What was your first track bike?

tached1000rr · 01-03-2009, 02:57 PM

Just curious what bike was your first track bike? heck for that matter what do you ride now on the track? I hope to get a dedicated bike for the track this year, it will be a 600cc, it will be an older bike to begin with something in the 98-02 range.

I have two bikes now, I love my CBR 1000 too much to even think about it going right now. It's my street and mountain twisty rider. I also have a Ninja 500 and I'd take it to the track in a heartbeat and will perhaps do so until I get the 600cc in the stable.

lauralynne · 01-03-2009, 03:20 PM

First bike I rode on the track was an R6 - not mine though. My first track/race bike was an FZR600 (with no brakes...sigh, those were the days LOL).

Now I've got an SV650 that I track/race

Ninjakel · 01-03-2009, 03:53 PM

The only bike that I have had on the track is my current one, 2003 Gxsr 750.

fasternyou929 · 01-03-2009, 04:02 PM

First bike on the track was a 2000 929RR (RIP). Now I take my current bike, an '07 1000RR.

tached1000rr · 01-03-2009, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by fasternyou929

First bike on the track was a 2000 929RR (RIP). Now I take my current bike, an '07 1000RR.

What tracks in NC do you frequent?

DaveDD · 01-03-2009, 05:11 PM

My first was my street bike...'03 Buell XB9S. Too slow, but really fun in the tight parts. Really fun all around, but just not fast enough. I have a '98 ZX6R now. Wrecked at Homestead last June and need to get some new plastics, fix a few things, and bend a few things back in place.

fasternyou929 · 01-03-2009, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by tached1000rr

What tracks in NC do you frequent?

VIR is all I've ridden in NC, but I go to CMP in SC and Summit Point in West Virginia also. You?

was92v · 01-03-2009, 06:59 PM

My 1st track bike was a 20 year old Yamaha RD350 that I raced in Vintage classes on Sat and in modern classes on Sunday.

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Originally Posted by tached1000rr

I also have a Ninja 500 and I'd take it to the track in a heartbeat and will perhaps do so until I get the 600cc in the stable.

I raced a 95' 500 Ninja some, but it was too slow and it cost too much to make it fast. I grafted an FZR400 front end on it, which worked great and the thing handled OK, just too slow to be competitive.

PhiSig1071 · 01-03-2009, 07:29 PM

'03 GSXR600, it's my do-everything bike. I've commuted on it, trackdays, touring, everything. I picked up the KTM as a hooligan and track bike, but it's only good on tracks with short straights. Palm Beach, Roebling, Daytona etc it's death.

My recommendation? Do a couple trackdays on the 500, to get into the swing of trackdays. Then go onto your local track forum or the wera forums (forums.13x.com) and pick up a retired racebike for your track slut. I am converting my GSXR over to a track slut and it's expensive, you'll get more for your money buying a bike that's already built.

Cutty72 · 01-03-2009, 07:35 PM

Mine was my 1125R. Worked great but is a better street bike.

if/when i get a dedicated track bike it will probably be a 675 or a 750.

01-03-2009, 02:57 PM	#1
tached1000rr WERA White Plate Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NC Moto: 2009 GSXR 1300 Posts: 2,448	What was your first track bike? Just curious what bike was your first track bike? heck for that matter what do you ride now on the track? I hope to get a dedicated bike for the track this year, it will be a 600cc, it will be an older bike to begin with something in the 98-02 range. I have two bikes now, I love my CBR 1000 too much to even think about it going right now. It's my street and mountain twisty rider. I also have a Ninja 500 and I'd take it to the track in a heartbeat and will perhaps do so until I get the 600cc in the stable.

01-03-2009, 03:20 PM	#2
lauralynne 667:Neighbor of the Beast Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Everett WA Moto: VTR1000, SV650, FZR400, CRF150 Posts: 1,403	First bike I rode on the track was an R6 - not mine though. My first track/race bike was an FZR600 (with no brakes...sigh, those were the days LOL). Now I've got an SV650 that I track/race __________________ WMRRA's slowest Expert! triathalete, mom, racer, rider, friend, sister, wife - all in one tidy package! Married my best friend 8/30/09

01-03-2009, 03:53 PM	#3
Ninjakel Post whorette Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Florida Moto: 2006 GSXR 600- Posts: 3,992	The only bike that I have had on the track is my current one, 2003 Gxsr 750. __________________ I'm gonna punch you in the ovary, that's what I'm gonna do. A straight shot. Right to the babymaker. --Ron Burgundy-- Anchorman

01-03-2009, 05:11 PM	#6
DaveDD Trailer Queen Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Asheville, NC as of 1-15-09 :) Moto: '03 Buell XB9S, '98 Kawi ZX6r, '92 Harley Sportster Posts: 44	My first was my street bike...'03 Buell XB9S. Too slow, but really fun in the tight parts. Really fun all around, but just not fast enough. I have a '98 ZX6R now. Wrecked at Homestead last June and need to get some new plastics, fix a few things, and bend a few things back in place. __________________ www.dalidecals.com

01-03-2009, 07:29 PM	#9
PhiSig1071 Let go of my ears. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Moto: '03 GSX-R600, '04 625SMC Posts: 1,394	'03 GSXR600, it's my do-everything bike. I've commuted on it, trackdays, touring, everything. I picked up the KTM as a hooligan and track bike, but it's only good on tracks with short straights. Palm Beach, Roebling, Daytona etc it's death. My recommendation? Do a couple trackdays on the 500, to get into the swing of trackdays. Then go onto your local track forum or the wera forums (forums.13x.com) and pick up a retired racebike for your track slut. I am converting my GSXR over to a track slut and it's expensive, you'll get more for your money buying a bike that's already built. __________________ Entia non sunt multiplicanda necessitatem

01-03-2009, 04:02 PM	#4
fasternyou929 SFL Expatriate #2 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Moto: CBR1000 Posts: 2,043	First bike on the track was a 2000 929RR (RIP). Now I take my current bike, an '07 1000RR.