emeglasson
New Member
I got my bike on Wednesday of last week. My buddy got his on Tuesday. A test ride on his is what convinced me I needed one. Our dealer happened to have one arriving Wednesday, unclaimed. I did three street rides on it during the week, putting about 70 miles on the clock.
There was an open track day at a nearby cart track, so we figured we might as well try these things out for their intended purpose, that is ripping around the track. We bought them purely to be track toys.
We'd both ordered some Power Parts when we bough the bikes, but none of the parts have arrived yet. So, we simply removed the few bits & pieces that were easy. I intend to keep mine street legal for another month or so, so I can easily test changes & upgrades.
I stuck a small bar end mirror on, and fabricated a quick rear turn signal re-locater. my temporary permit is good until July, so I will never run a plate on it, so no plate holder needed. I also threw in a small lithium battery, as o I had one in the garage waiting to go into another bike. Altogether I have shaved about 16 pounds so far. The lights will come off eventually, which should help a bit more.
We had an absolute blast at the relatively tight track. I did one very tentative warm up lap, and the bike felt amazing, extremely nimble. The second lap felt better, and one the third lap I was dragging peg and knee. I rarely do that on full sized bikes, so it was clear that I felt very comfortable on this bike. Well, that, and it has low pegs.
In short, the bike is fantastic; a ton of fun. And, unfortunately, the front brake sucks. This morning I ordered a 320mm floating caliper from Galfer, some race pads, and a new radial master cylinder. We had two other track prepped bikes there that had brakes that were dramatically more powerful. I'm talking the difference between easy one finger braking on another bike, and as hard as I can pull two fingers on the 390, and being concerned that it may not slow down at the end of the straight.
I think the brakes are just fine for street riding, but they are not quite 'ready to race', or even, ready to ride aggressively on the track.
There was an open track day at a nearby cart track, so we figured we might as well try these things out for their intended purpose, that is ripping around the track. We bought them purely to be track toys.
We'd both ordered some Power Parts when we bough the bikes, but none of the parts have arrived yet. So, we simply removed the few bits & pieces that were easy. I intend to keep mine street legal for another month or so, so I can easily test changes & upgrades.
I stuck a small bar end mirror on, and fabricated a quick rear turn signal re-locater. my temporary permit is good until July, so I will never run a plate on it, so no plate holder needed. I also threw in a small lithium battery, as o I had one in the garage waiting to go into another bike. Altogether I have shaved about 16 pounds so far. The lights will come off eventually, which should help a bit more.
We had an absolute blast at the relatively tight track. I did one very tentative warm up lap, and the bike felt amazing, extremely nimble. The second lap felt better, and one the third lap I was dragging peg and knee. I rarely do that on full sized bikes, so it was clear that I felt very comfortable on this bike. Well, that, and it has low pegs.
In short, the bike is fantastic; a ton of fun. And, unfortunately, the front brake sucks. This morning I ordered a 320mm floating caliper from Galfer, some race pads, and a new radial master cylinder. We had two other track prepped bikes there that had brakes that were dramatically more powerful. I'm talking the difference between easy one finger braking on another bike, and as hard as I can pull two fingers on the 390, and being concerned that it may not slow down at the end of the straight.
I think the brakes are just fine for street riding, but they are not quite 'ready to race', or even, ready to ride aggressively on the track.
