Final round, TSS Red Baron King of Kaitoke, Sunday 15 May

[fi5hy]

Sunday 15th Kartsport Wellington prize giving to follow racing 8am start:scooter:

[F5 Dave]

put on some good weather & I'm there. I've a new master cylinder (old one was crapping out making braking notchy) & stffer springs front & rear. The 50 will be a flyer now.


. . . and the 100 is back on the bench.

[hmurphy]

Sweet I hope I am there.

[koba]

put on some good weather & I'm there. I've a new master cylinder (old one was crapping out making braking notchy) & stffer springs front & rear. The 50 will be a flyer now.


. . . and the 100 is back on the bench.

Fatty. <tenFATchars>

[F5 Dave]

Well fatter than the japanese jockey the bike was originally intended for.:shutup:

[Str8 Jacket]

Well fatter than the japanese jockey the bike was originally intended for.:shutup:

Kids will do that to ya mate! ;)

I'll be there if it's fineish

[F5 Dave]

Actually puberty started the process. those 125 pilots are midgets, unlike my sturdy manly frame:love:

[Str8 Jacket]

my sturdy manly frame:love:

:rofl:

I am sorry....


No

:rofl:

[Henk]

What Str8 Said. :drinkup:

[Buckets4Me]

unlike my sturdy manly frame:love:
well you dont have little man syndrome or you would be riding a 150 fxr :shit: (look at the size of my bike)

:shutup:

[F5 Dave]

Hey guys, glad you agree. I'm constantly reminded of how buff I am when I buy motorcycle gear. My Kushitani gloves are LL (large large apparently in Jap speak) & my Dianese body armor suit was in XL. Strangely my helmets are always Medium size, so at least I can not be accused of being big headed:innocent:.

[Henk]

Hey guys, glad you agree. I'm constantly reminded of how buff I am when I buy motorcycle gear. My Kushitani gloves are LL (large large apparently in Jap speak) & my Dianese body armor suit was in XL. Strangely my helmets are always Medium size, so at least I can not be accused of being big headed:innocent:.

Big fat bastard with a small brain?

[Str8 Jacket]

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Who likes getting wet?!

[Moooools]

Soooooooo?
Who's going racing then?

[Str8 Jacket]

Soooooooo?
Who's going racing then?

Not us. Weather is supposed to get worse..... might come up and watch later

[Moooools]

Actaually rain is meant to clear by mid day...

[Str8 Jacket]

Actaually rain is meant to clear by mid day...

Hopefully! Unfortunately we are both feeling like crap so no motivation.

[Moooools]

Ah. Well I am pretty keen to test out my new machine. Might just see how the first race goes and make a judgement call then.

[fi5hy]

Final round postponed until 19th June due to weather.

[Kendog]

Final round postponed until 19th June due to weather.
Good call, hopefully made early enough for people heading to the track.
It is so wet here or drain outside is not coping.

[hmurphy]

I was up til 5:30am getting ready for todays racing. Too bad it got cancelled. Good call though

[richban]

I was up til 5:30am getting ready for todays racing. Too bad it got cancelled. Good call though

Show us a photo of the new bike then.

[andrew a]

I was up til 5:30am getting ready for todays racing. Too bad it got cancelled. Good call though

What could some one be doing that takes till 5:30am to get ready before the race meating? Did you have to hand weld the cracked cylinder?

[richban]

What could some one be doing that takes till 5:30am to get ready before the race meating? Did you have to hand weld the cracked cylinder?

Rumor has it that young Hamish has be busy building an FXR powered ZXR.

[quallman1234]

Rumor has it that young Hamish has be busy building an FXR powered ZXR.

Pfffffft, i've heard he's using a BMX frame.

[fi5hy]

Just a reminder that prize giving will follow the racing next month there is prizes down to tenth for A and B grade down to tenth for King of Kaitoke, third for Rookie of the year,one for best presented bucket and one for the most improved so you need to attend to claim your prize otherwise it goes to the next on the list.

[hmurphy]

What!? I don't have an FXR motor bored out to 156cc with hot cams in an aluminium ZXR frame with fully adjustable front suspension and 2/3 adjustable rear suspension. Oh wait I do. My turn to have the best bike. Suck it.

I'll get some pictures soon. I wanted to keep it secret and bust it out today.

[hmurphy]

Here are some pics. It's not finished yet for sure, needs cosmetic work and a few ergonomic tweaks, suspension is set for going faster than 70km/h and a few other little things.

Overall it feels much nicer than the FXR but I have only ridden it slowly round a couple corners near my house earlier today. Basically it should handle just as well as Fishies bike but my motor is much faster. Now who's cheating...!? :innocent:

[all4A50s]

Here are some pics. It's not finished yet for sure, needs cosmetic work and a few ergonomic tweaks, suspension is set for going faster than 70km/h and a few other little things.

Overall it feels much nicer than the FXR but I have only ridden it slowly round a couple corners near my house earlier today. Basically it should handle just as well as Fishies bike but my motor is much faster. Now who's cheating...!? :innocent:

Beautiful.

Had a couple of nice coffees and good conversion at the track. Bit of a downer not racing though as I wanted to try out my rebuilt forks and new seat position :whistle:

[F5 Dave]

Ahh, so that's who I saw just down from the track. Didn't recognise the bike or people at 100kph.

Yeah was pretty filthy weather. Surprisingly quite fine, well some of the time out past Gladstone for the trail ride.

[andrew a]

[QUOTE=hmurphy;1130063284]What!? I don't have an FXR motor bored out to 156cc with hot cams in an aluminium ZXR frame with fully adjustable front suspension and 2/3 adjustable rear suspension. Oh wait I do. My turn to have the best bike. Suck it.

Nice job Hamish. Hope you get some more nylon on befor the next meeting. Would be a bummer to not be able to ride to best bucket in Wellington!

[hmurphy]

Cheers. Yeah I need to nylon the front axle on both sides then it should definitely have enough nylon. Maybe under the rear brake lever too.

[richban]

Cheers. Yeah I need to nylon the front axle on both sides then it should definitely have enough nylon. Maybe under the rear brake lever too.

The engine looks to be more leant forward than normal. Or is a photographic illusion thing? Now that you have talked this new creation up so big. You will have to soundly beat us all every race.

[fi5hy]

Cheers. Yeah I need to nylon the front axle on both sides then it should definitely have enough nylon. Maybe under the rear brake lever too.

Let me know if you want me to come around and look at it before the next round to make sure we are both on the same page re nylon

[F5 Dave]

. . and to drop some sugar in the tank.

Right we need to get Sketchy back to keep some of you boys honest. Saw him halfway up a muddy bank yesterday looking way too chipper & walking back to help a mate while I was considering a coronary.

[hmurphy]

Yeah cheers fish I might be keen for that. It has a lot of nylon already if the photos don't prove so. I have put it on its side on both sides and the nylon seems ok.

Yes it is leaning forward slightly more (not as much as it might look in the photos) than it is supposed to but that is being changed very soon and is believe it or not a very quick fix.

Yes I have talked the bike up and I am aware of the fact I have to step up or I deserve plenty of shit haha. When I rode Glen's bike I was doing the same lap times I do on my FXR and I hadn't started pushing it yet. It handled so damn well, didn't wobble like mine haha.

I would also like to talk to you fish about the suspension, I have never had adjustable suspension before and I don't know what to do and you have the same bike. I would also like to talk to you Rich about the FXR motor cos mine isn't tuned all that great and I am sure you know a few tricks!

[F5 Dave]

well only gurls have soft suspension so just wind the adjusters & preload full in. Thats's how real racebikes are. Also they need lot of gas. Gas contains the energy so the more the better. Try a 2mm drillbit through the jets. I wouldn't put you crook.

[richban]

well only gurls have soft suspension so just wind the adjusters & preload full in. Thats's how real racebikes are. Also they need lot of gas. Gas contains the energy so the more the better. Try a 2mm drillbit through the jets. I wouldn't put you crook.

Solid advice for the Dave. If you want I can help you tune your bike. Looks like it is all carb stuff. Needs to be done on the track. I also need to run my new engine in on the track hint hint back scratch and all that to the guy with a key.

[hmurphy]

Sounds good Rich, you the man. You should get a membership though, makes it the same price to race all year there with the added advantage of being able to go to the track whenever you like with someone who has a key.

Dave, I must be drilling the holes wrong because the motor doesn't run now. I might try increasing the bore on the carb by putting it in a lathe or drill press. That should increase the air flow with the increased fuel flow.

[richban]

[QUOTE=hmurphy;1130064511]Sounds good Rich, you the man. You should get a membership though, makes it the same price to race all year there with the added advantage of being able to go to the track whenever you like with someone who has a key.

Yeh will look into a membership.

[F5 Dave]

. . .
Dave, I must be drilling the holes wrong because the motor doesn't run now. I might try increasing the bore on the carb by putting it in a lathe or drill press. That should increase the air flow with the increased fuel flow.

Nah mate, we're getting into my top secret tuning here, but velocity is where its all at. Can't have a slow carb to make a bike fast can you? So have to get that inlet speed up through the carb. Try blocking it up a bit [soft voice] use an old sports sock, it will reduce the area & also introduce some methane gas into the mix. its only cheating if yer found out.