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    Good searching Husa... The small pic with the two bikes is Tony and Amanda with a GSXR1100 he raced for Bike Clinic - and the GSXR400 which won the first year of F3. The whereabouts of that is known.
    The carbon F2 bike was bloody fast when it was sorted. I'd forgotten the name of the guy who was the fiberglass specialist who worked for Tony on that. He was down here in ChCh for a while and I did know him slightly before Tony got him involved. I believe he went to Australia when it all turned to custard.
    Best i ever saw the F2 go was the last ever Wigram bike races. They came in a gap between the SI Nationals and there was a very good entry. All - in races of course with individual class winners. Tony won F2 on it - and ran 3rd on the road, against 750's - and the Britten. On the fastest circuit in NZ.
    Big doses of nitro of course...The motor was an odd one. Japanese domestic 600 which was a big 400 rather than the export 600 which derived from the 550 family. Never seen another like it.

    He'd been offsetting race costs and the development costs of the F2 against advertising for his business. At the end of the first season of F2 with that bike, the IRD caught up with him and it all got cut back severely. There was talk of a development grant for the carbon work - but that went to John Britten.

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    Yeah I remember popping in either Cycleworks or KI or whatever Melmac called his business and seeing Tony machining axle slots in ally to bond into a Carbon structure .
    Antamac or something like that was Tony's video copying business. He saw the writing on the wall and sold up as it was still making money and went into importing dreadful American cars I think.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumph View Post
    I'd forgotten the name of the guy who was the fiberglass specialist who worked for Tony on that. He was down here in ChCh for a while and I did know him slightly before Tony got him involved. I believe he went to Australia when it all turned to custard..
    Paul Taylor? Racelines?
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    Quote Originally Posted by F5 Dave View Post
    Yeah I remember popping in either Cycleworks or KI or whatever Melmac called his business and seeing Tony machining axle slots in ally to bond into a Carbon structure .
    Antamac or something like that was Tony's video copying business. He saw the writing on the wall and sold up as it was still making money and went into importing dreadful American cars I think.
    Almac? In Thentham - makes (among other things) the bodies for the Graham Berry Cobras
    it's not a bad thing till you throw a KLR into the mix.
    those cheap ass bitches can do anything with ductape.
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    Nah. Melmac was Martin (Hulst?), he was on another planet was the reason given. Kiwi Ingenuity Engineering. He made my carbon kevlar RG tank and lots of ZXR stuff for Spargo etc, was an engine reconditioner by trade and had heaps of machine tools of varying levels of disrepair.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kickaha View Post
    Paul Taylor? Racelines?
    Hell no. The guy named in Husa's post - Martin Van Booyen - which I'm not sure is the correct spelling. Little dark wiry guy.
    Paul Taylor imports chinese farm 4 wheelers now - and last time I saw him, didn't know where his old moulds had gone.

    Tony's business at the time was Antamac Video. Bulk copying for the hire companies and agencies. Small shed lined with shelves with about 30 video machines running 24/7 copying from a couple of master machines. Problem was that copy time equalled run time - so he was at it 24/7.

    I met Melmac a couple of times. Off the planet was right. I found it hard to hold a conversation with him....

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    Yes, Tony still has the 600 in his possession. I prob see Tony once a week and he is certainly into other pursuits these days. Lost the ponytail and now has a mowhawk.

    He has mentioned the 500 in the VFR750 chassis quite a few times.

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    Ahh Simon good timing, just trying to remember the story of the reputed magic KHI 400 pipe that went from bike to bike but had to be given back or some such? Nathan's bike didn't have it when we picked it up to dyno.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dodgy View Post
    Yes, Tony still has the 600 in his possession. I prob see Tony once a week and he is certainly into other pursuits these days. Lost the ponytail and now has a mowhawk.

    He has mentioned the 500 in the VFR750 chassis quite a few times.
    Please give him my regards - and tell him Greg Thomas would like to find the Pink 500.

    If he's still interested in bikes, I'm happy to give him a ride on my 500 - which he's ridden before. Reading this thread would bring back a few memories.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumph View Post
    Hell no. The guy named in Husa's post - Martin Van Booyen - which I'm not sure is the correct spelling. Little dark wiry guy.
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    Yeah not correct spelling. There are many other ways that have been suggested by those that dealt with him.
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    Quote Originally Posted by F5 Dave View Post
    Yeah not correct spelling. There are many other ways that have been suggested by those that dealt with him.
    One of several reasons he left Chch I believe.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by F5 Dave View Post
    Nah. Melmac was Martin (Hulst?), he was on another planet was the reason given. Kiwi Ingenuity Engineering. He made my carbon kevlar RG tank and lots of ZXR stuff for Spargo etc, was an engine reconditioner by trade and had heaps of machine tools of varying levels of disrepair.
    Used to work out one of the industrial buildings down in Bell Road, Gracefield?
    it's not a bad thing till you throw a KLR into the mix.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumph View Post
    Good searching Husa... The small pic with the two bikes is Tony and Amanda with a GSXR1100 he raced for Bike Clinic - and the GSXR400 which won the first year of F3. The whereabouts of that is known.
    The carbon F2 bike was bloody fast when it was sorted. I'd forgotten the name of the guy who was the fiberglass specialist who worked for Tony on that. He was down here in ChCh for a while and I did know him slightly before Tony got him involved. I believe he went to Australia when it all turned to custard.
    Best i ever saw the F2 go was the last ever Wigram bike races. They came in a gap between the SI Nationals and there was a very good entry. All - in races of course with individual class winners. Tony won F2 on it - and ran 3rd on the road, against 750's - and the Britten. On the fastest circuit in NZ.
    Big doses of nitro of course...The motor was an odd one. Japanese domestic 600 which was a big 400 rather than the export 600 which derived from the 550 family. Never seen another like it.

    He'd been offsetting race costs and the development costs of the F2 against advertising for his business. At the end of the first season of F2 with that bike, the IRD caught up with him and it all got cut back severely. There was talk of a development grant for the carbon work - but that went to John Britten.
    ti think here was a better pic of the GSx and Amanda already posted


    this was the blurb that goes with the acid wash jeans pic
    She was a pharmacy tutor at the Technical Correspondence School; Tony's work was not mentioned.
    The bike shown was a hybrid; Kawasaki twin 500 cc engine; Honda 750 frame, Suzuki 750 forks and custom wheels from England.
    They owned eight bikes at the time; two for Jared, 8.
    Tony had started racing seven years ago, on Amanda's Suzuki GS750, and had recently won the national points series for the second time.
    In the last season, between them, they had also won three class international series, New Zealand Grand Prix tourist trophy and the New Zealand air championship.

    Quote Originally Posted by F5 Dave View Post
    Yeah not correct spelling. There are many other ways that have been suggested by those that dealt with him.
    i think my spelling was actually pretty close on this occasion

    Although it might have been Van der Boomen ,Van Boomem, Van Den Boomen, Van Den Boomer. van Booma, Van den Booma, Van Den Booma
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    Quote Originally Posted by pete376403 View Post
    Used to work out one of the industrial buildings down in Bell Road, Gracefield?
    Yep. I helped move him more than once. He was capable of good work and some good ideas, but you, as one person put it, you wanted mk1 or mk4 version. Mk2 & 3 , not so much.

    Melmac was a good guy back then but he needed a business partner.

    And a new welding machine.
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    Race ignition box arrived today. Waiting for some sidecar gearbox bits to be welded so made up the adaptor bits for the race loom.
    I'll pick up some fresh 100 next time I'm in town and we'll see how much of a difference it makes.

    Won't be run at the CAMS meeting this weekend. I'll wait till after the nationals as the prospective rider wants to stay in one piece
    till they're done. And CAMS are running pre 89 F3 with the class he usually rides in - can't ride 2 bikes at once...

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