Track only camp for me
Gave up riding on the road about 18 months ago and don't miss it (the riding aspect) at all.
The social aspect I miss, but the track oriented social scene more than makes up for it.
If I were to return to the road it definately would'nt be on an SBK - whats the point in having a 150bhp ballistic missile when the average road speed in our congested country I doubt ever exceeds 40mph. Traffic laws put our licences increasingly at risk and the other idiots out there put pay to our health - and people think track riding is dangerous!!
I remember a couple of years ago after having done a few track days on the 999 how great it was to wind the bike up on track and find out exactly what these great bikes are all about - and then how frustrated I felt next time I went out on the road, slipping clutch in first in the traffic barely out of 3rd any other time - na - theres no point.
Having said all that I had to run my DD bike in earlier this year on the Queens highway and really enjoyed it, a 600 monster is just perfect for the road - trouble is its just perfect for the track too
