650 pro twins...

[FROSTY:Me]

Give it a rest Tony! Don't you read what others say? HP cap just CANNOT be monitored fairly and accurately in NZ...

You leave it alone---read what I posted--what I proposed.
Incidently that was almost 2 years ago I started suggesting 650 production

[Cleve]

--read what I posted--what I proposed.

I did Tony... I did... I did Tony... I did...

[FROSTY:Me]

I did Tony... I did... I did Tony... I did...

awright awready--hehehe---

[GSVR]

Cant seem to get into the MNZ website to reread Paul Stewarts original letter RE the introduction of the Pro twins class,But from memory his thinking was to introduce the class this year and then over a period of time(not specified) it would replace F3.As far as a low level feeder class is concerned things got out of hand with the introduction of suspension mods,Power commanders,Full exhaust systems,Full bodykits and so on.As a feeder class it should be,Standard roadbike with replica fibreglass if required,Sticky tyres and a slip on muffler only.Everything else bar fork oil and gearing should have been left standard.I know theres gonna be people out there who disagree citing safety etc.But if everybody is in the same boat then costs are reduced dramatically and its down to the rider to win the races not somebodys cheque book.As far as safety is concerned,A motorcycle is only as dangerous as you make it and it would be a brave person who said nobody ever crashes while using Ohlins/Whitepower/Penske etc.A lot of people I spoke to were keen to enter the Pro twins class until the the final rules were released and they saw how expensive it was gonna be.Sam Love spent in excess of $20,000.00 buiding a bike that could have been built for less than $10,000.00 under the above rules and $10,000.00 buys a shitload of tyres/travel/accomodation etc.I wonder how many would have been on the grid at Ruapuna under the above format.Food for thought

This is a very good post and it seems to have just gone unnoticed while others tried to justify the need for all the mods introduced in the interests of safety, tyre wear. engine tuning. Good thing a brake expert wasn't consulted or everyone would have to fit Brembos so the riders don't crash into one another due to poor brakes.