National Bucket GP (Auckland)

[F5 Dave]

This is the one national GP event of the year. 19th June (18th practice etc) Mt Wellington Kart track. Come & have a look & laugh.
From southern motorway northbound
Take Ellerslie penrose offramp
get onto Ellerslie Pamnure Highway
Follow this road to BIG roundabout
Turn left into Jellico road
Take first left Morrin Road -over railway lines
Take first right Into Tainui road
Track entrance is aprox 50m on the right
It is down a driveway

Classes F4, F5, & even scooters,
They ran motards last year, not sure if this year.

Hoping I'm able to ride.

[James Deuce]

Good luck, O dented one.

[ajturbo]

hey !

i may be up there next week anyway... may have to stay over the night somewhere and watch.... this is a big hint hint.......

andy and luke

[F5 Dave]

Don't hint to me, my address is wellington, not mt wellington! There might be some room between wheel arches in the HiAce, but I usually store the race stands there.

[FROSTY:Me]

its always a good event --close intense racing and you can see it all from the comfort of ya warm car.

[ajturbo]

well; i did know that it WAS IN DORKLAND!!!

i was kind of hoping that the nice folk up that way would put luke and i up for the night.... mind you, i have made no real plans yet... but..i think i get paid next week and it would be nice to go and watch, as i will br up in wood hill(?) for some dog racing and i would like to catch up with Lou at AMPs..... drink shit loads of beer/wine/sprits/women... luke can ride the bike...

[speedpro]

I've got the RS125 shock fitted now so I really want to go for a bit of a ride to try it. MY wrist probably isn't up to the full GP so I'm not bothering with that, plus I'm too old and slow anyway, so I'm planning a quick couple of laps on Saturday if I can talk the lovely Wendy or that top bloke John Connor into letting me. Anyway if anybody wants to do a couple of laps you're most welcome. Probably pay to give me a quick call just to confirm I'm going out as I do have a few other things to do on Saturday. 0275426603/ 8360286 - Mike.

[F5 Dave]

Bump

Come have a look sat or main race day sunday

Say gidday, No 27 black RG/RS50.

Driving up tomorrow so will be away from PC.

[James Deuce]

Break a leg Tick boy!

[stify]

might come an have a hot dog.....they are having hot dogs aren't they?

[speedpro]

Took the bike out for a play today. The RS shock is B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L.
Places where the rear would have skittered over ripples weren't a problem. Powering out of corners over bumps while well cranked over - not a problem. Wound a bit of ride height into it, and then wound in a bit more just to quicken the steering - not a problem. The old TT900 tyres were doing their thing, knee down in the sweeper and over kerbs. Finally lost it after turning right off the back straight when I got a bit too keen gassing it up. I thought it might wheelstand while cranked over but it just slid the rear till I was lying on the track.

Much more fun than working.

Nigel was doing boring looking 30s laps, gotta get a set of those Dunlop slicks.

[Pickle]

So Speedpro with you not racing, being too old and all that bit about limp wrist what are you going to do with your bucket??

[Ivan]

What have you put a RS125 shock on. I am wanrting to m0d my bike so I can crank the throttle open more. It just go's BUUUUURRRR then snap power band I want it so I can be on the throttle sooner so it is snapping like a chawawa with a shoe at the apex

[speedpro]

What have you put a RS125 shock on. I am wanrting to m0d my bike so I can crank the throttle open more. It just go's BUUUUURRRR then snap power band I want it so I can be on the throttle sooner so it is snapping like a chawawa with a shoe at the apex

It used to be a RG50. I chopped all the original shock mount out and fabricated a new one going forward to the steering head with a brace between the frame rails. The fuel tap was relocated as was all the ignition. The swingarm was modified using bits I had lying in the garage. A little bracket was made for the reservoir just behind and below the carb on the engine mount cross brace. I used an old shock spherical bearing to bolt the swingarm end of the shock onto. I had to gently tap the bottom of the tank(with a big hammer) to clear the spring.

As you can see there has been a few changes since it left the factory.