Shopping list for 2013 track season

[Fiery254]

The odd course or 2 is great, but riding a bike that isnt well set up for you (suspension etc) equals crashes! Doesnt take that long to understand proper body positioning, but if you do and your bike isnt set up....you are never going to be fast.

Jenn

I think Jay is saying there's a natural progression to these things. You learn to ride, you get your stock stuff sorted, you improve your riding and take it close to its limits, you begin to improve suspension & performance parts, you imprve your riding some more, you sell your trick parts and buy even tricker parts and on and on.......

What is spent on trick parts at the very beginning of peoples track lives could be better invested in track days. But everyones entitled to spend their money how they see fit.

Although, in saying all that, I know a guy who runs an almost stock ZX6R and does 2.10s at Calabogie.

 

[Mina]

For what I am changing gearing too, speedo healer is a waste of money...Id rather calculate in the rough 10% difference.

Thanks though!

Jenn

Speedohealers are more on the pricey side, I put a SpeedoDRD on my street bike and it was ~70$ + a 5 minutes install.
I won't bother to put one on my track bike, because well... it's a track bike!

But on a street bike, I would definitely recommend it.
At the end, it's your call though, just my 2 cents!

 

[KawasakiGal]

I said approximate...Im not that worried...

Just remember that it's not correct. That's how I got my ticket after forgetting to recalibrate it.

 

[KawasakiGal]

I havent done a ton of track days, just going from my experience.....my bike is currently set up for someone wayyy wayyy heavier then myself. So even by trackday 3 I was noticing issues with that...hence why I say sometimes its important to have the right bike setup....

again my opinion...they are like ********, everyone has one!

Jenn

I think Jay is saying there's a natural progression to these things. You learn to ride, you get your stock stuff sorted, you improve your riding and take it close to its limits, you begin to improve suspension & performance parts, you imprve your riding some more, you sell your trick parts and buy even tricker parts and on and on.......

What is spent on trick parts at the very beginning of peoples track lives could be better invested in track days. But everyones entitled to spend their money how they see fit.

Although, in saying all that, I know a guy who runs an almost stock ZX6R and does 2.10s at Calabogie.

 

[Mina]

I think Jay is saying there's a natural progression to these things. You learn to ride, you get your stock stuff sorted, you improve your riding and take it close to its limits, you begin to improve suspension & performance parts, you imprve your riding some more, you sell your trick parts and buy even tricker parts and on and on.......

What is spent on trick parts at the very beginning of peoples track lives could be better invested in track days. But everyones entitled to spend their money how they see fit.

Although, in saying all that, I know a guy who runs an almost stock ZX6R and does 2.10s at Calabogie.

I agree with you. The only reason I picked up that Elka is because it was too good of a deal to pass on.
I don't even plan on installing it right away, would like to do a few track days first with the stock set up and see how much of a difference the Elka will make and how much that would improve my skills/confidence.

Things like the exhaust/rearsets/damper/etc are things I consider necessary for a track bike...
Granted, some may disagree and say it's a complete waste of money but I enjoy it and to me it's part of the experience.

I have a ****ing problem buying parts, I can never say no.

 

[Mr.Azim]

If you can afford it, buy whatever you please! Seat time is more important to start off with, but if you can manage funds for ride time and parts/upgrades, then even better.


PS: I want to get a quickshifter this winter.... that's about it on my to buy list. I already have my fibreglass repair kit

 

[KawasakiGal]

hahah yes, I am also stealing someones fibreglass repair kit....I have some work to do!

If you can afford it, buy whatever you please! Seat time is more important to start off with, but if you can manage funds for ride time and parts/upgrades, then even better.


PS: I want to get a quickshifter this winter.... that's about it on my to buy list. I already have my fibreglass repair kit

 

[caboose56]

s'alright for you racing away. I may well have to put up with this crap at Caalbogie next season.

I feel sad for you.

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[dricked]

s'alright for you racing away. I may well have to put up with this crap at Caalbogie next season.

Come race instead, there's not as many...."people" shall we say.

 

[stormcat]

I have a ****ing problem buying parts, I can never say no.

You sound just like my boyfriend! I need to take his laptop away from him before he completely fills my garage with bikes in various states of decay/repair, and miscellaneous boxes of bike parts. :lmao:

Which reminds me, I need an extra set of rims for an '05 CBR600RR. Put that on my list.

 

[kellen]

Come race instead, there's not as many...."people" shall we say.

hopefully shirtless rob comes back

 

[YellowDuck]

Although it's nice to have that kind of support from John, it would be nice if I have a clue on what I'm doing to my bike and how any changes made could/should affect the suspension.

Yes, awesome, excellent. + eleventy billion. My feelings exactly.

and Andrew Trevitt's book is indeed a great starting point. Easy to understand and, for many of us, as much detail as we will ever need to fettle the adjusters and experiment intelligently.

Not that it is necessary to understand it all from a physical standpoint to actually be fast. Some of the fastest guys (and girls!)out there are also the most ignorant about how bikes actually work. As it turns out, it's not even necessary to totally understand it to be a successful suspension tuner...tuning can be an art as much as a science (case in point - listen to Dave Moss tak about preload some time - definitely not letting physics get in the way). But me, I prefer science...possibly because I lack actual talent... ):

 

[Brian P]

Progress: Took the bike off the trailer, emptied the gas tank, took the bodywork off, cleaned the bike up a bit, took it into the shop, started making preparations for this weekends subframe-straightening exercise.

 

[Mr.Azim]

started making preparations for this weekends subframe-straightening exercise.

Don't mess with the classic personal identifier!

I'm digging into the bike this weekend... removing forks/shock for servicing @ Accelerated technologies. I'm also going to buy a quickshifter this winter... do I need it? Sure why not. Do I want it? A lot more than I need it.

I may also get the tank painted as well.

 

[toysareforboys]

I'm digging into the bike this weekend... removing forks/shock for servicing @ Accelerated technologies. I'm also going to buy a quickshifter this winter... do I need it? Sure why not. Do I want it? A lot more than I need it.

Nice! John will get you fixed up

Is the quick shifter for your R6? You know you can tap it right into your ECU right, all you need is the actual quick shifter sensor!

-Jamie M.

 

[caboose56]

Don't mess with the classic personal identifier!

I'm digging into the bike this weekend... removing forks/shock for servicing @ Accelerated technologies. I'm also going to buy a quickshifter this winter... do I need it? Sure why not. Do I want it? A lot more than I need it.

I may also get the tank painted as well.

Absolutely you need it!

1/10th of a second every shift! How many up-shifts on the long track at GB?? 7 per lap?

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[dricked]

I couldn't believe how much people pulled on me when I didn't have a QS, every shift was atleaat an 1/8 of a bike length. It's also one less thing to do and feals really weird at first.

 

[doozerdave]

I couldn't believe how much people pulled on me when I didn't have a QS, every shift was atleaat an 1/8 of a bike length. It's also one less thing to do and feals really weird at first.

Totally agree. I rode my buddy's zx-6r with a quick shifter and for the first few laps the thing was bucking like crazy as I was trying to break my shifting instincts. Once I got the hang of it though, wow, so slick and quick.

 

[Mr.Azim]

Nice! John will get you fixed up

Is the quick shifter for your R6? You know you can tap it right into your ECU right, all you need is the actual quick shifter sensor!

-Jamie M.

I don't want to jerk around with the ECU... for $100-$150 more I can get a nice Annitori setup that doesn't reply on a mechanical switch (which I hear is prone to use/failure after a while).

Absolutely you need it!

1/10th of a second every shift! How many up-shifts on the long track at GB?? 7 per lap?

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Good point! I'm also looking forward to saving the arm pump/fatigue... I find myself dragging lower gears out a little longer (not red-line) but I COULD shift, just concerned about the extra time it will take to up/down shift... but it's losing more time, really. I wouldn't think twice about upshifting when I can.

 

[dricked]

Not sure what you mean when you say "not relying on a mechanical switch", they all have a mechanical/electrical switch that is put between your shift rod/linkage to detect the pressure unless there's something new.