Old School still rules

[eelracing]

Can ya tell me where I can find when /where the VMX meets are ? , have joined the NZ VMX Livewire site but not alot of info there about them .

Just scroll down abit...http://livewire.gen.nz/livewireblog/...splay=upcoming Rd 1 Halcombe October 16th.

[Sensei]

Well all going well the 77 XT500D will get its first taste of racing 2moro at a flat track maze paddock race .... Got the Ohlins fitted 2day & set up , then rejetted the carb main to 280# for abit more top end .... Looking forward to it , hope the body doesn't let me down to much .... Being afair while since I have raced on the dirt so will take it fairly easy & see how I go .. Pic of the old girl

[pritch]

Well all going well the 77 XT500D will get its first taste of racing 2moro at a flat track maze paddock race ....

So - howdit go?

Oh, and how many bikes have you got there now? You'll soon be needing a bigger shed.

[Sensei]

Well day started with me riding the bike down the side of Mountian Rd to the 3A intersection where the racing was, got afew funny looks ride across the main road into the parking area .. Setup bike on stand & fueled up with race fuel rechecked oil & had a quick drink then down to the start line for first 10 lap blast , My bike which is 34ys old all the others were 2000-2011 CRF YZF KXF 250-450 stood out alot LOL , so thought Oh well haven't raced for near 10ys so I will just follow everyone else round . Starter held his arm up & bikes all reved there arse off with me sitting right at the back of the 38 bike racing , rope goes flying across in front of us & we are off .. plenty of dirt flying & off to the first corner which was a 4th gear tapped left hander Fuck I'm mid field yehar the next 10lap all seemed to go very quickly with some unreal feet up dirfts round the 2k course .. white flag then finish flag out & I ended up about 20th out of 38 bikes very happy . Next race more of the same mid pack again , 3rd race mised my start & ended up lining up with the Senior Pro's bugger 45+ bikes the pace was unreal with the front runners laping me in the 12 laps but still had came in around 30th place ... Afew thumb's up from some of the young & older guys with my effort ... Last race for me was another 12 lapper & the track had gotten fairly cut up into the coners but still got myself into the middle/end of the feild of riders . All in all a excellent day for me & the body held up way better than I thought , nothing sore at all to day so went out my back paddock & did afew more laps 2nite ... VMX racing is looking well on the cards & will see about getting me & the bike there after abit more modifications to it ... Go The 500 !!!!

[Sensei]

Well though the my XT & the TT may need a new friend so it just so happend one came up in town so now have another .. a 81-TT500H , bike is in pretty good original condition for its age , have changed over my road gear off my 79 TT500 onto it so I can test it out round the local back roads with my mate on his XR500RE ...

[Edbear]

I'm only a wee bit envious!

[Crasherfromwayback]

Love yer work mate!

[Renegade]

Check Rachel's out...it's all but finished!!

that looks mint, bet its all muddy now

[Crasherfromwayback]

that looks mint, bet its all muddy now

Nah..it's not here yet. The Geezer that bulds them for us is building me a new RM400N, and when it's done, we'll ship them together.

[Pedrostt500]

I went to have a look at a yamaha DT3 last night, but allas it was just a bit to much of a basket case for me to do any justice to it, it would have been ok as a spare parts bike.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Well though the my XT & the TT may need a new friend so it just so happend one came up in town so now have another .. a 81-TT500H , bike is in pretty good original condition for its age , have changed over my road gear off my 79 TT500 onto it so I can test it out round the local back roads with my mate on his XR500RE ...

Oi...you NEED this swingarm mate! Trick.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ProFab-Yamah...item20bff846ef

[Sensei]

Have a PE400 swingarm as well as this RM400N Banana swingarm so have more than enough parts , have seen that though thanks Pete

[Crasherfromwayback]

Think that's 400C?

[Sensei]

I think your right there old Boy looked at auction & they thought it was off the same thing ..... Getting orange plastic's underway to make a TT500F as well as the 77 / 80 / 81 ...best thing about having afew spare bikes I can make what ever model I feel like still have a spare tank for the TT500E Yellow model ..

[Sensei]

Well as parts are turning up my next model TT is slowly taking shape ... this time a 79 TT500F Orange model , Tank is off to the painters next to be done to my look .. then to get a KTM rear fender to match the front KTM SX65 front guard & afew other bits & pieces & all should be ready . Next will be the last spare Alloy tank which will be done to a 78 TT500E Yellow , then I'll have pretty much covered the whole range apart from the TT500C which my 77XT500D may tranform into ?? not sure as she is pretty much original & looks good as is ... Picture of course or it didn't happen !!