| Just got back from the first ride of the baby R,JEEEESUSSSSS its quick !
I must say i was just a little bit worried that the kit was going to spoil the bike espessially after John had told me that he had to set the tickover at 1800 rpm to get it to tick over,so i set out with a little trepidation this morning with plenty of salt down and a brand new Diablo Corsa on the rear ( complements of Ducati) i headed for Riverside to get a new lead for my Optimate, after a couple of miles reaquainting myself with the baby R i started to pick up the pace.
After about 4 roundabouts i diagnosed what i thought was clutchslip at about 7000 rpm how wrong i was at the next roundabout i was feeling a little braver and applied the power a little earlier (before the bike was upright) and hey what do you know the clutchslip was the rear wheel spinning up!
I got home an hour later with the biggest smile evar,trust me do whatever you have to -sell the kids,wife -house -car or rob a bank but make sure you get a Baby R with a race kit fitted ,it really is that good.
There is no rush of power just a steady thrust that really builds untill 9000 rpm when something grabs hold of you and catapults you at the horizon with such forocity that you have to wait for your eyeballs to catch up with you!
And you wont believe the buzz of reving it to 13000 ,just awesome.
At long last ie found a rider aid to make me grip the tank when accelerating,its called a racekit!
I know what a lucky B i am but if anybody seriously would like a go just let me know.
A very happy Butch  |