Recommend me a track bike

vulture · Derestricted Danger Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Karma :

Currently a novice that hires bikes for track days. After putting the last one in the gravel, I've decided to purchase my own. These are my requirements:

1. Budget ~1.5k
2. Must be around ~100BHP
3. Ideally 600 - 750cc
4. Cheap parts

I've been looking at the GSXR600 K1 which seems to tick the boxes. Are there any other bikes that tick the boxes?

MarkJ · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Karma :

Older CBR 600's. I sold my '92 for £640, the 99's at the time were going for around £1100 ish.

DynaMight · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Oct 2004 Karma :

K1 would be good for the cash. One of the more track focused 600's of that era. R6's are good but early ones suffered from 2nd gear issues.

Be extra careful when looking at a track bike, theres plenty of tat thats been abused, bodged, crashed then bodged again. Also try to get one with WOW's (Wets on wheels)
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vulture · Derestricted Danger Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Karma :

I may look at a road bike with a view to converting it to a track bike.

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MarkJ · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Karma :

No I didn't, it went for £60 less that what I bought it for.

Go look through completed ebay listings for "CBR track bike".

supZ · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Feb 2009 Karma :

just had a quick look and cant see any CBR600F trackbikes for under a grand. well.. grand and up.

note i was talking roadbike which i presumed you were as well, granted a track based FX/FY will be cheaper but even the steelies i dont think i've seen one for as cheap as you parted with yours for.

probably works out similar tho as most of these bikes come with wets, stands, etc.. shame those things dont really increase the price much

definately there are some nice deals around to be had tho Smile

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Gazdaman · I did a trackday!!! Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Karma :

MarkJ · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Karma :

Bike 1
Bike 2
Bike 3
Bike 4
Bike 5

There's a few on there that had starting bids around £900 that didn't sell, too.

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

I'd just go for any jap bike. Don't focus on one model, none are different enough to matter.
Have a look on motoforum too.

For a track bike, the suspension is the only thing that really massively matters I would say compared to a road bike.
However, if you're just starting out, stock suspension should be fine - I've happily help my own in the fast group with stock suspension on various jap sports bikes and sure better riders would have gone even faster Smile

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Road fairings often actually crash a little better and you can save weight by taking stuff off yourself.

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Gazdaman · I did a trackday!!! Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Karma :

You would have been welcome to buy my one.

It even had a full Micron race system. The fairings were all ratty though, and it had nearly 40k miles on it.

It certainly wasn't worth any more, I think you hideously over-estimate those bikes.

Gaz

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Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

A lot of people do try and sell FX/FYs (road) at silly money. Always have. If they're in excellent condition, people do seem to pay it, now and then. Similarly you see older models also being offered at fairly high money. Maybe it's because they've got that 'Hondas last' thing and people are willing to pay a bit more cos it seems like a better bet than the alternatives?

Whether they're 'worth' the prices folk ask for is another matter. I'd say generally they are overpriced.

h00dwink · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 May 2006 Karma :

earlier this week i bought a 1998 cbr600f track bike with a tuned engine (apparently, had some work done on it and isnt standard).
literally shit loads of spares-
tank
fairings
engine
rear sets
engine covers
clip ons
sprockets
clutches
yoshi system (akra system on bike)

nice looking bike for £750 large

https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs311.ash2/59159_10150283411100257_651840256_14575831_820134_n.jpg

edit- stuff i forgot
uprated front brakes to brembo's from an apprilia something or other
progressive springs in the forks
shock's had something done that i dont remember

probably missed other stuff
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h00dwink · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 May 2006 Karma :

didnt get wow unfortunately. is something i'm going to be keeping eyes on ebay for over the winter, along with some kind of van and stripping/rebuilding the spare engine.
will get shots of the spares up at some point.
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DynaMight · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Oct 2004 Karma :

https://www.honda-forums.com/index.php?t=msg&th=21605&start=0&

Looks like a bargain!!
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MarkJ · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Karma :

Bloody hell I'd snap that RR up sharpish!

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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

It's not beyond the realms of reason, especially if it's a Cat B.
But yes, I'd certainly check up on it carefully.

MarkJ · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Karma :

Aye just looks like a cheap one to me. You'd obviously give it a check over, but if it is nicked is there a way to do a check on it?