Featured Racing An 955i Speedie?

Hi All.

I had a great read on Bad Billies threads. Racing is indeed an expensive past time.

I am entering my 5th year club racing in a Supertwin Class one Scotland and further afield when I can. However as much as the MiniTwin and Supertwin class are meant to be budget classes the cost has out grown my budget so much so that I am considering changing class next year.


I am set on racing my 955i Speed Triple towards the end of this year and all next year.

I will be entering the Sounds Of Thunder class which will pitch me up against SP1s and RSV Millie’s.

As stock the S3 is no where near fast enough so will be looking at engine mods.

Simple thing to do is a Daytona engine swap but that’s no fun.

I have ideas/experience and will do the following

Thinner head gasket.
Polish and port the heads.
bored throttle bodies.
Air box mod with velocity stacks

Suspension I am ok with

I have heard that you can change the Cams for Daytona Cams

Daytona Exhaust cam in the inlet side and S3 inlet cam in the Exhaust side.

Do you know if this or heard of it been done?

I see many posts on the Daytona ex cam going into 1050 motors but can’t see any discussions on this been done on a 955i motor.

 

I am looking forward to getting it done. Not seen many S3 race bikes. Even with a google search or on Pinterest

 

I built The SV in the photo from a standard bike and is well specced for a Supertwin but is no where near competitive.

Kent cams, racing pro velocity stacks, Falicon knife edge conrods, high compression pistons and gaskets, slipper clutch, Ohlins all round as well as Brembo all round.

Most riders are on the Er6 and a few have put deposits for the New Norton.

 

They can be fickle bastards but I have never heard of a rear shock go....has he recovered?

 

Its unbelievably costly but sooooooo addictive, you cant get the thrill of the starting grid anywhere else....Its the one place where i am clear of all thoughts. I love it.

5 years, dread to think of what i have spent.

The Prostock Bandits is a great class. we ended up with CB500s as our budget class.

The Minitwin class became lightweights up here and it grew arms and legs and is now a £25k class if you want to be competitive....

This was my first wee bike. started off at £200......

 

thats rough though

 

thats rough though

 

Thinking at the moment to get hold on the cam swap. I dont know if i would need the full power of a Daytona as much as I would like it. I am unlikley to get to the redline of the S3 on a short circuit. I will install, QA throttle, Daytona headers and an open under seat system, bored TBs, velocity stacks with open/modded airbox and set it up with a PC3 and Dynojet QS.
i have all of the above except the bored TBs

I can take the front end off my Supertwin which is k6 GSXR forks, Ktech internals and full Brembos with Brembo Monoblocs.

I have a Shock Factory Shock but will see about getting better.

 

It is indeed just that Billy. An addiction

I have been toying with the idea of SuperMoto Racing.

Cheap as chips

 

We have a track and club quite close in Crail so there is the option to race it and use the club track for practice. Knockhill is our next track along and that again is suitable for track days on a SuperMoto but it would be road legal too.

SuperMoto here is £40 for an entry. They race on a Sunday only. Be able to use it for some endurance as well over the colder months.

Lots of pros and few cons

 

A few good points there. I had not thought too much into the enduro but trying to pull a big bike out of a ditch maybe too much

 

Well, I thought I should resurrect and then close this thread as I never got the S3 race ready. I traded it for a Mille R which I raced....amazing bike but has now been sold to make room for a Daytona 955i race bike project.

I may start a new thread.....but I will have many questions to ask too....