04-12-2016, 12:48 AM
Thanks for some insight, how this is in Vietnam.
I did track free training once a year for the last couple of years on a real race track: Anneau du Rhin.
I think, as the track is usually flat, high grip and no bumps, suspension will not make a big difference. Lean angle, brakes and acceleration is the criteria.
Last year I was to the track with my CB1000, the years before with my '93 BMW K1100RS. With the K, I was a little bit faster than my friends, with the CB 1100 I had no chance, to catch up.
The CB was better on the brakes, compared to my ol' K1100. However, the K pulled harder out of the corners and had higher speed in the curves due to a better leaning angle. The CB leaning is restricted by foot pegs, exhaust, center stand quite early. Next would be the side covers of the engine. You don't want to lean that far.
For the suspension, I just put front and rear to the hardest mode for the track to have as much hight for leaning as possible. The fork worked good enough, also during very hard breaking. But then, my friend on his K1100 had higher speed thru the corner behind me and than pulled harder at the exit and overtook me.
But then, that's fine. I was not to the track to compete, but to find out about the limits of my CB. For public traffic roads that's good enough by far.
jm2c
I did track free training once a year for the last couple of years on a real race track: Anneau du Rhin.
I think, as the track is usually flat, high grip and no bumps, suspension will not make a big difference. Lean angle, brakes and acceleration is the criteria.
Last year I was to the track with my CB1000, the years before with my '93 BMW K1100RS. With the K, I was a little bit faster than my friends, with the CB 1100 I had no chance, to catch up.
The CB was better on the brakes, compared to my ol' K1100. However, the K pulled harder out of the corners and had higher speed in the curves due to a better leaning angle. The CB leaning is restricted by foot pegs, exhaust, center stand quite early. Next would be the side covers of the engine. You don't want to lean that far.
For the suspension, I just put front and rear to the hardest mode for the track to have as much hight for leaning as possible. The fork worked good enough, also during very hard breaking. But then, my friend on his K1100 had higher speed thru the corner behind me and than pulled harder at the exit and overtook me.
But then, that's fine. I was not to the track to compete, but to find out about the limits of my CB. For public traffic roads that's good enough by far.
jm2c