Forum whore
or i could go buy one of those new fandageld 4 bangers that replaced the rs125 if I wanted to empty the wallet[/QUOTE]
Or fill the scrap bin, watched last nights round one rider on 7th motor one failed to start off grid and i thought they said 9th, so much for a cheaper class
Forum whore
Not sure if that is correct. IIRC, and I think I do, the original 4 stroke rule change was about 12 years ago and was from 125cc to 145cc specifically to allow the GL145 (ask me how I know). The rule was then quite correctly updated to allow 150cc because of the appearence of the FXR. These rules were changed in a very successful effort to save a floundering class. Allowing the 80cc mx engines will only help out a couple of people who may have one laying around in the shed.Originally Posted by Sketchy_Racer
Eg: When I started racing the FXR is was illegal due to the fact that it was over the current 140cc limit of the time. But they got popular and people accepted them so the rule book had to be updated. Even way back then Fishies GL145 was breaking the 140cc rule. Were we all just a bunch of reckless rule breakers? hardly. (Except Bayden and his 190cc suzuki
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Besides that, even if you can find an 80mx engine chances are little Johnny has caned it from arsehole to breakfast with little or no regard to its health as it was daddy who had to fix it and it will require MAJOR surgery = lotsa cash to get running again.
Forum whore
but how are they going to save an already overflowing class ????
and as you say it's cheaper to put the engine backtogether and sell it to the next kid
makeing some money to start that fxr build
or if you are realy cleaver you know how much and easy it is to rebuild and hot up a 2 stroke and have started your own build on a leggal engine
"Instructions are just the manufacturers opinion on how to install it" Tim Taylor of "Tool Time"
Saying what we think gives us a wider conversational range than saying what we know. - Cullen Hightower
Forum whore
To be realy fair to those who are playing by the rules, maybe you could restrict it to the slowest legal Bucket entered on the day, no one should feel cheated then.
Hardcore Biker
Everyone buy a CRF150 motor standard carb,cdi and exhaust under 90DBA and so be it lets get down to the best rider on the day wins!!!
O yea and those 2 smoke things you guys ride
It's not what you ride but how you ride it!!
Hardcore Biker
Given a good bike a talented rider can win, but this class is about building then riding and if the "TALENT" the Sketchy talks about can't be arsed mucking about with engines then boohoo is my opinion. I built my bike within the rules and expect them to too.
And as far as TF125's being relics from the past and all worn out, well tell me when did they stop making them. I think they are still sold new aren't they.
And no one has explained why a TF cant make race winning high 20's hp, I bet TeeZee could, and he has posted everything on the ESE thread that you need to know, to be able to do it too.
So get of your arse, stop being lazy and get on with it I recon.
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
Hey Fred, it was good to catch up with you last time I was in Chch. Boy you can drink some.
Bet you're glad I stopped you making that post about TZ, I'm sure he'll apologise for what he said about you.
Had a quick scan of TM for interests sake. $1000-1400 for an 80 in going but probably sad state. Remove engine & good luck selling anything else off the bike. Who would want RM80 chassis parts? I think its a non starter for many reasons, most of which have been covered.
Last time I rode a CR80 around Kaitoke it was evil. Course the suspension bottomed out under my 80kg & knobbly tyres probably didn't help
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
Ta
Those of us without the wallet for machine shop time, are having a bitch that our bikes are too slow.
This is kiwibiker after all, why people take it seriously I will never understand.
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
Who are you talking about? Sketchy for example virtually lives in a hi tech machine shop. He's being provocative & heck why not, but I don't personaly agree with the idea for the class. Maybe if we start to see numbers dropping for lack of bikes. Not the case atm.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
Forum whore
Also will any victory be hollow? Not that he will win any races.
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
Ahh, I hear he's a wobbly old man now.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
Hardcore Biker
Yre great couple days, once I got used to it, I found when you placed your hand on my thigh, mildly exciting, we should catch up again soon.
Taking it to seriously, please forgive me, cough, cough, just a bad case of coal, and a desire get to some recognition for the actual builders of competitive Buckets.
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
Well played, Touche
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
Ta
The engineering that has gone in to some of the bikes is simply astounding for sure. There's a lot of ugly pieces of shit too.
My bike will fall into the later category until a machinist takes pity on me and does some funky things to my spare casings.
Forum whore
Starting out ugly, its traditional ....
Pretty much where we started out. I think the first time we putted around the track on a test day they still had bits of hay hanging off them.
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