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[jeffoboyo1]

hi all as i loved my track day so much i wana do more and next season want to go at least 1 weekend a month, so i was thinking on buying a track bike,,, is it wise to go for a ready to go track bike or sould i use a road bike and do the mods myself. its just dont want to kill my 10r on the track then have nothing for the road. i have seen some zx7's and zx6's on ebay ready to race  , but how would i know if the bike is on its last legs and gona need a lot of work on the engine or gear box.......
what way have you guys done it
ready to go track bike or
do it yourself track bike ?

[fringe80]

did mine from my road bike but ended up being quite costly

check it out http://www.zx10r.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,18121.0.html 

Lee

[wedgiewolves]

Ah !! the track day bug happened to me  and loved it, i would get a track bike to be honest as you can just use as is save changing fairings or worrying about daylight mot etc ( which is very easy) . I rarely go road riding anymore as i dont get the track day buzzzzzz. I did use my cbr1000rr for a 2400 mile trip and it was brilliant .

You can get a cheap track bike id personally go for a gsxr 750 srad first of the fuel injected, as for problems i dont think you know if somethings gonna break down or going , gearbox is either gonna be noist jumping out of gear or even a gear missing. Engine wise smokey rattly chain tenisoner noisy just take someone who knows a bit and a good thing is srad parts you can get hold of cheaply .

[davemfox]

  what Wedgie said. Also look at a YZF 750 SP 

Dave

[wedgiewolves]

what Wedgie said. Also look at a YZF 750 SP 

Dave

Always wanted a go on one of those 

[Wheeltrax]

Go for a track bike or even an ex-race bike (most of em are actually well looked after with regular oil changes etc). Same rules apply as for buying any bike. Starting from cold, does it rattle, smoke, blow up etc. You get the picture.
There are some crackin deals out there if youre prepared to be patient and look around.
Spares obviously can come in handy if theyre included in the deal. WOW can also be a handy addition to the package. It doesnt much matter which bike you go for but I would personally stay mainstream. GSXR600/750, CBR600, ZX6R..... Anything where parts and spares are easily and readily available.

[jeffoboyo1]

hi guys i was thinking along the lines of a 600cc as they seem to be cheeper, dont realy want to spend more than a grand as it will be my first track bike, thanks for the replys so far guys.......

[jeffoboyo1]

hi guys i did it got me a track bike on ebay earlier. what you guys think..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290600581459?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

[tingy]

[Wheeltrax]

COOL! 
So whens your fist track day gonna be?
We're looking forward to reports of the first outing ya know!

[davemfox]

Result!! 

Dave

[Pewters]

Cracking buy !!!! Gonna be hell of a trek to collect it Jeff.

[wedgiewolves]

Well done happy for ya good buy that is 

[jeffoboyo1]

[jeffoboyo1]

forgot to say im picking her up sunday. yeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaa