koma
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Newbie question: stock bike
- Thread starter WebControl
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rescue
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I'm a very lucky woman. Couple years ago worked for a track school, between that and personal days I did 32 in one summer.
And I am still not that fast! However I do love to be at the track so ALL good.
WebControl
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If you don't mind, I'll keep asking questions. I'm very grateful for advises.
1) Is this a good deal? http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-cars-veh...-R6-Track-Bike-Clean-Title-W0QQAdIdZ504132392
2) I didn't book any track days, is it too late? (weekdays don't work for me, only weekends)
3) If it's too late, there is now reason to rush the purchase of a track bike. The best season is September-October, as i understand. Is it right?
Thanks!
1) Is this a good deal? http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-cars-veh...-R6-Track-Bike-Clean-Title-W0QQAdIdZ504132392
2) I didn't book any track days, is it too late? (weekdays don't work for me, only weekends)
3) If it's too late, there is now reason to rush the purchase of a track bike. The best season is September-October, as i understand. Is it right?
Thanks!
I can answer (partially) only 2): most people don't preregister at TMP, just show up and pay cash at the gate in the morning of the trackday.
Any trackday it isn't raining (unless you want to practice in the wet) is a good trackday.
Bike looks fairly competitive for that price considering the limited mods on it. The '06+ R6 is a great track bike in the right hands. I wouldn't say it's a bike that anyone can get on and rule the track on as the rider needs to have the skills to ring its neck to keep it going fast.
That looks pretty good Imo too, esp with the rains.
I would say weekdays you'd be ok not to prebook, but that's a chance you have to take.
Sept/oct track temps get cold overnight and surface takes awhile to warm again. What is your reasoning behind this thought?
I would say weekdays you'd be ok not to prebook, but that's a chance you have to take.
Sept/oct track temps get cold overnight and surface takes awhile to warm again. What is your reasoning behind this thought?
WebControl
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I meant "The best season to purchase a track bike"
WebControl
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I'm not sure what does it mean "Built motor from day one", so I'm not sure about "refresh" too. What's the stealing price in your opinion?
Oops sorry. Misread.
Most sellers don't wanna store yeah, so sometimes you can get a better deal. Cash in hand and truck ready to take it away could knock some $ off.
Mine has always been a race/ track bike. Didn't concern me but also brought a bud to come see it at that time before buying to take a look for me.
Most sellers don't wanna store yeah, so sometimes you can get a better deal. Cash in hand and truck ready to take it away could knock some $ off.
Mine has always been a race/ track bike. Didn't concern me but also brought a bud to come see it at that time before buying to take a look for me.
Really depends on that motor. The chassis seems decent but nothing too special, if it had a full fork cartridge in it I would say it was better. If the head had enough material taken off it your stuck with running race fuel or atleast 50/50 with pump and that gets really costly. With that amount of track mielage on it it's due for a rebuild IMHO which means at least $1000 between labour and parts for a basic rebuild. I'd be calling some shops and seeing what they say about those motors and how much/what should be done to make sure you don't end up with a costly repair bill. Just as an example, I bought my 08 Gsxr 1000 for $8000 and it has almost every goody you can think of with extra wheels/rains/gearing/handle bar controlls and 30L of race fuel. I was told it had low mielage on it (no speedo = no odo) and I blew a rod bearing after one season (5-6 practice days and 3 race weekends). I'm going to be around $3000 after the rebuild. Remeber this bike has spent almost its whole life over 10,000rpm.
WebControl
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that's right!
WebControl
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Wera is mostly bikes out of the USA, some deals can be had but I couldn't be bothered to travel unless it's a steal of a deal.
Check out cherrypickerracing.com, there's a ton of bikes to choose from towards the end of the season.
Personally, I would stay away from that R6 you linked, I can't justify rebuilding/refreshing a built motor every season.
If it's a race bike, that's one things, but for the occasional track day, it's a little overkill IMO.
Check out cherrypickerracing.com, there's a ton of bikes to choose from towards the end of the season.
Personally, I would stay away from that R6 you linked, I can't justify rebuilding/refreshing a built motor every season.
If it's a race bike, that's one things, but for the occasional track day, it's a little overkill IMO.
Ebc race
WebControl
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I guess I'm not clear about meaning of "built motor"
Can you expand the topic, please?
Thanks!
A built motor typically has had crank work, head work (porting/decking), cams, possibly pistons/transmission work. Depending on how deep the customers pockets are and the rules of the racing organization will determine how much has been done.
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