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    sorry, off topic....

    Quote Originally Posted by neil_cb125t View Post
    The britten raced at Daytona in 1990....... sorry but it did.
    Neil

    please re-read my comment "By the way, for info, the Purple/Pink V1000 Britten with the carbon fork legs / funny front end was 91 from memory....."

    And in deed I am right. Late 91, beginning of 92. Britten did go to Daytona in 89/90 but NOT with the wishbone front suspension bike. It was not completed until very late 91. I was at Ruapuna in Jan 92 for the GP when Chris Haldane was riding his OW01 superbike, with a broken collar bone. The said collar bone being broken after Chris binned the Britten prototype when the carbon forks broke in the first run on the newly built bike.....They then had 8 weeks to redesign and build a new front end for Daytona 92. ie the bike on the right in the photo.


    89/90 Daytona appearance were with the Version 2 bike and was ridden by Gary Goodfellow and IIRC sponsored by Don Knit and was fitted with WP USD's. Ie as per the bike on the left in the photo.

    I also snuck down to Whitcoulls this morning and rechecked my facts with the book commissioned by Kirsten Britten just in case....

    Cheers
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    Quote Originally Posted by neil_cb125t View Post
    I get me self all worked out over this stuff...
    Races are not only won on the track........how much of it is people playing with your head. Getting you stressed, putting you off your game.....self doubt.....what else are they looking at...where will it come from next.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by malcy25 View Post
    Races are not only won on the track........how much of it is people playing with your head. Getting you stressed, putting you off your game.....self doubt.....what else are they looking at...where will it come from next.....
    Dammit, your on to us.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sidecar bob View Post
    Dammit, your on to us.
    Bugger, did I give the game away.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by sidecar bob View Post
    Dammit, your on to us.
    Looks like we'll have to revert to the weight lose program again.......
    1. Bite off all fingernails,
    2. Shave head,
    3. Shave pubes,
    4. Have 3 wanks to remove extra baggage,
    5. Trim nose and ear hairs,
    6. Use turbo lax to empty bowels,
    7. Don't eat for 2 days prior,
    8. Get a Brazilian,
    9. Drill holes in the chain links,
    10. Drain out half the brake fluid,
    11. Grind off half the tyre rubber (or use worn rubber),

    Anything else???
    Is it still beastiality if ya fuck a frozen chicken??

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    Quote Originally Posted by scrivy View Post
    Looks like we'll have to revert to the weight lose program again.......
    1. Bite off all fingernails,
    2. Shave head,
    3. Shave pubes,
    4. Have 3 wanks to remove extra baggage,
    5. Trim nose and ear hairs,
    6. Use turbo lax to empty bowels,
    7. Don't eat for 2 days prior,
    8. Get a Brazilian,
    9. Drill holes in the chain links,
    10. Drain out half the brake fluid,
    11. Grind off half the tyre rubber (or use worn rubber),

    Anything else???

    You could
    1, drill holes in the frame rails.
    2, remove all the extra steel cord from the radials.
    3, fill tank with 5 laps worth of fuel for a 6 lapper.
    4, wear condoms over ya gloves and boots for aerodynamic assistance.
    5, remove every second bolt from the engine covers.
    6, have as many wanks as a sidecar swinger .
    ( ohhh woops thats been covered already)

    I am sure there is more but we all have to think and be prepared to share our great ideas.

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    Quote Originally Posted by roadracingoldfart View Post
    You could
    1, drill holes in the frame rails.
    2, remove all the extra steel cord from the radials.
    3, fill tank with 5 laps worth of fuel for a 6 lapper.
    4, wear condoms over ya gloves and boots for aerodynamic assistance.
    5, remove every second bolt from the engine covers.
    6, have as many wanks as a sidecar swinger .
    ( ohhh woops thats been covered already)

    I am sure there is more but we all have to think and be prepared to share our great ideas.
    And I thought my bike was ready to go now I have hours of prep to do tonight.(Disclaimer excludes the wanks.I need what little Testosterone I have left)

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    Quote Originally Posted by malcy25 View Post
    Why do we need to "level the playing field" to make some piece of pox win a race when it otherwise would have never ever in it's day? Competition is hard, sort of a motorised darwin theory!! Just we have an end date here for the evolution process in this instance.

    Despite what they teach at schools nowdays, someone has to lose and we can't all be winners.

    I have to admit I like my kit too, but I think at times too many riders are magpies attracted to shiny bits. They need to just use what they have properly. Adding random kit won't make your bike faster. Proper Set up will...and I'm as guilty as anyone. New Ohlins shock, hmmm rider is the problem after all!

    Interestingly question of the day, what was the first Honda road bike that had OEM fitted USD forks.....and what year.

    Specials: No worldwide is fine. I was just using that as an example of the reality (ie little) of the likelihood of ZXR400 forks being used on other bikes en mass.

    But the primary thing here is that the forks were excluded from everything else to stop them now being fitted when they essentailly never were and just creatinga distortion of the time space continuum! It'll suck Manfeild into a black hole otherwise!!

    Ok, I know this is a bit off topic but...

    Can I run Pre '89 NC30 suspension and wheels on an NC21? (1986)
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    Quote Originally Posted by koba View Post
    Ok, I know this is a bit off topic but...

    Can I run Pre '89 NC30 suspension and wheels on an NC21? (1986)
    wheels are only size restricted and no carbon wheels so would assume they be ok.I guess that if the forks are not usd and look the same as the NC21 you could.

    Disclaimer(assumption is the mother of all fuck ups)

    And why arnt you in bed getting good sleep before round 4?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mossy1200 View Post
    wheels are only size restricted and no carbon wheels so would assume they be ok.I guess that if the forks are not usd and look the same as the NC21 you could.

    Disclaimer(assumption is the mother of all fuck ups)

    And why arnt you in bed getting good sleep before round 4?
    Just finishing the last beer... you?

    I'm quite happy with the '21 at the moment and it will be OK to start with but I can see definate benefit in being able to run radials and decent legs.
    After that I might look for more power.
    Oh and better gearbox ratios.
    hmm, can't forget ergonomics...

    Shit maybe I shoul just get an NC30...

    Nah, that would make it easy; I want to have a bash on the old girl first!
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    Quote Originally Posted by koba View Post
    Just finishing the last beer... you?

    I'm quite happy with the '21 at the moment and it will be OK to start with but I can see definate benefit in being able to run radials and decent legs.
    After that I might look for more power.
    Oh and better gearbox ratios.
    hmm, can't forget ergonomics...

    Shit maybe I shoul just get an NC30...

    Nah, that would make it easy; I want to have a bash on the old girl first!
    I dont drink and have been training for 3 months at the gym etc for tomorrow.NOT
    All you need is a year where it rains every race day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mossy1200 View Post
    I dont drink and have been training for 3 months at the gym etc for tomorrow.NOT
    All you need is a year where it rains every race day.
    Hmm... maybe subconsciosly (Can't spell) thats why I'm doing the winter series...
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    Quote Originally Posted by scracha View Post


    So the "specials" such as GSXR7/11's that we can emulate have to have been done in New Zealand?
    A man from Timaru by the name of John Hepburn raced one....

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    Quote Originally Posted by RDjase View Post
    Im not worried what fairings you use Neil, and if the late fairings dont give you an advantage why dont you want to use the original and make your bike look like it did in 1989?
    Because.... Have you tried to buy a set of 1989 ZXR 400 fairings lately Jase??

    They were an arm and a leg in 1989... Now they are twice that price!!! IF AVAILABLE!

    The cheif spanner swinger of Team Air Force is aquiring bits of fairing slowley, as he can see that this is all turning to custard.... Just a matter of putting some 1950's structual hardware onto the sets to enable them to be changed quickly....

    There enough of talking in the third person......

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    Quote Originally Posted by RDjase View Post
    25-2-6: Fairing
    Fairing and streamlining is permitted if they are of the type and style in keeping with the period of competition.


    So does this mean that this rule doesnt apply now? It is a MNZ rule and a NZPCRA rule

    Im not worried what fairings you use Neil, and if the late fairings dont give you an advantage why dont you want to use the original and make your bike look like it did in 1989?

    Would be cool for the spectaters and Post classic racers alike seeing a 1989 bike that looks like a 1989 bike take the F3 crown , than a new looking 20year old bike woundnt it?
    I didnt go searching for a fairing rule to cause trouble Quickbuck, i was going thru the MNZ and NZPCRA rules to find out about the repower/mods I want to do to either my TZR or RGV and figure out what is the best option for the RZ engine

    Quote Originally Posted by quickbuck View Post
    Because.... Have you tried to buy a set of 1989 ZXR 400 fairings lately Jase??

    They were an arm and a leg in 1989... Now they are twice that price!!! IF AVAILABLE!

    The cheif spanner swinger of Team Air Force is aquiring bits of fairing slowley, as he can see that this is all turning to custard.... Just a matter of putting some 1950's structual hardware onto the sets to enable them to be changed quickly....

    There enough of talking in the third person......

    I was at manfeild yesterday and went over to your pits twice during the day to say hi and it must have been when the F3 race was on as neils bike wasnt there,

    Im not trying to make trouble at all, Neil does well because of a well setup bike and good riding, not the plastic surround it . Post classic racing is great fun ,


    Heres some fairings for you,


    Quote Originally Posted by Billy View Post
    Yip,Some good points here,If its in the MNZ rulebook then a letter from the NZPCRA will not cut the mustard if there is an official protest.

    ZXR 400 H bodywork is readily available from Glen at JUST FAIRINGS and yeah it was cool watching Andy Bolwell winning F3 3years ago with the standard bodywork on
    A mate that has a 89 ZXR said they are $480 for brand new fairings, dont know if its from the same place or when he got them , i can find out if you want ,

    What happened to neils bike yesterday? he came up next to me after the hairpin in the warm up lap and it lost power. Bummer about that, good big feild yesterday too, It will be the 1st and last time i have been in front on him


    Quote Originally Posted by quickbuck View Post
    Because.... Have you tried to buy a set of 1989 ZXR 400 fairings lately Jase??

    They were an arm and a leg in 1989... Now they are twice that price!!! IF AVAILABLE!
    No, I have never tried to buy ZXR or any fairings before, I have owned alot
    of bikes of the years and The RGV is the 1st one with fairings, The TZR has got a few bits of fairing but i wont use any on it, I like naked bikes

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