Anyone going to Taupo this weekend? (22-23 September)

[Voltaire]

I'm looking forward to giving the Mighty Ninety a run around this weekend prior to the Barry Sheen weekend, anyone else going from here?
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Any KB members into pre 1976?:msn-wink:

[Kickaha]

I'm looking forward to giving the Mighty Ninety a run around this weekend prior to the Barry Sheen weekend, anyone else going from here?
Any KB members into pre 1976?:msn-wink:

Sounds like there will be one other BMW solo there

[Voltaire]

Whoo hoo....what an awesome weekend, big thanks to the organizers.
The BMW ran very well and I managed to improve my lap time from April by 5 seconds.....must be the Norton mufflers I fitted :rolleyes:
Had a ride on SoloBobs R100 with its concours Golf Yellow paint job......man ATE brakes and BMW front ends are crap... :lol:
Tyler Lincoln put on a one man display of riding with his RS 125 that only weighs 75Kgs.....
I now have his old bucket but somehow I don't think it will be as fast with me on it....

[Kickaha]

Had a ride on SoloBobs R100 with its concours Golf Yellow paint job......man ATE brakes and BMW front ends are crap... :lol:
How do the two bikes compare?

[Voltaire]

SCB's is as he bought it of TM with new tyres, and a racy seat and paint.....
Power wise probably not a lot in it....but then the track is pretty short.
I like my nice Racetech front end and worked over ATE brakes and non clunking forks.
I took the fairing off and it was better to ride, I put that down to the weight saving and cardboard and tape race number :banana:
I was about 3 seconds behind SCB in the last race and that would be down to the bike being so nice to ride as I barely move off the seat.... :baby:
Bit concerned about the gear box and it was crunching into 1st despite a new clutch......
Only 4 weeks to get sorted...

[RDjase]

Whoo hoo....what an awesome weekend, big thanks to the organizers.
The BMW ran very well and I managed to improve my lap time from April by 5 seconds.....must be the Norton mufflers I fitted :rolleyes:
Had a ride on SoloBobs R100 with its concours Golf Yellow paint job......man ATE brakes and BMW front ends are crap... :lol:
Tyler Lincoln put on a one man display of riding with his RS 125 that only weighs 75Kgs.....
I now have his old bucket but somehow I don't think it will be as fast with me on it....

Was good to catch up mate, your bike look really good, all the work has paid off and you will start droping those laps times more each time. Track 2 taupo took a while for me to get get turn 1 right and set up 2, 3 and 4.
Shame you didnt get to have a fang on the bucket with Tyler, Mt Welly and the 2hr with you and Declan:niceone:

[sidecar bob]

How do the two bikes compare?

My one has more front suspension travel than a YZ450 (thats a bad thing) & the forks top out & knock on hard accaleration.
I still have stainless discs, but not for long now after riding Voltys bike, those quirky old ATE calipers can be really made to work!!
I enjoyed his bike & commented that it felt more like a race bike than mine, hardly surprising, but I felt more at home on mine & was comfortable to push it harder, just because its not somebody elses.

[Voltaire]

Hampton Downs should be interesting....have to fit the 3.0:1 back on for that.
Stick some 50 weight engine oil in the front end and run the discs over the belt sander ....be sweet as.:rolleyes:

[Kickaha]

I still have stainless discs, but not for long now after riding Voltys bike,
Nothing too wrong with stainless discs if you get the right pad compound to work with them although on my R75 we machined some cast discs from Hillman hunter front discs

those quirky old ATE calipers can be really made to work!! I refuse to believe that, hence cutting the mounts off my forks so they can't be used

What's he done to his that you haven't?

[Rcktfsh]

Great weekend weatherwise and normal stress free run classic weekend, so stress free i decided to have a lie down on sunday afternoon.

[Peter Smith]

Great weekend weatherwise and normal stress free run classic weekend, so stress free i decided to have a lie down on sunday afternoon.

How's the shoulder buddy??

[Rcktfsh]

How's the shoulder buddy??

All good Pete, ribs a bit sore but nothing I'll be able to use as an excuse at HD.

[sidecar bob]

Nothing too wrong with stainless discs if you get the right pad compound to work with them although on my R75 we machined some cast discs from Hillman hunter front discs
I refuse to believe that, hence cutting the mounts off my forks so they can't be used

What's he done to his that you haven't?

Then you have been reading the internets too much & not riding Voltys bike.
Cast discs, pads from motobins, with a 13mm handlebar mounted master cyl.
They are meanage plus!!

[Voltaire]

Then you have been reading the internets too much & not riding Voltys bike.
Cast discs, pads from motobins, with a 13mm handlebar mounted master cyl.
They are meanage plus!!

and stainless lines.... new caliper seals.
No idea what the Motobins pads are....probably the cheapest as didn't think the bike would run this long with its original 1973 pistons that exceed the clearance specs..... and the original valves that came in the motor and so on....Must be Max Headrooms careful assembly and fettling :niceone: