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Traum · 05-26-2014, 10:19 PM

I did a quick search and I am reasonably sure this is the Pitt Meadows MC track day that I was talking about:

https://pittmeadowstrackdays.ca/

Their next event date looks to be Sat, June 28. Instructors are also available for extra cost.

One concern I'd have with you taking out your 848 Evo is, that 848 is a darn nice bike, and I'd hate to see you wiping out on it. To me, lowsiding on an MC at a track day is kind of like an eventuality, much like how how spinning out is something that will eventually happen when you autox often enough. It really isn't a matter of whether you will or you won't -- it's simply a matter of when. But hey, if that's what you have right now and that's what you want to track, by all means, go for it.

Regarding the Pitt Meadows vs Ridge school issue, I'll just draw a familiar analogy that almost every rider have heard before -- there is a reason a lot of veteran riders recommend newbies to pick up a 250cc learner bike to log some kms on before moving on to something bigger. A lot of riders think a brand new 600cc is perfectly ok to be a first bike, and they may be right. I belong to the camp that thinks a decent 250cc is more appropriate for new riders. It is your first bike, not your last. By the same token, it is gonna be the OP's first MC track day, not his last. So why not try something that is nice, cheap, close, and easy before heading down to the Ridge where a higher skill level is required? He is still going to have boatloads of fun, and there will be more than enough skills and techniques for him to work on at the first several outings.

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Traum RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Paradise, BC Posts: 8,380 Thanked 8,148 Times in 3,389 Posts Failed 262 Times in 148 Posts	I did a quick search and I am reasonably sure this is the Pitt Meadows MC track day that I was talking about: https://pittmeadowstrackdays.ca/ Their next event date looks to be Sat, June 28. Instructors are also available for extra cost. One concern I'd have with you taking out your 848 Evo is, that 848 is a darn nice bike, and I'd hate to see you wiping out on it. To me, lowsiding on an MC at a track day is kind of like an eventuality, much like how how spinning out is something that will eventually happen when you autox often enough. It really isn't a matter of whether you will or you won't -- it's simply a matter of when. But hey, if that's what you have right now and that's what you want to track, by all means, go for it. Regarding the Pitt Meadows vs Ridge school issue, I'll just draw a familiar analogy that almost every rider have heard before -- there is a reason a lot of veteran riders recommend newbies to pick up a 250cc learner bike to log some kms on before moving on to something bigger. A lot of riders think a brand new 600cc is perfectly ok to be a first bike, and they may be right. I belong to the camp that thinks a decent 250cc is more appropriate for new riders. It is your first bike, not your last. By the same token, it is gonna be the OP's first MC track day, not his last. So why not try something that is nice, cheap, close, and easy before heading down to the Ridge where a higher skill level is required? He is still going to have boatloads of fun, and there will be more than enough skills and techniques for him to work on at the first several outings.