Oulton 27th / 28th Feb
Discussion
Yazza54 said:
moanthebairns said:
whats the weather like in feb?
It was damp morning and about 10-12deg sunny afternoon last time Who knows! You not got wets?
I just feared it might be as cold as knockhill, I done a few track days in the "off season" and 6 degrees in the pissing rain is no fun at all. Especially if im tenting it.
I might book up for this closer to the time.
Could be be fun in novice, camear on bike
Yazza54 said:
jasesapphy said:
Only done one trackday on bike, done around 30 in the track car but never been to olton park
I very tempted as the track bike is ready to go from tomorrow and I have a set of wets just in case
Come so far there's me tom and loon plus me and Tom both have mates coming in novice.I very tempted as the track bike is ready to go from tomorrow and I have a set of wets just in case
Yazza54 said:
Both days?
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I'll probably do the Friday as it'll be quieter & already a member there. Cheers.Join track day riders forum then email this address asking for your no limits code, give your username and full name
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How do you go about bike track days?
If you have an off you would likely need to buy a full set of new gear, new fairings and levers for one side.
Ive done 2 car track days. One was spent drifting (so i wont count that) but the other resulted in one spin. If i was on a bike, the bike would have been wrecked.
Do people just not push it as hard on bike track days?
Surely not everyone who does them can afford £1000s worth of new gear and £1000s worth of new fairing?
If you have an off you would likely need to buy a full set of new gear, new fairings and levers for one side.
Ive done 2 car track days. One was spent drifting (so i wont count that) but the other resulted in one spin. If i was on a bike, the bike would have been wrecked.
Do people just not push it as hard on bike track days?
Surely not everyone who does them can afford £1000s worth of new gear and £1000s worth of new fairing?
Benbay001 said:
How do you go about bike track days?
If you have an off you would likely need to buy a full set of new gear, new fairings and levers for one side.
Ive done 2 car track days. One was spent drifting (so i wont count that) but the other resulted in one spin. If i was on a bike, the bike would have been wrecked.
Do people just not push it as hard on bike track days?
Surely not everyone who does them can afford £1000s worth of new gear and £1000s worth of new fairing?
You could say the same about car days, a little,off could be expensive if you hit the Armco, or tyres. If you have an off you would likely need to buy a full set of new gear, new fairings and levers for one side.
Ive done 2 car track days. One was spent drifting (so i wont count that) but the other resulted in one spin. If i was on a bike, the bike would have been wrecked.
Do people just not push it as hard on bike track days?
Surely not everyone who does them can afford £1000s worth of new gear and £1000s worth of new fairing?
I ride as hard as I can, and fall off every now and then, it's one of those things. If you can't afford to wreck your bike or car then don't do them would be the best advice.
I've got a track bike so fairings are cheap ones and looking a bit secondhand at the moment.
Benbay001 said:
I guess though that some people ride like they were on a normal fast road ride?
Yes. There are three groups set at differing skill, experience amd confidence levels. Some ride hard, some just want to say that they've been on track, some ride like they think they're the next Rossi, despite being crap and others are top level racers just getting some practice in and all points in between. This was me (in front after about 3 secs) having a play with a mate last year.
http://youtu.be/i8FF85_8Pss
Benbay001 said:
How do you go about bike track days?
If you have an off you would likely need to buy a full set of new gear, new fairings and levers for one side.
Ive done 2 car track days. One was spent drifting (so i wont count that) but the other resulted in one spin. If i was on a bike, the bike would have been wrecked.
Do people just not push it as hard on bike track days?
Surely not everyone who does them can afford £1000s worth of new gear and £1000s worth of new fairing?
When I first got into bike trackdays, I went with the Suzuki Owners club, crusty old beardy farts mainly who wanted some fun on track. It wasn't a racer wanna be group. I entered on a road bike, which I rode there & back, so I went into the novice group and went steady as I wanted to. Quickly realised I was better than a lot of the novice group, so moved myself up after a while. Always rode my road bike on track days until I decided to go racing. If you have an off you would likely need to buy a full set of new gear, new fairings and levers for one side.
Ive done 2 car track days. One was spent drifting (so i wont count that) but the other resulted in one spin. If i was on a bike, the bike would have been wrecked.
Do people just not push it as hard on bike track days?
Surely not everyone who does them can afford £1000s worth of new gear and £1000s worth of new fairing?
In terms of crash damage, if you want to go fast, take a trailer/van and some spares. If you want to enjoy your bike, but be sensible enough to ride there/back, go for it, just make sure you can take all your kit with you and make sure you & the bike are up to it.
As Loon says, long or even medium term, a dedicated track bike pays off if you get 'addicted' and there's plenty of ex-track bikes or cheap road bikes which are easily converted to track weapon status.
Go for it, if you've got a taste for it, it's a zillion times better then riding like a cock on the queens highway.
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