Track Days?

[Tripped1]

Originally Posted by orangebear

i wont to do a track day but dont have full leather so would have to rent some .
plus i was looking on ebay at old sports bike that were not going back on the road so i could just take off the light ect and run the bike and if i was to come off and brake the bike just scrap it.

Check the WERA/CCS classifieds at the end of the year.

Cats just dump their old race bikes for next to nothing. Expect a little bit of duct tape and "creative engineering" but the bikes will be safety wired and set up already.

Same with gear, I've not spent more than $300 on a suit in about 10 years, I just grab them secondhand off guys that put on a couple to many pounds for the suit + back protector Boots, helmets, gloves THOSE you buy new, much for egronomic reasons as hygienic.

A guy gave me a set of Held Phantoms that I basically can't wear, they are the right size, but they weren't broken in to my hands so everything pinches and bends wrong and they actually hurt after an hour or two.

[orangebear]

Originally Posted by Tripped1

Check the WERA/CCS classifieds at the end of the year.

Cats just dump their old race bikes for next to nothing. Expect a little bit of duct tape and "creative engineering" but the bikes will be safety wired and set up already.

Same with gear, I've not spent more than $300 on a suit in about 10 years, I just grab them secondhand off guys that put on a couple to many pounds for the suit + back protector Boots, helmets, gloves THOSE you buy new, much for egronomic reasons as hygienic.

A guy gave me a set of Held Phantoms that I basically can't wear, they are the right size, but they weren't broken in to my hands so everything pinches and bends wrong and they actually hurt after an hour or two.

i have gloves boots ff helmet ect but just run textial bottom and a texial jacket all year on the bike.

[Tripped1]

Originally Posted by orangebear

i have gloves boots ff helmet ect but just run textial bottom and a texial jacket all year on the bike.

With me it varies wildly, I usually have a jacket, boots, FF lid and gloves at a bare minimum, but I may have a 2pc (occasionally a one piece). I've also had decades to collect crap so I have about 3 gloves two boots 3-4 jackets 2 pants, two one pieces at any given time, and I dress according to activity/weather.

I don't own any textile, everything is leather, and I'll throw raingear over it if I must.