Testing Times. Franco's First Fireblade Feelings at Monteblanco BSB Superbike Spanish track test 

Absolutely fantastic Lee’s a good lad , these 2 could be a dream team!

That was good, love the yoga session 😂 Wavey, you need to sort some merch so we can support the team. I’m not the only one that wants a t-shirt and some stickers, maybe even a hoodie for when it’s cold. Though being in England I can’t see us needing warm clothes 🙄😂

This channel is my new obsession! Happy testing at DP on the weekend 💪🏼😎

Amazing to watch all the work Dave. Well done to you and the team and not forgetting Franco. My favourite bit, are you nervous ? "No........ well yeah"

Bloody brilliant Dave! What an incredible insight to BSB racing that I’ve never seen! Bike, Team & rider merging in to one! Well done to you! Best video in reality ⭐️👌

Really enjoyed that test program. So much to mess with in Modern Superbikes. I raced 250's back in the late 1980's to mid 90's and we didn't even have data loggers or even tire warmers until I was almost done. Of course I did have the transition from bias ply slicks (made of stone) to nice radial slick,s once the finally decided to finalize the sizing of the rims. Oh and nice to see Lee in your video but maybe get more of Neil that will get you more viewer ;-P

Thanks for taking the time to do this vlog Dave - it was mega !

Perfect to see how a 4 day test is run through, for a pro racer. Great content looking forward to the next track.

"We've been through which buttons do what, but I don't expect him to be playing with them!" You just can't expect a young lad to find the button in his very first session.

Awesome insight into setup and testing of a new bike Dave. Good luck for the season. I’ll be following closely.👍🏆

Really enjoyed that with everything coming together 👌

Dave deserves far more subscribers, best channel on RU-vid

Great stuff Dave, cant wait for the next one

these kids are bloody machines. they learn soo fast

Great video lots of hard work and dedication well done, Lee Johnston is a great person and good to have around. Franco has had a great career ahead of him. Fantastic I look forward to watching the next blog.

Really interesting to see the behind the scenes set up 👍🙂 well done

Another brilliant vid Dave. Excited to see how Franco does. Do the North east proud lad👍

Great vid again Dave. Franco was mega in Jstk600 last year, so best of luck to him this year on the Honda

Just can't get enough of this really like the details on setting the bike up hearing the riders feedback and of course the wee man Lee is a legend sharing his experience that stuff is priceless can't wait for the next update 😊

Great video, thanks. Very interesting to see the process. Looking forward to the next one!

I was racking my brains trying to think where I had seen you before and then I remembered, I watched your videos at the TT last year which I found very enjoyable. Good to see you are still in the game.

Cool video man. Franco seems to be coming along good with the Fireblade. By the way, I got ahold of 2022 hrc data supplement but thank u for offering to send it to me.

Really good insight, im looking forward to part 2 now.

Excellent stuff Dave, Franco did good, looking forward to the next update

Excellent show Dave. 🏍👍

Check out the front damper extension speed setting, it looks way to fast, which will result in rear wheel inconsistencies….👍🚀

Fantastic test, great rider in brilliant professional team. Also great to see how the teams and riders, like Lee Johnston, are so helpful. Can't wait to see the next installment. We will see the test at Donington in the flesh. Can't wait. Brilliant job guys.

Thanks Dave. Seems like everything is Tickaty Boo on the track for Frank-O with the new Blade, best wishes.

Greetings from the USA 🙋. I absolutely love your videos!! To actually see all the detail work required to take a stock bike to race spec is a little bit scary. Just the installation of the HRC kit wiring harness and ECU looked very time consuming and not really "easy".

Loving the track content - to be honest I wasn't taking the channel to seriously during the bike build - but very impressed now with your race team and 4 testing days

Just subscribe. What a great look at the process of starting with an OEM all the way through tested, tuned, and race ready.

Happy days 👍

Excellent start to a Sunday, thanks Dave

fantastic upload dave, thanks for sharing and good luck to all involved! cheers.

Brilliant video Dave

An excellent insight into the team mindset at the beginning of the season in the attempt to make everything gel.

Awesome video! Great insight to what actually goes in to racing

Fascinating! found this vlog really interesting and a great insight.👍

Great episode!

Fair play Dave great serries and look forward to following the team through the season on here great insight.

Your living a dream.... everything bikes all day! 😊

Fantastic with all star cast! Interesting watching lee’s vlog… shots of him sliding and his bike was bucking on exit..similar issues? Nice Franco running Pete’s number.

Just epic looking forward to Andalusia 👍

Minted…… miss being over there with the talent cup lads testing…… very slightly jealous 😂😂😂 Great video, like actually being there, well done. Cant get better than a chance to follow Hector around for a lap 🏆🏆🏆

Brilliant vlog Dave, absolutely loved that, really looking forward to the next one and following the season ahead. Looked like a really promising start to testing. Must save a lot of head scratching time during the season if you can find out what fixes what at this stage. Maybe this track is the ideal test place for Thruxton judging by what it does to the tyres!

Looks you have got it sorted marvel hcl motor sport looks like a lot of work for every one good luck lads

Well done Dave. Loved this episode. Glad I’ve not got the tyre bill. Long time since I’ve ride a bike on a track but understand what Franco must of felt on his first ride. Keep up the good work. I’ll be with you all the way.

Good vibes from start to end here. Isn't Lee fab for making time for Franco. 🤙🏼

Quality 😎

Nice

Great video. Well done for investing in a young lad, that's not an arrogant nob

Cracking video, brilliant insight to a test day, an especially great hearing a lad transition from a 6 to a thou. Subscribed more future vids! Question, what do you find works with the front forks? Like in regards to setting up preload and sag's? I'm tempted to run softer than usual in the forks and thus more static sag potentially as I've around 30mm left of fork travel which I'm not used to seeing when I've setup my forks in the past, not sure if its because of the amount of travel these forks have on them vs my previous ohlins forks I've used. How are you guys getting on?

Sometimes it seems odd to make changes for change sake, but appreciate you have to experiment with testing both how the suspension technician thinks the bike will react to dynamic theory, to test how intuitive and successfully the rider translates any changes in their communication. As you said not easy to assess changes when the tyre only grips consistently for a few laps. Odd about the heat soak effect on the discs.

Mega series as always Dave, quick question, why do you test on slicks when you have to run Pirelli Supercorsa when you’re racing?

Is this the intermediate group???

I heard that the fireblade is a bit stressing to ride fast in comparison to other 1000 cc bikes.

Hopefully Lee can five Franc some pointers and things like that.

What is the height of bottoming out on them forks please

Hopefully you did a yoga session before taking part in the Lee Johnston vlog, just to be sure you had the hippy aura.

Did you smuggle a fillipino or too back into the country? Can I have a fillipinos ring at donny on Saturday?? 😂

Are you guys testing K-Tech this year or no?

Need chin cam video, cant tell anything without ride along

0W-30?

😂flip u can be an old woman Dave , would do my head in

Never mind all that endless-set-up-nonsense, Dave. The important question to be answered is: How's Franco's leg-dangle coming along?!

Respectfully, wind or not? Would have much preferred to hear the machine working than this music.

Tyres, Full exhaust, fairings , suspension set up or completely changed job done. Love it though👍

THANK YOU KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ! 🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍