RyanChristenson
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Anyone ever go to a track day with their fz6r? Anyone know of any tack day events close to Iowa.
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Anyone ever go to a track day with their fz6r? Anyone know of any tack day events close to Iowa.
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I do 4-6 track days per year. I found the sport touring tires to be a bit of a challenge, as they were melting and getting a little greasy after a few laps. Higher performance tires make the world of difference, along with upgrading the suspension to proper spring rates for your weight. I also remove the sidestand for the track as it hits ground in almost every left turn. The FZ6R is a great track bike if you just want to have some fun as the broad powerband makes it easy and smooth (smooth = fast).
When you remove the stand, you need to remove the spring and a little clip thingy that the spring connects to. The kill switch is actuated by putting the stand down, so with the stand removed, the kill switch is in the "run" position. No need to do anything else.When you remove the side stand, do you just unplug the kill switch or do you have to pull the fuse for it?
Would be so nice if we had tracks closer. But they're so far out there. Chuckwalla is 3hrs away. Auto Club is 2hrs away and the track days there are generally more expensive.
When you remove the stand, you need to remove the spring and a little clip thingy that the spring connects to. The kill switch is actuated by putting the stand down, so with the stand removed, the kill switch is in the "run" position. No need to do anything else.
The first time I did this I only had a rear stand with me. It was a bit of a pain to roll up on the bike, get off, reach for the rear stand and put it under the bike. Almost dropped it once. I picked up a chock after that and it's nice to just roll up and pop the front wheel in the chock.
id love to do a track day, however if I had to add a full leather suit and new tires I think it would put the price tag a little too high. I have done Autoclub speedway in a stock car, that was a fricken blast felt like I was in a rocket ship and was still only doing like 150 compared to the 200 pros run.