Don't worry, the little puffs of smoke from the Norton are normal... The brutal false neutral when shifting from 4th to 3rd that loses me 2 places is not normal. [youtube]ZKw6IR-X3BA&list=UUrdIsqkpsY5bR1-LDwMVDSg&index=1&feature=plcp[/youtube] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKw6IR-X3BA&a...
After examining my Mid-Ohio race video, it seems Dave Roper has dispensed with the timid silliness of slowing down for corners and laughs at my Norton's HP advantage; but, he has one failing...
More pics.. Stavros Grekos throws it away in AM Sportbike http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6186/6084550660_851f29c8c7_z.jpg http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6067/6084550714_518c2db06a_z.jpg http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6203/6084550764_70800b408e_z.jpg http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6188/6084005059_f5df02d...
No racing to watch now? Here are some pics I took at the Mosport Superbike round on the rainy Sunday... Trombino high/low sides going into 5... http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6063/6084550322_aa16e814ea_z.jpg http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6084/6084004579_31cdc3db34_z.jpg http://farm7.staticflickr.com/...
On board the Norton Mosport 2011. Have a look at #577 behind me almost crash when drifting across the concrete coming on the the front straight at 3:00
Turns out the piston was cracked- no damage to the bore, we had a matching spare so the bike is being readied for Mosport. The cracked piston turned the motor into a big smoke pump, smoke was pouring from the breather hose.
Mid-Ohio is treacherous in the wet! Hard to see until the end of the video but it is raining lightly and I as I line up a pass for the win on the last lap on Martin on the Big D Cycles Triumph , the wheels wash out as I only even think about opening the throttle. They tried to run one more race but ...