How long are the races?, not more than 2-3 laps I hope otherwise I might get a bit tiredOriginally Posted by scrivy
In the riders seat
How long are the races?, not more than 2-3 laps I hope otherwise I might get a bit tired
"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."
i'm motarded
Its all about the straights man!
Think of the poor beemer, it has to carry you.
Forum whore
And all I was doing was trying not to fall off & get used as a soccer ball by 24 sidecars.Well almost true............... sometimes Bob moves in a bit, so I can get extra chair lift to cut a corner, to get a better run for the next corner - the dipper at Ruapuna for example, or even turn 3 at Taupo.
Or he sits in the middle, but way further forward, so we get more rear wheel sliding for a higher speed right hander like turn 3 at the Creek.
I am blessed to have such a 'thinking' passenger on my rig, as most of the time he just knows where the best place to be is. If it doesn't work, I don't have to tell him, he already knows! He makes it look easy. And believe me, it aint!
Over the years, I've watched and listened to numerous teams nut out a lap of a circuit. Me and Bob just know! Eastern Creek for example - never seen the circuit, 1 warm up lap, 1 flying lap, and that's all we got last year, 1 lap! Qualified 4th out of 29 - behind 3 LCR's! Poor Bob never even got a chance to even view the circuit direction, but was in the right place at the right time for each corner (except turn 8.....). LEGEND!!
All I can say, is that the sidecar tells you what to do, if it feels wrong, then its probably wrong.
I have quite often lately considered making a dvd, how to swing on a sidecar, with Ritchie Lawrence, Rat, Kick & maybe Spyda as the voice over, narrator guy, to help the new guys to racing.
Does anybody think that would be a good idea?
i'm motarded
As long as all those guys leave their helmets on I reckon it would be a choice idea.
In the riders seat
Don't see anything wrong with it, there's a video called "On any other Sunday" shot in the UK club scene which has some good instructional stuff in it about swinging on different outfits
Even with the two long outfits I've spent time on there were major differences between them so there's no "one size fits all"
Best thing I found in my first couple of years was following similar outfits and watching what the more experienced guys did
"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."
Forum whore
yip..
if you made a bunch of raw footage I can edit it down etc of it if no one up there can do it. and then you voice over the edited footage. and then burn many many copies on dvd and hand them out at race/club meetings
promo shit..
even girls in singlets handing it out..
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can't find that one.. I've got "On any sunday" though.. more about motorbike racing in general.. with about 5 minutes dedicated to sidecars.
In the riders seat
Different video, I lent my copy out and haven't seen it since
"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."
Forum whore
always the way! bastards, seems damn hard to find a free copy anyway haha.. might be able to buy a copy onlineDifferent video, I lent my copy out and haven't seen it since
Forum whore
just a cut n paste from Agip bikes old swinger Vince..
"..With regard to the rear platform extention....it was deemed illegal as according to the rules (at the time) no platform could extend behind the rear wheel and thus we were forced to cut it off. Not sure about the current regs...haven't bothered to read them of late."
"..and yes....we ran a similar engine to yours....1989 FZ1000 A (later modified to B spec) although we had 39mm flatslide Keihin carbs...yours appear to be standard.."
end
- it used to run some 1135 motor eh, then switched to the unit or similar it has now.
wouldn't mind some sweet carbs if they fell in my lap
Forum whore
BTW the 1135 motor came from the Norris Farrow/Blair Briggs Plastic Fantastic
Forum whore
Now your bike?
Forum whore
no mines the Dave Hiscock/ Robert Holden Plastic Fantastic it started life with a GS1000R then a GSX1100 whereas the other PF had a GSX1135 motor
Dickens Cider
You know what I reckon would be an even choicer and betterer idea? To FARKING POST UP SOME PICS OF THAT FARKING SIDECAR OF YOURS!!!
Don't make naggy, you won't like me when I am naggy.
No body move... I dropped my brain
Forum whore
haha, post #749 page 50
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