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**phillc** · 24 Jul 06, 01:27 PM

Derrick, you'll have to forgive me for not coming over and saying hello. I actually meant to a couple of times during the day - once you weren't around your bike when I looked and then other times I got called into the class room, the steering drill etc.

My road bike is a 900ss very similar to yours, so I was going to have a chat with a like minded rider!

You mention Dave Robinson in Wandsworth - where in London are you located?

A dedicated track bike will cost less than you think! Mine is a little 1995 600ss and it's only putting out around 50bhp. Enough for me to have lots of fun in the Inters group on a trackday and not feel like the slowest rider out there. It cost me £1150 to buy. Although I've spent a fair bit more getting it into race ready condition, if you were only going to use it on track, all you really need to do is take off the road gear and put on a race exhaust pipe. For less than £1500 you should be easily sorted. Compare this to how much it might cost to fully repair your lovely trashed road bike if you drop it on track! It just made sense to me :-)

24 Jul 06, 01:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
phillc Knee Slider Join Date: May 2006 Location: Twickenham Posts: 131 phillc's Gallery Bike: 2004 Multistrada 1000ds	Derrick, you'll have to forgive me for not coming over and saying hello. I actually meant to a couple of times during the day - once you weren't around your bike when I looked and then other times I got called into the class room, the steering drill etc. My road bike is a 900ss very similar to yours, so I was going to have a chat with a like minded rider! You mention Dave Robinson in Wandsworth - where in London are you located? A dedicated track bike will cost less than you think! Mine is a little 1995 600ss and it's only putting out around 50bhp. Enough for me to have lots of fun in the Inters group on a trackday and not feel like the slowest rider out there. It cost me £1150 to buy. Although I've spent a fair bit more getting it into race ready condition, if you were only going to use it on track, all you really need to do is take off the road gear and put on a race exhaust pipe. For less than £1500 you should be easily sorted. Compare this to how much it might cost to fully repair your lovely trashed road bike if you drop it on track! It just made sense to me :-)