There has been a few mentions of whining in this thread, and I'm kind of guessing they are aimed at me as I bought up the question of the bikes eligibility. I just wanted to say, After reading the magazine and finding it was being listed as 1990 model, then finding the bike stats sites agreeing, asking the question is not to my mind whining, I was just curious.
I get the manufactured date thing, I read the rules before I started my (slow) build and thinking along similar lines as you Glen, that with H2 750's being sold in nz in late 1989 and I could use the 5 kg (yes really) lighter swingarm. Wahoo I thought and promptly bought one on ebay, only to be told in a later conversation about the model year thing by the NZPCRA pres effectively ruling it out. The pres mentioned something similar happened in regards to upside down forks being allowed on pre89 ZXR400's (I'm a bit fuzzy on that part of the convo, so don't quote me!). I did not know that it is not them that enforces the rules in the class, but I don't really see much difference if I were to pull up to one of their events and be told to put my bike back on the trailer as it is not eligible for their race meetings.
Personally, I know I'm never going to have the fastest bike in the 750, far from it, but I would like to at least be able to build the best bike I can to my funding limits and it be eligible to race in any blardy pre89 race thats run in NZ
With the lay of the land as it is now, I guess each rider must make their own decision on how to approach it, mine was to drop the H2 swingarm idea, especially after a fellow racer told me he would protest if I tried it. (friendly fire too!)
Clearly Glen you have done your homework, and are a braver man than me for testing it thats for sure!
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