Well we finally made it on to the track with our Supertwin on Friday! Unfortunately it was a little short lived. The first session went very well and I was surprisingly happy with the handling straight out of the box as we were immediately on the pace. The bad news came when I returned to the pit garage and the bike overheated. Upon investigation it was apparent the head gasket had gone. I now know that the GPT temperature gauge we had fitted prior to this weekend was under reading by approx 30 degrees, so I had probably done the head gasket while taking the bike through its heat cycles unbeknown to me. Bit unhappy with this as the GPT temperature gauges are not cheap things and you expect them to be pretty good. I have now fitted a trusty Scitsu temperature gauge in its place. I did not have a spare head gasket with me, so I could unable to change it at the circuit and I will have to change it at home this week.
The bike did seem to draw the crowds and a lot of interest with every passing person stopping to have a look and take photos.
The main thing is that after only a brief time on track the bike has shown it has a lot of potential.
The bike may be up for sale in the near future due to my wife expecting our first child on the 1st January so if anyone is interested please drop me a line at hutch7777@hotmail.co.uk
