I’ve run the SV in 2 track days at Grand Sport Speedway (GSS) with Fastline Motorcycle School. Now I’m addicted. I’ve run these 2 with the stock suspension. I had a suspension guy check my sag at the first event. That pretty much just resulted in screwing the front preload in all the way and setting the rear shock preload on 5 out of 7 with 7 being the maximum. It helped a little bit but it wasn’t great. On the 2nd track day I could tell right from the start that the suspension was going to limit my confidence. I was able to manage ok but I’m looking forward to some improvements.
By the end of the first day I was actually able to get my knee down in some of the corners and was feeling pretty confident. If I hadn’t been so darn tired I probably would have done even better. Riding on a track and moving around the seat is hard work! However, on the second track day I was lightly putting a knee down in the 2nd session. We were going too slow in the first session to get that much lean angle. Somehow I ended up being the only student with my instructor so I got some kick ass 1 on 1 instruction. We would catch the slower groups and pull into the pits for some spacing. Then we’d take off and catch them again a few laps later.
So all in all, it’s been a lot of fun. The next track day is 4/30 at GSS again, then we’re already signed up for an event at MSR Houston on 5/7. It’s a bigger 2.7 mile track instead of the 1.3 miles at GSS.
Right now the SV is at a local shop getting RaceTech springs and valve emulators in the front, and an Ohlin’s shock/spring in the rear. This should help high speed corner entry a LOT. Stay tuned for updates on that, as well as more pictures when it gets back from the shop.
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