[bmrider]

Couple of quick questions for people here:

How many of you have wanted to do a track day, but either didn't want to go through the process of "prepping" their road bike or didn't have a dedicated track bike?

Second question:

What (and I know the opinions are going to vary widely depending on numerous variables) would you say is an ideal track bike?

I'm thinking EX 500.

Thoughts?

[s a x m a n]

With Tony's Track Days there is minimal prep work!! You don't even have to tape up lights!

Just throw a hoseclamp on your oil filer, and take off your mirrors and unplug your taillight and you are all set! Its a 10 minute prep time!

[Hoss]

Yeah, I took my street (and only) bike to my first track day this year. I unplugged the lights, removed the license plate and bracket, directionals, and wired the oil filter. An hour prep time tops....

Ideal track bike? As corny as it sounds whatever you are confortable with. The first day should be spent trying to learn the line and really focusing on the basics rather then pushing to go super fast and bumping groups. Or at least that what everyone pounded into my head before I got there. Seemed to work ok

After that if you want a dedicated bike: something cheap, with lots of spare parts available I would say.

[smf]

sv650. period.

like this one: 2002 SV650 S Race Bike

[akira700]

Take the Bimmer. You'll do fine with it.

[35racer]

Agreed... the BMW will be quite happy out there.

And you can just tape the mirrors and taillight and you're done. The oil filter on your bike is enclosed, if I'm not mistaken?

[Cheese-GSXR]

I ride my street bike up there Brad. Ride your BMW at 80% of your abilities and it's safer than any street/group ride you've ever been on. Hopefully I'll see you there.

[OreoGitorio]

+1, ride the beamer

[Doc]

Hmmm.. I might have to start renting trackday bikes...

Business oppourtunity.

[union]

Originally Posted by Doc

Hmmm.. I might have to start renting trackday bikes...

Business oppourtunity.

Do they come with gas?

[JeffL]

Brad, ride the BMW, get up there!

Plus we all saw what a tank that thing is. It went through what, a mild lowside and slid into a log, and we dusted it off, and you had a cracked headlight cover and some scratches that probably came out with wax on the side panels?

[KillBill]

Brad - lets see the K1200 do it's thing

[davemon]

My BMW even has a sequence of controls to push after turning on the key but before hitting the start button... that disables the headlight. It worked very nicely for the FishTail school where I had to tape over my lights. At Tony's I turned it off most sessions but I am sure I forgot on one of them.

Dave