VOL. 55 ISSUE 41 OCTOBER 16, 2018 P111
ELECTRONICS
"We run a Power Commander
and Woolich race system on
this bike," Toye says. "We're
able to monitor the air fuel ratio
and the Woolich system gives
you the capabilities of adjust-
ing timing, clearing codes,
watching what the engine's do-
ing on a laptop. Unfortunately,
you can't take full advantage
like you can on some of the
other bikes because the
Ninja's electronics are just
not as advanced. So, the
Woolich allows you into a lot
of categories, and that is great
for adjustment. For the base
level, it's not needed. For the
high-end stuff, it's worth it.
"Your kind of go-to, and
what we also have on this thing
just for testing purposes, is a
Power Commander. Everyone
has been using those things
for a million years. They're
as stable as a house brick. I
recommend that for your base-
level guys because you can't
beat it for what it's capable of.
"We also run the HM quick-
shifter for clutchless upshifts
(not downshifts). It's the same
as what is run in MotoAmerica."
SUSPENSION
"On this bike, we've been
liking the GP Suspension
cartridges," Toye says. "The
internals of the fork and the
coatings they use that the
standard customer doesn't re-
ally see, these guys go the full
package on this bike. It's the
same cartridge kit, the same
quality and coatings you would
get in the ZX-10R, where some
of the other manufacturers
tend to maybe skimp on a
couple steel bolts and coat-
ings. This is a real cartridge.
"There's also the Ohlins
cartridge, and the K-Tech car-
tridge, which we've tested and
have available for this bike. As
far as the rear goes, we pair
that up with a Penske on this
package. They tend to work
really well with the GP Suspen-
sion setup."
BODYWORK
The bodywork is by Hot Bod-
ies, which is definitely one
of our main sponsors," Toye
says. "We also offer Shark-
skinz and Woodcraft Armour
bodywork with each package.
There's a couple of different
configurations on the way the
bodywork goes together. But
this particular bike is running
Hot Bodies."
REARSETS
The rearsets are by Wood-
craft," Toye says. "We will
also be offering the Vortex
rearsets. The Woodcraft is
another vendor that we're us-
ing for some other parts. The
adjusting capabilities of them
are a different idea, but it's a
good rearset."
BRAKES
"Brakes are Galfer lines and
rotors. We'll have a selec-
tion of brake pads as we
sort through and see what's
available. Right now, we are
on the Vesra brake pad, which
is a very good pad. We should
have a few choices available
for life and performance. In
the future, we'll definitely have
some brake modifications also
for the bike."
TIRES
"Pirelli is definitely the tire of
choice on this bike, and in
club spec we run the Super-
corsa. For the MotoAmerica
spec you are required to use
the Dunlop, which is a great
tire, but the Pirellis definitely
have an advantage."
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