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Vbreeze said:

Mugello the Sun came out!
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Biondetti 1 & 2
Working on settings & riding - need to smooth out the throttle
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Tire looks just about perfect

No, that's a perfect tire. This Pirro's tire that won the CIV champioship last year at Mugello. That is on the motherfkin' gas 100% - a smidge relaxed on the apex at a 50 - 58 degree lean.



This delineated section is getting on gas too hard out of Buccine (last corner before straight, 130MPH left) because I kept braking too hard going in and didn't carry enough speed through. All day. It's my favorite place to pass, so... I was practicing late braking after I also increased engine power with some new settings. The bike is a fking rocket.
After the Biondetti 1 & 2 there's a sizable straight that's always a fight in 4th and everyone takes different lines going in. The unpredictability of guys taking weird lines going in to that final turn always makes for traffic there & lends its self to pinching diamonds late braking. ha haa ha
I like to double apex it and pass on the outside then pass again any one left on the inside lining up for the straight, as everyone goes wide right there. Very predictable.
However the sides are improved staying on the gas 5 -10% through apex, lean is just ok. I need to trail brake while pushing the bars a little more going in to corners while on diminishing gas. That's a good right-hand trick doing 3 things at once, but it'll shorten the wheelbase tipping faster, turning faster, carrying more corner speed allowing a smoother corner exit. Getting to a better lean angle I need new rear-sets. I'm scraping everything - it's getting ridiclulous. Replacing boot and knee sliders. Not in love with any rearsets I've been playing with. There are a couple that are ok. I want to make some.

VB I would take the message from the knees and toes, you probably have enough lean angle. Take the confidence and maybe work on BP getting more inside the bike.

Body position looks great! If I were
splitting hairs, you could maybe get OFF the bike a little more when it comes to upper body and get head down a little. The arm that crosses the tank could be a little more straight. But even then that’s nitpicking.

You’re probably at the limits of safety leaning the bike as evidence by the toe sliders. Getting the upper body out more might let you lean the bike less but still allow you to keep corner speed up. But if it makes you more tired or less stable, I’d go back to your original BP.

You just might need to start binding your feet to make them smaller

SuperDomestique said:

Body position looks great! If I were
splitting hairs, you could maybe get OFF the bike a little more when it comes to upper body and get head down a little. The arm that crosses the tank could be a little more straight. But even then that’s nitpicking.

You’re probably at the limits of safety leaning the bike as evidence by the toe sliders. Getting the upper body out more might let you lean the bike less but still allow you to keep corner speed up. But if it makes you more tired or less stable, I’d go back to your original BP.

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Thanks this is good BP editing hahaa. Yes this is coming out of Biondetti 2 a super fast 3rd gear chicane. It's just challenging to move the body that fast. You go through R-L-R in a blink. This is actually a great line I managed to hitting the second apex really late because the first apex was hit early which is optimal. Half way through this apex it's pin the gas time for the second longest 4th gear straight that's wide enough to stay leaned accelerating 1/3 way down it.
According to my instructor, I've got ample room to lean more in the safe zone. Correntaio, just before this & Bucine, just after this are both 190° hairpins that's where the toes & knees and soon elbos are getting the scraping. Correntaio is about like the Carousel at Sears. Bucine is a huge curve you can take in a variety of ways.
This is doing it as a double apex where the center of the curve (photo) in between the apexes, is the most severe lean. Here's the 130mph knees (almost) elbows toes on the ground.
Hanging off this far is exhausting. It's better to lean bike more and get a higher position on the rearsets. That's the only way to do it faster.
I went over videos with my instructor now who follows a pro doing a 1:53" lap which was made as a goal to study at SBK speeds. The newer style at that speed is hanging off really not that much especially through chicanes.
MotoGP is another thing. They're 23 yrs old doing 1:45" on €15m machines so ya, they hang off further. I'm doing 2:min HAHAHaaa. I can take it easy and let the bike do its €40k computerized rocket thing.

Vbreeze said:

Thanks this is good BP editing hahaa. Yes this is coming out of Biondetti 2 a super fast 3rd gear chicane. It's just challenging to move the body that fast. You go through R-L-R in a blink. This is actually a great line I managed to hitting the second apex really late because the first apex was hit early which is optimal. Half way through this apex it's pin the gas time for the second longest 4th gear straight that's wide enough to stay leaned accelerating 1/3 way down it.
According to my instructor, I've got ample room to lean more in the safe zone. Correntaio, just before this & Bucine, just after this are both 190° hairpins that's where the toes & knees and soon elbos are getting the scraping. Correntaio is about like the Carousel at Sears. Bucine is a huge curve you can take in a variety of ways.
This is doing it as a double apex where the center of the curve (photo) in between the apexes, is the most severe lean. Here's the 130mph knees (almost) elbows toes on the ground.
Hanging off this far is exhausting. It's better to lean bike more and get a higher position on the rearsets. That's the only way to do it faster.
I went over videos with my instructor now who follows a pro doing a 1:53" lap which was made as a goal to study at SBK speeds. The newer style at that speed is hanging off really not that much especially through chicanes.
MotoGP is another thing. They're 23 yrs old doing 1:45" on €15m machines so ya, they hang off further. I'm doing 2:min HAHAHaaa. I can take it easy and let the bike do its €40k computerized rocket thing.

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Not that you need my opinion but BP looks great! Super jealous of the tracks you get to ride

This the entry to Lukey Heights Phillip Island . Photo quality not as good as I thought ?

Top of Lukey Heights.

Er…,, bit green mate

it was a phase

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I’d like to see more pictures in the thread!

2021 V2

Back on the east coast so shots with green in them

NJMP this past weekend

that sweet elbow kiss