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BMW 1000RR and the Honda C70, are they indestructible?

Wed, 20 Apr 2011

I’ve managed 1374 miles on the Michelin Power Pures (mostly on track) and although we’ve had some decent temperatures they still look like new so there’s plenty meat left for another month at least. I’ve been running them at 30psi front and 32psi rear and find they warm up after a few miles but I wouldn’t say the temperature comes any quicker than any of the competition so it has to be four miles before I get brave. I’ve had a few out the seat moments with my BMW but I have got the rear suspension  set pretty hard (8 rebound,8 compression, two turns on pre load) and in slick mode, so 190bhp in first gear at the Knockhill hairpin is always going to be dodgy. I’ll soften things off for my next Oulton track day and maybe play around with tyre pressures if our early summer continues. The stupidly fast S1000RR has been faultless apart from when my friendly tyre fitter put the front wheel in back to front (easily done), which led to me having no ABS or traction control.  I glanced at the speedo down Park straight at Cadwell the other day and saw 160mph. Next time I might try changing up to 5th but I braking markers would be missed and another county would beckon .

After three rounds there are still no 2011 GSXR 600s in the World Supersport Championship. Is this because they came late or are they no good in race trim? I’m hoping TAS rider Alistair Seeley can give us answers this weekend at the BSB season opener. Let’s face it, if anyone can put the little Suzuki at the sharp end, this man can.

Back in the glory days of TWO, five of us were given £200 to buy a bike then attempt to wreck it by racing round a field all day. My choice was a C70 and when I got her home I told my kids this little Honda would be the probably be untrashable and would still be around long after I’m in the ground. Four years on, this bike has been over revved, jumped, flat tracked, and is still a faithful BSB paddock runabout, and all we ever have to do is add fuel, mint.


By Niall Mackenzie


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