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    Quote Originally Posted by Kickaha View Post
    You'd be better off looking at getting one out of the UK,the chances of getting a decent 600 off trademe are slim to none and currently there isn't even enough of them for an F2 class in NZ
    Good to know, and would explain why we haven't seen anything turn up over the last six months.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PirateJafa View Post
    Good to know, and would explain why we haven't seen anything turn up over the last six months.

    Blast.
    Have a look here if you can view it, F2 for sale forum
    http://www.steveenglish.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=45
    "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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    Quote Originally Posted by PirateJafa View Post
    I'm keen. Have only swung for Ian Cottrell (#128) and Peter Willmott (#77) in the classics so far, but am interested in more swinging until a decent 600cc F2 shorty comes up on TradeMe that I can pick up to help fill out the field (or at least, the backmarkers).

    David, 021 173 7496
    Cheers David, You're in the North Island eh? so take note north islanders swinger avail get racing, If you were in the south island/canterbury region we would have use for you in up coming races next month. Think my swinger is going off on holiday for one or two of the meetings.

    How come you want a 600cc F2? yea we don't have any racing with us down here at the moment, might as well grab a 1000cc short bike plenty of those around and a lot of fun.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kickaha View Post
    Have a look here if you can view it, F2 for sale forum
    http://www.steveenglish.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=45
    Thanks mate, very useful!

    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie View Post
    Cheers David, You're in the North Island eh? so take note north islanders swinger avail get racing, If you were in the south island/canterbury region we would have use for you in up coming races next month. Think my swinger is going off on holiday for one or two of the meetings.

    How come you want a 600cc F2? yea we don't have any racing with us down here at the moment, might as well grab a 1000cc short bike plenty of those around and a lot of fun.
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    Yes, in Auckland but quite happy to look at any racing between here and Mansfield.

    Maybe give Squiggles (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/me...2980-Squiggles) a message, he has also swung for Classic #128 in the past and only stopped because he moved down to Ashburton. I need to ensure he stays keen on the sport, as he's the most likely to chip in with me for the sidecar and the only one of my friends willing to swing with me/at all, haha!

    Figured the 600cc would be a cheaper and safer way to get into the sport and get my head around the change from two- to three-wheelers - or is it worth cracking straight onto a thou? While I've thoroughly enjoyed the swinging I've done, I am keen to give it a crack from behind the handlebars.


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    Quote Originally Posted by PirateJafa View Post
    Thanks mate, very useful!



    Yes, in Auckland but quite happy to look at any racing between here and Mansfield.

    Maybe give Squiggles (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/me...2980-Squiggles) a message, he has also swung for Classic #128 in the past and only stopped because he moved down to Ashburton. I need to ensure he stays keen on the sport, as he's the most likely to chip in with me for the sidecar and the only one of my friends willing to swing with me/at all, haha!

    Figured the 600cc would be a cheaper and safer way to get into the sport and get my head around the change from two- to three-wheelers - or is it worth cracking straight onto a thou? While I've thoroughly enjoyed the swinging I've done, I am keen to give it a crack from behind the handlebars.
    will give him a pm, get him to come and post on this thread

    I recon you could do what I did and just grab some of the cheaper kiwi made short bikes here, the one I got now was cheap as chips and ready to race. it has an old 1000cc in it so it probably makes about as much or less power than a 600cc f2 that ur likely to import from overseas. I've seen bikes from 3.5k kiwi to 5k ish. Mine at the upper end of the scale, has great neutral handling, very forgiving and is great to ride and learn on.

    might be hard to find all the ones available, scattered around the country and rarely on trademe..

    this ones avail if u have a bit of cash

    http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-470940893.htm

    its nice.. rather it stayed in the south island though, we need the grid numbers!

    you could always as well, buy a short bike and then sell the 1 litre unit and fit a 600cc power plant of your choice

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    For anyone wanting a good F2 engine.
    I have two of these left.
    http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-501353883.htm
    I do actually have the carbs & black boxes (for sidecar people only) & they are fitted with proven sidecar sumps, as opposed to non proven ones, which frequently result in un planned seizures.
    They were in Ian Bell's 2001 TT, DMR 600 outfit.
    Had planned to repower the pink bike, but it was too much effort for little return.
    As it turned out, At Eastern Creek This year Tracey was 5 seconds a lap quicker with her '96 DMR 600, Thundercat powered outfit, than the other girl team, on a 2009 GSXR600 LCR.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie View Post
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    http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-470940893.htm

    its nice.. rather it stayed in the south island though, we need the grid numbers!
    If you buy it for me, I will bring it down to the south island so you can have a look at the back of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nodrog View Post
    If you buy it for me, I will bring it down to the south island so you can have a look at the back of it.


    haha.. I've seen the front of it a bit cause the current owner only brought it out a couple times then lost interest! didn't even get up to speed on the bike before throwing in the towel. oh well! sm ppl arent into it I guess (dunno why lol, must be wired wrong)

    .. if the price drops another thousand or two haha (which might just happen, its been on trademe for a while now and price has dropped a wee bit) id be getting damn tempted to put it on the bank loan and pay it off.

    I'm in the worst position to do it, but when i get a bit better and upgrade to a more modern bike I plan to keep my mo haley and with the idea of renting it out to people that want to have a go at racing.. etc.. something like that anyway to try get more ppl into the sport.

    talking in like 2 years though.. wee way away.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nodrog View Post
    If you buy it for me, I will bring it down to the south island so you can have a look at the back of it.
    Get in fuckin line, I've been telling people to buy me that outfit since we rode it at Ruapuna!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie View Post
    talking in like 2 years though.. wee way away.
    Fuck it will be a classic by then

    Quote Originally Posted by Drew View Post
    Get in fuckin line, I've been telling people to buy me that outfit since we rode it at Ruapuna!
    Well have you tried asking nicely?

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    Quote Originally Posted by nodrog View Post



    Well have you tried asking nicely?
    I have.

    But for some reason, people are quite reluctant to hand over ten grand for me and my buddy to go have some fun.

    If I had ten grand handy, I'm sure I would do it for someone else. (Luckily that's not likely to be the case before everyone forgets I said that).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie View Post


    haha.. I've seen the front of it a bit cause the current owner only brought it out a couple times then lost interest! didn't even get up to speed on the bike before throwing in the towel. oh well! sm ppl arent into it I guess (dunno why lol, must be wired wrong)

    .. if the price drops another thousand or two haha (which might just happen, its been on trademe for a while now and price has dropped a wee bit) id be getting damn tempted to put it on the bank loan and pay it off.Dont even ow!! Ive seen too many people over captalise on the machine to the point where they can afford to own it, but not to race it.

    I'm in the worst position to do it, but when i get a bit better and upgrade to a more modern bike I plan to keep my mo haley and with the idea of renting it out to people that want to have a go at racing.. etc. Dont even ow!! They will just bring it back fucked & you will be annoyed that they fucked your stuff, its all happened before
    ............

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drew View Post
    I have.

    But for some reason, people are quite reluctant to hand over ten grand for me and my buddy to go have some fun.

    If I had ten grand handy, I'm sure I would do it for someone else. (Luckily that's not likely to be the case before everyone forgets I said that).
    We need to abduct Kim Dotcom and ransom him off, But he can stay at your house, the cunt will run me broke if I have to feed him.

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    why is sidecar racing so boring

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    Quote Originally Posted by nodrog View Post
    We need to abduct Kim Dotcom and ransom him off, But he can stay at your house, the cunt will run me broke if I have to feed him.
    Has he got access to his money again yet? Don't wanna be feeding him, only to find he's as broke as we are.

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    why is sidecar racing so boring
    There's no fuckin homo's adding flare I guess.

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