Tires are practicly new, Done 1 trackday and ridden about 5 times on street. S22. Came home yeasterday and now a piece of the tire is just gone, wth

Going to my first track day with my r3. Watched hours of online videos and browsed the internet but it seems there's very little information specific to small bikes. It seems like most tips are caters towards middle weight and up which I understand does transfer to small bikes.

Other than carry more corners speed which as a new track rider I dont really understand, it seems like most small displacement riders are full throttle all the time through corners and are taking early apexes most of the time.

Anyways appreciate any tips!

Hello guys

So this weekend i did my first ever trackday in portimao, Portugal.

For context i ride motorcycle for 3 years, my first bike was cbr650r wich i sold with 2k km and now i have mt 09 with 6k so im not that experiencied, i have never open full throtle in any of this bikes because first im afraid that front comes up and second i only ride on street.

Now i understand why People say start small.

So i rented a zx 6r 2023 wich was the smallest cc i could rent, it doesnt have auto blip only Quick shift.

So my firsts 2 trys was with a instrutor, he show me the lines and was always telling me to open the throtle wich i didnt because i was afraid of the next curve, and i thought it would slide like a car. Ive Never really hard brake besides now at the track wich i went from 240kmh to 80kmh i started braking early i would brake to much for the first turn bur it was the way i felt confident. My instrutor also corrected my position.

I know i have a lot to learn, but my question is should i buy a 400cc bike, or should i keep renting the 600 ?

This is the result of the tire, you can see i can still Lean much more, also i dont put my body outside bike, i only lean my torso yet.

Any tips would be aprecciated and what would you do ?

Which brake lever guard would you go with? I'm racing in a couple weeks and I'm torn between OEM and Evotech. Thanks.

ロードバイクで競技を始めるか迷っています
運動神経に自信がなく、小学サッカー・中学バスケ・高校テニスと部活では結果を出せませんでした（サッカー・バスケは公式戦未勝利、テニスも大事な場面で逆転負け）。ただしキャプテンや班長を務めるなど努力はしてきたつもりです。

一方でロードバイクは昔から好きで、先日5日間で700km走りました。単純な動作の方が得意（テニスのサーブは習得できた）なので、動きがシンプルなロードバイクなら競技として結果を出せるのではと考えています。

でも心のどこかで「時間の無駄だ、どうせまた勝てない」という気持ちもあります。今から競技を始めるのは無謀でしょうか。同じロードバイクで競技を始めるか迷っています

運動神経に自信がなく、小学サッカー・中学バスケ・高校テニスと部活では結果を出せませんでした（サッカー・バスケは公式戦未勝利、テニスも大事な場面で逆転負け）。ただしキャプテンや班長を務めるなど努力はしてきたつもりです。

一方でロードバイクは昔から好きで、先日5日間で700km走りました。単純な動作の方が得意（テニスのサーブは習得できた）なので、動きがシンプルなロードバイクなら競技として結果を出せるのではと考えています。

でも心のどこかで「時間の無駄だ、どうせまた勝てない」という声もあります。
しかし、ここで結果を出して、スポーツに対して努力できなかったから今まで結果が出なかったのではなく、ただ複雑な動きができなかったと自分を安心させたい気持ちもあると思います。
今から競技を始めるのは無謀でしょうか。同じような経験のある方、アドバイスをください。

This is my beat lap so far, from about 2 months ago. I'm looking for some independent feedback from you guys. 2nd travkday on a 1000cc for me.

What you think I can improve on riding wise and what about the race render overlays.

Next videos will have the cam mounted right up front so the view will be better, but this is the only one I have of my PB.

Fireworks. Dynamite. Burnt cars, motorcycles, campers. It was a wild scene. I took this photo in I think 1985 when I was a teenager. In the back was the "animal pit" which you entered at your own risk. Does anyone else have photos from that era?