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  1. Bickle Racing

    Tire pressure, and suspension setup

    Anybody, that is trying to improve and go faster! If all you wish to do is get off the street and have some fun,, you may be fine. But don't say that is all you wish to do and buy/use a lap timer. If you are a true beginner a DOT tire only offers you the ability to go out in some wetter...
  2. Bickle Racing

    Tire pressure, and suspension setup

    Well my guess is the first. Go out hot and loose heat. Fact is if your warmers are 75-80 C when you go out on average you loose 25-30 C in a 10 lap session. So if you think you will go out cold and come in hotter it best be above 15 Celcius. Otherwise you will not build heat. And 50 C is better...
  3. Bickle Racing

    Tire pressure, and suspension setup

    Okay,, we want to "what if" this to death. So a DOT tire is rubber,,,as is a Dot race tire. DOT street tire has more grooves to help it heat up, and more silica to help with wet and colder conditions,and or dissipate water. So my 20 years of making warmers[which we don't anymore] kind of plays...
  4. Bickle Racing

    Tire pressure, and suspension setup

    Here we go,, YOU can NOT heat up a tire in 2 laps with out warmers. It is impossible! Nobody can do it. Not even Jodi Christie! It takes 40 minutes on "Average" with any decent warmer to heat soak a tire and rim. So tell me how this myth about taking two laps to heat your tires up is possible...
  5. Bickle Racing

    Tire pressure, and suspension setup

    Honestly? There is nobody I know at the track that really runs a tire long enough to even consider heat cycles. Heat cycling came about way back and was and is actually more of a problem with out warmers. With out warmers the cycle is very great. Very hot to very cold. With warmers you keep...
  6. Bickle Racing

    Tire pressure, and suspension setup

    Well, if I was riding green or a slower group I would use scrubs from a racer or a DOT tire that has more silica which is better in all weather conditions ,, At a slower pace. But reality is ,people will need to go to warmers if they progress as most do. So setting suspension and tire pressures...
  7. Bickle Racing

    Tire pressure, and suspension setup

    Cold Tearing is directly related to not having a tire warm enough. Tearing from suspension or pressure is not the same thing. Cold tearing is the outside rubber getting warm and ripping off the cold rubber inside,,thus wasting money. Or wasting tires. Tearing from suspension is more focused in...
  8. Bickle Racing

    Tire pressure, and suspension setup

    You can not even worry about suspension unless you have your tire pressures right. Basically the tires today use pressure to establish the rigidity in the side wall. So if you are an aggressive rider you will need that pressure right so the tire grips properly. If you are not so aggressive you...
  9. Bickle Racing

    Track lessons - Who does everyone recommend?

    Taught for Moto Canada, FAST,was Chief Instructor for Turn 2, and also taught Racer 5, it does not matter who or what track/class you do. Leave your ego/attitude and all your street riding crap at the gate. The bottom line is this, if you do not listen and slow down to speed up you are wasting...
  10. Bickle Racing

    Trackday question

    Keep in mind , just because buddy has two bikes he may not be qualified to ride both. So if he is deemed a yellow group rider. Just because he has two bikes does not mean he can take the other bike out in the red or green. Those groups could be full and he may be over qualified for green and...
  11. Bickle Racing

    Everyone's Favourite Subject Leather Suits!

    Louie crashed his AXO a bunch and we never had to do any major repairs, mostly replace lettering. He is a pretty slim guy and it fit him well.
  12. Bickle Racing

    Everyone's Favourite Subject Leather Suits!

    That's what we do, but I do not use surface dyed leather. I can try and source some. But if we are replacing panels that will be the hard part. You can ship it as well as we get suits by all couriers. If you are dropping by this time of year it is by appointment or by chance. we're never far so...
  13. Bickle Racing

    Everyone's Favourite Subject Leather Suits!

    Problem you will have is finding someone that uses proper leather and not fashion leather. replacing panels is not cheap. Suit has to be taken apart and patterns made and then essentially re-made. It does take time as well. So many will not work on leather race suits as it is too much work. Plus...
  14. Bickle Racing

    Everyone's Favourite Subject Leather Suits!

    With Dainese it is a money/service thing. Someone that has worked with suits for nearly 25 years is not able to service a suit but someone that has never repaired.serviced suits can take a course and is able to. Now where is this course? IF this is so good for the sport then sell the suit for a...
  15. Bickle Racing

    Everyone's Favourite Subject Leather Suits!

    And go as soon as the doors open!
  16. Bickle Racing

    Everyone's Favourite Subject Leather Suits!

    \ CRASH! Bottom line is we are not jogging in them. It's maybe a few pounds?? If you have top grade cow and top grade kangaroo, the abrasion qualities will be the same the Roo is just lighter. I have seen two identical Kangaroo suits both crashed in the same corner,,one was trashed and the...
  17. Bickle Racing

    Everyone's Favourite Subject Leather Suits!

    As far as undergear, PUG is the best. It has the most Cool Max fiber you can put in a fabric. It is designed to wick the moisture away and help reduce your core temperature buy the evaporation process of your sweat. So,, this process helps reduce moisture build up. Less moisture, less...
  18. Bickle Racing

    Everyone's Favourite Subject Leather Suits!

    Well, here is the deal. Some suits have a very slender build.Some suits like Taichi and Spidi have longer legs and arms,,some suits have a bigger mid section for us slightly bigger folk. You can not fixate on one suit. Just because,, it has to fit you. If the best suit in the world does not fit...
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