| Author | Message | ||
     Mgownr |
I have been lurking for awhile and need to finally post something I could not find here. I am going to post this in the old school buell sub forum as well. recently my X1 blew a seal and dumped oil again for the third time down the right side and all over the swingarm and tire. This has inspired me to get a new daily rider. The new bike is going to be a 1998 Laverda 668 Ghost Strike. This brings me to contemplate turning the X1 into a full on track bike. I know it will be different but I am all about different. Not to mention from what I have read the Buells are just plain fun on the tracks. I should clarify that it will be a predominantly road course racer with the occasional drag strip visit. So I bow to the wealth of knowledge on this site. Here are the specs on the bike 2002 X1 Lightning mods: race ecm, wiley co titanium muffler, race header(factory I am told) exhaust wrap on header to collector It is not a lot but the bike seemed pretty quick on the street. All opinions are welcome. Thanks in advance. | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
I'm certainly not the authority here, but handling is more of a concern than power. Thats what to work on first, especially if you've never been on a track. There are fast bikes and fast riders. The fast riders usually win. And I think its an excellent idea for your X1! | ||
| Rfischer |
See the "I know this will be old hat.." thread for a bunch-0-relevant comments. | ||
| M2guy |
I raced my 2000 M2 to 3 championships last year (2006) The main thing is to get comfortable with the bike. This takes track time, weather racing or track days. I raced 3 weekends per year for 3 years, then went for the the championships. When I first started, I was near the back, but kept progressing. My M2 is still very stk! pipe, race ecm, k&h filter, and cams, which I don't know if they helped much, and stock suspension. Just get out there and have some fun!  Going for a championship was 11 weekends! Needless to say this is when I made my most improvements. | ||
| Mgownr |
I wanted to say thanks to everyone and I think i am going to spend the winter cutting weight( I need to drop weight for my health, performance, and the leather suit) and prepping the bike. I am going out just for fun and to make laps at first but eventually I will make a run at competition. M2guy- was it a track championship or a series | ||
| M2guy |
midwest ccs 1st in lw formula 40 & supertwins. 2nd in lw supersport 3rd in gt lights Blackhawkfarms lw formula 40 track championship. Sucks starting over as an expert now. Practice, practice, practice!  |
