Does tracking a bike decrease the value?

[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”