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Test Number:		038
Name:			Mark Bennett				 
Chassis:		BD4 03-002				

Date:			06-03-03	
Time:			11.30
Place:			Elm Court		
Weather:		Dry, Sunny and quite warm 			

Object of test: 	Shake down new chassis
	

	
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Modifications:
	
Standard BD4 chassis

   
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Results:

Very good, bike felt very responsive but never nervous. Initial braking problems 
were dialed out on the transmitter. Bike turned evenly left and right and tracked 
in a nice straight line. some cat 2 wobbles never went away and on close inspection 
I found my rear shock absorber bottom mount has some play in it.
Also the shock feels squelchy, - suspect split diapragm.
Exiting a corner the back would drift nicely under medium to hard acceleration but 
if you nail it the back would just let go.
The tyres have met their match. I think our chassis has found the limit of adhesion
with these tyres, however, mine are a last years and are probably past their best.

Conclusions:

All in all this is the best bike I have ever ridden, however, it has to be ridden hard, 
you can't ride this bike slowly, but then who wants to race slowly :-)
only problem area is the fairing grounds out where it touches the bottom of the chassis
(motor mount area) I don't think I was running the back end too low so this is something
we need to watch out for.
I rode the bike hard for 7 or 8 minutes and only had 3 moments. One of which was when I
hit a drain cover, the other two was where the back end let go under hard acceleration and 
I couldn't catch it.
I inspected the bike when I arrived home and found no loose nuts/bolts/screws no broken parts and no wear anywhere.

AWESOME