Im thinkin of hitting a track day at Pukekohe soon. What gear do you take? I will be riding the bike there so cant take to much.
Was thinking basic tools, some lunch and water. Anything else?
Pootler
Im thinkin of hitting a track day at Pukekohe soon. What gear do you take? I will be riding the bike there so cant take to much.
Was thinking basic tools, some lunch and water. Anything else?
Originally Posted by Katman
Hardcore Biker
petrol money, tyre pressure gauge, race tape, water, more water. Testing day or trackday?
e mare libertas
Make sure your tyres are fresh, you have plenty of meat on your brake pads, and your bike isn't going to leak any fluids anywhere. Change the oil if you haven't done that recently. Think about what tyre pressures you'll be running, too, don't just head out onto the track with tyres pumped up to whatever. Warm your tyres up for a lap or two before you go hard. Remind yourself that it's not a race.
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- mikey
Forum whore
so would you run slightly lower pressures because the tyres will get hotter therfore pressuruze more or is it the opposite?
e mare libertas
Precisely.
Edit: I used to run my GSX1400 on Pilot Power 2CTs at 42/38 PSI on the road, 32/32 PSI on the track.
Can't go too low pressure on a big bike or it'll just flay the rear to bits within a lap or two.
kiwibiker is full of love, an disrespect.
- mikey
Night rider
the previous posts pretty well cover with one major exception. Take you bike.
Time to ride
Bogeyman
...as a last resort, someone else's bike generally works out to have been a better idea.
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon
Forum whore
Make sure you have plenty of water/fluids to drink there as on the track takes it out of you and dehydration is last thing you want on the track!
Forum whore
definitely take someone elses bike.. works much better
Pootler
Trackday, well thats what its advertised as. Got to see if I can get time off work.
Pootler
Yeah will be doin all that. I used to race cars for years so would do all that stuff before hitting the track. Have an urge to wire lock her but a bit overkill for a trackday. Will be trying different pressures to see how they feel.
Got some old lap times to beat......
Hardcore Biker
Prorider on Friday?... It'd be a track day. I've never been to any of their courses or trackdays but I've heard they're a pretty good outfit.
You don't need much. Some money, some food, lots of water and a good attitude. You can leave the timing gear at home (it's only track day after all) but definitely the chance to give it a nudge.
Oh, and don't bother lock wiring unless you think it's going to fall off.
Have fun!
mad thou rider
how far do you plan to ride each way?
The amount on concentration and all the energy you burn will have a surprisingly tiring effect on you. dont ride there and back if its a decent distance each way.
Take shit loads of water - and take some snacks that will give you some energy, youll be gutted if you tire easily and miss out and gaining everything you can from your first trackday.
Pootler
Its about half hour each way from home. Yeah I know about the tireds. I drove back from Taupo a few times with the racecar on a trailer trying to stay awake. Got mates that live around there so may stay the night.
I work in the fitness industry so have got a bit of knowledge of food and hydration.
Looking forward to it but finances looking a little tight so may be a little while yet.
Forum whore
Riding back make sure you keep an eye on your speedo, after going fast on track I always have a tendency to lose my sense of speed so sitting on 150kph on the motorway thinking I was doing a 100kph won't probably cut it as an excuse
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