Track Plastics

[the chi]

Originally Posted by Phenix_Rider

Less to ruin? My theory is that the plastics will help protect the frame and tank and forks. Kind of like the hard shell of your helmet. Now that may be an idea... Throw some EPS on the inside of the track plastics

Lets see, and use a lil logic here, rough for boys I know but...

Street plastics on a bike at the track. You wreck good, you total not only the plastics, but everything underneath (frame, tank and forks). MAJOR CASH out for that one...

Track Plastics - same scenario - wreck with flair, take out plastics and bike (again, frame tank and forks)...

Running Nekked - wreck with flair, take out bike, but no plastics. Not out the cash for plastic replacement, spend extra money from not replacing plastics on aftermarket versus stock replacement parts!!

And just a heads up, your plastics arent gonna protect a whole lot...ask someone who has wrecked.

Frame sliders are there to protect the frame, your plastics really wont do jack. Until or unless you are a licensed racer, theres not much sense in removing those sliders either...but most of the ones I know still have them on...

You flip the bike like speedracer did, NO amount of race plastics or anything else is gonna save that tank or the forks. It's totaled.

Your most common lost parts arent even near the plastics...rear sets, levers, clip ons...

so in conclusion, race plastics just look cool and give you the feel of your bike still on the street, as for protection, not quite what you are thinking...

The important lesson here is try NOT to wreck however...

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Rae

so in conclusion, race plastics just look cool and give you the feel of your bike still on the street, as for protection, not quite what you are thinking...

The important lesson here is try NOT to wreck however...

I crashed in my race plastics and they faired well and were easily brought back to a decent shape with fiberglass repair. You don't always need to replace them.

[the chi]

Originally Posted by Trip

I crashed in my race plastics and they faired well and were easily brought back to a decent shape with fiberglass repair. You don't always need to replace them.

fair enough, but you didnt try to take yourself out like speed racer did...mine are repairable as well, his however arent and require replacement...my point is that they didnt save the bike from damage to frame, forks or all those small parts...

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Rae

fair enough, but you didnt try to take yourself out like speed racer did...mine are repairable as well, his however arent and require replacement...my point is that they didnt save the bike from damage to frame, forks or all those small parts...

Yeah, but they still provide the aero package you need for high speed tracks. Which is nice at places like Barber and Nashville.

[the chi]

Originally Posted by Trip

Yeah, but they still provide the aero package you need for high speed tracks. Which is nice at places like Barber and Nashville.

Thats funny...i never notice the wind when I am tracking...even at Jennings with the semi decent straight...wind, what wind? you mean theres other people on the track too??!! We def need to get you down here...

that said, im hoping to get my plastics done this month sometime...

[dReWpY]

Originally Posted by Rae

Thats funny...i never notice the wind when I am tracking...even at Jennings with the semi decent straight...wind, what wind? you mean theres other people on the track too??!! We def need to get you down here...

that said, im hoping to get my plastics done this month sometime...

at 150mph you might feel a slight breeze

[the chi]

Originally Posted by drewpy

at 150mph you might feel a slight breeze

who the hell gets up to 150 mph on a track?

[Dnyce]

Originally Posted by Trip

Yeah, but they still provide the aero package you need for high speed tracks. Which is nice at places like Barber and Nashville.

130+mph on a naked bike sux, no matter how much u try and tuck.

[the chi]

Originally Posted by Dnyce

130+mph on a naked bike sux, no matter how much u try and tuck.

bwahahaha...thats funny...im not tall enough to really see over the front of mine guys, runnin nekked doesnt make that much difference to me, especially when Im hanging off neways...

[papapoi]

Hmm i usually wear close when im running 130