BUYING RACE BIKE, PLEASE HELP

[Super Dave]

Maybe it would be a good investment for me to take an advanced school now  :-/ :)

Well, I can't drag anyone across a finish line.  I only have five spots left.

[Lowe119]

Well, I can't drag anyone across a finish line.  I only have five spots left.

August 26? Darn. I'm doing National Guards duty then.

[TZDeSioux]

Get a TZ250. Not only will it keep you entertained for years and years to come... you get all the chicks if you ride a TZ250. Word!

[Protein Filled]

Get a TZ250. Not only will it keep you entertained for years and years to come... you get all the chicks if you ride a TZ250. Word!

hmm, then how come I only see guys around your pit?

[MZGirl]

Not only will it keep you entertained for years and years to come... you get all the chicks if you ride a TZ250.

Eeewww...no thanks.  I'm married.  To a guy.   :P

Hmmm...this is what happens in my pits.

Guy in pits:  "Whoa!  A TZ250!"
Guy and his guy friends start walking up to it, already wanting to take it for a spin.
Guys notice purple seat and purple flowers all over the bike.
Guys think to themselves:  "Purple flowers...not cool."
Guy in pits: "Uh, nice bike."
Guy and his buddies back away slowly.

 ;D

[Steviebee]

Just to toss some VP on the fire !

I started on a gsxr 750.  because thats what i had!  
I also converted my street bike to a race bike.

And i crashed every other weekend.

So i spent way to much money my first year, only did 5 weekends of racing.  And are still saving this year to do a full season next year.

My advice,  get a race preped SV,  do as many weekends, different tracks, schools, and track days as you can afford.   Dont get more than 750 points your first year.

Then do a full season next year and try to win championships, so you can go to Daytona and start in the front.

[TZDeSioux]

hmm, then how come I only see guys around your pit?

The chicks are there... they just leave when you come around.  8)

[Protein Filled]

The chicks are there... they just leave when you come around.  8)

Oh, please... Just because you put a wig on Paul it does not count!

 ;D

[Johnny B]

The Woods come from a father that was a road racer himself.

What do you mean WAS? Jerry is still racing and still winning.
BTW, Eric and Jeff Wood both started their racing careers on EX500's

[Super Dave]

Yeah, you're right.  I see him on his Supermono occasionally at Daytona.

And yeah, there was a time when EX's were the cool lightweight bike to ride.

WERE...

SV's now ARE...

[Johnny B]

Yeah, you're right.  I see him on his Supermono occasionally at Daytona.

And yeah, there was a time when EX's were the cool lightweight bike to ride.

WERE...

SV's now ARE...

LRRS has the highly competitive, trash talking Production Twins class, in which bone-stock (not even a pipe) EX's are the main ride. Didn't hurt that the Penguin School had a rental fleet of them available.
This year, in part because Penguin is now sponsored by Ducati, the rules were tweaked a bit so that the new School bikes can compete.
Still plenty of EX's around this year.
The SV is the natural choice for the normal lightweight classes in the tradition fo the RD's, GPz's and EX's that preceded it.