Hi all!! Newbie here

[dragonfly]

H my name is Micah, and I am currantly looking at buying my first track bike.
I have been riding my Gs500e on the street since august 03, and have finally decided that its just no fun dodging cars and gravel on the street to get my adrenalin fix.
So logicaly I guess that means I need to go to the track. I do have alot of track day experience in my Rx-7 so for the most part I do know how to get into the track days.

Is there anyone on here that races at PIR? Seeing as I dont have a track bike yet, I am looking at coming out and haging out and meeting some new people. So if anyone needs a pit lackie I am your man.

Thanks  
Micah

[Super Dave]

PIR...  Portland?  Phoenix?

I don't think anyone does much at Phoenix, but they do stuff at the other tracks.  Portland?  OMRRA would be the way to go that way.

Do tell us more...

And what year RX7?

[EM JAY]

  Hey, you've found a great place to find answers to any of your questions.  Your going to love riding a bike on the track!    ;D

[Mark Bernard]

Micah, welcome to the circus.....!  :o ;)

[dragonfly]

Portland sorry.

My rx-7 is an 85. Good oll 12a. Have all the right auto-x/ track day mods .

[Super Dave]

Cool, early body style....

OMRRA
Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Assn.
P.O. Box 6388
Portland, OR 97228
(503) 221-1487
www.omrra.com
 
This might help too...

WMRRA
Washington Motorcycle Road Racing Assn.
P.O. Box 94323
Seattle, WA 98124-5623
(425) 338-4686
www.wmrra.com

They are not CCS affiliates, that I know of, so they are independent orgs.  Might want to check them out and see what the pulse up there is like.  Someone has to know something.

[dragonfly]

Awsome thanks for the info. I think this is gonna be an awsome summer.
My Fiance wasent to thrilled about me getting into auto racing, but for some damn reason she is totally jazzed about the motorcycle racing, and is saying she thinks it might be something she could get into.


Also does anyone have a good link to cheap leathers?? I have found 1 piece suits on www.newenough.com for around $400-$600, and around $200 for really nasty looking green leathers.

Is this basicly what I am going to need to invest or are there other options??

[Super Dave]

Well, without a cage like a car...

You get what you pay for.  $400 to 600 for a GOOD set of used Vanson's would be decent.  Most of the other manufactured stuff that isn't either made by a US company, few, or the couple of commonly available Japanses manufacturers can potentially be bought new for that kind of money.  But what are you getting.  I'm biased on this, but I've been around this longer than most guys too.  Read that as I've been down more too.  Staying healthy and working is important.  A better set of leathers keeps me racin'.

[Burt Munro]

Micah,

Good advice from Super Dave.  Better to go with a used set of good leathers in good condition than a new set of cheaper lower quality leathers.  What's the old saying....  "A cow gave his hide to save yours!"  Biggest difference you'll see is in the quality/thickness of the material, the quality/durability of the stitching and the material used for the pads.

To find a good used set of leathers you can check the classified section here, the classified section at wera.com or on eBay.

Good Luck!

Rick

[dragonfly]

I suppose you guys are probobly very right about the quality of the leathers.
One reason I wasent to incrediebly worried about that is the bike that I hopefully will be racing.
I am hoping to purchase a GS500 race bike by this spring. The bike handels awsome, but is very short on top end speed (lucky for 120mph).
I do understand the fact that if and when  I am going to wreck it will almost certainanly be in the corners.
I was thinking of something like this
 http://www.newenough.com/teknic_2003_chicane_1pc_suit_page.htm
or this
http://www.newenough.com/joe_rocket_2003_highside_1pc_suit_page.htm

DO you guys think this sufficent??
I already have a snell approved Shoei helmet, Joe Rocket Hard Drave gloves, and hope to buy a pair of SIDI racing boots.

Also I highley doubt i will try and do anything more than track days for aty least this next season.


Micah

[dwilson]

Hi Micah!
In middle school I had a good friend named Micah, was strange seeing it again (NOT a real common name) ;D

I bought my suit based on several factors, I would only buy a suit that...
was double stitched
had foam armor
had an articulated back protector
had "aero" hump on the back
I got an HJC suit new from newenough.com for $650.  
If you get it, definitely get a real back protector.  I also use a neck protector ($30 from simpson).  Your boots & gloves sound good, if your helmet isn't more than a year or two old and you haven't dropped it, it's good too.  It should be snell 2000...

[Super Dave]

Hi Micah!


I bought my suit based on several factors, I would only buy a suit that...

had "aero" hump on the back

Ok, I don't understand this.

First, in aerodynamic testing that was done by a university for Buell motorcycles, the "aero" hump was found to be...not aero dynamic.

Second, if you landed on your back, the hump would allow your head to move back and hit the ground....like being hit in a car from behind and the seat's don't have head rests.  Regardless, the helmet IS going to hit the ground, but it's designed to do that.