Bikes - Talk & Issues Newsworthy and topical general biking and bike related issues. No crapola! Need Help: Try Searching before posting |
|
Thread Tools |
21-01-07, 11:52 AM | #1 |
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
Trackday Bike Project
OK, here goes.....
Now that I've been riding for just over a year (minus winter) my brother and I were talking over christmas about a project bike, to use for trackdays. He's been riding for a while, done a few trackdays and said it's a great way to learn more off the roads. Sowe are giving it some serious consideration. I get a good reason to travel to London and we get a good excuse to claim the garage as the man cave. My first question is, what bike would you suggest? Conditions are something 250cc-500cc, not to common, definitely not rare, obtainable spares, reasonably straightforward to work on and less than £3k. Cheers |
21-01-07, 12:21 PM | #2 | |
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
Re: Trackday Bike Project
Quote:
In my opinion, you are wasting your time on anything smaller than a 600 as you will jet get frustratingly out-gunned all the time ... unless that is your bag to play the underdog that is ... Anyhoo, cut your teeth on the CBR6, the engines are strong anyway, but if it goes pop there are plenty of replacement ones for little money ... if you fall off it, spares are plentiful and cheap (as these things go) ... if you like this trackday lark, then save up and buy a gixer thou!!! ....... quick look to see what is curently on eBay ... here you go ... an example of a potential bargain and just the sort of thing I think you should be after A link Its just an example ... these things are available all the time ... you get an awful lot of bike-per-buck with an old 'sorted' steelie |
|
21-01-07, 12:52 PM | #3 |
Member
Mega Poster
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Sunny Swindon
Posts: 3,570
|
There is a 400 series for stuff like the CBR400, VFR400, ZXR400 etc. but I can't remember what its called.
Parts for the CBR, VFR etc are relatively cheap and easy to find and I think its regulated along the lines of MiniTwins, so you don't need bottomless pockets to compete. The older bikes are cheaper but still just as good, they come up on eBay now and again often with spares etc. I think they also let some 250's in the TZR250 and RS250, but unless you like rebuilding engines I wouldn't go this route. If you go for the 400's I recommend the NC23 cause I have one and they are cracking little bikes. But no I don't race on the track, I don't have the time or money. The brakes are fantastic and the engines are reliable Honda. And if you've got a £3000 budget, that should be enough for a bike, a spare bike, some more spares, some performance parts from Graeme France and a bacon butty! |
21-01-07, 12:59 PM | #4 | |
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
Quote:
|
|
21-01-07, 01:37 PM | #5 | ||
Member
Mega Poster
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Sunny Swindon
Posts: 3,570
|
Quote:
I don't know how on earth I miss read that |
||
21-01-07, 01:37 PM | #6 | ||
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
Re: Trackday Bike Project
Quote:
|
||
21-01-07, 08:13 PM | #7 |
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
Winning bid: £721.00 ... that was steelie (pun very much intended!) of the century for someone!!! ... it would even been worth going to Scotland for that price!!!
|
Thread Tools | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
My new project bike | mister c | Photos | 25 | 11-04-09 06:10 PM |
New project bike. | Lozzo | Bikes - Talk & Issues | 20 | 30-10-08 12:48 PM |
So, you're after a project bike... | rigor | For Sale - SV's and SV related items | 2 | 24-08-07 07:45 PM |
Bike project | Jebiah | Bikes - Talk & Issues | 2 | 04-06-06 11:22 AM |
GS PROJECT BIKE | SlightlyModdedSV | For Sale - SV's and SV related items | 0 | 05-01-70 08:11 PM |