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    At Methven on saturday, buckets were doing 39 sec laps , superbikes around 36 sec, bring that 1100 bob
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    Quote Originally Posted by jellywrestler View Post
    clearly you haven't been near a post classic race track recently, i'd put money on it that it's the best bike one can buy for racing in pre89 and i think i actually go to more races than you and actually watch them.
    The junior class is filling up with 600s, 400s will be useless in no time.

    A great rider will always be able to do well when outclassed for machinery. But it's pretty stupid to encourage someone to start out on inferior machinery, since great riders are pretty fucken few and far between.

    Also, the VFR/RVF is slow compared to the inline 400s in all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yow Ling View Post
    At Methven on saturday, buckets were doing 39 sec laps , superbikes around 36 sec, bring that 1100 bob
    One of those classes was exciting to watch though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drew View Post
    One of those classes was exciting to watch though.
    Close racing in any class is better to watch regardless of what capacity the bikes are, that's why I used to watch 125 and 250 GP over the 500/1000 class
    "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."


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kickaha View Post
    Close racing in any class is better to watch regardless of what capacity the bikes are, that's why I used to watch 125 and 250 GP over the 500/1000 class
    Rather watch a single superbike tie itself in knots round a street circuit than a gaggle of buckets, no matter how close to each other the fags get.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mr bucketracer View Post
    you under underestimate what a bucket can do for you
    I had a think about what my RS125 Aprilia taught me to do with my RSV1000R
    There's probably quite a bit of merit in what you said there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mr bucketracer View Post
    you under underestimate what a bucket can do for you
    Fact: I knocked 5 seconds on my best time on my VFR the first race out after racing a bucket for the first time. They teach a lot.

    Drew, we have a pre '89 f3 class in cams, so the 600s and thous run often run in a separate class entirely. Which is lucky for them on the b track


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    Quote Originally Posted by Drew View Post
    Rather watch a single superbike tie itself in knots round a street circuit than a gaggle of buckets, no matter how close to each other the fags get.
    Well I guess you couldn't make it in either class so watching is probably what you do best
    "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."


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    Quote Originally Posted by Yow Ling View Post
    At Methven on saturday, buckets were doing 39 sec laps , superbikes around 36 sec, bring that 1100 bob
    Sounds like a children's track for children's bikes to be fair though

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    Quote Originally Posted by sidecar bob View Post
    Sounds like a children's track for children's bikes to be fair though
    Cant comment on Invergiggle but Methven, Nelson and Greymouth are narrower and tighter circuits than the Northern street circuits
    "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."


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kickaha View Post
    Cant comment on Invergiggle but Methven, Nelson and Greymouth are narrower and tighter circuits than the Northern street circuits
    I just looked at the lap time & the fact ive never heard of a V8 Supercar round being run there.
    You never hear bucket people bragging how close they are to the big bikes on real circuits.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drew View Post
    One of those classes was exciting to watch though.
    yip, and hands down every race it was the buckets by a long way, just go to mylaps and have a look for yourself.

    Quote Originally Posted by sidecar bob View Post
    I had a think about what my RS125 Aprilia taught me to do with my RSV1000R
    There's probably quite a bit of merit in what you said there.
    there were at least three current or last three year new zealand champions there in the bucket class.

    Quote Originally Posted by Kickaha View Post
    Well I guess you couldn't make it in either class so watching is probably what you do best
    no, he clearly can't take anything in watching given his recent comments on several fronts...

    Quote Originally Posted by sidecar bob View Post
    Sounds like a children's track for children's bikes to be fair though
    yip, they had three classic sidecars there for the first time....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kickaha View Post
    Well I guess you couldn't make it in either class so watching is probably what you do best
    Must have missed the trophy room at your pad last time I was there.

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    ahaha well this has been entertaining!.

    Looks like I have a bit more thinking to do. I will contact local clubs and discuss what classes etc they have and go from there.

    Still not convinced one way or the other on a bike type - I will have to consider this a bit ore after talking to local groups I guess.

    Thanks for the input folks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drew View Post
    Must have missed the trophy room at your pad last time I was there.
    You can't have looked very hard I got that stuff stashed all over the place
    "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."


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