Pre 89 Racing -Ya gotta give it a GO

[koba]

im watching more...

VFR good choice being a Honda, but expensive to get competitive.

Second over all in the Winter Round at Taupo last weekend.... ZXR 400

Okay, I'm watching the space too.....

And thats where you will say if you wait around "Going to get into it one day" for too long!

[Harvd]

And thats where you will say if you wait around "Going to get into it one day" for too long!

Who me? im already in it! sorta... streetstock, but its a start eh?

[koba]

Who me? im already in it! sorta... streetstock, but its a start eh?

Haha! Funny shit! Me too!

You should try make it up for the winter series september round...

[Harvd]

Haha! Funny shit! Me too!

You should try make it up for the winter series september round...

id love to as i got some mates and my sister living up there, but then how much will the ferry get me for for a car+trailer? a lot?

Realistically i think ill be in streetstock for a wee while yet until i start doing gooder (suck that spelling nazis). But a 400 would be fun and still a lot cheaper than a competitive sv...

[FROSTY:Me]

its going to be hard to police, whats pre 89 ? the chassis or the motor?
im guessing the only zxr400 that qualifys is the H1 with the removeable swing arm link to remove the chain, as the KISS arm was on 1990 onwards. , what if you fitted a 1994 L model motor to it?

Heya Steve--with the zxr's there is NO advantage to fitting the later model motor except possibly it will be a bit fresher. Ie In my zxr400 I always fitted the cams from the H because they made better power
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The way the rules are phrased you can use non stock components provided that exact component was available in 1989 or before.
You could race a vrf400nc30 but couldn't fit a uSD front end from the later model.

[neil_cb125t]

so in this class is there only one class or is it split onto different cc rating within the class.
im looking at running a 86 gsxr 400 in the pre89 at terotonga

600cc and under = JNR above = SNR

[koba]

id love to as i got some mates and my sister living up there, but then how much will the ferry get me for for a car+trailer? a lot?

Realistically i think ill be in streetstock for a wee while yet until i start doing gooder (suck that spelling nazis). But a 400 would be fun and still a lot cheaper than a competitive sv...

Look here:http://www.bluebridge.co.nz/
and here:http://www.interislander.co.nz/

The sooner you book the better, its cheaper and some sailings are full way ahead of time!

I think a van may be cheaper if you can get one? dunno look though some different options.

We went to Ruapuna for the Battle of the Buckets last year and it worked out much cheaper than I thought it would.
It was mint racing on a different track, the snow was kind of interesting too!

The Streetstock class here was full last september with all the south Islanders who came up, it was a great event.
(search "RG150" on youtube for an onboard vid of one of the races.)

I have always figured that streetstock is by far the best place to learn with very closely matched bikes that cost comparativley little to run. It is definatley best to stay on the streetstock untill you have done real good.
I agree on the 400 being a good call for a cheap fun track hack.

[Harvd]

Yeah im just dreamin atm. but i am workin my way on up the grid