Want a track bike cheap
 

I really want to start doing track days and dont want to use either of my bikes. Anyone have suggestions on a cheap bike and how to get started with track days.

if you were closer you could buy my gsxr 750.

Tom

Any sportbike made in the last 20 years will do just fine.

Unless you could qualify for an AMA national, you will probably not be any faster on a new GSXR600 than on a 1997 GSXR600.

Save the coin and buy an older beater. Old bikes need love too.

Dont want to go too much older as parts can become scarce, esp if you need to borrow or buy something while at the track.

You can find a slightly older fully prepped track bike for around 3k.

Tom

No, stock suspension and power haven't changed in the last 12 years.

Define cheap.

There's a guy here with a 05 R1 3K miles, salvage title but repaired: $3500
Another with an 02 Sv650, 8k miles, salvage title but repaired, $1800 bucks....

Look for insurance bike auctions and buy back a totaled bike.

You could have bought my 08 gsxr 750 with 3000 miles last Nov for $2500. Another $2500-$3000 in plastics, exhaust, front rim, and rear sets you'd have a near new bad ass track bike for around $5k Would have been scrap title though.

Ready to go... $3500
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/m...439535871.html

Figure 8-900 plus a thousand for repairs/upgrades...real cheap v-twin track bike.
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/m...439500383.html

There are a bazillion bikes out there that would make good track mules....depends on your budget and tastes.....

minimoto

take a trip to www.supermotojunkie.com and check out the minimoto section


Friggin FUN!!!! and relatively cheap too

that 600 would work for me it already has my # on it :lol:

another thing is how much money/work someone wants to put into it. For some its easier to get something thats already track ready.

Tom

That's how mine came to me. Wrecked (busted forks) then somebody bought it for $3k, then he or the next guy put couple thousand in upgrades on, and I bought it for $3500. Less than 3,000 miles on it too :whatwhat:

Check out the WERA forum. I once bought a trackbike cheap on there

http://santabarbara.craigslist.org/mcy/1416357073.html

He actually had it up for $1800 but that ad is not around anymore...possible he sold it. :idk:

something like that would be perfect thanks for all the help guys

Is that your height in inches?

:D

If your ONLY requirement is cheap - EX500s can be had for a grand or less
If you want cheap & powerful - somethin like that GSXR750 would do.
If you want cheap AND competitive should you choose to start racing down the line - SV650s make for awesome budget race bikes.

older gsxr 750 would be perfect

Hell I should probably pick that up...it would probably cost me $2k the first time I wrecked my 675 :wtfru: