do you track your own road bike

froggy128 · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Karma :

Am wanting to do a track day - am not sure wether to get a track bike or just use my own bike which am used to and comfortable with.

what do most people do?

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

Use your road bike.

There's no point buying a dedicated track bike until it's become a serious enough hobby to justify it. And even then it's debatable if your bike is suited to track use (ie. anything sporty).

froggy128 · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Karma :

its a z750 will it look out of place - am just worried i will bin it!

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

Who cares what everyone else is riding? I've seen plenty 'unlikely' bikes on trackdays - cruisers, big tourers, everything.

Binning it... that happens on the road too.

NSR Mick · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Karma :

Ride your own, if your planning on going in the novice group (which you should as its yor 1st (I didnt Whistle

) you wont be the slowest anyhow. (unless you are really slow) Just dont push the bike too hard. Very Happy

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froggy128 · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Karma :

am just going to buy crash bungs - and just do an evening session - what time are they normally from

Cillit-BANG · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Karma :

Sign on usually is between 4-5pm iirc.

A Z750 certainly won't look out of place on a track-day.

£200 saved on hiring a bike, plus the deposit if you bin it will go a long was to restoring/replacing plastics/levers that get damaged on the usual track-day prangs. Do more than 2 and your quids in.

Motkram · Scooby Slapper Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

I did two full days on my R1 road bike, and decided that it was too nice (and expensive) to thrash to shit. I was also becoming very bored with the road so I sold it and bought a road registered track bike and got plenty of change. I've got the option of using it on the road if I really want to; but a trackday a month is my fix at the moment.
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