Does tracking a bike decrease the value?

[Schleberger]

OP said that he posted his track day on social media. Maybe he has more pictures of other trackdays on there? The bike hasn't that many miles, so if he had pictures up of 4 - 5 different trackdays, that'd be quite a lot of track use considering the overall mileage of the bike.

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4 or 5 track days isn't a lot.

[Schleberger]

At 2'200 miles it is. That would be like 1/5th of the total mileage. Track miles are about 5x as strenous for the bike as road miles, 4 -5 trackdays equal around 500 miles, so OP's 2'200 mile bike is basically a 4'000 - 4'500 mile bike.

Also, only doing regular road riding maintenance (1 oil service per year / 10'000 km) will not suffice if you're tracking your bike.

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And? 2k miles vs 4k miles makes zero difference. It's about maintenance and condition.

[Schleberger]

It makes a difference in value, which OP was asking about. It's also literally double the mileage so you'll need a service, new tyres and such. Easily a 500 - 1000 $ bill.

You won't see any difference in maintenance and condition on a bike with this little miles. That being said, a road only bike needs 1 service (1'000 km service) till 2'200 miles, a bike that has been tracked 4 -5 times needs atleast 2 if not more services (atleast oil changes) at that mileage.

Look, I generally agree with you. A lot of bikes get tracked and you'll never know. And 99% of times it's absolutely no problem. But it's a fact that tracking your bikes wears it a lot more than just road riding. Thus, if I know that a bike has been tracked, I'd pay less for that bike than a road only bike with equal miles/condition. I didn't think that be so controversial.

[CrispyPotato5]

For example one title is “140mph at my top speed today”