KOK (Kaitoke) 20 November, Round 2

[F5 Dave]

Well surprised we've not had this up & smack talked it sideways.

I'm all keen as a bean & once I can be bothered taking off the mega gearing & perhaps changing the wets off the 100 & maybe refitting another unexploded ignition rotor then we'll be all go go go!!!

50 needs a regear. maybe I'll just do it on the day. Wonder what's on telly.:rolleyes:

[richban]

Well surprised we've not had this up & smack talked it sideways.

I'm all keen as a bean & once I can be bothered taking off the mega gearing & perhaps changing the wets off the 100 & maybe refitting another unexploded ignition rotor then we'll be all go go go!!!

50 needs a regear. maybe I'll just do it on the day. Wonder what's on telly.:rolleyes:



I'm out dam it. Working. Back Blah blah. Got your bike working Hamish?

[Str8 Jacket]

Halfway there... physio is working albeit slowly. Hoping to be out in '12...... Hope the weather plays nicely for you guy's!

[F5 Dave]

be good to have you back in action, catch up soon.

Rich ya great blouse, can't you just work 'virtually'? Nah make hay while sun does something or other.

[hmurphy]

Got my bike working? Why would it not be working? Hopefully weather plays ball

[richban]

Got my bike working? Why would it not be working? Hopefully weather plays ball

Thought you was going to make it faster. And you were having Gearbox issues and the like.

[hmurphy]

Who told you that? Yeah I am going to try tightening my chain a bit more and seeing what that does for gear changes. It's not slack at the moment but I'm willing to try the cheaper options first.

[Dutchee]

Who told you that? Yeah I am going to try tightening my chain a bit more and seeing what that does for gear changes. It's not slack at the moment but I'm willing to try the cheaper options first.

Fark, even I saw the post about you having gearbox issues. Have you got alzheimers or just too much alcohol????? hahaha

[saxet]

Well Lo and behold...I'm planning on making it myself.

[koba]

Well Lo and behold...I'm planning on making it myself.

Mint!

It will be good to see you out there.

I'm sad I'll just be spectating.

[Pumba]

Who told you that?

Maybe you should be more careful what you post on certain social networking sites then:rolleyes:

[Sketchy_Racer]

Hmm Rich you need to mate it out there mate, I want to line up my new motor against your super FXR, I tried to hold it flat onto the front straight last Sunday and almost got sent for 6 it has that much power now!

[GirrlRacer]

woohoo ill be racing finally :)

[richban]

Hmm Rich you need to mate it out there mate, I want to line up my new motor against your super FXR, I tried to hold it flat onto the front straight last Sunday and almost got sent for 6 it has that much power now!

Buddy I would like nothing more. I need to get my back fixed and get fit again. Don't worry Andrew will be there and his bike is pretty much the same as mine. Next time. Try borrow a transponder if it is dry. I want to see a 40.9 from you young man.

[Sketchy_Racer]

Buddy I would like nothing more. I need to get my back fixed and get fit again. Don't worry Andrew will be there and his bike is pretty much the same as mine. Next time. Try borrow a transponder if it is dry. I want to see a 40.9 from you young man.

What ya do to your back mate? Sweet Andrew will be a challenge for sure, he's getting bloody quick! I'll try remember to take my lap timer off the 600 with me and get some times. 40.9 will be an achievement!

[richban]

What ya do to your back mate? Sweet Andrew will be a challenge for sure, he's getting bloody quick! I'll try remember to take my lap timer off the 600 with me and get some times. 40.9 will be an achievement!

Just got old all of a sudden. It's on the mend. Yeah 40.9 would stand for a while I'm sure. We have gone under 42 unofficial from my video camera's timer. sure thats got to be quite accurate? Anyway hope the weather is good and I am sure I will here all about it.

Have fun.

[all4A50s]

Weather willing I will be there. All tubes and internal devices removed, bike's fueled and purring, and hopefully a days fun staying vertical.

Biker Bee will be making her debut too under her own number.

I look forward to seeing all the mods and hearing the theories behind them.

[Moooools]

RIghto. Dad's bike is finished.
My bike is re-crash protected and looking very nice.

Hoping for a solid day of rain so I can stop being a little bitch and put my knee on the ground.

Will probably be my last race at Kaitoke for quite a while. Moving up to Auckland on the 12th.
See you all there!

[koba]

\Moving up to Auckland on the 12th.


Poof.

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[all4A50s]

All loaded and looking forward to seeing you all there.

[Sketchy_Racer]

I'm all loaded, catch you ladies tomorrow, I'll bring the good looks and great weather with me :innocent:

[GirrlRacer]

Well, there were some pretty bloody good battles to watch!!

[Hopeful Bastard]

Well, there were some pretty bloody good battles to watch!!

And someone getting run over too if i heard correctly, Eh Mihi??:innocent:

[Clivoris]

And someone getting run over too if i heard correctly, Eh Mihi??:innocent:

I heard something about that too.

[GirrlRacer]

And someone getting run over too if i heard correctly, Eh Mihi??:innocent:

:facepalm: I heard a rumor about that

[Henk]

:facepalm: I heard a rumor about that

Oh dear, you OK?

[quallman1234]

Who won the 20 lapper at the end?

[Clivoris]

Oh dear, you OK?

She's ok man. Off to school today without a grumble. She forgot that she was on a new bike with tyres new to her and was very keen. Lost the front end in turn 2 of the second lap of practice and got run over. A lot of pain, some tears, some good paramedic support from the cart club, some panadol and then she tried to get out again in the afternoon. It didn't take her long to work out that she wasn't able to hold onto the bike properly because of the sore back and arm. She is shopping for some 125 slicks now. Getting fussy like her old man.

[F5 Dave]

Was good to see Mihi get up again. Just after that pep talk from Fishe to the bike guys to keep it upright. Kiss of death those speeches.

What a great day. Some epic battles & dry warm track most of the day. Personally I'm happy with how my bike is handling with a couple more turns to stop it bouncing so much, heck maybe with some new oil it could be good. Some tyres younger than turn of the century (that used to be a saying, but it is fitting now) might be good. Some extra power could be good too. Just got sent a pic of my new pipe sections that Sully has rolled up. Hopefully that will take things in better direction.

[Clivoris]

There were some epic battles throughout the field in both classes. I need to ride more with Kendog because he is one hard bastard to get by. Very smooth and too close to me in laptimes. Mind you, Nick and Rogan have been giving me passing lessons.

[Henk]

Lessons or demonstrations?

[Clivoris]

Lessons or demonstrations?

Haha. Lessons gift-wrapped in demonstrations.

[Kendog]

There were some epic battles throughout the field in both classes. I need to ride more with Kendog because he is one hard bastard to get by. Very smooth and too close to me in laptimes. Mind you, Nick and Rogan have been giving me passing lessons.
Good times.
I wish I had a camera facing backwards for that race, would of been a lot of close up shots of you I think :msn-wink:

[F5 Dave]

Yeah I gotta learn how to pass Steve like Glen does.

Next day 18th Dec

[hmurphy]

Cheers everyone, I had a fun day. I was very excited to try my new engine and it turned out to be a massive success. I am very impressed with Kerry Lindsay Engine Reconditioners who did a FANTASTIC job of porting my engine at a GREAT price and were very friendly. Considering they have never done an engine like the one I gave them, they can only get better. I was losing almost no speed at all on the straights to Andrew Adlam. I still haven't jetted it yet! It felt really weird and meant my gear changes needed to be different and how I was riding the track. I need to change my gearing now and my suspension because the speed going up the hill is A LOT more than it was even though I was cornering slower all day than normal. I was just grabbing big handfuls of gas on the way out of corners. I found it far less stressful than normal hahaha.

I also learned something about the Bridgestone Super Soft slicks today. I had my suspicions before and they were confirmed by Andrew Adlams laser temperature gauge. My suspension is a lot softer than Andrews and at the end of the race, using the same supersoft tires, I was generating about 5 degrees more heat. This explains why I have had to run higher pressures than him because I have been needing to keep the temperature down in the tires. From about 45 degrees and higher, the supersoft slicks seem to shear to frickin bits. So on cold days (like yesterday) my tires actually worked ok for once. I'm assuming the supersofts work properly from about 70 degrees and upwards (for 125gp bikes on tire warmers) but in between 45 to 70 the tires rip to pieces. I hope that is useful information for people. It certainly explains why in a 10 lap race I have heaps of dodgy sliding from about lap 7 to 10.

[F5 Dave]

Sounds more like a MotoGP race debreif, ohh my tyres were going off Betty.

Yeah that bike is a lot faster- S'not fair, I'll have to start a thread,

Have you considered that the new found speed could be a by product of that decidedly dodgy 'tash you're now sporting? You may have to keep it. bet that would please yer lady friend.

[hmurphy]

Haha yeah motogp race debrief almost. I didn't use the words arrive, position and push though. The supersoft Bridgestones are mint though when not shearing.

I'll work on the suspension, rider positioning and gearing which will make me very happy with the bikes performance. Then I guess I should make it look pretty. I might pay to get that done properly rather than make it look worse than the Frankenstein look it has now.

[all4A50s]

Much thanks to Fish for organizing another great meet. Good to see Mihi taking his speech to heart and demonstrating the finer points of how to be horizontal. Great turnout.

Biker Bee, while finding it scary enjoyed her time out on the track.

Grade B riders have lifted their game since last season, which was great to see (or Im more unfit and older than I'm willing to admit to myself).

[GirrlRacer]

Was good to see Mihi get up again. Just after that pep talk from Fishe to the bike guys to keep it upright. Kiss of death those speeches.
just thought I would show everyone what Fishe meant when he was telling us what not to do. :laugh: