Xmas presents.....

[Marshy]

What did everyone get (yes, I know I'm early, but the big advantage of buying yourself xmas presents is that you don't have to wait until xmas to open them!). Mine just arrived. The pic doesn't do it justice, but it's day-glo Dovizioso red:

http://tarmactalk.com/images/xmas-1.jpg

http://tarmactalk.com/images/xmas-2.jpg

[Kris]

Perforated Nick?? Nice suit!

[Ruckos87]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/10/56212517a96b735846df1590ea973a85.jpg

Santa is coming mid jan around here


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[nigelnobody]

:thumb: Damm! Nice,now i have trailer envy too..
As for you marshy must be xmas every day at yours. Enjoy!

[Leezx10r]

What did everyone get (yes, I know I'm early, but the big advantage of buying yourself xmas presents is that you don't have to wait until xmas to open them!). Mine just arrived. The pic doesn't do it justice, but it's day-glo Dovizioso red:

http://tarmactalk.com/images/xmas-1.jpg


Man that's a nice suit nick

[Marshy]

Perforated Nick?? Nice suit!

I had to check!!

Yes :)

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[Linden]

Great for PI in June.........................:)

[Turbo]

Santa is coming mid jan around here
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Yiewww!! Looks awesome, mate!

[Turbo]

What did everyone get (yes, I know I'm early, but the big advantage of buying yourself xmas presents is that you don't have to wait until xmas to open them!). Mine just arrived. The pic doesn't do it justice, but it's day-glo Dovizioso red:




This suit looks flippin awesome!! Such a poppin colour!! :cool:

[zoidberg]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/10/56212517a96b735846df1590ea973a85.jpg

Santa is coming mid jan around here


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That looks mint! Who is the company that made it? Any details?

[zoidberg]

What did everyone get (yes, I know I'm early, but the big advantage of buying yourself xmas presents is that you don't have to wait until xmas to open them!). Mine just arrived. The pic doesn't do it justice, but it's day-glo Dovizioso red:

http://tarmactalk.com/images/xmas-1.jpg

http://tarmactalk.com/images/xmas-2.jpg

Damn Nick! That thing is bright! Top stuff!

[Ruckos87]

That looks mint! Who is the company that made it? Any details?

That's just an image, mines getting custom made, pretty much the same but a drop axel, and some extra reinforcing in the floor for the t-Rex mounts ect ect

http://www.tailoredtrailers.com.au/



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[Metal-Man]

got my new fairings from Nick last night ... played "fitting fairingss" today ... not fun on ya own when missus dun wanna help (sigh)

sorry ... no pics ... you'll all see it at my next TD

[Mr.Ed]

played "fitting fairingss" today

Can't blame your missus... I hate that game too

[Papey]

Nice suit Nick. Can you mod any suit with a hump to chuck one of those in?

[Marshy]

Can you mod any suit with a hump to chuck one of those in?

I think so. I bought two hydrapacks to experiment.

[Papey]

Reckon this would be a good self-present for $240?

1592

[Marshy]

I don't know much about AGVs. Anyone else?


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[KANGA]

AGV GP-tech was the best fitting helmet I've ever worn. Definitely saved me noggin.
Will be getting a corsa next. Vision on that thing is insane. If your ever in a shop with one try it on and go in to a race tuck. You will be shocked, I know I was!


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[Turbo]

Reckon this would be a good self-present for $240?

1592

Can you try this/one on? My head just isn't AGV shaped...

[triumph]

they will see you coming in that outfit .

[Marshy]

they will see you coming in that outfit .

That's the idea!! :rockon:

[Krackeye]

AGV GP-tech was the best fitting helmet I've ever worn. Definitely saved me noggin.
Will be getting a corsa next. Vision on that thing is insane. If your ever in a shop with one try it on and go in to a race tuck. You will be shocked, I know I was!


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If by "shocked in a bad way" then yes. I've got a cheapy k3 I think and did an out lap and then never wore it again. Couldn't see in a race tuck.

[KANGA]

Completely different helmets serving different purposes. K3 is a cheap commuting helmet designed for being in a naked upright position.


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[johnnyb]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/15/0fd0847fcc92566e7cd41ca8759f0cfa.jpg

Look what Santa (aust post for the non believers) just dropped off


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[Nelso]

Nice suit Marshy! Are you finished with Ricondi now?

[Leezx10r]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/15/0fd0847fcc92566e7cd41ca8759f0cfa.jpg

Look what Santa (aust post for the non believers) just dropped off


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Someone has been a good boy this year. Will it be fitted before Sunday John?

[Marshy]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/15/0fd0847fcc92566e7cd41ca8759f0cfa.jpg

Look what Santa (aust post for the non believers) just dropped off


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Ooooooooh!!!! Niiiiiiiiiice!!!!!

I guess Frosty's recommendation sold you on it.


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[Marshy]

Nice suit Marshy! Are you finished with Ricondi now?

Yeah mate, ages ago. It was too hard. I still like my Ricondi suit (and the gloves are simply unreal!!! I'm not swapping them out!), but it was time for something different. And really fluoro.


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[johnnyb]

Someone has been a good boy this year. Will it be fitted before Sunday John?

Mate I changed my Sunday to Friday. Due to drinking commitments I don't think it's going to happen before then.





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[johnnyb]

Ooooooooh!!!! Niiiiiiiiiice!!!!!

I guess Frosty's recommendation sold you on it.


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Yeah, Pete twisted my arm and the fact I cannot get the bmw off the line (with standard clutch) and I spend the whole race getting back to the position I started at.


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[zoidberg]

Yeah, Pete twisted my arm and the fact I cannot get the bmw off the line (with standard clutch) and I spend the whole race getting back to the position I started at.


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My formula isn't as good as yours, I prefer to fuck the start, fall back and get back to a position just below where I began.

[Mr.Ed]

My formula isn't as good as yours, I prefer to fuck the start, fall back and get back to a position just below where I began.

High-5! (Although I have a feeling we'd probably miss)

[jaswib]

Bought Binksy's spare r6 wheel's http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/19/2c35944d63c745a5f3abb1472be99d1b.jpg
And treated my self to some new gloves and there bloody awesome http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/19/53510b035be48f4545a3cbf408a23385.jpg


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[windy]

Bought Binksy's spare r6 wheel's http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/19/2c35944d63c745a5f3abb1472be99d1b.jpg
And treated my self to some new gloves and there bloody awesome http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/19/53510b035be48f4545a3cbf408a23385.jpg


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Awesome mate.

Best gloves on the market

[jaswib]

Awesome mate.

Best gloves on the market
How did you end up on Friday mate looked like you had some trouble with the set up on the new bike ?

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[windy]

How did you end up on Friday mate looked like you had some trouble with the set up on the new bike ?

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Yeah mate. Had some set up trouble. But eventually got there. Bike is feeling much better.

How did you go? When are you oit next?

[jaswib]

Yeah mate. Had some set up trouble. But eventually got there. Bike is feeling much better.

How did you go? When are you oit next?
Awseome mate yep after struggling with the bike running wide in the 1st few sessions Glenn found the problem apparently ive gained some weight lately so the sag was way out causing the front to run wide everywhere . After he sorted it i went out a hit a pb straight up. Im out on sunday the 3rd looks like a few of us will be out there you should come along to.

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[windy]

Awseome mate yep after struggling with the bike running wide in the 1st few sessions Glenn found the problem apparently ive gained some weight lately so the sag was way out causing the front to run wide everywhere . After he sorted it i went out a hit a pb straight up. Im out on sunday the 3rd looks like a few of us will be out there you should come along to.

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Awesome mate. Glad you got it sorted. Yeah i am there the 3rd as well.

[senator8]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/15/0fd0847fcc92566e7cd41ca8759f0cfa.jpg

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[emoji106][emoji4]

[Ruckos87]

Forgot about these Santa just sent me a photo http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/22/533911b0ec9a98ba3fc7e8d70ec04546.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/22/89d88494525bf1fee1293ca3c6e77d52.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/22/1584e550949722ea63b9016286365693.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/22/e2dcf29074db45230ee2c89321b7f9cd.jpg
But The Christmas grinch has other plans for the bike atm...


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[Turbo]

Time to do the Christmas shopping!!

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/23/1b9d22a1275e4e0aca4b7bb32471add5.jpg

[zoidberg]

Back in sunny england by the looks Owen!

[Turbo]

Hahaha, weather living up to it's reputation!!
Demon Tweeks is ace tho!! Massive building full of racing :thumb: :cool:

[Marshy]

Time to do the Christmas shopping!!

Cool!! You did get my wish list, right?

[Leezx10r]

Spent many an hour as a kid looking through their catalogues to build my Ford Fiesta into a RS replica haha

[BoB]

Spent many an hour as a kid looking through their catalogues to build my Ford Fiesta into a RS replica haha

same here but with a mrk 2 escort..

[Carl-52]

1597 1598 1599 1600 1601 1602 1603 Twas the night before Christmas and all were jolly in the Kitson Household. Preparations for the New Year had been made and completed and once again there may be some surprise updates in roughly 9 hours times. New forks, shock, rearsets, levers, ecu map and a few other tasteful additions have been added to my bike over the last few days. testing shall commence on the 2nd. Also Stu23 picked up his prize for the St G championship. Fancy fancy Wheel Balancer. There may be a new race suit, some race stands, A set of Tyres, Some new fairings and a whole bunch of maintenance materials missing from these images ;) Gotta love picking up prizes before Christmas

[Marshy]

That. Is. Beautiful.

Great haul there, young Kitson! Can't wait to see it all on the 2nd!


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[Mr.Ed]

That is some sweet Xmas! ;)

Always wondered about Elka but never seen anyone with them in Australia... Let us know how it goes! (I'm betting 'fast')

[Binksy]

Enjoy the shock mate! Certainly treated me well

[Carl-52]

1604 And the Christmas Morning additions to the bike parts list :D For both Stu and I.

[Leezx10r]

Someone has been a good boy this year Carl [emoji106]🏻


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[Carl-52]

hahahhaa, no one to say you havnt been good if you buy them yourself ;) Also buying them around xmas period stops people from judging the splurge hahahahahhha Kitson top tip. New years Resolution: My laptime will be a 1:3x.xxx and 3s or lower at Wakey.

[windy]

1597 1598 1599 1600 1601 1602 1603 Twas the night before Christmas and all were jolly in the Kitson Household. Preparations for the New Year had been made and completed and once again there may be some surprise updates in roughly 9 hours times. New forks, shock, rearsets, levers, ecu map and a few other tasteful additions have been added to my bike over the last few days. testing shall commence on the 2nd. Also Stu23 picked up his prize for the St G championship. Fancy fancy Wheel Balancer. There may be a new race suit, some race stands, A set of Tyres, Some new fairings and a whole bunch of maintenance materials missing from these images ;) Gotta love picking up prizes before Christmas
Sweet mate! Good looking bits right there!

[Metal-Man]

Bought Binksy's spare r6 wheel's http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/19/2c35944d63c745a5f3abb1472be99d1b.jpg
And treated my self to some new gloves and there bloody awesome http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/19/53510b035be48f4545a3cbf408a23385.jpg


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exact same gloves i got now

[Ruckos87]

exact same gloves i got now

I Was looking at some on line today, Boxing Day special and all. What's the sizing like ? I've got Gimoto atm which are great, I couldebt get a pair of Astar that felt comfortable?


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[jaswib]

I Was looking at some on line today, Boxing Day special and all. What's the sizing like ? I've got Gimoto atm which are great, I couldebt get a pair of Astar that felt comfortable?


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I found they ran a little bigger than the astars can only just squeeze into my gptechs but the Ricondi are much better and offer better feel in my opinion.

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[windy]

I have used them for a while now. On my second set. Love them. Best glove i have used. Even got another set for my road bike.
If you are unsure on sizing, givr smarty a buzz and he will help you out. Great bloke

[Ruckos87]

Cheers I'll give him s buzz tue.


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[Marshy]

These are all I use too, and have for a few years now (been through a couple of sets). They really are tops. Being kangaroo, they stretch about half a size on first wear, so go for the fit/length between the fingers.

[Mr.Ed]

Good to know... I need a new pair as my current one is a bit too tight and takes me too long to get them on/off.

[Marshy]

I've still got a few brand new sets you can try at the track if you like. You too, Luke.


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[Marshy]

Finally upgraded. I'm selling them now, so want to be using them too. Everybody, and I mean everybody, is using them now, so comparing data should be a breeze. Hey, is there a thread for that yet??
I still love my ancient XT GPX Pro, but I have to be honest and say it's been pretty flakey lately.

Beautiful bit of kit, this AiM stuff. Will properly mount it up before the 2nd.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/27/2eb24bc055114c554b4d00754cb2400c.jpg


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[Mr.Ed]

I've still got a few brand new sets you can try at the track if you like. You too, Luke.


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Sweet, I might just have to give myself a late xmas present... ;)

[Ruckos87]

I've still got a few brand new sets you can try at the track if you like. You too, Luke.


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Ta.


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[Slow bro]

I've still got a few brand new sets you can try at the track if you like. You too, Luke.


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What sizes do you have mate?

[Marshy]

What sizes do you have mate?

From memory (I'll check later) a 9 and maybe an 11 in black, and I think a couple of 10s in those special edition colours (white with the aussie flag). I'll check.

[Turbo]

+1 For these Ricondi gloves. I've tried heaps of different types with no real success and several that didn't crash well at all.
The Ricondi fit really well, it's easy to use the bike controls with and have survived a few offs too! :thumb:

[Turbo]

Finally upgraded. I'm selling them now, so want to be using them too. Everybody, and I mean everybody, is using them now, so comparing data should be a breeze. Hey, is there a thread for that yet??
I still love my ancient XT GPX Pro, but I have to be honest and say it's been pretty flakey lately.

Beautiful bit of kit, this AiM stuff. Will properly mount it up before the 2nd.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/27/2eb24bc055114c554b4d00754cb2400c.jpg


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Woohooo!! You'll love this mate, they is da nutz!!
Going to hard wire it in??

[Turbo]

1597 1598 1599 1600 1601 1602 1603 Twas the night before Christmas and all were jolly in the Kitson Household. Preparations for the New Year had been made and completed and once again there may be some surprise updates in roughly 9 hours times. New forks, shock, rearsets, levers, ecu map and a few other tasteful additions have been added to my bike over the last few days. testing shall commence on the 2nd. Also Stu23 picked up his prize for the St G championship. Fancy fancy Wheel Balancer. There may be a new race suit, some race stands, A set of Tyres, Some new fairings and a whole bunch of maintenance materials missing from these images ;) Gotta love picking up prizes before Christmas

Shieeeeeeeeeeet!! You win at Christmas mate! :lol:
Keen to hear how the new bouncy bits go...

[windy]

Finally upgraded. I'm selling them now, so want to be using them too. Everybody, and I mean everybody, is using them now, so comparing data should be a breeze. Hey, is there a thread for that yet??
I still love my ancient XT GPX Pro, but I have to be honest and say it's been pretty flakey lately.

Beautiful bit of kit, this AiM stuff. Will properly mount it up before the 2nd.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/27/2eb24bc055114c554b4d00754cb2400c.jpg


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Very nice mate!!!!

[Marshy]

Going to hard wire it in??

Yeah, I was gonna ask you about yours.... My power cord ends in a cigarette lighter plug. Same as yours?

[Turbo]

Yeah, I was gonna ask you about yours.... My power cord ends in a cigarette lighter plug. Same as yours?
Aye! That's the one, no match for a pair of side cutters tho!! :thumb:
There's probably a "How To" on here somewhere ;) :lol:

[Marshy]

Aye! That's the one, no match for a pair of side cutters tho!! :thumb:
There's probably a "How To" on here somewhere ;) :lol:

:thumb: :peace: :rockon:

[jaswib]

1597 1598 1599 1600 1601 1602 1603 Twas the night before Christmas and all were jolly in the Kitson Household. Preparations for the New Year had been made and completed and once again there may be some surprise updates in roughly 9 hours times. New forks, shock, rearsets, levers, ecu map and a few other tasteful additions have been added to my bike over the last few days. testing shall commence on the 2nd. Also Stu23 picked up his prize for the St G championship. Fancy fancy Wheel Balancer. There may be a new race suit, some race stands, A set of Tyres, Some new fairings and a whole bunch of maintenance materials missing from these images ;) Gotta love picking up prizes before Christmas
Where did you source the shock from mate might be on the cards for me ☺

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[Turbo]

For the 2016 season, I shall be running MotoGP pressures exclusively..... http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/16/01/02/9b3b500f7d2f878f1d70c926d4c3ce23.jpg

[KANGA]

For the 2016 season, I shall be running MotoGP pressures exclusively..... http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/16/01/02/9b3b500f7d2f878f1d70c926d4c3ce23.jpg

Dan make sure you borrow that for your famous moto2 tyre.

[Carl-52]

Where did you source the shock from mate might be on the cards for me ☺ I got it from Binksy when he was selling all of his r6 bits. But, fancy r6 shocks are always kicking around, If i see one for sale ill link you to it

[jaswib]

I got it from Binksy when he was selling all of his r6 bits. But, fancy r6 shocks are always kicking around, If i see one for sale ill link you to it
Cheers mate ill keep a look out thanks again

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[Marshy]

For the 2016 season, I shall be running MotoGP pressures exclusively.....
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/16/01/02/9b3b500f7d2f878f1d70c926d4c3ce23.jpg

Oh. My. God. I want one!! It says MotoGP on it!!!!! That's cooooool.

[zoidberg]

For the 2016 season, I shall be running MotoGP pressures exclusively..... http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/16/01/02/9b3b500f7d2f878f1d70c926d4c3ce23.jpg

Faaaaancy! Mine says slime on it and it's accurate to roughly around a PSI depending on which way I am facing when I take a reading though, so I reckon I'm ahead.

[Petefrost]

Finally upgraded. I'm selling them now, so want to be using them too. Everybody, and I mean everybody, is using them now, so comparing data should be a breeze. Hey, is there a thread for that yet??
I still love my ancient XT GPX Pro, but I have to be honest and say it's been pretty flakey lately.

Beautiful bit of kit, this AiM stuff. Will properly mount it up before the 2nd.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/27/2eb24bc055114c554b4d00754cb2400c.jpg


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How much Mr Marsh?


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[Marshy]

How much Mr Marsh?


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$490

http://superbikesource.com.au/products/AiM-Solo-GPS-laptimer.html

[jaswib]

$490

http://superbikesource.com.au/products/AiM-Solo-GPS-laptimer.html
Oh my you sell them now might be due for a upgrade.☺☺

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[Carl-52]

Buy this too Marshy... http://www.aim-sportline.com/eng/products-car/smartycam-hd-rev2/index.htm can connect this to your logger/timer for automatically overlayed videos with your sensor streams. then we all get to watch super awesome videos.

[Marshy]

Buy this too Marshy... http://www.aim-sportline.com/eng/products-car/smartycam-hd-rev2/index.htm can connect this to your logger/timer for automatically overlayed videos with your sensor streams. then we all get to watch super awesome videos.

I just ordered one!!! They are soooo exxy, but you get what you pay for ;)


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[chicken16]

That's the daddy! Bring on Christmas.

[Carl-52]

bahahahhahahaha i was wondering if you had ordered one when i typed that ^^ good work Marshy

[zoidberg]

$490

http://superbikesource.com.au/products/AiM-Solo-GPS-laptimer.html

Hmm, this interests me greatly.

[Turbo]

All the cool kids have em! ;)

[zoidberg]

I used to think I was cool, then cool changed.

[Marshy]

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/75/c4/6a/75c46a776a0fd9a1e73dcb66e862b2a9.jpg

[Binksy]

Hmmm I do need a lap timer with a screen. Whats the difference between this and Speed angle Marshy?

[Marshy]

Hmmm I do need a lap timer with a screen. Whats the difference between this and Speed angle Marshy?

I had a customer asking me that very question earlier today.

The Aim is cheaper, more sophisticated technically, has better software and is more robust and easier to use. And lots of people have them, so data sharing and analysis is much easier.

The lean angle feature is a bit of a gimmick. The '15 BMW had one built in on the dash, and it was interesting only for the first lap. After that it just displayed the same figures each time. Maximum lean was 58 degrees both ways, and that didn't change. It's pretty much the limit of the bike/tyres and isn't a reliable indicator of improvement (you can often corner faster with less lean angle by changing your body position). My new Aprilia has the feature but I've never even looked. It's also an 'indication'; it's not that accurate.

Disclaimer: I've never actually used a Speed Angle. How many people have you heard raving about them though? I never have, but I hear it about the Aim all the time.


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[Turbo]

The lean angle feature is a bit of a gimmick. The '15 BMW had one built in on the dash, and it was interesting only for the first lap. After that it just displayed the same figures each time. Maximum lean was 58 degrees both ways, and that didn't change. It's pretty much the limit of the bike/tyres and isn't a reliable indicator of improvement (you can often corner faster with less lean angle by changing your body position). My new Aprilia has the feature but I've never even looked. It's also an 'indication'; it's not that accurate.


You can actually calculate lean angle using the 'Math Channels' output on the AIM. Here's a vid of my bro at Aragon using a program he wrote to overlay the data to the video.
https://vimeo.com/139461967
I suspect you could tell Racerender or the like what table to look up and get it to work there too.

[Marshy]

Good point! I'd forgotten about that.


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[Papey]

When is a good time to get a lap timer for a beginner? I can see how it would help to know if you're actually being consistent or not

[Turbo]

When is a good time to get a lap timer for a beginner? I can see how it would help to know if you're actually being consistent or not

I'd get one as soon as you can. They're so useful for seeing where you're at and where to improve.
For example, you can spit out single laps to Google Earth, with the AIM, so if you're trying a new line, you can see how it affects your times.
You can also race 'ghost' times over your other fastest laps and see where you're losing/gaining time.
Data Logger analysis has found me HEAPS of time, highly recommend!

[Marshy]

As Owen says. I've always maintained that an untimed lap is a wasted lap. How else do you know if you're improving?

[zoidberg]

Okay, I'll probably have to get one from you Marshy. Damnit, anyone need a kidney? It'll be pretty cheap.

[Binksy]

Thanks for the info Marshy and Sicko. Could have sworn you'd previous talked about the speed angle on here Marshy but must have been wrong. I know a couple of blokes with Speed Angle who don't seem to have many complaints. Been trying to organise myself to pick something up although with the current racing calender might not be till March. Bike needs tyres slightly more than lap timer :(

[Marshy]

Thanks for the info Marshy and Sicko. Could have sworn you'd previous talked about the speed angle on here Marshy but must have been wrong. I know a couple of blokes with Speed Angle who don't seem to have many complaints. Been trying to organise myself to pick something up although with the current racing calender might not be till March. Bike needs tyres slightly more than lap timer :(

I've talked about the XT Racing timers. I still have the early GPX Pro version, and I largely still love it, but it's running pretty shit now - it's very slow, the backlight has a mind of its own, the screen goes all unreadable about half the time, and I struggle to download data to a computer. So it was time for a new one, although the XT is going to stay permanently fitted to the wet bike. Because I loved the GPX Pro so much, I got in a bunch of the newer Zed model from XT, and frankly didn't like it much at all. There were a bunch of features that the old one had that the Zed doesn't have.

I'm interested in hearing about the Speed Angle.... who on here uses one?

[simonr]

I picked up a speedangle from the wifey for Christmas. I have only used it once and it is my first lap timer so I don't have any reference to compare it to. But it has been great to far and very easy to use. I just turn it on and ride and it does its thing. The screen is easy to read and see. The software is easy to use and easy to overlay your laps and run them against each other to see differences in lines and speed for each lap.

And the after sale support so far has been great. I had a small issue (which turner out to be nothing other than operator error) and I called up the oz distributor and he talked me through it on the phone, no problems.

The bracket it comes with is a bit shit and the timer would fall out very easy in a crash but I have modified it now to hold the timer in properly. The only other thing I would have liked was it being powered by 12v straight off the battery so you don't have to remember to charge it the night before.

[Carl-52]

Yep ive got a speedangle. Used it quite alot now. Very easy to read during the session or race to know if im on times or not, top speeds, can tell if im going fast or slow with splits etc. Angle is a bit of a gimic for us club racers because really we arent going into enough detail to need that exact same lean figure every corner etc. The data streams are ok to review, lines etc are consistently marked out and easy to see where time is made up or lost. I have had my gps data overlayed onto google maps twice but its unnecessary. Being able to add other signal streams to the data would be helpful like brake pressure and throttle but it cant do this. For the price i got it for it has served me wondefully and does everything i require of it. The software is a bag of shit tho hahahahhaha. Ive actually done alot of data engineering at uni with a full motec electrical system where we had about 85 data streams from the multitude of sensors on the car. If i had the money i could find more time through the sensors but the price of the data logger is nothing in comparison to the sensors, plugs, loom and dash required to feed it.

[Carl-52]

I find the mount ok seems solid enough and it didnt come out during my 4 hour bike flipping highside hahahahah. Its mounted to a plate thats bolted to the top triple and i also some tape to just stop it from potentially popping out of the mount (this doesnt cover the screen or anything tho).

[Wolfie57]

I have a speedangle and dont bother with the holding plate, I just use industrial velcro and put it inside the fairing to the left of the bars. Worth noting as well that you dont actually need the GPS cable, it works perfectly well without it so its one thing less to try and attach to your bike.....