Superbikes limited to superstock?

[woodyracer]

I n defence of our young guys coming through James has shown he is pretty handy on a Superbike as has Sloan. Skatchills pretty fast on a 600 as well. Yes the pool is small but these guys and others to follow from the feeder classes are our future.

i agree, karl morgan, james,glen, nick ect are all good young riders, when stroud retires it will be sad......but theres plenty of people who arecoming through. Peoples negative attitude on here dosnt help.

[suzuki21]

And youre qualified to comment? On both counts?

I comment on Craigs riding to take the piss, and I have seen Billy partially naked. So I guess I am.

[suzuki21]

i agree, karl morgan, james,glen, nick ect are all good young riders, when stroud retires it will be sad......but theres plenty of people who arecoming through. Peoples negative attitude on here dosnt help.

There should be more though, I think the "Y" generation cant understand that everything isnt handed to them on a silver plate and they have to work hard for it. Trying to get people under 25 to do overtime at work impossible. I remember all the newly retired and semi retired riders used to have multiple jobs or work long hours just so they could race in the weekend.

[Robert Taylor]

I comment on Craigs riding to take the piss, and I have seen Billy partially naked. So I guess I am.

Ive got chicken legs that are not quite as extreme as yours, the difference being that I have the good taste to cover them up in public. I would also be a slow rider on the track, I have good taste in that respect as well!!!

[Robert Taylor]

There should be more though, I think the "Y" generation cant understand that everything isnt handed to them on a silver plate and they have to work hard for it. Trying to get people under 25 to do overtime at work impossible. I remember all the newly retired and semi retired riders used to have multiple jobs or work long hours just so they could race in the weekend.

Oh so true. I also have to correct Choppas use of the word ''investment'' Suzuki NZ ( for example ) put an enormous amount of money into road racing in NZ, if the true figure was made public it would stun a lot of people. They help a lot of young guys, as do a lot of other people and industry people at various parts of the food chain.
Heck if Brian Bernard, Dave Cole, Peter Fenton etc spent all that time and energy on themselves theyd all be comfortably off.
The reality is the returns on ''investment'' just are not there, aside from the love of doing it. Our tiny population and therefore tiny market is the main reason.

[Pussy]

Oh so true. I also have to correct Choppas use of the word ''investment'' Suzuki NZ ( for example ) put an enormous amount of money into road racing in NZ, if the true figure was made public it would stun a lot of people. They help a lot of young guys, as do a lot of other people and industry people at various parts of the food chain.
Heck if Brian Bernard, Dave Cole, Peter Fenton etc spent all that time and energy on themselves theyd all be comfortably off.
The reality is the returns on ''investment'' just are not there, aside from the love of doing it. Our tiny population and therefore tiny market is the main reason.

Spot on, Mr T and Suzuki 21!

[Drew]

i agree, karl morgan, james,glen, nick ect are all good young riders, when stroud retires it will be sad......but theres plenty of people who arecoming through. Peoples negative attitude on here dosnt help.

Peoples attitude on here?

You take this site too seriously man, people on here generally dont have the sack to say half this shit in person, making their opinion as fuckin void as said sack.

Plus, Nick aint that young, and he's fat.

[Kickaha]

Plus, Nick aint that young, and he's fat.

Festively plump

[scracha]

God help us when you and Stroud retire, the gene pool is bloody shallow. G.

More keys in the jar could fix that.

[slowpoke]

I know this may be tripping back abit, I havn't read any further than this yet but I must really say:

It ain't about how FAST it is, it's about how CLOSE it is!

There's a kind of a balancing act to be done. I'd rather watch one MotoGP bike or even Robbie, Stroudie or Craig circulating individually than a field of scooters all chopping and changing at every corner. For my money there is a speed requirement that HAS to be met before it becomes interesting. The tricky part is that everybody has their own idea of what that speed is.

i agree, karl morgan, james,glen, nick ect are all good young riders, when stroud retires it will be sad......but theres plenty of people who arecoming through. Peoples negative attitude on here dosnt help.

Coming through? Mate, Stroud has got 3 x AMA Formula Extreme titles, run a solo World Superbike campaign, GP500's experience, 7 (fingers crossed, soon to be 8) National championships etc etc, under his belt. No offence to the quick young blokes coming through but they aren't within a bulls roar of that blokes pedigree.

I n defence of our young guys coming through James has shown he is pretty handy on a Superbike as has Sloan. Skatchills pretty fast on a 600 as well. Yes the pool is small but these guys and others to follow from the feeder classes are our future.

Yep, but the international experience/success of guys like Stroudy and Craig will be sorely missed. They set the standard that others strive to match.

On the upside, it's great to see Honda backing Craig and Hayden, and with any luck Yamaha will help support Tony Rees. (Imagine the skills a young team mate could learn off that bloke). But for some late bad luck there would have been another coupla bikes on the Superbike grid, so for a lousy monetary climate, things aren't looking too bad.

[jellywrestler]

I have never imagined Billy as a 9yo girl, wouldnt he be more of a skinny trailer park cougar?

Mate after dark in Fielding it's hard to tell the difference between the two, at night it's like a 365 day halloween party there in a town where the most confusing day of the year is Fathers day...
In saying that the first big bike race at the Cemetery Circuit was won by a Feilding rider so there must be some good blood lines there somewhere...

[slowpoke]

I know this may be tripping back abit, I havn't read any further than this yet but I must really say:

It ain't about how FAST it is, it's about how CLOSE it is!

Mate after dark in Fielding it's hard to tell the difference between the two, at night i's like a 365 day halloween party there in a town where the most confusing day of the year is Fathers day...
In saying that the first big bike race at the Cemetery Circuit was won by a Feilding rider so there must be some good blood lines there somewhere...

Maaaate, if you were a youngster growing up in Feilding just avoiding the clutches of your own relatives would make being fast an absolute necessity

[Pussy]

Maaaate, if you were a youngster growing up in Feilding just avoiding the clutches of your own relatives would make being fast an absolute necessity

.... Uncle, get off me, you're squashing my smokes......

[scracha]

Maaaate, if you were a youngster growing up in Feilding just avoiding the clutches of your own relatives would make being fast an absolute necessity

How can you tell if a girl from Feilding is a virgin?












She can out-run her dad

[jellywrestler]

na he all shit when was the last time he won a race that wasnt a street race????? 200fuckn6 and that was on a 6hundy he cant ride a super to save himself

Hey Mr Shirriffs,
Don't be so hard on yourself, I heard that you were good at some other things too...