Author Topic: A new "old" bike, TesticLe Roaster (Read 5981 times)

Leino · « **Reply #50 on:** June 10, 2024, 04:27:24 AM »

Had absolute blast yesterday and my speed wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I'm not fast but not one of the slowest either. Only one on a last century bike...
On my way back from Alastaro my bike developed an issue I'm trying to solve now, I hope it's something simple.

Leino · « **Reply #51 on:** June 11, 2024, 09:56:58 PM »

Couldn't find the actual cause but seems to be working again. Track day on Sunday so hoping for the best.

Leino · « **Reply #52 on:** June 14, 2024, 01:39:54 PM »

Three days of riding to work and back, 45km one way, no problems at all. Maybe she was just sick and tired of the slow riding back from the track

grcamna2 · « **Reply #53 on:** June 14, 2024, 02:12:05 PM »

Quote from: Leino on June 14, 2024, 01:39:54 PM

Three days of riding to work and back, 45km one way, no problems at all. Maybe she was just sick and tired of the slow riding back from the track

These highly-tuned machines need some BLASTS to keep them awake !
Sport bikes suck in traffic..
How many automobiles do you usually pass along the way ? !

Leino · « **Reply #54 on:** June 14, 2024, 02:39:40 PM »

Quote from: grcamna2 on June 14, 2024, 02:12:05 PM

Quote from: Leino on June 14, 2024, 01:39:54 PM
Three days of riding to work and back, 45km one way, no problems at all. Maybe she was just sick and tired of the slow riding back from the track

These highly-tuned machines need some BLASTS to keep them awake !
Sport bikes suck in traffic..
How many automobiles do you usually pass along the way ? !

A dozen or two

grcamna2 · « **Reply #55 on:** June 14, 2024, 02:55:52 PM »

Quote from: Leino on June 14, 2024, 02:39:40 PM

Quote from: grcamna2 on June 14, 2024, 02:12:05 PM
Quote from: Leino on June 14, 2024, 01:39:54 PM
Three days of riding to work and back, 45km one way, no problems at all. Maybe she was just sick and tired of the slow riding back from the track

These highly-tuned machines need some BLASTS to keep them awake !
Sport bikes suck in traffic..
How many automobiles do you usually pass along the way ? !
A dozen or two

A dozen at a time

Leino · « **Reply #56 on:** June 15, 2024, 07:25:29 AM »

All good to go for a trackday in Alastaro tomorrow.
My friend rides his 1984 Suzuki EF based cafe racer so we are hoping for good weather.
My goal is to improve my laptime a bit and my friend hopes to maintain reasonable lines and perhaps ride a sub 3 minute time.

RAFster122s · « **Reply #57 on:** June 15, 2024, 08:51:16 AM »

Quote from: Leino on June 15, 2024, 07:25:29 AM

All good to go for a trackday in Alastaro tomorrow.
My friend rides his 1984 Suzuki EF based cafe racer so we are hoping for good weather.
My goal is to improve my laptime a bit and my friend hopes to maintain reasonable lines and perhaps ride a sub 3 minute time.

You know the old saying here Leino, pics or it never happened…
Have a fun and safe time on track and while off the track…

Leino · « **Reply #58 on:** June 19, 2024, 08:51:37 AM »

RAFster122s · « **Reply #59 on:** June 19, 2024, 10:00:42 AM »

Thanks for satisfying our voyeur tendencies or visual desire to see what you describe.

Looks great! You have fun?

Leino · « **Reply #60 on:** June 19, 2024, 09:43:00 PM »

Quote from: RAFster122s on June 19, 2024, 10:00:42 AM

Thanks for satisfying our voyeur tendencies or visual desire to see what you describe.

Looks great! You have fun?

It was ok, a bit of rain every now and then. I was riding in the slow group trying to help my friend get his sub-3 minute time but managed to pull a couple of clear laps myself too.
I didn't quite get my pace to where it was a week ago but a fairly decent 2:29 (for me that is) was my best of the day.

Pasi managed to improve his laptime 21 seconds during the day, from 3:14 to 2:53 so the day was a success for him and his 1984 Suzuki

Leino · « **Reply #61 on:** June 23, 2024, 05:27:14 AM »

Same issue I had with the bike after the first trackday of the year got worse after the second trackday.
I removed the TRE and hope it cured the problem. 750km during the weekend and didn't miss a beat.

grcamna2 · « **Reply #62 on:** June 23, 2024, 04:32:06 PM »

Quote from: Leino on June 23, 2024, 05:27:14 AM

Same issue I had with the bike after the first trackday of the year got worse after the second trackday.
I removed the TRE and hope it cured the problem. 750km during the weekend and didn't miss a beat.

TRE ?

Leino · « **Reply #63 on:** June 23, 2024, 10:45:46 PM »

"TRE ATRE bypasses the ignition timing retard applied on Suzuki models and gives the optimal map to all gears for maximum performance."

grcamna2 · « **Reply #64 on:** June 23, 2024, 11:04:01 PM »

Quote from: Leino on June 23, 2024, 10:45:46 PM

"TRE ATRE bypasses the ignition timing retard applied on Suzuki models and gives the optimal map to all gears for maximum performance."

Custom racing part

Leino · « **Reply #65 on:** July 01, 2024, 09:44:12 PM »

Improved my PB over seven seconds during the day but once again while riding back from the track, Tiller started behaving badly. TRE must not have been the cause so I removed the PCIII for a change.

Leino · « **Reply #66 on:** July 02, 2024, 11:55:31 AM »

My Pirelli Diablo Rosso Corsa II front has seen about 13000km of road and half a dozen track days. Fantastic rubber! I had a matching rear and it was good for 11000km and several track days too.

Cheap Mitas rear worked surprisingly well.

Leino · « **Reply #67 on:** July 11, 2024, 12:10:12 PM »

Crashed her today, low speed, no big damage to bike or me. Not sure if it was the front rubber or was there something on the road.
Oh well, no rest for the wicked

RAFster122s · « **Reply #68 on:** July 11, 2024, 02:40:36 PM »

Leino, sorry to hear you went down but glad you a d bike are alright.

Kelly E · « **Reply #69 on:** July 11, 2024, 03:23:01 PM »

Well that sucks, hopefully you can get it fixed back up.

HondaMan · « **Reply #70 on:** July 11, 2024, 06:27:52 PM »

Ow!
Sorry, man!
Don't let it faze you: I did it in the pits. More than once. More than 5 times, actually...my left leg would sometimes go to sleep in the crouch.

Leino · « **Reply #71 on:** July 12, 2024, 02:52:55 AM »

I was in a roundabout so speed was low. No major damage.

Kelly E · « **Reply #72 on:** July 12, 2024, 09:24:57 AM »

Slippery stuff in the roundabout are the least of my worries around here. The biggest worry here is the knuckleheads that can't figure out how a roundabout actually works.

RAFster122s · « **Reply #73 on:** July 12, 2024, 05:41:00 PM »

Saw footage of a car trying to take the shortcut a toss a roundabout...might have worked if center of roundabout wasn't raised 5 feet above the roadway. Vehicle tried to do it at a very good speed to, needless to say the car and driver lost.
Seen some crazy footage of a major highway intersection that if I recall correctly was in Ohio. The video was showing the boneheaded stunts the drivers were using on that, semitrailers truck drivers doing it as well as cars and pickups...must have had a camera on the intersection from a tall light pole from the vantage point of the camera. It was frightening...

Leino · « **Reply #74 on:** August 30, 2024, 09:03:45 AM »

TLR steering felt weird and i blamed it on the Bridgestone front and perhaps the steering head bearings being slightly loose. Nope, I pulled the steering damper and noticed there was a significant amount of free play.
Drained it, new 5W oil in. Most difficult thing was to get all the air out but I managed to do it.
Now she feels like the freight train she is again

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Author Topic: A new "old" bike, TesticLe Roaster (Read 5981 times)