R2M Supernaked Road Racing

[sundaypsychos]

Found out about this series from our man Tony down in Bangkok, seems real fun and should be a blast as its held at thailand circuit which is a pretty cool track

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We have formed an initial plan to go and ride the track on thursday in preparation before saturdays qualifying and sundays racing, would be cool to see a few people down there on their naked bikes to give this new series some support. Me and Tony will be on our er6s down there. So lets see if we can get a decent turnout!!!<br><br>Now fingers crossed for the weather, hows bangkok looking for the weekend??, Chiang mai has been pretty much 10 hours solid until now!<br>

Edited May 17, 2011 by sundaypsychos

[sundaypsychos]

whoops seems i messed up the link, but its 21st-22nd may this weekend at thailand circuit in Nakhon Chaisri.

[Garry]

I've seen racing in the large carpark at Central Plaza in Chaing Mai. If I remember correctyl it was put on by Honda

[BigBikeBKK]

Yep! R2M is adding a new race to the FMSCT Thailand Superbike series- they're calling it "R2M SuperNaked" and I'm still trying to get a clear definition of what bikes are allowed to compete in this new race, but certainly our ER6n's should be able to compete.

Check out the fork upgrades on these ER6n's- I think some of these guys mean business!

I found this on the fmsct blog dated May 7th:

"Last Saturday's inaugural R2M SuperNaked trackday and briefing at the Thailand Circuit, Nakornchaisri featured riders who are new to motorcycle racing and attracted by an exciting new race category that will see streetbikes tested to extremes.

R2M's Kraitos Wongsawan briefed the riders on the regulations for the new class, after which riders tested their bikes and their skills on track. In between test sessions there was much discussion about what constitutes "naked" and Khun Kraitos confirmed that it means bikes that are made without fairings, rather than naked bikes that are manufactured with half or full fairings to make them more suitable for touring."

Hmmm, that doesn't really tell me much, but what the hell, we'll head out and see what's what when we get there.

Practice on Thursday, qualifying on Saturday, racing on Sunday.

Woohoo! Can't wait!

Ride On!

Tony

Edited May 17, 2011 by BigBikeBKK

[newf]

As of today i think i'll be working this weekend but if i'm free i'll be there aswell. My Clip ons might be here by then depending on the delay through customs.

[Garry]

Tony, don't you have a YSS sponsorship? Get some forks dude..!!

[BigBikeBKK]

As of today i think i'll be working this weekend but if i'm free i'll be there aswell. My Clip ons might be here by then depending on the delay through customs.

What clip ons did you get Colin? Will you mount them above or below the top triple? Hope you can make it! T

[BigBikeBKK]

Tony, don't you have a YSS sponsorship? Get some forks dude..!!

LOLZ, no, I am not sponsored by YSS, but they did let me try out one of the first ER6n shocks before it went on sale to the public...

As for forks, well, most popular seems to be a ZX6R swap, but those bikes and parts are rare as hens teeth in Thailand and would cost a small fortune to import.

Looking at the pic of the two ER6n's above I'm not sure what forks the Orange ER6n is using, but the Green ER6n appears to be sporting Versys forks. I think Versys forks, paired with a fork brace and perhaps different springs and heavier fork oil might just be the ticket. For the time being I'll continue with the stock forks until I find their limits

[newf]

i ordered the woodcraft 2 piece, I think i'll go below the triple but i'll probably try above aswell, It'll be easy to swap because of 2 piece design.

[sundaypsychos]

Wow cool upgrades, now feeling a little ashamed at my relatively " stock" er6!!

Tony, wouldnt the versys forks be longer than the er6's?? seeming as it is a trailie style bike, just a thought, if it turns out they are the same then that would be a great mod, as nikster swears by his versys suspension over the more prehistoric er6 set-up!!

See ya there 2morow.....

Edited May 18, 2011 by sundaypsychos

[newf]

A video from yesterdays practice.

http://www.youtube.com/user/cbutler333?feature=mhee

Sundaypsychos following me on his ER-6n.

Fun day at the track.

[Garry]

A video from yesterdays practice.

http://www.youtube.c...33?feature=mhee

Sundaypsychos following me on his ER-6n.

Fun day at the track.

You guys looked like you were enjoying yourselves. Is your seat loose or is it just the seat pan flexing from your body weight?

[newf]

Ate too much for lunch....lol

Just the flex of the seat, I had to check it after I watched the video.

[BigBikeBKK]

A video from yesterdays practice.

http://www.youtube.c...33?feature=mhee

Sundaypsychos following me on his ER-6n.

Fun day at the track.

Nice! dam_n looks like you guys had a beautiful day for it too- and I was stuck in bed with a stomach bug and missed all the fun...

Feeling almost human again- will head over there tomorrow, but not sure if to ride or just watch...

Actually, as I understand it there is no qualifying tomorrow for the SuperNaked race, but I wonder if the naked racers will still be given some track time to practice for the actual race on Sunday?

Mebbe I'll suit up and ride the Versys over with some Supercorsas and see if I can't sneak in for a few laps

Great vid!

[Garry]

Ate too much for lunch....lol

Just the flex of the seat, I had to check it after I watched the video.

It's surprising what we don't see until a camera picks up on it.

Now about you over indulging at lunch.......

[BigBikeBKK]

Woohoo, what a fun weekend at Thailand Circuit!

More pics coming soon!

T

[BigBikeBKK]

More pics here:

[RidersCorner]

Big congratulations to Luke, 1st time on the track with the bike and beat them all amazing job mate.

More pics here: http://www.thaivisa....ost__p__4443063

[BigBikeBKK]

Luke Stokes Takes R2M SuperNaked Round One

By Barry Russell, Media Consultant, FMSCT-Live

The R2M SuperNaked series got off to an exciting start on Sunday.

With 12 riders having registered and tested in the build up for the first race, six bikes took to the grid on Sunday. Kawasaki's ER6 is shaping up to be the bike of choice for the twisty, technical Thailand Circuit in the up to 750cc class, with three on the starting line, together with a Buell Firebolt and a Yamaha Fazer 1000 in the up to 1300cc class and a lone Suzuki in the 400cc category.

It was the Kawasaki of Luke Stokes that got the hole-shot from the second row to lead out of the first corner and quickly built a gap ahead of Vichan Pimthum's Buell, the Kawasakis of Colin Butler and Tony Nisam, Arlit Youratsameejan's Yamaha and 'Boy' Churtchai Vongliang's Suzuki. The fierce battle for second on the track between Vichean and Butler allowed the Englishman ahead of them to extend his lead, with another gap back to Nisam in fourth who was able to pull away from the powerful but heavy handling Yamaha of Arlit and Boy's Suzuki, which was unable to make an impression on the more powerful bikes in front.

With three laps to go, Nisam began to close on the battle in front of him and was in touch as they began the final lap. Vichan and Butler continued to swap positions through the last few corners and at the chequered flag Stokes was 13.4 of Vichean who crossed the line 0.34 seconds ahead of Butler with Nisam 1.2 seconds behind his fellow American.

The up to 750cc podium was therefore Stokes, Butler and Nisam, the 1300cc podium Vichan and Arlit, with Boy taking the 400cc podium alone.

Commenting on his overall victory, Luke Stokes said, "I couldn't believe the difference in temperature between this morning's warm-up and the race: it was so hot this afternoon. I got my head down and built a gap from the start, but as the race went on the rear was spinning up more and more out as I came out of the corners. It was good fun though and I'm really pleased with the win."

Colin Butler said, "Grip was definitely a problem in today's heat, but the battle with the Buell was great fun. It had so much more power on the straights and was clearly handling pretty well too."

Tony Nisam added, "I was trying to catch Colin and Vichean, but couldn't push the front any harder: I even lost the front once but managed to pick it up on my knee. I'll fit a new tyre for the next race and see what happens." (NOTE- I think Barry got me and Colin mixed up on this quote- Colin is the one who made a rather miraculous save by pushing himself back up with his knee after a slide that could easily have ended his race)

Reflecting on the initial success of the Kawasakis, Stokes noted, "The ER6 is perfect for this series and this circuit. It's made in Thailand, so it's cheap to buy and, if you throw it down the road, you can just go into your local dealer and get the replacement parts without having to wait for them to be shipped from abroad with all the additional expense."

The next round will be on 16-17 July at the Thailand Circuit.

[RidersCorner]

One more from the Moto 3/ 250cc class. There is some talk of people wanting to test Kawasaki D-tracker 250cc single cylinder engines in Kawasaki Ninja frames, will be interesting to see how they work.

[BigBikeBKK]

One more from the Moto 3/ 250cc class. There is some talk of people wanting to test Kawasaki D-tracker 250cc single cylinder engines in Kawasaki Ninja frames, will be interesting to see how they work.

It would be a real shame to dumb down a Ninjette with a D-tracker single...

[newf]

What's the D-tracker HP & torque numbers?

[visions]

One more from the Moto 3/ 250cc class. There is some talk of people wanting to test Kawasaki D-tracker 250cc single cylinder engines in Kawasaki Ninja frames, will be interesting to see how they work.

It would be a real shame to dumb down a Ninjette with a D-tracker single...

Maybe they are looking at any way possible to try and catch the CBR250s?

[RidersCorner]

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<br />One more from the Moto 3/ 250cc class. There is some talk of people wanting to test  Kawasaki D-tracker 250cc single cylinder engines in Kawasaki Ninja frames, will be interesting to see how they work.<br /><br /><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6132/6020449284_301d88a8fd_b.jpg" /><br />

<br /><br />It would be a real shame to dumb down a Ninjette with a D-tracker single...<br />

<br /><br />Maybe they are looking at any way possible to try and catch the CBR250s?  <img src='http://static.thaivisa.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /><br />

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One of the highly respected guys involved with the R2M racetrack thinks the Ninja frame with a tuned d-tracker engine may be able to beat a tuned Honda CBR250R , will be interesting to see how it turns out.

[dave_boo]

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<br />One more from the Moto 3/ 250cc class. There is some talk of people wanting to test Kawasaki D-tracker 250cc single cylinder engines in Kawasaki Ninja frames, will be interesting to see how they work.<br /><br /><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6132/6020449284_301d88a8fd_b.jpg" /><br />

<br /><br />It would be a real shame to dumb down a Ninjette with a D-tracker single...<br />

<br /><br />Maybe they are looking at any way possible to try and catch the CBR250s? <img src='http://static.thaivisa.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /><br />

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One of the highly respected guys involved with the R2M racetrack thinks the Ninja frame with a tuned d-tracker engine may be able to beat a tuned Honda CBR250R , will be interesting to see how it turns out.

Handling-wise I have no doubts that a tuned Ninja/D-Tracker could outperform a CBR simply based on the merit of time spent researching the bike's capabilities and the HUGE aftermarket for it (can you find Ohlins rear shock for the CBR..you can for the Ninja). I'm more interested in the engine; apparently, according to bigbikebkk, blown engines are pretty endemic for the Moto 3 Thai series; with the D-Tracker having the restricter stock it makes me wonder if you could reliably coax power out of it.

[BigBikeBKK]

Handling-wise I have no doubts that a tuned Ninja/D-Tracker could outperform a CBR simply based on the merit of time spent researching the bike's capabilities and the HUGE aftermarket for it (can you find Ohlins rear shock for the CBR..you can for the Ninja). I'm more interested in the engine; apparently, according to bigbikebkk, blown engines are pretty endemic for the Moto 3 Thai series; with the D-Tracker having the restricter stock it makes me wonder if you could reliably coax power out of it.

The D-Tracker is restricted in Thailand to pass emissions. There are plenty of guys racing them in motard series and most are running aftermarket ECU's that allow them to rev as high as 14k RPM. I have yet to see anyone blow a D-tracker engine, but motard racing which is all curves and not many straights is perhaps less taxing on an engine than road racing where you spend a lot more time redlining down the straights?

Edited August 10, 2011 by BigBikeBKK