Pre 1989s

[Kittyhawk]

Just a query here, is it possible to restore and modify something like this and race it? new forks, handlebars engine tune up etc?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-161551020.htm

[PeteJ]

With all due respect, only if you want to race with yourself if you're talking of post classic road racing.

Maybe VMX, but even there to make it into a safe race bike you'll be spending a lot of money.

[WarrenW]

Yeah I would say Vintage MX too! certainly not suitable for post classic street (road) racing. The forks, brakes etc would all need serious attention b4 you started to race.

Just what sort of thing were you looking for? Off Road or road race? If the later,really the budget to even be somewhere mid pack is going to set you back 3-5000 to start with.

Hopefully this will not put you off racing. I have found ways to race on very tight budgets before. You may want to consider a thing called bucket racing, smaller capacity dirt / road bikes turned into road racers, cheap and a lot of fun.

[Kittyhawk]

Yeah I would say Vintage MX too! certainly not suitable for post classic street (road) racing. The forks, brakes etc would all need serious attention b4 you started to race.

Just what sort of thing were you looking for? Off Road or road race? If the later,really the budget to even be somewhere mid pack is going to set you back 3-5000 to start with.

Hopefully this will not put you off racing. I have found ways to race on very tight budgets before. You may want to consider a thing called bucket racing, smaller capacity dirt / road bikes turned into road racers, cheap and a lot of fun.

Yeah I've looked into bucket racing, and its not fast enough for that speed fix I know they do pre 89 road bikes, why nor pre 89 motards lol..

[WarrenW]

Just take a look at what is currently leading the postclassic juniors!!!
A methanol powered mid seventies (I think) dirt bike. I can assure you that it is fast. He also races motard on it in the current class regulations and does very well.

What you are looking at there would just be heaps of fun but not really competitive. PS looking at the general condition and care that it has had I would say you would be spending a fair bit on it to get it going nicely. I noted no air filter, so it's probably swallowed some dirt or grit at some stage in it's sad life.

[PeteJ]

Yeah I've looked into bucket racing, and its not fast enough for that speed fix I know they do pre 89 road bikes, why nor pre 89 motards lol..

Pete Sales has built some bloody fast motard type post-classic road race bikes. If you were in for that, unless you have his skills you are up for at least $3-4K, and that is starting with a full MX bike such as the TM400 Chris rides, not the trail bike you've posted about.

A '76 DT250 would be in the pre-82 class, and in with TZ250s, so to say it would be hopelessly outclassed is a huge understatement.

[Kickaha]

Yeah I've looked into bucket racing, and its not fast enough for that speed fix I know they do pre 89 road bikes, why nor pre 89 motards lol..

Ever hear of Dennis Charlett or Craig Shiriff, both ex Bucket racers

There's a lot more to racing than sheer speed and buckets teach very good race craft

Pre82 is also another class you might consider, but if you do as a lot of others up there do you'd buy a pre89 ZXR400 (or similar) which gives you two classes you could race in F3 and Pre89

[TygerTung]

Do they have pre '82 up there? would be ok for that I guess, I have a CB250RS and it finishes in the top half of the field no worries.

Bucket racing is faster than you think.

[Kittyhawk]

Ive never heard of pre 82 class, maybe its something to do some homework on. Think my riding skillds lie more with motards than sports bikes, but i'll keep an open mind.

Talked to my mechanic and he seems to think Id get bored too quickly with the bucket racing, but I know there is only one way and thats to have lots of fun and start at the bottom somewhere..I'll do more homework on the classes and pre requisites for bikes etc..

[Kickaha]

Ive never heard of pre 82 class, maybe its something to do some homework on. Think my riding skillds lie more with motards than sports bikes, but i'll keep an open mind.

Talked to my mechanic and he seems to think Id get bored too quickly with the bucket racing,

Pre82 was called post classic long before pre89 came along, pre89 has only just become a "proper class" this year

If you would get bored racing buckets you'll get bored racing anything, it is normally close competitive racing and best of all cheap


http://www.nzpostclassics.org.nz/

[Ivan]

Cool your wanting to get into racing but it wont be cheap by the time you do rims as itl be hard to find decent tires for those rims an engine hot up bars brakes etc forks youl be better off buying a pre built F3 race bike or similar

[quallman1234]

I doubt you'd get bored by any racing unless your winning and need a new challenge.

Its one to think your get bored of it but when you finally do it, you go wow! this is great fun. Start with buckets .