Sidecar Racing

**scrivy** · 15th January 2013, 09:37

Originally Posted by Danger Dave

Cheers Guys all the help has been awesome, so many choices now haha i'll do some research on the chairs and then decide which one to go with.

I've got a Busa powered chair, ridden by 1 lady owner, never thrashed on weekends...... awesome condition...... oh wait......

that was 1 month ago......

As you were.....

**Fast Eddie** · 15th January 2013, 09:47

Originally Posted by Danger Dave

Cheers Guys all the help has been awesome, so many choices now haha i'll do some research on the chairs and then decide which one to go with.

Look forward to seeing which one you buy, and then see you out there on the grid!

Its very fun no matter how much you spend, I've got one of the cheapest around and have a ball each time I go out!..

For a bit more coin that windle should be capable of running at the front of the pack, and Harris has shown over the last 2 weekends that the black bike can get along quite well up against modern machines..

**Fast Eddie** · 15th January 2013, 09:49

Originally Posted by Grumph

There are some plusses as compared to a solo....whatever happens, it's always the swingers fault....the bloody bike won't fall over in the pits......there's someone else there to help with the bills/cleaning/lifting....another house to store the thing at (unless the swinger is family)....etc etc....

this is true! and the sidecar family are awesome, since you spend only a fraction of the day actually racing, its good to be in a class where everyone hangs out together off the track and socialises and helps each other out etc. I've been on the recieving end a lot and I gotta say its awesome! (edit.. I know someone will try do something dirty with that quote)

**scrivy** · 15th January 2013, 11:44

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie

I've been on the recieving end a lot and I gotta say its awesome!

Well Kai, I'm spent after the weekend, and I didn't even get to race...... thanks for your 'help'....

**Fast Eddie** · 15th January 2013, 12:03

Originally Posted by scrivy

Well Kai, I'm spent after the weekend, and I didn't even get to race...... thanks for your 'help'....

back into work.. boring.. haha

see how we go with Agip bike, could swing either way, I asked Phil to measure the rear shock from eye to eye and see if we can borrow one the same or close and go for a boost around the track to see if it cures the handling under brakes issue. If it does then we might keep the bike running and try make the North Island nats rounds (not sure about Paeroa anymore, don't think we can manage it - hope you guys get decent entries tho!! so its there for me to race at next year)

If the shock doesn't help then I guess we do as planned when we first got the bike and strip it right down and rebuild it.. That would prob see us out of action until King of Levels 2013 in July.

will make progress updates as they come

**Kickaha** · 15th January 2013, 16:40

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie

I asked Phil to measure the rear shock from eye to eye and see if we can borrow one the same or close and go for a boost around the track to see if it cures the handling under brakes issue.

Unless it has the same valving and spring rate it wont show you fuck all

**Kickaha** · 15th January 2013, 16:51

Max just put this up on FB, it's the helmet cam we've been waiting for

**Fast Eddie** · 15th January 2013, 18:32

Originally Posted by Kickaha

Unless it has the same valving and spring rate it wont show you fuck all

.. surely a shock that rebounds and actually works will be some improvement over one that sticks in one place?

**Kickaha** · 15th January 2013, 19:06

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie

.. surely a shock that rebounds and actually works will be some improvement over one that sticks in one place?

Maybe, but if it pogos all over the place it might not be

**Fast Eddie** · 15th January 2013, 21:19

Originally Posted by Kickaha

Maybe, but if it pogos all over the place it might not be

true, guess we would have to rebuild ours either way..

**scrivy** · 16th January 2013, 13:18

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie

true, guess we would have to rebuild ours either way..

Was it worse with wets or slicks? Or not?
Just wondering on tyre runout.....

**Fast Eddie** · 16th January 2013, 13:46

Originally Posted by scrivy

Was it worse with wets or slicks? Or not?
Just wondering on tyre runout.....

Phil and I both came in and said we thought it seemed worse with the wets on in the wet.. but it could have been exaggerated by the slippery surface or something.. it felt much more nervous in the wet and we were going slower.

we have noticed most of the wheels are a bit dinged up or have buckled rims.. and the tyres are pretty old, all of them except the rear which Warwick gave us before BSTTC

**nodrog:Me** · 16th January 2013, 15:48

Originally Posted by Kickaha

Max just put this up on FB, it's the helmet cam we've been waiting for

Fuck that was a big thud

**scrivy** · 16th January 2013, 16:52

Tracey and Jo on their 6 hundy at both Ruapuna and Levels.

Ruapuna:

Levels:

You two went like rockets!! Must have an awesome pitcrew.....

Can someone post these up on faecesbook....