed the setup on your bike to have a softer front end since you rode so well and won for the first time? Seems like you rode it well except the on throttle sections that caused your to run wide.
Thanks man. Honestly it wasn't a terrible front end feel. It was probably a 8 out of 10 of where I should be normally. I wouldn't even know if it weren't for my lap times being off and running wide in some sections. That's what led me to go see my suspension guy. Very interesting point you made about potentially using a softer front end. I guess with not having compression and still not bottoming out, I can afford to go lighter on the springs. The kawi 636 seems to like a softer front end, so I'm actually moving in that direction.
Haha thanks man it was kind of annoying to be running wide but after I realized it was a bike issue, I felt better lol! I'll try to make more videos like this!
Do you have this bike fitted with an autoblipper, or is that all technique? If so, any chance you could make a video on the technique? I have a 23 zx6r and have been trying to practice slipping the clutch into corners, as I can't seem to brake hard and smoothly while blipping the throttle manually. It was going great on the street until my first trackday, which was extremely wet and resulted in me losing the backend a couple times coming into corners. I went back to blipping, but wasn't able to brake efficiently on entry as I'm either braking or blipping, but not both at once... Othwerise, awesome video and voiceover, thanks!
I have a backdated 09-12 zx6r clutch in there. It's adjustable and cheaper than buying an aftermarket slipper. Talk to Mike at KWS Motorsports if you are curious on it. Ask him what he did to Rohan's (me) bike. I don't blip it nor do I have a blipper. I just feather the clutch a little.
@@cheetah740 Sorry for the late reply, thanks man! Still working on this, but I think part of my problem was that I was trying to feather the clutch too much and took too long, which let the rpms fall off more, making the wheel / engine speed mismatch even worse. I'm also looking to get an ecu flash from stock, and I would guess disabling deceleration fuel cutoff (which most flashes do for smoother on/off throttle) will also reduce the RPM falloff
Is your speedometer accurate or did you do a sprocket change without correcting? It seems to be pretty high, there's some corners I'm looking at it like there's no way you can hit that going that fast. Great footage though!
You've got some extremely mad skillz coach with your late/deep braking abilities. This is toatally evident entering Charlotte's Web and the museum corner. I could really use some seat time in tow behind you to try and fix where it is i am lacking!! Will you he coaching the 13th at barber?
Was thinking the same thing, I'm going way slower and braking way earlier. Hopefully I can correct that a little bit tomorrow. (STT track day). Will you be there? And were you referring to the Superbike School in your comment?
I'm a 63yr old guy that still does juvenile stuff on my mt10. Love living vicariously watching you younger dudes dual it out. Absolutely fantastic riding!
Haha I was just on an mt10 a few weeks back on the street. They're crazy fast!
Appreciate it man!
Very nice win!
Love the way you ride coupled with how humble you are…I do track days w STT at Barber; be great to meet you one day when you are not racing. 🙏🏻👍🏼
Thanks brother! Would be great to meet you as well!
Some dang fine riding, congratulations!
Appreciate you sharing the video and your commentary.
Keep yourself safe! 😃👍❤🏍🏁
Randy
Thank you brother! Grateful for the support!
@@cheetah740 😎👊
Great video! If you race or push a bike hard enough it's easy to tell you were fighting the front end, crazy not to crash at that pace. I'm sure Thermosman shook his head lol
Appreciate that bro! Yeah Thermosman couldn't believe it didn't have compression lol. He started laughing when he pushed on it
I appreciate the commentary of you sharing you thoughts during the race!
Also what is impressive is how smooth all your inputs are on the bike. It’s a great example as they say “smooth is fast”.
Going to ride this track for three days next weekend. Your video gave me some great info! Thanks so much and great riding man!!
Thank you sir! If this is Patrick I think I met you in the food line. Good meeting you. If I'm mistaken then my apologies.
That man fast af lol. Im just glad I didnt show up in this vdeo😅
Lmao hopefully soon you're battling up front in expert!
Good commentary. Good race man.
My bike was running wide also all weekend. But I think I was to soft on my rear shock maybe. Anyway, see ya at GNF
Thanks bro. Yeah suspension is a wierd one to get dialed in. See you soon bro!
Sweet run brother! I really enjoyed this and your commentary throughout the video.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you
Man what an excellent video and even better ride. Well done bro!
Appreciate it broski!
Nice riding, can you recommend someone for suspension tuning or do you make your own adjustments?
I have my suspension tuner do it. I'm not that knowledgeable
Killing it bro!!! Awesome video 🐆🐆🐆🐆🐆🐆🐆🐆🐆
Thanks homie!
Bro awesome! So WERA allows chinmounted cameras? I wish CMRA let us!
Great laps !!!
Hey I don’t know if WERA regulations allow for velocity stacks but your bike has some reluctance to rev at around 8-11k RPM. You should consider getting stacks. I never knew that was a fixable issue till I bought them. I just assumed that’s a thing that all bikes do when they’re not in their ‘stride’. Night and day difference after the install. No tune changes. You might have them already and I’m talking out my ass lol
Great video. I subscribed.
Good stuff! Love that your highbeams were on the whole time haha
Thanks man and you know gotta make sure I don't hit any deer!
@@cheetah740 😅
Congrats!!!
Thank you sir!
That was some awesome riding!! 👍
Much love! Thanks man!
I’m new to the segment of cycling and picking up tips from you is fantastic. Nice ride.
How did you happen upon the suspension ring issue? Just walking back possible causes and came upon it?
Silly question I suppose - when do you know the tires are done and require a change?
Thanks man and no worries at all. No silly questions.
Suspension guy pressed on the bike after the race and instantly knew the issue. I think that comes from experience.
Slicks usually have small wear holes on the tires. The more you use it, the small the holes get until they dissapear. Sort of like when tread on a treaded tire starts to dissapear over time.
Congratulations brother you are riding that thing!!!!! They were just finishing that track when I quit racing so I never got to race there. I'm definitely going to do some track days this spring. I promise you that you won't see me there this summer
It's an amazing track for sure. The facility is top notch!
Im lucky enough to ride at Phillip Island here in Australia which is a Motogp favorite, but that place looks insanely fast, bet it eats tyres, I'd love to ride it 🇦🇺
Surprisingly it doesn't eat tires. But I would love to ride Phillip one day.
good racing mate!
Thank you! 👌🏼
Great job, Brave to push it with such a vague front end feel. Pretty impressive how you adjusted your riding so quickly to compensate. How did that front tire look after? Seems like it would have been worn hard on the edges. Its really surprising that the lack of compression didn't affect the braking more , especially since you were braking harder than most guys. BUT if you dont' bottom and lose traction on braking i guess it would actually be an advantage because the forks would have been riding lower in the stroke increasing turning while braking.
Now i am curious if you changed the setup on your bike to have a softer front end since you rode so well and won for the first time? Seems like you rode it well except the on throttle sections that caused your to run wide.
Thanks man. Honestly it wasn't a terrible front end feel. It was probably a 8 out of 10 of where I should be normally. I wouldn't even know if it weren't for my lap times being off and running wide in some sections. That's what led me to go see my suspension guy.
Very interesting point you made about potentially using a softer front end. I guess with not having compression and still not bottoming out, I can afford to go lighter on the springs. The kawi 636 seems to like a softer front end, so I'm actually moving in that direction.
Fantastic!!!
Thank you sir! Will see you at GNF?
Sick bro. I’m doing half cmra and half wera next year so I’ll see you there
Awesome bro! See you out there
Good job.
Congratulations bro you were killing it
Thank you!
Awesome riding 😎
Thank you! 👌🏼 🙏
solid work man!
Appreciate it!
I could not be happier for you! Top notch work!
Thank you Brian! 💪🏼
Congrats on the win! Fantastic video and commentary. Way to casually run some 30's with no fork compression, lol
Haha thanks man it was kind of annoying to be running wide but after I realized it was a bike issue, I felt better lol! I'll try to make more videos like this!
Fuck… yea
Do you have this bike fitted with an autoblipper, or is that all technique? If so, any chance you could make a video on the technique? I have a 23 zx6r and have been trying to practice slipping the clutch into corners, as I can't seem to brake hard and smoothly while blipping the throttle manually. It was going great on the street until my first trackday, which was extremely wet and resulted in me losing the backend a couple times coming into corners. I went back to blipping, but wasn't able to brake efficiently on entry as I'm either braking or blipping, but not both at once...
Othwerise, awesome video and voiceover, thanks!
I have a backdated 09-12 zx6r clutch in there. It's adjustable and cheaper than buying an aftermarket slipper. Talk to Mike at KWS Motorsports if you are curious on it. Ask him what he did to Rohan's (me) bike.
I don't blip it nor do I have a blipper. I just feather the clutch a little.
@@cheetah740 Sorry for the late reply, thanks man! Still working on this, but I think part of my problem was that I was trying to feather the clutch too much and took too long, which let the rpms fall off more, making the wheel / engine speed mismatch even worse. I'm also looking to get an ecu flash from stock, and I would guess disabling deceleration fuel cutoff (which most flashes do for smoother on/off throttle) will also reduce the RPM falloff
Nice job. Great footage and I like the commentary.
Winning feels good, doesn't it?
Thank you, and of course it does! Just have to keep winning!
Nice riding. You were ripping it.
Thank you bro
Sweet !
Is your speedometer accurate or did you do a sprocket change without correcting? It seems to be pretty high, there's some corners I'm looking at it like there's no way you can hit that going that fast. Great footage though!
My speedo isn't corrected. My GPS verified top speed is 132-135 mph at this track.
@@cheetah740 ah, thank God. Thought I was stupidly slow 🤣
That Mark guy don’t have an autoblip? 😂
Good job 🎉
Neither do I lol 😆
Shid. I don’t know how to ride a bike without one. 😂 screw that manual blipping nonsense.
@@joeykim3938 I don't manual blip...why blip at all when you can feather the clutch?
@@cheetah740 what’s this clutch feathering you speak of? 😂 why do that when you got auto blip? Only time I touch clutch is out of pits. 🤩
@joeykim3938 kawi owners be like "what is this autoblip you speak of?"
Rolling!!!!
Thank you sir!
You've got some extremely mad skillz coach with your late/deep braking abilities. This is toatally evident entering Charlotte's Web and the museum corner. I could really use some seat time in tow behind you to try and fix where it is i am lacking!! Will you he coaching the 13th at barber?
Thank you sir! I will not be coaching that weekend but I will be there most likely!
Was thinking the same thing, I'm going way slower and braking way earlier. Hopefully I can correct that a little bit tomorrow. (STT track day). Will you be there? And were you referring to the Superbike School in your comment?
@@alixvandurand yes...I am at Barber now.
@@the._.bohemian3096 oh hell yeah! Sadly I work Saturdays otherwise I'd be there just spectating but I'll be there tomorrow! Is it good weather?
@@alixvandurand it's a bit overcast but nice for riding. Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny
Buc- eeeeeeees!
Impressive. May I ask what was your fastest time during that race?
1:31.1 was the fastest during this race.
SUBSCRIBING
That's love ❤️
How many laps have you turned at Barber? An overall estimate is all I am looking for?
No telling but at least 3000+ laps just from some rough math
Wow. That’s impressive and speaks to why your lines and pace are so good!
Have you considered possibly entering as a wild card for MotoAmerica at Barber?
@@CBomb881 Yes I am planning on running Barber and Road Atl rounds in Moto America in 2024
@@CBomb881 Appreciate that!
Did that guy in front of you not take the sticker off his tire? 😂
Yeah it doesn't make a difference at all.