[greglepore]

Everybody dies, not everybody lives.

Sounds like lots of us have been down the same path. Doing auto events is a hoot, but stupid expensive for folks w/ an ordinary income, and it seems like a disproportionate number of the folks that actively do it are childless. The other thing is that you spend an entire weekend (or more, if the track is a long drive/tow) for an hour or so actual tracktime, whereas with the bike, you can jump on, get a couple full hours in, and be done. My whole reason for buying the RT was that my powersports addiction (and that's what it is, make no bones about it) was driving my relationship apart. It was easy when I was only working 3 days a week, but now that I'm doing 5 15 hr days in my own biz, well....

I've avoided the trackbike thing for that reason, certainly more fun, somewhat safer but you still kill whole weekends.

I really like the GT's-the Sport 1000 even more, but the position is more extreme. The routine maintainence on a duc is more frequent, but the horror stories are somewhat excessive, at least as far as the 2 valve bikes are concerned. Personally, I would also consider a lightly used k1200s or rs, these are tremendous multipurpose bikes despite their heft. I ride with a guy with numerous serious bikes, and its his usual all around choice. A little more money (stupid expensive new) but it does so many things so well...whereas as much as I love my Duc and the gt/classics, they are pretty one dimensional.