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So I finally did it and took my Hayabusa to Heartland Park Topeka (Kansas) and did a track day.
I had an amazing experience and really felt the experience was worth it's wait in gold.
Being able to ride my motorcycle on a track following much more experienced control riders to learn the lines, learn proper braking techniques, work with a friend that owns a local shop to adjust my suspension properly for my weight (setting the sag/rebound/compression).
Having the control riders follow me around the track then meeting with me after each session to coach me on technique, corner entry, braking, lean angles and the thing I learned the absolute most from (turning my head further around the corner) taught me more about riding than I have probably learned in the last decade on the streets.
I am very thankful for having the opportunity to do a track day, I am absolutely sold on this experience and cannot wait for the next track day weekend on Aug 10th-11th where I will take the track day school on Monday the 11th to continue to practice proper techniques such as braking, corner entry and exit speeds, lean angles and body position.
I highly recommend the experience to anyone who has thought about it. Also the looks you get rolling onto the track on a Hayabusa are priceless, the comments you get after the session of "wow those things can actually turn" from those same gawkers are worth their weight in gold...
I did not get my knee down this track day session and am not even worried about it, I was lucky enough to receive a few pics from a gentleman that was taking photos at the track that weekend to share.
I had an amazing experience and really felt the experience was worth it's wait in gold.
Being able to ride my motorcycle on a track following much more experienced control riders to learn the lines, learn proper braking techniques, work with a friend that owns a local shop to adjust my suspension properly for my weight (setting the sag/rebound/compression).
Having the control riders follow me around the track then meeting with me after each session to coach me on technique, corner entry, braking, lean angles and the thing I learned the absolute most from (turning my head further around the corner) taught me more about riding than I have probably learned in the last decade on the streets.
I am very thankful for having the opportunity to do a track day, I am absolutely sold on this experience and cannot wait for the next track day weekend on Aug 10th-11th where I will take the track day school on Monday the 11th to continue to practice proper techniques such as braking, corner entry and exit speeds, lean angles and body position.
I highly recommend the experience to anyone who has thought about it. Also the looks you get rolling onto the track on a Hayabusa are priceless, the comments you get after the session of "wow those things can actually turn" from those same gawkers are worth their weight in gold...
I did not get my knee down this track day session and am not even worried about it, I was lucky enough to receive a few pics from a gentleman that was taking photos at the track that weekend to share.