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Thread: Paeroa Battle of the Streets 2014

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mental Trousers View Post
    Talk them into it. It could be a team building exercise or something.
    Or a team crashing exercise
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mental Trousers View Post
    Talk them into it. It could be a team building exercise or something.
    more like a holiday , in the sun

    with a bit of bike thrown in for good luck

    Im back in April , damn airfare alone is 5k , ( 2 adults 2 kids )

    But I know the wee girl who is the test rider at hrc and she races in the weekend , she would love to give it a crack

    ( as would I , her )

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian d marge View Post

    But I know the wee girl who is the test rider at hrc and she races in the weekend , she would love to give it a crack

    ( as would I , her )

    Stephen
    Why, doesn't she have one?
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    Quote Originally Posted by gammaguy View Post
    Why, doesn't she have one?
    ...I thought they all had them but just transverse...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mental Trousers View Post
    Paeroa's street races are a blast. It's such a fun event because of the great atmosphere, the weather is always good, the local businesses and residents get right behind it and we get to do stupid speeds down the main street without losing our licences. It's the only event that I want to do every year if possible and the only event where I don't care where I finish as long as I finish. My first time was in 2011 on the old Triumph. In my first ever street race I had some technical problems and got off the start line 10 seconds after everyone else because the bike wouldn't go into first gear so I finished dead last. In 2012 the Triumph threw a rod in the second practice when it missed fifth gear and over-revved into oblivion. 2013 I had 3 weddings on the same day as Paeroa, so 2014 is the first year I've had a proper go at Paeroa.

    The weekend before I'd done the BRM Pacific club round at Taupo with the bike set up for Paeroa. The days between the two were very busy so there wouldn't be any time for me to alter the geometry to suit the streets as I don't have a steering damper, so at Taupo I ....

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    Nice one Shane
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    Unfortunately there is more to Patrick's ban than just one wheelie. I can't/won't go into details, but please be aware there is more than just his side to his story...

    Don't know if people are aware but he's also been banned from Hampton Downs for the same issues...

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