Which bike?

Looking to get back into the track full time and do more track days and racing going forward. I currently have a 1299s ready to roll, just needs some plastics (meaning I've done the majority of the modifications that I want). I came from an R1M and have been considering going back. While I would have to come out of pocket to a little bit to get the R1M to where I want it, I feel like it would be better for me long term. My pro's and cons are listed below.

1299 - Pro
-Good Brakes
-Light Wheels
- More power (I'm a bigger guy so this helps)
- Already modded to my liking

1299 - Con
- Expensive to maintain
-Expensive to repair
- Pain in the tail to work on
- Slim chance in finding parts for it at the track


R1 - Pro
- Better handling
- Better Electronics
- Y Trac for data logging
- Most vendors have small parts for them on race weekend.

R1 - Con
- Power
- Brakes
- The cost for me to get it to where I want it.

Anything I'm missing here?

 

GSX-R.

 

Talk about your first world problems...

 

Broome?

 

What class can the Dodge Tomahawk race in?

 

Lol, My first track bike was an 05' GSXR 1000. That thing was a tank. I bought it from a stunt rider with 20k miles on it for a few grand, through some cheap plastics on it and ran the wheels off of it.

 

totally different bikes nowadays.... have you not seen the bold new graphics???

 

SV650, duh
Seriously tho, whats your goal here? Be the cool guy at trackdays? Win a Regional/National championship? Just havin fun?
For me R1 all day, easier cheaper, plus that extra bit of HP the 1299 has wont do mere mortals that much good.

 

Ducati. You already have it and have some seat time on it. Aftermarket parts may be a bit more but maintenance really isn't much more $$ in my experience.

 

Turbo busa.

 

Actually one of the guys I ride with has a beautiful one that he just picked up (might have been from here).

https://www.instagram.com/p/BxL4jwqnQKc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

 

http://forums.13x.com/index.php?threads/2018-bmw-s1000rr-geoff-may.358143/#post-5522944

 

Whatever bike you have more fun on is the answer

 

790 Duke

 

Did they ever get one to a customer that can actually be ridden?

 

Take both of the bikes to the track, have a back up when you crash the other.

 

The Ducati has more character but is definitely a lot tougher to ride and is a much more physical bike.

 

I’d go with the one you already own.

 

Too much cheap, fun stuff in the classifieds to build something from scratch.