Paeroa - Woohoo!

[Mental Trousers]

.... yeah not so much.

Short story; lost a valve or the cam chain snapped on the main straight just before the kink during second practice. It's not fixable nor am I going to put a new motor in it.

Anybody got a race bike they need a rider for?? :facepalm:

[jrandom]

Oh, timmay.

Might let you race my Scorpio, when I get it going.

[Mental Trousers]

Don't just talk about it, do it!!

I'm sure Allan wants someone to race with on the Scorpio.

[jrandom]

Don't just talk about it, do it!!

I'm sure Allan wants someone to race with on the Scorpio.


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[Kickaha]

.... yeah not so much.

Short story; lost a valve or the cam chain snapped on the main straight just before the kink during second practice. It's not fixable nor am I going to put a new motor in it.

Anybody got a race bike they need a rider for?? :facepalm:

Fuck you're hard on gear

Why isn't it fixable?

[Mental Trousers]

That's the second time it's eaten itself. The first time was when the previous owner had it. This time, judging by the horrible tinkling noises it was making it would need to be completely pulled down and rebuilt. New rings, piston(s??), valves, gudgeon pins, most likely bearings etc. Judging by the amount of oil in the belly pan something holed a case (haven't actually looked as I'm in the process of getting hammered while sulking). There wasn't any oil spilt at Paeroa but there was a lot of coolant coming from somewhere (so maybe there isn't a hole in a case but oil getting into the cooling system then out through there).

Anyway, the fix is more expensive than getting a new bike. The Trumpy was never going to do better than midfield cos it was just too heavy and difficult to get decent power out of. It was a great fun first race bike. I learnt heaps and enjoyed it a hell of a lot, but I won't be going there again. The disadvantages of the TT600 are difficult and expensive to overcome, especially when there's much cheaper alternatives.

[Matt Bleck]

Bummer bro, I feel your pain!

[Warr]

What he said .......

Bummer bro, I feel your pain!
Sorry to hear your mechanical failure . . this hope creates you an opertunity to move & improve eh :)

[montsta56]

Sorry bro
Anyway how much do you want for that lightweight battery???
You wont be needing those tyre warmers either?? Im prepared to make you a very low offer for both???

[Mental Trousers]

Yeah I'll sell you the battery bro. But not the tyre warmers. Keeping those.

[nzmikey]

.... yeah not so much.

Short story; lost a valve or the cam chain snapped on the main straight just before the kink during second practice. It's not fixable nor am I going to put a new motor in it.

Anybody got a race bike they need a rider for?? :facepalm:

What were you on, I was Marshaling on Point 1A (end of hay bales just before the right hander) & yeah that would kinda suck so early in the day :facepalm:

I also have some footage of the big boys last race ( 1000cc bikes ) I will upload to youtube & link soon

[Mental Trousers]

What were you on, I was Marshaling on Point 1A (end of hay bales just before the right hander) & yeah that would kinda suck so early in the day :facepalm:

I also have some footage of the big boys last race ( 1000cc bikes ) I will upload to youtube & link soon

This one

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=231540&d=1297286070

[nzmikey]

This one

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=231540&d=1297286070

gutted dude , nice looking bike .

On another note....... here are some boys that did make it around the track ...... & mad speed

Video 1 (http://youtu.be/92YAFXF5h4c)
Video 2 (http://youtu.be/cGknb-YxXVE)

[Edbear]

Yeah I'll sell you the battery bro. But not the tyre warmers. Keeping those.

You do realise what these batteries are worth, now. Don't you go just giving it away, eh..?:innocent:

[Mental Trousers]

You do realise what these batteries are worth, now. Don't you go just giving it away, eh..?:innocent:

Oh hell no. Gotta get something back so I can get another bike :yes:

[Edbear]

Oh hell no. Gotta get something back so I can get another bike :yes:

Oh definitely! I wonder if you may need to slightly modify your sig though...

[kiwifruit]

another bike :yes:

What are you thinking of?

[Gremlin]

Well, that explains the trip on recovery then... I said hi at Point 5 (left hander) :wavey:

[p.dath]

.... yeah not so much.

Short story; lost a valve or the cam chain snapped on the main straight just before the kink during second practice. It's not fixable nor am I going to put a new motor in it.

Anybody got a race bike they need a rider for?? :facepalm:

You seem to have the worst luck MT. Hopefully a new bike will turn that around. :)

[Mental Trousers]

Well, that explains the trip on recovery then... I said hi at Point 5 (left hander) :wavey:

Ah is that who was hiding being those sunnies and orange overalls.



You seem to have the worst luck MT. Hopefully a new bike will turn that around. :)

I dunno about luck. There's been a couple of things with this bike that took a while to sort but I had fun and enjoyed doing it, even though I went through a period where the damn thing tried to kill me a few times.

What pissed me off is I'd finally got all those things sorted out and it was handling beautifully. Last weekend for the PMCC @ Taupo was actually the first time I could just get out there and ride the bike without having to worry about anything, just get on, push the button and go racing. That's what's got me so pissed off at the moment; it'd just come right and then the engine lunches itself.


What are you thinking of?

Dunno bro. I've never been keen on going the SV route like everyone else and the 400's are just far too old now. An Aprilia 550 in a decent frame is very appealing but at the moment my budget is sweet fark all.

[MSTRS]

Short story; lost a valve or the cam chain snapped on the main straight just before the kink during second practice. It's not fixable nor am I going to put a new motor in it.



Ooooh bugger. Suppose it could have been worse...
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[Mental Trousers]

Ooooh bugger. Suppose it could have been worse...
258075

I guess. My wife is just happy I didn't crash when it blew. I just pulled the clutch in and coasted to the run off with my hand in the air. No bouncing along the track.

[XxKiTtiExX]

Gutted Shane!!

[Deano]

Stink bro !! SV's are a shit load of fun and getting cheaper to pick up if you do want to consider that path.

[Mental Trousers]

There's a '99 model SV on trademe at the moment for under $3k but that's a bit old.

I dunno eh. Building the thing and getting it sorted was half the fun for me. There's nothing special about building something that has already been done hundreds of times before.

This is all ready to go. I think this is the bike I had a look at before buying the TT. He's done what I was going to.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=445989028

[Billy]

There's a '99 model SV on trademe at the moment for under $3k but that's a bit old.

I dunno eh. Building the thing and getting it sorted was half the fun for me. There's nothing special about building something that has already been done hundreds of times before.

This is all ready to go. I think this is the bike I had a look at before buying the TT. He's done what I was going to.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=445989028

Or you could just give Gary at GP motorcycle wreckers a call and buy the TT600 engine he's got there.

[craignzcd]

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caught you on the warm up out there......

[Mental Trousers]

Or you could just give Gary at GP motorcycle wreckers a call and buy the TT600 engine he's got there.

I could but I'm not going to rebuild this bike. It was fun as a first race bike but it's got too many things against it to be competitive

too heavy - the engine block is ridiculously heavy for a 600 and the frame is steel. It's a good 30kg overweight and carrying a rider that's 90kg (and I've lost a bunch of weight already!!)
gearbox - is shit and I don't think the ratios could be worse they're so widely spread. Even after decent sprockets it would still drop 1500rpm when I changed up
fuel injection - it was the first 600 with fuel injection and it shows cos everything is a bit agricultural
ECU - again, first 600 with fuel injection so the ECU is old school as well
difficult to get power out of - I don't have $20,000 to get a good amount of power out of it and that much money it still wouldn't match GSXR's/R6's/CBR's for power
mid range - there wasn't any. None. I could lie the bike on top of my leg around a corner and crack the throttle wide open. As long as I stood it upright before 10,500rpm there's was no way it'd lose traction


Hell, you might find me bugging you about Hyosung 250's if I can't find anything I like Billy haha.

[Billy]

I could but I'm not going to rebuild this bike. It was fun as a first race bike but it's got too many things against it to be competitive

too heavy - the engine block is ridiculously heavy for a 600 and the frame is steel. It's a good 30kg overweight and carrying a rider that's 90kg (and I've lost a bunch of weight already!!)
gearbox - is shit and I don't think the ratios could be worse they're so widely spread. Even after decent sprockets it would still drop 1500rpm when I changed up
fuel injection - it was the first 600 with fuel injection and it shows cos everything is a bit agricultural
ECU - again, first 600 with fuel injection so the ECU is old school as well
difficult to get power out of - I don't have $20,000 to get a good amount of power out of it and that much money it still wouldn't match GSXR's/R6's/CBR's for power
mid range - there wasn't any. None. I could lie the bike on top of my leg around a corner and crack the throttle wide open. As long as I stood it upright before 10,500rpm there's was no way it'd lose traction


Hell, you might find me bugging you about Hyosung 250's if I can't find anything I like Billy haha.

NOoooooo!Not the Hyosung,Haven't you heard how dangerous they are,I must have got a bad batch though,Cause we didnt have any safety issues with ours and did over 100 track and racedays with them,Still,Never was any good at cheating haha!

[codgyoleracer]

There's a '99 model SV on trademe at the moment for under $3k but that's a bit old.

I dunno eh. Building the thing and getting it sorted was half the fun for me. There's nothing special about building something that has already been done hundreds of times before.

This is all ready to go. I think this is the bike I had a look at before buying the TT. He's done what I was going to.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=445989028


So an 1199 Panigale running on one, is out of the question then ?

[Mental Trousers]

So an 1199 Panigale running on one, is out of the question then ?

Funny you should bring that up cos it's crossed my mind. Main problem is you can't get one yet let alone one that's lost a cylinder. Well that and the mega-bucks it'd cost.

[Mental Trousers]

NOoooooo!Not the Hyosung,Haven't you heard how dangerous they are,I must have got a bad batch though,Cause we didnt have any safety issues with ours and did over 100 track and racedays with them,Still,Never was any good at cheating haha!

Meh, it's bucket racing with more rules and weight!!