TT2000 25-26 Feb 2012

[Gixxer peter]

Diamond on a turtle type bike...I may be mad....but I am not stupid.

Being a Diamond rider last year....you got a whooping big target on your back...not to mention having set the bar you now have to man up to it...
....Basic 2K for me this year

I think this year Johan and i will be running our own race, got a gold, got a diamond.
Bronze is the plan this year. There will be no target on us that any of you guys will see (being on our back and all), within 5 hours you guys will have 300+ kM on us and a couple of thousand points under your belt.
But hey "the turtle" slow and steady?????
Somehow i think last years diamond wont work out any harder than this years effort. (real men ride steppies)
40 year old technology and 49cc, old drum brakes, 6 volt lighting system, seat like a brick, a 3.7 litre fuel tank, top speed of ???

[Gremlin]

seat like a brick, a 3.7 litre fuel tank, top speed of ???

What are you going to do about fuel? Bomb strapped to your back? You need a GSA fuel tank... 33L. Probably such excellent economy you'd fill a couple of times

[Gixxer peter]

What are you going to do about fuel? Bomb strapped to your back? You need a GSA fuel tank... 33L. Probably such excellent economy you'd fill a couple of times

maybe with a tail wind and a sail i will be okay?

Hmmm... it all seemed a great idea when we came up with it over a few beers.

[LBD]

I think this year Johan and i will be running our own race, got a gold, got a diamond.
Bronze is the plan this year. There will be no target on us that any of you guys will see (being on our back and all), within 5 hours you guys will have 300+ kM on us and a couple of thousand points under your belt.
But hey "the turtle" slow and steady?????
Somehow i think last years diamond wont work out any harder than this years effort. (real men ride steppies)
40 year old technology and 49cc, old drum brakes, 6 volt lighting system, seat like a brick, a 3.7 litre fuel tank, top speed of ???

You get basic on a 40yo 49cc step through and I for one will doff my hat to you...

But diamond this year will still be a challange

[Gixxer peter]

But diamond this year will still be a challange

Yes diamond will be a challange, am tempted to try for diamond again but i think this year stopping and starting in the same town helps me to acheive my goal.

Diamond looks like a great ride, we will be rooting for the diamond chasers.

[Jantar]

I aimed for gold last year and had intended going for silver this year.

Now that the points have been published I think it'll be both the bonuses and see what else I can fit in. Maybe silver, maybe gold, possibly diamond.

[LBD]

Now that the points have been published I think it'll be both the bonuses and see what else I can fit in. Maybe silver, maybe gold, possibly diamond.

I will look at similar....At this early stage I think I will look at the 5 "corner" bonus and see what I can add on to that to achieve a higher status....

Stewart Island? .....maybe.

[Gremlin]

I will look at similar....At this early stage I think I will look at the 5 "corner" bonus and see what I can add on to that to achieve a higher status....

wot e sed...

See what the timetable looks like, and whether or not it ties into flights...

[LBD]

$180 per head for a 5 passenger seat SI return charter flight...

$890 for plane....

But then....is that not cheating?

[banditrider]

But then....is that not cheating?

Jetski?

[LBD]

Jetski?

Then you get 25kts wind against tide on a 3 m swell.....nah not for me, I spent enough time bobbing around down there to know better tks

[Gremlin]

Website has been updated with more data on the flyer information...

For the lazies: http://www.tt2000.org/#!__tt2000-flyer

[Gixxer peter]

got the turtle started today
needs a bit of work... running rich, top speed of only 50 kmH and fouls the plug.
Damn it, the plug is 20% of the value of the bike to replace...

[LBD]

got the turtle started today
needs a bit of work... running rich, top speed of only 50 kmH and fouls the plug.
Damn it, the plug is 20% of the value of the bike to replace...

2000km/45kph average = a bloody long time in the saddle.

Airhawk sponsorship an option?

[Gremlin]

2000km/45kph average = a bloody long time in the saddle.

I think 45kph average might be pushing it... (hahaha... a funny pun)

Peter, easy one is to take it for a test ride. If you can't manage a 45kph average... well.... A 40kph average would take 50 hours... you don't have 50 hours either.