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**F5 Dave** · 26th December 2010, 21:42

Originally Posted by bucketracer

Buckets4me and I have been playing on the dyno with his RG50. Baseline was 11.6hp DIN and after fitting a different ignition and new clutch and 26 runs later we finished with 14,0 RWHP DIN..........

... BucketGP here we come.

Maybe I should have replaced the ring in my 50.

Nah gotta give youse guys a chance.

**Kickaha** · 28th December 2010, 17:06

So how did your stinky two strokes go at Taupo?

**F5 Dave** · 28th December 2010, 18:07

Originally Posted by 50bucketracer

Who's riding your 50 if you're not?

Well sorry to do that to you my old friend. But I figured if I couldn't ride it this year; someone small light & fast should.

It's a hard thing being an old guy in a young man's sport. I imagine worse to have been beat by a little girl though

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I guess the only revenge would be to lend her your bike next year?

Actually we need a better showing from the 50s. C'mon guys!

**F5 Dave** · 28th December 2010, 18:08

Originally Posted by Kickaha

So how did your stinky two strokes go at Taupo?

Mine went fine thanks.

Big ups to Andrew in the F4. Proves a good rider in dreadful conditions can take it.

**50bucketracer** · 28th December 2010, 18:20

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

Well sorry to do that to you my old friend. But I figured if I couldn't ride it this year; someone small light & fast should.

It's a hard thing being an old guy in a young man's sport. I imagine worse to have been beat by a little girl though

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I guess the only revenge would be to lend her your bike next year?

Actually we need a better showing from the 50s. C'mon guys!

I could be rude & say that Avalon did better on your bike than you would have done

Actually I think that the bikes were very closely matched & it was probably only her lighter weight & more aerodynamic form that allowed her to slowly pull away.

I'm unlikely to lend mine to her next year because I want to beat you. If for some reason I couldn't ride then Nathanael would be first reserve & I can't see anybody beating him (in the dry at least).

Yes we do need more F5 bikes next year; a very sad turnout this time around. Although 3 14hp 50s is a good showing from that perspective at least.

**50bucketracer** · 28th December 2010, 18:25

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

Mine went fine thanks.

Big ups to Andrew in the F4. Proves a good rider in dreadful conditions can take it.

Yep I have to admit that the 4-strokes took out this year's GP in fine style. It may have been a different story in the dry as I could keep with Andrew yesterday. But our 2-strokes would not run properly in the wet, dying on closed throttle & often taking many seconds to get going again. I don't know how Nathanael managed 3rd & 4th today on his with it running so bad, but I couldn't ride mine & came nowhere.

Any way, congrats to Andrew & the other FXR jetskis.

**F5 Dave** · 28th December 2010, 19:47

Originally Posted by 50bucketracer

I could be rude & say that Avalon did better on your bike than you would have done

. . .

Well why not, I was

Def intend to be there next year.

Maybe I need to start building up a bike for my boy. I've got a bit of time though; he's just about nailed forward motion on the push trike. Steering, not so much. . .

But big congrats to Avalon.

**F5 Dave** · 28th December 2010, 19:50

So aside from cruddy conditions what were the placings?

& what were the bikes matched up like on monday? Predictions if it were dry?

**Kickaha** · 28th December 2010, 20:35

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

Predictions if it were dry?

FXRs for the win

Originally Posted by 50bucketracer

But our 2-strokes would not run properly in the wet, dying on closed throttle & often taking many seconds to get going again..

Perhaps you need someone who knows what they're doing to tune them for you

**Buckets4Me** · 28th December 2010, 21:08

Originally Posted by Kickaha

Perhaps you need someone who knows what they're doing to tune them for you

they spent tuesday in the dry talking shit

bunch of old farts

**Yow Ling** · 28th December 2010, 21:27

http://www.mylaps.com/results/showrun.jsp?id=1767079

**TZ350** · 28th December 2010, 22:34

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

what were the placings?

Top 5 in the F4 GP, I think it was, 4-Stroke 4-Stroke 2_Stroke 4-Stroke 2-Stroke (Rick was peddling his new 2_Stroker)

Originally Posted by Yow Ling

http://www.mylaps.com/results/showrun.jsp?id=1767079

Wet or dry it would be hard to beat Andrew, Gavin or Rich on their FXR's.

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

Predictions if it were dry?

Nathanael D did very well on his miss behaving 2-stroker for a 3 & 4th in the F4 races, someone who can ride well on a badly behaved 2-Stroker in the wet has to have talent and could be one of the 2_Stroke riders to threaten the fast FXR's next year........

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

& what were the bikes matched up like on monday?

Speedpros bike looked good, but my bike gave lots of trouble with it not coming back onto the power after rolling off for a corner, I think the problem was the wind blowing across the bellmouth of the naked side draft carb and upsetting the mixture.

On the rear moments on dry Monday when it worked well it drove a treat and could realy hook up. Not sure how it compaires to the top FXR's as they didn't wait around for me........

Originally Posted by Buckets4Me

......spent tuesday in the dry talking shit......

That pretty much sumes up wet Tuesday. Still a great time though, catching up with old friends and meeting new people that I had only talked with over the net previously. All in all great people and a great time.

F5 GP, Avalon 1st, Dave D 2nd and myself 3rd. Avalon didn't ride in the F4 GP, she couldn't get it started, it looks like her Team ESE bike had swallowed some water and rubbish thrown up off the track by the back tire during the first race.

**TZ350** · 29th December 2010, 09:06

For those that wan't to experement with different carbs for their bike........ all sizes of copy cat Keihin flat slides, 24-28-32-34

http://www.alexwarehouse.com/OKO-car...30mm_p331.html

Cheap enough to modify or play with and I wouldn't turn my nose up at the Chinese one's for experimenting with but as they are made from die cast they will be soft (as are most other carbs) and need to be held by a split ring if you want to turn them.

The OKO's are much easier to turn and are strong enough to be held directly by the lathes chuck jaws. OKO's are bored straight through by the factory and benifit from having a slight taper machined into the discharge side.