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    Quote Originally Posted by Racey Rider
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    Try 25 years!
    Cheeky prick howd you like a kick up the arse ?
    Ive run out of fucks to give

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    bad luck mate.. we saw the crash and that was a tough race as quite a few others came down as well in that heat.
    Good luck in getting the bike up and running, hope to see you out there next round.
    yeah... sorry bro, i thought that ment miles 'n hour.

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    Quote Originally Posted by k14
    Well, the costs aren't that bad. For club racing (vic series) you could pay your $6000 for that bike on trademe and the only thing you would have to spend a cent on would be changing the gearbox oil every 2nd meeting. Apart from that you could quite easily run it at every meeting no problems.

    For the nationals, you would be looking at a set of tyres ($450 or so) and a new piston every round ($250 and 60 mins max to change). Remembering that this bike would be on a pretty level playing field and would definately have a chance of taking home the title (guaranteed top 3 assuming good rider and no DNF's). Oh yeah and (nearly forgot) you've got the cost of a new crank (of which the one on trademe is rebuildable) which costs about $250 again, and needs doing every 1500kms or so. This is a bit of a more tricky process but doesn't need doing very often.

    So a full season of the nationals (including buying the bike) for under $10000, with a chance of winning the class. Also last year I know that the top 3 or so guys went over to the gp at phillip island and rode in the support class. They did have to fork out the money, but there isn't another class in NZ at the moment where you could do that. So there is definately something to aim for.

    If I had a spare $6000 I would buy that bike in an instant, it would last me untill I wanted to go up a class and could be competitively raced in the nationals for a few years or more.

    Any other questions class??
    ummm where do i get $6000 from?????


    what a ride so far!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Quasievil
    Cheeky prick howd you like a kick up the arse ?
    Interesting was of putting it BUT Racey is correct Quasi, Vic club series has been running for over 20 years and now days the fields are often alot bigger then the nationals. Taupo last weekend... F3 grid..... 10 bikes Manfeild last weekend...... F3 grid...... 40 bikes qualified and 37 were still placing times at the end of the day. It is abit furthur for you guys to travel but it is SOOO worth it. It is a fantastic series put together by a bloody great bunch of guys that either still race themselves or wish they still could.
    In the Vic club series we race on 3 different track layouts... all at Manfeild. AND the season has only just started.
    Power is nothing without control.

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    hey guys Im Mella Yellas defense (yea ok so I love my bike)
    First engine rebuild was as a result of misdiagnosis. It lost power really badly during practice at pukie and was diagnosed as having damaged valves.
    The motor was stripped /reringed and soposedly had a valve grind.
    At that point the motor was damaged by a total fuckwit who tried to cover up his tracks with a bodgy repair.
    I decided I wanted to get extra power by fitting a big bore kit but cut a fairly big corner by fitting it to a fairly tired motor.
    The overheating problem resurfaced and was the same cause -worn out inlet manifolds sucking gobs of air.
    Getting the bike very hot at least twice contributed to my troubles.
    The current -now stock motor seems to be fine and Ill spend this winter first deciding what class Im going to race in and second sorting out mella yellas motor.
    So I really don't think mella yella represents the average F3 bike
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mitch
    Interesting was of putting it BUT Racey is correct Quasi, Vic club series has been running for over 20 years and now days the fields are often alot bigger then the nationals.
    From a racing point of view the Nationals are very poor value for money and I believe this is why the entries in thel last few years have decreased

    $140 odd dollars to do three races over two days,your average guy/girl has very little chance of prize money and if he does it might cover his/her entry and not much else,makes the club days look very good value for money.
    "If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."


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    Quote Originally Posted by Mitch
    Interesting was of putting it BUT Racey is correct Quasi, Vic club series has been running for over 20 years and now days the fields are often alot bigger then the nationals. Taupo last weekend... F3 grid..... 10 bikes Manfeild last weekend...... F3 grid...... 40 bikes qualified and 37 were still placing times at the end of the day. It is abit furthur for you guys to travel but it is SOOO worth it. It is a fantastic series put together by a bloody great bunch of guys that either still race themselves or wish they still could.
    In the Vic club series we race on 3 different track layouts... all at Manfeild. AND the season has only just started.
    SOLD!!!

    So lets do it, my aim is to be there on the 25th, i dont care if its on my VFR, the FZR, or my brothers (now 2 wheeled thanks to the other 2 on my bike for crash bungs) Skateboard!!!

    Hopefully dragging 6Chris down with me too! us aucklanders like to come down in crowds, get picked on less then

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    Hey MR,

    Sorry to hear about the crash, reckon with your weight you'd go mean on a 125! And I reckon you should change classes before you get better and start beating me (which probably ain't far away!).

    As always bro I've got some bits for you that will help you get back in one piece. e.g. clip-ons & screen.

    Give me a holler.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nicko
    Hey MR,

    Sorry to hear about the crash, reckon with your weight you'd go mean on a 125! And I reckon you should change classes before you get better and start beating me (which probably ain't far away!).

    As always bro I've got some bits for you that will help you get back in one piece. e.g. clip-ons & screen.

    Give me a holler.
    Cheers Nick, I'll give you call in the weekend to see if your free.

    Sudeep


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    Thanx to svs, I got one more pic from Round 2. The track was a bit damp but not too bad overall. I'll go for a softer rear for the colder conditions next time for sure, as I still had a harder compound tire meant for hotter days for the last round.

    I took the fairings apart and repairs look managable. Fingers crossed for round 3.
    Cheers again to everyone for the support!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Motoracer
    Thanx to svs, I got one more pic from Round 2. The track was a bit damp but not too bad overall. I'll go for a softer rear for the colder conditions next time for sure, as I still had a harder compound tire meant for hotter days for the last round.

    I took the fairings apart and repairs look managable. Fingers crossed for round 3.
    Cheers again to everyone for the support!
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