How well do they check your bike over at trackdays?

**sabbath45** · 14th January 2009, 11:22

I am heading to my first track day this weekend an wondering how well they check your bike over?

**Quasievil** · 14th January 2009, 11:24

Originally Posted by sabbath45

I am heading to my first track day this weekend an wondering how well they check your bike over?

Fairly well, brakes inlcuding pads, bearings, tyres a general good going over. If you know of something not right you need to get it soughted for your saftey and ours mate

**sabbath45** · 14th January 2009, 11:28

na im pretty sure there is nufin wrong with the bike, wud just hate to ride down to a track day an then find out that the brakes arnt at 50% life or something

**Quasievil** · 14th January 2009, 11:59

Originally Posted by sabbath45

na im pretty sure there is nufin wrong with the bike, wud just hate to ride down to a track day an then find out that the brakes arnt at 50% life or something

Maybe get a KBr to give it a going over for you to check, if its warrantable it should be sweet.

**MAC_HATER** · 14th January 2009, 12:16

dads been to a road track day once - and they basically give it a really fast WOF test - quickly testing the bike making sure everything is ok and bolted down and to see if anything is wrong\unsafe

for organised trail rides (dirt bikes) they do roughly the same but shake the living hell out of the bike to make sure no rust comes off it

seen them do it to an old suzuki mudbug that had seen one to many swamps in its life and they tore off part of the chassis that bolts the engine in place it was that weak!

needless to say the owner want not chuffed

**Wingnut** · 14th January 2009, 12:22

In complete contrast - I have attended a track day and experienced next to no inspection with regards to the bike - Riding gear was a completely diiferet issue entirely.

All the same - have fun. You will love it.

**Sully60** · 14th January 2009, 12:29

Originally Posted by MAC_HATER

needless to say the owner want not chuffed

Neither would the sweep crew have been if they had to tow a bike with half the chassis missing and the engine dragging along the ground.

sabbath45, if you have any doubts about your bike being safe do you think it's a good idea to be attending a track day?

Just remember you can go a as fast as you and your bikes ability will allow at the track. Issues that may not ever surface at road pace can make themselves known with pretty scary consequences when you're in an environment where you can go flat out all the time.

It's your responsibility to make sure your bike is safe before you get out there as it's you who's going to be first in line if something happens to the bike. As mentioned before, if you're not super confident get someone knowledgeable to check it out for you.

Please don't be put off at all, track days are the bomb and very enjoyable, more so when you get to ride home at the end!

**Clivoris** · 14th January 2009, 12:56

Interesting discussion. Without wanting to get bogged down in a legal quagmire I will add the following. The Vic Club has been informed that formally scrutineering bikes increases the indemnity risk for the club. (Prior to my involvement with the club). That is, if something goes wrong with a bike that I have scrutineered, it becomes my fault. I'm not a mechanic, or a lawyer, should I be scrutineering bikes? The middle road we have chosen is to emphasise the rider's responsibility to have a bike that is safe to ride, and the rider agrees to this when signing the indemnity. WOF standard is the go for road bikes. We will also give the bikes a visual inspection on the dummy grid primarily, but also throughout the day. Anything that doesn't look right or seem to operate right will be looked at closely.
Hence the freedom from scrutineering at the Actrix VMCC Winter Series.

**prettybillie** · 14th January 2009, 13:21

Originally Posted by sabbath45

na im pretty sure there is nufin wrong with the bike, wud just hate to ride down to a track day an then find out that the brakes arnt at 50% life or something

I've been to a track day where there have been bikes with things wrong with them and the people organising the track day have arranged for the parts - i.e. break pads - to be delivered and installed on the day.

**kiwifruit** · 14th January 2009, 13:23

Originally Posted by prettybillie

I've been to a track day where there have been bikes with things wrong with them and the people organising the track day have arranged for the parts - i.e. brake pads - to be delivered and installed on the day.

What a bunch of good bastards!