Should we give 500 Production Racing a try?

[CHOPPA]

Sounds like a great idea! Another commuter bike class

[CHOPPA]

.............

[Deano]

.............

So what happened to you coming to fight club ? I thought you were going to be 'all over that' ?

[CHOPPA]

So what happened to you coming to fight club ? I thought you were going to be 'all over that' ?

haha just the man I was trying to catch! Its to bloody late in the evening..... Excuses.... I have been going to boxing mondays and weds so maybe I should just come to fight club? When is it again? Send me info on facebook?

[Deano]

haha just the man I was trying to catch! Its to bloody late in the evening..... Excuses.... I have been going to boxing mondays and weds so maybe I should just come to fight club? When is it again? Send me info on facebook?

Yeah I thought so - I do bite well !

Gizza a go on ya BMW would ya ? Then you can laugh at how slow I am on a real bike !

[roogazza]

Learners?
What about those who's budget constrains them to this sort of class?
Admittedly numbers have not been great in past years but there are just as many pro twins as superlites this year Gaz. Who knows what next year might bring.

Yeah cheap is good if you can manage it, some of that might have been written a little better huh ?
Pity time has caught up a bit.I cherish those years.
But hey what I couldn't do then, was fly to Europe every year and watch the best.

[Deano]

Yeah cheap is good if you can manage it, some of that might have been written a little better huh ?
Pity time has caught up a bit.I cherish those years.
But hey what I couldn't do then, was fly to Europe every year and watch the best.

You're still young enough mate. I hope to still be racing hard in my 60's. Some still do in Superlite, Bears and Posties.

[Kickaha]

You're still young enough mate. I hope to still be racing hard in my 60's. Some still do in Superlite, Bears and Posties.

As well as sidecars, the pensioner from down here is doing the all National rounds this year Go AJ

[RobGassit]

Bumpity Bumpity Bump!!

[Billy]

Bumpity Bumpity Bump!!

Excellent thread dredge haha,

The answer to the OPs question is NO,We do not need another class at this stage,Without getting rid of one of the current classes,These bikes will fit nicely into Pro Twins in the interim,If they prove to be popular then we will look at which class may need to go so we can fit this class in(Most likely 125GP/250 Mono if the numbers aren't there).

Just to be clear,No matter what is claimed on here,NO distributors are sponsoring the NZSBK series for 2014,Which ponders the question,Why are we running classes at that series that don't fit with any other series run year round other than MCI,An excellent example is we could instantly include the Suzuki series as part of the National series.

[codgyoleracer]

Sounds like a great idea! Another commuter bike class

True, your sports-tourer is much better.................

[jasonu]

As the new CB500, ( Parallel Twin) hits the showroom floors soon, is the time approaching to consider racing 500 Production bikes in ENZED?

I'd rather watch grass grow than a bunch of heavy crap sounding parallel twins going slow.

[codgyoleracer]

I'd rather watch grass grow than a bunch of heavy crap sounding parallel twins going slow.

If grass growing is your thing then i would recomend the Yates grass strain Type: H34-222, its known for its spectacular speed of up to 1cm per day !, the 2nd best option is to take up train spotting or as a back-up to that you could try attending a MNZ road-race workshop for a true test of ones attention span.....

[Robert Taylor]

Yeah, well - where do i start .........
1/ the vast majority of racing in UnZud IS "Club racing"
2/ Why is there a "need" for it to be a Nationals Class?
3/ Why are we even HAVING this discussion, these bikes are ALREADY catered for in the existing Class structures - as above, get 'em, run 'em with the current Class and, when numbers dictate, lobby for a National Champs then
4/ Why would you bother when you could convert a 450 MX'er !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Because hot rodded 450MX bikes can be hand grenades

[Robert Taylor]

If Honda (or a shedload of Dealers) offer them at a VERY discounted purchase/lease price or throw some money into the kitty then I reckon some riders and clubs might be interested. Otherwise, why would anyone bother?

Why does huge discount have to be the over-riding catalyst? In an ideal world the class would pay its way. And why is the distributor and dealer not allowed to make a fair and reasonable profit? Why is profit such a filthy word when it comes to motorcycle racing? Should everything be a charity? I can tell you for free that the main distributors are not flush with cash at present.

As I have just stated in the thread that I got vilified in ( for daring to suggest a NZ version of EJC ) its coming at it from a different angle

Dealer involvement, structured rider and bike setup training as part of a high value package.