Bike for a pre-2000 Trackday

[KungFooBob]

You've got £0-1500 to buy a bike to win Inters, what you buying?

I'm thinking ZX6R or an SV650 and some testosterone injections?



You can get a leggy Zx9R for the money, but it'll need tyres and will probably be pretty tired.

[weeksy]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/278098987481 ... R7bF2a_eZw

Thunderace, may be a bit lardy, but has a shit load of power.

[Bustaspoke]

If it has to be pre 2000 I think the SV650 came out in 1999 so you could only use a Gen 1 carb version.
I'd look for a CBR600/FZR/600/ZX6/GSXR6.
For something a bit different a CB500 twin or Suzuki 600 Bandit.
Go up to £2500 & there's a lot more choice.

[Yorick]

I quite enjoyed my ZX9R C2 and it went well around Cadwell

[v8-powered]

I ran a Triumph T595 for a year or so - as long as you big enough to muscle it around, surprisingly good on track. I had many good days on mine....

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[A_morti]

I ran a Triumph T595 for a year or so - as long as you big enough to muscle it around, surprisingly good on track. I had many good days on mine....

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Even years ago, the linkages were all seized, the idle valve hoses cracked and the non return valves failed, and on mine the ignition coil insulation was broken. I don't suppose there's many good ones there for 1500.

[IccyV2]

Early 90's CBR600
A well sorted one like the one I bought off CC/GP would win at most UK tracks in inters.

I wonder where that is? I sold it to a bloke in Dubai and I've never seen it again.

[Scotsrich]

GSXR 750 is the answer.

[Scotsrich]

GSXR 750 is the answer.

[Yorick]

GSXR 750 is the answer.

Twice it seems

[Noggin]

Damn you all!!!

Now, despite not being able to afford or ride a bike this year, I'm now looking at Thundercats and Thunderaces

And I found an orange Thundercat - which was always the dream

[v8-powered]

I didn't rate my GSX-R750 that highly as a track tool - admittedly was a K6 so doesn't fit the criteria but didnt really gel.

Other bike I had that was cheap and good was a 929 'blade - actually the bike behind me in my pic above being ridden by my nephew.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

98 onwards ZX6R, a mate of mine lapped everyone in the fast group twice in one at Cadwell on a Classic Bike Track day a few years ago when I had my FZR400R, but his might be worth more than £1500.

But my days of being quick are long gone, last time I was at the fast end of Inters was in 2002 on an FZR600R, I'm now more middle of slow group.

[derek badger]

CBR600F4

[KungFooBob]

Should have kept my tricked up 98 Blade really, but it was taking up garage space and I wasn't riding it.

I quite fancy a Millie, but it seems I've missed the boat and they're starting to go back up again.

I do think the late 90's ZX6R is probably the sweet spot, they're just a little bland.

[KungFooBob]

But then this beauty is about 10 mins away from my house...

[MyLittleStudPony]

GSX-R750 or an alloy frame CBR600. Both mentioned before.

[Bustaspoke]

My mate raced one of those.On a test day at Aintree it spun the oil filter off,locked up on the back straight & sent him up the road

[KungFooBob]

Yeah, but I could fit a plywood dash to the Thundercat like my idol DaveN!

[Yorick]

Should have kept my tricked up 98 Blade really, but it was taking up garage space and I wasn't riding it.

I quite fancy a Millie, but it seems I've missed the boat and they're starting to go back up again.

I do think the late 90's ZX6R is probably the sweet spot, they're just a little bland.

I bought a brand new ZX6R in 1999. Only had it 2 days.
Blew it up and swapped for ZX9R. Far better