Motorland Video

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Here are some videos and photos from 3 days at Motorland.

Great to see a number of RSV4's. Met a couple who each
had an RSV4 for the track plus she also had an RSV4 for the road. Sadly he will need a new one for the track as the high wind on day two caught him out and he totalled it. Fortunately he is unhurt.

This was my first track day on the RSV4. The last time I
was at this track was my first time out on my GSXR1000k8 so it would be a good
comparison. My best lap on the gixer was 2.12. I managed a 2.06 on the RSV4 so
I was pleased. It was also very easy to ride fast. Very safe and I learned to
trust the traction control even when leaning on the edge of the tyre at 100mph.
It was like a scalpel compared to the carving knife of the gixer.

I wanted to stick with the standard Pirelli SP's so I
could use them on the road and track. They have been quite good on the road
with nearly 2000 miles of life. But once I was up to speed I was only getting 3
sessions out of a rear tyre so I am going need a re think. Met a chap called
Darren who was running Dunlop slicks on his Factory which looked superb even after a couple of
days use at a faster pace than I was running at. Looks like I will need another
set of wheels. 

Day 2 Session 5
http://youtu.be/q4WeaUMxFBg
Day 2 Session 6
http://youtu.be/iGw7Lhv5Ok4
Day 3 session 3
 http://youtu.be/S40tMZk4_j0

It was not all good though. After trashing my 4th tyre I
took out my mates 1199R. I know that is probably a swear word on this forum,
but the truth is it was a much better track bike than my Factory. To continue
the analogy it was like a laser to the Aprilias scalpel. Brakes, light weight,
nimbleness, and power were on a different level to my RSV4. And this was a back
to back comparison on the same day at the same Track on the same tyres. It does
cost £10k more so it should be a better bike. Previously I had considered it as
a fashion statement, but believe me it is a much better track bike. Hoping to
get a video from someone who followed me so I can see what lap times I was
doing. It felt faster than the RSV4. We shall see.

I also noticed on the RSV4 that the rev limiter cut in at
13500 even though the red line is at over 1400. Does any one know why this is?
Sorry if the photos dont show properly. Having a few issues with Dropbox. Should be fixed shortly.
Ready to go.

A better track bike???

Nice but unreliable