Would you race superbike?

[Drew]

You may be a REAL competitive mother fucker,but are you the same on track?ie,do you battle with craig,hayden and choppa or just line up against them,I guess this answers one of the questions as to why the nats fields are low,if you throw new tyres on alot during the winter its no wonder people cant afford to compete in the nats,but thats another thread..................................

This is my first year with the thou, but I'll say I'm quicker than a mid pack guy, (if the results from the last round are anything to go by).

Use your summer tyres in the winter

Can I use yours? I started in winter.

[johan]

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You dont have to have new tyres, the tyres im running in oz are as hard as fuck, i did a full practice day on stock suspension running good lap times and at the end of the day they were fine. I actually used them the next day for practice and qualifying and i sold them for $300au cause they still were mint for a road tyre.

Hi choppa, what hard street tyres did run if I may ask?

[aff-man]

Spot on, but its not a cost thing

I have a bike... and although it's missing an ohlins here or there it is basically race ready. i.e. I have full race fairings and tank etc etc and it has a few go fast bits in it.

Plan was to do the winter series......

I did the first round and won't be doing any more...

Why you ask.....

it is not lack of ambition or will, if I could I would. it is because it costs me over a grand to do a round and i still owe money for the last one. let alone trying to scrape together for the next one.

So yes... it IS a cost thing.

[GIXser]

Ok, here it is.....

You solo boys are all poofters..........

Why complain about tyre wear, suspension, costs involved and the like, when you all know the answer is right in front of you.

Go racing sidecars!!!
I used a near canvas rear tyre to set the lap record at Timaru last year, against ultra competitve machinery too.
I use 1 front tyre every 18 months, 2 rears a year, brake pads... what the feck are they?? 1 chain a year. Brake fluid and oil changes??? WTF?? Don't do enough miles to warrant it.....
..........and........ we have more Hp than your superbikes too!!! We're allowed 1300cc!!! Why settle for anything less???

It just leaves ya extra money for travel and accommodation, beer and debauchery................

All you do it it for is so you guys can have a shower together afterwards....

[GIXser]

Cheaper than a whore though....or maybe not

or a wife.......

[Hawkeye]

I wonder if I could blow up a superbike?...

Hell's You have the unique ability to blow up anything (on two wheels).

[Biggles08]

I have a bike... and although it's missing an ohlins here or there it is basically race ready. i.e. I have full race fairings and tank etc etc and it has a few go fast bits in it.

Plan was to do the winter series......

I did the first round and won't be doing any more...

Why you ask.....

it is not lack of ambition or will, if I could I would. it is because it costs me over a grand to do a round and i still owe money for the last one. let alone trying to scrape together for the next one.

So yes... it IS a cost thing.

I'm not sure but I think Choppa's point is not whether it is merely a 'Cost' thing... rather the people who use it as an excuse not to race superbikes...I tend to agree with him...I don't think it would be much more per round to race a superbike over my bike (F2)....however, they are BOTH expensive!!!

[aff-man]

I'm not sure but I think Choppa's point is not whether it is merely a 'Cost' thing... rather the people who use it as an excuse not to race superbikes...I tend to agree with him...I don't think it would be much more per round to race a superbike over my bike (F2)....however, they are BOTH expensive!!!

yeh an F2 vs an F1 I don't think there is a lot of difference except maybe chewing through rears a bit faster...
But between the likes or f3 and f1 I do think the cost difference is quite big. It also depends how competative and safe you wanna be. Using used slicks etc is a cheaper way of going but when you get to the bigger bikes having 180HP going through a tyre that has done unknown amount of heat cycles, or breaking hard down from 280+, it does put racing on fecked tyres in perspective. I used old tyres on the old 00 r6 and it still slid around a bit and although would never be competative like that was heaps of fun.. Don't think i'd be able to do the same on my current bike let alone a superbike.

[mossy1200]

My wife complains less than some of you guys and my posty has soaked $4k this year for 2 rounds and my tyres are sponcered.If it keeps costing I could be racing f1 for the same price.LOL
Cant take cash to the grave.
I notice the bike mags are doing bigger articles about the winter series.
I wonder if LG is already creating interest in the sport.
Crouds at round 2 were bigger than I have seen before.

[driftn]

My oath I would race a superbike, try and stop me if money was not an object.

Oh is this an invitation to have a go on your bike chop? Ill be carefull. Promiss.

[slowpoke]

I don't see the point in fronting up with a set of tyres capable of a lap record when you're a few seconds off the pace.

I'n running a Superbike and I reckon my total tyre bill for the Winter Series will be less than $1000. Sure, I'll miss a couple of rounds with mongrel work commitments but that's still good value I reckon. Barring other racer's huge misfortune I won't be on the podium but I won't be last either. Pre-loved rubber rocks!

You may actually be faster on a 600 or love the agility and sweeping corner speed of a 125GP bike but the double edged sword that is sheer horsepower is an experience not be missed. Everyone should experience it once in their racing lives......and it doesn't have to cost a fortune.

[CHOPPA]

I don't see the point in fronting up with a set of tyres capable of a lap record when you're a few seconds off the pace.

I'n running a Superbike and I reckon my total tyre bill for the Winter Series will be less than $1000. Sure, I'll miss a couple of rounds with mongrel work commitments but that's still good value I reckon. Barring other racer's huge misfortune I won't be on the podium but I won't be last either. Pre-loved rubber rocks!

You may actually be faster on a 600 or love the agility and sweeping corner speed of a 125GP bike but the double edged sword that is sheer horsepower is an experience not be missed. Everyone should experience it once in their racing lives......and it doesn't have to cost a fortune.

Even less if your were running s/h dunlops....