In the riders seat
I have seen the North Island post classics and very nice and shiny they are to,TZs,McIntosh GSX1100 etc.
Down in the South we are a bit behind stuff like that with the class winner this year a pretty stock CBX550(apart from wheels and brakes) and bikes like RD350LC,X7, RD400s,GS1000,XJ650 and hopefully soon my RD400 or XJ550, and most of these pretty much stockers.
Marty, Bucket racing doesn't cost anything close to thse figures about 1/2 that would be closer.
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
Originally Posted by scracha
Forum whore
Yeah, theres some serious money spent on the top rung, post classics. But there is, at the top rung of any sport class. That still shouldnt stop people from going for it at a lower level,
“- He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.”
bucket blingster
Went to the NZGP at Ruapuna the past weekend and was impressed by the young talent coming through esp in the 125's. Racing is always going to cost you but I raced a ZXR400 in F3 and reckoned it cost about $100 a race weekend. This was for entry, race fuel, hiring a trailer, bit of lunch etc. Ran same tyres all season, bike cost me just over $3000, and sold it for similiar money at end of year. You can buy a reasonable 125 for what $3-5000?
I use to live in Nelson and remember one race weekend loading up a van & trailer with 4 bikes on a Friday night after work and leaving Nelson about 10.00pm getting to Chch about 3 in the morning and sleeping in some guys lounge, getting up at 6.00 and carrying on to Levels (Timaru) to be there for sign in at 8.30. Alot of young guys now seem to want a handout or some sort of sponsership deal when they start out? You will always get some flash harry with the latest bike in whatever class. Don't be discouraged, you usually end up dicing with some one else on all sorts of bikes, just enjoy the racing and try and win your own little personal battles
Hell, even in buckets some smart bastard turns up with a home made mono shocked alloy box framed, tuned to the bollocks, two stroke running slicks! Hang on, thats my bike!
In the riders seat
Bring it on we are just working on the XL100 turbo to kick some two stroke butt,if you've still got it we are going to work on having a meeting at Blenheim in March.Hell, even in buckets some smart bastard turns up with a home made mono shocked alloy box framed, tuned to the bollocks, two stroke running slicks! Hang on, thats my bike!
The young guys like Dominic and Stevie in the 125's certainly haven't had anything handed to them,what they do have and I would have just about killed for is the total support of their parents in trying to be the best in their class.
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
The Sharif don't like it!
lol gotta race a FXR150
-Indy
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This all sounds very familiar....often used to do Wgtn to Pukekohe and back in a weekend, with no days off work. One time trying to get to Bay Park we had the bikes on a trailer, the car blew a headgasket on the Foxton Straits about 7pm - at that stage there was a garage near the sheepskin shop (can't remember the name of the place). The guy there opened up his garage and got it fixed. Then it blew again somewhere around Taihape in the middle of the night/morning, so we ended up flagging the race meeting.
I could cope with hardly any sleep back when I was young - boy, I don't like some of the aspects of this getting old lark
In the riders seat
Just been to Teretonga left at 1.30am Sat morning and back on Sunday night and that was just to watch,but good weather, great racing and a excellent time,well worth it.This all sounds very familiar....often used to do Wgtn to Pukekohe and back in a weekend, with no days off work. One time trying to get to Bay Park we had the bikes on a trailer, the car blew a headgasket on the Foxton Straits about 7pm - at that stage there was a garage near the sheepskin shop (can't remember the name of the place). The guy there opened up his garage and got it fixed. Then it blew again somewhere around Taihape in the middle of the night/morning, so we ended up flagging the race meeting.
I could cope with hardly any sleep back when I was young - boy, I don't like some of the aspects of this getting old lark
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
Whorem Fore
OKay I have resisted this long to post my thoughts (actually they could probably help any ailing sports....
1. Between each race their should be a national 'Naked Hot Chicks on Scooters' competition
2. At the beginning and end of the day - there should be a wet t-shirt competition
3. Get the M'Bike Dealers to bring bikes along for us to test on the track......
4. Bring in FMX etc - to spice things up between races etc
5. Some more gratuitous naked girls couldn't go amiss here either
6. Have a mini-moto round with dwarfs racing (sorry couldn't resist)
7. Change the races up a bit....like maybe putting in the odd pothole, cow pat, random goat or something
8. Allow water balloons in to the race course!
9. Do a Horse versus Bike race
10. A Le Mans start possibly?
11. About time for some more naked or partially dressed girls
12. Allow us to do the work on the bikes in the pits
13. Put some ramps on the track
14. Actually advertise it OUTSIDE of the motorbiking fraternity (novel I know)
15. Have a joint weekend with the World Womens Beach Volleyball Competition
16. Make the first world Steeplechase Motorbike Track Race
17. Make them wear silks like jockeys
18. Actually invest some money in to it?
19. Have a unicycle race
I couldn't think of a twentieth one - sorry
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You lucky bugger - I would have given my eye teeth to be there. I have to wait now till March for the final two rounds. (though of course there's SOT/Britten/Paeroa to look fwd to before then, so I'll live)
Hardcore Biker
Thanks for keeping this posting alive everyone...lots of good ideas (and novel ones from wkid). There's a thread running on the http://www.motorcyclesport.co.nz website too (Time for Change) so will be feeding these ideas into 'the committee' and MNZ as appropriate.
Cheers, Greg.
Easy Biker
You're onto it. Times have changed and people today want to be entertained more - otherwise the teenagers as an example say "boring". Without stunts and stuff like that they will go elsewhere even if its just to the movies which are all much more extreme than before because technology allows them to be.
Cheers
Merv
Deus ex ukulele
Sounds like a fun day out!
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
Hardcore Biker
20. Open track for wheelies, burnouts, other general shenanigans at end of day.
Actually this was stolen from an AMA Superbike event I went to at Brainerd a few years back - included pit bike race, allcomers doing 500 yard wheelies and cruisers exploding rear tyres, all after a Gary Rothwell show. The whole weekend had a large party atmosphere (inc. families) and those yanks were appreciative of even the most feeble wheelie attempts - as long as you had a go
Hardcore Biker
And this year they have......20. Open track for wheelies, burnouts, other general shenanigans at end of day.
Actually this was stolen from an AMA Superbike event I went to at Brainerd a few years back - included pit bike race, allcomers doing 500 yard wheelies and cruisers exploding rear tyres, all after a Gary Rothwell show. The whole weekend had a large party atmosphere (inc. families) and those yanks were appreciative of even the most feeble wheelie attempts - as long as you had a go
Lawnmower Racing! how cool is that
In the riders seat
Excellent idea,I don't know if anyone here has seen them but Pete Jones from Invercargill has made some motorised unicycles,they only have old sationery engines in them so probably only do about 8-10kmh but I am sure a RS125 would fit with a bit of work!
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
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