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Are these good lap times? (Willow Springs)

5.1K views 6 replies 6 participants last post by  Quick VR4  
#1 ·
I'm just curious what your lap times are at Willow Springs. I did my 2nd track day ever, and first track day at Willow Springs (big track) this week and was running 1:34-1:35's. Winds were VERY heavy, Dunlop GP-A tires, blown fork seal, and i snapped half of my right footpeg off in turn 2 (got too low i guess), so i was riding most of the day with half of a footpeg. 23,000 miles, 05 636, and the shocks on this thing are toast, i need an overhaul on the forks and rear shock.

Are these times good enough to race with? i don't know much about racing.
 
#2 ·
1:25 is superstock pace I think, so you are very close. I say fix the bike up and get out there...
 
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#6 ·
^shift rod seal...the "right way" on many of the new engine designs will mean pulling the clutch basket....a job that is helpful to have air tools, and a clutch hub holder. The zx7/r family had a separate cover on that size of the engine, so replacign that seal was easier...it is the only bike I am aware of that was designed that way.

I have, on larger sized seals, punched a small hole in the metal frame, turned in a screw, and pulled the seal out. A small hook of the right sized might do the trick too. This kind of approach is risky...you can do damage to the bore or shaft you are trying to seal on.