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Looks like a great trip. I've been seriously considering the Isle of Skye and/or the Highlands on the GS one weekend before the weather really turns.

Re: Winter Workshop I need to get rid of some stuff so I dont need so much garage space plus sell bits to sort money out. We rent a second garage from a neighbor because of having too much bike gear and have had to move everything three times in the last six months which was a right nightmare...

Do you have any data files you can share?

Thanks for the post, very informative.

Thats an awesome laptime on a stock bike :) Incidently does the front sensor from the Gen 3 fit the Gen 4 ok?

I feel bad for putting a downer on the idea now! I wasn't trying to say dont go; I was just trying to give you some information to make the right tyre decision on!!

I think 10nm will likely be best; but let the data guide you because it changes depending on how you're riding, the track and weather conditions. I dont know your weight but it's rare to go below 10nm on the BMW and at your laptimes because you always needs to square off the corners so the bike...

Welcome! It will be interesting to hear your comparisons and opinion on the new bike :)

Yes exactly that. In general you should be looking for just under 120mm in the heaviest braking zone, if you are not using it then you are wasting turning ability and also not using all the available grip. I usually aim for around 118 - 119 just to give a little leeway. Forks usually have...

I reckon I could easily get you down to a 1'54'' with a change of springs and almost no extra effort from yourself. To make the most simple point to prove what I'm saying: if the front dives more the bike will turn faster. This means you will finish the corner quicker and be accelerating down...

I 100% guarantee its the zip tie, its almost always the most simple answer with these things. I have one on my forks which theoretically should be reliable but I always compare it to my actual data and 80% of the time it is completely out. If you consider what it is doing - it is getting punched...

You can pretty much ignore that 114.9 lap as its an outlier plus it's not one of your faster laps as well. I would definitely be going down to 10 springs since you are only using around 110mm of travel. To reiterate what I was saying in the last post: the heroic way to progress would be to...

Can you post up the max/mins table as well Alex. I would be taking off preload if I'm seeing 115mm travel.

I'm not disagreeing with you for a moment. Not many people want to look at numbers and squiggly lines and thats fine. The point isn't to make adjustments because the bike requires them to make it possible to go faster; you just need a better rider to do that. Rossi could probably do 1'50''...

Thats really interesting and not something I have heard before. I'd love to get a bit more information on why it is not an issue with Dunlop like it is with other tyres. The compound is certainly very different; much harder than most others and you have to be a bit careful on the first few...

I've found the BMW is quite a tricky beast to get setup right and it can be very difficult when it's not right for a particular track. I'm changing springs almost every day now based on data, it takes me ten minutes and gives way better results than fiddling with the other knobs which are...

Love the vid, makes me really want to get back there. Its a track I like but have never managed to really master. Out of interest; springs make a really big difference here and especially if you are not going in hard enough like you mention. If the spring is too stiff and you are not going in...

Did you go? I was going to head down but accidently woke up and rode to the Dolomites in Italy for the weekend!

I've got a full on el-cheapo end can after killing my Miv can so going to see how it goes in Spain in a few weeks. I'll probably need something quieter for racing but I'm struggling to get a Miv replacement can and the system pipe is smaller than the Akro ones that I have a can for. I'd need to...

All tyres are susceptible to heat cycles unless there's some secret tyres that have been kept from me?! A few years ago Pirelli / Metz were particularly bad for losing grip after a couple of heat cycles, probably because of their soft compounds, maybe thats what you read? They were updated...