SMC L-Plate riders' practice thread

[Ragingrob]

I thought you gave the Hyo back? Well if ya pick up the FXR shout me a text if the weather's fine early arvo and maybe we could cruise with Banzai or something.

[motorbyclist]

wait, where and when am i taking the pocket rocket?

i wanna race the RC car with it

as for a huia ride, i'm keen - but be warned of two things:

• rain in the city does not mean rain in the ranges and vice versa, so weather news will need to come from a local like phurrball
• rain on huia road makes it dangerous even for an experienced rider; that road is covered with tar snakes in all sorts of dodgy places, so i suggest cancellng if it's raining

[2wheeljunkie]

I thought you gave the Hyo back? Well if ya pick up the FXR shout me a text if the weather's fine early arvo and maybe we could cruise with Banzai or something.

wait a minute im confused..whose getting an fxr?? those things are beautiful!!

[Ragingrob]

wait a minute im confused..whose getting an fxr?? those things are beautiful!!

Lol EJ's fxr from way back

[shingo]

wait, where and when am i taking the pocket rocket?

i wanna race the RC car with it

Whats the top speed on the pocket rocket? 30-35km/h?

If thats the case, you aint got a chance, would be fun to see tho.

[BANZAI]

Hey can we make Huia trip between 3July-5July??

I might go Skiiing!

[Ragingrob]

Hey can we make Huia trip between 3July-5July??

I might go Skiiing!

Haha I'm sure that can be arranged. On holiday all it takes is a text and ppl will be keen for any ride!

[2wheeljunkie]

Lol EJ's fxr from way back

sorry the spankin animation was not meant to be there..not sure what i pressed.....if u guys go near reupehu il b keen..goin to the mountain from the 29th to the 4th...black ice aint a pretty thing im sure..ahh

[motorbyclist]

Whats the top speed on the pocket rocket? 30-35km/h?

If thats the case, you aint got a chance, would be fun to see tho.

more like 40-50kph, depending on tyre pressure, balls (or just plain stupidity) of rider, air temp, road surface, 2 stroke mix ratio, the "mood" of the bike, and wind speed/direction

the $500 ones will do 80kph

the more expensive italian ones, or a worked $500 chinese one will do 110kph

[2wheeljunkie]

the more expensive italian ones, or a worked $500 chinese one will do 110kph

are u serious...farkkk...ull need alot of balls to stay on to that at 110..gee weezz...

[shingo]

I dont actually know the top speed of my car, i reckon i could get it up to 100kph, but with the current setup it is probably topping out out around 60-70 maybe 80 kph.

I need a volunteer to chase it around on there bike to see if we can work out an approximate speed. Who's up for it?

[PirateJafa]

Do we get extra points if we run it over?

[motorbyclist]

how big are the wheels? at that speed a slight bump or stone would send your car flying...

[EJK]

Do we get extra points if we run it over?

It'll be embarrassing when you lose the drag race against a RC car! lol

[shingo]

Do we get extra points if we run it over?

You'll get a nice big invoice in the ail for it. It will be high so i guess you can count it as points.

how big are the wheels? at that speed a slight bump or stone would send your car flying...

It's only an 1/18th scale so the wheels are pretty small.

I've hit a few nasty bumps that have sent it cartwheeling for quite a distance, but it's a pretty tough little car some i'm yet to break anything.

The biggest issue when it gets to those sorts of speed is the lack of downforce. The chassis is a flat piece of plastic which turns into a rather effective wing at high speeds and can cause the car to take off.

So far i've only had the front end lift up because of that, but i'm sure with a bit more speed it would start to fly.