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Oulton Park last week (damp/wet) every session bar 2 was red flagged due to offs. Never seen anything like it, some guys must have seen a different forecast and thought it was dry out there. Interestingly it was someone in the intermediate group binning it every time. One really bad one :-\...

Thanks .... I agree.... very personal and a black art by all accounts. I'm used to sticking to recommended pressure on the road and letting it out on track so to speak. Not sure how much temperature will play in it, on the road...... I'll go tinker and see how I get on. Thanks though.

Hey, Just had a track day and pumped the tyres back up to manufacturers spec and it now feels like I've got wooded wheels on the bike. Its a new tyre to me (Sportmax GP Racer D211). I dropped it down to 30/32 on track in the wet and it was great. I never usually drop more than 3-4psi on...

Agree.... on my old Duke I got sick of nearly having my head pulled off.... but on the twisty bits. Thats another story.

I didn't at first but I did later on when there was serious standing water on the track, so yes, I won't lie.... I had the back end all over the place at first and the DTC kept kicking in and I found it weird if I'm honest, but I'm sure it saved my un-talented ass at least once. ::) I've...

Track Day at Oulton today ..... Yes it rained ..... and hard at times ! But even without wets, it didn't stop play. I learnt more today in the rain than I have in a long time.... Big grin... and amazed at the amount of grip actually there. ps... only 6 brown pant moments ..... but I came...

Watching the rain coming down from the cafe at Oulton Park ....... Rubbish

Hey... having had a very bad mechanical failure in the past at a track day :-\ , I'm keen to know what people check before they go to one. I know it may seem like a silly question, but I'd appreciate peoples advice and thoughts. Although the failure I experienced on track wasn't my fault, its...

Hi fella... it doesn't go away... I'm still grinning like an idiot 9 months later :D Enjoy !

I was walking back to my bike (bike was in the distance say 100mt away) to then watch a bunch of lads take it in turns to sit on my bike an have there photo taken. I decided not to run (in full leathers), but on arrival I was 'unhappy'. I struggled not to completely flip out as there were about...

Feeling your pain..... I had a problem with a KTM last year (after 6000 miles) and was off the road for 2 months. KTM then handed me a bill for £1700 and said that as it couldn't be proven it was a fault I had to pay. So much for built like a tank ! I'll never buy a KTM again... bought the BMW...

Thanks for the heads up and link. Not Michael Dunlop's biggest fan (actually I just not a fan)...... but I just watched his on-board lap from Tuesday at the NW200. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/northern-ireland/18088161 and now I just want to go and play :)

I quite like the idea of a confession thread.... who's next ? ::)

Bet your gutted, but bet your still partying now !!! :)

This must be what you do if you don't get to ride your bike often. It becomes 'about the bike' and not riding it. You go crazy and put flashing disco lights on the back of it. Where do you even buy those ???? :o He sounds happy though, so can't knock him for that :) oh..... Swing arm...