King of Levels Rd3 17/09/05

[dangerous]

Another awesome days racing and isn’t that Dangerous a top bloke after knowing how many bikes I’ve managed to stuff lately letting and despite my continual slagging off of his love for Honda product

Your welcome

Race 4
Dangerous reclaims the MT and I’m on his twin but it proves to be a bad choice for Dangerous as the MT dies at the decreasing radius on the warm up lap, Diesel Pig is on Cottons bike and Cotton is on K14s and TonyB is feeling left out as no one want to ride his The organisers decide on a Le Mans start and because they have sense of humour they make us climb over the wall that divides the track, I get across on the bike and are first Bucket off and hammering it, it’s not long before Diesel Pig and the RG150 lads start coming past, I slowly gain on Diesel Pig and get back in front only to have him come back past again, I’m having to roll off the throttle as the CB125T is under geared and I’m hitting the 12000rpm limit at 2/3 down the straight but I go off the end into the left hander with it pinned, I chase him around another lap and catch him through the right/left of the start finish I’m on the gas as early and hard as I dare onto the straight and pulling along side and past only to have him come back past around the outside at the hairpin, I glance behind and Cotton is coming to grips with K14s bike and slowly gaining on us after having a bit of a scare when he digs a peg in and slides the rear, but as I lead into the hairpin on the last lap and Diesel Pig doesn’t come past I know I’ve got him and lead him over the line by less than a bike length with Cotton not far behind and TonyB after getting his bike and gear rechecked also finishing

Well I was guttered that I dident get to ride the MT but thats racing shitters for ya, it gave me the chance to sit mid field in the best part of the track and that was very interesting..... watching my bike leading cotton who is normaly looking so smooth on k14's shiter was looking rather worried stuffing the gear changes up sliding and digging it in.... but he was having a ball as were the other two guys, was bloody funny once again watching.... but Kick you were "hammering it" dident blow did it..... Honda mate remember that

I manage to cut myself twice while cutting some numbers out of tape for the borrowed bike and bleed a bit over them ,

And what a bloody fuss you were makeing too, I never saw any blood

Dangerous was busy fucking about painting it and having a real problem deciding on the colour scheme, having gone from green to silver and then changing his mind yet again and then finally settling on a red and silver and for a bit of extra wank painting the pipe as well

But i like 'wank' dident you notice I polished the muffler aswell

[Rashika]

errrrr I’m still not sure why Rashika had her head in his lap though when he pulled out and passed us on the way home and why he was giving us the thumbs up at the same time, he reckoned she was tying his shoelaces but I can’t work out why her head would be bobbing up and down while she did them up

Have you ever tried doing up someones shoelaces whilst travelling at speed??
Not very easy i tell ya.....and why the hell he wanted them done up right there and then I just dunno
males...you really are the funny species

[TonyB]

What a day! After the last BEARS round at Ruapuna the bod was pretty sore on Monday. Took me until Tuesday to realise that I was actually crook. Barely had enough energy to go to work, let alone prep the bike. Went to see the Doc on Thursday and found I had a throat infection. Got some anitbiotics that night and by Friday night I was functioning well enough to be able to swap the rear sprocket for a smaller one to give taller gearing. And that was about all the prep I could manage. My son Zach kept us awake most of Friday night- HE has a chest infection- joy. So 4:45 Sat morning I gave up on sleep and shuffled out of bed to go racing. Can't say I was that keen....

The racing started just after Rolleston, and we arrived at Levels kinda early. Did some last minute prep on the bike, looked around at some of the veeeery nice gear on display, and realised that I had the shittiest bike there by a fair margin... oh well.

The practice was a bit demoralising. I had never ridden there before, so it was a bit of a voyage of discovery. Ended up MILES behind everyone else and was wondering why the fuck I hadn't just stayed in bed

Funny how things change when that green flag drops though. My bike has some bloody good speed off the line, so I seemed to get the best start, but Diesel Pig got by me easily at the firt chicane, and Darryl Cotton fairly flew past accelerating onto the main straight. Dangerous and K14 were somewhere just behind me, enjoying the heady smell of racing fuel and Mobil 1 2T. For a short while we had a great battle, with me doing everything I knew to keep them behind me. At one stage they tried to pass down both sides at once at the hair pin, but I held them off, rounded then next bend accelerated went to grab another gear..... went to grab another gear ..... I SAID WENT TO GRAB ANOTHER GEAR!!!! HEY!!! WHERE'S ME FUGGEN GEAR LEVER??? I pulled off the track and watched the fun from a marshals bunker. K14 saw where the gear lever went west and stopped to have a look but couldn't see it. So with an approx location pointed out I jooged over and found it no worries. The bolt was still in it, so technically it shouldn't have fallen off. Oh well.

Race two. The gear lever was now VERY firmly attached. Got another good start. This was basically a replay of the first with DP and Cotton getting past easily and then K14, Dangerous and me battling for position. Eventually we caught up with Nipper who is on the comeback after an injury layoff, with an instructor riding shotgun. At this stage I didn't know it was Nipper, I just thought it was a new rider to the class. I was infront (I think), I had a go at getting past but cocked it up so D and K14 got past me. D had one go and was then repassed on the straight. Then he got past and managed to stay there. K14 did the same and I got past on the second to last lap but the power of the 150 meant that I was inhaled and spat out on the straight. Desperate to get past (fuk knows why) I saw my oppertunity at the decreasing radius, I went outside the instructor on the left hander, and tried to go between them to take Nipper on the outside again for the right hander. But the instructor closed the door and it was all I could do to avoid knocking him off. Big cock up by Tony B. I got the finger for my troubles. Oops

Race 3. The start was pretty much identical to the others. Good start and then quickly dealt to by the fast boys. Again I had Dangerous chasing me (can't remember what happened to K14). I was determined to hold him out. We had a fantastic battle. I was using a very defensive line at the hairpin and he managed to get past, but my line allowed for a faster exit, and I was gaining real fast when he headed to the right to line up the left hander. I couldn't avoid him and we collided- gave the old bugger a hell of a fright and I think I slipped past. Then on the straight he got along side of me on the inside. For a laugh I tried to grab his arm to push myself back in front- didn't work. The left hand bend at the end of the straight was getting pretty close and I was thinking "fuck I hope he's not going to have a go", but he made the "after you sir" gesture so I barrelled through as fast as 16 year old tyres, stuffed suspension and massive frame flex would allow. I think D was impressed with the result. Eventually I came to greif at the hairpin. Not sure exactly what I did wrong, I think I just went that tiny bit faster and that was enough. On virtually every corner I had been dealing with little front and rear end slides, but this one was beyond my abilities to even react to, let alone correct. The bike went down, I let go and got clear as I always seem to. My hips, forearm and shoulder hit the ground hard, followed by an almighty WACK!! as my helmet smacked down on the pavement. Thought "glad that didn't happen on my road bike" and "Yay, got my first crash out of the way on the slowest corner" Slid for a bit the bike stopped. I didn't, slid into it without drama and then hopped up, picked the bike up and pushed it out of the way. I decided that as this was not a race for the world champs I would be better to check the bike out before re-joing. Only damage to the bike was a bent handle bar and forks twisted in the clamps. The visor took the impact, and the leathers took the impact very very well. The CE armour in them did an unbelievable job- I'm not in the least bit sore, even today.

Race 4 Lemans + mountain climb start. Some smart a-hole decided we should start on the other side of the tyre/ earth wall. So when the flag dropped we had to climb up, jump down a good metre drop, and then run across to push start the bike. Only I thought our helpers would push didn't I? Nope. Once I figured THAT out, I was well and truly dead last. Set off after Cotton on Kirks bike. Passed him at one stage before deciding that perhaps I should be listening to the tyres cries for help, so rather than have another off I slowed down and kept in on the island. Finished well back.

So all in all I had a bloody fantastic day. I found and went over the edge without hurting myself or the bike at all. Crash tested my leathers and found that they really are bloody good. Demonstated to D and K14 that I can push that poor little commuter bike along pretty bloody hard if I'm in the mood. Surprised myself actually.

Awesome photo's again Rashika I see you also provided D with an excellent after race wind down on the way back too- best be careful doing that, don't want him falling asleep afterwards do we?

Let it be written; And verily, plans are afoot which will eliminate flexing of the frame, and the wobbilations of the swingarm. 17" wheels have I found which may be shod with slicks. And shocks have I being built which will stop the pogo-ing of the rear end. Faster shall I become. Much, much faster ( I hopeth)

[Joni]

Thanks for the pics Rashika... almost felt like I was there...

PS - shoe laces?.... pfft, yeah right... but if thats your story, good for you, stick with it

[dangerous]

I couldn't avoid D and we collided- gave the old bugger a hell of a fright and I think I slipped past.

Enuff of the 'old' thank you That was a big thump in the back, took me a bit to relise what happened, and then you still shot past

Then on the straight he got along side of me on the inside. For a laugh I tried to grab his arm to push myself back in front- didn't work.

that technical move may not of pushed you fwd but it did send me back a tad

I barrelled through as fast as 16 year old tyres, stuffed suspension and massive frame flex would allow. I think D was impressed with the result.

Impressed... I was once again pissing myself, we did go in rather hot

I think I just went that tiny bit faster and that was enough

"Ya think" funny the noises ya hear when a bike is sliding on the deck beside you..... good effort

[TonyB]

Enuff of the 'old' thank you That was a big thump in the back, took me a bit to relise what happened, and then you still shot past

Funny- didn't feel like much of a thump to me, but collected you with the armoured bits on my leathers so that would have softened it a bit- plus I knew it was going to happen

that technical move may not of pushed you fwd but it did send me back a tad

Muhahahahaaaaaaaa! Something tells me the Superbike guy's don't have the time to play silly buggers like that...

Impressed... I was once again pissing myself, we did go in rather hot

That was about the speed I had done every lap- maybe a teeny bit faster, so I guess that confirms the poor old girl didn't have much more to give with me piloting it.

"Ya think" funny the noises ya hear when a bike is sliding on the deck beside you..... good effort

Funny the thoughts tat go through your head too... "ooo! I'm crash testing my leathers!"

[dangerous]

Race 4
Dangerous reclaims the MT and I’m on his twin but it proves to be a bad choice for Dangerous as the MT dies at the decreasing radius on the warm up lap

HA.... remember the pic (attached below) from earler in the thread....... well with all them no it alls in the pits pokeing and proding at my bike "SOME" plonker forgot to tighten the main jet up in the carb..... it fell out and I missed out on Race 4........

[Kickaha]

HA.... remember the pic (attached below) from earler in the thread....... well with all them no it alls in the pits pokeing and proding at my bike "SOME" plonker forgot to tighten the main jet up in the carb..... it fell out and I missed out on Race 4........

Doesn't really matter it stayed in there long enough for me to give your arse the kicking it deserved

[dangerous]

That looks terific D. Why did you paint the 'spannie though? Looked cool and "factory" like it was.

Ok so some people are never happy..... paint removed of 'spannie' (took me 2 weeks to work out what the hell one was) must amit the black was a bit much.

anyway note that the whels are removed and away being re spoked for 17' slicks, the chamber will need to be ultered so as not to deck it out other than that...... look out

[Bren_chch]

looking good!

[gav]

Ok so some people are never happy..... paint removed of 'spannie' (took me 2 weeks to work out what the hell one was) must amit the black was a bit much.

anyway note that the whels are removed and away being re spoked for 17' slicks, the chamber will need to be ultered so as not to deck it out other than that...... look out

Mines doing the wheels off thingy at the mo, unfortunately wouldnt quite fit in the bin.....

[Bren_chch]

Mines doing the wheels off thingy at the mo, unfortunately wouldnt quite fit in the bin.....

well it sure is clean!

[dangerous]

Mines doing the wheels off thingy at the mo, unfortunately wouldnt quite fit in the bin.....

bloody hell........ is that the bike I droped ya off??? looking sweet Mr G..... I like the reinforcements, is that for the escess power it will end up with, or the extra weight??? (sorry had to beat Kickaha too it)

[gav]

ummm, errr, yes (to all 3)
So why have you painted ya bike like a 87 CBR600?

[dangerous]

ummm, errr, yes (to all 3)
So why have you painted ya bike like a 87 CBR600?

Cos great minds think a like..... dangerous & Soichiro H