Couple of BIG boys to play at Rnd 5

[Tony.OK]

Just had a look at the Vic website to check the entries for Rnd 5 and got a wee surprise.................
Stroudy's name was there in F1
And Craig Shirriffs is comin too.................on a CBR1000rr no less.......:clap:

Gonna be some proper "learnin" goin on :niceone:

[GIXser]

Just had a look at the Vic website to check the entries for Rnd 5 and got a wee surprise.................
Stroudy's name was there in F1
And Craig Shirriffs is comin too.................on a CBR1000rr no less.......:clap:

Gonna be some proper "learnin" goin on :niceone:

im gonna smoke em......

[Drew]

Sheriffs was kinda who I had picked to be the "top rider" on Hondas new team, wasn't expecting Stroud to be there.

I'm gonna ride up Saturday morning to pit bitch and watch, so it better be a good battle!!!

[ArcherWC]

They heard I wouldnt be there, so its safe for them to go play

[Tony.OK]

im gonna smoke em......theys got purdy mouths


They heard I wouldnt be there, so its safe for them to go play

Hahaa you 2 seem to have posted in the wrong thread..................theres another one for smack talkin:Pokey:


Hell Brian, just cause ya rode round me doesn't make ya a racing god mate, I'm a no body so that makes ya slightly somebody hahahahahaha:niceone:

[ArcherWC]

slightly somebody hahahahahaha:niceone:


you trying to chat me up with your skinny talk, bloody Honda riders

[Sketchy_Racer]

Crap, there goes my chances of a decent result! Them on top of the normal people that beat me!

[Robert Taylor]

Sheriffs was kinda who I had picked to be the "top rider" on Hondas new team, wasn't expecting Stroud to be there.

I'm gonna ride up Saturday morning to pit bitch and watch, so it better be a good battle!!!

They are both there predominantly for testing and Craigs bike wont get the good Swedish stuff fitted until Saturday. So dont expect miracles! I remember last season it took us a few days with an unfamiliar bike to arrive at a setup that wasnt squirming everywhere.

[ajturbo]

Crap, there goes my chances of a decent result! Them on top of the normal people that beat me!
hell. man , remember ,,
YOU are the MAN!!!

[Tony.OK]

They are both there predominantly for testing and Craigs bike wont get the good Swedish stuff fitted until Saturday. So dont expect miracles! I remember last season it took us a few days with an unfamiliar bike to arrive at a setup that wasnt squirming everywhere.

Hehe thanks for the sugar coating Robert....................now i believe it'll take at least 14 laps to get smoked instead of 10 laps :clap:

[Tony.OK]

you trying to chat me up with your skinny talk, bloody Honda riders

Aww sounds like someone needs a cuddle:rolleyes:

[GIXser]

Aww sounds like someone needs a cuddle:rolleyes:

there is enough there to cuddle.....

[CHOPPA]

back to the 600 it is...

[CHOPPA]

james smith and jason hulme will be there as well by the looks

[slowpoke]

WOOHOO! Fuck I can't WAIT for the Nationals....hang on I'm at work for nearly all of 'em......aaaaah bugger the Nationals.....

[Mental Trousers]

They are both there predominantly for testing and Craigs bike wont get the good Swedish stuff fitted until Saturday. So dont expect miracles! I remember last season it took us a few days with an unfamiliar bike to arrive at a setup that wasnt squirming everywhere.
Just make sure the bikes don't have anything exotic hanging off them this time. The tears are only worth it if you're trying to wind people up.

[Robert Taylor]

Just make sure the bikes don't have anything exotic hanging off them this time. The tears are only worth it if you're trying to wind people up.

Sams bike was well within the rules last time, it just came down to the small minded politics of envy, and frankly, people having nothing better to do than moan. Given lack of time we didnt even read the data logging traces, even though the stuff was fitted.
This country has a real problem with tall poppy syndrome, irrespective of whether you have worked every hour that god sends to achieve what you have got. Personally, I look up to the many successful people we have in society, except for those who have predominantly accumulated wealth through speculation or downright dodgy dealing.
This is not a bite back at you as I know your comment was lighthearted!

[GSVR]

They are both there predominantly for testing and Craigs bike wont get the good Swedish stuff fitted until Saturday. So dont expect miracles! I remember last season it took us a few days with an unfamiliar bike to arrive at a setup that wasnt squirming everywhere.

' the good swedish stuff ' Is there any other kind!


Personally, I look up to the many successful people we have in society, except for those who have predominantly accumulated wealth through speculation or downright dodgy dealing.


I would think more have lost wealth thru dodgy dealing and speculation. So where would you place John Key. Certainly not down, perhaps sideways.


Whats really great about this weekends entry is all the riders coming up from the South. And the Ozzy450r of course.

[Robert Taylor]

' the good swedish stuff ' Is there any other kind!



I would think more have lost wealth thru dodgy dealing and speculation. So where would you place John Key. Certainly not down, perhaps sideways.


Whats really great about this weekends entry is all the riders coming up from the South. And the Ozzy450r of course.

In the current environment, yes. And yes I do indeed have reservations about John Key, but much much more about Clarkenstein.

[GIXser]

Sams bike was well within the rules last time, it just came down to the small minded politics of envy, and frankly, people having nothing better to do than moan. Given lack of time we didnt even read the data logging traces, even though the stuff was fitted.
This country has a real problem with tall poppy syndrome, irrespective of whether you have worked every hour that god sends to achieve what you have got. Personally, I look up to the many successful people we have in society, except for those who have predominantly accumulated wealth through speculation or downright dodgy dealing.
This is not a bite back at you as I know your comment was lighthearted!

You couldnt have said it better Robert, we should want people to excell in their field, but Nzers have this great trait of bagging people...

[johan]

Swedish rule number one; never mix suspension and politics

[slowpoke]

Good onya Robert, good response to something that has been done to death: no rules were broken, no toes were stood on, people just applied and used the rules as they stand, all power to them.

Personally I couldn't care less if someone rocked up on a full WSBK bike, the fact that some of our best and brightest turn up to a club meeting is great news. People need exposure to these guys, they need to see exactly where the bar is set and have something concrete to aim for with everything from riding ability to bike setup and pit processes. This is a great opportunity for our young up and comers especially, how people can drag something negative out of it is beyond me.

[Nicksta]

gees... you boys are worried......

Check out he sneaky entry into post classic juniors:

a certain Karel Pavich is on a TZ350!!!!!

we've got some big names this round :)
pitty we dont get TV coverage like the grass roots rugby or 4 wheel racing!

[CHOPPA]

Im interested in seeing just how much 5 seconds a lap really looks like! Ha ha i bought an old helmet off andrew years ago and he just randomly took me out to watch him practicing so ill be stoked to be on the start line beside him!

[roadracingoldfart]

Im interested in seeing just how much 5 seconds a lap really looks like! Ha ha i bought an old helmet off andrew years ago and he just randomly took me out to watch him practicing so ill be stoked to be on the start line beside him!


:eek::msn-wink: BESIDE HIM !!!!

Hell , your faster than you look then arnt ya :chase:

[roadracingoldfart]

gees... you boys are worried......

Check out he sneaky entry into post classic juniors:

a certain Karel Pavich is on a TZ350!!!!!

we've got some big names this round :)
pitty we dont get TV coverage like the grass roots rugby or 4 wheel racing!

Thats cool Nicki..... its a 2 stroke so it wont last the distance lol.:rolleyes:

[Quasievil]

Good thing they arent in the manly supermoto class or I would have to give them the whipping of their lives, as it is I can now just relax at the back of the feild.

[Benk]

pitty we dont get TV coverage like the grass roots rugby or 4 wheel racing!

+1

Would be nice to see more motorbikes on TV.

[roogazza]

gees... you boys are worried......

Check out he sneaky entry into post classic juniors:
a certain Karel Pavich is on a TZ350!!!!!

A TZ should win that shouldn't it ?
Wasn't Pavich the woman who won the very last NZ 250 Championship , about 4 or 5 people contested it before it died completely,
shame that ? Gaz.

[Nicksta]

A TZ should win that shouldn't it ?
Wasn't Pavich the woman who won the very last NZ 250 Championship , about 4 or 5 people contested it before it died completely,
shame that ? Gaz.
well it is a 2 stroke so will see if a pre89 2 stroke can last a 20 lap race ;) lol....

right you are :) she is a bit of an inspiration to a few ladies racing these days

[steveyb]

+1

Would be nice to see more motorbikes on TV.

Watch this space.

Moto Academy NZ are trying to cook something up.
Fingers crossed it will come off.

Youse all better be scrubbed up and on your best behaviours!!!

Cheers

Steve

[wharfy]

well it is a 2 stroke so will see if a pre89 2 stroke can last a 20 lap race ;) lol....

right you are :) she is a bit of an inspiration to a few ladies racing these days

Not only ladies....

[Shaun]

Just had a look at the Vic website to check the entries for Rnd 5 and got a wee surprise.................
Stroudy's name was there in F1
And Craig Shirriffs is comin too.................on a CBR1000rr no less.......:clap:

Gonna be some proper "learnin" goin on :niceone:




Stroud might NOT make it, him and Karen were due a new baby last Sunday, and it has Not arrived as yet, so he MAY be pre occupied for a bit

[scrivy]

She was looking 'ready' on her due date !! :banana:

[ArcherWC]

Stroud might NOT make it, him and Karen were due a new baby last Sunday, and it has Not arrived as yet, so he MAY be pre occupied for a bit
by god......how many kids is that now?

[GIXser]

by god......how many kids is that now?

43..........

[scrivy]

Ol' Stroudy can slip one past on the track, and in the sack!! :clap:

[worm13]

by god......how many kids is that now?

enough to warrent their own class:bleh::bleh:

[scracha]

right you are :) she is a bit of an inspiration to a few ladies racing these days

So do I have a valid excuse if I get beaten (again) by a girl?

[roadracingoldfart]

So do I have a valid excuse if I get beaten (again) by a girl?

NO YOU DONT , you useless large framed piece of Scottish crap.

Pull your finger out and ride that bike like it needs to be and stop letting the girls psych you out.

Either that or go on a diet and start to wear a dress to make a valid excuse for woosing out.

Go the mighty CBR's

PS; i have found a few more horspower for Nicki so disregard all of this post thus far lol. sorry , but i just had to do it.

Paul.

[Rcktfsh]

Stroud Mk7 debuted last night.

[brads]

Congrats to Stroud Family :niceone:

[scorry]

Stroud Mk7 debuted last night.

so he can still race this weekend then?

[Drew]

Dunno what all the fuss was about, Craig took his new toy out the box on Friday, put on some nice springy things, and only did 1.11 on slicks in the wet, and then 1.09 the next day. Childs play I tell ya.

That should read summat like this. fuck Sheriffs is fast, ya couldn't hear the bike coming due to being TOTALLY stock, and the bastard who we have decided is just common mortal like the rest of us (since he was standing at the bottom of a ditch with a shovel just this thursday), starts busting out sub 1.10 laps. Oh how I would like him to teach me some things about riding.

[Tony.OK]

Oh how I would like him to teach me some things about riding.[/SIZE]

He'd tell ya to FINISH each race, and get a reliable bike like a 'Onda:Pokey:

[cowpoos]

Sams bike was well within the rules last time, it just came down to the small minded politics of envy, and frankly, people having nothing better to do than moan. Given lack of time we didnt even read the data logging traces, even though the stuff was fitted.
This country has a real problem with tall poppy syndrome, irrespective of whether you have worked every hour that god sends to achieve what you have got. Personally, I look up to the many successful people we have in society, except for those who have predominantly accumulated wealth through speculation or downright dodgy dealing.
This is not a bite back at you as I know your comment was lighthearted!


lol...now now...Bob...thats not exactly how it played out...I Noticed it on sams bike in a pic...I light heartly mentioned it....and then Mr Van Boom Boom...flew of the handle about it...etc etc etc... But at the end of the day noone gave a shit bar Mr Van Boom Boom!! [cant remember his name...but I do remember he was awfully livid!!]

:)

[Drew]

He'd tell ya to FINISH each race, and get a reliable bike like a 'Onda:Pokey:

The first part of that is all to true, the reliabilty question is somewhat unfair. The bikes are perfectly reliable till you tip it over a hundred times, and then fill it up with water. I'm almost certain most people are quicker learners than me.

[Cleve]

lol...now now...Bob...thats not exactly how it played out...I Noticed it on sams bike in a pic...I light heartly mentioned it....and then Mr Van Boom Boom...flew of the handle about it...etc etc etc... But at the end of the day noone gave a shit bar Mr Van Boom Boom!! [cant remember his name...but I do remember he was awfully livid!!]

:)

Actually Mr Poos... that is kind of how I remember the whole storm in a teacup too...

[kickingzebra]

craig pwned...
Dirty ditch witch that he is, LOL...
Go stock bikes!! (especially unbroken ones...)

[CHOPPA]

He coulda made it a little bit interesting and started from the back or something!! :chase:

[Robert Taylor]

Actually Mr Poos... that is kind of how I remember the whole storm in a teacup too...

Correct, but as I also recall it was those that kicked in afterwards.

[roogazza]

I was watching Saturday in the timing tower, a white Honda came out and was doing 9.8, 9.6, 9.5, 9.4 and so forth. A guy next to me said that bike is brand new and stock !
Great to see CS !! Gaz.

[Robert Taylor]

I was watching Saturday in the timing tower, a white Honda came out and was doing 9.8, 9.6, 9.5, 9.4 and so forth. A guy next to me said that bike is brand new and stock !
Great to see CS !! Gaz.

Yes, the motor, exhaust and ECU are all completely stock. Race fairings, Ohlins TTX36 rear, Ohlins FGK cartridge kits and Pirellis were added Saturday morning.

[CHOPPA]

Yes, the motor, exhaust and ECU are all completely stock. Race fairings, Ohlins TTX36 rear, Ohlins FGK cartridge kits and Pirellis were added Saturday morning.

Goes to show most people have a long way to go before they need to start looking for more h/p, sorta makes the superbikes just as affordable as sp racing?

[cowpoos]

Ohlins FGK cartridge kit.

Just a FGK kit?

[Robert Taylor]

Just a FGK kit?

Absolutely, but as with the rear we pre-customised the settings before they were fitted. This is a start and by no means will be the final base settings, which of course vary from track to track.

[Robert Taylor]

Goes to show most people have a long way to go before they need to start looking for more h/p, sorta makes the superbikes just as affordable as sp racing?

Thats an interesting point, but engines also last longer if they are blueprinted and balanced. Swings and roundabouts.

[kickingzebra]

honda have big cheque books when it suits them.... Or so I hear...
engines are cheap ish...
Be cool to see a honda being competitive at nats for a change!!

[slowpoke]

I was watching Saturday in the timing tower, a white Honda came out and was doing 9.8, 9.6, 9.5, 9.4 and so forth. A guy next to me said that bike is brand new and stock !
Great to see CS !! Gaz.

Gawd, I don't know whether to be depressed or inspired.........I'll just stick to being dumbfounded

[Tony.OK]

I'm just greatful that Craig's engine was stock.................I'm stoked at being the last person NOT to get lapped during the 19 lapper. May have been different if it had've gone 20............but it didn't so I will take the bragging rights :laugh:

[Robert Taylor]

honda have big cheque books when it suits them.... Or so I hear...
engines are cheap ish...
Be cool to see a honda being competitive at nats for a change!!

Yes but the return in sales is certainly not proportional to the input, I think we should all be grateful that we have distributors willing to spend money on the sport, as it suits them or not. It is great to see more brands mixing it in.

[Drew]

Absolutely, but as with the rear we pre-customised the settings before they were fitted. This is a start and by no means will be the final base settings, which of course vary from track to track.

Dont take this the wrong way, I think Craig is a god on two wheels, but I agree with Poos when he says "just an FGK"?

Does being gas assisted mean that it utilises twin tube tech' Robert? Oh the stability if it does.

[Robert Taylor]

Dont take this the wrong way, I think Craig is a god on two wheels, but I agree with Poos when he says "just an FGK"?

Does being gas assisted mean that it utilises twin tube tech' Robert? Oh the stability if it does.

This bike is running standard FGK with our customised settings, not TTX gas FGK.

[Drew]

This bike is running standard FGK with our customised settings, not TTX gas FGK.


My mistake, I thought the G stood for gas.

I really must get a bottle of plonk to ply you with, and get you to dumb things down for me next month. The research I do still asks more questions than it answers. (Made plainly obvious by the direction I was taking Vickis settings.)

[slowpoke]

My mistake, I thought the G stood for gas.

I really must get a bottle of plonk to ply you with, and get you to dumb things down for me next month. The research I do still asks more questions than it answers. (Made plainly obvious by the direction I was taking Vickis settings.)

Haha, I like your thinking mate, get him half smashed and we might be able to understand what he's going on about, drag him down to mere mortal level!

Alternatively get smashed yourself, everything seems so much easier to understand when you're pissed: creating world peace, solving world hunger, how to get into that hawt chick's pants etc, are all just a bourbon or three away (the exception is getting the key in the front door when you get home, I've never figured that bastard out but I'm working on it). Anyway, the same should apply to the reaction/adjustment of a complex damper with regard to the application of varying perturbations.

I'll be available for Round 6 if you want to split the imbibement costs, PM me for an assortment of kidnapping plans and equipment I've conveneniently prepared for just such an occasion....