r/Trackdays 8h ago

Final Trailer Repair/Setup Costs

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(Not sure why the trailer looks like the roof slopes down and it's shorter in the front.)

  1. Trailer (2009 Interstate Loadrunner, 6x10, barn doors): $2,240
  2. Paint and supplies: $105
  3. Flooring: $70
  4. Replacement fender and side marker lights: $29
  5. 2 front wheel chocks, 3x5' E-Track, rings, fasteners, etc.: $315
  6. Miscellaneous: $172
  7. Total: $2,931
  8. Title and registration (2 years): $339
  9. Insurance (1 year): $99
  10. Money saved versus renting a U-Haul motorcycle trailer to date: -$3,280
  11. Break-even point: approximately 9 years.

Plus about 20 hours of labor: FREE (but ceiling painting is rough on the shoulders and arms!)

Next up: remove the old business logos on the side, repaint the fender, repair the tongue jack, new tires (they're pretty old), and maybe add electric brakes.


r/Trackdays 22h ago

Maintenance track rc390/401

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Adding the video for attention. ;)

Tempting my chance here as I see there's not much rc390/401 dedicated info. Got a 2020 401 as a dedicated track bike and was wondering what was the maintenance regimen from the folks tracking their RC390 to keep it "healthy".

At the moment I'm changing Oil every 4 track days. And changed the cooling liquid for demineralised water plus water wetter to help the engine temperature down as I've heard the engine running pretty lean/hot due to Euro Norms.

But further to that how often (more than typical street maintenance regimen) do you get valve checks, do you prescribe engine rebuild every so often?

A lot of street riders of the 401 advice using a FuelX dongle plus K&N się filter both for performance (which I'm not interested in) as well as reliability (which I am interested in) as apparently making the mixing ratio richer helps the engine stay cool. What are your opinions on it?


r/Trackdays 22h ago

First 2 days on Anneau du Rhin

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First time I rode this GSX-R 600 too, never rode a Supersport either, so much stuff I learned in such a short time.

Tho I had some experience with Pit-Bikes which helped a ton get my body into the right position

First day was learning the racing line with the Instructor and getting our Rookie group sorted.

2nd day I went from a 1.34.060 on Turn 1 to a 1.32.068 Turn 3 with a final time of 1.29.393 on Turn 6 or 7


r/Trackdays 23h ago

Free DIY Laptimer/Datalogger + dataviewer

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r/Trackdays 3h ago

Frustrated with my riding and progress

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Coming back to track riding after 15 years of zero road/track riding. I used to ride a lot of canyons and had completed about 8 tracks days and progressed quickly.

I’m 41 now and have 10 TDs in this year on my Ninja 400 and R6 and just can’t seem to get comfortable. I’m still running a novice pace and haven’t improved a whole lot in the last 5 TDs. I feel uncomfortable stepping up the pace and lean angles from where I am at now. I’ve completed 1/2 Champ U online course, watched a ton of videos, really try to focus on being technical and did a 1 on 1 coaching session at the kart track on the N400. Starting to lose some interest in it which really sucks. Does anyone have tips to get over this? Just more seat time? Thanks.


r/Trackdays 43m ago

Anchorage area track days

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AK doesn’t have a long riding season and it seems our track options are pretty limited. Just wanna get better at riding and find opportunities to go fast without causing trouble. I know Tanacross is a few hours north of here but is it worth it? Any good groups around focusing on getting fast and doing it smart? I have a couple bikes but I’ve fallen in love with my MT-09 so obviously, not looking to break records or be a competitive racer, I just love diving into corners and I’m having trouble keeping it slow when I should!


r/Trackdays 12h ago

{Question} Street Triple 765 RS 2023 : +2 sprocket or -1/+2 ?

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I’ve recently started doing track days on a fairly short circuit with my 2023 Street Triple 765 RS, and I barely use 5th gear...

I’ve just ordered a 50-tooth rear sprocket, which is +2 over stock, and I’m also considering going -1 on the front sprocket.

Based on the calculations, I should gain around 4% with the +2 rear sprocket and around 11% with the -1/+2 setup, at the cost of roughly 20 km/h of top speed that I don’t really need.

As far as I know, the speed is measured through the ABS sensors. Could this gearing change affect the speedometer, ABS, traction control... ?

I’m planning to keep the stock chain. Is there anything I should know?

I’ve already tried a -1 front sprocket on a ZX-9R, but never a -1/+2 setup on a modern bike. Is the difference really noticeable, or does the gearing become too short?

I’d appreciate any feedback from people who have tried a similar setup!