Where were all you buggers?

**Riff Raff** · 24th October 2005, 07:55

Originally Posted by SpeedMedic

Did they race sidecars again today.. that orange number 20 kicks ass.

Yep they were out there - some good battles going on.

Originally Posted by WINJA

CLASSIC MOTORCYCLES ARE SHIT , THEY DROP OIL REGULARLY ,ARE FAR TO FUCKEN SLOW AND THOSE PRICKS CONSTANTLY FLOUT THE NOISE RESTRICTIONS WHICH WILL SPOIL IT FOR EVERY ONE

Slow? Well some are, but others were hauling arse. In Open Modified & Open Post Classic race there was a bike doing 1:06s. That's not bad for a bike that's over 30 years old!

**Motu** · 24th October 2005, 09:20

Today it's classic cars,and the Lycoming Special will be there,I'd really love to go.....but I have an aversion to crowds and just can't be arsed trying to find parking (I'd take my kids) and then having to jossle and mingle with thousands of others.....I'll have a quiet day in the garden....maybe a fang around the block later.

**GSVR** · 24th October 2005, 14:37

Originally Posted by Motu

Old guys on silly old bikes - who gives a toss!

One day one of your bikes might become a classic and you will be the silly old bugger out riding it but then again maybe you will always own shit bikes that fade into obscurity.

Hey thanks for the advice on vans when I was looking brought a 1991 Nissan Largo Diesel in the end. Looking at the HiAce it would have been slightly better in some ways like lower floor but this ones alot shorter and perfect size for my needs.

Originally Posted by WINJA

CLASSIC MOTORCYCLES ARE SHIT , THEY DROP OIL REGULARLY ,ARE FAR TO FUCKEN SLOW AND THOSE PRICKS CONSTANTLY FLOUT THE NOISE RESTRICTIONS WHICH WILL SPOIL IT FOR EVERY ONE

Yes many of them do have issues but so will you when you get to their age. eg. You already have to use CAPS so you can see what your typing. Fuck I hope you can see this.

I don't think a K5 Suzuki will ever be a classic as its just another repeat of a long line of refinements on the original Suzuki classic of the 80's and then they only copied Kawasaki who copied Honda.

**claire** · 24th October 2005, 15:11

Was in Pukekohe for the weekend but at a car event. Some of the guys went down and watched the racing though and said it was good.

Claire

**RS2000** · 24th October 2005, 17:40

I was another silly old bugger blatting around, it did'nt seem slow from my seat!!

**WINJA** · 24th October 2005, 18:25

Originally Posted by Garry H

One day one of your bikes might become a classic and you will be the silly old bugger out riding it but then again maybe you will always own shit bikes that fade into obscurity.

Hey thanks for the advice on vans when I was looking brought a 1991 Nissan Largo Diesel in the end. Looking at the HiAce it would have been slightly better in some ways like lower floor but this ones alot shorter and perfect size for my needs.

Yes many of them do have issues but so will you when you get to their age. eg. You already have to use CAPS so you can see what your typing. Fuck I hope you can see this.

I don't think a K5 Suzuki will ever be a classic as its just another repeat of a long line of refinements on the original Suzuki classic of the 80's and then they only copied Kawasaki who copied Honda.

EVERY ONE HAS COPIED KAWASAKI , GPZ900 1984 6 SPEED BOX ,WATER COOLED ,END DRIVE CAM .

**GSVR** · 24th October 2005, 18:42

Originally Posted by WINJA

EVERY ONE HAS COPIED KAWASAKI , GPZ900 1984 6 SPEED BOX ,WATER COOLED ,END DRIVE CAM .

I was thinking more along the lines of big inline 4s when Honda first bought out the CBs and Kawasaki topped it with the 900 that was the first real Superbike and Triumph tried to comeback with the Trident. 60's and 70's and someone with more knowlege than I may be able to give a better account of the rise of the Japanese motorcycle industry after they got beyond scooters and commuter bikes.

**WINJA** · 24th October 2005, 18:49

Originally Posted by Garry H

I was thinking more along the lines of big inline 4s when Honda first bought out the CBs and Kawasaki topped it with the 900 that was the first real Superbike and Triumph tried to comeback with the Trident. 60's and 70's and someone with more knowlege than I may be able to give a better account of the rise of the Japanese motorcycle industry after they got beyond scooters and commuter bikes.

THAT GPZ 900 WAS THE TURNING POINT FOR MOTORCYCLES , IT WAS THEN TRANSPLANTED INTO THE 1000RX WHICH HAD A TWIN SPAR FRAME THEN YOU HAVE THE BASIS FOR EVERY SPORTS BIKE TODAY FROM THERE IT ALSO HAD THE AIRBOX FED FROM A HIGH PREASURE SOURCE WHICH WAS THE BEGINING OF RAM AIR , AND THAT 86 1000RX WAS A ROCKET , SLIGHTLY FASTER THAN MY 96 AND 98 BLADE IN A STRAIGHT LINE .

**SpankMe** · 24th October 2005, 18:50

Originally Posted by Riff Raff

Didn't see any KBers there....

Did anyone bother to put the event in the calendar? I only know an event is on if I see it in the upcoming events on the homepage.

**Riff Raff** · 24th October 2005, 18:53

Originally Posted by SpankMe

Did anyone bother to put the event in the calendar? I only know an event is on if I see it in the upcoming events on the homepage.

It wasn't exactly well advertised. I only knew about it when the events list came out for work and I put my name down.

**GSVR** · 24th October 2005, 19:02

Theres a Classic round here at Manfeild next month. The last one was a pretty low key affair as it was not long after the big Puke meet.

Manfield
November
Saturday 5th - Sunday 6th
NZ Classic Motorcycles

http://www.nzcmrr.com/

This is something like pre 72 non Jap bikes but there seems to be a few Jappers at the meeetings nowdays.

**Qkchk:Me** · 24th October 2005, 19:04

Originally Posted by Riff Raff

Did ambulance today (and Speedmedic did it yesterday) for the classic motorcycle racing at Pukekohe. Didn't see any KBers there.... and you missed out on some great racing.

I sent my mum instead

**Motu** · 24th October 2005, 21:21

Originally Posted by Garry H

I was thinking more along the lines of big inline 4s when Honda first bought out the CBs and Kawasaki topped it with the 900 that was the first real Superbike and Triumph tried to comeback with the Trident. 60's and 70's and someone with more knowlege than I may be able to give a better account of the rise of the Japanese motorcycle industry after they got beyond scooters and commuter bikes.

Norton had had a 750 twin for awhile,the Atlas,but it was a low comp single carb tourer,the 650SS was much faster.Then BSA/Triumph brought out the Rocket III and Trident,closely followed by the Norton Commando,although it was a close run thing,Commando Fastback may of been first.Then Honda came out with the CB750,and although the Commando and Trident were faster and better handling - the CB750 was truely the first superbike....OHC inline 4 cyl,disc brake,it was the most talked about bike for years...before and after.Kawasaki had it's 2 stroke triples,Suzuki the same,all Yamaha had was the XS1,the RDs were Yamaha's performance bike.It was no big thing when Kawasaki brought out the Z900,it was just another fast 4 cyl,I remember the lauch of the GT750 more than the Z900....don't think I even went into a bike shop to have a look.

**GSVR** · 25th October 2005, 15:35

Yeah I was probably to young to remember the impact the CB's had when they first came out. The Kawasakis are the ones I remember dominating the production bike racing until Suzuki came out with the 4 valve GSXR's which then made the Kawasaki's look slow.