Taking the TZ to Bogie

First time back at Calabogie since August of last year.  Wow has this place changed!  There’s an entire new building and what was the main paddock is now the back paddock..and what used to be nothing but pavement is now the main paddock and the main building.

Weather was perfect for a track day, sunny and warm but not too hot.  It felt nice to be able to stretch out and experiment with the TZ on such beautiful and wide track, with lots of room to rev out the engine.  Having slightly lower gearing then what was on the last time I rode the bike also helped and made the bike feel much more ridable in the slower corners at the beginning of the day.  I soon found myself going faster and gradually feeling more comfortable with the bike.

Thanks to the Zumius timing system used by Turn2, I got to know exactly how fast (or slow) I was going.  My best time of the day was a 2:46, so I was off my best time on the 750 by some 15 seconds.  It would have been nice to have sectional comparison of the times to know for sure, but I think I was going at similar speeds in the corners, just not as fast in between some of the more spread out sections or on the straights.  The other bikes in my group that were in the 2:30′s were going around the same speed in the corners (some slower) but would walk away from me on the exits and run away from me on the straights

Over all, I had a fabulous time on my new bike.  I’m absolutely loving just how light and nimble it is, and how much easier it is to lean into the corners then the 750.