I just bought a fairly clean 2001 748. It has ~3700 miles on it, new tires, Ohlins steering damper, completely serviced at BCM, all paperwork, etc. In short, I'm relatively confident that the motorcycle is mechanically sound (knock on wood, right?).
I signed up for a track day at the end of July, and now I'm faced with the problem of how to prep the bike. I know the sky's the limit when it comes to mods, but I'm looking for fairly basic protective stuff for now (under $1000). For logistical reasons, track plastics just aren't feasible yet - I live in downtown Boston and don't have a garage to do more extensive work on the bike.
In order to protect the bike in case of an incident, I'm thinking of getting:
-frame sliders
-front axle sliders
-rear axle sliders
-handlebar sliders
How useful are these? Anything else I should consider? Rearsets, perhaps? How are the Woodcrafts?
Thanks,
Mike
I signed up for a track day at the end of July, and now I'm faced with the problem of how to prep the bike. I know the sky's the limit when it comes to mods, but I'm looking for fairly basic protective stuff for now (under $1000). For logistical reasons, track plastics just aren't feasible yet - I live in downtown Boston and don't have a garage to do more extensive work on the bike.
In order to protect the bike in case of an incident, I'm thinking of getting:
-frame sliders
-front axle sliders
-rear axle sliders
-handlebar sliders
How useful are these? Anything else I should consider? Rearsets, perhaps? How are the Woodcrafts?
Thanks,
Mike