Took the '88 Bros 400 on track yesterday for the first time. It was at Lydden hill, which is well suited to a 400, though I’m still struggling for speed. I’m going to play with different sized sprockets for when I return in two weeks (fixing the compression might be a good idea too, but that’s not happening this side of winter). Wondering about 650/700 kits, but i fear im going to be pumping loads of money and effort to make it into something it's not, and I'd be better off getting an old R6 for the track (or similar)
Had slight ground clearance issues too, but that’s made me get my arse off the seat and lean off the bike (and finally get a knee down). The sidestand has a few scrapes (but only one left-hand bend, so not so much), and the shiny new exhaust is less shiny and new. Is there anything I can do to improve the ground clearance? It's not a stock exhaust, but I think this is the last one you can still get for it, plus I like the exposed rear wheel look it gives (that the high-level ones block).

I want to get the suspension set up properly, but the rear is still the original 34-year-old shock, and the bottom bolt is seized in place. I have an old fireblade shock that can go in and get the adjustment, but that bolt is the current hold-up there. It has an RSV mille front end on at the moment, so that side of things is fine.
Had slight ground clearance issues too, but that’s made me get my arse off the seat and lean off the bike (and finally get a knee down). The sidestand has a few scrapes (but only one left-hand bend, so not so much), and the shiny new exhaust is less shiny and new. Is there anything I can do to improve the ground clearance? It's not a stock exhaust, but I think this is the last one you can still get for it, plus I like the exposed rear wheel look it gives (that the high-level ones block).

I want to get the suspension set up properly, but the rear is still the original 34-year-old shock, and the bottom bolt is seized in place. I have an old fireblade shock that can go in and get the adjustment, but that bolt is the current hold-up there. It has an RSV mille front end on at the moment, so that side of things is fine.
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