21 or 22 / 06/ 2003

**Coldkiwi** · 20th June 2003, 18:11

are they running restrictors in the British Superbikes? from what I can gather, there's a good deal of close racing from all manufacturer/teams there (dukes, Suzi's, Yamahas etc) so if they don't use restrictors on the inline 4's and the dukes are still competitive, why in WSB?

**KiwiDan** · 20th June 2003, 20:09

Yea, I believe multis are restricted in the brit series and world series, theres no way they jumped from 750cc open to 1000 cc open, you only have to look at the 998 or 999 in the R form, 130 ish HP compared to R1's Blades and Gixxers ranging from 140 - 164 hp. Doesnt add up ???

**Marmoot** · 20th June 2003, 22:26

I heard that the litre-bikes can only be used by privateer teams. Factory-backed teams can only use the 750s (or 996)

**KiwiDan** · 21st June 2003, 08:12

you might be right, im not sure on that, i know the brit series has done a lot of testing to get the power ratio between v twins and multi thou's similar, i guess to try and get rid of domination in any config of engine type.

It still bugs me that in racing they disadvantage one engine config to allow another to have a shot, and to the point where the lesser becomes the dominating config, theres no sport in that, F 1 cars have a 3 ltr cap, you can run v8, v10 , v12 , what ever your choice, but 3 ltrs is the rule and with a weight set as well. If ya v8 doesnt make the power of a v 10 , which it doesnt, dont use it, and you will notice they dont.

If ya cant get 1 hp outa 1 cube thats your problem ???

PS ... Ride south meets at 3 a Spruce Pl Totara Heights Manukau 9 - 930

Dan

**bikerboy** · 21st June 2003, 15:42

My apologies to the guys heading north today.

For some strange reason (power outage?) all my clocks were off by two hours. Woke up nice and refreshed to go riding at 8:30 am but was really 10:30 am. Didn't notice till I got to the petrol station and their clock said a quarter to 12!

I'll try and go Sunday, hope the weather holds. Anyway, hope you guys had a safe and good ride.

Yamahamaman · 21st June 2003, 18:28

Originally posted by bikerboy
My apologies to the guys heading north today.

No worries BB. Look forward to catching up with you sometime.

**Duke of Rogan** · 23rd June 2003, 09:35

haha BikerBoy, you must of had a big Friday night!

Sat was good, but I wish I could of gone Sunday, espically after spotting a very large group of bikes and their riders meeting in the car park behind the Warehouse in Albany (next to Challenge gas station).
There must of been about 100 people and not a cloud in the sky!
I assumed they were the Ulysses club because of the size of the meeting and the number of gray hairs

and dang it! I have a couple of pictures from the ride north, but I have misplaced the USB cable for my camera.... maybe tommorrow

**bikerboy** · 23rd June 2003, 17:48

Thanks a lot guys, feel free to post lots of picture of the great rides I've missed.

**SPman** · 23rd June 2003, 18:07

Yeah......me to (my own effin fault though - I will lie in until 10 oclock!)

**Duke of Rogan** · 24th June 2003, 09:19

OK, found my USB cable, so heres a couple of snaps from the ride North on Saturday.
heres another shot at the SH16 lookout (done my best to lighten it up)