maxpr1
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http://forums.superbikeschool.com/index.php?showtopic=2545
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from what you said, it was a knee puck, both elbows, a helmet, .......maxpr1;179485 wrote: I am starting to resent the noob comments... I did scrape a knee puck once!!!:notsure:
So what you're saying is that it doesn't count?slowpoke;179526 wrote: from what you said, it was a knee puck, both elbows, a helmet, .......
Winner.daddyfriedrich;179441 wrote: Must be something evil bout the second session . . .that's when I went down. but my Q2's had nothing to do with it.
Hey hey hey, us noobs gotta stick together. I managed to scrape a lot of parts last october. Fairings, seat, subframe, clutch cover, etc.... Still picking out bits and pieces of VIR turf when I find them.maxpr1;179485 wrote: I am starting to resent the noob comments... I did scrape a knee puck once!!!:notsure:
Rydell;179686 wrote: I really hope that's not what he told you. (is there an echo in here?) I can't imagine the BS he's been feeding to other unknowing open minds new to our hobby.
The Q2 is a "hybrid" hyper sport street tire. And as a street tire, they do not need tire warmers since they were designed to require less time to warm up(however they can help eliminate that first or second warmup lap). It's not a pure track day / race tire, which would typically strongly recommend warmers because of the time it requires to generate enough heat for the tire to stick. The center of the Q2 is a harder compound for extensive street riding, the lips are a softer compound for grip when leaned over. Where the compound lacks overal grip of a race tire, it makes up for in less time to heat up. Most ride their bikes outside the track making this tire ideal for your casual track day rider.
Second, most days the track is so hot that you need 1 maybe 2 laps for street tires to be up to optimum temperature. Use common sense here, if it's colder in the morning then take it easier and monitor the pressure and temperatures. The Q2 isn't going to slide easier simply because you arent fast enough, they warm up just as fast as any other hyper sport tire out there. That "guru" is a turd. "echo echo echo..."
Additionally, I can tell you I was dragging my pegs through turns on my 06 R6 and STILL had "chicken" strips on my Q2. Don't worry about those, just work on your corner speed. Contrary to popular belief more lean does not always = faster. Take the TT races, those guys are blasting around hard corners at 100+ with minimal lean. Then you see newer guys who are dragging their knees through some of the corners. It begs the question, why are these other guys faster?
To add to the swerving theory, there was a study done where they measured the heat in the tire after swerving as opposed to normal riding, there was no difference. The other part of the arguement is it also serves to clean or scrub your tires from debris such as rocks and other junk from the paddock. In which case you need to worry about cleaning your tires before and after each session. Swerving is going to cause problems with people trying to pass you at much faster speeds. +1 Don't do it.
Yeah me too! Just the other day I took my gear out of the closet to put a brand new set of pucks on. As my youngest daughter was asking what they were for, I took one of the old pucks and scraped it on the floor... :haha: :doh:maxpr1;179485 wrote: I am starting to resent the noob comments... I did scrape a knee puck once!!!:notsure:
:agree:slowpoke;179861 wrote: AWESOME write-up:congrats::congrats:
The only thing I would add is related to dragging pegs. If you are in B group (or I for that matter) and drag your foot pegs, grab a CR asap and let him/her know b/c you are about to crash.
Awsome, I had my kid hold the puck while I took the belt sander to mine....!Gorecki;179986 wrote: Just the other day I took my gear out of the closet to put a brand new set of pucks on. As my youngest daughter was asking what they were for, I took one of the old pucks and scraped it on the floor... :haha: :doh:
..............daddyfriedrich;180742 wrote: Slow? Last time I got a knee down was at church last week.:doh: