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Originally posted by skidlids
Quote: 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. |
there are some very good points made by Skidlids..
this season is my first season racing,last year i done about ten trackday and never had one off...and i would say i was riding at 100%..
but you soon find out in your first race you were never riding at 100%......
plus if you go racing you will come off even those it might not be your fault,
so far this season i've had two broken arms
after the first one i should of gave myself longer to recover, but you just want to get back out there..
so i gave it six week then on the 31st of may i went back to mallory,in my first race i got 9th in the allcomer which would put me in the a-final.
then in my second race in the F600 i got a good start and was running to the top 10 and i could see the leaders then it all went wrong, i thought i could overtake one of them at gerrard i was nearly flat out in 5th gear when i had a big highside and broke my arm again..
and like skidlids said about the bike..
the damage to my bike was
forks
front wheel
rear wheel
frame - swingarm bend
bodywork
exhaust
I had to replace all of these,but i'm luckier i have two great team m8s who have rebuild the bike for me...when i went to croft to help them out they, said had alook in the garage and there was my baby again..