20th June Wellington - Kaitoke Fun Day with Karts

[F5 Dave]

Well after the dismal attendance last meeting we should try make a better showing this weekend. Doesn't seem to clash with much (except a trail ride I'd like to go to, but we all have to make sacrifices).

If we fade away the karters will lose interest in us as a paying resource. We've had enough to run two classes before.

So who's in?


So who's the toughest bucket racer in town? Is he scared of thunderstorms? -Certainly Not! Is he scared of the the wind? - Not a Jittery Jot! -. . . .ARGHH Lynley Dodd has infected my brain!!!:shit: (parents will understand).

[hmurphy]

Yeah keen as. Hopefully this will be the last round I do with a slow bucket. Holidays are 2 weeks away, then the bucket gets the new carb put on and some other maintenance. Maybe even a new paint job. Maybe sleeker wings...... who knows!?

Catch you all there. ALL of you. Oh by the way it's Steve's (Frosty) 23rd birthday the day we race (20th June) so lets try to make sure he comes dead last yeah?

[F5 Dave]

Does anyone know how Andrew is doing? Bit early for racing, but if he's lucky it will be knitted up again.

[Trudes]

Planning on being there to show off Rangi's new and improved power and speed (I said Rangi's, not mine) putting his rear slick on tonight and will have a front on by then too, so hopefully it isn't wet cause that may freak me out especially as he was getting a lovely little arse wiggle out of corners and trouble keeping the front tyre on the ground last time I rode him..... so should be interesting and amusing if nothing else! ;)

[Geriatric]

Will definitely be there, hopefully with more ground clearance and a tad more power

[Kendog]

Will be there for sure.

Dave, this is round 3 for Wellington points. Can you see if a mod can update your thread title.

[Shorty_925]

Was going to come down and give 'trialing it' a riding lesson, but he'll be up the 'naki riding instead.

[F5 Dave]

We have points?
I kinda forget that. Hold on I'll hail a Mod. MUM!!! Nigel's telling on me!

[F5 Dave]

PS check out the BOB race entry form thread. Worthwhile going & a few welly crew are. I have space.

[Kendog]

We have points?
We sure do, you have 11 points already :scooter:

[richban]

Does anyone know how Andrew is doing? Bit early for racing, but if he's lucky it will be knitted up again.

Spoke to Andrew this morning I think he is planning to race if the weather is good. I will be there rain hail shine.

[hmurphy]

Spoke to Andrew this morning I think he is planning to race if the weather is good. I will be there rain hail shine.

Awesome, I look forward to racing you guys. It will be good to see Andrew there too if he can make it. I was worried he would be out for a lot longer than this. I will race no matter what the weather is, even on my slicks. So I hope a handful of us can show up at least

[Sketchy_Racer]

hmmm I suppose I should probably fix my bike and turn up to this!

Hey dave know anywhere I can get a full ignition system that'll fit the H100??

-Sketchy

[Trudes]

Any of you with FXR forks tell me what weight oil you use and about how much? Cheers. :)

[Bert]

http://www.fxr150.co.nz/discussion/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=35&hilit=forks

about half way down the page.
mine feel great now, following the instructions

[F5 Dave]

hmmm I suppose I should probably fix my bike and turn up to this!

Hey dave know anywhere I can get a full ignition system that'll fit the H100??

-Sketchy


That's right you were having dramas at Slipway. I'd send it to

J Halsey Rewinds Ltd
65c Hattaway st Buckmans Beach
Auckland
0-9-534 4161

He'll be able to test & fix it for less than a replacement, send him the CDI & wiring too if suspect everything.

Any other system like YZ or RM will have to have taper recut & a backing plate made, though I'm sure you could do that, just mucking around.

I can't even say if my RS125 one on my MB100 one would fit as it has been butchered trying to cut the taper & he went too far so I had to mod the cases to bolt it in.

Hmmm, thinking of doing the BOB?

[Trudes]

http://www.fxr150.co.nz/discussion/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=35&hilit=forks

about half way down the page.
mine feel great now, following the instructions

Thank you kind Sir. Just trying to figure out what to put in the forks for Rangi...... he's a tad lighter than your average FXR.

[hmurphy]

Hey Trudi, I put 15 weight oil in my forks and it made a world of difference from the 10 weight that was in them. I also put in 170mls (that's right, mls. I didn't use a rod and dip it into the fork oil and blah blah) and this has got my forks exactly how I like them. Although to get the best out of the front end of my fxr I have to drive it pretty hard into a corner. Because your bike is lighter and your riding style might be different to mine, 10 weight might be the way to go or 15 weight with less oil? I'm not a pro at this, this is just the testing I have done to get the front end I wanted.

[Trudes]

Hey Trudi, I put 15 weight oil in my forks and it made a world of difference from the 10 weight that was in them. I also put in 170mls (that's right, mls. I didn't use a rod and dip it into the fork oil and blah blah) and this has got my forks exactly how I like them. Although to get the best out of the front end of my fxr I have to drive it pretty hard into a corner. Because your bike is lighter and your riding style might be different to mine, 10 weight might be the way to go or 15 weight with less oil? I'm not a pro at this, this is just the testing I have done to get the front end I wanted.

Thanks Hamish, that's all great info. :)
I'm thinking 10 weight may be the way to go for a start and see how it feels. (I love the bolded bit of what you said.... hahahaha, yeah, just a bit different, I can't even get my knee down yet, let alone my elbows!!!)

[Bert]

I'd stick with 10 weight for Rangi; make sure you give them a good clean out. mine were full of sh!t which was really surprising give the small number of kms that it had done in its previous life..
The only thing you might want to consider is the preload. but try it and see.

[Trudes]

I'd stick with 10 weight for Rangi; make sure you give them a good clean out. mine were full of sh!t which was really surprising give the small number of kms that it had done in its previous life..
The only thing you might want to consider is the preload. but try it and see.
Sweet, sounds like tomorrow's job seeing as the Karters are doing a tech day tomorrow so can't go to the track to try out my slicks and Sunday's weather looks like poos.
What would you recommend cleaning them out with?

[Trudes]

What would you recommend cleaning them out with?

Is ok, I read properly this time and saw kero or petrol.... sweet. Mental note..... wear rubber gloves this time :rolleyes:

[andrew a]

Hi all. Planning to come out. Caleb wants to ride. I may let my bones heal some more before I ride. It's comming on good. I asked the doctor when I could ride my motor bike? He told me they are dangers and I shouldn't ride them. Haven't fully got my head around that at this point. Having said that you dont see many automotive engineres with one arm. One day I will grow up.
I have those bars if you need them Trude.

[hmurphy]

One day I will grow up.

No way mate, don't be stupid

[Dutchee]

Hi all. Planning to come out. Caleb wants to ride. I may let my bones heal some more before I ride. It's comming on good. I asked the doctor when I could ride my motor bike? He told me they are dangers and I shouldn't ride them. Haven't fully got my head around that at this point. Having said that you dont see many automotive engineres with one arm. One day I will grow up.
I have those bars if you need them Trude.
Change doctors. They're dangerous and you must choose wisely young grasshopper.
That's the one good thing about a doctor I see, he understands motorbikes, and he doesn't ride.

[Trudes]

One day I will grow up.
I have those bars if you need them Trude.

Don't be doing that!!
And yes please, thanks :)

[F5 Dave]

Yeah man good idea to let the bone harden rather than just joined, takes another 6-8 weeks.

[F5 Dave]

Sunday weather currently looking good until afternoon. By sunday it will be good all day in Upper hutt.

Lets all make it this time!!

[richban]

Lets all make it this time!!

What he said.

[F5 Dave]

Well the weather looks like it will be ok till later in the afternoon & even then at Kaitoke it could be ok all day

[Str8 Jacket]

Well the weather looks like it will be ok till later in the afternoon & even then at Kaitoke it could be ok all day

Loving your optimism Mr T! What's the cost for the day?

[F5 Dave]

Well last time we got there, it was dark towards wellington & damp on ground in Lower hutt -but track was 9/10 dry & would have been dry for racing probably the whole day. But only 4 showed so they couldn't really run the class (3 when decision made, I was a little late). If there was 1/2doz or more it would have gone ahead.

Usual price I guess, erm $45 isn't it?

[Kendog]

Loving your optimism Mr T! What's the cost for the day?
I thought $35, but I could be wrong.
$50 for the family when you have associate memberership with the Kart club.

[fi5hy]

Sorry guys to wet today for a Fish

[hmurphy]

Awesome turn out today, was great to see so many keen riders! I actually enjoyed my day quite a lot and didn't mind that it was wet. It was different. Richard you rode well mate, needa do swaps for keeps though on that motor of yours. Hope everyone had a good day, I finally got a chance to learn how to ride in the wet! I was terribly slow at the start of the day but felt much better as soon as the first race started. As long as I beat Steve, that's all that mattered haha.

[Mudflaps]

Yeah great turn out seeming the conditions were less than desirable. I felt like I was riding not racing. Deffinitly had the front wash out a couple of times, but not bad enough to bail, but bad enough to make me crap my pants. Dry weather next time please!!

Was good to see everyone today, even Nigel.

[Trudes]

Hehehe Dave!
Good riding everyone! Very few crashes considering the conditions, just a pity some of the bikes didn't seem to be enjoying the moisture!
Rangi and I had a fun day splashing about in the puddles. The wet doesn't normally bother me too much but I was a little weary of the large lake like puddles forming on the bottom corners and being unfamiliar with slicks, but soon realised that the slicks were more reliable than my old tyres and they didn't move on me once all day, so stoked with all that! Can't wait for some dry track to really stretch the little Maori's legs!

[Kendog]

I had great day out there today.
I have always hated riding in the rain, so I concentrated on riding nice and smooth and never once had any wheel spin or sliding.
Next time I might try changing gears :blink:

Results for the day are posted:
http://bucketracing.co.nz/results.php?pg=results

[richban]

Yep had a blast. It had been 8 weeks since my last racing fix, really good to get back on track. Also good to see a new face out there today as well as my arch rival Andrew back in the saddle. Got to grab the results before he's back to full power. Lets hope for better weather next round. Trudes was great to see you going so well on rangi the little beast is so quick now. Really enjoyed watching the battle with Nigel, almost held him out.

[Mudflaps]

Forgot to mention how cool it is seeing so many new riders turning up each round now!! Very cool indeed!! Bad luck Ryan for breaking his brake lever mount. There aren't may pieces that we can't all chip in and mend...but that's one of them!

All we need is for some fine weather meetings and it won't be long till we have close to 30 bikes there! 23 at the last slipway round I think (I've been wrong before though)