Purchased in February of 2008 and had a salvage title. It was bought specifically to be converted into track bike.

I had previously owned a 2006 GSX-R 600 and currently rode a 2007 GSX-R 1000 at the time of the purchase. I literally met the seller halfway from his home in Charleston at a Shoney’s off I-95 in SC.

I did a quick look over and had him ride it around and go through the gears and bought it on the spot. After I got the bike home and gave it a closer inspection I found quite a few nuts and bolts missing, wires and hoses not run where they were supposed to be, etc.

So the tear down began, this got me familiar with the bike and also gave me the assurances that everything was as it should be. I installed some race plastics, clip ons, rear sets, and new tires and was off to the track.

Ran my first track day at VIR North without incident and fell in love with the 750’s balance of weight and power.

Next up was KSSS at Road Atlanta, I low sided on Day 2 exiting 10b. Got my bell rung and jacked the bike up, enough so that I could not fix it at the track. I took the advice of what most people say to do first, and that is to set up the suspension.

I took the bike to GMD Computrack in Atlanta (great folks) to get the bike measured (make sure there was no damage to the frame, forks, swing arm) and have some aftermarket springs and valves installed into the oem forks and shocks.

It made a huge difference in the way the bike felt and the confidence it inspired. I got bumped from “B” to “I” group at the end of the 08 season. During the winter that followed I installed a full exhaust system and a Bazzaz FC/QS/TC unit.

These mods provided a big boost in performance and fun factor for the bike. Exploring the limits of trail braking early in 09 resulted in a minor low side at Barber on the second to the last session of the last day, new sliders and a foot peg and she was running again. Had the pleasure of running with some fast friends all the rest of the year, learning from them, and self critiquing my riding all the while. Got bumped into “A” group at the end of the year, again at VIR Full.

The bike is really dialed in for me at this point, after fiddling with lever angles, bar angles, peg position, and suspension setup through the year it is nearly perfect. Replacing the chain and sprockets this winter and doing a 520 conversion to save a little weight. I hope to upgrade the suspension again at some point and add aftermarket wheels in the future. I’m pumped for the 2010 season and getting schooled all over again by the advanced guys.

This 750 is a really fun machine, glad I took the chance on it.

See you at the track!

Written by upnadam