Last Saturday I went to the Mecaglisse circuit, North of Montreal, witch is a tight and technical circuit since it was designed for supermotards racing, but they set it up differently for sportbikes trackdays, we reach a max speed of 140 km/h (88 MPH) the rest is tight curves and hairpins.
This is the second time I go there and I'm really addicted.
Next year I plan on not licensing my Hawk since they consider it as a sportbike and the fees are outrageous and I get more fun to race the hell out of it once in a while without fear of dumb drivers, cops, bumps, dirty pavement.
It did good, well as good as I could do, but at the end I was getting way faster without sticking my butt too far, my lines were just improving.

The limit are my tires, an old BT-20 at the front and a BT-21 on the back, still they are impressive since a lot of people told me not to track them and they were sticking better than I could imagine when heated up properly, the track was hell hot and the tires were melting, rocks and the fairing bits from a brand new R6 freshly crashed were sticking to it

So this winter it should receive supercorsa tires, new brakes, exhaust mods, maybe a cam regrind, some carburetors tweaks, air filter, a diet and the driver a better outfit lol
The pegs get really annoying dragging early, they may become a problem with the better tires, I may either raise the rear of the bike and/or clear whatever is too low.

Here's some pics not moto GP impressive pictures but a SH driver that had a blast

 

Nice pics. I was going to say with your winter dollars get a 1 piece suit if you are going to make a hobby of this, but then read more closely about a diet and better outfit - LOL, I can relate

 

Looks like you had fun. Great pics.

My wife was born in Pte. Claire. She wants to know if there were any ladies on the track.

Oh, and does that lowered passenger peg help your left turn entry?

 

Get some proper kit, tires, & clean up the exhaust situation. Since your bike is way more capable than you are (speed wise), my suggestion, as a next step, would be to enlist the help of a local knowledgeable person to help you set up the suspension of your bike. This will give you the biggest bang for the "loonie". A properly suspended bike is easier to ride fast, and will give you more confidence in exploring it's limits. Next is seat time, get as much of it as you can stand and afford. And lastly, have fun!

 

Lol, yeah, I was thinking to get a used one piece learher suit, there's many for sale and dirt cheap, it could be cleaned I guess, some look brand new.
As for a diet, I'm 155 lbs, there are many that should fit

Yes there was two, they were both good, but the younger one crashed and had a sore ankle. She had the brand new R6, hope she get herself together and ride again, now many girls slide the knee on the track and do good lap times.
For the peg, it may explain the bad balance of the bike

 

I'm sure that heavy stock can made tipping it into the left hander's a breeze.

 

The suspension was fine for me so I did not fiddle with it, but I should, to see if it feels better or not, I got .85 springs, thin oil and run 30mm SAG
The steering feels light some times while leaned under acceleration, I'll check those head bearings and rise the rear a bit, maybe a damper will be a good buy too if I ever go to faster tracks.
I checked the damping rate on another bike while discussing and set mine at about the same rate (pushing down)
For the seat time I'm going every two weeks


LOL Good eye, the left one is bound to disapear

 

One word....."Sweet!!!"

 

Take the hero bolts off your foot pegs; I usually run out of ***** before I scrape anything else (but w/ high mount jardine cans) on the street. Never been to a race track w/it.

 

+1

My right one broke off from scraping so I ditched the other one and have never looked back.

 

some great shots !

riding on a track is soooo much fun... just wait until you get proper leathers & a good set of tires !


tim

p.s. i would unplug you head & tail lights when you tape them up. the heat bakes the tape on & can be a real pain to get off.