Just did my first track day. It will not be my last.
Dude running it did something different this year: a "non-sportbike" track day. Had the only scoot there...had fun. There were all sorts of bikes...couple dual-sports, two old (80's) BMW boxers, a bunch of Harleys, at least two full-dress Goldwings, about a dozen Kawasaki Concours 1400's, a BMW R1200GS, several Honda Shadows, two V-star 650's (incredibly, both white with tan saddlebags), an 1800 Indian, several Victorys, three Triumphs, and a Suzuki Gladius with neon-pink wheels and chain.
Lots of fun, learned a lot. Not surprisingly, the Burg was WAY underpowered compared to all the others...a couple times, an instructor signaled me to pass him/her, and I flat-out COULDN'T, I just didn't have the power...first time I wished (at least a little) that I had a 650.
Discovered that rolling on power from ~35MPH, Liz's Hyosung Comet will leave me behind. Also discovered that at high speed, hers really DOES sound like a wound-out dirt bike.
Then I loaded the Burg into my Dakota, and was really happy I didn't have another 100lbs of bike to wrestle. (And note to self, need a second ramp.)
Dude running it did something different this year: a "non-sportbike" track day. Had the only scoot there...had fun. There were all sorts of bikes...couple dual-sports, two old (80's) BMW boxers, a bunch of Harleys, at least two full-dress Goldwings, about a dozen Kawasaki Concours 1400's, a BMW R1200GS, several Honda Shadows, two V-star 650's (incredibly, both white with tan saddlebags), an 1800 Indian, several Victorys, three Triumphs, and a Suzuki Gladius with neon-pink wheels and chain.
Lots of fun, learned a lot. Not surprisingly, the Burg was WAY underpowered compared to all the others...a couple times, an instructor signaled me to pass him/her, and I flat-out COULDN'T, I just didn't have the power...first time I wished (at least a little) that I had a 650.
Then I loaded the Burg into my Dakota, and was really happy I didn't have another 100lbs of bike to wrestle. (And note to self, need a second ramp.)