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since you posted this i did a little reading up on track bikes. most of the info i found pointed towards 3 areas that you can approach to keep the front down on a budget.
the first and prolly least expensive is to strap the front like you mentioned. there are a few things out there with guys using modified $5 come alongs from the local hardware store.
second least expensive is to actually lower the bike with springs and progressive shocks. a nice side effect of this is that it will improve the road handling of the bike as well.
the most costly of the common methods is an extended swing arm. there are ways and places to find them fairly cheap, but you will still be $600+ into it if you plan to do it the right way with a brand new chain, extending brake lines, and upgrading all the assciated hardware(longer arm = more leverage against fasteners)
there are a few things i found that mention raising the rear air pressure. the idea being that a bit of wheel spin is easier to control than the front end heading for the moon. nothing seemed to contain any guidelines of how much pressure to use to make a difference though. i don't think that one woudl be good for you anyway sinc eyou already had it spin the tires on you.
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