Goal: Find a quick bike, ride the Dragon, bring it home to race in the spring.
Looking around online I found a wounded Kawasaki ZX-6R for sale in Clinton, Tennessee for about $3400US. It happens to be off the interstate right on the way to Knoxville (the city nearest the Smokey Mountains where the Tail of the Dragon is). I'm a sucker for a wounded motorcycle. The store selling it says it needs tires and they sell 'em, so I'd arrange them to do it and a tune up and then pick the bike up ready to ride.
Fixing the fairing is a little trickier, but Performance Bikes UK had an article on cheap Chinese replacement fairings which would be perfect for a bike that's going to be all about track days and quick rides.The only issue is whether or not I could get the bike road legal for a few days while I was down there in order to ride The Dragon.
A long drive to Clinton and a night in a hotel followed by a morning sorting out the bike and loading it into the van before driving down to Pigeon Forge for a few days riding the Smokey Mountains.
The slog back north into the frozen darkness would be a lot easier to take if I had a few days on two wheels before I had to do it.
Of course, if I'm getting a sports bike I can loose my mind on some sports bike kit. If I'm on a quick Kawasaki I'd opt for gear that'd do me on track days as well...
Nothing like a little fantasy shopping to make the snow fly by.
Some colour matched gear to go with the new fairings and I'd be ready for race school in the spring.
