08-06-2008, 01:54 AM | #21 |
Clit Commander
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Las Vegas
Moto: 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale S
Posts: 4,189
|
I don't plan on going down, maybe that's why I like my things nice. Will I go down? Probably. But I'm not racing, so I don't need to push it that extra little bit. And if I do go down and the 'glass is still usable, the paint will stay that way. Then I'll stop caring about the looks. I don't ride slower because I'm worried about wrecking and damaging my plastics, I just like them to look kick ass while I'm riding.
__________________
Dress for the crash. Not the ride. |
08-06-2008, 06:36 AM | #22 |
TWFix Legend
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Denver CO
Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar
Posts: 15,677
|
well there's no doubt your bike looks good DLit... but until I really know if I'm gonna be able to afford a bunch of track days... I don't wanna sink TO much into the hobby before I find out if I can really afford to get addicted...
I'll have a new house... so don't know... |
08-06-2008, 08:08 AM | #23 | ||
WERA White Plate
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Renton, WA
Moto: Ninja 650R
Posts: 1,920
|
Quote:
__________________
Quote:
|
||
08-06-2008, 11:25 AM | #24 | |
Forum Coach
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: GA
Moto: 2006 GSXR 600
Posts: 7,419
|
Quote:
Lets see, and use a lil logic here, rough for boys I know but... Street plastics on a bike at the track. You wreck good, you total not only the plastics, but everything underneath (frame, tank and forks). MAJOR CASH out for that one... Track Plastics - same scenario - wreck with flair, take out plastics and bike (again, frame tank and forks)... Running Nekked - wreck with flair, take out bike, but no plastics. Not out the cash for plastic replacement, spend extra money from not replacing plastics on aftermarket versus stock replacement parts!! And just a heads up, your plastics arent gonna protect a whole lot...ask someone who has wrecked. Frame sliders are there to protect the frame, your plastics really wont do jack. Until or unless you are a licensed racer, theres not much sense in removing those sliders either...but most of the ones I know still have them on... You flip the bike like speedracer did, NO amount of race plastics or anything else is gonna save that tank or the forks. It's totaled. Your most common lost parts arent even near the plastics...rear sets, levers, clip ons... so in conclusion, race plastics just look cool and give you the feel of your bike still on the street, as for protection, not quite what you are thinking... The important lesson here is try NOT to wreck however... |
|
08-06-2008, 11:26 AM | #25 | |
Hold mah beer!
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven
Moto: 08 R1200GS
Posts: 23,268
|
Then why have track glass?
__________________
Quote:
|
|
08-06-2008, 11:27 AM | #26 |
Moto GP Star
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 12,156
|
|
08-06-2008, 11:27 AM | #27 | |
Hold mah beer!
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven
Moto: 08 R1200GS
Posts: 23,268
|
I crashed in my race plastics and they faired well and were easily brought back to a decent shape with fiberglass repair. You don't always need to replace them.
__________________
Quote:
|
|
08-06-2008, 11:28 AM | #28 |
Forum Coach
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: GA
Moto: 2006 GSXR 600
Posts: 7,419
|
fair enough, but you didnt try to take yourself out like speed racer did...mine are repairable as well, his however arent and require replacement...my point is that they didnt save the bike from damage to frame, forks or all those small parts...
|
08-06-2008, 11:33 AM | #29 | |
Hold mah beer!
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven
Moto: 08 R1200GS
Posts: 23,268
|
Yeah, but they still provide the aero package you need for high speed tracks. Which is nice at places like Barber and Nashville.
__________________
Quote:
|
|
08-06-2008, 11:38 AM | #30 | |
Forum Coach
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: GA
Moto: 2006 GSXR 600
Posts: 7,419
|
Quote:
that said, im hoping to get my plastics done this month sometime... |
|
Bookmarks |
|
|