First Track Day
Discussion
Fraz.K said:
Thats just silly if you do that.
I went for an RG500 as first road bike but found it too much of a handful, dropped back to an RGV250 then went upto to a 750 once I had gotten used to it. I think its really about being comfortable and learning to ride within your limits, no one make you go flat out everywhere. I have seen newbies on 1000's and been ok, conversly I have seen experienced people bin smaller bikes. I would say however what is your experience on the 125? A 600 in the dry is a handful for a new rider, in the wet downright lethal if you dont know the braking and cornering ability of the bike especially on a race track with other bikes coming at you potentially 50+ mph faster
Just a word of warning - easy on the throttle fella. If you haven't ridden a 6 before you will s
t yourself.
It took me 3 months on the Hornet before I was happy cracking the throttle wide open in 1st and 2nd - and I'm a riding GOD! Well, I say god, but I'd had 4 months on a 500 single SM machine, and plenty of time on 2 stroke crossers.
Just be careful at first.
t yourself.It took me 3 months on the Hornet before I was happy cracking the throttle wide open in 1st and 2nd - and I'm a riding GOD! Well, I say god, but I'd had 4 months on a 500 single SM machine, and plenty of time on 2 stroke crossers.
Just be careful at first.
Unfortunately but luckily all the same I had to change the date from the 19th of August to the 16th of September as the bike was completely ready, my mate who I am going with had to work and as it happens I never seen rain that hard that day anyway, so lucky escape and I’ll be prepared for the 16th and let you know!
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Fraz.K said:
Unfortunately but luckily all the same I had to change the date from the 19th of August to the 16th of September as the bike was completely ready, my mate who I am going with had to work and as it happens I never seen rain that hard that day anyway, so lucky escape and I’ll be prepared for the 16th and let you know!
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Is there any chance you can get out on a 600/larger capacity bike of some sort before then? I would really recommend it...even if only hiring a bike for a day. I remember (well, vaguely Cheers
) what it was like going from a 125 to a 500 in my DAS, I can only imagine what it would be like going to a 600 sports bike!
xspencex said:
Keen to hear how it goes... I'm tempted to do my first track day.
Get yourself booked on one. I still remember my first which was at Lydden. The thing I remember the most about the day was the differece in confidence that I had in my tyres from the start of the first session to the last.
Just to let everybody know that I did the track day on Tuesday (16/09/08) at Donnington on my mates 636 (first go of a big bike) and it was excellent, couldn’t of gone any better. Improving every session, more confidence, smoother, faster. 130+mph under the bridge on the back straight with the front wheel in the air was one of the best feelings ever. Knee down in quite a few places. Would highly recommend No Limits Track Days there very good. Free tea coffee all day, good organisation can’t fault it! No hassle with signing on or briefing, I don’t even have a bike licence, I have a provisional!
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