Pirelli Track Day On The Old K8 GSX-R1000 | Donnington Park In 36 Degrees!!

This month I was lucky enough to be invited by Pirelli to Donnington Park to test the new Pirelli Rosso Corsa 4. It was my first time riding Donny and also my first proper track day on the old K8 Suzuki GSXR1000!!
Not only was it my first time at Donnington Park but we had the hottest day ever recorded in the UK to do it in!
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[@alanshearing7515]

Hot day, hot laps. Really enjoyed the onboard camera shots . I have to it’s really great to see this bike stretching it’s legs on a track and showing it’s heritage. The fact you had fun doing it a small bonus 😂. Seriously enjoyable video, thanks for sharing.👍

[@LambChopRides]

Thanks Alan 👍

[@Supaxiro]

That Gixxer is still a beast today. Great trial at track day Chopsie. Thanks for taking us along.

[@deanharris9331]

What can I say Chops......bloody brilliant and the bike looks mint too mate. 😊👍

[@victorgonza4528]

Chops well done man , the old Gsxr ,still a weapon on track .

[@scuddy100HYA]

Nice work chopsy!!I liked the outside overtake with the front wheel coming up down the straight🤘🤘

[@davidelizabeth4933]

Brilliant day on a brilliant bike. Keep living the dream, Chopsy! 🍻 ❤❤

[@wattie1050]

Brilliant video Chops , great footage , great riding , and the gsxr sounding sweet . Can't imagine that heat for riding in !!!! I was out on the old speedtriple yesterday at 26 degrees up here in Scotland and found it uncomfortable when in traffic so your 36 plus must be torture 😮 well done and great editing shots Etc 👍👍👍

[@DanceMusic1957]

Superb Chopsy loved this one have a well earned rest now...cool down time. Cheers Glenn.👍

[@Julian-ee8sm]

So smoooooth. Awesome to watch very jelly!!

[@MrMetalhead33]

Thank you Chops! I enjoyed watching you at the track.

[@kevinireland837]

Love that circuit, great ride. Also the best west country ice cream would be a good day out for the bearded ones👍😎

[@MatNewtonTrio]

What a day! Need to get a track day done, this looks like a hell of a lot of fun.

[@driveandsurvive]

Nice riding Chops. Really good video footage. Great to see the brakes so well sorted. We have Phillip Island, but I wish we also had DP, Looks like a great circuit.

[@mrdoodle8748]

Great video, very good editing of the on track footage. Suspension set up is so important.

[@steveball2307]

Great stuff Chops, I was hiding indoors with an ice pack on my head that day! Fantastic to have a pair of pro suspension techs looking at the setup for you - and giving you the perfect opportunity to go off and buy a new rear shock and internals for the front. Result!

[@LambChopRides]

Haha yes very tempted on upgrading the suspension now.. certainly as I need a new spring anyway!

[@steveball2307]

@@LambChopRides Certainly be the most cost effective way of getting those lap times down - and great material for the channel too!

[@andyb2311]

Mate that was awesome to watch , I really was appreciating the editing and the camera angles that you used very enjoyable .

[@LambChopRides]

Thanks Snowy 👍

[@Kurlach]

Nice, you did better than I would’ve in that heat. Coppice holds fond memories for me, first time I got my knee down way back in 2005.

[@weaselman24]

That sneaky early R1 goodness in the background. Lovely.

[@Viking7771]

Thanks Chops great vid! New rear shock and some tweaking to the front shocks!

[@andrewmanning5763]

Really enjoyed that - felt like I was riding the bike and some great overtakes Next year I will definitely need to do a track day (currently running a Daytona 675) - cheers Chops 😊

[@Dead_Assassin]

good video lamb chops..That bike is looking aweasome

[@michaeldolan9812]

Great vid Mr chops 👍 As always Some decent riding too All the best to you

[@LambChopRides]

Cheers Michael 👍

[@windyrun7979]

That is one gorgeous bike and it performed like a champ

[@SkuStyle]

Looked an amazing day! Lucky boy!

[@thatbikersimon]

Great Video Chopsy.. especially the bit where you passed me twice 👍 on my Streetfighter but I’ve improved since so watch out 😂.. fantastic day all round buddy. 🏍💨💨💨

[@LambChopRides]

Haha you were going much better in the later sessions! 😁👍

[@exsoulagent]

Like you, I’ve yet to ride Donny circuit and remember the 2-stroke gods from 87/88/89 😁great vid LCR

[@calikid7116]

About to get my fully built K6 1000 back this weekend so excited

[@robertobruselas3952]

Great video of the technical aspect of the suspensions. Greetings from Belgium

[@djefferson02]

Well done Chops ;) I'm tempted to get my daytona on track now. Good riding in that heat 🔥

[@LambChopRides]

Thanks buddy! Yeah was very toasty 🥵👍

[@whittlad]

Last time i was at Donington was to see Metallica🤘😎. That said, it’s a great circuit and superb footage Chopsy👍

[@LambChopRides]

Thanks Neill 👍 it's a cracking circuit I loved it

[@dalebatten2741]

Great to see the progression over the day's riding, the Gixxer looked fantastic, I was lucky enough to do a couple of Ron Haslam sessions at Donnington, the on board took me right back there. Great stuff and it just shows you don't need to many RRRs to have a great day.

[@LambChopRides]

Yes it's brilliant Dale I loved it! The GSXR was also brilliant, I would have been faster on the RR but only by a couple of seconds! Amazing when you consider how cheap an old GSXR is compared to the latest kit

[@fireblade6756]

well done sir, brought memories back 4me, dont laugh , luved Donnington and Silverstone(my local lived 5mins down the road) but sadly 2 say my bike days r over since 2002 when I had a off with a female driver ,now 63 and the left leg and hip injury has caught up with me lol!!

[@Ctaff63]

Good video chopps. You’ve definitely got your camera mounts/ sorted, great camera work 👏👏👍

[@Ctaff63]

Just about to watch your video on speed triple😊. Wanted to ask a question about your Knox android short gloves. Do they give plenty of feel at controls ?

[@JDeezle21]

I love this content. Great bike

[@philipcasselll3370]

Top job chops successful day. Could see after the suspension tweek the front wasn't being pushed so much. Iv not log ago had the roso corsa 4 after speeking to pirelli. Got to say I'm very impressed with them thus far . Still to use them on track but from what iv just seen proformance looks good especially given the heat here that weekend. Top content as usual chops thank you👍

[@LambChopRides]

Yes they were very good! Impressed

[@mrste1250]

I was at Cadwell on the same tyres rosso corsa 4 on the hottest day of the year, they gave excellent grip but not so keen on Cadwell as it’s all over the place😅 donington is my favourite track flows nicely & very forgiving 🤣, another great video chopsy 👊✊️✊️

[@garethevans4557]

Well done Chops for not following that fella into Redgate kitty litter.. camera’s never do justice to how much Craner curves drop away from you and the climb back to Coppice.. biked and ran it , its fooking steep ...

[@Kurlach]

Amen, I found that out myself!

[@LambChopRides]

Yes incredible when you come out the first corner 🙌

[@ianhoyle8459]

Very enjoyable video; contributed to by the descriptive camera angles and editing, let alone the content 👍 The additional suspension work footage was also very interesting. The icing on the cake was what looked like mega riding skills being displayed by the channel owner; to include numerous overtakes of pretenders and without doubt possibly Rutter himself? 🤘

[@LambChopRides]

Haha thanks very much Ian 😁👍

[@movem1]

do love to see the fast adventure bikes out at the track 👍😋

[@ragerider6283]

Awesome vid. Very cool & enjoyable. Guessing a new rear shock is in order shortly. Choosing, installing & setting it up could be an interesting future vid.

[@LambChopRides]

Yes absolutely is 👍

[@scaff3450]

Great video chopsy you ride that GSXR really well enjoyed watching video 👍

[@LambChopRides]

Thanks Scaff 👍

[@flatcapcaferacer]

Several good overtakes in each session.

[@hiroshiphillipnakamura5358]

Impressed at how fast you are on the K8! I have a K6 and plan to do some track days. I'd like to be as comfortable on a track as you seem to be.

[@LambChopRides]

Thanks buddy, yes it was pretty awesome! 👍

[@georgeloizou9900]

Great feedback of your trackday. Cheers

[@guymanning8009]

I really enjoyed that I was shouting at the telly for you to overtake the next guy in front👍🏻👍🏻

[@LambChopRides]

Haha thanks Guy 👍

[@stubbk3]

cool video was there today for bmw somerfest,, that is such a good looking gixxer looked a really fun day

[@BRILIANT660]

GSX-R1000 look amazing motorcycle So beautiful colour

[@lynsmith1096]

Great video Lamb Chop

[@ianday3622]

Great stuff chops , looked an awesome day. A great mod for the gsxr k7/8 is the K Tech compression adjusters for the bottom of the front forks. They make a huge differance with so much extra adjustability. Think I paid 78 quid for mine. Keep up the good work 👍

[@LambChopRides]

OK interesting I will look at those 👍

[@JEmmertz]

Impressive! You're not shying out on the lean angles, and I'm guessing that is a true sign of approval and trust of the grip on those Rosso Corsa 4. Would have guessed that more gears could be used on that track, but it looks like you are predominantly using 2nd and 3rd, and a few quick visits to 4th.

[@Praise___YaH]

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[@LambChopRides]

Yes needed to use more gears, should have dropped to 2nd at the first corner really

[@grayman999]

My mate Harry is a dab hand with suspension he rebuilt my suspension on my old GSX750F admittedly no gixer but my word turned a lemon 2004 suzy into a wonderful road bike any money spent on suspension is well worth it buddy definitely on a lovely machine like yours 👍

[@Dazmpower]

Great video

[@Beastriderpav]

Really enjoyed this one choppsie

[@LambChopRides]

Thanks buddy 👍

[@TheScortUK]

Crikey, you were riding on 'those' days! Fair play to you sir - I was hiding indoors keeping a toddler cool 😁

[@LambChopRides]

Yeah was bloody hot stood about in leathers 🥵

[@TheScortUK]

@@LambChopRides worse if its a onesie, and you need a dump - having to do the old fruit bowl technique 😂

[@verncampbell1690]

Yass Sunday morning vid, choooopsyyy

[@Harta23]

WOOO GSX_R 1000 SUPER POWER VERY FANTASTIC MOTORCYCLE 🏍️🏍️🏍️🏍️. GREATTING FROM MACAU CHINA FULL WATCHED HERE' FRIEND

[@ChristosDrifter]

Greetings from Greece mate !

[@stephenchapman8344]

Brilliant.

[@SimonBertram]

Great vid. I thought your bike looked a bit slower than my k7. Then I remembered you're 50 percent heavier 😂😂😂.

[@LambChopRides]

Haha yes makes a difference 🤣

[@andys8483]

Glad you picked up a new cap,...the old one was def looking well past it's use by date 😁👍

[@LambChopRides]

Haha indeed Andy! 😆

[@stephenjohnson7519]

You have made up my mind am going to to do a track day definitely

[@LambChopRides]

Well worth it Stephen 👍

[@stephenjohnson7519]

@@LambChopRides love your videos

[@percusski]

The free water girl 😍.. 😃

[@cpuuk]

Chopsy will have to lay off the pasties or upgrade the shox ;-) Love the fact the gixxer does a mini wheelie at just over 12k rpm- astounding.

[@LambChopRides]

I know! Imagine how quick the bike would be with a 'normal' sized person on 😆

[@JPWest020]

@@LambChopRides Did he really say ‘127 kilo’?

[@Dead_Assassin]

after watching this video it got me thinking 'if an old guy can still ride sporty 'why i got bar riser thing on and ive taken them off and sell on....cool!!

[@09mantlek]

My boy Chopsy was fucking awesome!!!! AWESOME VIDEO

[@LambChopRides]

Haha thanks 😄

[@loconinja7046]

Such a sweet bike 😍

[@alfarks1]

Great vid as always Chopsy, loving seeing an older piece of kit out on track! Any news on when we'll see any more of the hypermotard build, or is that a taboo subject?? 😂

[@LambChopRides]

Soon Allan, just moved into my new place so can sort the garage and have plenty of room to crack on with it 👍

[@jimbo1485]

Love it chopsie! Come down under and ride phillip island with me. You can hire an s1000rr

[@kevinplace9224]

Great vid chops so what was your best time?

[@headrace4863]

I did endurance legends back in 2018 on my Walker rep SRAD and my zxr750H1. Special place isn’t it. Great day by the look of it. Good stuff. 👍

[@LambChopRides]

Yes certainly is bloody brilliant 👍

[@clownworld-honk410]

At 10 minutes 4 secs, looked like a close one! 😲

[@kyleskidmore3857]

K8 legend

[@satchitysatch]

Great video you looked smooth and fast, what group were you in?

[@nickrider5220]

Excellent stuff !! Felt hot and bother must watching you 🙂 Would be great if you can go back there after suspension upgrades Chopsy 👍👍

[@LambChopRides]

Yes absolutely will be 👍

[@dylanrichards9984]

Nice one 👍🏻

[@davidstiglitz4341]

This was, in my opinion, your best ever track day. the video was brilliant but your performance was great. nice to see the difference the fine tuning of your suspension made, what was your best time? Well done. BTW the bike looked and sounded amazing.

[@LambChopRides]

Thanks David 👍 my best was the 1:53 as was just too hot after lunch to really push. Next time I'm there I think I can knock 5 seconds off.. 😁

[@davidstiglitz4341]

@@LambChopRides an excellent time compared to the pro's @ 1:36... Hope the house move going/went well.

[@mjkinsella4700]

Enjoyable videos to watch. I have the same bike, just curious what size tyres are you running and how do you find them for cornering.I'm considering switch to a 190/55. I think they would be more flickable.

[@mikeharrison72]

Thanks Chopsey, great watch.

[@LambChopRides]

Thanks Michael for the support buddy!

[@coastalrider1155]

There’s no way your 20st chopsy you must be about 6ft 6 you hold it well mate and the old k8 is brilliant I had the same bike few years back and I remember turning the throttle felt like a was turning the world lol 😂

[@jacquesaalders2224]

missing this bike so much! a tree fell on mine so yeah sucks to suck xD

[@DaveDayve]

Fab video, pity about the other bloke who fell off. Question, noticed u don't blip the throttle on down change? Particular reason? Everyday is a school day ☺

[@TheOriginalCoda]

Nice, you can really tell the difference between you first and last sessions, you seem a lot more confident. What time did you manage in the end? I am back at Donny on the blade a week from now, and I'm hoping we don't have another heatwave, I would not have coped as well as you did.

[@Albertalorian]

Suspension is everything.

[@dukie1616]

What a treat Chops you were in beast mode👏 Really you looked good out there. I’m curious after your day at Donnington what mod/upgrade would you like to do and would benefit you the most for your next track day?

[@LambChopRides]

Hi Dukie and thanks 👍 thing I noticed was the lack of grunt below 6k coming out of corners. Now going to remove the cat and fit the exhaust link pipe and Power Commander 👍

[@dukie1616]

@@LambChopRides OMG that’s the mod my 890R is really needing too, and I want it now!😭…😂 Thank you so much for your videos, they really are some of my favorite. Keep’m coming Chops I need a second helping.. please😅

[@iamtherealzombie]

@@LambChopRides Would you be able to use that at any circuits in england due to noise restrictions?

[@robmcsenior6282]

Hi Chops, love the video. I noticed you didn’t have a rider mode selected (A, B or C). Was that intentional? I have a K7 and don’t seem to notice too much between setting A and no setting at all. Cheers, Rob

[@LambChopRides]

Mine is set to A mode, doesn't display all the time though only when I press the mode buttons

[@brandonhenery1831]

Get a higher screen Chopsy. You're a big lad like the rest of us, a taller screen will help massively. The K7/8 has a roomy cockpit but the OEM screens were too low.

[@LambChopRides]

Yes good idea 👍

[@alexmorgan3435]

Really good video. I just missed out on one of these K8 GSXR1000s with only 3k on the clock. Mint like yours it was too. Surpised the suspension guys didn't actually have a weighing scale with them so they could get riders' correct weight all geared up to correctly set up the suspensions. I guess you aren't doing any more track days now until next year unless you get an invite to Portugal or Spain ............. ATB.

[@LambChopRides]

I've done one more track day, well actually the superbike school day which I've a video of coming soon 👍

[@alexmorgan3435]

@@LambChopRides Nice one. Shall look forward to this. Many thanks.

[@shortblokeonabike]

Hey chopsy. Great video, the Gixxer really got to stretch it's legs 😁. Were you using the 360 camera for the main forward shots? Where did you have it mounted if so? Epic angles.

[@LambChopRides]

Yes I was, had it mounted on the Ultimate Addons stem mount. I then just edited it pointing forward and then back towards me, so two cameras views in one!

[@dylanhedges5634]

Go uncle chopsy!

[@alanpark9670]

Great vid Chopsy....quick question...did you use tyre warmers on the road tyres or are they not needed? Alan

[@LambChopRides]

Nope I don't bother, too much agro just warm the tyres for a couple of laps

[@jesse68569]

It is geared quite long no? Respect for riding on track in that heat!

[@LambChopRides]

Yes it is, going to change the front sproket size

[@mickl8212]

I was at Donington earlier in the year, it seems a great track. Unfortunately we were all sent home after three sessions due to tragic circumstances, didn't get chance to learn it properly. Chopsy, what did the tyre look like after you had the suspension set up? Did it get rid of the chewing up on the softer compound?

[@LambChopRides]

Oh no how terrible! Yes it certainly did improve the feel of the bike. Lap time didn't improve as it was too hot and tired after lunch

[@Ravan_Caw]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@richiektm]

You need to do Anglesey mate

[@Dave_in_france]

Have you done Mallory Park yet? If you can get round in under a min then you are doing well. Be warned though, it is a workout and can bite you in the arse. Great vid as normal Chopsy. Regards Dave

[@LambChopRides]

Nope not tried Mallory yet, on the list 👍

[@jamest5149]

Definitely need new fork springs up a couple of weights. Probably worth getting Maxton or similar to rebuild, new fluid and revalve to suit. Should be able to manage the on road performance and comfort better as well, giving you more scope on and off track. Our body types (220kg+) definitely give the suspension a work out and totally over load it when pushing on. Its worth the expense, especially as bottoming out the front could lead to a lock up and throwing the bike down the road.

[@LambChopRides]

Yes would like to change shock and some cartridges really..

[@jamest5149]

@@LambChopRides go to Maxton, they will tell you what you need and not just sell you a generic kit. Last time I went, the rebuilt and revalved the forks but only put a spring on the rear shock telling me it performed fine on their dynometer… I was expecting a rebuild and revalve… great service, really impressed. They have many decades of experience of road, track and TT suspension 👍

[@alexmorgan3435]

i prefer spending money on my bikes than crap food. Slender, light ,lean and strong is best to get the best out of your bike. No point spending a shed load on your bike getting it to be as light as possible and the suspension set up only for yourself as a rider to be so over weight and out of condition it's embarrassing.

[@BobSmith-yy8ng]

Knockhill Next Chops 🔜⏰

[@paulvanhout9695]

Damn good riding Chops. Love the track and the “vintage” Gixxer👍

[@LambChopRides]

Thanks Paul 😁

[@HUSKY7-1]

What did the suspension changes do for your lap time and general feel of the bike? I forsee a trip to K-Tech in the near future. Best money you can spend, brakes and suspension

[@LambChopRides]

Nothing to the lap times as got too hot, but certainly handles better

[@morri03]

How come no rev matching on down shifts?

[@SaqibKhaliq]

Great riding! Did you just rock up on your bike, or did you trailer the bike up? I want to do a track day, and would love to know if you just went on the bike, what did you take with you? Are there lockers to leave your things whilst you are on track?

[@LambChopRides]

I did trailer it but have just ridden before. You don't have to take anything with you, but takes water or buy some there as its hot work. No lockers but is garages so just leave your bag there it will be safe

[@SaqibKhaliq]

@@LambChopRides Thank you, that’s really helpful 🙏🏽 I guess I just have to book a track day and make it happen!