Hawke's Bay weekend rides

[Clivoris]

Glad you all enjoyed the race meeting. We were certainly blessed with some incredible weather and how cool was it to see Andrew Stroud, Hayden Fitzgerald and NZ's fastest plumber Craig Shirrifs banging fairings at a club meeting? Mind you there was some great racing in all the classes.

[schado]

What an awesome ride today Ashurst/Pahiatua/Mangatainoka/Pongaroa.
Left at 11, home at 5.45, good day.
Hope the team that stay at Pourere have a good night and us 3 who came home had a good ride back via HW50
I think it was barely 30 mins from Dannevirke to my house.
And all without exceeding 100.
Bloody Yanis leading us astray!!!!

What you talkin bout Willis?

I was in place
:slap:
Maybe you could have your watch re-calibrated

[RDjase]

Tyre warmers???Hope youre not using them on a classic bike.Back in my day we didn't have tyre warmers, blah, blah. We were tough. We got one warm up lap and then took it easy for the first lap or 2, then go nuts. Or run em at low pressure for a 5 lap race and hope they heat up quick, as they slide after 8 or 10 laps. Have a good day racing.

no tyre warmers for me grant ,thats what the sun is for lol, just got to keep moving the bike tho my mates run in pre 89 on a fzr600 and zxr400 they have tyre warmers.

Same deal with the warm up lap, try and get some heat in at 25psi and 5 or 6 laps is good or they start sliding , you get that with 18 by 1.85 wheels with 100/90 18(suposed to be a 90 but cant them in sport demon) front and 110/80 18 rear and 32mm forks aye mate. had a good day , not many pre82s (4) there tho ,heaps of pre89, had 35 in the feild . all the other classes were full to, heaps of crashes ambo out a few times and seemed to 2 bikes down or more each race. My team mate/sponser has broken some bones in his wrist
My engine coming out tomorro, was bogging and flat as out of corners , have new pistons and a few other bits for it, but will do the crank as well, done ALOT of work the poor thrashed old girl. just wanted to get one more meeting out of it lol. I will do a test day (manfeild on most fridays, for competion vehicles, 20 minutes cars, 20 minutes bikes) when the engine is done to run it in and try and get the handling on sweepers better, the left hander on the extended part of the track coming on to Dunlop ius a mongrel, not helped by the rough drain repair right across it, talk about shake its head tank slapper when heading into the concrete wall on the inside on Dunlop (if doing short track) is exciting Next meeting for me is the Post classic GP October 31st at Taupo, It has seperate Pre 72,Pre 82 and pre 89 classes and has a big turn out

Cheers for the video George, i watch it tomorro at work, Dail up at my place

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Cheers for the company today guys. Excellent ride. That trip home was a ripper though there seemed to be a bit of a head wind for some reason. With no fairing I was having to hang on to them there bars. Managed to pry my hands off the grips when I got home but still having trouble wiping the grin off.

Bike seemed to be running a bit rich on the way back. I needed to duck into Hastings to fill up to get me home. Strange that .....

I noted the wind as well. If I had the Gixxer it would not have mattered but that’s in the past.

I got home with the fuel light on hard. It started to blink at the end of Links roads and went hard North of Bay View. Maybe we didn’t fill em up to the top when we left the track?

It was a great trip and thanks to W for the lead. Go the Gixxer man.
Nice to be out and about with you again Mark

[Wasp27]

Yep what he said. What a great ride down. Followed by a good days racing. However a few bikes got dropped. Gary had a first place qualifier. Well done that man. Followed by a lowside drop in the first race that ended with a third. Again a good result considering things. Then a win to end the day. Just great. He still leads the street stock class. Bring on the two daya on da 26th September.

Now back to da ride home. It was a cracker. Nice to have someone else take the lead on 50. Good pace Mr W. Was the first run for the SV that challenged it. Seems to like it but the suspension is crap and makes for a wild ride down hill in the lumpy bits at speed. I do miss the Gixxer for that riding.

Aye G You are a very lucky man to have got that tyre home mate. It was a good thing we set a moderate pace and prevented you from doing any harm to yourself. You need to thank Mr W for looking after your Yamahahaha bits and not just blasting away in to the distance. Send the tyre back and see if you can get a discount or replacement on it. The wear is not even for one. One side looks well worn but not down to the canvas and the other is shagged. You do not ride “Soft” by any means mate.

Thanks for a great day everyone. Cheers

Thanks everyone for an awesome day and to Stewarts Electrical for their hospitality I think most of us had a fuel and tyre consumption problem yesterday for some reason....can't think of a more pleasant way to set fire to 20 odd litres of parts wash though.....ride home was sumfing else alright.......were your knuckles dragging on da ground when you got home Mark.... bloody nakeds I'm pleased you got your suspension sorted Al, nice to know that RT fixed your problem....what were his thoughts as to the strange tyre wear on the rear. By the look of your rear tyre George.... I think it was divine guidance that got you safely home mate.... I'm sure suspension plays a much bigger part in excessive tyre wear than most riders realize........ Thanks again big guy....another memorable day eh

[BigG]

Spend the extra and get a Pilot Road 2 next time Big G, worth every cent and in the end very good value for money.

Yep I was thinking the same.

Like wise Gary.

Was a nice gathering of bikes in the pits. Anyone get a photo?

Yep the only ones to come out were at the the track.

Glad you all enjoyed the race meeting. We were certainly blessed with some incredible weather and how cool was it to see Andrew Stroud, Hayden Fitzgerald and NZ's fastest plumber Craig Shirrifs banging fairings at a club meeting? Mind you there was some great racing in all the classes.

Yep got some footage of them three

I noted the wind as well. If I had the Gixxer it would not have mattered but that’s in the past.

I got home with the fuel light on hard. It started to blink at the end of Links roads and went hard North of Bay View. Maybe we didn’t fill em up to the top when we left the track?

It was a great trip and thanks to W for the lead. Go the Gixxer man.
Nice to be out and about with you again Mark

Now you see me now you dont.

Thanks everyone for an awesome day and to Stewarts Electrical for their hospitality I think most of us had a fuel and tyre consumption problem yesterday for some reason....can't think of a more pleasant way to set fire to 20 odd litres of parts wash though.....ride home was sumfing else alright.......were your knuckles dragging on da ground when you got home Mark.... bloody nakeds I'm pleased you got your suspension sorted Al, nice to know that RT fixed your problem....what were his thoughts as to the strange tyre wear on the rear. By the look of your rear tyre George.... I think it was divine guidance that got you safely home mate.... I'm sure suspension plays a much bigger part in excessive tyre wear than most riders realize........ Thanks again big guy....another memorable day eh

Yep thanks for all the concern, It was allways in the back of my mind so I slowed down a tab.

[Gixxer 4 ever]

I slowed down a tab.

I didn't see this part.

[stormy1]

Looks like you all had a good day Dale. Nice to catch up this morning. Even though your one is better quality I feel happy having my own back. Don't have to worry about damaging it. Sorry about the dirt on yours. The sheep go in the garden this morning and knocked all the Mooos pots over so I have to hide the damage as I left the house and I was in my riding gear. Think I have got away with it Cheers mate

Yeah we had a great day! Rode over some awesome roads, and one that could have been one of the best roads yet, plenty of sweeping corners etc but for the stripped seal, loose gravel and bloody lichen.

Was an awesome "tootle" down SH50 on the way home Dooly, thanks for leading the way . Sounds like everyone had a great day all round yesterday.

Well I think my Pilot Road 2 on the rear is well and truely scrubbed in, strange to read a few posts on abnormal tyre wear tho!

Steve, you might have to take a trip to see Robert at CKT sometime and get your suspension sorted and see you right for the rest of all time on that twin of yours!

[BigG]

Some Pics from Manfeild the first one is the best but not a good day with the Camera
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSPBUGCGKyQ

Got some reasonable footage of Gareth 44
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=supGtXb553M

I have posted up on the Race Forum a short vid of stroud and Co

[BigG]

Well it seems like every one had a ball this weekend. I have not got any footage of our ride, not that its worth publishing, thought I had it sussed but on the last vid I had the camera fully Zoomed and all I got on the way back was a Blurrrr, this is what age does to Ya, looking forward to the next race day.

[BigG]

Yeah we had a great day! Rode over some awesome roads, and one that could have been one of the best roads yet, plenty of sweeping corners etc but for the stripped seal, loose gravel and bloody lichen.

Was an awesome "tootle" down SH50 on the way home Dooly, thanks for leading the way . Sounds like everyone had a great day all round yesterday.

Well I think my Pilot Road 2 on the rear is well and truely scrubbed in, strange to read a few posts on abnormal tyre wear tho!

Steve, you might have to take a trip to see Robert at CKT sometime and get your suspension sorted and see you right for the rest of all time on that twin of yours!

Sounds like a good Summer ride to the Beach for a swimm.
I bought the tyre cheep from Hastings Honda must have been a Jap import but could of been the Road cos I folled Alvins Lines and his tyre stuffed up as well could of been acid on the road just before Dannevirke or just to much throttle eH!

[BigG]

I didn't see this part.

Hiow could Ya Varooooooooooooooooom puff of smoke and you was gone

[crazyhorse]

Five Star have a good deal on Pilot Road 2's - $295 + fitting. He's doing a great deal for us riders.

[crazyhorse]

The night's stay at Denny's bach was awesome fun. Unfortunately the Harley chaps could only manage 2 beers, a coffee, and hit the sack by 9 pm. The rest of us partied on until after midnight.

An excellent ride and alot of fun

[Dooly]

The night's stay at Denny's bach was awesome fun. Unfortunately the Harley chaps could only manage 2 beers, a coffee, and hit the sack by 9 pm. The rest of us partied on until after midnight.

An excellent ride and alot of fun

Maybe it was because they had to push one of the Harleys to get it started in Pongaroa and were exhausted eh.


Bummer I could'nt stay but am getting all my things done today, just taking a break now, so will be able to ride both days next weekend.
Classic Club Sat, Burger Fuel Sun.

Glad you guys had a good night.