Whats the best track day bike?

[nzspokes]

In a couple of months I will be after a track day bike. It will remain road legal but be bought mainly for track day.

Have been thinking Gixxer 1k, mainly as they are common and seem to be easy to get bits for when I throw it down the track. But open to ideas if there is anything better. After something I can just hop on and ride once the suspension is setup. Im not precious about brand or model.

Budget is 7 to 10k but would rather the lower end.

[AllanB]

You know the answer -

Suzuki
Honda
Yamaha


Fresh oil and bobs ya uncle.


You should get a goodies in your budget.

[Racey Rider]

RGV250v two stroke.

And what do you know.... I just happen to have one for sale (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/180501-RGV250v-VJ23)! :whistle:

and it will be a good investment.

[BuzzardNZ]

RGV250v two stroke.

And what do you know.... I just happen to have one for sale (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/180501-RGV250v-VJ23)!

and it will be a good investment.

Love the RGV250's but somehow can't see NZSpokes on one of those :shifty:

[roogazza]

You could have had mine a month ago.
But now I have a (small) erection for it again.Must be Spring is sprung ???? :niceone:

[nzspokes]

RGV250v two stroke.

And what do you know.... I just happen to have one for sale (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/180501-RGV250v-VJ23)! :whistle:

and it will be a good investment.

Thanks but its probably to nice for me to learn more on.

And i want big HP to make up for a lack of skill.

[caspernz]

And i want big HP to make up for a lack of skill.

Some of us want big HP because we're too short for our weight...

[SVboy]

k6/7 gixxer 600. Easy to set up. Huge amount of good knowledge and product available, and as comfy as your wife's slippers on the ride home.

[Crasherfromwayback]

And i want big HP to make up for a lack of skill.

It's the fucking last thing you need if you want to improve your riding/race craft.

[sharp2183]

Stock R6 would be my opinion. Fairly cheap, very adequate in stock form for track days.

[malcy25]

It's the fucking last thing you need if you want to improve your riding/race craft.
Pete has hit the nail on the head. As funky ss big HP is, it'll only get in your way. I've helped at track days for the last 7 years or more and seen it lots......the guys with the 600s or GSXr750s even at most, are the ones who usually learn the quickest. Guys tryng to get on top of the 1000 they bought end up parked up mid corner, slow on exit, brake too much, have slow entry speeds, and go mental on the straights. I usually take them aside and tell them to roll it back to a max of 180-200 klicks and part throttle so they have head space to actually ride rather than be taken for a ride.

[Autech]

Pete has hit the nail on the head. As funky ss big HP is, it'll only get in your way. I've helped at track days for the last 7 years or more and seen it lots......the guys with the 600s or GSXr750s even at most, are the ones who usually learn the quickest. Guys tryng to get on top of the 1000 they bought end up parked up mid corner, slow on exit, brake too much, have slow entry speeds, and go mental on the straights. I usually take them aside and tell them to roll it back to a max of 180-200 klicks and part throttle so they have head space to actually ride rather than be taken for a ride.

THIS.

It's also very embarrassing when someone on a shitty Korean Hyosung 250 goes the long way around you on your sexy 1000 cause you're holding them up. Don't be that guy.
A 600 is a lot of bike to even get close to it's max potential, but at least you won't be quite as afraid of the go lever as if you were on a thou'. A nice R6 should do the trick, just remember if you have short legs that some R6's are rather tall so be sure to test one first.

[nzspokes]

It's the fucking last thing you need if you want to improve your riding/race craft.

Bro I would turbo that bitch if it would help.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Bro I would turbo that bitch if it would help.

Hahaha. It def wouldn't. Get a bike where you're the boss, so you can learn how get every once of performance out of it. Then step up and start again.

[mossy1200]

I would get a full time track/race bike and a trailer over a bike for road/track.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/sports/auction-1143533086.htm

This is cheap if you do go road/track bike
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/sports/auction-1146621651.htm

[nzspokes]

Hahaha. It def wouldn't. Get a bike where you're the boss, so you can learn how get every once of performance out of it. Then step up and start again.

Im pulling your tit.

I dont know what would be the best, hence the question. Handling is the top of the list. And something I can get bits for when it all goes horribly wrong. Didnt know if any one model is better suited than the other.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Im pulling your tit.

.

I know mate. Def get a 600 or less.

[release_the_bees]

How about an RC390? That would be an awesome first track bike. You can pick up a near new one for around $8k.

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[haydes55]

THIS.

It's also very embarrassing when someone on a shitty Korean Hyosung 250 goes the long way around you on your sexy 1000 cause you're holding them up. Don't be that guy.
A 600 is a lot of bike to even get close to it's max potential, but at least you won't be quite as afraid of the go lever as if you were on a thou'. A nice R6 should do the trick, just remember if you have short legs that some R6's are rather tall so be sure to test one first.
Guilty. 2 weeks after picking up my first big boy bike Z1000. I went to my first ever track day, got overtaken by a hyosung race bike on the outside of Hampton downs hairpin. Certainly have me a hurry up. Flew pay him down the straight. The next lap would have been the fastest lap I did that day

[Autech]

The next lap would have been the fastest lap I did that day

Haha, bet he was still all over you by the time you got to the next straight bit.




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[mossy1200]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/sports/auction-1149262241.htm

[Grumph]

That probably has been a track day bike....

I reckon you're all missing the point - the best track day bike belongs to someone else, not you.

What you ride is what you can afford to crash.

[mossy1200]

That probably has been a track day bike....

I reckon you're all missing the point - the best track day bike belongs to someone else, not you.

What you ride is what you can afford to crash.

Refer post 15

[Yow Ling]

How about an RC390? That would be an awesome first track bike. You can pick up a near new one for around $8k.

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Yes, this bike RC390, or Ninja 300 or Yamaha R3 awesome cheap competitive in their class, dont waste your time trying to keep it on the road. 7k will buy a full race Ninja300 a bit more for the others

[DamianW]

k6/7 gixxer 600. Easy to set up. Huge amount of good knowledge and product available, and as comfy as your wife's slippers on the ride home.


I've got a K7 track bike. Awesome bike but (and SVboy I'm guessing you already know this but for the OP) rectifiers on K6/7 bikes have a habit of frying because the part is positioned right behind the radiator. If you're unlucky the stator and battery go too. Quick cheap permanent fix is to relocate the part 90deg on to the left hand spar.

The other option imo is a Gen 1 (06-09) Daytona 675. A Gen 2 (10-12) maybe a bit more money. Rectifiers also had a habit of popping on the early bikes and Triumph issued parts replacements under warranty. This maybe worth a look: https://trademe.co.nz/1123406442

[HenryDorsetCase]

Hahaha. It def wouldn't. Get a bike where you're the boss, so you can learn how get every once of performance out of it. Then step up and start again.

Agree. I bought my VFR400 with that in mind (plus it was cheap). Even if I cartwheel it up the track on fire I have only chucked away the cosmetic damage of one crash on a road bike.

in answer to OP's question: think about a Daytona 675 racebike. They can be had for cheap, they are reliable in stock form, still >100rwhp, and the handling is brilliant.

I'd like one myself.

[HenryDorsetCase]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/sports/auction-1152275079.htm

[imthatguy]

How about a nice 400? Small, has enough power to rustle your jimmies but won't kill you, suspension is old but perfectly adequate on a track..

[WNJ]

These go well, cheap enough ,http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/sports/auction-1142402248.htm

[nzspokes]

How about a nice 400? Small, has enough power to rustle your jimmies but won't kill you, suspension is old but perfectly adequate on a track..

Nah, Im well past a 400. I will probably look at a Gixxer 750.

[boman]

Nah, Im well past a 400. I will probably look at a Gixxer 750.

Triumph 675 Daytona? Plenty of go fast bits available And they can be made to handle well. And the triple pulls like a twin and revs like a four. Fun fun fun.

[FROSTY]

My honest opinion is that the best track day/country ride bike has to the the K7-K9 Suzuki GSXR750.
Why?
1) the important parts can be interchanged with 600 parts -so suspenders/fairings etc are readily available.
2) as light /rideable as a 600
3)Handling/weight feels the same as a 600
4)a bit more ooph out of corners without being 1k insane type power
5) as a roadie they are extremely pleasant.
6) they aren't a race bike so price generally not artificially inflated.