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by **thornz** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:39 pm

Do you need a license to run one on the track anyone know?

by **.:O4AGTZ:.** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:44 pm

thornz wrote:Do you need a license to run one on the track anyone know?

Yup need a race licence. I go up to Manfield often as I have mates that race in F3 and F2. Sometimes Clubmans as well. If you wanna get a 250 i would recommend something like either a CBR250RR or a ZXR250. Both good bikes IMO

by **Malcolm** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:25 pm

you don't need a race licence to do track days on a bike

by **.:O4AGTZ:.** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:26 pm

Malcolm wrote:you don't need a race licence to do track days on a bike

Oops sorry i dont think i read the whole thing. Nah not for track days. To race however you do.

by **thornz** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:33 pm

Okay cheers. So to get a race license, do you need a road license? One for track use could be great fun, but don't have a bike license at present. Also, I am 6ft 2, so perhaps may struggle to fit a 250??

by **Malcolm** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:41 pm

i'm 6'1 and pretty comfortable on my zxr250, apparently the zxrs are slightly larger than a cbr250 but I haven't been on one of them to compare. I did have a mate who was 6'2 with a cbr and never heard him complain about it

by **thornz** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:45 pm

Malcolm wrote:i'm 6'1 and pretty comfortable on my zxr250, apparently the zxrs are slightly larger than a cbr250 but I haven't been on one of them to compare. I did have a mate who was 6'2 with a cbr and never heard him complain about it

Cheers. Just looking into doing the basic handling at the moment.

by **Dragger_Dan** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 4:17 pm

I'm doing a track day on the 18th of April with the Auckland Motorcycle Club. You need a road legal bike, helmet, gloves, boots, 1 or 2 piece leathers and a back protector. It is run like any car trackday with groups made up of similar speed riders, leaving pits 5ish seconds apart. There are instructors there included in the price who help you improve during the day. The first one costs $140 and includes AMCC membership, then members get to pay $100 per track day from there on. So once you have the inital setup costs covered it's a pretty cheap way to go fast.

by **rollaholic** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:32 am

hyosungs are also larger than your typical jap 250.

but apparently they are bags of crap too

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