Chappy happy with NZPC opinion to date on newer model fairings

[sidecar bob]

Who wants to watch a post classic race where most of the bikes look 3 years old? Bit like watching pre '65 cars & seeing an '08 mondeo cleaning up, even if it is a '65 Anglia underneath.
The car guys are very paticular about the image of their vehicles, mostly to keep the public interested.
It will be your guys fault if your fans lose interest in your class & wander off.

[Benk]

Who wants to watch post classic race where most of the bikes look 3 years old? Bit like watching pre '65 cars & seeing a '08 mondeo cleaning up, even if it is a '65 Anglia underneath.
The car guys are very paticular about the image of their vehicles, mostly to keep the public interested.
It will be your guys fault if your fans lose interest in your class & wander off.

I tend to agree. Its more about the keeping in the spirit of the class than anything. That said, Im glad Neil didnt get penalised for it, as its pretty petty stuff.

[Yow Ling]

It will be your guys fault if your fans lose interest in your class & wander off.

Wow Post Classics has fans !!

[Benk]

Wow Post Classics has fans !!

Only the guys racing in it

[sidecar bob]

Wow Post Classics has fans !!

Maybe not, & it certainly wont gain any if people cant work out what they are watching.
Go to the classic festival in February & see what kind of following they get with excellent & strictly enforced rules.

[Peter Smith]

Maybe not, & it certainly wont gain any if people cant work out what they are watching.
Go to the classic festival in February & see what kind of following they get with excellent & strictly enforced rules.

Yeah, I see your point.
I suppose a Manx Norton would look out of place with a Yamaha R1 fairing, or a fairing off the norton rotory race bike of a few years ago

[codgyoleracer]

Who wants to watch a post classic race where most of the bikes look 3 years old? Bit like watching pre '65 cars & seeing an '08 mondeo cleaning up, even if it is a '65 Anglia underneath.
The car guys are very paticular about the image of their vehicles, mostly to keep the public interested.
It will be your guys fault if your fans lose interest in your class & wander off.

Interesting point & quite valid me thinks. Fully understand young Neil not wanting to change his fairings between PC & F3 races at a winter club fun meet though !.
Did the agrieved person not wish to talk to you one on one about it Neil ?

I suspect that in a Posties dedicated only meeting - the " look" of the machine may rise in importance ?
Cheers
Glen

[neil_cb125t]

Ha - cheating.... never.

I wonder when the last time an old piece of shit was leading F3?? and in contention for both F3 and a post classics title.....

Must be a great piece of shit!!

You cheating bloody PC racers...Can't you just be happy with racing old piles of shite?!?!?

[neil_cb125t]

Basically when someone runs newer shaped fairings on a posties bike for 3 years - people get angry when you start to win... and beat PC SNRs.......

NO its the start to a tighter set of rules- sorry tighter monitoring of the rules.

Some people have been cheating - and then there is is people like myself that have a full blown ZXR400h1 with all the pre 89 bits. I just happen to have 03 fairings on it, as it doesn't look old and shit people thought its against the rules....

Could you add some more detail regarding this thread? What was the issue at hand? What model bike was this concerning? Was this for just one bike in particular or an across the board concern? ie are fairings not allowed in PC racing? Wasnt it they were only ok if the production model had fairings fitted standard? Some more info please, thanks!

[mossy1200]

I like your fairings Neil but unfortunatly I will try lap you in round 5.LOL

[neil_cb125t]

So would no one watch if the class had the V1000 britten in it, as it was produced pre 89... or an RC30.. or a Cagiva 500... an ELF with single sided swing arms on the back and the front!! all bikes that look like mine and go like stink??

also how many young guys do you see racing in classics?? And when we turn up we get it from all angles from the likes of this post. Once again ive run my bike with these fairings all over the country for 3 years, only when i beat the favourites or locals or who ever do people speak up.....

Also the Classic nortons, triumphs racers build there OWN frames..... is that of the era?? were the steels and construction methods the same 40 years ago - and does that give people an advantage??

some people like to have there bikes look old - some do not. If it doesnt give me an advantage then so....... its RACING not a bike show.

Who wants to watch a post classic race where most of the bikes look 3 years old? Bit like watching pre '65 cars & seeing an '08 mondeo cleaning up, even if it is a '65 Anglia underneath.
The car guys are very paticular about the image of their vehicles, mostly to keep the public interested.
It will be your guys fault if your fans lose interest in your class & wander off.

[neil_cb125t]

I have never had someone speak to me - ive had people bash me on KB, complain to Warren Wagner about me and complain to the NZPCA about me.

In round 2 i had my garage closely looked at by 3 40year olds who didnt introduce themselves, they looked at my bike then left.

I contacted the NZPCA in May to get an offical clarification on my fairings - as the honus is on me!!

I am glad that this will cease ( it has been stupidly over the top ) and i can focus on riding.

I want the big tick so i can go to a classics meeting - dont want to go to taupo or hampton and be turned away!!

Interesting point & quite valid me thinks. Fully understand young Neil not wanting to change his fairings between PC & F3 races at a winter club fun meet though !.
Did the agrieved person not wish to talk to you one on one about it Neil ?

I suspect that in a Posties dedicated only meeting - the " look" of the machine may rise in importance ?
Cheers
Glen

[neil_cb125t]

Its good to know its not me that thinks its stupid!!

cheers shaun!!

no names from me Gav, but a snivly whinging person protested him over his fairings in the pre class at a winter series Tosser complete he is!!!

PS, if I just lost a customer, GOOD

[quickbuck]

Interesting point & quite valid me thinks. Fully understand young Neil not wanting to change his fairings between PC & F3 races at a winter club fun meet though !.
Did the agrieved person not wish to talk to you one on one about it Neil ?

I suspect that in a Posties dedicated only meeting - the " look" of the machine may rise in importance ?
Cheers
Glen

Thing is.... the pit crew can be VERY busy between races... especially if one is Red Flagged!!!!!
So, yup I don't want to be swapping fairings.

Neil is right, same plastic he has had for 3 years.. different Bog in it though...
It is just that we are now at the front, and the bike looks much better prepped that people notice.....

Is that enough trumpet blowing there Neil?

[JayRacer37]

You cheeky young buck
There is a new rule that says all cylinders must be across the frame so North South German shitters are banned , especially white one's, now go away .

Thats the other trouble with PC people, they all want to build rules to outlaw threat bikes that arn't theirs!!!

Eh Chappy?