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JRH



Joined: 21 Jan 2013
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Location: West Mids/North East

PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 5:11 pm    Post subject: Donington Park Reply with quote

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JRH



Joined: 21 Jan 2013
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Location: West Mids/North East

PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 5:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Had a great day, it's been 10 years since I've been around Donington on a bike.
VDue is outgunned by the big stuff on the straights, but as long as they don't steal your line, you can catch them on the brakes and on corner speed.
First to second gear jump is way too big, god bless the engineering idiot who worked on the ratios. Could improve it a bit with sprockets, but at the end of the day, it's too big a jump. I don't think their are other gear ratios available?
The Pirelli's are knackered, and I've never opened a petrol cap so many times, in one day…...
Very Happy
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mm500



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Location: Norway

PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nice picture Smile
did you try to change the front or rear sprocket?
if front where did you buy them?
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JRH



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I went up one tooth on the front, which was back to the gearing that was on the bike when I got it.
Sprockets came from Piero, but I'm sure they are very close to 916.
Longer gearing helped out of the hairpins, but the gap from 1st to 2nd is way too big.
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mm500



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 10:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ok Smile
I asked Piero about -1 on the front sprocket;
He don't have any and did not know if the 916 would fit.
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brian



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 12:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Beaut photo JRH... any more photo's of the day?

Sounds like you had a blast, the bike looks awesome!
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trev45



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 7:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

15 and 16 fronts no problem
and rears whatever you want

Trev
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 12:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A nice photo what and a video don´t you have it?
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JRH



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 1:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Got about 50 pics and loads of gopro footage, will post some on YouTube soon.
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