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So I'm looking at Craigslist (yes, bad idea, I know), and there's another Ninjette for sale not too far away. It looks like it might actually be a decent deal (not sure yet, need to get a closer look--the current owner doesn't know much about the bike and it's obviously got some non-stock parts on it).
Of course, buying another Ninjette doesn't seem to make a lot of sense unless I have some additional use for it. So I was thinking about setting one of the two up as a track bike, but generally trying to keep the specs similar (I still don't see a lot of reason to go to a bigger street bike). I'm wondering...anyone spent a significant amount of time on a Ninja 250 at Loudon? Would I likely be able to get at least a year or two out of it before feeling totally limited (assuming I actually manage to get to a good number of track days)?
The benefits I see are being able to have one set of spare parts, be more mechanically knowledgable about one bike rather than having to learn the ins and outs of two, and having a good feel for how much performance I have left in the tank when I'm on the street without pushing hard enough to find out. Oh, and if the price really is right, it would be a pretty cheap bike (yet to be seen, of course).
The downside, as far as I can tell, is that I won't be able to go as fast on the track as I would with moretorque and horsepower, and the Ninjette ergos aren't ideal for the track (although I could get lowered risers and clipons to mitigate this).
Thoughts?