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Originally posted by WeeJohnyB
I wouldn't buy a damaged bike...what's wrong with it, do you really know, do you want to go flat out on it? It looks ok
Or, buy a current race bike for £1500- £2000....there are loads of them for sale in MCN, Bemsee, New Era, |
A bit of a contradiction there, There are a huge amount of racebikes out there that have been crashed, and are quite often back out there racing the following weekend, sometimes the following day or even the following race.
I've seen a Ducati have a big highside on a Friday practice day be patched up over night pass scrutineering in the morning and then spend the next 2 days racing (dispite the broken ribs and the bones in Dallas's feet) That same bike was later crashed at Donington, Keevil and Mallory and still its perfectly fine for racing.
But if you go racing expect to crash at some point as WJB says it may not be of your own making but it happens, jujst over a week ago at Thruxton several races were canceled as they ran out of time due to the accidents, the biggest hold up was the guys in the Streetstock race, 8 riders crashed at the complex on one lap, racing was halted for a while as the circuit ran out of ambulances
make your choice wisely, read Weeksy's account of his first ever race a few years back on his Fireblade, its a bit different from his latest reports.