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Richard
26th August 2005, 23:02
Hi
Just joined and wanted to say gidday.
If you are into TwoStrokes check out my web site.
http://rrracing.co.nz/
My bike should be running at Meremere this coming season.
Richard

Motu
26th August 2005, 23:15
Waspy....with nasty stingers,bet it sounds like one too.Nice,I like....cept for the cyl heads,get those seen to please.

Madmax
22nd May 2006, 19:53
mate of mine eric sheppard ran an
H2 tripple drag bike but he moved down to the
south Island and i lost contact with him
good luck
:innocent:

bladez
22nd May 2006, 19:55
bloody nice bike there mate looks the bizz:blip:

Richard
4th July 2006, 12:29
Hi
I have updated my web site.
http://rrracing.co.nz/
There is info in there for you two stroke guys and some pics of the
Suzuki GS1200SS that I won the National Championship on.
Thanks
Richard

TLDV8
4th August 2006, 14:49
mate of mine eric sheppard ran an
H2 tripple drag bike but he moved down to the
south Island and i lost contact with him
good luck
:innocent:

He's in Oamaru ..fwiw ......... I still have the yellow painted Tacho off his bike tucked away somewhere.

H2 Trivia..The Worlds quickest Kawasaki H2 750 run's 7.70 ET / 170 mph,it might have got even quicker lately. :scooter:

Richard
4th August 2006, 23:42
Hi
Yes I met Eric Shepherd at the 2003 Nationals.It was the first year I ran my original RD400 Drag bike.
Didn't actually know who he was back then but he sure smelt that Castrol R and came looking.
Here is a link to his H2 Triple.
http://kawtriple.com/mraxl/articles/psychadelic750.htm
I have since realized who it was I was talking to that year and have know Ken Stoplman...one of NZ Drag bike racings true gentalmen...since then.
Also saw a video of that H2 do the 7.70 run...stunning :gob:
Will try hard to get the RD running for the end of the season...Meremere needs to have that Castrol R smell back !!!:sunny:
Thanks
Richard

P.S..I have always wanted to build a triple engined Drag bike...3 x RD400 motors = 1200cc pure 2 Stroke...It will happen one day!!!

Madmax
22nd August 2006, 13:13
I donated the S1 tripple forks,
and rember the first time we fired it up
in his drive was fuckin awsome
(we had to push it)
Have always looked at putting RD400 cyls on an H1 tripple
Making a tripple engined bike would need a lot of time on
a mill but could be done
There was a tripple engined tripple 3XH2
ran 8.2 on pump gas
a lot of the bits eric had were done by
Fast By Gast in the states
:love:

TLDV8
24th August 2006, 16:44
I donated the S1 tripple forks,
and rember the first time we fired it up
in his drive was fuckin awsome
(we had to push it)
Have always looked at putting RD400 cyls on an H1 tripple
Making a tripple engined bike would need a lot of time on
a mill but could be done
There was a tripple engined tripple 3XH2
ran 8.2 on pump gas
a lot of the bits eric had were done by
Fast By Gast in the states
:love:

I think i gave Eric a H2C clutch activator once... When he went to the Dyna ignition i got a bunch of the stock H2 electronic parts he had for a "very" reasonable price.
I think the quickest RD400 is running somewhere in the 9's... The record was first held by the same folk who did the 7.7 H2 but may have been beaten by a Brit based RD later on.?

The Denco Triple Triple

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Mr. Peanut
24th August 2006, 18:20
Hi
Just joined and wanted to say gidday.
If you are into TwoStrokes check out my web site.
http://rrracing.co.nz/
My bike should be running at Meremere this coming season.
Richard

:nono: You're not gonna pass a warrant with those pipes mate.

Madmax
25th August 2006, 12:55
Hi
Yes I met Eric Shepherd at the 2003 Nationals.It was the first year I ran my original RD400 Drag bike.
Didn't actually know who he was back then but he sure smelt that Castrol R and came looking.
Here is a link to his H2 Triple.
http://kawtriple.com/mraxl/articles/psychadelic750.htm
I have since realized who it was I was talking to that year and have know Ken Stoplman...one of NZ Drag bike racings true gentalmen...since then.
Also saw a video of that H2 do the 7.70 run...stunning :gob:
Will try hard to get the RD running for the end of the season...Meremere needs to have that Castrol R smell back !!!:sunny:
Thanks
Richard

may be able to help with machine time
would be good fun, but i dont think the
400 box would take it (ps thanks for the denco pics you lot)
:love:

P.S..I have always wanted to build a triple engined Drag bike...3 x RD400 motors = 1200cc pure 2 Stroke...It will happen one day!!!



may be able to help with machine time
would be good fun, but i dont think the
400 box would take it (ps thanks for the denco pics you lot)
:love:

Richard
25th August 2006, 19:31
Hi
Mr Peanut...Why...you think they might be a tad loud ?
No warrant need as it will be racing as a D/PRO bike.
Tech inspected bikes dont need warrants to race.

Mamax...thanks for the offer.It will ages before I look at
doing the triple.By then I will most likly have some other sort of
gearbox sorted.
Thanks
Richard

Mr. Peanut
25th August 2006, 19:33
Just messing with ya, don't think the tread on those tires is up to spec though :nono:

Richard
25th August 2006, 19:36
Hi
Shit...your right.Not alot of water shedding properties on the tire .
Richard

Mr. Peanut
25th August 2006, 19:41
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Wanna know the scary thing? That's not tyre smoke... :done:

Madmax
25th August 2006, 22:32
castrol r YUM
every time i fire up my H1 one old bugger
comes over and tells me about his youth
(as if mine was not bad enough)
pretty cool though
:love:

Mr. Peanut
25th August 2006, 22:39
castrol r YUM
every time i fire up my H1 one old bugger
comes over and tells me about his youth
(as if mine was not bad enough)
pretty cool though
:love:

I sense a common theme in your choice of motorcycle.

MAD AS FUCK.

:rockon:

Madmax
26th August 2006, 12:57
Helped a mate mock up a double engined bike, two
norton engines super charged, sort of part welded
the frame, first and last time it was fired up was fun
we had belts and shit flying all over the place.
I think the frame is still in his back yard somewhere
(last time i saw it was holding up a garden bag)
:dodge:

Richard
26th August 2006, 14:25
Hi
I wish more people gave shit like that a go.
My RD400 Drag bike was all done by myself just by tacking shit together and seeing if it looked right.At first I was real worried about my welding and the alignment of the frame.But once I had the original frame stripped down and saw how bad Yamaha's welding and alignment were.Well if the frame ran straight originally then nothing I was doing would make it worst.
Hardest thing was not having a second pair of hands to hold stuff in place.
So I reckon have ago at your dream project.Don't just "buy it off the shelf" and don't let anyone say "you cant do that..you need a professional"
Richard

Madmax
26th August 2006, 15:16
If you want a hand just PM me
the chambers on erics bike have some of my
mounts on them still
can you get me erics email address as well
Madmax

Madmax
26th August 2006, 15:33
Hi
I wish more people gave shit like that a go.
My RD400 Drag bike was all done by myself just by tacking shit together and seeing if it looked right.At first I was real worried about my welding and the alignment of the frame.But once I had the original frame stripped down and saw how bad Yamaha's welding and alignment were.Well if the frame ran straight originally then nothing I was doing would make it worst.
Hardest thing was not having a second pair of hands to hold stuff in place.
So I reckon have ago at your dream project.Don't just "buy it off the shelf" and don't let anyone say "you cant do that..you need a professional"
Richard
To get my H1 running true i went through 5 frames
they were all cracked under the front engine mounts
(ask eric) when they are cracked there its flexy flyer mode
one cracked when i was putting the bracing in
on one the swingarm mount came off as well
Its pretty good now (for and H1)
If you want fun go from a ZX10R to an H1
bloody good fun
Madmax
:love:

07fatboy
14th September 2006, 13:33
geez...i had an rd400 engine in a home made go kart i had built...recond the engine with wiseco pistons,modified carbs and twin air rams. By f@#k this this thing was the fastest and most scariest thing ive ever ridden...hence the name crash test dummie...a road side gum tree was the death of that thing and near death of me

Madmax
12th November 2006, 15:58
just stuck an H1R motor in a ZXR750J2 frame
fuck me even the kick starter works
(the neighbors hate me anyway!! fuck them)
wil post some pics when the camrra wakes up again
:love:
If erics around say hello say high from max
(thold him i would do it one day nina siad no, your backs F!!ked
so what just need a brain doner to ride it):done:

denpal
4th October 2007, 16:00
Have you got an update on times with the new machine?

I used to dragrace a Yamaha MX400B at Meremere in 1980-81 and got a best time of 12.9 at 102 mph on pump gas fully street legal..........silly me I could have gone for a national record but never though of it at the time!!!! I rode it there and back as well from Auckland. Average times were 13.3 at 98-99 with keeping the front down the hard part. Great cheap fun. Those were the days when CBX's were new and doing 11.6 in clouds of tyre smoke and ratty H2's were doing mid to high 12's.

Pickle
9th October 2007, 19:20
My Brother & I used to drag race our GSX11 & CB900 in 80 & 81 at Meremere, big rolling 2nd gear burnouts - used to be lots of bikes ride out from Akl, race then ride home. Great Fun

Shifty
6th November 2007, 20:19
Well fuck me with a fish fork!!! So that stinky old H2 that dumb bastard had the gaul to make is actually remembered by people, just goes to show that you guys need to get a life!!!!!!!! Be that as it may it's a weird sensation to hear from someone that 'ol Sophie is actually being discussed, albeit in a round a bout way, on the net...
Mind you it comes at a bit of a shock to know that Max hasn't managed to kill himself or been killed by that fucking crow of his and Richard is still persisting away with the RD, some things I guess never change unless of course someone had the sense to shoot the crow....

Madmax
20th August 2008, 16:06
The crow died of old age is sophie still going
:devil2:

Buckets4Me
5th October 2008, 12:27
I know back in the day that people use to use tz750 engines and bolt 2 together in sprint cars at Western springs

go for a twin 1500cc engined rd lol
Buckleys use to run the tz750x2 sprint car
an inline 8 2smoker
am guessing it was on dope as well knowing them

Supertwin Don
8th October 2008, 07:54
Hello, mate,
I have raced against one of the fastest two stokes over here - have a look at www.jaderacing.com - he's now gone pro-stock with a four stroke - much easier on the ears!
Hope to catch a meeting at Meremere when I am home on holiday in November.

Madmax
23rd October 2008, 11:19
THE YANKS Have some good shit! fast by gast, purple hase Etc
Think there were some sub 8s:devil2: