sundaypsychos

Quickest guys at BIRA are 1m02/03/04s, and at Thailand circuit, 1m22s/23s/24s,

Almost everyone uses CBR1000RR's.

So the old ER6's ridden by me and col are about 5 secs down!!

He is currently in BKK, best to call him..

Colins front suspension is STOCK, it actually works reasonably well. We have dropped the triple clamps about 15mm to get it to steer quicker. The mod you can do is stick ZX6r USD forks on it, but this is an expensive mod and know of only one bike like this in thailand.

My front end has more, and heavier fork oil to give it a stiffer feel, this makes it work suprisingly well and im pretty happy with it, it still bottoms out at the end of the straight at BIRA and thailand circuit, but hey its only an ER6 and you just kinda ride around it.

There are no clickers to adjust so unless you do the ZX6r mod, or buy OHLINS then I think what me and col have done is adequate at this level. Check out the ER6's in the Irish road racing series for some proper race mods..

You need to learn to ride the bike "fast" before worrying about power.

I doubt anybody new to track days can hope to achieve sub 1:20 at Bira or 1:40 at Nahkon Chaisri unless you are naturally talented - at least not for a while.

The OP only asked about modifications that someone would do to a ER6 to take it to the track, I have no idea of whether it is his first trackday or his 400th, I also have no idea of whether he can ride " fast " or not, so I was just answering the question put to the board without making to many presumptions.

Jamie 0808061684

This gent can get you pretty much any bike you want,

I just received my Suzuki RMX450Z from him,

Good Luck,

The fastest man in Thailand on an EX650 is Colin (newf) with Luke (SundayPsychos)

haha not far off there, Colin has a 1m 29.4s under his belt at thailand circuit, mine is a 1m29.5s. However at Bira I have him with a 1m09.54s, colin (currently) has a 1m10.01s

Major mods and most important are...

1. slicks(pirelli)

2. a comprehensive diet plan. mine is currently about 174kgs dry, down about 25kgs on stock.

3. opening up airbox, aftermarket pipe( me and colin both use arrow)

4. ZX10r brake caliipers + decent pads

5.aftermarket rear shock, we use YSS but im sure hyperpro and ohlins are very good aswell.

6. rear sets, stock not only drag when cornering but they weigh a tonne aswell..

7. stock bars are too narrow and high, I have rizoma bars on mine and quite like them, much better control than stock

8.those are the things I can immediately think of, I have a 2 bros juice box on mine but too be honest I dont think it works aswell as a powercommander would, it cant be fine tuned like the pc's can.

cheers

Unfortunately I am flying to england monday morning, so wont be doing any track days, but i might go and watch the kaeng krachan track day on sunday, there is also a meeting at Thailand CIrcuit on sat/sun so that is also an option

Karl I wont make this monday( still waiting on new forks for my 'blade) but ill be down later in the week, next weekend 25th is the pirelli track day at Kaeng Krachan circuit which is always a pretty good time!

Yep I believe Dirtshop did the revalve in newf's ohlins forks, should be a doddle for them.

most of the people making crappy little one liners and writing negative comments will probably be dead by 2014 anyway...

" The money could be better spent on healthcare and education" boo-hoo get a life, motorsports rocks and if Thailand pulls it off it will be brilliant..!!

road tyres vs slicks.. expect to drop between 1-2secs a lap once you switch to slicks, and have a sh*t load more confidence in the corners, acceleration zones.

SB3 has pretty large grids and looks like a lot of fun for all involved, I wish I was still in there!!

she's got a decent set of legs on her, suprised he left that alone for a year! must have been a good trip...

Tony, there has been ongoing confusion about when the season will start( in Thailand??..never!!)

Originally it was supposed to be 18th March, that then got changed to the 25th March. Now the latest I hear from the organizers GPI is that the season( BIRA) will start in May sometime, apparently due to a clash with the Bangkok Motor Show and a shifting of staff from BIRA to Bangkok for that event.

Concerning Thailand Circuit, again nothing concrete has come out although I believe the first racing will be in the middle of March sometime but there will not be superbikes racing in that round. It seems that both R2M and GPI are waiting to release the dates once both parties have finally set their dates in stone. And as yet, that is still to happen.....

I am following this subject almost daily so rest assured as soon as I know for sure I will post it up and here and let you know for sure!

SB3 eh?? I reckon if you can run around a 1m15s lap around BIRA then you stand a very good chance of being on the podium in every round..

Hope to see you there man!!

The real interesting developement would be if they start to bring in the enduro specific models, i.e CRFX models or the WR line. Kawasaki also have their KLX450 and suzuki now have a rmx450z enduro bike(which ive just ordered..hehe).

However like you said Tony, it seems as though they will never be able to compete with the importer prices, so cant see them selling all that well unless they start to crack down on the importers methods.................?

Tony, the KX250F does stand up to the Honda CRF250R, heres a review of the 2012 bikes..

http://www.motorcycl...s-Shootout.aspx

That price comparison isn't really fair though, brand new 2012 imported CRF250R's are about 285,000baht, very similar to the kawasaki you found. Both Importer prices. The 310,000 figure is through the Honda Big Bike Dealers. In the importer world the prices are pretty even.

Example....

http://mocyc.com/store/view.php?idclassified=642306

Alex, I know a supersport 600 would be a dream bike to compete on, but as it stands currently there are very very few people using these bikes to race in thailand, hence if you bought one, you might well end up racing round and round on your own. not fun.

I still maintain that the best bang for your buck racing will come from buying a ER6n or Ninja650. you can race them in the R2M supernaked class, approximately 5 race meetings per year. you can race them in the all the kawasaki events, dont know how many a year but would guess 4-5 per year.

Also if you end up crashing, then repairing your ER6 n will be A LOT cheaper than trying to source broken parts on a sports 600 or 1000. trust me on that one hahaha!!

So in short I believe they are perfect for entry level/beginner racing. Me and Newf, both competed in this years R2M supernaked series and came 1st and 2nd respectively in the end of year standings in our first year of circuit racing...Its great fun.

I am in chiang mai if you want to talk about getting into the racing scene here, so pm me if you want.. I think I go to the same language school as you anyway!

was that supposed to be offensive? i see far worse in ever other coyote joint in towns all over thailand almost every night...

nakhon chaisri is open again as of 1st february after suffering from flooding badly, can usually go any day you want there..they have a facebook page so maybe get a contact number from there to check for sure 100% whether its free or not..

politically motivated drivel, where was his stance on the matter when he made his millions from " massage parlours " ???

KTM looks sweeeeet!! how is the " R" different to the normal SMC??

tony theres a place called paradise resort or something on the same side of the road as BIRA maybe 5kms away back into pattaya. they have more than adequate parking for your trailer aswell..

also new on the 2012 are wheels, clocks, bracket and some electrics...not a huge change from the 2008, but from what I hear it has been well received in the UK racing circles..

Great stuff, Ill see you down there then Tony, I havent taken my ER6 out for months either so will be good to give it a good blast around in what is a cool, fun event!

See ya down there!

Just a heads up that Myself and 2 others from chiang mai will be heading to BIRA on the Monday 6th, then following that up with a visit to Bonanza in Khao Yai on the Tuesday 7th. Since my CBR1000 is in a million pieces then I will be on my trusty ER6nRR trying to beat the flying canadian's 1m10.06 lap at BIRA!!

Hopefully see some folk out at the track...

Tony, what bike are you thinking of bringing? a newly spruced up GSXR perhaps?

agreed KK is beautiful man and shouldnt be missed as a trackday! fantastic surface aswell..