Sidecar Racing

**Fast Eddie** · 22nd January 2013, 11:10

Originally Posted by swarfie

We weighed the Matchy in 2000 @ Eastern Creek and I think it was 211kg after a race, so with 1/4 tank of methanol... That said it would be lighter than in 2000 anyway as its had a few more bits made out of ali instead of steel...mostly panel work.

200 odd kg on methanol and skinny tyres sounds like fun!

**Fast Eddie** · 22nd January 2013, 11:14

Originally Posted by sidecar bob

Wanking is the new planking.

Should we expect to see a photo of John Key doing it with his son soon?

**swarfie** · 22nd January 2013, 11:57

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie

200 odd kg on methanol and skinny tyres sounds like fun!

Haha...Like I said in an earlier posting...NO grip and NO brakes, just the way I like it, backing it into the corners is GREAT fun !

A couple of years ago Jo gave me a framed photo of us doing just that @ Paeroa with the caption "Sometimes not being in control is the most beautiful thing in the world !"

**Fast Eddie** · 22nd January 2013, 12:18

Originally Posted by swarfie

Haha...Like I said in an earlier posting...NO grip and NO brakes, just the way I like it, backing it into the corners is GREAT fun !

A couple of years ago Jo gave me a framed photo of us doing just that @ Paeroa with the caption "Sometimes not being in control is the most beautiful thing in the world !"

haha!

cool gift too..

**scrivy** · 22nd January 2013, 13:53

Anyone know where I can get heavy duty Hayabusa gear selector forks?
OEM ones are piss weak....... as you all know.......

**Fast Eddie** · 22nd January 2013, 13:56

Originally Posted by scrivy

Anyone know where I can get heavy duty Hayabusa gear selector forks?
OEM ones are piss weak....... as you all know.......

no one will notice if you swap the ones out of your road bike with the sidecar.. especially not the new owner

**Drew** · 22nd January 2013, 14:24

Originally Posted by scrivy

Anyone know where I can get heavy duty Hayabusa gear selector forks?
OEM ones are piss weak....... as you all know.......

The problem is the forks? I've had problems with gear dogs on the RF, and some Kawasakis. Would be a good idea to check those if you have the casings apart.

If it is an issue, there's a guy down here who spark erodes a back cut matched surface on to them. He's really good, and stupidly cheap.

Precision grinding surfaces them well, but it can fuck up the hardening I was told, so they fuck out again really quickly.

**swarfie** · 22nd January 2013, 15:02

Originally Posted by Drew

The problem is the forks? I've had problems with gear dogs on the RF, and some Kawasakis. Would be a good idea to check those if you have the casings apart.

If it is an issue, there's a guy down here who spark erodes a back cut matched surface on to them. He's really good, and stupidly cheap.

Precision grinding surfaces them well, but it can fuck up the hardening I was told, so they fuck out again really quickly.

Spark eroding is no different to grinding as far as the hardening is concerned. You can stuff them up just the same, it all depends how worn they are and how much you take off the case hardening. If you go through the case they will wear faster no matter how you machine them.

**scrivy** · 22nd January 2013, 16:03

I like kittens........

**nodrog:Me** · 22nd January 2013, 16:08

Originally Posted by sidecar bob

Wanking is the new planking.

what are the chances of a danger wank.

Originally Posted by swarfie

Don't know what the Beemer is but definitely heavier than the Matchless. ......

It weighed in at 629kgs with warwick on it.

Originally Posted by scrivy

Anyone know where I can get heavy duty Hayabusa gear selector forks?
OEM ones are piss weak....... as you all know.......

dunno, but have you checked your shafts?

http://www.hayabusazone.com/transmissions.html

**Kickaha** · 22nd January 2013, 16:54

Originally Posted by scrivy

Anyone know where I can get heavy duty Hayabusa gear selector forks?:

I will ask Dave, I was sure he put some in when we had the same problem, maybe if you learnt to change gear properly it wouldn't happen

Originally Posted by nodrog

dunno, but have you checked your shafts?

Yeah Dave fitted those as well as his were a bit bent

**nodrog:Me** · 22nd January 2013, 16:56

Originally Posted by Kickaha

I will ask Dave, I was sure he put some in when we had the same problem, maybe if you learnt to change gear properly it wouldn't happen

Yeah Dave fitted those as well as his were a bit bent

i thought you were dave?

**scrivy** · 22nd January 2013, 19:03

Originally Posted by nodrog

dunno, but have you checked your shafts?

Yeah I found that site today, but they dont have H/D forks. I think new shafts are also the go, as back in January last year (12 months ago) we put in all 3 new forks. Did Eastern Creek all mint, truck meet all mint, then HAGD - appeared mint....... then Hampster Downwards... and we all know what was wrong there - not going down. But come Wangas, it wouldn't go up!!! WTF??? New shafts and selectors are definitely the go. Will have to check the drum also, and even the drum rotator fork.

Can't get any worse........