Thought I would drop this in here for people who are doing a bit of reading before their first trackday. It has been hiding away in the Ecosse section.
T'is my progress from track virgin to shredded rear (tyre). There's a video on there and a nice photo too.
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=161468&page=4
Hopefully will give others a bit more confidence to give it a go.