Nicksta's New Race Bike

[Str8 Jacket]

thank you soo much Frenchy for helping get this bike ready to race.......
thank you all for your encouraging comments... i had an absolute blast on the weekend.... I'm loving the new Kawasaki and can definitely see a lot of potential in the new bike... its a hell of a lot of fun to ride when i'm not mucking up the shifting..lol cant wait to get out there again.. watch out pro twins!!!

O for oarsome!! I will be looking to you for pointers next year when I do pro-twins!

[roadracingoldfart]

I'll take a photo and post it up for you later, its running quiet well now just put new Dyna coils and leads on with new plugs. made a big difference, now the flat slides all chatter in perfect harmony. I just need to find some wider rims now am looking for some of the 89 gsxr sling shot. do you know what the rules are on rims in pre 89? can you put in later model rims or does it have to be pre 89 also?

25-5-2 Wheels
Front wheel shall have a maximum width of 3.5” and minimum diameter of 16”.
Rear wheel shall have a maximum width of 5.5” and minimum diameter of 16”.
Wheels can be cast or spoke type.
Magnesium wheels are permitted. Carbon fibre wheels are banned.


Paul.

[Nicksta]

25-5-2 Wheels
Front wheel shall have a maximum width of 3.5” and minimum diameter of 16”.
Rear wheel shall have a maximum width of 5.5” and minimum diameter of 16”.
Wheels can be cast or spoke type.
Magnesium wheels are permitted. Carbon fibre wheels are banned.


Paul.

Hey Paul... this is how the GSX is so far

[chanceyy]

looked hot hot hot (even if it was wet on sunday) Nicki good to see you out & about without crutches and on two wheels again .. be looking forward to watching your progress over the winter series girl

[Frenchy]

25-5-2 Wheels
Front wheel shall have a maximum width of 3.5” and minimum diameter of 16”.
Rear wheel shall have a maximum width of 5.5” and minimum diameter of 16”.
Wheels can be cast or spoke type.
Magnesium wheels are permitted. Carbon fibre wheels are banned.


Paul.

So does it mater what year they come off?

[roadracingoldfart]

So does it mater what year they come off?

The way i read this reg is that if they are wire spoke type or cast type they are ok. The rules state a dimension limit on the lower and upper scale but dont stipulate age requirments as such.
Peroid is a bit of a moot point as the wheels used in the day were round and as far as i can work out are still round.
Age catagory for the bike is dictated by the " newest major component" which is basically , frame, motor casings , swingarm, gearbox. So the wheels are not date sensitive that i can work out.

Anybody here dissagree with that interpretation ????

Paul.

[Deano]

Hey Paul... this is how the GSX is so far

Will you get hassled for having a late model tailpiece like Chappy ?

[Frenchy]

Will you get hassled for having a late model tailpiece like Chappy ?

thats why there is only the tail on the bike, i thought about putting the front fairings on but then the may say that can help with the aerodynamics. as far as i can see unless im crossing the line backwards (i wouldn't rule that out either) it is of no advantage what so ever.

[roadracingoldfart]

thats why there is only the tail on the bike, i thought about putting the front fairings on but then the may say that can help with the aerodynamics. as far as i can see unless im crossing the line backwards (i wouldn't rule that out either) it is of no advantage what so ever.

That was Neils argument and he got told , "take it off or loose the points" so he had no choice. Its a crock of shit but im sure thats been discussed more than to death by now.

Paul.

[Frenchy]

That was Neils argument and he got told , "take it off or loose the points" so he had no choice. Its a crock of shit but im sure thats been discussed more than to death by now.

Paul.

i only have the tail no front fairings

[quickbuck]

Peroid is a bit of a moot point as the wheels used in the day were round and as far as i can work out are still round.

.

Well, yup... They have been round since the invention of the........ Wheel....

[quickbuck]

thats why there is only the tail on the bike, i thought about putting the front fairings on but then the may say that can help with the aerodynamics. as far as i can see unless im crossing the line backwards (i wouldn't rule that out either) it is of no advantage what so ever.

Well to be totally honest there Frenchy, it really made stuff all difference to the Aerodynamics / top speed/ Lap times on the 450.
Why there is a consistent 3 second difference on some of the Lap Time sheets for any given day was because we used to run a GPRa10 in Posties, and a slick in F3. This is because we needed to save the slick.
Also, there was no need for Neil to beat his brother by a huge margin in posties, so i used to have to slow him down.

It all worked, as the trophy cabinet says so.....

Anyhow, welcome to postie Racing, half of it is a mind game, and as Paul says, the fairing issue has been done well to death.
We will all get on, if the bits of fibreglass are replicas of the plastic fairings that came off the bike originally......
Well, all you really have to do is make it look like a Teapot, and nobody will question where the fairings came from.... Could go as late as 1998!

[Frenchy]

Anyhow, welcome to postie Racing, half of it is a mind game, and as Paul says, the fairing issue has been done well to death.
We will all get on, if the bits of fibreglass are replicas of the plastic fairings that came off the bike originally......
Well, all you really have to do is make it look like a Teapot, and nobody will question where the fairings came from.... Could go as late as 1998!

While fiberglass was available back in 89 so what if i make my own fairings from scratch no moulds of late model bikes??

[Benk]

While fiberglass was available back in 89 so what if i make my own fairings from scratch no moulds of late model bikes??

Rules are rules, and rules say fairings must look like they belong in the class period, whether they are taken from actual fairing moulds wont change the fact that thye look like late model gixxer fairings.

Its less about actual benefits of the bodywork, and more about the spirit of the class. Otherwise, the entire pre89 class would look like a slow arse version of F1. Still slower, but uglier as well, haha. Bottom line is, if you want to race in the spirit of the pre89 class, get some ugly fairings, otherwise any NZPCRA event you do, you'll get grief, which I think is a good thing for the class.

As everyone has said, this has been done to death, and Neil is now using old fairings on his bike, so obviously one person didnt think it was worth the hassle.

[quickbuck]

^^^^^^^^^^^^
Yup,
What he said.....