/r/Trackdays
A subreddit dedicated to taking your motorcycle to the race track. Trackdays are the best place to push your limits and learn to ride your motorcycle faster and safer.
Come spring I am sure we will be overrunning /r/motorcycles - I think it'd be nice for us to have a home for just trackday information, tips, tricks, stories, videos and everything else.
Join us!!
Useful Subreddit Links
Please recommend more For now I am leaving this long list. I think I will clean it up into a couple links to sites with more links later.
Of course we have to credit the subreddit that inspired us /r/motorcycles
Roadracing World Trackday and Schools List.
Schools: ZARS Jessica Zalusky Advanced Riding School. Learn from an AMA Pro rider. Jessica is a class act.
YCRS Yamaha Champions Riding School. Arguably the best school out there right now. Nick lenatsch is their Lead Instructor
CSBK California Superbike School. Keith Code literally wrote the book. I started here.
STAR Jason Pridmore's Riding School.
CLASS Reg Pridmores Riding School (Jason's Dad / Multiple time AMA Superbike Champ) Less track focused and more pure skills development focused. Track/Race prepped bikes not required.
Trackday Orgs
Sportbike Track Time One of the main trackday orgs
Performance Riding Experience CR's from NESBA formed this new org
N2 N2 Trackdays - Not sure if N2 stands for Nesba II or not?
Optimum Performance Optimum Performance Trackdays.
MotoVid A smaller local Chicagoland track day org - They only run one track but I am showing some love because they got heart.
2-Fast Pacific Northwest Track Day and School Org.
TPM Team Pro Motion
Hey car guys - we totally got this one first. Now you need to have /r/cartrackdays. Doesn't really roll off the tongue does it?
/r/Trackdays
Im looking to upgrade my oem lines. Im looking at spiegler line kit. I am wondering which is the best option. 2 line alternative? 2 line over fender or 3 lines type 950 fitting. ?? Thanks
Hey guys ordering a set of armour body fairings for my r6, and was looking at seat options and came across this seat. I was looking to see if anyone had any input on these as I’m trying to decide between a superbike foam seat or the supersport kit with this seat. Sadly there’s not much out there about these that I could find.
I’m thinking of taking her down to shannonville this yr
Im currently converting my rsv4 to a track bike and worried if it will not pass noise testing. UK acu regs states 4cylinder over 750cc 5,500 rpm, i have no way of testing at home, (black akra no cat mostly seen on all aprilia rsv4s) any ideas?
Hey Guys, I think I've decided on a Ninja 400 for a track bike as my wife wants to convert her z400 eventually, that gives us spare rear sets and wheels we can share, etc. Or the other option was an R3, but the extra horse power is nice.
I'm not mechanically minded, I'm an IT manager, so I am not sure what I'm looking at in that area, and I don't want to buy myself something that will require a bunch of work. I really have no idea if there will be maintenance costs or if it should just last forever like most small Kawasaki twins? So I'm after your thoughts please.
I can pick up a bike this weekend for $6,000AUD, done 3 seasons of racing, 8,000k's, 2019 model, has been stripped down to the frame and re-greased, tapered headset bearings, YSS suspension set up for my weight already which is good, valve clearance checked, spare wheels, spare rear sets, spears racing clutch, and all the other extras you expect someone who's done a few race seasons would have and even a spare set of fairings.
A new Ninja 400 is about $8,000 in Australia (not sure about the 500's), but, all the additional work ads up, I don't plan on racing but I want to go to as many track days on as many tracks as I can and use it for many years. Anyway, what are your thoughts on buying something like this, it's about all the spare cash I have at the moment, worth it?
How do SM riders not break legs a lot when lowsiding? I see them stick their leg out under the bike. It seems if the bike were to go down the foot would catch and rotate out as the bike goes down, snapping the knee unless it pull back and up as they go down. Never been on SM but looking at getting a CRF250L to putt around on some cart tracks. 6'3 240lbs if that's a good idea? Pic for reference.
I want to upgrade from my r3 that I've been riding for a while now, I have a few options that I can get
I've heard that Aprilia have some high quality motorcycles and feel a bit more premium and much more flickable than a few other motorcycles cause of its light weight 2. Kawasaki's Zx4rr for 13k aud/8k usd (dealer Demo bike with around 3k kms) Heard that it's a fun little inline 4 cylinder and it's a blast to ride and it's got a quickshifter and autoblip. It's decently fast and I can learn to ring it out like a lot of other sport bikes like the r6 3. Honda's CBR600RR (the new varient) for 22k aud/13.8k usd with 5000kms It's good i guess lmao, heard it's very good and its got a lot of tech sprinkled on it with an autoblip and a quickshifter 4. Yamaha's R6 for 22kaud/13.8k usd with around 2000km's Comes with a full exhaust its literally a street homoligated race replica. Comes with a full exhaust and a race ecu and flash 5. Triumph's 675r for 15k aud/9.3k usd with 7000kms It's got fully adjustable ohilins suspensions and rear shock with brembo brakes and a lot of carbon. Its good on track ive heard and its got a very racey body position
I'd like to know your opinions thanks
Basically the title. My icon airflight is getting old at this point had it for just over 5 years now and I’m starting to get into doing track days more often. Just kinda wondering what you guys would pick out of the bunch. I went to cycle gear today and tried on the X-15 and the RF-1400.
They did not have the corsair x in store but did have the contour x in store and I am struggling to find differences between those helmets besides graphics lol. I do think the arai felt the easiest to go on in a medium and the shoei felt best in a large.
I wish I could have tried on the race star but they only had a medium and that one just wouldn’t fit. I really like the fact it comes a photochromic visor as well.
If anyone has these helmets or has had all of them and can tell the differences that would be a great help. I feel like going in there and trying them all on made it even harder to decide lol.
How is everyone finishing their race bodywork? I'm picking up some Armour Bodies for the upcoming track season. A lot of people seem to have intricate designs. Are you doing a wrap? Painting yourself? Professionally painted?
For those doing their own painting, any tips?
As the title says I'm thinking on getting a bike I can have that could possibly be the best of worlds for track and the roads. R6 seems ready to go for track and the 750 seems more of a weapon for the roads. Any thoughts?
For you guys that get some sponsorship deals or similar, what do you use to print on leathers?
I have a few smaller sponsorships lined up but haven't been able to find the best way to print the logos onto my existing leathers.
Have a TA10 and looking for a company that makes suits that are compatible. My thought is that you might need expansion panels in the hips.
Having trouble finding any manufacturers that mention this.
And for the naysayers, I've had no issues with my TA10, including one lowside where it went off with no issues.
Did a few track days last year, and I’m considering using tire warmers as well. How long should I have tire warmers on before my session, and can I have them on in between sessions too?
https://www.cyclegear.com/gear/woodcraft-tire-warmers?sku_id=516542
These are the ones I’m considering buying
Is it worth it to pay extra for the finished interior (floor, aluminum walls, lighting, shelves) on the 8.5x16 or 8.5x20 enclosed trailers?
I can get a blackout 8.5x20 for around $7500 with the standard plywood walls. It's (well) over $10k if you want one with the rubber floor, white aluminum interior roof and side panels, lighting, electrical etc.
What are your guys thoughts on buying the standard one and doing the interior work yourself, or is it not very cost effective?
I will be sleeping myself in this trailer on track weekends at NCM
I was running some searches on Perplexity and Google and came across this document
http://www.motoamericaregistration.com/PDF/Bulletins/FIMNA%20Approved%20Airbags.pdf
I think it's a helpful resource but its primary purpose is advising racers, not the general public.
What are you guys working on this year?
Mine are: I need to relax on the bike way more, and get way way fitter.
Pic of me being stiff as a board included.
First of all, I’d like to say that I’m just a beginner, and by no means am I trying to show off—but I’m pretty proud of myself!
My pit bike is a bit too low, so I was scraping the pegs and my boots everywhere, but honestly, I enjoyed every second of the day.
Does anyone have any tips?
Alright fellas, the new season is upon us and it’s time for me to upgrade my recording gear. Currently have a Hero 7 Silver that’s been good enough, but ultimately unreliable. I’m thinking about maybe getting 2 cameras, one for the front and one for the rear so I can examine body position better. The Insta360 is what I’m thinking for a rear, but I’m open to other options. The biggest thing I’m looking for is GPS data, and good audio as a secondary. What are yall using?
Asking for a friend. Is that sort of dent on a frame significant damage? Seller says it was measured and is straight otherwise. TIA
TLDR: Am I a noob or is there something wrong with the bike?
I wasn’t sure if that’s a good subreddit for that but I recently got ahold of a GSXS750 and I’m learning my way around it.
I went for a spiritual drive around the twistees and noticed some very slight wobble around some corners, I am pretty confident that my riding technique is lacking which causes these wobbles, but the question is how do I avoid them?
I am a decent car driver and went to many track days and raced some leagues being very fast, but quite a beginner “racetrack” rider.
The GSXS feels very nimble and sensitive to steering inputs which is something I am not very used to, also the riding position is a lot more front-faced which causes more of my weight to be on-top of the handle bars.
I attached a short vid where you can see the slight wobbles when I change direction towards the next left corner. Now the real question is:
Am I doing something wrong? I do try my best to keep the front nimble and not grip it too hard, but these gloves make it a bit hard to be super light on grip.
Or, might there be something wrong with the bike? I doubt that because it does feel stable most of the times, but it also feels super nimble and sensitive to these touches.
So, should I just get better, maybe get less thick gloves or should I maybe get a steering damper which I assume would resolve these for me?
Thanks.
Anyone have any experience with AGVSport race suits? I just picked up one of their Monza Race Suits like what’s in the link for $250. Just curious if anyone has worn one, or gone down in one and knows how they perform.
I’m wondering if there any difference between them? Basically I’m working on the engine and reading the manual and it asked to apply some loctite 518 on the threads. But unfortunately I only have loctite 592 and RTV Silicone can I use one of them instead or I need to go out and buy the 518?
Thanks