This question harks back to at what point should the old racing service schedule kick in and be adhered to, in order to ensure the manufacturers warranty is honoured. A recent conversation with a Ducati dealer suggested that just going on track once, regardless of pace is enough, which in my mind is a bit silly!!
So one track day with track fairings vs one track day with road fairings put different stresses on the bike?
No. I believe that @cookster meant that once one decides to remove lights and put race fairings on (and maybe SORN it?) then it becomes a track bike.
I think the minute someone disconnects the ABS it’s trackbike, I’d never risk riding one on the road like it from an insurance perspective. also.. manufacturer warranty wise, the new RSV4 can tell when it’s on track (I guess just by how hard it’s being ridden) and it dynamically switches it’s service schedule to account for that. What this means for the warranty I guess is that stuff like warped discs etc they will say are due to track use and ‘abnormal wear’
I don’t disagree with anyone’s personal descriptive justifications for bikes being called track bikes or road bikes. However, I did find it odd that Ducati arrange 3 track days a year for its loyal enthusiastic followers, but don’t clearly define what justifies a bike being upgraded to the race bike service schedule and how you might rest assured you keep your warranty live after doing a couple of track days. It’s probably a bit of a moot point for most as, if you only do track days, it would take a fair while to get to the 1500 mile point, most would be out of warranty anyway I assume??
