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Track day gear? - 2/25/2007 4:42:07 PM
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yayabung
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Hey guys, Ive been riding for about 2 years now and i think its about time for a track day  . So i wanted to know what kinda gear do i need to get to be prepaired for it? Am i going to need a full suit? Any certain gloves,boots, etc. Please recommend anything that i might want/need.
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RE: Track day gear? - 2/25/2007 5:29:54 PM
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hondadriver4life
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a full one piece suit is required at almost every track that has a track day event so start there.... you also have to have a gauntlet style glove (the kind that covers past your wrist) and a good pair of riding boots. also you will need to prep your bike for the track such as safety wiring everything and changing out your antifreeze to water only and all that jazz lol there is a lot more as far as prepping your bike for the track but i havent memorized the rule book for jennings lol.
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RE: Track day gear? - 2/25/2007 5:47:59 PM
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yayabung
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Thanx mang! Looks like i needa start saving up fast lol. Any brands of gear that i should stay away from? Ive looked around alot and im really liking the look of alpinestars, so im really thinking about going with them. Any big perferences?
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RE: Track day gear? - 2/25/2007 5:56:29 PM
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hondadriver4life
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one rule: you get what you pay for... i would look at joe rocket suits, and gloves and alpinestar boots..... and some armour. but start witht he suit first its gonna be the most expensive piece but it will save your ass so spend a good amout of money on it lol somewhere in the 500-700 dollar range will be sufficient
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RE: Track day gear? - 2/25/2007 6:12:27 PM
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yayabung
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yea i was think that no matter how much i spend...its gotta be cheaper than skin lol. I went to JenningsGP site looking for safety wiring requirements, and could not find any. Could you point me toward something or explain what it is that i would need to do?
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RE: Track day gear? - 2/25/2007 10:05:13 PM
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I was in Cycle Gear today (which is normally a no-no for me) and they have some of last years Teknic suits on a blow out for $319, which is a damn steal. I looked in the catalog at my store and dealer cost was $580 and retail $799.
Oh, and keep in mind some track day organizers will rent you gear if you do not own it. Cheap way to get on the track. Sportbiketracktime.com usually does this.
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RE: Track day gear? - 2/25/2007 11:06:51 PM
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most tracks/orgs don't require safety wiring for Novices but it is a very very good idea
it can take hours to clean oil off the track and everybody there paid very good money to ride
you should wire your oil drain plug, oil fill cap, and oil filter minimum. Here is a great how-to on safety wiring
coolant swap is easy, just use distilled water and water wetter its pretty easy just takes a little time to do it right
as for gear, +1 to "you get what you pay for" but I definitely disagree with getting Joe Rocket ANYTHING their stitching SUCKS and has a bad habbit of collapsing at the mention of pavement
I like Spidi or Komodo leathers. Spidi imo makes the best leathers out there, but they can be expensive. A good suit will last you several crashes, a -$500 suit will usually last one crash maybe 2 before you have to replace it. A good suit can last quite a few crashes and even then can usually be repaired fairly cheap. My current Spidi's have been through 5 crashes now (3 were me, 2 from previous owner)
Sidi boots are all I wear, amazing stuff!
gloves are completely personal preference. I like Alpinestar GP-Tech gloves, some people hate them. Alpinestars seems to have the best gloves and quite a few different ones to choose from so you can find something that works for you.
BUY A BACK PROTECTOR, there are quite a few different ones to choose from but just wear something! Nothing ruins a day at the track more than permanent paralysis...
also make sure your helmet fits right, too many riders wind up with broken noses or worse after crashing with a loose fitting helmet
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RE: Track day gear? - 2/25/2007 11:56:24 PM
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yayabung
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I was looking at some of the spidi and Komodo gear right b4 i came back lol. Man there is so much to choose from. Thanks for the great advice woody, its good to have some insight before i actually consider investing. Me and some of my friends are gonna try to attend as many track days as possible, so we might as well not skimp on the gear. Do you go to alot of track days woody, or just races?
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RE: Track day gear? - 2/26/2007 12:18:26 PM
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i just sold a spidi slider suit...$150 shipped...great condition, 2 crashes and still so much left...first was on dirt and then shortly on pavement, second was all dirt.
not all trackday orgs require 1 piece...so it really depends where you're at. here on the west coast, 2 piece that zip together is fine.
you're way overdue for starting trackday...should be done in the first year ;-)
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RE: Track day gear? - 2/26/2007 1:52:03 PM
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yayabung
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yea ive been wanting to do a track day for a while, mostly been waiting on my friend to get a bike so he can come with lol. Ive pretty much decided to go with a one-piece suit, just gotta save up the cash for it. Next thing i have to look into is where i can go, i live in southern mississippi, and i really dont know what tracks are near me, but thats really just some research on my part.
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RE: Track day gear? - 2/26/2007 2:17:32 PM
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woodyracing
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awesome man, I live in Meridian
Jennings is in North Florida about halfway between Tallahassee and Jacksonville or Barber is in Birmingham. Talladega is a little ways past Birmingham in (you guessed it) Talladega, AL lol. Don't get your hopes up too high its built in a pasture in the boonies, not inside or even very near the oval track. Road Atlanta is near Atlanta of course, Roebling Road is an hour or two past Atlanta (haven't been there yet)
This should help:
Track Location Map
If you want to ride at Barber or Road Atlanta check with NESBA or Sportbiketracktime just remember they usally sell out a month or so before the event.
Any issue of Roadracing World Magazine will have all the dates listed towards the back of the magazine for just about any event in the US, that usually helps find a date that works for you.
let me know when you decide to go to the track, I'm mostly racing this year but I'll be doing some trackdays at Barber and Road Atlanta (and whatever else fits my schedule)
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RE: Track day gear? - 2/26/2007 9:11:20 PM
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yayabung
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Any recomendations on which track day is most "noob" friendly? I would hate to go out there and wander around like im supposed to know what im doing lol. Yea ill let ya know when im going to one, would be great to see some of the guys here at one.
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RE: Track day gear? - 2/26/2007 11:35:57 PM
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woodyracing
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STT and NESBA are both great for first timers, I've always liked NESBA more but its really personal preference
STT has a classroom session between sessions for novice group, but they don't really talk about anything you can't get from reading a small article in any riding magazine. They basically just tell you what to practice each session. You start very slow (VERY). They talk about body positioning, leaning and repeat over and over "when you get to a turn, TURN" A session or two in the beginning they'll tell you to stay in one gear the whole time, etc They let you get faster through the day but for the first half you have a group that you have to stay with and if its your first time the group will probably be really slow no matter how comfortable you are going faster.
That kind of approach never really worked great for me. You can take part of a day and read a book like Nick Ienatsch's "Sport Riding Techniques" and get 10 times the info and spend the trackday learning at your own pace. They both have great control riders that will work with you but you have to talk to them or they won't know your looking for advice. If you do a NESBA day, post up on their board (click "Track Talk" link on NESBA.com) and tell them you want to meet up with a control rider to work with you. They do have a classroom session before the trackday begins where you can ask questions, discuss the track, and hook up with a control rider, etc Also as far as knowing what your doing, order a copy of Roadracing World Magazine's Trackday Guide (its in their store). The dates are from last year so the schedule won't help you but it will give you a TON of information on what goes on at a trackday, what to bring, how to behave on the track, etc. Its only like $4 now
anyway you can't go wrong with either group, picking a date that isn't sold out that fits within your timeframe will usually be a bigger limiting factor than what group you'd rather ride with.
Jennings hosts their own trackdays all the time but they don't have all the frills that dedicated trackday orgs do
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