Kiwi Biker forums - Blogs - all4A50s newbie experience by all4A50s https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/blog.php/10271-all4A50s-newbie-experience Kiwi Biker - New Zealand motorcycle community en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:10:45 GMT vBulletin 20 https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/images/BP-Brown/misc/rss.jpg Kiwi Biker forums - Blogs - all4A50s newbie experience by all4A50s https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/blog.php/10271-all4A50s-newbie-experience What a long road of Prep III https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2610-What-a-long-road-of-Prep-III Sat, 15 Sep 2012 10:36:16 GMT 10.30 the night before a meet and the scramble to prep the bikes and load up is finally over. Ended up swapping the fairing, tank and seat on Ikasu with Wanisami to tidy her up. I found an RG50 fairing which I put on Wanisami for shits and giggles and with the longer seat, number boards and... 10.30 the night before a meet and the scramble to prep the bikes and load up is finally over.

Ended up swapping the fairing, tank and seat on Ikasu with Wanisami to tidy her up. I found an RG50 fairing which I put on Wanisami for shits and giggles and with the longer seat, number boards and tank she looks like a classic retro bucket.paint job even works.

Oh well off to laa laa land before a delightful 5.45am start.

I'll post some photos as soon as I can rescue my camera from my daughter. ]]> all4A50s https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2610-What-a-long-road-of-Prep-III What a long road of Prep II https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2607-What-a-long-road-of-Prep-II Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:45:04 GMT As always buckets are being pulled apart and rebuilt; ISSHAU; tyres fitted, sump plug wired but have changed the mudguard to a longer one. Biker Bee had a great time sticking decals and her numbers on to the bike ZENSEN; Parts being pulled off and paint job touched up. Biker Bee tried to ride... As always buckets are being pulled apart and rebuilt;

ISSHAU; tyres fitted, sump plug wired but have changed the mudguard to a longer one. Biker Bee had a great time sticking decals and her numbers on to the bike

ZENSEN; Parts being pulled off and paint job touched up. Biker Bee tried to ride her but the bike really is to heavy for her and she fell over so we'll probably use Isshau for the enduro. Have found a front fairing and new race seat for her, which I'll be getting over the next month.

IKASU; Is ride-able. If I have the time before Sunday I would like to swap the top fairing, tank and seat off Wanisami to give her the nice finished look she deserves.

WANISAMI; With some Ali strips I'm going to have some fun remounting a original front fairing. That with a seat and original tank she'll be looking great. The clutch seems to be starting to play up so time for a bit of an engine strip down and clean up.

On a personal note the next meet will be a year since I started treatment. A bit of a milestone I looking forward to passing through. ]]> all4A50s https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2607-What-a-long-road-of-Prep-II What a long road of Prep https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2593-What-a-long-road-of-Prep Sun, 26 Aug 2012 07:53:13 GMT Biker Bee and myself have feverishly prepping our stable of buckets, getting ready for the next KoK. We need to make the next meeting in Sept though to give the bikes and good shake down. here's how they stand;

IKASU ("Old but cool"), RX125 powered RG50 chassis, mid repairs, looking at transplanting engine into another frame.

WANISAMI ("Sword"), RG50, all ready to go. If anyone wants to have a turn at buckets PM me.

ZENSEN ("Fight the good fight"), CBR150, all ready to go. Noise restrictions may be a problem without completely replacing the exhaust. Have managed to get the bike at idle to 77dB but may be too loud under load. We'll see at the next meet.

And our latest addition ISSHAU ("Rough sword"), GP100, still have to fit rear tyre and wire up the sump. ]]> all4A50s https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2593-What-a-long-road-of-Prep G*! damn carbs https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2401-G*!-damn-carbs Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:47:18 GMT Finished putting the DS80 together, fixed the oil leak and she's great for about 400m then the carb blocks up again so a fun filled couple of hours of cleaning out the fuel system. Should be a good learning curve for Biker Bee.

Mean while I'll be putting my first bucket (an RG50 called Wanisami) back together as a back up bike for her. I'd rebuilt Wani with the seat moved forward as an intermediate bike due to B.Bee small stature. Now just needs a working front brake and a better shape rear tyre. ]]> all4A50s https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2401-G*!-damn-carbs DS80 lives again https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2394-DS80-lives-again Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:04:47 GMT Have just spent the last couple of weeks rebuilding the engine of Biker Bee's bucket. Even though the engine was still running I discovered the piston skirt had broke into little balls, travelled through the transfer ports and kept fouling the spark plug.

So I decided to use the spare engine and see the photos to see what I found. Gotta love a farmer's care of machinery.
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]]> all4A50s https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2394-DS80-lives-again Waiting for clear weathered health https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2344-Waiting-for-clear-weathered-health Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:08:23 GMT As much as it pains me, so to speak, not racing at Taupo last weekend really hit hard. The port-a-cath they had put in for chemo became infected so i got stuck in Hospital for 9 days, followed by IV antibiotics twice a day.

Tomorrow I'm back off to see the consultant, which Im quite nervous about as I want the picc line out. it driving me to distraction with constant itching, is a reminder of whats going on, and leaves me sitting around the house unable to do much at all.

So I'm hoping the 20th I'll be out racing with my daughter (her first real race).

God knows I need to get out on the track to feel normal for a day. ]]> all4A50s https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2344-Waiting-for-clear-weathered-health Feeling the beauty of riding the perfect race https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2308-Feeling-the-beauty-of-riding-the-perfect-race Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:26:54 GMT Well the one last time ride I expected the last one to be wasn't and was followed by 2 practices and and 11/2 days of racing.

This first practice was lots of heart leaping little thomas the tank engine's "I can do this, I can do this."

The second practice was lets get some decent laps times and was more than happy with 46 sec laps (about a sec off my top consistent times)

With first day weather packing up and I crashing I'd had enough and went home after lunch. It also gave me a chance to work lowering the pegs on the bike for the next day.

Lowering the pegs made a huge difference and made the bike 10 percent more comfortable to ride. Ran consistent 50 sec laps and finished each race. Goal achieved.

And now onto Taupo on the 6th (GP #4 for me), then to Kaitoke on the 20th of November (Roud 2 of King of Kaitoke), where both Bikerbee (my daughter) and I are competing in the the same grade.

One of my goals is to get to bring back the focus of just man on machine going as best as he can for those 8 - 10 laps. ]]> all4A50s https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2308-Feeling-the-beauty-of-riding-the-perfect-race I now see the beauty of riding the perfect race https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2277-I-now-see-the-beauty-of-riding-the-perfect-race Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:13:25 GMT I now see the beauty of riding the perfect race as for those 8 - 10 laps your out giving it your all and you become lost in the simple task of riding your bike. Almost nothing else going on in your life matters.

I raced late last month for "one last time" before going into hospital for treatment for cancer. It was the first time my health really affected my riding as I couldn't breath.

Tomorrow I am being admitted into Wgtn Hosp for further tests and start chemo and radio therapy and its scaring the shit out of me. For the first time in my life there is nothing I can do to fix this problem.

Too all of you out there. Enjoy the simple pleasures that riding brings you. I very much hope I can enjoy too, hopefully with some of you... ]]> all4A50s https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2277-I-now-see-the-beauty-of-riding-the-perfect-race And the quicker it goes. https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2237-And-the-quicker-it-goes Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:25:50 GMT I spent a nice 1/2 hr practicing starting on Zensen in 2nd and managed to scrub 1.3 secs off over a 110 mtr distance. With some more practice I will hope scrub another 1/2 seconds.

The bike does have a miss when idling, which it didn't happen until I put in the race cams and doesn't effect power at the back wheel.

Ikasu is also coming along. I have changed her over to racer change so I don't stuff up gear changes this Sunday. Started putting on race sliders, dropped the jet from 160 to 130 (standard is 125), removed the remnants of the old gear and mounted the rear mudguard. At the rate I am going I will finish her by lunchtime and will get to spend a decent amount of time sorting out any other issues. Even might get to do some timed starts. ]]> all4A50s https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2237-And-the-quicker-it-goes Baby got balls https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2226-Baby-got-balls Sat, 20 Aug 2011 06:07:06 GMT The mods to Zensen have worked well. She feels stable in cornering and ready to pounce with only a little throttle, I can't wait to give her a real fistful. It all of my control not to given the new valves and cams. I'll take her out again tomorrow a couple more times to run everything in before the Dyno run on Monday.

Ikasu is slowly but surely getting race ready. Test rode her as until I ran out of gas. The gear changer still has a lot to be desired, but should be ready for a test run on the 18 September. I'm very much looking forward to her going up against Geoff's bucket. In any case Ikasu should serve Bikerbee well.

I'm also looking forward to seeing the difference in lap times between Ikasu and Zensen. ]]> all4A50s https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2226-Baby-got-balls THey are alive, alive, alive I tell ya https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2225-THey-are-alive-alive-alive-I-tell-ya Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:37:21 GMT A good day with both bikes firing into life. I spent a couple of hours putting Ikasu back together and she showed her appreciation by firing up first kick. Mark has done her proud with the engine work as it feels a lot smoother. The next step give both of them seats so I can test ride them. A good day with both bikes firing into life. I spent a couple of hours putting Ikasu back together and she showed her appreciation by firing up first kick. Mark has done her proud with the engine work as it feels a lot smoother.

The next step give both of them seats so I can test ride them. ]]> all4A50s https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2225-THey-are-alive-alive-alive-I-tell-ya IT LIVES (again) https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2223-IT-LIVES-(again) Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:17:08 GMT Zensen started this morning after I finished putting her together. There is a big BUT with the battery getting 16.7 volts, which means the regulator/rectifier maybe fried. So more fun testing :no::shit:<_<. However I am still on schedule for Dyno on Monday

I think this arvo I'll spend some time on Ikasu. Hopefully a window of no rain will let me take both bikes out. ]]> all4A50s https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2223-IT-LIVES-(again) Weather Dam You. https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2222-Weather-Dam-You Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:55:19 GMT THIS WEATHER IS SO FRUSTRATING. It's simply to cold and wet to do much work in the garage

In saying that my hands haven't been completely idle. The parts arrived last week for Zensen and ended up only replacing the exhaust valves and seals as all I could find was a lot of carbon build up. I've fitted the race shock (which lifted the back end by at least 3 cm), which I can't wait to try out as this should give me a higher corner exit speed. When comparing the race cams to the standard cams there is a huge difference, so there should be a good lift in engine performance.

Hopefully I won't have to change the shims so I can go ahead and finish putting the bike back together. Either way I need to have the bike finished by next Monday as I am putting her on a Dyno to sort out the fuel mapping.

I put Zensen's old shock in Ikasu which lifted her back end by a good 5 cm and now, while being soft there is some rebound. She still needs to have her race seat properly fitted, chain refitted and be nylon'd up. With the engine work Mark has done Amy should do very well on her.

Unfortunately I won't make it to the next round this Sunday but am on target to have both bikes ready for the September. Until then I'm going to have to get my fix riding around my street. ]]> all4A50s https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2222-Weather-Dam-You Mouth wet with anticipation https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2184-Mouth-wet-with-anticipation Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:38:23 GMT Supplier sent me photo's of the parts he sending me. It's like waiting for Santa's presents. I managed to scrape up the money for a race shock and cams so come September I'll be back. ]]> all4A50s https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2184-Mouth-wet-with-anticipation How do I hide the cost this time from my wife https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2145-How-do-I-hide-the-cost-this-time-from-my-wife Sun, 10 Jul 2011 04:18:07 GMT The eternal question posed many a husband since men have tried to faster.

Last weekend I took my older daughter up to ride (giving me an excuse so I could race there) at Roy's Hill go-kart track, which she did with much enjoyment. I must admit I had my heart, lungs and stomach stuck in my throat each time she headed out with visions of broken bone x-rays and a very angry wife. But by the end of the second days racing I was one very proud Dad with the way she rode.

I on the other hand have had my arse handed to me by A-grade again (intimidated again), my bike crashed by another (bent clip-on, broken levers, damaged brake line) and a sick engine (loss of compression due to cracked valve, leaking valve seals and build up of carbon), which would only start by crash starting the bike and wouldn't idle.

I just got the parts price from Faddybike and while not being the most costly expense, by the time I added in a race shock and race cams I going to have to be inventive with the expenses. However if I want to have a chance of not finishing last and lapped (given my current riding level) I need to step the bike's performance up again. My goal is to beat Adrian by the end of the year.

Unfortunately getting the head air flowed will have to wait. ]]> all4A50s https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2145-How-do-I-hide-the-cost-this-time-from-my-wife