Pre '89 bikes?

**Drew** · 11th September 2011, 09:39

So, I wanna get back into racing. I had a ball riding the RF at round 1 of the Actrix series and did considerably better than anyone (including myself) expected.

That got me thinking, and I concluded that I ride really well on a heap of shit that moves around and wobbles a bit.

So post classics is the obvious best class for me to run.

So who's got an half rooted FZR1000/750, ZXR750, GSXR1100/750 or similar in their shed they'd swap a halfway tidy road legal RF900 for?

I'll look at anything that runs really, I'm not fussy.

**sinfull** · 11th September 2011, 09:58

Originally Posted by Drew

So, I wanna get back into racing. I had a ball riding the RF at round 1 of the Actrix series and did considerably better than anyone (including myself) expected.

That got me thinking, and I concluded that I ride really well on a heap of shit that moves around and wobbles a bit.

So post classics is the obvious best class for me to run.

So who's got an half rooted FZR1000/750, ZXR750, GSXR1100/750 or similar in their shed they'd swap a halfway tidy road legal RF900 for?

I'll look at anything that runs really, I'm not fussy.

85 slabbie ?

**blackdog** · 11th September 2011, 10:06

If ya swap the RF for Jimmy's CBR1000F, I would swap my 750j for that. It's not half rooted though, probably too tidy for you.

**Kickaha** · 11th September 2011, 10:07

Originally Posted by Drew

I'm not fussy.

we worked that out years ago

**Drew** · 11th September 2011, 10:12

Originally Posted by sinfull

85 slabbie ?

Worth a look mate.

Originally Posted by blackdog

If ya swap the RF for Jimmy's CBR1000F, I would swap my 750j for that. It's not half rooted though, probably too tidy for you.

Somehow I think they'll want too much for the CBR to swap for my RF. It's complete and goes well, but could do with a tidy up.

Edit; I don't mind if something is tidy, I'll still tun it into a race bike.

Originally Posted by Kickaha

we worked that out years ago

Yeah, I call you a friend after all.

**Katman** · 11th September 2011, 10:27

Still trying to decide whether the '82 GPZ750 I bought the other day will be a doer upper or a postie.

**Kickaha** · 11th September 2011, 10:34

Originally Posted by Katman

Still trying to decide whether the '82 GPZ750 I bought the other day will be a doer upper or a postie.

Just use your Katana not as though they're worth to much

**sinfull** · 11th September 2011, 10:35

Originally Posted by Drew

Worth a look mate.

.

Your call Drew, picked it up with similar intentions and been sitting far too long !

If you wanna take the punt and do a swap, Can't say if it's mint or stink (was told by previous that it's mint) but he ripped the carbs to bits and recons they needed kitting out !
Just had the carbs reassembled by Dave Freeman and was gonna take it up the club as a race project for us to do up ! Throw the carbs back in etc and see if we could get it to run and then start looking at whats needed !

I can leave the RF stored till you have spent a few hours assembling the 750 and seeing if it's a go ! If it aint, we can swap it back and all ya lose is a few hours of ya time and i get the carbs put in the bike for me lol !
Someone has raced it so i am told, extra bracing has been welded in a few spots (to stop flex apparently)

The RF would be put to good use hehehe as a rat bike for the club to use for burnouts and hill climbs etc at rallys !

**White trash** · 11th September 2011, 10:50

85 Slabby would be cool as a period repro bike I reckon. Not very competitive in pre-89 Senior though

**Drew** · 11th September 2011, 10:56

Originally Posted by White trash

85 Slabby would be cool as a period repro bike I reckon. Not very competitive in pre-89 Senior though

I was more concerned at the prospect of the much faithful RF being turned into a paddock hack.

**sidecar bob** · 11th September 2011, 19:11

Originally Posted by Drew

That got me thinking, and I concluded that I ride really well on a heap of shit that moves around and wobbles a bit.

So do I, which makes me wonder if some have been brainwashed by the expensive suspension brigade into believing that is a bad thing.
Wobbly bikes tell you what theyre thinking nice & early, I like that!!

**steveyb** · 11th September 2011, 19:27

I have an '89 Honda RS250 I would swap for the RF.

Naaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh, just screwin' with ya.........
hahahahahahahahahaha

**Drew** · 11th September 2011, 19:46

Originally Posted by pete376403

Theres an FZR1000...

Pm sent, please delete your post before someone else sees it and makes a better offer than I can.

Originally Posted by sidecar bob

So do I, which makes me wonder if some have been brainwashed by the expensive suspension brigade into believing that is a bad thing.
Wobbly bikes tell you what theyre thinking nice & early, I like that!!

I thought the same thing for a long time, now I think more that it's apples and oranges.

When I first got on modern stuff, I figured that if I pushed it hard enough it would start behaving the same as an old bike, just at higher pace. To an extent that's true, but you also get less time to react to it doing so.

I feel really average now, by my own admission I can't react to flash stuff quick enough. Shoulda spent more time learning to ride them I guess.