BEARS? What's the point?

[RDjase]

You two should have a punch up at TRRS or something. That'd be fricken awesome!

I will bring some Joustings sticks and a couple of steel chest plates with target on.

The winner gets the losers bent bike.

Could do it after the GP/250 proddy race and before the Endurance race. Would be heaps of spectators

[woodyracer]

I will bring some Joustings sticks and a couple of steel chest plates with target on.

The winner gets the losers bent bike.

Could do it after the GP/250 proddy race and before the Endurance race. Would be heaps of spectators

i like your thinking, mind if i borrow your bike to do it? hehehhhe

[RDjase]

i like your thinking, mind if i borrow your bike to do it? hehehhhe

I will have 3 bikes there, but they have "No Jousting" stickers on them

[xr-rider]

I will bring some Joustings sticks and a couple of steel chest plates with target on.

The winner gets the losers bent bike.

Could do it after the GP/250 proddy race and before the Endurance race. Would be heaps of spectators

i dont want a hyosung though. bugger the chest plates

[fuknKIWI]

Hmmm I read this post yesterday & found a couple of gems in a sea of shit.
I haven't got time to read up the latest but I'll be watching.
As a foundation member of the BEARS I know a few things about the early days & fuck all about the last 20 years.
As someone said a long time ago we've created a monster it's not ours to control...
(or words to that effect)

[fuknKIWI]

What's the point?
For Dennis & Gaynor's sake if nothing else
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...-sentence-time

[Shaun]

hahahaha dont hold back mate I love it! I was gonna suggest being careful what you say but its never hurt Shaun or Craig! Mind you they have earned there respect but im sure you will get there

Fuk ya all I say, and as for that wanker Shirrifs hahahaha

[scracha]

Yea i guess i am looking to rent a racebike still, maybe not a bears bike but ill see, why what are you offering?

Johan is possibly a little bit reluctant loaning/renting out his bikes these days.

[Robert Taylor]

OK, so my thinking is/was that they ran a BEARS class so that the largely uncompetitive BEARS bikes could go and race without getting stomped by all those durty Jappa's. Y'know, they got to highlight themselves, their skills and their sponsors in an environment that was not clouded (polluted?) by faster machinery. Cool.

So what's the point of it these days? Why have separate BEARS races when they are now the bee's frikkin' knees, the ducks guts, the high priests of horsepower and handling?

The Masterbike test had the BMW S1000R, Aprilia RSV4 and MV Agusta F4 as the top 3 bikes. Throw the Ducati 1198(insert spec here) and KTM RC8 etc into the mix and I'm thinkin' "WTF?!".

The Triumph 675 is more than competitive against the Jappa's and with the MV 675 on the way the same applies in the middleweight class.

So in 2010 why are BEARS bikes given the extra playtime at various race meetings?

I havent trolled through the posts that follow yours but Im of exactly the same opinion Bruce. It seems a nonsense to run seperate events ( politics notwithstanding and maybe some prejudice ) when we only have a tiny population. European bikes especially are a lot stronger in the race scene and its great to see them mixing it with Japanese bikes.

[Grumph]

Please do troll through Robert - paying attention to what kickaha & I have said.

The NI scene as it stands is vastly different from the original intent - and how things stand in the SI.

There is wide tolerance in NZ for "alternative" lifestyles, surely we can accomodate BEARS in our programmes - after all it is the only NZ devised class to ever have a World Championship - with an NZ rider on an NZ built bike winning.

[roadracingoldfart]

You two should have a punch up at TRRS or something. That'd be fricken awesome!

Wanna see that Go Jeff

Soo what colour jelly would you prefer Maxxy Waxxy? Pink to match your man badge?

He still needs to qualify for that badge

Yeah gota make a laugh off some of the shit on here.

Hope not be break too many ego's and feelings along the way

Its clear you want to add most of the shit by yourself on here .

You may not want to break egos but i see you also dont want to make many friends either . No i am not sad i didnt make your list.

[Cleve]

I thought too - BEARS - what's the point? Basically an anti Asian racists bunch of pricks... then I saw the entry form for the Tri Series and I thought - WOW ! What a cool bunch of bikes racing against each other... I wanna watch that!

[popelli]

So what's the point of it these days?

I remember when it first started and there were two schools of thought, those that rode japanese and every body else

Eventually everybody else got fed up with not being catered for at race meetings and wanted to get their bikes back on the tracks

Blame it fairly and squarely on those that did not cater for bears enthusiasts in the first place as they have inadvertantly created this class

Once things get established they tend to stay that way

[fuknKIWI]

I remember when it first started and there were two schools of thought, those that rode japanese and every body else

Eventually everybody else got fed up with not being catered for at race meetings and wanted to get their bikes back on the tracks

Blame it fairly and squarely on those that did not cater for bears enthusiasts in the first place as they have inadvertantly created this class

Once things get established they tend to stay that way

The "everybody else" was the Classic Register on their pre 1963 bikes and a bunch of orphans on non Japanese bikes who were ineligible for the Classic Register & not competitive with the GP series. Couple this with the fact that the "Three Fools" racing team, John Britten & company on their alcohol burning cast iron Triumphs were making the Classic Register guys feel uneasy about things & there was a kind of vacuum which the BEARS later filled. Originally the BEARS were just happy to be out there doing it,that of course eveolved to what it is today. Mention was made of the "eligibility"of the Britten bike it was welcomed as it was still non Japanese & of course a local production, not forgetting that John & the other 2/3rds of the Three fools racing team were original members of the BEARS. The BEARS of course have taken on a life of there own with I imagine not too many of the original BEARS still around or participating, that is testimony to the BEARS themselves having that special character of their own.
And yes there really isn't anything quite like the song of a Triple at full howl.
LONG LIVE THE BEARS

[popelli]

And yes there really isn't anything quite like the song of a Triple at full howl.
LONG LIVE THE BEARS

go to mallory park each year for the festival of 1000 bikes

the sound of a rocket 3 being thrashed on the track takes a lot of beating

ditto the sight/sound of a Triumph Hurricane being give full noise

Tried taking my own bike out and realised very quickly that there are a lot better riders out there than myself