BEARS? What's the point?

[avgas]

Among other things, Bears is a racing community thing, rather than the self absorbed, individualistic racing thing that afflicts lots of the so called "mainstream" motorcycle racing in NZ

So you mean "clubmans"......or "club day"

or do you mean "Golf Clubhouse meeting" or "Polo day"

Sorry I don't buy your argument for a second.
Usually when people say "its not mainstream".......they have swallowed the sales pitch.

Not mainstream is a rat bike, a turbo bike, a triton........... not a bunch of rich kids riding a brandname. Doing that is actually more mainstream than you think.

[Yow Ling]

What makes a bike eligible for Bears, is there a rule book or is it just based on the mood of the committee on the day. How much Japanese content is allowed, I have heard of a local built bike with euro engine being kicked out of Sot because of a RS125 swingarm, but britten is ok with jap gearbox.

[Kickaha]

not a bunch of rich kids riding a brandname.

If you really think that and aren't just trolling then you're speaking from a position of ignorance, if you came down to the SOT or a BEARs club day you'd see you're well wide of the mark

, I have heard of a local built bike with euro engine being kicked out of Sot because of a RS125 swingarm

He knew that was likely to happen but chose to try entering it anyway

1. Motorcycles must be of British, European, or American design with an engine and chassis of non Asian design or manufacture.

Only says engine, nothing about the transmission, if they really wanted to be pricks they could toss the whole thing as it also say frames must be "Non Asian design"

[fuknKIWI]

What makes a bike eligible for Bears, is there a rule book or is it just based on the mood of the committee on the day. How much Japanese content is allowed, I have heard of a local built bike with euro engine being kicked out of Sot because of a RS125 swingarm, but britten is ok with jap gearbox.

An early rule was non japanese engine & non japanese frame, this was not strictly enforced as the DENCO was in a jap rolling chassis.
In the early days jap disc brake front ends were often used, permitted but not encouraged.
Re the RS125 swing arm either the adjudicator or the competitor were known to be an arsehole so extreme prejudice prevail, or they were both arseholes.
Every now & again an arsehole did rock up to BEARS meetings I'm sure they still do.

[CHOPPA]

I heard they wouldnt let melcolm bell ride his ncr cause they reckon it had a jap part number lol