Joined
·
1,657 Posts
Hey guys,
Never been in here before!
I just recently went through a Precision Cornering School out here on the Horse Thief Mile track at Willow Springs Int'l Raceway. I've never been on a track before. It wasn't a racing school per se but more of a workshop for mountain road touring. I was able to do pretty close to 80 miles on that track throughout the day with the last hour being allowed to run at our own pace within the "no passing" limitations forced by the situation.
This is pretty typical for me but this really opened up a can of worms!!
I'm planning on doing a track day this season. I want to go through one of the organizations that has an "Academy" where you get some schooling and some one on one on your first day out in addition to the regular "track day" arrangement. I think I'll be good to go on my current SV for the initial track day or 2 but being only 3 hours from Willow Springs and only 2 from Buttonwillow Raceway, I have a pretty good feeling that this will become addictive.Like I said before...it's pretty typical of me to dive into sh!t pretty deep!
For now, I only invision myself doing this on a "C" class or level 1 basis, just to get my yaya's out and have fun on a track. However, I DON'T want to jeopardize all the effort and money I have sunk in to my '03 SV which I have really set up more as a Sport/Tour rig. I'm thinking of aquiring something like a salvage title SV that I can strip down and make a designated fun track bike out of...or maybe even buy one that has been converted.
I lean towards looking for Gen 2 bike since that's what I have and I think I like the idea of the Fuel Injection factor but I would yield to suggestions from those of you guys that have "been there, done that" already.
Where should I set my sights for this potential aquisition?
Never been in here before!
I just recently went through a Precision Cornering School out here on the Horse Thief Mile track at Willow Springs Int'l Raceway. I've never been on a track before. It wasn't a racing school per se but more of a workshop for mountain road touring. I was able to do pretty close to 80 miles on that track throughout the day with the last hour being allowed to run at our own pace within the "no passing" limitations forced by the situation.
This is pretty typical for me but this really opened up a can of worms!!
I'm planning on doing a track day this season. I want to go through one of the organizations that has an "Academy" where you get some schooling and some one on one on your first day out in addition to the regular "track day" arrangement. I think I'll be good to go on my current SV for the initial track day or 2 but being only 3 hours from Willow Springs and only 2 from Buttonwillow Raceway, I have a pretty good feeling that this will become addictive.Like I said before...it's pretty typical of me to dive into sh!t pretty deep!
For now, I only invision myself doing this on a "C" class or level 1 basis, just to get my yaya's out and have fun on a track. However, I DON'T want to jeopardize all the effort and money I have sunk in to my '03 SV which I have really set up more as a Sport/Tour rig. I'm thinking of aquiring something like a salvage title SV that I can strip down and make a designated fun track bike out of...or maybe even buy one that has been converted.
I lean towards looking for Gen 2 bike since that's what I have and I think I like the idea of the Fuel Injection factor but I would yield to suggestions from those of you guys that have "been there, done that" already.
Where should I set my sights for this potential aquisition?