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Sunny Astley GUNCHESTER Ingerland
Well chaps, we survived Oulton Park today. If any of you have a new T and are a little apprehensive about taking it to the track, just do it.
I'm no Vale' and go in the novices, I wouldn't say I was a quick rider but I like to go fast and no my limits.
Had a few good blasts recently and a bit of touring but roads are roads and well you know what I mean. I have tracked my Falco and my Rsvr recently[both Oulton] but was a bit 'concerned' about the T cause I've not really had an upright bike for any length of time before and was still getting used to it [not to mention how much it was].
No problem at all. The bike is immense. The power, the grunt and the brakes are mind blowing. The handling, good fookin god:lol. Its insanely stable with the yokes down to 2nd ring.
I've never had a bike that gave me so much fun and confidence and was absolutely perfect for a full on place like Oulton, loads of short sharp squirts and hard braking, leaning in to the corners and just letting the grunt take you through was head shakingly ace. Just 2,3,4,th gears and I didn't touch the back brake all day. Unbelievable.
Highlight of the day was a little dual I had with a 999 in the afternoon session. We was pretty evenly matched and I couldn't quite get near enough for a pass and he always got away on the exit with the more power he seemed to have. I could outbrake but never quite get in and away until the second last lap. Blasting past the lake and in to Shell Oils corner I managed to get in side and out brake going in. That was it and he couldn't get passed me then. The T was quicker through the first chicane and the next straight over the rise. The next stretch of track is Tuono heaven. Tight chicane then on to a tight right hander and up and on to a couple of nice right handers and up past Lodge, even managed a couple of power wheelies on to the start finish line. Ape -1 Duc -0.
As I said I aint Valentino Rossi but god I felt like him today :yes .
Only down side was the photography was pathetic. Like they stood in 2 places all day bored shitless. They wanted 30 quid and it just was not worth it. :bawling
I'm no Vale' and go in the novices, I wouldn't say I was a quick rider but I like to go fast and no my limits.
Had a few good blasts recently and a bit of touring but roads are roads and well you know what I mean. I have tracked my Falco and my Rsvr recently[both Oulton] but was a bit 'concerned' about the T cause I've not really had an upright bike for any length of time before and was still getting used to it [not to mention how much it was].
No problem at all. The bike is immense. The power, the grunt and the brakes are mind blowing. The handling, good fookin god:lol. Its insanely stable with the yokes down to 2nd ring.
I've never had a bike that gave me so much fun and confidence and was absolutely perfect for a full on place like Oulton, loads of short sharp squirts and hard braking, leaning in to the corners and just letting the grunt take you through was head shakingly ace. Just 2,3,4,th gears and I didn't touch the back brake all day. Unbelievable.
Highlight of the day was a little dual I had with a 999 in the afternoon session. We was pretty evenly matched and I couldn't quite get near enough for a pass and he always got away on the exit with the more power he seemed to have. I could outbrake but never quite get in and away until the second last lap. Blasting past the lake and in to Shell Oils corner I managed to get in side and out brake going in. That was it and he couldn't get passed me then. The T was quicker through the first chicane and the next straight over the rise. The next stretch of track is Tuono heaven. Tight chicane then on to a tight right hander and up and on to a couple of nice right handers and up past Lodge, even managed a couple of power wheelies on to the start finish line. Ape -1 Duc -0.
As I said I aint Valentino Rossi but god I felt like him today :yes .
Only down side was the photography was pathetic. Like they stood in 2 places all day bored shitless. They wanted 30 quid and it just was not worth it. :bawling
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(no offence mate)
