My (new) 5 cents

[That Guy]

Hey guys - thanks for all the responses - good stuff.

anways - Hi lynda - yes indeedy we were until the house got sold so we had to move - you had BMWs at the time - glad to see you've moved into the Docardi world - Monster's rock (good stunt bikes)! I bet Patrick likes you lots if you've bought two from him!

Two smoker you were there when I was - you go hard on that 150 mate - excellent! Good corner speed, just no motor for the straights eh?! Get a K4 and you'll be kicking butt I reckon - 1.20 is pretty fast for a 150 isn't it?

Yeah MR I have gone with Curious George the last couple of times - We're both enjoying learning how to ride properly on a track.

Yes THAT hole that the trucks (so I've been told) ripped into the last left hander before the front straight.....I try a different line every time through that bit and can't seem to get trhough smoothly ......but it sounds like you just keep the throttle nailed and hang on .....no good line available.....

Glad to here 1.15s is close enough to the back of the pack - better front up to a race then ......just didn't want to be too much in the way of the leaders.....do they have enough marshalls at club racing to wave blue flags when the leaders come through?

Hey Frosty - unless I've been told porky's the likes of Grant Ramage used to do 1.06s on RGVs (in the days of the proddie 250 championships) at Puke so I think I've still got a long ways to go.....

[FROSTY:Me]

good onya guy--but dude with NO track experience 115s is pretty fast.
And keep in mind those rgv's were suzuki sponsored "production" bikes.
I remember way back in 89 or 90 -I came round castrol onto the back straight on douggies RGV -(and his was a real crisp bike).
I got a bloody good exit to castrol and shot past one of the suzuki guys.-like I got a bike length jump on him-I think he missed or fluffed a gear change
anyways by the kink he was 4 bikes ahead of me and pulling away.
talk to someone at a bike shop about the "production " parts or adjustments available.
Actually the guy to talk to is Hoon -He just did a season on a rgv250
see what his lap times are

[Motoracer]

but it sounds like you just keep the throttle nailed and hang on

You have discovered my secret. Just wind the throttle back all the way and hold on for dear life. Oh yea, closing your eyes help too LOL

Don't ask me about the flags though. I am such a clown, most of the time I manage to miss them even when they are waved furiously infront of me. Too much concentration on the lines it self I think.

[FROSTY:Me]

yea MR reminds me --chris costello told me something about that -summat like if he doesn't pay attention to the flags he'll have a new spare leg .
LIL secret --that black and white checkered flag means -stop--ya don't need to carry on.

[Hoon]

Hey - I've been only out twice (blue RGV no. 43) so far.... not sure if you were there...I'm only doing 1.15s at the moment (heaps to learn)

Hey wow I have a blue RGV no. 43 too!! And guess what I'm on 1:15s as well!! What are the chances?!?! However I've moved on to a ZXR400 now and am getting a new number from MNZ so no worries.

My RGV was about 20kph down on top end and maxed out at about 180k - rebuilt the engine so it must be an airbox/exhaust problem. To get my 1:15s I was WOT everywhere except the hairpin and end of Jenian thru castrol but I was probably losing 2-3 secs on the front/back straights. It is frustrating passing people on the turns only to get swallowed up again on the straights.
1:15s are pretty much tail end of the field, 1:10s to 1:13's will see you solid midfield (club rounds that is not Nats).
That bumpy pothole repair bit on turn 8 is more psychological than anything else and looks worse than it is. There's another bit of a hump right on the apex of that left turn which I bottom out on every lap. Ends up grinding a hole thru my expansion chamber which I have to weld up every few meets.

[That Guy]

How 'bout that! Must be something about blue 43 RGVs eh? :cool2: 43 is the number MNZ gave me when I re-applied for my mx licence and thoguht I'd ask for road too. One cool thing - it is no more expensive to get a road and mx licence as just a mx or just a road licence.

Yeah I figured 1.15 would be at the back but nothing improves you're skill like actually racing.....

I have no idea what I'm doing on the back straight - been having a hesitation problem but on the dyno last week the RGV got 60 rw HP so I figure that's not bad for a 10 year old 250 stroker. When the bike is running properly I get into top a bit before the kink on the back straight - sound about right gearing wise?

Instead of spending more money trying to get more HP I think I'll save that to get a 400 like you've got.

Are you going to race AMCC club round this year Hoon?

[FROSTY:Me]

60 hp is pretty good given that the quoted best hp for a zxr400 is about that.
Ill be there on the 15th for sure and Im pretty sure Hoon,White trash,Two smoker and Kawa kid will be there too

[That Guy]

60 hp is pretty good given that the quoted best hp for a zxr400 is about that.
Ill be there on the 15th for sure and Im pretty sure Hoon,White trash,Two smoker and Kawa kid will be there too

Yeah I reckon 60 is plenty - much more will be made up by me learning more. I'll be at the test day on the 4th and if I can get my bike sorted out I'll be having my first go on the 15th (12th I think?) so look foward to meeting you guys.

Actually you may have some ideas:

My bike goes really well right through the gear box. Then on say lap 3 or 4 it will start hesitating and dieing at about 10,000 rpm - falls down to 6,000 rpm or so and then off we go again. Sometime's it doesn't happen at all. Once, it died completly on the back straight and I had loads of fun puching the thing back to the pits until George resuced me

I have:
Cleaned out petrol tank and tank filter. replaced breather hose. replaced all fuel lines and cleaned our carb filters. Taken carbs apart and cleaned out jet and bowls etc. Set bowl height. Ensured power valves are adjusted correctly. replaced spark plugs, and plug caps. Ensured battery fully charged (altough it does look old so not sure of it's age)
Then, went out again,
and still problem is there. Since then I have replaced coils and plug leads. I haven't had a chance to test it yet (other than on the dyno where it ran fine) as it needs to get onto the back straight at Puke before it seems to occur. If the coils and leads haven;t fixed it - what would you check next?

Starting to run out of ideas.......

[riffer]

what would you check next?

Starting to run out of ideas.......

Might be possible you've got a loose terminal in the battery - they can sometimes get loose and give this result. Try replacing the battery too...

[Posh Tourer :P]

Actually you may have some ideas:

My bike goes really well right through the gear box. Then on say lap 3 or 4 it will start hesitating and dieing at about 10,000 rpm - falls down to 6,000 rpm or so and then off we go again. Sometime's it doesn't happen at all. Once, it died completly on the back straight and I had loads of fun puching the thing back to the pits until George resuced me

I have:
Cleaned out petrol tank and tank filter. replaced breather hose. replaced all fuel lines and cleaned our carb filters. Taken carbs apart and cleaned out jet and bowls etc. Set bowl height. Ensured power valves are adjusted correctly. replaced spark plugs, and plug caps. Ensured battery fully charged (altough it does look old so not sure of it's age)
Then, went out again,
and still problem is there. Since then I have replaced coils and plug leads. I haven't had a chance to test it yet (other than on the dyno where it ran fine) as it needs to get onto the back straight at Puke before it seems to occur. If the coils and leads haven;t fixed it - what would you check next?

Starting to run out of ideas.......

Look at whether anything is likely to blow around and block air intakes. might just be at high speed...

[magnum]

hello and welcome.

[FROSTY:Me]

Dude id check the CDI box --it sounds like it might be getting hot and breaking down on ya. -when It cools down it might return to normal.

[That Guy]

Well very pleased to say it is sorted. Turned out to be faulty pick ups in the mag cover. They were breaking down with heat. A fault very similar to coils but there you go. Pretty pleased it wasn't the CDI cause they are $$$. Thanks to George for his spare pick ups!

[inlinefour]

Welcome and enjoy