The dealer took loads of pictures of the bike and saw the modifications, which I class as cosmetic for the most part. I asked if it would be covered by warranty and he said absolutely it would.
He actually made a point of asking when I am next on track and made a note of the dates to ensure it is done in time. The local dealer still hasn’t responded.
It’s disappointing to lose a day on track as I was looking forward to seeing if I could improve a bit, but it’s not the end of the world. I reckon there’s quite a few seconds remaining before I feel that I’m having to move my comfort zone a bit.
The laps that I had in the 2:29s happened while I was only concentrating on arm position to keep them relaxed and especially vision. When I did those two things I seemed to carry more speed through the turn without trying, probably because I was more relaxed on the bike and so I wasn’t holding the bars, plus not fixated on the apex…
I constantly have to remind myself that, at this stage, better laptimes come from technique and not from trying to go fast. I was also getting into fifth gear just before the bridge before turn three. Before this I had only got up to 4th gear. This was a result of getting the exit from term one better so I could get on the throttle sooner.
It definitely felt like I’m making progress.
of all the dramas … I wasn’t expecting that!
