Barry Sheene Classic and Shorai

**Edbear** · 31st October 2014, 08:07

It was a great day at Hampton Downs on Sat. A motorcyclist's dream with beautifully presented classics from the 1930's to the pre-'89s.

I was chuffed to see the number of bikes using the Shorai batteries and to receive so many favorable comments from name riders and team mechanics about their power, weight and reliability both in charged and total loss electrical systems.

Cruising the pits it seems that most people had at least heard of the batteries and everyone was keenly interested in the technology.

It looks as though Shorai are becoming "the battery to have " in racing and the Aussies were interested so I gave them the Australian distributor 's details.

Sales are up 150% on same period last year and up 100% in the last period. My October import was 4 x Sept. and I have had to put November's order in early.

Now with around 150 dealers in the country we're on the roll. Four years of hard work is paying off.

**Katman** · 31st October 2014, 08:15

Sounds like those insecurity issues are playing up again for you Ed.

**haydes55** · 31st October 2014, 09:28

Non-period correct performance parts on classic race bikes! I call cheats!

**Edbear** · 31st October 2014, 10:09

Originally Posted by haydes55

Non-period correct performance parts on classic race bikes! I call cheats!

I'm sure they are all complying to the rules...

**haydes55** · 31st October 2014, 10:24

Originally Posted by Edbear

I'm sure they are all complying to the rules...

I remember my dads old FZR750 had a Shorai fitted back in 1988. Made his bike 14s' per lap faster! True story.

**ellipsis** · 31st October 2014, 10:29

Originally Posted by haydes55

Non-period correct performance parts on classic race bikes! I call cheats!

...the only cheats in NZ motorcycle racing are those joe public punters trying to get into events for free...true...i heard that from the top...once someone used some springy bits that were not quite right, I hear, but no one ever found out...oh, hang on, I'll just check on that...

...checked that, I was correct...nobody cheats...

**Voltaire** · 31st October 2014, 10:48

Originally Posted by haydes55

Non-period correct performance parts on classic race bikes! I call cheats!

As long the battery is the same shape as the original its all fine and dandy

I like my 1.8 kg electric starter and Shorai, bugger those rollers.

**Madness** · 31st October 2014, 10:57

Originally Posted by haydes55

I remember my dads old FZR750 had a Shorai fitted back in 1988. Made his bike 14s' per lap faster! True story.

Really? That's impressive!

Originally Posted by Shorai website (the proper one, not Ed's one)

Founded in 2010 and based in Sunnyvale, Calif., Shorai Inc. has blah, blah, blah

**haydes55** · 31st October 2014, 11:18

Originally Posted by Madness

Really? That's impressive!

Good to see the sarcasm font is working so well.

**Edbear** · 31st October 2014, 16:39

Originally Posted by haydes55

Good to see the sarcasm font is working so well.

Lol! Scored one!

**Drew** · 31st October 2014, 19:37

It's one of very few parts on our sidecar, we've not had problems with...bloody thing is getting another shit ton of steel cut out and redesigned.

Got a battery grunty enough to power our welder Ed?

**mossy1200** · 31st October 2014, 19:42

Im living the dream now.

**Edbear** · 2nd November 2014, 12:57

Originally Posted by Drew

It's one of very few parts on our sidecar, we've not had problems with...bloody thing is getting another shit ton of steel cut out and redesigned.

Got a battery grunty enough to power our welder Ed?

A few 36's would fire it up briefly I think...

Originally Posted by mossy1200

Im living the dream now.

Cool! tidy placement.