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Originally Posted by cheekybeast
So what are your thoughts on this?
I have not owned a bike in almost 2 years now but I recently sold my fun car to get a bike.
I don't plan to ride on the streets too much and I want to keep it mostly to the track (I live in Los Angeles / Orange County area so probably Willow Springs).
So for those of you that do trackdays around once a month... or once every two months, how much would it run me?
Will I burn through a set of pads + tires every single event? Honestly I would like to spend somewhere around 300 bucks every time (not counting costs of safety wiring + gear + other initial preparation)
I'm looking at a 2007 ZX6R thats going for a fantastic price. Some other bikes that I've been looking at are the 2004+ R1, RC51, 2005+ R6
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i went to 5 track days this past summer. (well, 3 if you count saturday and sunday as one event). i bought a set of pirelli dc3 tires while i was at my first event, before i got on the track and they held up great throughout the entire summer with me also riding on the street.
i also had new front brake pads and new brake fluid in may and it was still fine in august when i sold the bike (the feel was a little spongy, but it was suggested that the cause was probably 10yr old brake lines and not the pads, excessive heat or the rotors).
next season will be my 2nd season ever for track days and at this point i'm budgeting for my nesba membership ($75), one set of tires ($280), front brake pads ($40), brake fluid ($14), suspension sag/baseline tune ($45), frame sliders ($100) and seat cowl ($180) that will go the entire summer. hopefully the gas prices stay about where they're at now or lower, too.
i figure that, not counting those items above, a single track day would cost me about
: $160 entry, $75 gas for tow vehicle, $20 gas for bike, $40 for meals and $100/night for hotel (if necessary). that's about $295-$395 per event with the above mentioned "start-up" of around $734 (not counting prolly 3 oil changes, depending on how much street riding i get in).
if you go for 5 events, you're looking at an approximate investment (on the budget-minded end) of between $2209.00-$2709.00 for the entire season.
that's just my count, tho. for others, the minimum comfort level either doesn't include sleeping in a van or includes riding their bike to the track, so their costs may vary...
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