Track day at Thunder Hill on 09 yamaha R6

[@joaoreis1079]

Bought a 2013 R6 for trackday usage and going to sell my 2001 GSXR 1000 because it was getting very hard to drive for my skills... but after watching your video I almost pissed my pants!!! do I have to drive as hard as you do?? what is "Group B" ? I have had several track days with that Gixxer but I am not used to 600cc motorcycles for a long time: i have noticed that the R6 only has power abover 10.000 rpms and I see you keep it above that range as much as you can... but it looks a bit scary !!!! : ) do you run on 1st gear on that circuit? again, great driving - probably one of the best R6 videos on track I have seen around KZbin !

[@raucousr641]

Joao, The R6 is probably one of the most popular choices for a track tool, so don't worry, you are in good hands haha! B group is for experienced riders and people who have been on the track before but not running a VERY fast pace (A group), so don't worry, if your track day organizer is anything like "Z2 track days" they will have a beginner group (C group) so you can learn in a non threatening environment (or they should)!!! At Thunder Hill raceway here in northern California the slowest corner is turn 11 and I think thats a 2nd gear corner for me, don't worry too much about keeping it above 10,000 RPM's, riding on the track, you will naturally want more than the R6 can give below 10,000 RPM's so you will find yourself holding gears longer and generally riding at much higher RPM's than on the street! As for my riding, thank you! I am a LONG ways away from being fast compared to a long long list of local track riders (or any of the AFM guys lol) but I'm learning! Have fun with that 2013 R6, and ride your own pace, no one will/can be mad at you for riding at your comfort level, so long as you hold your line lol!!

[@raucousr641]

+That Knight Nope, you will have a hard time breaking traction while learning, if you do it would most likely be due to choppy mid corner throttle. At least in my experience as a beginner, I don't brake late enough to be in danger of locking up the front, and I am not aggressive enough on the throttle to need a TCS, especially on a 600. that's just what I have experienced and observed of myself tho!

[@MotoGuy75aaa]

Awesome video.May I ask what kind of camera you are using and what the settings were?Did you have the camera mounted on your chest?Does the GPR stabilizer help out much?I have been thinking about one for my 2007 Kawasaki ZZR-600.

[@raucousr641]

MotoGuy75aaa Thank you! It's a Gopro 4 Black edition on 1080p "Wide" . The mount was one of the sticky Go Pro brand mounts but it was mounted to the plastic tank cover so it shakes a ton. I LOVE the GPR stabilizer, if you ever get an unsteady head shake or tank slappers like I did on the street, the GPR will solve it completely. It did leak its oil out after a summer of riding, but GPR serviced it for free and in a timely manor and it has been trouble free since. Side note, I did try the camera mounted on my chest that day and the video was nice and smooth but it got in the way a little bit when tucked as I'm sure you can imagine. Ride fast... Er, safe!! :P

[@MotoGuy75aaa]

***** Awesome thanks for the info.