MNZ proposed rule changes

[swarfie]

Because no one wants to put the protest in they'd rather just bitch about it, otherwise a certain sidecar with a rumoured oversize engine would have been done

Ziiizzzzzzzzz.....fishing anyone?

[jellywrestler]

The loss of honesty & integrity far outweighs the victory. (Says the bloke that races a bike with current rego & a main stand)

that bike is a rule breaker, it clearly says in the rule book two wheels when last moment it was on the track it only had one!!!!!

[swarfie]

that bike is a rule breaker, it clearly says in the rule book two wheels when last moment it was on the track it only had one!!!!!

Zziiiizzzzzzzzz.....fishing anyone?

[sidecar bob]

Because no one wants to put the protest in they'd rather just bitch about it, otherwise a certain sidecar with a rumoured oversize engine would have been done

I fuckin wish someone had protested it & demanded a strip down in public. That would have made an even bigger fool of the chequebook racers of the day.

[malcy25]

So realistically in NZ you could put a set of highly modified 2008 Harley forks into a pre '82 Z1000 & nobody would kick up a stink? Why the fuck don't people protest that kind of shit? (No offence intended Brian D)

Bob, err, that rule that I was talking about was a précis of the UK rules which are open RWU forks up to 43mm.

The CRMC rule book "has some good stuff in it. But fact remains, that even "In period" there was a lot of cutting and shutting going on with steering heads around the world. Read the next rule around forks which are a really visual component and they are wide open in comparison to ours"

[sidecar bob]

Here's another old shitter inside the house to break the tension.
Robbie Dean has a lot to answer for regarding how I turned out.

[Grumph]

Bob, err, that rule that I was talking about was a précis of the UK rules which are open RWU forks up to 43mm.

The CRMC rule book "has some good stuff in it. But fact remains, that even "In period" there was a lot of cutting and shutting going on with steering heads around the world. Read the next rule around forks which are a really visual component and they are wide open in comparison to ours"

Yep, and when you look at Canadian pre 82 equivalent rules, same open RWU forks to, i think 41mm. Mags have to be solid spoke - no hollow spoke allowed which rules out most if not all the modern 17's - and sends you looking for Dymags...Our rules look pretty good compared to a lot of others.

But we're all promoting false history anyway as most bikes raced in that period were Yamaha 2 strokes...Some time back, someone posted a pic of the grid at gracefield. I'd estimate 80% 2 strokes...
But only people like malcy can run them now....

[sidecar bob]

.Some time back, someone posted a pic of the grid at gracefield. I'd estimate 80% 2 strokes...
But only people like malcy can run them now....

I heard from a very reliable source that they (TZ750's) now cost about $60 to $70 a lap to run, most of us aren't up for that as a good 4 stroke would be a fraction of that. I'm sure malcy25 can confirm if this is the case.

[Grumph]

I heard from a very reliable source that they (TZ750's) now cost about $60 to $70 a lap to run, most of us aren't up for that as a good 4 stroke would be a fraction of that. I'm sure malcy25 can confirm if this is the case.

Did i tell you about the guy down here who bought a manx from a reputable source in Auckland...used it for 3 seasons before it got too much for him...he reckoned afterwards it cost him roughly $1000 per meeting....

[sidecar bob]

Did i tell you about the guy down here who bought a manx from a reputable source in Auckland...used it for 3 seasons before it got too much for him...he reckoned afterwards it cost him roughly $1000 per meeting....

I can afford to race because I have this awesome engine builder that doesn't charge enough for his skills.

[Kickaha]

I can afford to race because I have this awesome engine builder

I just gave him a motor this morning so he better be

[Grumph]

I can afford to race because I have this awesome engine builder that doesn't charge enough for his skills.

Ha, said manx owner wouldn't come near me - he thought I charged too much.

Those bikes inside worry me slightly Steve. Those of us who've been through the quakes and aftershocks know just how hard it is to keep a bike upright through even a mild shake. It's like when someone from ChCh goes to Wgtn now, you look at the old brick and block buildings in wonder - and fear. Bit disappointed in the kat too, not even a wire wheel one...and marzocchi shocks, tsk, tsk....

[Grumph]

I just gave him a motor this morning so he better be

Brace yourself for when the cases are split....

[nodrog:Me]

Ha, said manx owner wouldn't come near me - he thought I charged too much.

Those bikes inside worry me slightly Steve. Those of us who've been through the quakes and aftershocks know just how hard it is to keep a bike upright through even a mild shake. It's like when someone from ChCh goes to Wgtn now, you look at the old brick and block buildings in wonder - and fear. Bit disappointed in the kat too, not even a wire wheel one...and marzocchi shocks, tsk, tsk....

don't worry, there are 4 cable ties securing the "pantry bike".

and its been load tested.

[sidecar bob]

Ha, said manx owner wouldn't come near me - he thought I charged too much.

Those bikes inside worry me slightly Steve. Those of us who've been through the quakes and aftershocks know just how hard it is to keep a bike upright through even a mild shake. It's like when someone from ChCh goes to Wgtn now, you look at the old brick and block buildings in wonder - and fear. Bit disappointed in the kat too, not even a wire wheel one...and marzocchi shocks, tsk, tsk....

I bought that Katana off Robbie Dean in '84 & painted it black & fully rebuilt it from the crank up in '87 after a horrendously hard three years of constant 220kmh plus on the road trying to keep up with Scrivy on a 1229 kitted EFe, (his crusing speed was usually around 240k) as well as every bay park club day. There's another katana in the family that may not disappoint though. I'm sure Jay will demonstrate its capabilities eventually.