Thank you for the welcome and for the advice, everything I've read seems to suggest that a flash-tune is a must however I'm concerned about having no immobiliser.
No doubt about it the S1K is an absolute weapon.... in a straight line but once you've gone fast in a straight line a few times it loses it thrill.
So as promised here are some photos and a youtube clip from the only 2 trackdays i did on the S1K.
I should mention again that i had a GSXR K5 1000 before the S1K and i was pretty confident on it, I could run in the fast group and be comfortable.
This was my first trackday on the S1K, the bike had only done 1000miles and had just come out the wrapper 3 weeks previous. My first mistake was using the tyres that came on the bike, Conti Sport Attack (pure sh!t btw) and my second mistake i didn't adjust the tyre pressures for the track.
So there I am out on track struggling to come up to pace and getting passed by pretty much everything on track, the bike felt nervous and I was struggling to hold a line through the turns, i came back into the pits for a bit of a head scratch. I checked my tyre pressures and i was shocked at the reading, 50psi!! to be honest i thought the tyre pressure checker was duff it was so high but i adjusted the tyre pressures and went back out again, the bike felt a little better but i was still having issues. The photos below were taken at the hairpin, the majority of the time going through this corner i was getting a lot of vibration through the front end which i later found out was me pushing the front end too hard.
Everything fine so far
Front end vibration again
Hmm, something is not right
Knee down.. and elbow.. and shoulder... eat your heart out Marquez
The Damage
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After that i spent a bit of money preping for my next trackday.
I had the suspension setup for me, i bought a new set of OZ Racing Lightweight wheels and bought a new set of Michelin Power Ones. I was absolutely ready for this trackday and i was looking forward to it.
I took it easy on my first 5 laps because the tyres were new and then i was ready to come up to pace. the video below shows me just about to start my 6th lap.
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I came back to the pits immediately and the track staff came up to me and told that was the biggest accident that never happened then they all buggered off to watch it back again on the circuit CCTV.
I did go back out again but i had zero confidence in the bike and that was last trackday i've done.
I got a dig bick. You this read wrong. You read that wrong too.
CBR125R --> GSXR 600 K4 --> GSXR 1000 K5 --> BMW S1000RR --> Yamaha R1 14BE --> Yamaha R1 2016
Theres a few peeps on here who have had issues with thier 14B`s,but then theres also plenty who swear by them,i dont have one,im with the older versions(4XV & 5PW)
, What were your previous bikes bud?
