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I think I want to start gettin on the track this coming summer. Is knee dragging just something you can acquire by going around the track numerous times and pushing urself a little farther and getting a feel for lean angles and limits? I think i might just buy myself an older GS500 and mess around with it and see how I do. I am just basically gettin general information on getting on the track. May be something I want to pursue. My buddy races in the Suzuki cup and I will probably talk to him about it some more but I would like to get yalls opinions too.
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Do track days and eventually the knee will touch down. i think you will find that riding ina stress free environment like that along with being able to get proper instruction and pointers makes a HUGE difference in riding experience and abilities! Get that old GS or Ninja 500 and have a GREAT time!
I have said it before and I'll say it again:
A fast rider on a slow bike is still fast! A slow rider on a fast bike is still....................... Slow!Ron
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Just don't make it a goal to get a knee down. It'll come when you're ready...
Riding on the track is awesome. It is far more thrilling than riding on the street. And safer... You'll have a blast!-Steve
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go to the track with only 1 thought, to improve your riding skills - i know a few people that obsess over dragging a knee & their track days become a point of frustration because they didn't reach that goal.
being smooth and holding a good line is far more important.
but... dragging a knee is damn fun
tim
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Awesome...Yea the goal isn't getting the knee down the goal hopefully pursuing the racing part. I want to turn an obsession on the street to a passion on the track. Thanks for any and all info. I will definately start small and slow though. Everything good comes with time. I am still young so i have plenty of years to practice.R.I.P. Jason you will be missed.Comment
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sinfulkat does alot of track days as do many others on KR. We were looking into getting a KR track day at some point but we'll see.
Proper instruction is key IMO especially if you're new to the track or just wanna improve your skills in general.
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I am thinking about a track day/school as well. I don't know if anything available in SC...Do you guys know?
a track day full of Kats will be awesome..I am inComment
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Yeah but Sinfulkat doesn't do them on a Kat.....Originally posted by WildKat
1995 GSX-R 750W (Barney Bike - Street)
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I've been looking into track days as well (and purchasing another bike), but here's a question...
I don't have a trailer or a car that can pull one...yet it seems most people bring their bikes in tow (cause they're tracked prepped and such). But how unusual is it to ride to the track?
Issues I'm concerned with:
Tires
Taping of lights prior to the track
Removal of license plate
And by riding to the track, I wouldn't be able to carry very much prep materials and thus would basically have to prep at home.Comment
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And do I have to have an insured bike? Do I have to have a titled bike?Comment
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Nope. It just needs to be safe.Originally posted by kickitjpRon
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You forgot one very major worryOriginally posted by kickitjp
If you bin it, how are you going to get home?KyleComment
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Which = needs to pass Tech......which also is different with not only every track, but different with every organization that puts them on at said track. Just do your homework with the event organizers and you should be cool.Originally posted by meanstrk1995 GSX-R 750W (Barney Bike - Street)
2004 GSX-R 600 (Race Bike) - Powered by MoPowerSports.com
Certified Addicted Racing/Trackday Monkey & Gixxer Fixxer // WERA West #224
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Up here in generalOriginally posted by kickitjp
all your lights must be taped over
Brake light disconnected or covered
If it's water cooled your rad fluid must be drained and replaced with water wetter
75% tread on tires
oil filter and drain bolt saftey wired
Center stand removed
fully functioning brakes etc etc
Full leathers or a 2 pc with a 360 zipper
proper boots, helmet+ gloves
Some tracks require a back protector alsoKyleComment
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Why bother going to a track day just to do the same things you already know how to do, but push yourself harder? Then you're going to be doing more of the same things, just harder.
Be sure the organization provides instruction. That means classroom time with a whiteboard, then taking it out to the lab to put the theory into practice. Be sure the organization provides coaches who don't just ride fast, they can also observe and diagnose and prescribe and communicate to you what you're doing wrong and what to do differently.
Don't go to the track and ride around. If you've never been there and never gotten instruction, you don't know what you're doing, so you're a danger to yourself and everyone else. Plus, if you just practice doing things wrong, you'll get those wrong behaviors embedded ever deeper into your brain. Then someday you'll have an even harder time un-learning that wrong stuff before you can re-learn the right way.Comment
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