Bimota YB8 Postie project sees the light of day

[codgyoleracer]

...hope you can bring it down to Levels in 2014 when we are holding the two day CAMS Classic and Post Classic Festival...a bit in the future but time scoots by real quick these days for us older buggers, it seems....

Now that sounds like its worth making the effort for!, maybe a north island / south island challenge would add some spice ?, was also hoping that the Greymouth street race might include the Pre89 bikes this last year & would liek to attend that too when it happens.

[ellipsis]

, maybe a north island / south island challenge would add some spice ?.

...sure as hell, would...

[slowpoke]

...hope you can bring it down to Levels in 2014 when we are holding the two day CAMS Classic and Post Classic Festival...a bit in the future but time scoots by real quick these days for us older buggers, it seems....

Have you got a handle on exactly what classes you're looking at running? Is this Post-89 carb'd malarkey getting a guernsey? Sounds like a hoot and I might be able to slip enough parts past the missus under cover of darkness and subterfuge in a year and a bit to cobble something raceable together.......

[ellipsis]

....still to work on details etc..all classic, girder, post classic classes...I may have posted more than once at various times that the club philosophy is about fun and promotion of motorcycle racing...the premier class is usually a debateable issue, depending on what class you ride in...Pre 89 is not as advanced down here yet, as it is up North but its going to get that way....if there is to be more involved than just the kudos of being here and involved, such as cups, prizes etc, then we will be doing it by the MNZ book...a fair bit of time to sort this out before then...some kind of unity, between us all, would be a cool thing...

[codgyoleracer]

Have you got a handle on exactly what classes you're looking at running? Is this Post-89 carb'd malarkey getting a guernsey? Sounds like a hoot and I might be able to slip enough parts past the missus under cover of darkness and subterfuge in a year and a bit to cobble something raceable together.......

Thats 2 for the north island team, 6 selected for each and we will be there!

[codgyoleracer]

....still to work on details etc..all classic, girder, post classic classes...I may have posted more than once at various times that the club philosophy is about fun and promotion of motorcycle racing...the premier class is usually a debateable issue, depending on what class you ride in...Pre 89 is not as advanced down here yet, as it is up North but its going to get that way....if there is to be more involved than just the kudos of being here and involved, such as cups, prizes etc, then we will be doing it by the MNZ book...a fair bit of time to sort this out before then...some kind of unity, between us all, would be a cool thing...

I agree, best supported & most popular as predicted by the organizing commitee , would probably carry the most weight to claim "premier" ?. By the MNZ book is fine by me and long term is the most consistent approach for all involved.

[ellipsis]

...I think that the Pre89 Class is and will be the one that gets joe public on the edge of their seats..and it will be the fast and flash class on the day...shit, did I just say that...

[Billy]

...I think that the Pre89 Class is and will be the one that gets joe public on the edge of their seats..and it will be the fast and flash class on the day...shit, did I just say that...

Yes and with your outloud voice,The Bombay gods will hate you forever Haha!

[codgyoleracer]

Yes and with your outloud voice,The Bombay gods will hate you forever Haha!

Is that a bad thing ?

[Billy]

Is that a bad thing ?

And you know it!!!

[codgyoleracer]

They don't have to be available they just have to be manufactured prior to the end of December 1989

You've said that one was shown in Milan in 1989 so that means at least one was manufactured prior to the Dec 31st 1989 cut off

Thers a book writtin by a Bimota Guru, chaps name is corti or something like that.In it , he talks about the models relaease at the 89 show.

[codgyoleracer]

Soooo what meeting do you have plan to grace us with your presence oh speedy one.

Update on that Pete, i have the wet wheel spacers all sorted now - and body work is being painted as we speak (type), so Hampton 1st round of Tri-Series looks pretty certain. I could be on some wobbly lines though having not raced for a while :-).

[codgyoleracer]

Ok then pedant! You can run ALMOST any wheels ya want. Would take a very special individual indeed to go wider than 5.5 inch wide rear wheel, unless they are going drag racing.

Drew, dont ya know by now that the wheels on many posties cost more than the rest of the bike......... :-), Personally i would rather they were kept "stock" in the more recent year classes, as there are plenty around and it keeps the build costs lower. Older classes though there might be an argument for it?

[codgyoleracer]

Anybody could buy a YB8 from Bimota (If you could afford) in 1989 after the show on, and some did.The same bike was sold as a YB6 Exup in some markets in 89, different stickers only. In the UK, they were not sold in 89, as the Dealer still had YB6`s (Non exup engine) that they wanted to clear first.

The earlier Yb6 uses the same frame the YB8 anyway, and the 89 Fzr exup engine shows 88 manufacture marks,and has had little controversy for pre89.
So it could be argued the YB8 was available in 1988 as a kitset :-)

In the immortal words of "Talking Heads" - Stop making sense :-)

[Peter Smith]

Update on that Pete, i have the wet wheel spacers all sorted now - and body work is being painted as we speak (type), so Hampton 1st round of Tri-Series looks pretty certain. I could be on some wobbly lines though having not raced for a while :-).

I'll see you there, but as a spectator. I've decided to drop the tri series this year as I aim to take the Gixxer to Phillip Island in January for the Island Classic and can't afford to do both.
I look forward to seeing the Bimota on the track.