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RENT A RACER Dream of being a track racer? Or just want to tick riding on track off your bucket list? Well, now you can do either without forking out a fortune on your own track machine. Words: Rob Portman | Pics: Beam Productions Now, I’m sure most of you read that headline and your mind took you straight to that time you rented a car and, well, raced it. But here I am not talking about renting a car but rather actually renting well prepped trackbikes. Trust me when I say that there is nothing quite like riding a motorcycle around a track. Those who have experienced it will tell you that it’s an thrill that is hard to match. Forget about paying to go on a roller coaster at GoldReef City where you merely just sit as a passenger, here you get to rent the roller coaster ride and actually pilot it yourself. MotoRentals is a company started by Jason Wessels, a very well known and respected name in the SA motorcycle community, especially the racing scene. MotoRentals gives customers the chance to rent a well-prepped track/racebike to go and tick off the one thing that should be on everyone’s bucket list - trackday riding. On a recent visit to Redstar Raceway I bumped into Jason who was just rolling out his freshly stickered rentals machines. Ridgeway Racebar has come on board as a sponsor to MotoRentals and helped spruce up the 10 Honda CBR600RR trackbikes that Jason has available. A very pretty sight indeed seeing all 10 machines lined up on the front straight. Jason then offered me the chance to ride one of the bike to see and feel the quality of machine customers can potentially ride. I must say the bikes are well prepped and very neat in many aspects. Yes there one-or-two little flaws but nothing serious, and nothing that will put the rider in danger. The brakes work really well, that’s the first thing you need working properly, while the rest of the bike was a good deal of fun out on track. Decent track tyres are fitted along with basic suspension setup done by Jason himself. There is no modern day quickshifter and autoblip fitted, but then again the newby customer who this is really aimed at is not going to care about that. The bike I tested was proper fun and had enough zest to put a smile on this very spoilt journo’s face, so there is no doubt it will put an even bigger smile, and most likely a bit of brown in the undies of many customers experiencing track riding for the first time. So if you would like to give track riding a go but are too afraid to use your own machine for various reasons I suggest you get a hold of Jason and organise yourself a day on one of his bikes. Rental rates are really good and while Redstar is the main hub they do also offer the bike for Track-Daze events down at Phakisa and Kyalami. They also now have Honda CBR125, 150 and 250cc machines available, which can also be used at the new Formula K short circuit in Benoni. Don’t have track riding gear? No problem, they have full gear available for you to use at no extra charge. For more info email Jason@ moto-rentals.co.za. 46 RIDEFAST MAGAZINE FEBRUARY <strong>2020</strong>
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