Single most important mod for first trackday
 

Got my first trackday coming up at the start of Dec on the SV, can maybe afford to get a single quick mod in before the day so what does anyone reckon is the quickest, easiest single mod to make life easier on the track? Obviously not going to Rossi it on first time but can see brakes/susp causing me hassle.

Obviously big stuff like GSXR front end conversions is totally out!

My bike is near enough stock and the 2 things i dont like are, pogo suspension and duff brakes - which of these would you tackle first?

I'm thinking:

a. New pads & braided lines
b. Stiffer front fork springs
c. Stiffer rear shock

Planning on just buying the part and when the bike goes for its MOT chucking them to the bloke and saying 'fit that too' so something thats not going to cost a load in labour (absolutely no interest in doing any work on the bike myself).

Given i dont want to spend much over a ton, which will give the most bang per buck track-wise and fit realistically around that price range (if any)?

Ta

Re: Single most important mod for first trackday
 

Go on a diet.

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Omfg lol, excellent ... but he kinda has a point, there no real single cheap upgrade you need for a track day.

Do your track day, and enjoy it, the bike performs very diff on the the track compared to on the road

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I agree, lost 6kgs in 6 weeks......the same weight saving on the bike in carbon would cost £2k+ haha

Seriously though, if its your first trackday I cant see the bike being much of an issue, just enjoy it.

What SV is it, New/Old?

If the discs and pads arnt low, then dont change them. Braided hoses benefits are negligable and if its your first day I doubt you will be breaking anywhere near as hard as your standard lines can handle.

Suspension mods are always worth doing as they are cheap....but again, I wouldnt bother.

My first trackday was on a completely standard K6 SV650, it was more than capable and it was on a very fast circuit as well.

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When you get there you could take the front plastics and lights off, that would save a bit. I know TSM does it when he does a track day.

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Luckily i'm a svelte specimen so no probs there bar the ever expanding ale gut - although my brakes act like like i'm a 30-stoner. Had the bike in a couple of months ago to get a dealer look at them as just got sick of the braking performance compared to my mates Fazer that brakes 10x harder (and after test riding a couple of other bikes that were again, hugely sharper).

They stripped, examined and rebuilt and said nothing wrong, thats just how the SV brakes are - thats why i thought braided lines may give a bit more power without having to give it a big handful to stop the thing. Have asked for a new set of pads to be fitted during the MOT even though the current ones are only part worn in case its somehow duff pads to blame.

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New uprated forks springs together with thicker oil. Will help with the braking too.

Re: Single most important mod for first trackday
 

if your worried about ur brakes and they have been overhauled then i would say get some top quality pads and blead the system before u go. If you chnge the suspension your risking loosing your confidence in the bike as it would handle diferently and that i would have thourght would be the best thing you could have on the track?

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Braided line dont give any mroe power. They remove the feel and 'Spongyness' that apprently stad brake lines give.

In all honesty i think all this modding lark is a waste of money. I ride my modded bike back to back with Vernas stock bike and i honestly say that i can notice very very little difference!!

Still its all psycological init :)

Change the tyres on your bike for something a little better (If they are stock that it is (Dunlops or Metz 4's dependent on bike))

Re: Single most important mod for first trackday
 

Make sure your bike WORKS. Don't change too much because it inevitably won't be correct and then that will ruin your day. Seriously, if it ain't broke, don't fix it!

About the only exception is tyres, because they do make a difference, and they are hard to mess up.