Podcast: What's holding you back from doing a track day?

Nov 04, 2022

A motorcycle track day is one of the best ways to develop your skills as a rider. Track days happen to be immense fun, too. So why aren't you tearing it up at your local track more often?

Zack and Spurgeon are joined by Jen Dunstan for a track-oriented discussion with plenty of advice and opinions for beginners and experts alike. What are the major obstacles to a track day, and how should you overcome them? How should you prepare your motorcycle, and what gear will you need? Those answers (and more!) are covered in this full-length episode, along with your favorite HS/LS segments like Not The News, The Motorcycle Engine Guessing Game, responses to listener comments, and T-shirt giveaways.

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And if you're thinking of attending your first track day after listening to this episode, make sure to read through Common Tread's guide to your first track day experience. It has all the details you'll need for a safe and exciting session at your local track.

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As usual, the podcast version of Spurgeon, Zack, and Jen's discussion is available via Spotify, Apple iTunes, Stitcher, and LibSyn for those with accounts.