The basin

[Donza]

Good reading, interesting what everyone does..............tomorrow I might try the Basin in 3rd (come to think of it I may have just keep 4th gear cause I've just moved from a road 1000 round the track to a 600)

[Decoy]

I take the basin in 4th gear on my hyo 250 actually I take all the corners in 4th gear on that bike.. sadly I don't have problems with movement/spinning up

it is good to read what you guys are doing, some good advice here, next time I'll be out on the gixxer 750 with stock gearing

[Ozboy]

Good reading, interesting what everyone does..............tomorrow I might try the Basin in 3rd (come to think of it I may have just keep 4th gear cause I've just moved from a road 1000 round the track to a 600)

4th is always a great gear to warm up on especially without brakes.

I just thought your gearing was very short when you said 4th into the basin Donz.

Amazing that you can keep it in 3rd all the way to the basin Rob. Bet the rear gets flighty at the left hander eh?

[robwas]

4th is always a great gear to warm up on especially without brakes.

I just thought your gearing was very short when you said 4th into the basin Donz.

Amazing that you can keep it in 3rd all the way to the basin Rob. Bet the rear gets flighty at the left hander eh?

Its not that bad Oz, fairly high in thew rev range and it tags the limiter fairly early after skyline if I'm on a rasonable lap but it is pretty smooth, it is a Honda after all!!

[Donsie]

Hmmm. interesting all of this, no bloody wonder Robin gets such magic starts. Hehe. It's that time again : )

[The Nurse 40]

my basin story....hit the apex, and felt "what the"...thought woweeee....I think I just scraped my boot. Got back to the pits...boots intact! Had a look at the bike, scraped peg. I was so proud! Till I told the instructor and he says "Nooo!!!!" "You are not getting off the bike enough" "You are lucky you didnt unsteady the bike and come off"!!! I thought hats off to me twice. 1- I never took the bike that low 2. I didnt drop it!
G-Forces- yeah, not there yet :-)

2ND basin story: hit someones knee slider on the way out ->low side -> then Ran for the side of the track so I didnt get run over !!! Rider and bike good for next round. Bike now at the Doctors getting a facelift - should be as good as new:-)

[Stephan]

Wow...never heard that one before! That's why I got mine taped up...lol...

[kiknet]

Yikes! Thats bad luck, I've seen a knee slider left on the esses once and also nearly got hit by a flying helmet cam coming over the hill