Speed Triple as a track bike?

I've located a 95 speed triple at a resonable price. It looks to be in good shape. I'm curious if it would be an acceptable bike for a track day? It's stock and street legal and I'd keep it that way (except for the track day requirements) (novice track rider).

[cheapbastard]

personally, if I were looking for a track specefic bike, I'd keep looking. My .02! :wink:

[203MPH]

On 2006-06-12 10:56, cheapbastard wrote:
personally, if I were looking for a track specefic bike, I'd keep looking. My .02! :wink:

I would advise a Honda or Suzuki for track use. Go with the slightly older models, they were made with the "millions" (figure of speak) so parts are cheap and widely availible. Also there are much more after market products.

On 2006-06-12 11:05, 203MPH wrote:

I would advise a Honda or Suzuki for track use. Go with the slightly older models, they were made with the "millions" (figure of speak) so parts are cheap and widely availible. Also there are much more after market products.

That's what I thought. I've been looking for an older Honda or Suzuki and just stumbled across this one. I figured you guys would know. Thanks!

[nyburner]

You're saying you'd keep it stock/street legal 'cause your want to use it primarily as a streetbike w/ an occassional trackday? Or are you looking for a dedicated trackride?

I agree w/ the guys above for the latter, but if you like the idea of tooling around/canyon riding on an S3, than you might want to invest in some Daytona suspension parts/rearsets, but other than that you should be ok.

[Ricochet_Rabbit]

The S-3 will work fine as a track bike and as a bonus you won't have to fix/replace a bunch of bodywork when you crash. The problem is, when you decide to upgrade the bike you'll be spending more money on parts as S-3 performance parts are not as common as those for the "Big 4". There are plenty of 600s out there for sale, all ready for the track with lightweight body work, rearsets, sprocket kits, etc, for really low prices. A lot of these have salvage or no titles and have been traded among track junkies for a good portion of their lives (and therefore have a limited market for resale) but if you plan to do a lot of track events it could be the best way to go.