08 CBR600RR - electronic system upgrade Part 1

Notice anything different about the CBR600RR dashboard above? Yup, there is no RED LINE! All the way to 18K RPM! Above is the pic of HRC CBR600RR dashboard that is part of the HRC’s wiring harness and race ECU that will be installed on my CBR track bike.

Well, not that I need more brute HP and increase performance from the CBR - I might only use less then half of its stock power capability *I think* - but this is one of the thing that I enjoy the most. This upgrade given me the capability to tune, tweak, and play around with the CBR electronics directly by using the software provided by the package. After all, the CBR is a “grown up toy”, and this upgrade gave me more tools to play with.. yay!!

Picture by Dany (danspeed) of Bikeart Magazine..

From the last Kejurnas Round III Race, I had my pictures taken by Dany from Bikeart Magazine (http://www.majalahbikeart.com). Checkout the graphics art by him above.. that picture will be framed in A3 size for sure..

Not only that his pictures are very-very good but also give you an opportunity to see your own posture riding performance bike. Thus you can learn from the pics. Just like the following pics.

Round III Kejurnas Superbike Race (July 6th 2008)

The third round of National Superbike and Supersport Championship. I am very happy with the results as my lap time was further improved. My best lap time is 1:48.681. But I am happier the most since I managed to keep most of my lap time during the race in under 1:50. 

Not many participants for this round with only 14 starter with most of them are fast rider. Some key points taken from the race.

Long time no gaz…

Almost three weeks! I have been itching to ride my bike since the last race at Indoprix. Sentul Circuit was under repair and just open yesterday (June 1st). I was eager to get back on my bike and after checking and moving other “less” important schedule (hehehe) I managed to squeeze in a track day this Wednesday.

My take on the new repaired track…

Overtaking 101…

*Pics courtesy of agustusnugroho.wordpress.com

Well, for me overtaking is the most intense moment during race. Certainly not just any overtaking but overtaking other rider that have almost identical lap time, or better, with you. Overtaking in this post is overtaking some one that have almost identical braking point and turning point, and with the same speed entering a corner with almost identical racing line. Now that an intense overtaking for sure.

Yet, when you successfully overtake that kind of rider you will have wide grin in your face for about a week. It simply that gratifying

The official 1:49′661 and the Ducati Touring Sentul..

It was a busy Sunday (15th of June). I got Indoprix Superbike Race in the afternoon and Ducati Touring in the morning. I officially recorded under 1:50 during Superbike Indoprix race and I was quite happy with it. Yet, I need to work on my stamina for sure as I did not able to keep the 1:49 time for more than a lap. It was exhausting!

The Ducati Touring was also so much fun, it was a “Wet Race” and all the guys were enjoying them self. I was lent a Ducati Monster S4 for this race, er, I mean tour ..

Kneedown pics…

Not much to blog for the past days/week. The second round of Kerjurnas race was not very “exciting”. My lap time did not improve and as a matter of fact I bit disappointed with the results. I hit 1:48.x during free practice but couldn’t repeat that during QTT and race. But at least some of the pics of me during the race were quite nice. Especially the knee down pics.. hope you enjoy it as much as I do…

FIM ASIAN GP Series 2

Just to update about the FIM Asian Race series 2 at Sentul International Circuit last week end. I’ve got opportunity to see the race from several vantage points. At R1, R2, R3 and R4, S Besar and at the last R10-11-12 double apex corner. And to see the front runner sliding and shaking the rear tyre was just simply intense and literally frightening.

Some of the big news during the last series from me are as follows..

3rd Place.. Indoprix Supersport Novice 600cc…

My first podium finish, 3rd, in the heavily contested Supersport 600cc class. I was in the novice category. I couldn’t be happier! The Supersport class is the supporting race at Indoprix - May 18th 2008, a premier road race in Indonesia for 110cc and 125cc bike. I did not improve my lap time though, still in 1:50 for both QTT and the race.

I guess a bit of luck made me in the podium finish, as not as many racer participate and some got technical problem, still I am happy with the result eventhough my lap time did not improve .

 

1:49″70.. Yay! 1:5x no more!!

Wow… just when I write about to break 1:50 it happened! During the track day for preparation for Indoprix race I clocked 1:49″70! I tell you, I did not expect to break 1:50 so soon. Check out the pics of my lap timer, 1:56 then 1:53 then 1:49! And I did maintain the next lap with 1:50!