If I get a street bike (any 600 or 650), what is the purpose/necessity of all the typical mods I see on track bikes?
Race plastics - is this just to save OEM stuff and drop a little weight (by getting rid of lights)?
Clip-ons - what's wrong with stock ones?
Rear-sets - what's wrong with stock ones?
Crash protection (engine guards, sliders) - this part makes obvious sense.
Then there's engine work, upgraded brakes (at the least, pads and lines), fuel management.. and the list goes on.
At my entry level, I'm looking for the following benefits, by getting a dedicated track bike:
Better riding position for the track (all 600 sport bikes feel better to me than FZ1, in stock form, for track riding)
No swapping parts/taping for track day (I pull the luggage off my FZ1, swap the screen, pull the mirrors and tape off all the lights). If the bike was dedicated to track, I could just leave the mirrors off and tape everything once.
Proper sport tires. Obviously I'll be running sport tires on whatever I get. Prefer to use sport touring on FZ1 to get reasonable mileage out of them.
Used track bike is without a doubt a cheaper way to go (especially if it has no title), but I'd like to know what experienced track riders think is actually on the necessary mod list for someone getting into track riding.
Race plastics - is this just to save OEM stuff and drop a little weight (by getting rid of lights)?
Clip-ons - what's wrong with stock ones?
Rear-sets - what's wrong with stock ones?
Crash protection (engine guards, sliders) - this part makes obvious sense.
Then there's engine work, upgraded brakes (at the least, pads and lines), fuel management.. and the list goes on.
At my entry level, I'm looking for the following benefits, by getting a dedicated track bike:
Better riding position for the track (all 600 sport bikes feel better to me than FZ1, in stock form, for track riding)
No swapping parts/taping for track day (I pull the luggage off my FZ1, swap the screen, pull the mirrors and tape off all the lights). If the bike was dedicated to track, I could just leave the mirrors off and tape everything once.
Proper sport tires. Obviously I'll be running sport tires on whatever I get. Prefer to use sport touring on FZ1 to get reasonable mileage out of them.
Used track bike is without a doubt a cheaper way to go (especially if it has no title), but I'd like to know what experienced track riders think is actually on the necessary mod list for someone getting into track riding.