Billericay Biker

[Muzz]

Hi everyone, just thought i'd introduce myself, was having a chat with "The Guvnor" on Saturday night down the White Hart in Billericay and he suggested i joined.

To be honest i'm finding the R6 a bit to much and am not progressing my skills as much as i'd like, i'm sure this is a) i'm too old to start biking, 31yo and b) i bought a daft bike to start with, anyway i'm hoping that by going out with some people rather than on my own i'd be able to get some tips. I very nearly sold it last week but have decided to persevere.

I thought that as i am quite used to fast cars, i have a Jap spec Honda i-VTEC powered Lotus Elise and spend alot of time on track i'd find the R6 suitable but now i know that it's a completely different kettle of fish.

Anyway hope to meet you all soon and looking forward to some pointers.

Muzz

Here's a couple of pictures of the car and bike

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/Muzzman/DSCF0649.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/Muzzman/DSCF0647.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/Muzzman/325593-4.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/Muzzman/Elise_2.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/Muzzman/325593-6t.jpg

[DoodleBug]

Welcome. Nice toys :)

[Ride-or-die]

gorgeous weapons of choice, both of them. i think the r6 isnt the worst place to begin, getting out with soke experienced riders will help you to see that being a good rider is being able to ride smoothly. but is is also about confidence, how long have you had the bike?

summer is also another kettle of fish altogether so if you havent had your bike long enough to experience it stick around until you have.

[MICKTLS]

wellcome to the site post and enjoy { nice toys } :clap

[NinjaMad]

welcome to the forum and bloody nice toys you have there sir

[Muzz]

gorgeous weapons of choice, both of them. i think the r6 isnt the worst place to begin, getting out with soke experienced riders will help you to see that being a good rider is being able to ride smoothly. but is is also about confidence, how long have you had the bike?

summer is also another kettle of fish altogether so if you havent had your bike long enough to experience it stick around until you have.

I got the bike in May last year straight after passing my DAS but have only done about 250 miles on it, i also have trouble with my boots so am going to change those, i have absolutely no feel through them they're Gaerne's and feel that this is hampering my progression, i can't feel the gear foot lever through them which puts me off so i need to get some different one's (i may just be a bad workman blaming his tools)

[Muzz]

Full spec on the car if anyones interested, although just got a much better exhaust so should be around 230bhp ish now

The full spec:
Honda 2.0 Litre K20a JDM Spec engine (223bhp/166lbft)
Honda 6 speed close ratio gear box
Limited slip differential
Light weight flywheel
Baffled sump
Lotus (Magnex) stainless steel sports exhaust
Sports Cat
ITG carbon induction system

Lotus Sport/Ohlins 2 way adjustable suspension (remote reservoir)
Lotus Sport adjustable front anti roll bar
OZ Racing alloy wheels
Toyo Proxes R888 Tyres (semi-slick)
Eliseparts Aluminium belled Disks
Pagid RS 4-2 brake pads
Stainless steel braided brake lines

Lotus Sport '340R' seats (black carbon leather/dark red alcantera)
Willans 4 point harnesses (inertia reel belts retained for road use)

Eliseparts front splitter
Lotus 3 piece rear diffuser
Exige S2 sidepods

[The Guvnor]

glad you joined matey :clap welcome to the site.........some very experienced riders on here so you will learn mate !















Dont listen to doodlebug.....its just EB doin there bit for the community:grin2

[Ride-or-die]

uve barely been out on it and the weather last year was ****e. i done my das and jumped straight ona gsxr600 and everyone said to me it wasnt suitable but i gave it time and loved it. i think if uve only done 250 miles u gotta go and do a whole lot more to give it a chance. change ur boots sounds like a good idea as i think that would put me off having no feel.

i think its confidence u need and that will come with experience which takes time

this is all my opinion and i havent been riding that long so others more experienced might disagree but its my take on things.

also my old man has a lotus elise 11S or whatever it is, not as tricked up as yours tho lol

[Muzz]

glad you joined matey :clap welcome to the site.........some very experienced riders on here so you will learn mate !



Thats the idea mate. i really want to become competant on the bike, i'm not looking to be the next Chris Walker but some skills would be nice (actually didn't Chris Walker fall off quite alot, well seemed that way in his book:laugh1)

[sniffer dagenham]

Welcome to EB enjoy the stay.


Having a mod life crissis early in life by any chance with those toys????

[Muzz]

Welcome to EB enjoy the stay.


Having a mod life crissis early in life by any chance with those toys????

Probably :clap, maybe i should see a shrink

the bloke before me did the mods on the car, i just bought it off him after he'd wasted his money. He spent £28k 9 months ago on the mods alone and then i bought it off him for a whole lot less than that. I belong to Lotus on Track and do quite a lot of track days and hardly any miles on the road so i can use most of the performance, i had a std Elise for 3 years and just outgrew it.

I would love to get the bike on track, i have a credit note from Focused Events where i didn't make it to Rockingham International last year on the bike. Do you guys do many track days?



uve barely been out on it and the weather last year was ****e. i done my das and jumped straight ona gsxr600 and everyone said to me it wasnt suitable but i gave it time and loved it. i think if uve only done 250 miles u gotta go and do a whole lot more to give it a chance. change ur boots sounds like a good idea as i think that would put me off having no feel.


actually i guessed at that probably a bit more maybe 500 but not many at all as as you say the weather was ****e, i suppose i'm just being impatient, roll on summer and i'll give it a proper crack. I've got some Sidi winter boots and they feel a whole lot better than the summer ones.

[Muzz]

Also anyone know about Electrics the complete twat before me put this neon tax disk holder on and i'm dying to get rid of it, i feel a complete cock when it comes on, can i just snip the wires or will that cause other things to stop working, alternatively i'm just gonna wrap it round with black tape

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/Muzzman/DSCF0663.jpg

[Slimblues]

Also anyone know about Electrics the complete twat before me put this neon tax disk holder on and i'm dying to get rid of it, i feel a complete cock when it comes on, can i just snip the wires or will that cause other things to stop working, alternatively i'm just gonna wrap it round with black tape

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/Muzzman/DSCF0663.jpg

welcome to eb

duck tape is your friend

and you had an std for 3 years , ya should see a docter

[DoodleBug]

Dont listen to doodlebug.....its just EB doin there bit for the community:grin2

Wibble. :skip

[Muzz]

you had an std for 3 years , ya should see a docter

:laugh1 mmm i can see i'm going to have to pay more attention to what i write

[RaceMeNSee]

welcome to the forum matey!!! those are BOTH beautiful machines!!!im afraid im about to pop over to the missus for copious amounts of pan cakes....so i will write in reply a lot more later...but i thought i would welcome you before i left! lol . And do us EB'ers do many track days!? hummmmmmmm................ lol

[NinjaMad]

welcome to the forum matey!!! those are BOTH beautiful machines!!!im afraid im about to pop over to the missus for copious amounts of pan cakes....so i will write in reply a lot more later...but i thought i would welcome you before i left! lol . And do us EB'ers do many track days!? hummmmmmmm................ lol
i want pancakes

[Slimblues]

i want pancakes
i just ate 7 :D

[NinjaMad]

OIOIOIOIOIOIOI i want pancakes :(

[EssexNSR]

hey welcome to EB, nice bike :D i love the R6 park next to one at work and i nearly cream myself every time.

[Doninha Princesa]

Hello Welcome! Nice bike, and car too i guess. lol We're always looking at one Track day or another so theres always one to come watch or take part in.

I just had pancakes but i made mine fresh! flour, eggs, milk etc. with lemon and sugar or maple syrup. yummm, got loads left for a bit later too. mwahahahaha

[The Guvnor]

Hello Welcome! Nice bike, and car too i guess. lol We're always looking at one Track day or another so theres always one to come watch or take part in.

I just had pancakes but i made mine fresh! flour, eggs, milk etc. with lemon and sugar or maple syrup. yummm, got loads left for a bit later too. mwahahahaha


You have just met Little Miss Random !:laugh1

[Doninha Princesa]

Moi? Random, I dont know what you mean!

I just need a job thats all. Then I'd have less time to be random on here! hehehe

[Muzz]

I just had fish and chips so gotta wait a bit for the pan cakes. Cheating with mix stuff from Waitrose, i can see a belly ache ahead! :laugh1

[becky]

Hello welcome to EB :grin2

Love the bike, So shiny. And this is pretty much all i know LOL :jumping2

[Doninha Princesa]

I just had fish and chips so gotta wait a bit for the pan cakes. Cheating with mix stuff from Waitrose, i can see a belly ache ahead! :laugh1

OMG thats cheating. You cant use a packet mix! Even a Waitrose one. Its much more fun to make from scratch. And makes much nicer pancakes!

[SteadyEddie]

Hi Muzz, welcome,
the guys and girls on here do more trackdays than you can shake a stick at, some of the silly sausages even did one in January.
I won't be on a trackday until the better / hotter weather is upon us as i am very old and the chill gets to my aching bones.

[Dal]

Hello and welcome to the forum :clap

As the others have said bonding with your bike is all about confidence!

Just remember if / when you ride with some of the more experienced riders on here, ride at your own pace! Or you will find yourself in a field (believe me I know) :grin2

As has been said track days is where you will learn loads both about the bike and your confidence.

If you want to invest a little money to make your riding a better experience you could try http://www.superbikeschool.com/ some of the guys on here have done it and said it did wonders for there confidence.

Good luck and I hope to see you about soon!

Dal :rockon

[CBR-Dave]

welcome mate, very nice toys, love that shape R6.

[Muzz]

If you want to invest a little money to make your riding a better experience you could try http://www.superbikeschool.com/ some of the guys on here have done it and said it did wonders for there confidence.

G

I'll definately be doing one of these but think to get the most out of it i need to be a little bit more experienced, besides between now and April is busy busy so not much going to get done before then, got my Stag doo this weekend in Krakow :rockon 14 of us (we've all grown massive beards for the occasion), and then getting married on the 15th March, i'm intending on being drunk until then. Back from honeymoon on the 2nd April.

Be great to get it over with and get back to living, bikes and cars on the cards after as they've been neglected recently but hopefuly be able to meet some of you between now and then. The synics among you will probably say taht i won't be allowed to do anything after i'm married but i'm hoping to be the exception to the rule :laugh1



some of the silly sausages even did one in January.



Are they mad!

[Murray]

Welcome to EB, nice bike, I had that model R6 as my first bike, not straight after DAS tho! Absolutely loved it! Moved on to Gixer now for my sins......some might say! :grin2

[Doninha Princesa]

Are they mad!


Quite possibly, Wouldnt catch me doing a trackday in January..............















My last one was December 1st :grin2

[MickyGixer]

Welcome to EB Muzz and enjoy.....:jumping2