What have you improved this year?

DynaMight · Post by **DynaMight** » Oct 11th, '06, 22:19

So what have you improved this year about your riding etc?

I personally cant say I've improved massively (Not anything by leaps and bounds anyway), I've gotten a bit smoother but thats just something that happens the longer you ride. The trackday showed me I can be pretty fast when I want to be, instead of pottering around on the road at half speed.

What about you?

age · Post by **age** » Oct 11th, '06, 22:59

Well must say I have impoved the equipment in my garage !

Can't say I have improved much realy as I havn't had much time for riding this year

Age

andy198712 · Post by **andy198712** » Oct 11th, '06, 23:00

i've been doin a few small wheelies but gettin better and my off road power slides are better

svr-ash · Post by **svr-ash** » Oct 11th, '06, 23:36

Where do i start?..... GSXR front end conversion, Stage 2 cams, BMC race RS air filter, Powder coated my wheels, Oxford hotgrips and rejetted the carbs

and i fixed my fuel tank, it was letting water

Funky · Post by **Funky** » Oct 12th, '06, 06:34

I think getting the r6 has improved my riding no end, also going on more rideouts has improved things too, I know i still have room for improvement though so I'm going to keep learning! In recent weeks/days the maintenace of my bike has improved...with a little help from my friends! But it just shows the benefits of being on a forum like this even if it does have you lot on it, he he. Only kidding i love you all really.

Maver-Nick · Post by **Maver-Nick** » Oct 12th, '06, 06:50

Nothing...

How can you improve on Excellence...

Stinky · Post by **Stinky** » Oct 12th, '06, 06:55

Little Loris · Post by **Little Loris** » Oct 12th, '06, 08:06

The shiny stuff on my tyres is gradually disappearing

So I've improved my angle of lean and got more confident.

I'd like to do more meet-ups and rideouts though as I've only done Paignton Bike Night once since I got my bike in March.

Oh, and a track day, my New Years resolution.

clunk · Post by **clunk** » Oct 12th, '06, 08:33

I've been doing some IAM observed rides so my ability to stay within speed limits has improved, also I have a strange urge to get a BMW

My road positioning, hazard awareness, and general safety should have improved. Waiting to hear back about my advanced test date.

Jonny · Post by **Jonny** » Oct 12th, '06, 09:04

Getting my srad has improved my corner speeds.

Doing most things a lot smoother than previously;
I dont drift on corners anymore but thats probably because I've gone from a really heavy bike with small wheels to a much lighter bike with big sticky wheels.

Its very difficult to not thrash the srad.
I still havent got the hang of the quick action throttle, race gearbox and lack of low end power (my gsx550 felt a lot more rideable in town)

I probably a lot more of a danger to myself on the srad

chris_1127 · Post by **chris_1127** » Oct 12th, '06, 09:13

i;ve got my fuelling properly sorted at last - no more flat spots - and sent more time on the road this year instead of in the garage working on the bike. I've also added two more projects to the piles of parts in my shed, but dont know if that counts as improving anything really...

svr-ash · Post by **svr-ash** » Oct 12th, '06, 09:29

svr-ash wrote:Where do i start?..... GSXR front end conversion, Stage 2 cams, BMC race RS air filter, Powder coated my wheels, Oxford hotgrips and rejetted the carbs and i fixed my fuel tank, it was letting water

Forgot to mention my new engine, new reg/rec which i added a CPU fan to to help cooling it, new coils and HTs, wavy discs, jack up dog bones, rear set risers, seat cowl and a cigarette lighter socket for mobile phone charger etc...i think thats it

Jonny · Post by **Jonny** » Oct 12th, '06, 10:37

svr-ash wrote:
svr-ash wrote:Where do i start?..... GSXR front end conversion, Stage 2 cams, BMC race RS air filter, Powder coated my wheels, Oxford hotgrips and rejetted the carbs and i fixed my fuel tank, it was letting water
Forgot to mention my new engine, new reg/rec which i added a CPU fan to to help cooling it, new coils and HTs, wavy discs, jack up dog bones, rear set risers, seat cowl and a cigarette lighter socket for mobile phone charger etc...i think thats it

Well to be fair, you probably have one of the nicest Sv's. Out of interest, how much do you think it has cost you thus far?

Any further plans for it? perhaps a TL motor? ;)

Jak · Post by **Jak** » Oct 12th, '06, 10:46

Funky wrote:...going on more rideouts has improved things too, I know i still have room for improvement though so I'm going to keep learning! ...

like perhaps ..... map-reading skills ..... observation skills (oh look there's a bunch of bikers in that garage waving at me, I'll just ride on by .... )

As for me? Well I've been out on the bike loads more this year and I'm much more confident thru the twisties than I was before - so much of my past riding has been commuting on boring straight roads/motorways that it kinda threw me when I moved down here, having a bike as a toy and having such lovely roads to play on

Glad I've managed to get the tank etc sorted after some git broke it last year, and now got a new pillion seat on after letting mine go under the wheels of a bus

So the bike's almost perfect again

chris_1127 · Post by **chris_1127** » Oct 12th, '06, 10:46

streetfighters featured an SV with a TL engine a few years back - needed major frame modifications though, they cut a large chunk of it out to get the motor in and fabricated up half a new frame by the sounds of it