Track Bike Price

[CEO]

LIES!

out of nowhere.... fucking perfect! puahahahahahahaha

[Doc]

Doc do you even race anymore?

If my wife has her way... no.

If I have mine... September I will be back after this collar bone heals.

[butcher bergs]

Psst... neither is he.

....aaaaand you've sealed your fate with that one. I'll see you in the LW grids sucka!

[scottieducati]

+1 for Denno's bike, I too have ridden it and it's the tits. I think he's a girl for not riding it, but his loss is your gain man. Thing has a new motor, new clutch, well looked after....

Buy it. MEOW!

[RyanNicholson]

Dennos bike is a great example... but I'm sure you're kinda looking at this thread like "wow everybody just wants me to buy their buddys bike" which is true, but it is a pretty sweet bike.

To set it up yourself your looking at

$4500 for the bike
$1000 for bodywork (or 3 sets of the shitty stuff after you crash)
$1500 for suspension
$1200 or more in race parts (clipons, rear sets, case covers, brake lines, fairing stay, frame sliders, etc)
$1500 for a pipe, PC, and dyno time

$9700 give or take, not including any spares or parts you might break to set up a bike thats already 3 years old. It just doesn't really add up thats all... I've done it. I did the same thing CEO did... took my $8200 bike and over time put another $5-7k into it racing it (broken parts, race parts, etc) and then sold it this spring for $3k. Don't bother.

The only reason I list it out like that is because you said you'll be racing it, which means you'll spend that money eventually. Don't say you won't, you will. If you were going to just be doing trackdays with it... rock whatever bike you want, you won't need all the go fast crash hard bits and pieces.

[Paul_E_D]

LIES!

You've redeemed yourself in just one post!

[Crash Dummy Denno]

You've redeemed yourself in just one post!

+1

shut up coombs!

[nt650hawk]

I thought about the same thing of starting from scratch and wanting to learn how to do it on my own. I ended up learning a lot and also spending at least 3x more over the cost of my stock bike than if I picked up a (race) prepped bike. You can still learn even from a prepped bike. If I knew now back then I would have picked up the prepped bike and torn it down myself and put it back together w/out spending an extra cent.

I'm not suggesting anyone’s bike but it is just usually the cheapest way into the sport if you want something all set up.

[BLACK SQUIRREL]

Dennos bike is a great example... but I'm sure you're kinda looking at this thread like "wow everybody just wants me to buy their buddys bike" which is true, but it is a pretty sweet bike.

To set it up yourself your looking at

$4500 for the bike
$1000 for bodywork (or 3 sets of the shitty stuff after you crash)
$1500 for suspension
$1200 or more in race parts (clipons, rear sets, case covers, brake lines, fairing stay, frame sliders, etc)
$1500 for a pipe, PC, and dyno time

$9700 give or take, not including any spares or parts you might break to set up a bike thats already 3 years old.

I would say you are at Least a Grand short on your suspension $$$ Most likely closer to 3K FOR THAT SETUP

[nt650hawk]

I would say you are at Least a Grand short on your suspension $$$ Most likely closer to 3K FOR THAT SETUP

Hey BS, I think Ryan was refering to when he had a stock rear shock and running 15's

[RyanNicholson]

I would say you are at Least a Grand short on your suspension $$$ Most likely closer to 3K FOR THAT SETUP

yea for sure, I was just kinda figuring the cost of getting suspension set up in general... $600ish for the forks and $900ish for the rear shock

Hey BS, I think Ryan was refering to when he had a stock rear shock and running 15's

when I could keep it shiny side up

[Jim]

when I could keep it shiny side up

that settles it. i'm gonna paint my oil pan nice and shiny

[nt650hawk]

that settles it. i'm gonna paint my oil pan nice and shiny

LOL you mean you missed a spot.

[Doc]

....aaaaand you've sealed your fate with that one. I'll see you in the LW grids sucka!

[The Snowman]

I've learned a lot just doing cosmetic stuff. I bought the Squirrel's SV over the winter and had some fun with it for somewhat short money.

I can't wait to get it on the track in a couple of weeks.