Ninja 300 Break-in Part II: Take it to the Track

Jiggles · April 3rd, 2013, 12:08 AM

So with only 100ish miles on my 300 I took it to the track. A ****ing awesome track, a track that makes chuckwalla look like it was made for hotwheels

Yea I'm talking about Infineon rac... err Sears poin... uhh Sonoma, yea lets go with that one, Sonoma raceway. Over 160 feet of elevation changes = fun.

The forecast for the weekend was rain, more so on sunday than saturday and damn let me tell you so many people pussed out on sunday because they didn't want to get their vaginas wet. There were less than 50% of riders on sunday than saturday which means wide open track. It rained a little on saturday but not a lot. Still, it was enough to make 7 people crash in B group in one session.

I feel like I rode a lot better at this trackday than any of the others, dunno why, maybe because the 300 is a ****ing awesome track bike? Or maybe because Sonoma is fun as dick.

I met a 250 and 650 rider on saturday. I set the 250 guy up with a gopro and we chased eachother around which was pretty fun. He was also running IRCs and a huge pair of balls.

Sunday it rained quite a bit, I think there was 1 session with a dry track. Lots of people crashed, pro tip, when it starts raining, slow the **** down. Ton of people passed me as it started pouring and then I passed them later as they had smashed into walls.

Pic time?

Track day ended at 300mi exactly

So my gopro 3's memory card got corrupted on saturday. I only have one session recorded on it but it was my best session out of the bunch. I have the rear view vid but thats not as fun to watch without a front vid. The session I had of the gopro 3 I also had @RmRiots, the 250 guy I met, chasing me with a gopro so at least it made for an interesting video.

I'm still putting together another video that will show case passes crashes n cool **** which I should have uploaded tomorrow

Critique is welcome

Youtube says processing "/ dunno when it'll finish

Link to original page on YouTube.

This is the camera I stuck on the other Sean

Link to original page on YouTube.

ahamay · April 3rd, 2013, 12:42 AM

Nice break in, I think mine had around 150 for my first TD on the tree hundred. You seem to be a taller guy which I can relate to as I'm sitting in the 6'5"/6"ish neighborhood. Guy following you is pretty slow so not sure how your full charge cornering is but I would say you need to get your upper body down more. I struggle with it being taller but have found less lean angle getting my torso down more. Really wish I had the time to get up there and hit those tracks. Looks like so much fun.

KawiKid860 · April 3rd, 2013, 12:45 AM

Good way for the hard break in method lol. How's the stock suspension on the 300 at the track?

psych0hans · April 3rd, 2013, 12:48 AM

@Jiggles WHY are you constantly looking back?

Or is that not you in the second video?

ahamay · April 3rd, 2013, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KawiKid860

Good way for the hard break in method lol. How's the stock suspension on the 300 at the track?

Doable but garbage. Your biggest problem is gonna be lean angle.

Disclaimer, I'm around 240 pounds with gear on so results may vary.

CC Cowboy · April 3rd, 2013, 06:35 AM

Had a brand new Ninja 900 with zero miles to break in at Pocono one year.

Had a brand new FZ750 with zero miles to break in at Willow Springs one year.

Both were right out of the box.

Run practice, change oil, race.

csmith12 · April 3rd, 2013, 07:40 AM

Nice pics and vids Jiggles. I see improvements.

So you like the elevation changes aye.... That double apex looks fun too.

RmRiots · April 3rd, 2013, 07:52 AM

The second vid is me following an instructor the first one was the last session of the day and i was sucking hard I was super sloppy the whole run

choneofakind · April 3rd, 2013, 08:07 AM

Werd!!! Looking good Sean.

Quote:

Originally Posted by csmith12

Nice pics and vids Jiggles. I see improvements.

So you like the elevation changes aye.... That double apex looks fun too.

I better step up my game or he's gonna make me look like a fool hahahaha

csmith12 · April 3rd, 2013, 08:09 AM

Welcome Sean! Nice pace on those IRC's lol. You're a brave soul.

tnr4 · April 3rd, 2013, 08:34 AM

Looks like fun! Man, that's a beautiful track. Jiggles, you're on the stock rubber too?

Some nice lines in there. You kept a quick enough pace that the Street Triple behind you decided to follow you instead of going for the hero pass.

Joshorilla · April 3rd, 2013, 08:36 AM

Oh sean, you so crazy!

psych0hans · April 3rd, 2013, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RmRiots

The second vid is me following an instructor the first one was the last session of the day and i was sucking hard I was super sloppy the whole run

Welcome to Ninjette.org!!! Makes sense now, I was wondering why that chap kept looking back... lol

csmith12 · April 3rd, 2013, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tnr4

Jiggles, you're on the stock rubber too?

I would assume he is not. Those are Rosso II's in his pics.

Jiggles · April 3rd, 2013, 09:23 AM

Yea got the Rosso 2s on there

I'm not great at BP but what was cool about this trackday is they had instructional classes after every session. After doing the BP class I started pushing my leg out a bit and trying to lean over more. The farther I go the more uncomfortable I get though so I wouldn't lean off the bike much.

The 300 stock is awesome for the track. I put some rearsets on and that will probably be my only mod for a while

psych0hans · April 3rd, 2013, 09:26 AM

You're doing quiet well for yourself out there... Way to go!!!

CC Cowboy · April 3rd, 2013, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiggles

Yea got the Rosso 2s on there

I'm not great at BP but what was cool about this trackday is they had instructional classes after every session. After doing the BP class I started pushing my leg out a bit and trying to lean over more. The farther I go the more uncomfortable I get though so I wouldn't lean off the bike much.

The 300 stock is awesome for the track. I put some rearsets on and that will probably be my only mod for a while

It comes with time and experience. Then it becomes second nature. Just enjoy yourself and don't crash when you're at the track (or on the street).

psych0hans · April 3rd, 2013, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiggles

After doing the BP class I started pushing my leg out a bit and trying to lean over more. The farther I go the more uncomfortable I get though so I wouldn't lean off the bike much.

I have the exact same problem... Don't worry, you'll get there eventually... lol Just keep at it.

rojoracing53 · April 3rd, 2013, 09:45 AM

Looking but WTF? Where are the power wheelies?

Did you get much riding in while it was very wet?

Riding in the wet is like lane splitting through stop traffic at 50mph, you don't dear blink or breath because you know at an second something is going to happen and you'd best be ready.

Jiggles · April 3rd, 2013, 09:57 AM

Not as much as on Saturday. I did leave before the last 1hr open session on Sunday because I was feeling shakey from hunger. As I was leaving they announced the 1hr thing and I was like fuuuuuuu I already packed!!!

Jiggles · April 3rd, 2013, 11:49 AM

@RmRiots heres your other video

Link to original page on YouTube.

RmRiots · April 3rd, 2013, 01:06 PM

thanks man damn im slow in that second video lol

choneofakind · April 3rd, 2013, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiggles

I'm not great at BP but what was cool about this trackday is they had instructional classes after every session. After doing the BP class I started pushing my leg out a bit and trying to lean over more. The farther I go the more uncomfortable I get though so I wouldn't lean off the bike much.

That's it. We're taping a taco to your wrist. Then you'll have incentive to get your head down in turns.

Jiggles · April 3rd, 2013, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by choneofakind

That's it. We're taping a taco to your wrist. Then you'll have incentive to get your head down in turns.

It makes me uncomfortable though! I think next trackday I'll take it really easy and work on getting comfortable with BP

Dmented · April 3rd, 2013, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by choneofakind

That's it. We're taping a taco to your wrist. Then you'll have incentive to get your head down in turns.

awwwww sheeeet....

choneofakind · April 3rd, 2013, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiggles

It makes me uncomfortable though! I think next trackday I'll take it really easy and work on getting comfortable with BP

The head makes you uncomfortable? Dude it's the knee that makes me uncomfortable. Just work on moving your head and shoulders around as you look through through turns. You can do that on the street.

Jiggles · April 3rd, 2013, 02:06 PM

Yea moving my head lower sort of disrupts my natural view... if that made any sense at all. I feel like I can't see as well

April 3rd, 2013, 12:08 AM	#1
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	Ninja 300 Break-in Part II: Take it to the Track So with only 100ish miles on my 300 I took it to the track. A **ing awesome track, a track that makes chuckwalla look like it was made for hotwheels Yea I'm talking about Infineon rac... err Sears poin... uhh Sonoma, yea lets go with that one, Sonoma raceway. Over 160 feet of elevation changes = fun. The forecast for the weekend was rain, more so on sunday than saturday and damn let me tell you so many people pussed out on sunday because they didn't want to get their vaginas wet. There were less than 50% of riders on sunday than saturday which means wide open track. It rained a little on saturday but not a lot. Still, it was enough to make 7 people crash in B group in one session. I feel like I rode a lot better at this trackday than any of the others, dunno why, maybe because the 300 is a ing awesome track bike? Or maybe because Sonoma is fun as dick. I met a 250 and 650 rider on saturday. I set the 250 guy up with a gopro and we chased eachother around which was pretty fun. He was also running IRCs and a huge pair of balls. Sunday it rained quite a bit, I think there was 1 session with a dry track. Lots of people crashed, pro tip, when it starts raining, slow the down. Ton of people passed me as it started pouring and then I passed them later as they had smashed into walls. Pic time? Track day ended at 300mi exactly So my gopro 3's memory card got corrupted on saturday. I only have one session recorded on it but it was my best session out of the bunch. I have the rear view vid but thats not as fun to watch without a front vid. The session I had of the gopro 3 I also had @RmRiots, the 250 guy I met, chasing me with a gopro so at least it made for an interesting video. I'm still putting together another video that will show case passes crashes n cool ** which I should have uploaded tomorrow Critique is welcome Youtube says processing "/ dunno when it'll finish Link to original page on YouTube. This is the camera I stuck on the other Sean Link to original page on YouTube. __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

April 3rd, 2013, 12:48 AM	#4
psych0hans ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Hansveer Location: Bombay, India Join Date: Jan 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250r - Track whore, Ninja 300 - SOLD, KTM RC390 - Orange Hulk, Ducati 899 Panigale - Red Devil. Posts: A lot.	@Jiggles WHY are you constantly looking back? Or is that not you in the second video? __________________________________________________ GETTING BACK INTO RIDING? Read this. Last futzed with by psych0hans; April 3rd, 2013 at 01:54 AM.

April 3rd, 2013, 06:35 AM	#6
CC Cowboy ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Whodat Location: Ware Is.,MA Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): I pass the wind! Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '13, Jun '14	Had a brand new Ninja 900 with zero miles to break in at Pocono one year. Had a brand new FZ750 with zero miles to break in at Willow Springs one year. Both were right out of the box. Run practice, change oil, race. __________________________________________________ If everything seems under control; you're just not going fast enough!

April 3rd, 2013, 07:40 AM	#7
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Nice pics and vids Jiggles. I see improvements. So you like the elevation changes aye.... That double apex looks fun too. __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

April 3rd, 2013, 08:09 AM	#10
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Welcome Sean! Nice pace on those IRC's lol. You're a brave soul. __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

April 3rd, 2013, 12:42 AM	#2
ahamay ninjette.org member Name: Non-ya Location: Socal Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): Tree Hundred Posts: 72	Nice break in, I think mine had around 150 for my first TD on the tree hundred. You seem to be a taller guy which I can relate to as I'm sitting in the 6'5"/6"ish neighborhood. Guy following you is pretty slow so not sure how your full charge cornering is but I would say you need to get your upper body down more. I struggle with it being taller but have found less lean angle getting my torso down more. Really wish I had the time to get up there and hit those tracks. Looks like so much fun.

April 3rd, 2013, 12:45 AM	#3
KawiKid860 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Murphey Location: Eastern Washington Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2002 Honda 919, 2004 Ninja 500R NAKED Posts: A lot.	Good way for the hard break in method lol. How's the stock suspension on the 300 at the track?

April 3rd, 2013, 07:52 AM	#8
RmRiots ninjette.org newbie Name: Sean Location: CA Join Date: Apr 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250 Posts: 2	The second vid is me following an instructor the first one was the last session of the day and i was sucking hard I was super sloppy the whole run

April 3rd, 2013, 08:34 AM	#11
tnr4 ninjette.org sage Name: Travis Location: Washington, DC Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): Suzuki GSX650F! Past: Kawasaki Ninja 300 (Sold); Triumph Street Triple (Sold); Kawasaki Ninja 250 (Sold) Posts: 664	Looks like fun! Man, that's a beautiful track. Jiggles, you're on the stock rubber too? Some nice lines in there. You kept a quick enough pace that the Street Triple behind you decided to follow you instead of going for the hero pass.

April 3rd, 2013, 08:36 AM	#12
Joshorilla Bass Master General Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 24	Oh sean, you so crazy!

April 3rd, 2013, 09:23 AM	#15
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	Yea got the Rosso 2s on there I'm not great at BP but what was cool about this trackday is they had instructional classes after every session. After doing the BP class I started pushing my leg out a bit and trying to lean over more. The farther I go the more uncomfortable I get though so I wouldn't lean off the bike much. The 300 stock is awesome for the track. I put some rearsets on and that will probably be my only mod for a while __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

April 3rd, 2013, 09:26 AM	#16
psych0hans ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Hansveer Location: Bombay, India Join Date: Jan 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250r - Track whore, Ninja 300 - SOLD, KTM RC390 - Orange Hulk, Ducati 899 Panigale - Red Devil. Posts: A lot.	You're doing quiet well for yourself out there... Way to go!!! __________________________________________________ GETTING BACK INTO RIDING? Read this.

April 3rd, 2013, 09:45 AM	#19
rojoracing53 Fast-Guy wannabe Name: Jason Location: Brentwood, Ca Join Date: Oct 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja250, 2011 RM-Z250, 2004 NSR50, Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jan '13	Looking but WTF? Where are the power wheelies? Did you get much riding in while it was very wet? Riding in the wet is like lane splitting through stop traffic at 50mph, you don't dear blink or breath because you know at an second something is going to happen and you'd best be ready.

April 3rd, 2013, 09:57 AM	#20
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	Not as much as on Saturday. I did leave before the last 1hr open session on Sunday because I was feeling shakey from hunger. As I was leaving they announced the 1hr thing and I was like fuuuuuuu I already packed!!! __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

April 3rd, 2013, 11:49 AM	#21
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	@RmRiots heres your other video Link to original page on YouTube. __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

April 3rd, 2013, 01:06 PM	#22
RmRiots ninjette.org newbie Name: Sean Location: CA Join Date: Apr 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250 Posts: 2	thanks man damn im slow in that second video lol

April 3rd, 2013, 02:06 PM	#27
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	Yea moving my head lower sort of disrupts my natural view... if that made any sense at all. I feel like I can't see as well __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

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