400cc bikes - Think track

[HenryDorsetCase]

Oh yeah, what convinced me was dropping my street bike at a trackday (the very first one I ever went to) and doing $500 damage to the bike (and dinging my helmet, another $500). So all up cost $1000, more if I fixed up some minor bits I didnt bother with,I reckon if I didnt have crash knobs, it would have cost me a radiator and fuel tank also, so MAJOR $$

Thats vs $2000 odd for a track specific bike. New replacement clutch lever for street bike $28, new replacement clutch lever for racebike $10.99.....

[Pumba]

I paid $2000 for it (nearly) ready to rock. Ive spent a little bit of time and money on it since though, just tidy up stuff and a few improvements. I guess it owes me between $2500 and $3k now? (I dont keep receipts, I dont want to know really)

Bear in mind you'll need some spare stuff (levers, handlebars, foot controls maybe fairings blah blah) and you have to get it to and from the track (car and trailer, van).

Also budget for the best tyres you can get (use sticky street tyres first up) and decent leathers and kit and a back protector if you dont already have them.

Yea I had been thinking about all that other stuff in the economics of doing this as well

Oh yeah, what convinced me was dropping my street bike at a trackday (the very first one I ever went to) and doing $500 damage to the bike (and dinging my helmet, another $500). So all up cost $1000, more if I fixed up some minor bits I didnt bother with,I reckon if I didnt have crash knobs, it would have cost me a radiator and fuel tank also, so MAJOR $$

That is exactly my thinkings as well, my original thought were lost in the first thread but what you stated above was pretty much the reasoning, I havent dropped mine on the track but if I keep doing track days the chances of it happening will just keep increasing.

[Pumba]

Ok been doing the math and the finances may not quite be there todo this yet, that cool im young and I have time on my hands. Imput so far has been great.

On a side note anyone out there got an opinon on buckets??