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I found with two strokes that when road racing in 5 lap races on short circuits - the motor got slower as it warmed-up, and the drum brake used to fade at the same time. So one thing compensated for the other, - you cannot ride faster with a fading brake , to compensate for the slower motor. With a two-stroke, warming the motor before racing is stupid - the crankcases are part of the inlet tract.With me, racing was never about winning - only ever about developing the bike. The dog-fights appeal to my sense of humour. Some guys really fire-up and have a go. My ego is about making things better. When I was a kid, I could have afforded to buy a competitive race bike - but a decent table-tennis bat would have been cheaper. My so-called friend has a massive inferiority complex which makes him dangerous. His ego depends on winning races.
I found with two strokes that when road racing in 5 lap races on short circuits - the motor got slower as it warmed-up, and the drum brake used to fade at the same time. So one thing compensated for the other, - you cannot ride faster with a fading brake , to compensate for the slower motor. With a two-stroke, warming the motor before racing is stupid - the crankcases are part of the inlet tract.
With me, racing was never about winning - only ever about developing the bike. The dog-fights appeal to my sense of humour. Some guys really fire-up and have a go. My ego is about making things better. When I was a kid, I could have afforded to buy a competitive race bike - but a decent table-tennis bat would have been cheaper. My so-called friend has a massive inferiority complex which makes him dangerous. His ego depends on winning races.
