F3 race bike hire

[MSTRS:Me]

It's an appealing idea Frosty. I'd love to do some timed laps on a race bike that was set up well. Not to go crazy-quick-crash but just to settle into a rythm and see what it takes to be smooth and fast.

As you say, one is a tad reluctant to try much on the beloved road bike.

Just make sure you get it with the countersteering setup fitted....

[BIGBOSSMAN]

Does it have USD's?

[Tony.OK]

Being that its a Suzuki,do ya have to pay for the bits that fall off while its being ridden?

[Hoon]

Sounds like a great idea Frosty.
It'd be appealing to the new people that don't have a race bike and want to jump straight in without all the hassle of sorting a bike. Damn I'm even tempted to give it a crack just to try an SV.

The fear/expense of crashing is something that all racers (except the sponsored ones) have to bear. If you are poor and can't afford to fix a bike you've crashed then racing is not for you.

[Hoon]

In saying that there are different levels of fixing crash damage. My crashes on average come to <$100 each. Bits of fairing might break off and bars, levers,pegs may need repairing/replacing. I'll only fix the necessities and maybe once every 2-3 years I'll replace/repair/repaint the fairings which I'll get a good 5+ crashes out of and Frosty being the good guy he is I'm sure will be very reasonable.

It could get expensive if you were unlucky enough to break forks/rims/frames etc but thats pretty hard to do especially in F3.

[Mental Trousers]

I'm actually looking at hiring a bike sometime to do some track days and a little bit of racing on.

[CHOPPA]

it sounds really interesting... what are some specs on the bike?