1199r Race-bike to be replaced or sold as stock

endodoc said:

So a question I have been meaning to all the track guys is, how hard are you pushing these bikes? If I were building a track specific bike it would be built with the intention of crashing it. I know me and I know the last effort isn’t going to be good enough next time and I’m going to fall at some point. Is there a cost per risk scale you guys factor? Sorry, I’ll track 100k bike no problem but it’s going to look like a Sunday cruise. I don’t see anyone (except for Karl) binning expensive hardware. Is there just a calculated acceptable level of performance (good enough) for guys riding the pricey stuff?

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KarlKani said:

Congrats on the move - regardless of what people say or think any new start is a fun one. Why are you going down to super sport?

In regard to the R - put it back to stock and sell the parts then the stocker. Best ROI

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Bo13R said:

There is an old rule I stick with for tracking and racing bikes:
Don’t bring bike to the track which you are not okay leaving in the trash bin in the end of the day!
.... happen and sometimes beyond your control. I am (I’m sure everyone else) more focused on going back home in one piece than worried about the bike. 30k or 3k it can be fixed, life is one ride what your heart wants and what your wallet can support!

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1299rFE said:

I can race more classes in the 600.
Also its a more realistic bike for the Loudon track.
A 1k bike is a lot for Loudon.
For me its seat time right now and getting consistency which i have been missing since i started racing the R.

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KarlKani said:

Just be careful, SS is much more of a meat grinder

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