Chris' Bucket photo thread - Bandwidth warning [Archive]

chrisc

12th October 2012, 21:24

Between far to many other interests/passions, I'm a photographer and was part time freelancing for some years before becoming a desk jockey. I've been running my motoring blog based (http://www.beeoneoneoh.com) around my Datsun 1200 and drifting for 4 years now but slowly it's been moving into motorcycles over the last two years as I become more and more obsessed. I prefer to race but I take my camera everywhere I go. I'll post some photos where I can from the events I attend.

Note all these images are all hosted on my own server, not on kiwibiker.

Feel free to use the images for personal use but I retain all copyrights. I ask nothing in return except a link back to my blog www.beeoneoneoh.com if you do post them around. Thanks!

In anticipation of this months racing on Sunday - I'm frothing to ride again :banana: - here are some photos from the April 2012 Mt Wellington meet. One or two of these my dad Simon took (old motorsport photog from back in the day).

Brian Steffensen and David Diprose
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/buckets-apr12/_MG_1625.jpg

Brian
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/buckets-apr12/_MG_1432.jpg

Brian
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/buckets-apr12/_MG_1648.jpg

Kamil Chodor
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/buckets-apr12/_MG_1366.jpg

Nathanael Diprose and Brian
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/buckets-apr12/_MG_1381.jpg

David Diprose
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/buckets-apr12/_MG_1354.jpg

Sorry I haven't learnt everyone's names yet
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/buckets-apr12/_MG_1603.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/buckets-apr12/_MG_1158.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/buckets-apr12/_MG_1797.jpg

Myself the second time out on the road bike, thanks Brian for the gear loan and Henk and Dutchee for the bike loan!!
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/buckets-apr12/_MG_1878.jpg

Oops - As taken by my dad Simon
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/buckets-apr12/_MG_1725.jpg

ac3_snow

13th October 2012, 02:05

Sorry I haven't learnt everyone's names yet

Myself the second time out on the club bike, thanks Brian for the gear loan!

I believe that is Dave Manual (RS50 frame with 2t engine), Max Olson (zxr frame? FXR engine) followed by Dean Miller on the Derbi?

And thats not the club bike thats the road bucket so thank Henk and Dutchee (Michelle), they will prolly be stoked it was enough motivation for you to get your own.

chrisc

13th October 2012, 09:23

And that's not the club bike that's the road bucket so thank Henk and Dutchee (Michelle), they will prolly be stoked it was enough motivation for you to get your own.

My bad, thanks so much Henk and Michelle!

F5 Dave

13th October 2012, 09:48

oh look at all those lovely 2 strokes. :banana:

chrisc

14th October 2012, 20:54

OCTOBER 14 2012

I had a shocker of a bucket weekend and only managed 4 warm up laps before retiring. A damn disappointing waste of time and money :brick:.

I did/Simon did however get some photos of everyone else having some fun

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelloct12/_MG_4513.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelloct12/_MG_4576.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelloct12/_MG_4577.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelloct12/_MG_4507.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelloct12/_MG_4484.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelloct12/_MG_4718.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelloct12/_MG_4676.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelloct12/_MG_4699.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelloct12/_MG_4748.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelloct12/_MG_4768.jpg

F5 Dave

15th October 2012, 08:37

Haha, I love it. Rick still looks focused as all heck, despite being totally on the grass:lol:

Bert

15th October 2012, 20:46

Haha, I love it. Rick still looks focused as all heck, despite being totally on the grass:lol:

haha; he's he's got those crazy Fogarty eyes going on.... total concentration

Dutchee

15th October 2012, 21:43

haha; he's he's got those crazy Fogarty eyes going on.... total concentration

crazy is a word that comes to mind with those two :)

diesel pig

17th October 2012, 19:59

What frame is that No 94 with the H100 motor running. I cannot figure out whats it from.

Henk

17th October 2012, 20:05

What frame is that No 94 with the H100 motor running. I cannot figure out whats it from.

RS50 aprillia, bastard put me on my head on Sunday :) no harm no foul though.

chrisc

11th November 2012, 20:42

What an awesome practice day at Mt Wellington today! I got the FXR engine back together yesterday and ran it around the track with no issues or crashes, success :apumpin:

Simon and I got some cool photos and I'll feed a few through starting with Rick and Henk's close up
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12/_MG_6123.jpg

... and some le mans style practice starts
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12/_MG_6327.jpg

not to mention a little of this
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12/_MG_5980.jpg

Sorry didn't catch your name
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12/_MG_6013.jpg

And myself
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12/_MG_6314.jpg

ac3_snow

12th November 2012, 12:29

What an awesome practice day at Mt Wellington today! I got the FXR engine back together yesterday and ran it around the track with no issues or crashes, success :apumpin:

... and some le mans style practice starts

Wait till the two hour whens there is 20 something bikes and riders trying to push start. Chaos!

not to mention a little of this

F#@king diaphragm carbs :brick:

Sorry didn't catch your name

Joshua Head, fairly quick young guy, wonder how long till he is giving his Dad a run for his money.

Awesome pics, again. Cheers!

Buckets4Me

12th November 2012, 16:47

Haha, I love it. Rick still looks focused as all heck, despite being totally on the grass:lol:

thats a common place to overtake people :crazy: brake late for the hairpin run it across the grass (so you miss out the s ) and tip it into the lefthander ;)

Rick 52

13th November 2012, 20:10

Great pics cheers guys

chrisc

24th November 2012, 20:56

Super good day today! I thought I'd start with a few from the mixed group race which Mel and Brian won I believe. It ended up being quite a few so I put together a quick HTML page.

Click here for photos of the mixed group race (http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/mtwellpr1/index.html)

I also took a tonne of video of the A-grade races which when I have access to a computer that can process the files (big bastard 7D files are too much for my old shitter) I'll put them up too

One for face value
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/_MG_6891.jpg

chrisc

25th November 2012, 20:54

Super awesome day again today, man that 2 hour was intense to watch!

More to come but I liked these two

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/_MG_8864.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/_MG_8814.jpg

chrisc

30th November 2012, 06:19

Hey all, here's a quick video of F4 that I threw together. It's all hand held with no processing or fancy editing. I have plenty more which I will try to get up soon. Sorry I missed the end, my battery ran out!!

Watch video in HD for best quality

https://vimeo.com/54513773

More photos to come soon too!

seymour14

30th November 2012, 06:33

:woohoo: Can't wait for more!

richban

30th November 2012, 13:08

F5 Dave

30th November 2012, 13:23

Ahh that was run clockwise. Young Nat runs away. Track looks real small through the lens huh?

chrisc

30th November 2012, 19:22

There was talk about film in the other photo thread... I love film!

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/7644.jpg

I only wish I could shoot it more! I've been pretty slack in the darkroom lately, I was shooting all the motor racing I went to in film a while back.

http://christophercain.cc/files/gimgs/21_50.jpg

chrisc

6th December 2012, 06:12

Here's another video. There was no real pre thought into these videos, just started shooting when I was over taking photos. I think the next videos will be a lot better.

Kamil will love this one haha

Watch it large and in HD

https://vimeo.com/54924892

richban

6th December 2012, 09:46

[QUOTE=chrisc;1130441137]There was talk about film in the other photo thread... I love film!

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/7644.jpg

Love this photo. I look all ninja at the back there. good shit. Film is great. Just bloody expensive these days.

TZ350

6th December 2012, 15:51

... I love film!

http://christophercain.cc/files/gimgs/21_50.jpg

Neat subtle shot of Ginger (side door).

Gingers early years. http://www.motoparilla.co.uk/Gp_rider_07_albi.htm

ginger molloy bultaco is worth a Google.

chrisc

6th December 2012, 21:05

Umbrella girls really aren't what they used to be....

Partners race?... or was this the 2 hour, you be the judge :bleh:

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/_MG_7737.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/_MG_8914.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/_MG_8573.jpg

Man did I enjoy racing with (edit) Dean Miller! I wasn't able to pass him but I set my fastest time following him, lots to learn still and following was great!
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/_MG_7362.jpg

Dutchee

6th December 2012, 21:47

Umbrella girls really aren't what they used to be....

Partners race?... or was this the 2 hour, you be the judge :bleh:

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/_MG_7737.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/_MG_8914.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/_MG_8573.jpg

Man did I enjoy racing with Dave Manual! I wasn't able to pass him but I set my fastest time following him, lots to learn still and following was great!
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/_MG_7362.jpg

You do realise that picture is not Dave Manuel, who would totally blitz you BTW. Pretty sure it's Dean. Riding his 80 smoker.

cotswold

6th December 2012, 22:13

You do realise that picture is not Dave Manuel, who would totally blitz you BTW. Pretty sure it's Dean. Riding his 80 smoker.

yup it's Dean on a 70

chrisc

7th December 2012, 06:17

Uh shit, Dave, Dean, both D's and 4 letters haha. Read that post by Brian wrong, that is indeed Dean Miller :doh:

chrisc

16th January 2013, 22:46

I noticed the last meeting I attended that my FXR was hard to start, liked the choke and wasn't behaving great. I had it on Rob's dyno a while back with some interesting results only to find after the session that the carb was put together with the wrong sized slider. This meant a fairly breezy fit in the housing and I can only guess what it was doing to the mix.

Before that last Mt Wellington meeting (which I posted photos of previously) I changed it all to how it should be but wasn't 100% satisfied on the jetting. I thought it must be far to lean in the pilot jet (k35 at that time) as it would pop and not start with the choke out and start but not idle right with it in. After work this week I moved up to the medium sized (of the 3 pilots I have) jet which was unmarked and noticed a slight increase in how it ran but I couldn't get it right with the air mix screw. I again moved up to the largest pilot I have which is also unmarked and now have it idling fairly nicely after setting the air mix screw, chuffed :niceone:.

I am very disappointed that I missed the Tokoroa and Taumaunui rounds - I was looking forward to Tokora for so so long - due to being overseas but am now the new owner of a van for the remainder of the series. Fingers crossed all goes well and I can get as much seat time in as I can without any issues.

Inspired by the Team ESE thread (which I seem to spend far to much time on!) I purchased a cheap GP125 in December off trademe:

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/gp/_MG_9245.jpg
^thats the old man having a hoon up the driveway

It's a bit rough on the outside but starts and runs like a champ!! :wings: Over the holidays I taught a friend of mine to ride a motorcycle on it in my driveway, man he was frothing. Today I pulled off all the unnecessary parts from the bike and deleted as much as I cared to. It seems to have developed a leak from the casing so will have to have it apart sooner than I hoped. Last year I saw the ESE thread more than my girlfriend, spent my time commuting from work reading Graham Bell's 2 stroke tuning book and have since started on Gordon Jennings. I'm addicted to learning more about tuning 2 strokes and will use the GP125 and the ESE's documented experience as a guide towards progressing to one day racing the 2 stroke in another frame.

Also, I've posted some more photos of the Barry Sheene racing on my motorsport blog beeoneoneoh, click here for the link (http://beeoneoneoh.com/). Pass the word around and I'll try to get a few more up soonish, mainly the sidecars. Don't forget to keep scrolling down...

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bsheen12/_MG_5878.jpg

Buckets4Me

17th January 2013, 17:50

Inspired by the Team ESE thread (which I seem to spend far to much time on!) I purchased a cheap GP125 in December off trademe:

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/gp/_MG_9245.jpg

It's a bit rough on the outside but starts and runs like a champ!! :wings: Over the holidays I taught a friend of mine to ride a motorcycle on it in my driveway, man he was frothing. Today I pulled off all the unnecessary parts from the bike and deleted as much as I cared to. It seems to have developed a leak from the casing so will have to have it apart sooner than I hoped. Last year I saw the ESE thread more than my girlfriend, spent my time commuting from work reading Graham Bell's 2 stroke tuning book and have since started on Gordon Jennings. I'm addicted to learning more about tuning 2 strokes and will use the GP125 and the ESE's documented experience as a guide towards progressing to one day racing the 2 stroke in another frame.

TZ's first bucket looked just like that without the lights and the handlebars turned upside down :eek: (the shorter bars)
and 30 year old wets

TZ350

18th January 2013, 20:01

Hi Chris I like that GP, its a good looking bike.

... these links go to the more relevent posts about the 27hp engine...

238154 27rwhp 1978 Suzuki GP125

Here is a link that links to a lot of good info on building an easy to ride GP

chrisc

19th January 2013, 17:14

Hi Chris I like that GP, its a good looking bike.

Here is a link that links to a lot of good info on building an easy to ride GP

Thanks Rob! I will do further reading this week ^_^

I pulled the GP down and studied the frame. This morning I bought some steel for some clip ons and will get the engine out sometime soon to have a go. We went to Hampton for the NZFMR, and it was killer. I'll be posing some photos on my blog in the coming week from it if anyone here is interested. I still need to make some hooks for my van so I can tie down the bikes in it but should be at Mt welly next weekend, yussss.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/0607.jpg

TZ350

19th January 2013, 19:36

276606

This is pretty much where we started too.

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This is how we fitted rear set foot rest brackets. hopefully you can see them. PM me if you would like better pictures.

We found bracing the swing arm worked but bracing the frame did not. The bikes with the most frame bracing handled the worst. Front end chatter was a big problem with them.

We fitted 2.5 and 3.5 rims, rolled about 3/8" of new thread onto the original spokes, then cut them back when the wheel was laced up, that worked out ok. The thin rear axel from the GP100 bent when pushed hard, the 125 one seemed OK.

We had gas shocks on them that had to much gas pressure, so the compression was to high and rebound to low. Didn't find that out until it was too late. Emulators in the front forks, GT185 front end worked better than the GP125 one.

We have kept our old GP frames as Chambers reckons that with a bit of suspension development they could be made to work better than we had them.

Best of all these may be eligible for Post Classic tiddlers to be run with the CMRR soon. They would need to be dressed up to look like period racers. But you know 26-28hp is easily possible so they would be pretty competitive.

If you put the engine in a new frame for F4, it might be worth keeping the original rolling chassis for later. Maybe strip it down and put it up in the roof or under the bench some place.

Henk

19th January 2013, 19:48

Chris, if you go insane and decide to lace up wider rims yourself, let me know I have a wheel trueing jig

TZ350

19th January 2013, 19:57

Chris, if you go insane and decide to lace up wider rims yourself, let me know I have a wheel trueing jig

And we can leand you a thread rolling machine.

bucketracer

19th January 2013, 20:23

Now, that's a real shed ........ :2thumbsup

ac3_snow

20th January 2013, 20:44

Hey Chris,

Don't get too carried away superstylin' your GP125 as it needs to be rideable for Mt Welly this coming weekend.

I challenge you to a duel.

http://www.pyrocam.com/filez/go/Yamah.jpg

chrisc

20th January 2013, 20:57

Hey Chris,

Don't get too carried away superstylin' your GP125 as it needs to be rideable for Mt Welly this coming weekend.

I challenge you to a duel.

[Image of YB100 slug]

A duel you say. Sir I do accept your invitation. Alas it shant be this coming end of week due to my steed requiring new shoes due to cracks in the hoof sidewall.

http://www.bartitsu.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Umbrella-duel-on-bikes.jpg

Further, cast than eyes upon the following photographic images bearing the condition of it's heart:

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/gp/1791.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/gp/1798.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/gp/1801.jpg

Suzuki GP125 without it's clothes on. I thought I'd take some photos as I strip it down, you never know when they'll come in handy, maybe even for someone else with an issue.

I got most of the way through the clip ons today but realised the factory bars couldn't be chopped to fit the new brackets as they're too short. Will try get some steel this week to finish them off

chrisc

20th January 2013, 21:07

And we can leand you a thread rolling machine.

Chris, if you go insane and decide to lace up wider rims yourself, let me know I have a wheel trueing jig

This is pretty much where we started too.
This is how we fitted rear set foot rest brackets. hopefully you can see them. PM me if you would like better pictures.

We found bracing the swing arm worked but bracing the frame did not. The bikes with the most frame bracing handled the worst. Front end chatter was a big problem with them.

We fitted 2.5 and 3.5 rims, rolled about 3/8" of new thread onto the original spokes, then cut them back when the wheel was laced up, that worked out ok. The thin rear axel from the GP100 bent when pushed hard, the 125 one seemed OK.

We had gas shocks on them that had to much gas pressure, so the compression was to high and rebound to low. Didn't find that out until it was too late. Emulators in the front forks, GT185 front end worked better than the GP125 one.

We have kept our old GP frames as Chambers reckons that with a bit of suspension development they could be made to work better than we had them.

Thanks Henk, thanks Rob! I shall keep that in mind. The GP125 for now is an as low as possible cost machine for some build fun and to learn more about 2 strokes and setting up a bike. Hopefully one of my friends can ride it whilst I'm racing the FXR for now.

I'm very curious to hear the more you braced the frame the worse the bike chattered in the front end.

TBH it seems that the more they were braced the worse they were, mine would chatter very violently front and back, it was so bad it would throw my feet of the pegs and hurt my back.
The one that was ridden the fastest was basically std, except for foot rest position, both had proper rims and slicks, never figured that out.
My guess is that resonable rear shocks and fresh oil in overhalled front forks would be a good start.
They are good till they let go, and if you have improved the point where they let go they let go more violently.
I think a basically std frame and attention to the suspension would give you a resonable ride.

The handling on the Scitsu was a little problematic at first with the front end tending to chatter through fast turns, this was resolved by altering the angle on the rear suspension.

This conversion at the beginning of the 'Race Chassis' thread came to mind when I read the above about chatter.

Also I've been staring at the frame for some time today and am keen to try out a swap to a single rear shock, brace the swing arm, brace the frame around the top of the engine similar to how you had yours, change to GT185 front end and some better tires and see how it goes. It will be a fun project that I no doubt will learn a lot from.

chrisc

20th January 2013, 22:01

Whilst I'm here, how about some more images from the November 12 NI meet. That was a great day! :scooter:

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/_MG_6749.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/_MG_7654.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/_MG_7658.jpg

I am particularly fond of the #3 MB!

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/_MG_8125.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/_MG_7975.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/_MG_8823.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/_MG_8475.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/_MG_8692.jpg

cotswold

21st January 2013, 08:57

[QUOTE=chrisc;1130482962]Whilst I'm here, how about some more images from the November 12 NI meet. That was a great day! :scooter:

The away days are even better :yes:

chrisc

21st January 2013, 21:10

One of Gavin passing up the inside of a minitard...

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/_MG_7925.jpg

...and one of the GPR 2 stroke in the pits with Richban's No45 in the background

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov12r/_MG_6682.jpg

chrisc

24th January 2013, 21:35

I made some clip on bars this week after work for the GP125. I've very stoked to have them at a more suitable height! Now I just have to cut off the front and rear pegs and make some new ones to correct the seating position.

The bars are currently at quite a shallow angle due to the bulk of the factory tank. I'm not about to chop and weld it :ar15: but man I wish I could! I'm toying with the idea of making one from scratch in the search for less mass and better fit. What does one coat the inside of a mild steel tank anyway?

Here's two reference images including the bars

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/gp/1818.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/gp/1821.jpg

Henk

24th January 2013, 21:41

Try I t with the bars real flat, you may not hate it. I run mine really flat because I'm used to dirt bike bars and partly because my left wrist still doesn't work properly.

chrisc

24th January 2013, 21:49

Yeah I'll do that. It may even be better given we're hanging off the bike non stop on kart tracks :confused:

I can't help but be inspired by 50cc and 125cc racers of the yester year though such as these Piovaticci racers (http://www.wideopenmoto.blogspot.co.nz/2012/02/piovaticci-grand-prix-racers.html?zx=f2257e7ce8ab2be8#.UQEDEB03u8A). I love that the 125 has such deep cutouts for the knees and elbows. Whilst I realise they don't suit our tracks necessarily, that is a damn nice looking bike!

F5 Dave

25th January 2013, 08:44

The front on the GPs is really vague. Most improvement is to drop the forks through the clamps so there is less exposed flexi forks. This will help turn in.

Of course the first thing you will notice is that they don't have top clamps. This is tragic but can be fixed with an old set of lower clamps cut & welded to the original & the hole opened up.

Next you'll need to do something about the footpegs.

these days I really wouldn't bother & would try find a cheap RG250 chassis.

chrisc

28th January 2013, 19:20

Thanks Dave. I've been thinking a lot about this old frame and chatted to Rob on Sunday about their attempts with it. I'm going to go in and have a gander at what they've done soon.

I completely agree with just swapping to a new frame and tried my hardest to secure that NF4 frame that was for sale recently but missed by a few minutes I believe. As I intend to learn as much as I can about frame design and 2 strokes, it may not be the worst idea to press on with this frame and learn along the way. At least it will be light, much lighter than my FXR which pains my subconscious every time I go to push it (damn steel frame heavy bastard).

I will have further queries regarding the frame at a later date.

chrisc

28th January 2013, 19:53

I spent my Saturday and Sunday at Mt Wellington for the practice and fun race day. Having not raced since November, I was eager to get as much track time as I could handle which consequently ended in my body now being wrecked! :violin:

It was a really good weekend of bikes with clear skies and a breeze to keep us slightly cooled. I let a few of my mates have a go on my FXR which should hopefully kick them into gear and mean they'll soon be out there. During the Saturday practice I made the most of my opportunities to follow Brian and others where I could in the hopes their riding ability may rub off on myself. Brian gave me a few pointers on braking which helped a huge amount! and lead to setting a new PB of 32.61s anticlockwise. On Sunday I improved on this with a 32.20s anticlockwise and I'm eager to keep the ball rolling into the 31s bracket! Thanks guys, I appreciate the hell out of any guidance I can get. :apumpin:

Races run:
5 lap sprint anticlockwise with no grid order - first on the grid gets pole - then straight after returning to the pits, back out for a 5 lap clockwise sprint
10 lap race around 'the ring' (midfield coned off) anticlockwise then straight after, clockwise 10 laps. Again no grid placing.
Borrowed bike race - anyone can enter as long as it's not your bike - 10 laps clockwise then 10 laps anticlockwise around the ring.

I swapped bikes with Rick's son Will who rides a CBR150 with cams, exhaust, carb, which was really fun! It had much much better throttle response than my FXR (with more work done to it) although I need to work on the jetting of my bike still. It hasn't been on the dyno before but I'd love to over lap the curves between bikes for a comparison.

Thanks to all that helped out and organised the day, great fun!

chrisc

28th January 2013, 19:59

Credit for many of these photos goes to Simon (cheers dad) which where processed and edited by myself

Photos:

Tim (fixer) on his new Aprilia RS50 (see team ESE thread) and on the RS GP125 bike during the 'borrowed bike race' on Sunday.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelljan13/IMG_1941.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelljan13/2585.jpg

Cully's FZR GP (not the beast, which looks very similar)

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelljan13/2399.jpg

Andrew slipping out of first position during an anticlockwise ring race

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelljan13/76crash.gif

Will on his CBR150

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelljan13/2093.jpg

and again hustling with John in the midfield

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelljan13/2122.jpg

I will post more later, thanks for viewing!

Chambers

30th January 2013, 19:48

Tim in the swappa crate race. Av's bike in disguise, I wanted to see that it is ok from its seize at the GP
we hope to be at Te puke, sorry guys.

chrisc

9th February 2013, 20:46

I was out at Hampton today taking in the european biking scene and found Brian half off a trike

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/nzcmrrtriumph13/3302.jpg

and a TZ350 for Rob. It's for sale too, only $12k

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/nzcmrrtriumph13/3445.jpg

TZ350

10th February 2013, 09:50

and a TZ350 for Rob. It's for sale too, only $12k

Thanks, that’s really neat .....

chrisc

20th February 2013, 19:21

I bought some RS125 wheels from Billy which I might put on the GP frame in the future but I have no real plan. They were a good price and they don't come up often so why not eh. They came with an aluminum disk and a Talon (copy) sprocket carrier. I'm crazy busy with full time work and study at the moment so not much progress in anything as of late... except I put FCR41s on the SR20DE which is in my Datsun 1200. That's pretty fun.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/gp/6779.jpg

Pumba

20th February 2013, 19:52

I bought some RS125 wheels from Billy which I might put on the GP frame in the future.....

There are words for people like you. But they are not nice to say in public.

F5 Dave

21st February 2013, 08:16

What you need to complete the picture is some nice machined RS cush drive donuts.

But Tim bought the last set a week ago.

There you go Pumba, revenge is sweet. He'll have to sell them at a loss now, poise yourself at TM. . . . . NOW.

Henk

21st February 2013, 10:20

chrisc

21st February 2013, 11:35

Pumba:

http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/you_cc4b1f_2462067.jpg

Henk:

<img src="http://images.wikia.com/ben10/pt/images/4/47/Yao_ming_meme_by_lecatinga-d4kpe13.jpg" width="250">

F5 Dave:

Any idea if more are to be made soonish?

kel

21st February 2013, 12:57

Any idea if more are to be made soonish?
I can set you up with a set, they arent perfect but they'll get you up and running. Surely those wheels should go on the FXR.

cotswold

21st February 2013, 13:31

I can set you up with a set, they arent perfect but they'll get you up and running. Surely those wheels should go on the FXR.

I think he is being drawn towards the light :2thumbsup

chrisc

21st February 2013, 15:02

I think he is being drawn towards the light :2thumbsup

If Koba hadn't beaten me (and it looks like many others including you Kel) to the punch by a minute or two, they'd be on my new NF4 frame. :cry:

The FXR is an FXR. It allows me to race every month and doesn't ask for much but it's not a 2 stroke and it's heavy as hell. Light and nimble 2 strokes are what have my attention right now!

F5 Dave

21st February 2013, 15:56

Ahh, words of flattery:clap:

The answer is I got enough made to sate the demand of people who responded & put some money down, it was a bit of hassle to arrange but I wanted to help the crew out & needed some spares myself. We could get some more made by Grumph, but it probably needs to be 1/2 doz sets to make it worth buying a length of material.

cotswold

21st February 2013, 15:57

The FXR is an FXR. It allows me to race every month and doesn't ask for much but it's not a 2 stroke and it's heavy as hell. Light and nimble 2 strokes are what have my attention right now![/QUOTE]

I think I have a tear..................

koba

22nd February 2013, 05:17

If Koba hadn't beaten me (and it looks like many others including you Kel) to the punch by a minute or two, they'd be on my new NF4 frame. :cry:

The FXR is an FXR. It allows me to race every month and doesn't ask for much but it's not a 2 stroke and it's heavy as hell. Light and nimble 2 strokes are what have my attention right now!

I was going to buy both sets of wheels too...

:Pokey:

chrisc

25th February 2013, 21:09

I palmed off my digital camera to my dad like usual but this time with the 300L lens on the end :ar15:

I had some great fun on Sunday and improved on my times quite a bit which was great! I also tried my best to learn some riding skill from Avalon, Gavin, Nigel and David who lead from the front. Unfortunately the GP RS wasn't running 100% for Avalon but I'm kind of grateful for it because it let me try and follow when she overtook me :brick:

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellfeb13/IMG_7264.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellfeb13/IMG_7238.jpg

The below photo is a pass around the outside of Warrick in the sweeper just after passing me in the infield, that's some corner speed right there!

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellfeb13/IMG_7315.jpg

Congrats to Nigel for a new track record of 29.436s anticlockwise, a real sight to see!

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellfeb13/IMG_7225.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellfeb13/IMG_7269.jpg

I had some good battles with Warrick, Karl and Neil (mini motard)! Great riding guys

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellfeb13/IMG_7348.jpg

Huge respect for Karl who put in a 30.9 second lap on a 13hp FXR with standard wheels and 5 year old worn out skinny slicks. I have some serious learning to do with corner speed clearly! It also goes to show how little you have to put into your bike to be competitive at Mt Wellington if you have the right skill.

Thanks Kamil, Cully, Tim etc who ran the event and to the flag marshals as always :headbang:

chrisc

25th February 2013, 21:29

I forgot to mention, I weighed my FXR at 107 kg whilst Will Ford's CBR came in a 106.5 kg (including light weight wooden seat), an almost stock FXR with most of the road gear at 127kg and Nick Olson's FXR engined FZR at 99 kg. Quite far off the 70 odd kg of RS chassis that's flying around (jealous face)

Tim on his Aprillia RS50 GP125

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellfeb13/IMG_7248.jpg

cotswold

26th February 2013, 10:11

Tell your dad those photo's of Av and Nigel are brilliant

F5 Dave

26th February 2013, 14:45

Certainly are fantastic pics. Av always manages to look styley. I told Nige he should consider a dark visor:lol: But whatever he is running for tyres I want some.

no mates

26th February 2013, 15:13

Certainly are fantastic pics. Av always manages to look styley. I told Nige he should consider a dark visor:lol: But whatever he is running for tyres I want some.

three year old bridgestones dave
no mates

F5 Dave

26th February 2013, 15:56

you're making them work for a living

chrisc

10th March 2013, 21:37

Super solid weekend, cheers again to everyone who helped out, organised and drank beers with us.

Reagan put in a ridiculous 42.955s lap, brian broke two bikes after qualifying third and pushed the FXR over the line, I got smoked by B grade half due to a ill tuned bike (other half cos I suck), Warrick fended his son Josh off until he conceded (that would have been an amusing drive home), I believe Mel got her knee down, Will stepped up the pace in B grade, the track was bone dry and fun as hell...

... aaannnddd my old man took some photos of us. Cheers dad. A successful first away meeting for myself and I can't wait for the next one.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tepukemar13/IMG_7390.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tepukemar13/IMG_7385.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tepukemar13/IMG_7534.jpg

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chrisc

10th March 2013, 21:39

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tepukemar13/IMG_7905.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tepukemar13/IMG_7916.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tepukemar13/IMG_7899.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tepukemar13/IMG_8083.jpg

chrisc

27th March 2013, 20:34

I'm thoroughly! looking forward to the Tokoroa GP :scooter:

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellfeb13/IMG_7282.jpg

chrisc

27th March 2013, 21:03

I almost forgot I went to this, and I took so many photos too. Both of these bikes sounded amazing

Julian Hardy - Australia - 1978 Yamaha TZ750

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bsheen12/_MG_5175.jpg

Andrew McLarern - Warkworth - 1986 Yamaha TZ250S

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bsheen12/_MG_5282.jpg

F5 Dave

28th March 2013, 08:29

Awesome! would have loved to have been there,

chrisc

1st April 2013, 17:17

Great weekend! Here are some B Grade photos I took from the crows nest during race 3. My old man took lots throughout the weekend and I will post those later on.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_0289.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_0116.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_0220.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_0224.jpg

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http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_0229.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_0256.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_0279.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_0161.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_0309.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_0311.jpg

Bert

1st April 2013, 17:47

Great weekend! Here are some B Grade photos I took from the crows nest during race 3. My old man took lots throughout the weekend and I will post those later on.

Great photos Chris.

Not offen we see photos of B-grade; cheers for posting them up.
Brent #78

chrisc

1st April 2013, 22:15

Great photos Chris.

Not offen we see photos of B-grade; cheers for posting them up.
Brent #78

You're welcome Brent, glad you like em. It's good to be able to see what you're like on the bike in certain corners. I have quite a few of you, I might post one or two more up for you.

My review of photos that the old man takes of me is part of the learning process. Body position comparisons between the faster guys and myself helps a lot I find.

Here are a few from A grade for now

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_9784.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_0016.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_0024.jpg

seymour14

2nd April 2013, 08:33

Regan and Rick have their eyes locked and loaded! Good tussle all weekend, and well deserved results for both.

Awesome shots, wish my old video's were a little clearer, but that's the tradeoff I guess, keep em coming! :Punk:

chrisc

2nd April 2013, 21:04

Good effort on the video Seymour! I wish I was running up front so I could watch myself lap, much better to see what I'm doing wrong than in photos! There yah go:

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_9870.jpg

chrisc

2nd April 2013, 21:08

And some more of my dads photos. I'm trying to split them over multiple posts so it doesn't clog a page. This is definitely a bandwidth heavy thread but oh well.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_9469.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_9738.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_9938.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_9975.jpg

chrisc

2nd April 2013, 21:09

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_9976.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_9996.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_0011.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_0029.jpg

crazy man

3rd April 2013, 11:38

ricks looking angry at me lol nice pics

Rick 52

3rd April 2013, 11:52

ricks looking angry at me lol nice pics

Haha all im thinking is Regan is getting away!! Brilliant pics indeed..

cotswold

3rd April 2013, 16:10

ricks looking angry at me lol nice pics

Thats the I am coming past even if it's over, under, through or just around you, so be afraid look............

crazy man

3rd April 2013, 16:53

Thats the I am coming past even if it's over, under, through or just around you, so be afraid look............but he new its only a fat guy on a fxr

Str8 Jacket

3rd April 2013, 17:31

but he new its only a fat guy on a fxr

:violin: <<< see this? I am playing my tiny violin, just for you!

crazy man

3rd April 2013, 17:46

:violin: <<< see this? I am playing my tiny violin, just for you!think l'm in love no body has ever played for me

seymour14

3rd April 2013, 17:48

:violin: <<< see this? I am playing my tiny violin, just for you!

Crazyman's not fat, just has big bones.:rolleyes:

cotswold

3rd April 2013, 20:31

but he new its only a fat guy on a fxr

You missed the fast bit

Rick 52

7th April 2013, 19:48

You missed the fast bit

/\/\/\what he said/\/\/\ And I did say on the Sunday I thought you had lost weight..

chrisc

7th April 2013, 21:09

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_9331.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_9339.jpg

Brian checking the colour of his sandwich to see if it has the right ham to coleslaw ratio

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_9352.jpg

chrisc

15th April 2013, 20:58

Wow, what an awesome weekend! That was my first time visiting Tokoroa and that is a fun circuit, although hard on the body into those down hill sections. Huge thanks to the organisers, time keepers, flaggies, and everyone who drank beers with us on Saturday night. Congrats to everyone who raced and those who triumphed. The GP looked fierce, I was nervous before qualifying and I wasn't even in the race!

I just wanted to point out that there were TEN, yes TEN RS chassis' at the GP (including a RS250) and not including the GPR diesel which is pretty much a RS. That's more than a nationals round I believe... F4,

Cheers to Glen for showing me a few improving lines during the track walk and to Cully for letting me pervertedly handle his RSGP125. On that note:

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_1153.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0531.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_1256.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_1586.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_1590.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_1592.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_1588.jpg

chrisc

15th April 2013, 20:58

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_1594.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_1597.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_1598.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_1603.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_1636.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_1640.jpg

chrisc

16th April 2013, 00:39

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_1605.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_1607.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0457.jpg

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http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_1078.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_1267.jpg

chrisc

16th April 2013, 00:44

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0514.jpg

Whilst we were hanging out... worshipping the god of RS...

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0453.jpg

... Kamil was finding the highest thing near by to climb...

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0438.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0442.jpg

chrisc

16th April 2013, 00:50

I hope no body objects from having photos of their bikes online. I figure that they're not team works bikes with lots of secrets so there can't be much ground for annoyance can there? :Pokey::psst:

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0385.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0396.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0407.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0406.jpg

chrisc

16th April 2013, 00:50

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0419.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0421.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0433.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0527.jpg

chrisc

18th April 2013, 12:56

saxet

18th April 2013, 17:57

Nice video and pics, thanks for that.
I like how the differing video highlights the track layout. Some footage highlights some aspects and other footage shows up different parts of the track.
The track looks like fun.

koba

18th April 2013, 21:43

Here's some lunch time viewing for ya'll. Next up is the race footage although I unfortunately ran out of card space (smashed a 16GB card in no time) and didn't get to capture the full race.

Enjoy :woohoo::scooter:

Cool!
This is what I was trying to do, I failed miserably.
I've been playing with my footage trying to get something decent out of it, nothing yet...

chrisc

18th April 2013, 21:55

Cool!
This is what I was trying to do, I failed miserably.
I've been playing with my footage trying to get something decent out of it, nothing yet...

Keep trucking mate, I'm sure you got some gold in there too! Just put what you have together, everyone gets stoked on seeing F4 and F5 on video regardless. I just quickly chucked it all together without stressing too much. I'm pretty keen to video all the rounds but there's only so much you can do when you race also and I'd much rather race!

Henk

18th April 2013, 21:55

koba

18th April 2013, 22:01

Keep trucking mate, I'm sure you got some gold in there too! Just put what you have together, everyone gets stoked on seeing F4 and F5 on video regardless. I just quickly chucked it all together without stressing too much. I'm pretty keen to video all the rounds but there's only so much you can do when you race also and I'd much rather race!

Wise words!
I'll try!

seymour14

18th April 2013, 22:07

Wise words!
I'll try!

Got Scott's rear facing video in about 1/2 hour. Shit these things take a long time to upload!

See what you can muster Koba, watching Chris's video today was awesome, good to see things from another viewpoint, every little bit tells a story.

chrisc

18th April 2013, 22:24

Got Scott's rear facing video in about 1/2 hour. Shit these things take a long time to upload!

See what you can muster Koba, watching Chris's video today was awesome, good to see things from another viewpoint, every little bit tells a story.

That should be some good video! Glad to see there are people enjoying it all. Before going to Te Puke, Roy's Hill and Tokoroa I had no clue as to the layout, direction, elevation, tightness, scale of the tracks so it satisfies me that there is now at least SOME content online for others to view. They're such awesome tracks and not getting to see/race on them would suck.

richban

20th April 2013, 11:38

Here's some lunch time viewing for ya'll. Next up is the race footage although I unfortunately ran out of card space (smashed a 16GB card in no time) and didn't get to capture the full race.

Enjoy :woohoo::scooter:

https://vimeo.com/64253234

Sweet footage Chris. Was great to catch up again. I like that lap you caught me on. One of the more tidy I think. Now I'm back to the reality of normal life, its good to watch this stuff to remind yourself what fun is all about. Catch yah soon RB.

chrisc

21st April 2013, 15:24

Sweet footage Chris. Was great to catch up again. I like that lap you caught me on. One of the more tidy I think. Now I'm back to the reality of normal life, its good to watch this stuff to remind yourself what fun is all about. Catch yah soon RB.

Great! That's why I do it, very stoked that you enjoyed it. I'll try get the other video up soon!

chrisc

21st April 2013, 15:43

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/0369.jpg

This happened a few weeks ago and I still just go down into the garage to stare at it. I'm so stoked!
Plan: Use the engine from the complete Suzuki GP125 I bought in December. Take some guidance from Team ESE and Tim (maybe Kel if he doesn't mind me chewing his ear off) and aim for a chubby power curve. I'd be more than happy with 20hp and loads of torque, I want to learn to ride and not rely on the power to cover up my lack of skill.

Last week I bought all new fasteners for it as the current stuff was worn and in crappy condition.
I also received a pair of mid 2010 Dunlop slicks with loads of tread left and they felt soft so that'll do for now. They may replace the crap 2006 Dunlops I have on the FXR and have Bridgestones fitted to the RS but I'm undecided as of yet.
A TS gearbox was also purchased and is on it's way to replace the junk GP gearing. I'm going to piggy back Tim's efforts in that department (thanks mate!).
A few RS parts are on their way from Japan for the GP125 engine as we speak

Please, if you could recommend somewhere to get the following parts or if you have something you don't mind selling to me, message me.
Things I need to buy/build for it still:

Crash protection
Fuel tank front rubber
Fuel tank cap
Fuel tank petcock
Front brake disk
Front brake pads
Handle bars
Front brake lever and master cylinder/reservoir assembly
Front and rear brake lines
Clutch lever and mounts
Rear brake master cylinder
Foot pegs and mounts
Rear sprocket
Tail piece
Marc Marques like riding skill

jasonu

21st April 2013, 16:18

TZ350

21st April 2013, 16:23

Why the TS gearbox? AFAIK it won't fit the GP case without a LOT of machining.

The TS 5 speed fits with a modest amount of modification, mostly the spline on the input shaft needs shortening and two of the original GP selectors need to be built up on their outside faces to fit the TS dogs.

The TS 6 speed is something else .....:pinch:

Pumba

21st April 2013, 18:53

........I'd be more than happy with 20hp and loads of torque, I want to learn to ride and not rely on the power to cover up my lack of skill..........

:confused:And you want to use the GP125 engine when you have an FXR sitting in the shed :weird:

Each to there own

chrisc

21st April 2013, 19:03

:confused:And you want to use the GP125 engine when you have an FXR sitting in the shed :weird:

Each to there own

All part of the learning experience mate, the FXR is still going to be there as a reliable hack backup

chrisc

22nd April 2013, 08:38

Here it is guys, sorry it's somewhat disjointed, I was taking photos at the same time.

Enjoy the glimpses of what I got.

EDIT: I hope that works for you, it should. I can't quite get it to work for me but I think that's just due to my works firewall

https://vimeo.com/64484933

chrisc

22nd April 2013, 18:44

:confused:And you want to use the GP125 engine when you have an FXR sitting in the shed :weird:

Each to there own

I'd also just like to point out that the very skilled Nathaniel Diprose won the Tokoroa GP on a NF4 RS with barely more than 20hp... but he'd probably still win with 14hp

chrisc

23rd April 2013, 20:49

Keep her on the boil guys!

This arrived today, in a very large box, not quite sure why...it's tiny!

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/1722.jpg

kel

24th April 2013, 16:03

chrisc

24th April 2013, 16:39

The RS, talk about being in the right place at the right time :sick:

Crash protection - Mulfords in Penrose. Buy the required length of Acetal rather than trying to get scraps out of their scrap bin.
Front brake disk - Contact Bert for good pricing on full floating stainless 296mm disc
Handle bars - I have a couple of sets including clamps that I can't use, going cheap!
Foot pegs and mounts - Pablo on ebay.co.uk. Great to deal with and very fair prices. I'll dig out his regular contact details.
Rear sprocket - Contact Bert again. You'll need a 52 tooth
Tail piece - reinstall the standard FXR seat and steal the RS seat for this bike

Very nice work on the photos and video, that must be some fancy kit you're using.

Tell me about it! Made me sick with excitement when I picked it up!

Thanks for the info Kel, you're just the gift that keeps on giving! I was going to contact Bert in relation to a brake master cylinder but it looks like he's the man to talk to about a few other things too. I will be in contact soon about a few bits and pieces.

You read my mind on the tail piece, it's currently sitting on the bike :headbang: I used to build surfboards for a living before becoming a desk jockey so I may think about making a mold for it... I don't want to smash it and have to spend another $200+ for one.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/1705.jpg

It's a Canon EOS 7D, nothing too flash but they're solid enough to get some good colours. What I really want is a 5D3 but I can't justify spending bucket money on cameras anymore :weird: Also Kel, I'm keen to take some video of the KERS if you're keen. I really want to do some short videos on the 'common bucket racer'/toad.

crazy man

24th April 2013, 16:56

I'd also just like to point out that the very skilled Nathaniel Diprose won the Tokoroa GP on a NF4 RS with barely more than 20hp... but he'd probably still win with 14hpdid Nathaniel tell you how heavy his bike is? 65kg 22 hp . crazy! think l need to re-think for next years gp or get Nathaniel drinking the good stuff to put some weight on lol

richban

24th April 2013, 18:53

did Nathaniel tell you how heavy his bike is? 65kg 22 hp . crazy! think l need to re-think for next years gp or get Nathaniel drinking the good stuff to put some weight on lol

Bloody hell. That would put him and bike 2hp down and close to 60kg lighter than me. Feels good to be first fat guy home.

Bert

25th April 2013, 07:45

Thanks for the info Kel, you're just the gift that keeps on giving! I was going to contact Bert in relation to a brake master cylinder but it looks like he's the man to talk to about a few other things too. I will be in contact soon about a few bits and pieces.

You read my mind on the tail piece, it's currently sitting on the bike :headbang: I used to build surfboards for a living before becoming a desk jockey so I may think about making a mold for it... I don't want to smash it and have to spend another $200+ for one.
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Looking great Chris.
There are a few obscure parts on your list; but between crazyman and myself we could help you out or point you in the right direction.
Drop us a line when you are ready... :niceone:

Seats; they shouldn't be $200+ thats just stupid money...

chrisc

26th April 2013, 21:35

I sent you a PM Bert :niceone:

Here's a Suzuki GP125 service manual (http://christophercain.cc/b/suzuki-gp125.pdf) for those who are keen.

I spent some time at Tim's (cotsworld) place on Anzac day talking crap about bikes and figuring out how we can get some economies of scale going on with our GP125 builds. Being the good bastard he is, he gave me some... ummmm... used GP125 cases and a test bed GP100 cylinder for some time on the grinder before jumping into mine. THANKS TIM!

I haven't touched my GP engine in some time as selling my Datsun drift car and CA study has been getting in the way. I started undressing her tonight though and took some photos along the way.

Factory Suzuki GP125 crank case as provided by Tim
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_1738.jpg

Tim's degree wheel for port timing
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_1752.jpg

Port side
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_1763.jpg

Factory timing marks
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_1767.jpg

Starboard side
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_1777.jpg

chrisc

26th April 2013, 21:41

I took some photos of the filthy factory ports for reference too. I didn't expect that at BDC the piston still covers the bottom of the ports creating a step.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_1778.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_1783.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_1785.jpg

Hahaha look at that port gunge!

chrisc

27th April 2013, 18:46

The cases are apart now after an ordeal trying to get those stuuuuupid case bolts out with the phillips heads, what shit idea that is. I ended up drilling a bunch out which where corroded in down the thread. Here are some photos, next I'll jump into the dummy casings with the grinder :ar15:

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_1792.jpg

The size of a 125 amuses me greatly, coming for a car background. I really enjoy the ease of handling everything, no engine crane or massive engine stands and heavy manifolds etc.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_1799.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_1794.jpg

The crapper GP125 gearbox

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_1791.jpg

cotswold

28th April 2013, 09:25

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The crapper GP125 gearbox

Good stuff, told you the case bolts would be fun :laugh: Drilling? :eek:
Can you get that shaft apart ? if not bring it over and I'll do it and get it sent off with the others.

F5 Dave

29th April 2013, 11:07

They are still heavy enough, I spent an hour last week holding one up on & off while we fckd around with mounting spacers into RS125 frame for a local bike.

Put engine in front of a fan heater for an hour & use an impact driver which I assume you did.

jasonu

29th April 2013, 14:32

I'd also just like to point out that the very skilled Nathaniel Diprose won the Tokoroa GP on a NF4 RS with barely more than 20hp... but he'd probably still win with 14hp

It has a fair amount to do with the fact that ND and his bike weigh a least 40kg less than the competition...

chrisc

6th May 2013, 08:50

The bucket forum has been pretty quiet lately, I wonder what everyone is up to?

Anyway I'm currently studying for my first CA exam tomorrow when this large box lands on my door. What could it be...

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_1801.jpg

A few NX4 RS125 chambers, horay. They're in really good condition except for a dent in one of the mufflers but that'll push out.
Man I love the efficient Japanese postal system. EMS to my door took under 4 days from the time I paid my supplier via paypal! One of these is for TZ Rob because hell if I'm bringing in one, I may as well bring in another as they don't come up on trademe very often do they.

I'm looking forward to finishing this exam so I can really start working on the engine. It has been just over 3 weeks since riding at Tokoroa and I'm starting to get the shakes, complete withdrawal symptoms. Fingers crossed this weekend is dry

F5 Dave

6th May 2013, 09:38

The bucket forum has been pretty quiet lately, I wonder what everyone is up to?...

Dirtbike fettling & riding. Thanks for asking.

Hey Jase, just done one of the best trail rides ever & it was just out of Wangas. Time to move back.

kel

6th May 2013, 10:22

It has a fair amount to do with the fact that ND and his bike weigh a least 40kg less than the competition...

So his power to weight ratio is pretty good but its his amazing form thats making everyone else look so ordinary.
ps. There are a lot of good power to weight packages out there these days - my bike 27hp, bike and rider 145kg combined (including fuel and lunch), Glen on the RSFXR about the same, Avalon on the RSGP probably less, etc etc

Chris, I'll bring the clipons and cush rubbers to the track this weekend.

jasonu

6th May 2013, 14:06

Hey Jase, just done one of the best trail rides ever & it was just out of Wangas. Time to move back.

The best time to move back was 2007...

F5 Dave

6th May 2013, 14:38

Might be a while before that comes around again.

But coincidentally the date of manufacture of my superb GasGas 300

chrisc

6th May 2013, 22:12

Dirtbike fettling & riding. Thanks for asking.

Chris, I'll bring the clipons and cush rubbers to the track this weekend.

Magic Kel, legend!

Dave, you not working on your bikes? Post that shit, I need motorcycle stimulation here!

koba

7th May 2013, 06:35

Yeah, I've got to get a bit better at posting.

Latest update: broke my crank :crybaby:

F5 Dave

7th May 2013, 09:23

Yeah I have, been adjusting the powervalve lever that hits the inside of the case due to suspected tol. of the wire piece that actuates it. Hey its Spanish.

My poor bucket is still as I left it come back from Tokoroa, but the spare clutch basket is being machined to bolt back together & I just dropped the RS125 muffler off to Cycleworks to make a longer quieter version.

chrisc

13th May 2013, 21:18

Another great weekend at Mt Wellington this weekend. I was really enjoying myself and got some great starts which I was pretty chuffed on. In the second points race I was following Henk around as he tried and succeeded to past Dave Diprose in the mid field. Feeling very confident in myself I started to line him up too but I ran out of talent and ate shit into turn one when I grabbed too much brake. Thankfully my dad was shooting on that corner and managed a few frames of me skipping along the concrete. I got away with a solid bit of rash on my hip which swelled up pretty impressively and a sprained thumb but otherwise pretty good... bike still goes :niceone:

Time to update the 13 and 7 year old tires, get a smaller rear sprocket and some more practice I think. Never the less I still managed a 31.03s PB lap in that last race which is my best time to date on Mt Wellington. SO close to that 30s bracket!

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellmay13/IMG_2383.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellmay13/IMG_2435.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellmay13/IMG_2439.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellmay13/IMG_2441.jpg

chrisc

13th May 2013, 21:22

Go back one post to see the first post from this weekend

Glen O

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellmay13/IMG_1946.jpg

Rick catching Henk out whilst he fiddled with something on the sled

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellmay13/IMG_2145.jpg

Kel's new rocket. He was having a few issues with the bike on Saturday but when I was following him through the sweeper he really blasted off, it's fast! Good to see you out there again Kel

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellmay13/IMG_1848.jpg

I also picked up some handlebars and cush drives for the GPRS125 from Kel, small steps. Thanks again Kel

chrisc

18th May 2013, 21:35

I just found this. So much reading to do, so little time.

Bert's link list (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/group.php?do=discuss&discussionid=1489)

chrisc

18th May 2013, 21:46

Blasted the 'dummy' casings today, that I got from Tim. Came out quite nicely actually.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_2442.jpg

Picked up some devcon, a chunky carbide burr for the casings and a long shank ball end carbine burr for the cylinder. Devcon looks to have changed their packaging as I saw it in a few engineering shops with the same new packaging and the same product code as what I got from Rob.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_2446.jpg

I pulled the studs which surprisingly came out easily and scribed out the metal I need to remove from the casings. Tim made a template off one of the ESE casings which I borrowed. Looking back through old posts, the front clutch side (bottom left in the photo) looks to be far bigger than older engine photos. Is this a newer development Rob? Brendan on FXR150.co.nz hasn't cut deep into this area at all and I'm wondering if I should given my goal with this engine.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_2449.jpg

In went the Devcon to set overnight. I glued another bit on the ignition side that probably wasn't needed but oh well.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_2450.jpg

Filling in the tops.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_2452.jpg

Tomorrow I will start chewing into the casings with the nice big burr. My neighbours are going to love it

TZ350

19th May 2013, 06:28

Tim made a template off one of the ESE casings which I borrowed. Looking back through old posts, the front clutch side (bottom left in the photo) looks to be far bigger than older engine photos. Is this a newer development Rob? Brendan on FXR150.co.nz hasn't cut deep into this area at all and I'm wondering if I should given my goal with this engine.

Your casings are looking good. The template Tim got was one of Cullys and is a bit bigger than my first effort, I have used Cullys template on the new cylinder I am working on.

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But I think we will have to be careful about how wide/deep we cut the cases.

282938

The entry's to the rear transfer ports might need to be a bit compromised so as to avoid breaking through the cases.

F5 Dave

19th May 2013, 17:34

Asking for Devcon is like asking for Loctite, there are several formulation, I use the Fasmetal ally one which is close to the old 'f' I think.

chrisc

19th May 2013, 19:40

...the new cylinder I am working on.

282937

Dang, so many ESE GP125 cylinder variations! I have that template that Tim made and I also nicked an ESE cylinder from him too which 'you went to far on the exhaust' on. The secondary transfers are really different in shape. The 'too far' cylinder is quite wide and buckety whilst the template is quite long like the one you are working on.

I'm keeping the below image in mind with the port angles. I am going to make some devcon dividers between the A and B transfer ducts but have them point to the rear of the cylinder like below.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=281514&d=1366200788

I bought some cheap vernier calipers to sacrifice and I took a port rubbing of the 'too far' cylinder ports to compare to a rubbing of the stock ports. That exhaust really is massive! I'm surprised it didn't feast on rings too with quite flat top and bottoms.

Those carbine burrs were well worth the investment. Very smooth to use and it didn't take me long to remove most of the required material from the casings. I haven't gotten close to finishing them yet as I wanted to give the Devcon a long time to cure in the tops. After the casing photo below I took some more material out from the clutch side B transfer area.

I remember talking to you about inlet size and my goal of lower power with really good spread and you said to keep it smaller rather than go huge like suggested for the 30hp engines. I haven't taken much material from the inlet because of this but I might remove that corner that's still there.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_2455.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_2472.jpg

Quite hard to tell what's happening in there with the black paint from factory but it's getting there. I haven't touched the outlets yet.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_2459.jpg

I bought some very nice handlebars from Kel last weekend and fitted them today. They fit like a glove.
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_2475.jpg

kel

19th May 2013, 20:36

I'm keeping the below image in mind with the port angles. I am going to make some devcon dividers between the A and B transfer ducts but have them point to the rear of the cylinder like below.

Type 2 to both sides! The front edge (exhaust side) of the B port should exit square across the cylinder rather than angled to the rear. Try to make the near side duct wall as square and straight as possible. Have a good look at the RSA cylinder drawings, while you wont be able to match them they give a lot of info as to what shapes and areas work.

chrisc

19th May 2013, 21:01

Thanks Kel, yeah I wasn't going to go anywhere near the type 1 B transfers. I will look up the RSA drawings now

chrisc

19th May 2013, 22:38

Some pointers to myself

RSA125 cylinders

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Inlet timing

Wobbly said it all. Closing the disc later than 88° aTDC costs top end power; closing it earlier would give more bottom and mid power, but with a 39 mm carb the engine would run out of breath too soon. Aprilia used 42 or 43 mm carbs (most riders preferred the 42) and a closure timing of about 85° aTDC.

Duct entry ratios

If you look at the old Rotax pic it has a duct entry to port ratio of about 1.4.
The base gasket dimensions are virtually identical to the late model cases.
The RSA/RSW has a ratio close to 1.2, so its still tapered down to the port exit but no where near as much.
If you look at the Delivery Ratio of a full on 2T engine, virtually all the volume that ends up in the cylinder, is actually sitting in the transfer ducts, NOT the case.
The smaller this volume is, the quicker it can be accelerated thru the duct into the cylinder.

Wobbly's thoughts towards sharp transfer dividers...

Sharpen the transfer septums and I will personally bend you over and do horrid things with your arse.
Sharp leading edges are used on supersonic aircraft, when your transfer flow goes supersonic then so will the bike.
Look at the fastest two stroke in the worlds septum, does that look sharp???
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Frits on transfer ducts

The outer transfer duct radius is utterly unimportant; there the charge has no option but to go where the duct wall leads it. But the inner duct radius is very important: it should be as large as possible to avoid flow detachment. If you manage to keep the flow clinging to the inner surface (the Coanda effect), there will be less pressure-absorbing turbulence, so the flow will meet less resistance, transport more mass and deliver it where you want it to go.
The golden rule of flow: look for sharp inner edges and remove them. It always works.

The radii at the bottom bore edges, as visible in the picture above, yielded 1 HP; that's about 2% of the total power. The egdes where the transfer port windows cut the bore, should not be radiused; you do not want to promote inflow of waste gas into the transfer ducts. Here only the top and bottom edges should be chamfered lightly to make life easier for the piston ring.
There should be no widening just before the port exit; the duct cross-section area should gradually move from entry area to exit area. And with the inner curvature of the duct fixed, this more or less lays down the shape of the outer curvature.

Assuming that the flow in a duct will accelerate faster as a result of narrowing that duct is an ineradicable misconception. If it were true, it would mean that a duct narrowing to zero would yield an infinite flow velocity......
Flow velocity depends on the pressure difference between entry and exit of a duct, and in the case of an engine, where the flow constantly accelerates and decelerates, it also depends on the column length of the mass in the duct. It does not depend on the column's cross-area; twice the area would mean twice the mass per mm column length, but it also means that the cross-area exposed to the pressure difference is twice as big.
A smaller cross-area can have the effect that because of the reduced mass flow the pressure in the crankcase does not fall as quickly, which in turn may lead to a longer-lasting acceleration of the flow and thus a slightly higher top speed. But it will also mean less mass transport during the transfer phase.

The duct entry area of the Aprilia cylinder's B-ports is slightly smaller than their port exit area. This stems from the old obligation to develop cylinders that had to fit the existing crankcases of the Aprilia RSW engine, of which there are hundreds around. the RSA engine did not have this limitation, but simply enlarging the B-duct entries disturbed the scavenging, so the ducts were left as they were (and remember: while the B-ports' exit areas are only open part of the time, the entry areas are open all the time).
The transfer timing is 130° for the A-ports (they are really close to the auxiliary exhaust ports) and 132° for the B-ports and the C-port.

Aprilia drawings

I am willing allright, Myron; I am trying to promote two-stroke knowledge. But I'm short of time as it is.
Regarding testing: if you can think of anything at all, you can be sure it was tested.
Maybe the picture below will answer some of your questions. There is a lot more where this came from and I am willing to share, but you would have to convince your forum governor to allow uploading ZIP-files.
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Interesting angles on this rotax compared to the RSA

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chrisc

21st May 2013, 22:23

Taking inspiration from the best and brightest. So very thankful for this forum, pitlane and Frits, Jan, et al's contributions

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/rs/IMG_2477.jpg

p.s. all I can think/dream/wonder about is 2 stroke engines

chrisc

22nd June 2013, 19:57

Ahhh, see now THERE's your problem!

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/IMG_2763.jpg

I cut the end off of the street triple muffler I have been using on my FXR and found and big ass restriction in there. Man, no wonder it was stifling it so bad and why it lost so much power! The bit on the left of the photo is the inlet, the right, is where it enters the muffler.

Anyway I cut that out and welded it back up. It's a bit louder but not by much and hopefully I'll get back most of the 4hp I lost from it :wacko:

Have done a bit on the GP engine but I need to get a small right angle head grinder to do the cylinder side of the transfer ports so I've kind of stalled on that :sweatdrop

chrisc

22nd June 2013, 23:41

Anyone else remember summer, that was nice wasn't it. Here's a quick edit of Brian doing a few tuning runs outside Steve's house before the Roys Hill round of the north island series.

https://vimeo.com/68902349

chrisc

21st July 2013, 08:06

Brian and Mel's 'new' chair/suicide machine

Check out the third wheel on that first photo!

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelljul13/IMG_3289.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelljul13/IMG_3267.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelljul13/IMG_3272.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelljul13/IMG_3283.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelljul13/IMG_3243.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelljul13/IMG_3239.jpg

chrisc

21st July 2013, 21:05

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelljul13/IMG_3482.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelljul13/IMG_3644.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelljul13/IMG_3641.jpg

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Pumba

21st July 2013, 21:22

Great Photos Chris as always.

Gazzza

21st July 2013, 21:32

I'm not sure what Des's front end is doing, looks like the steering angle is all wrong the way it's turning in, or maybe it was just the lack of grip in the rain... Just looks a bit odd.

Rick 52

21st July 2013, 21:34

Magic pics, the Brian and Mel crash looked impressive ! Glad they were all well ..

koba

22nd July 2013, 12:07

Cool Pics, again!

Drew

22nd July 2013, 12:13

Great Photos Chris as always.Was it a bit sluggish through and out of turns? You seem to be blocking the air intake in that picture.

Pumba

22nd July 2013, 13:10

Was it a bit sluggish through and out of turns? You seem to be blocking the air intake in that picture.

Yea it had its moments, lets say it was pretty bloody obvious between open and clear carb, a partial blockage and when I got a real good seal on the intake.

Still on the list requiring a resolution, although I was considering taking insperation from your full size chair Drew.

Drew

22nd July 2013, 13:24

Yea it had its moments, lets say it was pretty bloody obvious between open and clear carb, a partial blockage and when I got a real good seal on the intake.

Still on the list requiring a resolution, although I was considering taking insperation from your full size chair Drew.

Gordie was good at blocking the right intake on the beemer with his right knee at he Barry Sheen last year. Took a while to figure that out.

Just a 90 degree bend, pvc plumbing pipe would do.

Or something cool, like mount the motor as the swingarm like a scooter.

chrisc

27th July 2013, 15:46

A couple more photos of the last wet meeting. Rick is looking mighty quick out there after a few changes to the engine

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelljul13/IMG_3804.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelljul13/IMG_3505.jpg

chrisc

27th July 2013, 16:27

Some more photos from the GP at Tokoroa this year, I miss riding there.
Go to page 7 to see more plus the video I posted.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0717.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0810.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0695.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0723.jpg

koba

27th July 2013, 20:46

I think most who were at Tokaroa over summer will be hanging out to get back there again, I sure am!

chrisc

28th July 2013, 11:13

Ahh I was hoping you would comment. LOOK AT THOSE EYES! (Second photo down). It was only practice but man were you concentrated in that photo

chrisc

28th July 2013, 11:33

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_1047.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_1219.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_1249.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0924.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0898.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0894.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokgp13/IMG_0805.jpg

koba

1st August 2013, 11:40

Ahh I was hoping you would comment. LOOK AT THOSE EYES! (Second photo down). It was only practice but man were you concentrated in that photo

Haha, Cool!

I't probably due to my fear of pinched slicks...

chrisc

18th August 2013, 20:31

Some photos from todays racing. Great sunny day going clockwise with not too many falls. Enjoy

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellaug13/IMG_4810.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellaug13/IMG_4976.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellaug13/IMG_4981.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellaug13/IMG_4989.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellaug13/IMG_4543.jpg

chrisc

18th August 2013, 20:33

Tim, I don't know what you've done to that Aprilia of yours since the last time I saw you ride it but you were giving it the bean! The pass attempts you were making into corner onto the straight were nothing short of ballsy

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellaug13/IMG_4730.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellaug13/IMG_4919.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellaug13/IMG_4560.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellaug13/IMG_4736.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellaug13/IMG_4937.jpg

cotswold

19th August 2013, 17:30

Nice to see Dave with some competition and good to see 50's 1st 2nd and last :)

F5 Dave

19th August 2013, 17:47

indeed, more interest here is required for sure.

chrisc

13th October 2013, 17:09

chrisc

16th October 2013, 19:20

Always good to hang out and race with you dudes. Here's some photos taken by my old man

Great to see Cully and Rob out there again
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelloct13/IMG_8461.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelloct13/IMG_8438.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelloct13/IMG_8415.jpg

And then suddenly, from across the room their eyes locked...
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelloct13/IMG_8557.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelloct13/IMG_8562.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelloct13/IMG_8834.jpg

chrisc

16th October 2013, 19:21

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelloct13/IMG_8670.jpg

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http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelloct13/IMG_8648.jpg

chrisc

31st October 2013, 21:06

Two of Mark Robinson on his NF4 RS125. He tried pretty solidly to talk me into putting an RS engine back into the NF4 I have but I think I shall progress with the F4 build. You can't beat it for pure riding time!

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bsheen13/IMG_0896.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bsheen13/IMG_0903.jpg

F5 Dave

1st November 2013, 09:02

Tazz

1st November 2013, 10:45

I've been off the bike for two months now I think as I was overseas and DAMN was it good to get back on the saddle this weekend. Sunny with some great racing had. My desk jockey muscles are aching, onto the 2 hour!

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwelloct13/Mt%20Wellington%20Kart%20Track2.jpg

Random question and probably a boring answer, but what's up with all the containers there? Is that some sort of really dodgy/awesome grandstand or is the track just next to a shipping yard?

TZ350

1st November 2013, 10:57

Shipping Yard ...

Tazz

1st November 2013, 11:09

Shipping Yard ...

:facepalm:

chrisc

2nd November 2013, 12:02

cotswold

2nd November 2013, 16:07

Yeah people have asked if I could put an RS engine back in mine to preserve the sanctity blah blah.

Naaah. I don't feel guilty for a minute. Race bikes evolve or get discarded, always have. My RS's get more track time & are more successful then they ever would being a 125.

125s are a bad classic class as due to numbers in NZ, Posties will throw you all in, <600 or >600.

Mostly correct, sure use the chassis for buckets but try and keep them stock. I have seen 2 of my "discarded" race bikes sell for over 5000 pounds sterling, that would buy a lot of buckets. I would hoard all the not used RS bits (engine ect.) and leave the frame in one piece and keep the lot as a retirement plan.

husaberg

2nd November 2013, 16:19

Mostly correct, sure use the chassis for buckets but try and keep them stock. I have seen 2 of my "discarded" race bikes sell for over 5000 pounds sterling, that would buy a lot of buckets. I would hoard all the not used RS bits (engine ect.) and leave the frame in one piece and keep the lot as a retirement plan.

A point to remember is Honda only made 500 per year. thats Right 500. NZ got more than our fair share re our Jap imports.

koba

2nd November 2013, 17:43

I thought is was 400?

Anyway, I plan to keep my cuts neat and tidy when I hack mine up.

I would be more worried about it if it started as something decent/complete but I am using this one (https://maps.google.co.nz/maps?q=9a+macdonald+street,+tauranga)

(Note proximity to sea)

Henk

2nd November 2013, 18:11

If the link I followed is correct, you are going to be racing a building.

Pumba

2nd November 2013, 18:43

If the link I followed is correct, you are going to be racing a building.

Look at the top of the pole

F5 Dave

2nd November 2013, 18:48

More of a shed?

Yeah we dont live near enough to large population to get big money. Either way little fits in without serious surgery so I lose little sleep over a one way conversion . Plus I need the money from selling off stuff to make it cheap.

chrisc

2nd November 2013, 20:39

In my mind it's going to be the NX4 RS125s which are going to be worth anything substantial in the future but hey I may be wrong. I think if you're into motorcycle racing to make money, or preserve something so you can make money, you've got your priorities wrong.

Here's John Reid riding Ginger Molloy's Bultaco TSS, followed closely by Chris Swallow. Such a good battle. The TSS has got to be one of my favourite bikes ever, so cool.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bsheen13/IMG_0105.jpg

cotswold

3rd November 2013, 09:39

[QUOTE=chrisc;1130632660]In my mind it's going to be the NX4 RS125s which are going to be worth anything substantial in the future but hey I may be wrong. I think if you're into motorcycle racing to make money, or preserve something so you can make money, you've got your priorities wrong.

You are very wrong, these bikes are the future classics due to the small numbers that were produced, but hey it's your bike you do what you feel is right. In my eyes these things are to be treasured as they will not be made ever again. I see you going on about Gingers bike, that is only here to be admired because someone preserved it. Bloody yoofs wait until you loose something you have grown up loving and you'll see what i mean. Rant over, as you were.

chrisc

3rd November 2013, 09:53

Nice rant. Very good point raised.
I suppose it comes down to perspective though. If you cut it up now, race it and enjoy the hell out it, you yourself are seeing the benefits now.
If you don't cut it up and save it until they become big again then you or someone else are seeing the benefit later on.
I don't think there is any right or wrong here, the only wrong would be cutting it up and then not actually using it.

Tyler Lincoln at Hampton Downs
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bsheen13/IMG_0030.jpg

cotswold

3rd November 2013, 10:45

[QUOTE=chrisc;1130632748]Nice rant. Very good point raised.
I suppose it comes down to perspective though. If you cut it up now, race it and enjoy the hell out it, you yourself are seeing the benefits now.
If you don't cut it up and save it until they become big again then you or someone else are seeing the benefit later on.
I don't think there is any right or wrong here, the only wrong would be cutting it up and then not actually using it.

Try make the f4 work without cutting would be my point, if you have to cut do it neatly and save the bits.

F5 Dave

3rd November 2013, 19:33

They don't fit much anything without cutting. But I'm producing a classic bike. So screw what went before. This is now and who cares what comes next. People can worship my achievements and rebuild my bike.
This is from someone who carved groove for the next owner of my kdx so they could change the head bearings

cotswold

3rd November 2013, 20:21

chrisc

6th November 2013, 22:02

Rob, you're the man, thanks again for letting me occupy your evening tuning the slug!

The red curve is with Karl Messiter's exhaust
The blue curve is with the current muffler I have on the bike

I knew the muffler I'm running was crap but thankfully after a bit of tuning it's not as bad as it was! Karl may struggle to get his muffler back however :nono:
A new intake trumpet went on after a few runs at different lengths and we tested a few different sized main jets until we found a winner.

Next up is an oil and filter change and a once over before the 2 hour race this month, stoked!

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/IMG_0618.jpg

kel

7th November 2013, 13:10

The FXR is back :sunny:
With the noisy megaphone exhaust it was making 19.7hp and 9.6 ft-lbs torque and pulling hard to the rev limiter.
It must be time to throw in a high comp piston.

Just to rub it in the KE makes 19hp at 8.5k (Shame it never gets to the track).

chrisc

1st December 2013, 17:36

Kel, as much as I want to throw some time and money at that thing to really get it running/handling as best it can, I just don't have it available.
All the possible available time I have goes into sleep > work > study, repeat. ALTHOUGH I did dedicate the weekend to my forgotten mistress, the RS125. See below.
I'm so excited to have this going and I know after seeing your RS at Tokoroa that excitement will be at an all time high.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/IMG_0889.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/IMG_0882.jpg

I had to cut a cooling fin off the head to get it in between the skinny frame which is unfortunate.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/IMG_0887.jpg

^ This is how excited I am. I'm a pretty small dude and the bike fits me great. I can't wait to ride it even if it had stock power, the lightness is going to be awesome!

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/IMG_0890.jpg

No turning back now, the engine mounts are cut! Rear engine mounts completed, front engine mount most of the way there just needs a few minor things done to it.

Now to start thinking about finishing that cylinder, it might have to wait after my CA exam though :bash:

chrisc

9th December 2013, 21:45

Here's some photos that my dad Simon shot whilst I was racing against Bert at the back of A grade. Such fun!

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokni13/_MG_2622.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokni13/_MG_2745.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokni13/_MG_2777.jpg
^Where's Ricky?

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokni13/_MG_2815.jpg
Myself and Bert. He got me on the first race but I managed to get by and block him until the flag dropped in race two :innocent:

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokni13/_MG_2609.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokni13/_MG_2742.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokni13/_MG_2593.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokni13/_MG_2533.jpg

mr bucketracer

10th December 2013, 07:22

great pics , was glad bert got out there .. lucky to find the problem

Bert

10th December 2013, 17:04

Here's some photos that my dad Simon shot whilst I was racing against Bert at the back of A grade. Such fun!
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokni13/_MG_2815.jpg
Myself and Bert. He got me on the first race but I managed to get by and block him until the flag dropped in race two :innocent:

Let's be fair, you Had it all over me in the second race.
I kept trying to force an error but you were one cool customer and didn't give an inch.
So much fun!!

Great Photos, though we have come to expect that from both you and your dad.:niceone:

Any more pics?

Rick 52

10th December 2013, 17:26

Great shots !!

Henk

10th December 2013, 17:44

Great shots !!

As ever

Some chars

chrisc

10th December 2013, 17:49

Cheers guys. Bert, was that a camera on the tail of your bike? Wouldn't mind seeing that footage!

A couple more for your reminiscing pleasure:

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokni13/_MG_2597.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokni13/_MG_2553.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokni13/_MG_2601.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokni13/_MG_2690.jpg

chrisc

10th December 2013, 17:49

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokni13/_MG_2717.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokni13/_MG_2506.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokni13/_MG_2517.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/tokni13/_MG_2732.jpg

Bert

10th December 2013, 18:03

Cheers guys. Bert, was that a camera on the tail of your bike? Wouldn't mind seeing that footage!

Yip it was a camera; but..... I forgot to turn it on :facepalm:

koba

10th December 2013, 20:01

Fantastic!

chrisc

10th December 2013, 20:07

Yip it was a camera; but..... I forgot to turn it on :facepalm:
Let me share that with you... :brick:

Fantastic!
Those demon focused eyes again!

Also Malcolm, what number is your bike? I can't really read it, it's not really big enough

koba

11th December 2013, 18:45

Let me share that with you... :brick:

Those demon focused eyes again!

Also Malcolm, what number is your bike? I can't really read it, it's not really big enough

I figure the number regulations can be applied as an average value across all the numbers on the bike...

chrisc

13th December 2013, 20:24

Some photos from the two our team endurance race that went down at Mt Wellington in November. Credit goes to my old man Simon for these photos, I was racing with Karl.

Such a good event, I could barely walk the next day!

Results:
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Superpole
http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov13/IMG_1846.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov13/IMG_1945.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov13/IMG_1948.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov13/IMG_1955.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov13/IMG_1983.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov13/IMG_1987.jpg

chrisc

13th December 2013, 20:26

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov13/IMG_1988.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov13/IMG_2006.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov13/IMG_2072.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov13/IMG_2083.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov13/IMG_2090.jpg

chrisc

13th December 2013, 20:26

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov13/IMG_2096.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov13/IMG_2105.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov13/IMG_2108.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov13/IMG_2164.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov13/IMG_2197.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellnov13/IMG_2126.jpg

chrisc

14th January 2014, 19:56

Hey all

I didn't make the first NI round at Taumarunui because I was driving around the country with mates scoring surf (check www.instagram.com/vancreep) but I'm frothing to get back on the bike for the next round!

When I was away I think the old man got bored and locked himself in the garage because I came home to a new bike stand! Cheers dad. The legs are removable and its big enough to fit the VFR400 on it too.
Something small and alloy arrived in the mail from Japan also :scooter:

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/stand3.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/stand2.jpg

chrisc

1st March 2014, 18:40

I noticed that the seals on the FXR forks were leaking the other day. I didn't have any seals on me so I just swapped the forks out with some from the parts FXR. Here's a question I've wanted to ask:

The FXR forks have a butt load of travel to them when you're hard on the brakes, is this alright? It doesn't seem like they bottom out at all. Have many of you had success with changing the springs/oil level/type etc?

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Pumba

1st March 2014, 20:04

Think you will find the springs are coil binding which means you have effectively bottomed out but it is nice and progressive without the sudden clunk.

I put GSXR forks on which we managed to find some aftermarket springs for. Not sure what spring options there are for the FXR, but a set of emulators would not go miss

chrisc

1st March 2014, 21:22

Henk

1st March 2014, 21:29

Ah yes I was talking to someone about them a while ago and totally forgot I had the convo. I see KSS do emulators:
http://www.kss.net.nz/kiwi-suspension-solutions/catalogue/?CATID=226&CLN=1

Anyone use these and can give some comment on them? Also any idea on the right FXR size?

To be honest the stock forks work well enough on an FXR. Get the oil level and weight right and they are pretty damn good. Not as good as cartridge but fit for the application.
My take anyway.

jasonu

2nd March 2014, 05:46

To be honest the stock forks work well enough on an FXR. Get the oil level and weight right and they are pretty damn good. Not as good as cartridge but fit for the application.
My take anyway.

You can also get more or less free improvements by changing the damper rod holes (usually weld them over and re drill smaller). I know some experts say that is a bad thing to do blah blah but it works and it is free.

F5 Dave

2nd March 2014, 08:24

That's right it does slow down the fork action so dive is slower. And so is return. And the ability of the wheel to follow the Tarmac. Good thing mt wgtn hasn't deteriorated into a goat track.

jasonu

2nd March 2014, 16:45

That's right it does slow down the fork action so dive is slower. And so is return. And the ability of the wheel to follow the Tarmac. Good thing mt wgtn hasn't deteriorated into a goat track.

Maybe so but still waaaaay better than doing nothing and having a pogo front end.

chrisc

2nd March 2014, 18:30

F4 A grade is just getting ridiculous...

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/mtwellmar14/IMG_3068.jpg

Thats 5, count them 5 of the 13 people in A grade doing 29 second laps :sweatdrop

Average lap time over 12 laps in race two:
1 N. Diprose - 29.58s
2 R. Ford - 30s
3 G. Cunningham - 30.08s
4 A. Hassan - 30.17s
5 g. Veltmeyer - 31.16s

Henk

2nd March 2014, 18:35

The old cutoff time of 34 sure doesn't cut it any more.
Bloody good racing all the way down the feild.

cotswold

3rd March 2014, 04:33

The old cutoff time of 34 sure doesn't cut it any more.
Bloody good racing all the way down the feild.

not when the 2 fast 50's are churning out 32's

chrisc

7th March 2014, 07:24

I posted some photos from last night at the ESE HQ, prepping for the GP this weekend. Check it out here:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/86554-ESE-s-works-engine-tuner/page918

And some moving imagery below. I think Darren was potentially quite happy with the improvements

<iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/88335653?byline=0" width="800" height="450" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/88335653">CLASSIFIED CONTENT - ESE HQ</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/christophercain">Christopher</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

chrisc

13th March 2014, 20:39

I started a Flickr just for you sods. Jump on in, the water's fine.

IMAGE USAGE
Please can you make a mention, provide a link etc where ever you use these. That'd be greatly appreciated. In saying that, I'm totally happy for you all to save, share, print the photos on this thread and on my flickr. Enjoy!
Congrats to everyone who finished, and to those who walked away with shiny things. I had a freaking ball! and my puney muscles are still sore :violin::apumpin:

TOKOROA GP PHOTOS HERE:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/120242274@N04/sets/72157642282552865/

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3695/13121147415_f3f0c7fd25_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/120242274@N04/13121147415/)
_MG_3088 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/120242274@N04/13121147415/) by sonscc (http://www.flickr.com/people/120242274@N04/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7375/13121475234_76fc81b78e_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/120242274@N04/13121475234/)
_MG_3353 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/120242274@N04/13121475234/) by sonscc (http://www.flickr.com/people/120242274@N04/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7407/13121309343_82ecf3f464_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/120242274@N04/13121309343/)
_MG_3407 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/120242274@N04/13121309343/) by sonscc (http://www.flickr.com/people/120242274@N04/), on Flickr

Henk

13th March 2014, 21:06

Awesome work as always

chrisc

13th March 2014, 22:08

Thanks mate

Here's a bunch from the March Mt Wellington round, the weekend before the Toke GP. These were taken by both myself and my old man Simon.
Enjoy

ALBUM
http://flic.kr/s/aHsjUuAKJz

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7451/13123012703_affaedbff0_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/kZCStH)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7436/13123013943_09ca597aa8_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/kZCSR6)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7422/13123005395_7ed7da9350_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/kZCQiH)

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2191/13123214844_1ab50024fa_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/kZDUyU)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7373/13123160323_442fc3cfec_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/kZDCmT)

cotswold

14th March 2014, 08:57

Thanks to you and dad, always nice to have a photo for the archives

koba

16th March 2014, 15:41

Brilliant!

There are some really cool sidecar pics in there!

Good shooting sir!

Dutchee

16th March 2014, 21:09

Brilliant!

There are some really cool sidecar pics in there!

Good shooting sir!

I keep looking at the one of Will, and wondering whether we shouldn't have given him tea and biscuits at that point, he looks so relaxed like he's on a picnic. at a guess, he was wishing he had his helmet off and had spent his usual 10 hours doing his hair. Oops, for the camera, I mean lol

chrisc

20th March 2014, 22:31

Hahaha^

Well since I have this Flickr account going I thought I'd slowly trickle some of the past events up onto it.

Here's a link to the Tokoroa 2013 NI round, another brilliant race!

Roys Hill 2013 and the Tokoroa GP 2013 are still to come

ALBUM HERE:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonscc/sets/72157642632580484/

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2810/13284997284_8c32a20d73_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/meX5Rj)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3758/13284666605_edcbb6ca20_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/meVoxX)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3784/13285202593_dd572d34a9_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/meY8T8)

chrisc

23rd March 2014, 20:37

Photos from last year's Tokoroa GP are up. Take a look.

ALBUM:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sonscc/sets/72157642776656365/

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2850/13347922105_cce3d18a67_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mkvAd2)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3826/13348068933_c62dfb2928_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mkwkRx)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3781/13347801695_ba03c7c28b_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mkuYpZ)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/13348336194_956197b50a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mkxHiu)

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2844/13348000155_a0bff05022_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mkvZpH)

chrisc

24th March 2014, 21:14

Next page for more photos

chrisc

24th March 2014, 21:20

Some progress on the RSGP125 project.

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Thanks Rob for running a hone through the cylinder, always greatly appreciated mate!
Also, a special thanks to Tim for giving up on waiting for Darren to weld his gearbox and selling his GP125 engine build to me. It certainly brings the time frame for my bike forward.
Soooo uhhhhh Darren... about that gearbox :wari::Pokey:

chrisc

24th March 2014, 21:32

Check the link below for some photos from the 2013 Roys Hill round. Coming up again this easter, I can't wait!

ALBUM HERE:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sonscc/sets/72157642838363074/

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3745/13376090245_4d863e4499_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mnZXBB)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7415/13376391153_d9ee01e0ff_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mo2v4F)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3813/13376573994_d7c1c8c346_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mo3rq7)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7444/13376460844_454525715f_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mo2RMf)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/13376612744_35f33b4d49_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mo3CWd)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3822/13376239595_1f2be560db_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mo1J1B)

mr bucketracer

26th March 2014, 11:14

thanks for the pictures chris

seymour14

26th March 2014, 19:56

thanks for the pictures chris

Yep, those are some mint photos. You even got me smiling and that was holding an empty mug!

Just to prove I can crash on any bike, have come off my SV400 today, possibly broken my foot.

Breakin bikes since a long time ago...:crazy:

Wife is like blah blah x-ray, blah blah divorce, blah blah blah....if anyone has a SV right hand mirror and/or front indicator, kindly send a PM to the crash king.

chrisc

26th March 2014, 20:17

^ Hahaha

You're welcome guys, I'm stoked you like them!

chrisc

26th March 2014, 20:35

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/IMG_3231-2.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/IMG_3208.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/IMG_3230-2.jpg

Henk

26th March 2014, 20:46

Nice toy, way tidier than the slightly larger one we have. You and B grade tim can start an owners group :)

seymour14

26th March 2014, 20:46

Wicked!!!!

chrisc

26th March 2014, 20:51

Nice toy, way tidier than the slightly larger one we have. You and B grade tim can start an owners group :)

Bring the 250 along and we can have an RS ride. I test rode a CB200 for a friend yesterday (mostly sucked apart from looking cool) and started dreaming again. This thing came up and was an absolute steal! So much so that I had to buy it.
I haven't had a road bike in 2 years or something dumb so I'm super eager to ride a bunch before winter sets in and kills all enthusiasm.

racer40

26th March 2014, 21:05

Now where will you fit the sidecar in the garage ?

Henk

26th March 2014, 21:12

Now where will you fit the sidecar in the garage ?

He's going to attach it to the RS frame in the background :)

cotswold

26th March 2014, 22:47

Nice toy, way tidier than the slightly larger one we have. You and B grade tim can start an owners group :)

Chris was around my garage the other day and spent a fair bit of time drooling over my RS which I thought I bought cheap, he stole that one.
Looks good

chrisc

28th March 2014, 18:43

^ That's exactly what happened.

Went for a ride yesterday, dang this bike is fun! It has a 32mm Delorto carb and a K&N filter. The factory carb is a 28mm. I noticed it accelerates well through the rev range but when cruising at say 100 about 6-7k rpm, give it full throttle and it didn't want to accelerate properly. Sounds like it needs some tuning time.

Damn fun though, holy crap I'm hooked.

chrisc

29th March 2014, 19:56

The first meeting of the Aprilia Owners Club of NZ :rolleyes::headbang:
Many jokes could be made here, probably a few about hair loss and age, a couple about being hooligans and cheque book racers. I'll leave those to your own imagination.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/IMG_3249.jpg

chrisc

5th April 2014, 21:41

I spent some time out at ESE today with my GP engine and Rob. We decided on going down the copper route and started making the cylinder spacer to correct for the longer RGV250 rod.

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We spoke about utilising some of that extra copper and came up with this. The steep angle of attack should provide sufficient downforce considering the low speed of a kart track

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http://bikerscafeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/2706-Aerofoil-Viko-TZ750A.jpg

chrisc

10th April 2014, 21:08

Re-visiting some of my favourites:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaQEyAQEdKU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvbIPdNq8iM

chrisc

10th April 2014, 21:13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW5whmObcxs

http://c3scs.jp.s-msn.com/article/images/20110205/2b8f0b8f-372d-4bf0-b13d-b69fd2c43613_l.jpg

chrisc

16th April 2014, 23:17

Some progress tonight on the copper cylinder spacer.

Also got some fresh/er tires on the FXR. I spoke to Gavin at Tokoroa about the Conti-raceattack cut slick he was running on the rear of his FXR. He said it was going really well for him and preferred them to the Bridgestone. Whilst I know everyone has their preferences I thought I'd give it a go since David Diprose had some for sale after the nationals. I'm running a Bridgestone front. Will be so good to ride on some half decent tires again, those Dunlops I had on there were well and truly dead.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/bikes/copper5.jpg

chrisc

21st April 2014, 10:39

Damn that was a good weekend!
Congrats to:
Regan for taking out another round (possibly the champs if there isn't another round),
Rick and Scott for a well fought battle for second/third,
Tyler for impressing and winning the last race on Henk's FXR,
Will for picking his game up and qualifying 6th in A grade in front of a lot of fast riders,

Super thanks to:
All the organisers from the Pacific Club for putting on a professional and well organised race. The scrpteneering was well done with lot of people asked to add more protection and the noise control was also well done catching out two bikes which were modified quite easily.
Melissa, Brian and Tim for setting up and running the timing
Anyone who waved a flag
The lincolns for putting up a bunch of rowdy drunken bucket racers

Cheers to my dad Simon for taking the photos. I spent some time this morning editing and posting them so go have a look
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE ALBUM FROM THE EVENT (https://www.flickr.com/photos/sonscc/sets/72157644133690451/)

A couple of favourites

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7180/13955259174_4b2c0a5cb7_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ngbmmN)
_MG_4265 (https://flic.kr/p/ngbmmN) by sonscc (https://www.flickr.com/people/120242274@N04/), on Flickr

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3761/13931929351_fcba394a0e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ne7Mdt)
_MG_4317 (https://flic.kr/p/ne7Mdt) by sonscc (https://www.flickr.com/people/120242274@N04/), on Flickr

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3808/13955110263_fac264c063_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ngaA6n)
_MG_4387 (https://flic.kr/p/ngaA6n) by sonscc (https://www.flickr.com/people/120242274@N04/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7226/13955732034_39c048b0cf_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ngdLVy)
_MG_4190 (https://flic.kr/p/ngdLVy) by sonscc (https://www.flickr.com/people/120242274@N04/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/13931910851_829069dc49_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ne7FHv)
_MG_4169 (https://flic.kr/p/ne7FHv) by sonscc (https://www.flickr.com/people/120242274@N04/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/13955346053_dec632f2f7_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ngbNbH)
_MG_4170 (https://flic.kr/p/ngbNbH) by sonscc (https://www.flickr.com/people/120242274@N04/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7299/13933057276_3731ec9038_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nedyvs)
IMG_3499 (https://flic.kr/p/nedyvs) by sonscc (https://www.flickr.com/people/120242274@N04/), on Flickr

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3764/13931911611_fe74031491_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ne7FWB)
_MG_4173 (https://flic.kr/p/ne7FWB) by sonscc (https://www.flickr.com/people/120242274@N04/), on Flickr