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Originally Posted by adouglas

This.

For Christmas I got a bolt-on hitch for my Honda Fit, which is a typical econobox. Not expensive. U-Haul rents motorcycle trailers that can be towed by my car (Class 1 trailer) for $15/day.

As I see it, there are two big issues with riding to the track:

1) If you wad your bike up, you have no way of getting home, and
2) The stuff you should have handy at the track is a lot to carry on the bike. Not saying you CAN'T do it, but would you WANT to do it?

Re the original question:

- Every track day organization is different in terms of rules. You should think about safety wiring... at least the oil filter bolt and drain plugs. Some orgs require it, some don't. Good practice anyway.

- Your tires need to be in excellent shape... like 85% of new from what I understand. Assume you need new shoes.

- Personal gear. The track day orgs I've looked into require full leather gear.

- Every track day org I've looked into publishes details on tech inspection expectations. Use those as your guide. Ratty bikes get extra scrutiny....

Thanks, I'll definitely look into it