Number Plate ?

[vsquires]

I think yellow goes well with red orange and black.  But its your bike and your taste so run whatever color you like.  Hell do it european style plate and run a red background for your track day excursion.

[Burt Munro]

Hell, I have white plates... I'm not sure why...

After looking at your video from Road America I think a lot of people would agree with you Scott.   

[r1owner]

No kidding!  If only I had video of my start from Gateway last year!  That would really give people hope that they too could join the few... the proud... white platers...

[Johnny B]

White plates don't look good at a track day unless you can back them up with the laptimes....  :)

Insurance doesn't allow stop watches at the track days that I run.

Leave the damn yellow plates on it. If you need to validate, tell them that's what color the plates were for the FIM's 500CC GP bike class.  8)

[Tornado Bait]

I started last year doing track days. I'm old and slow. If I can afford a track bike, I may start racing as a novice. With LRRS the novice plates are white with red numbers. If doing a track day before or after a race, I'd either have the red numbers on or I'd remove the plates. If I was riding in an area that had yellow or white plates only, I'd have yellow or none at all.

White plates are EARNED. I would be personally humiliated if the Woods or any expert rider saw me with blank white plates. I didn't EARN them, I don't DESERVE them, I SHOULDN'T run with them.

Believe me, if it wasn't for a retired racer getting my 40+ year old ass out there in track days, I wouldn't be thinking of trying racing either. However, I would find it insulting to every racer who earned expert status by slapping white plates on my bikes. A lot of good folk have died trying to earn white plates or, racing with them. To me, no matter how good your bike looks with them, your not entitled to be on track with them until you've earned them the hard way.

hmmm... did I say earn(ed) enough ?

This post brought up a point that until now I hadn't considered, but I have to agree with.  I'm a yellow plater and looking forward to earning my white plates.  I think color choice for number plates on a track day goes beyond style or preference.  White plates are indeed earned, regardless of how hard or easy that may be for some.  I think it shows respect for the experts by not running white plates untill you are worthy of the status.  But that's just my 2 cents.  In the end it's your bike.

[mattg]

This post brought up a point that until now I hadn't considered, but I have to agree with.  I'm a yellow plater and looking forward to earning my white plates.  I think color choice for number plates on a track day goes beyond style or preference.  White plates are indeed earned, regardless of how hard or easy that may be for some.  I think it shows respect for the experts by not running white plates untill you are worthy of the status.  But that's just my 2 cents.  In the end it's your bike.

agreed.  i tried, but couldn't say it better myself.

[ktd]

Wow I had no idea

[104fahl]

Scott, i know i talked to you about this at Road America (i was pitted next to you) but how did you set up the camera you used for those videos?

[r1owner]

Scott, i know i talked to you about this at Road America (i was pitted next to you) but how did you set up the camera you used for those videos?

Ah, dang, sorry man trying to remember your name... wasn't it your first weekend?

You can duplicate what I setup for ~150-200 bucks I'd think.  I bought a used Canon camcorder on ebay (~100 bucks) as well as the bullet or lipstick remote camera (~25 bucks).  I can't remember the model ZR45 I think.  At any rate, you'll need one that accepts a remote input.  You'll also need a low gain mic (~15 bucks on ebay).

If you get a camera that supports LANC (which I recommend), then you can get the LANC one button remote (~50 bucks).  You can get by without it, but that means you'll have to manually start and stop the camera by having access to it.  I usually keep mine in my tail section.  With the LANC, you can actually power the camera off and on and start and stop recording.

I plan on going to RA again this year, so if you don't have it setup by then, you're welcome to come take a look at my setup.

Here's a link to a nice chart that lists some camcorders and their capabilities... not sure how up to date it is, but you're interested in an older camera anyway for less $$$.... BTW, I had a ZR20 and could not get it to work... I wouldn't get less than a ZR40...

http://www.steepplanet.com/prodimages/Camcorder_Compatibility.pdf?PHPSESSID=95fc8f9bdafa2db57dceab1248997d5b

[wolf44]

I have a zr65mc now and it doesn't accept LANC so keep that in mind

[r1owner]

Dan,

Are you using a 6.0 lens on your bullet camera?

[Mongo]

What we've found here is:  yellow plates look like granny panties, and white plates are thongs.  (again, to each his own on both parts....I don't the look of the yellow plates on non white/yellow schemed bikes).

White plates on a slow bike is like a thong a on a fat old granny....  But hey, if you wanna pretend you can wear a thing then I guess that's your problem.  :D