MaggieValley, the aftermath,,,,,,,

And she rides in the rain too

Post warp drive civilization, the slow lane awaits hehe
 
I will admit my buddy on his Harley ( I don't know what it is they all look the same to me) was waxing my rear on the really curvy roads on my 2011 with stock Metzlers that I don't know the age of. I wish I could replay with my 2005 with the new Chromes on it. I might feel a little better. But no way can he run away from me on the open road.
 

The Clean Rocket award.... I think it's a tie between Merlin and Dr. D.[/QUOTE]
I rode through so much rain I deserve at least an ataboy. But I guess I should have been around more.
 
Triumph tt600 had the best handling and braking of any bike I ever rode, but had poor mapping/fuelling issues, gsxr 600 a close second without the flaws.
 
Lets look for a CB 450. The 750 GSX-R might be too much.
I have a mate in the UK who races sporadically and does lot's of Track Days to keep his skills up.
His advice to me was - START SMALL - when you can keep up with the instructor - go up a notch.

Buy a nice used proper 100% track bike. Because - let's face it - it's probably going to get dropped.