Sidecar Racing

**scrivy** · 20th July 2013, 14:02

Originally Posted by Kickaha

Most likely yes, we'll find out later this season

Not sure, you'd have to ask him, however much it was he blames me as I sent him the link for it

Faster than me anyway.... I'm still walking.....

**Fast Eddie** · 20th July 2013, 20:34

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

The last couple of years with the sidecars nationals championships being a bit haphazard pissed ole Mo off but this year with the great comeback from the boys and girls coupled with the old agip bike being recognised as it once was and dressed up in the old colours Mo was back to his happy place yet of course still the Grumpy old Mo we all knew
thanks Kai for giving him that and thanks to the sidecar crews and supporters for making his last season a memorable one.
Life moves on and we've all got to go sad as it is with this old boy
Spyda

Was more than happy to do it.. Will keep this bike in its livery as long as I have it.. hopefully forever. Was glad Mo got to see it and decided to hang round our pits all weekend. A shame the bike wasn't on form but oh well. It's going well now.

Motor has just come out today and been dropped off at Grumphs place, so she should be singing sweetly next outing.

Cheers Spyda good post

**Grumph** · 24th July 2013, 15:22

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie

Was more than happy to do it.. Will keep this bike in its livery as long as I have it.. hopefully forever. Was glad Mo got to see it and decided to hang round our pits all weekend. A shame the bike wasn't on form but oh well. It's going well now.

Motor has just come out today and been dropped off at Grumphs place, so she should be singing sweetly next outing

I've just advised Kai that it appears to be a bog standard and slightly tired Chunderace - so given the usual provisos (health, earthquakes,size of kai's wallet etc ) I'm cautiously optimistic that it may go a bit better.....

**Drew** · 24th July 2013, 17:37

Originally Posted by Grumph

I've just advised Kai that it appears to be a bog standard and slightly tired Chunderace - so given the usual provisos (health, earthquakes,size of kai's wallet etc ) I'm cautiously optimistic that it may go a bit better.....

Fuckin cool.

Have you got the spare motors too? One of those might be pre wanked, and only in need of a tickle to deliver the goods.

Those Thunderace motors are quite the good donk, in the bike they came with at least, how tired could it have been to be so slow?

**Kickaha** · 24th July 2013, 18:00

Originally Posted by Drew

how tired could it have been to be so slow?

Slow normally has nothing to so with the state of the engine and more to do with the state of the team on it

**Drew** · 24th July 2013, 18:04

Originally Posted by Kickaha

Slow normally has nothing to so with the state of the engine and more to do with the state of the team on it

I wasn't being a smart arse at all. Pinky is quicker in a straight line than Kai's bike, I genuinely don't understand that. 350kgs of the thing or not.

**Kickaha** · 24th July 2013, 18:09

Originally Posted by Drew

Pinky is quicker in a straight line than Kai's bike, I genuinely don't understand that. 350kgs of the thing or not.

I reckon Pinky would have a better power to weight ratio, probably 150kg+ lighter with the ladies on it

edit: you just reminded me Pig and Goober were over 500kg all up

**nodrog:Me** · 24th July 2013, 18:46

Originally Posted by Kickaha

...

edit: you just reminded me Pig and Goober were over 500kg all up

and then you 2 got on the sidecar.

**Grumph** · 24th July 2013, 19:16

Originally Posted by Drew

I wasn't being a smart arse at all. Pinky is quicker in a straight line than Kai's bike, I genuinely don't understand that. 350kgs of the thing or not.

I can tell you that a well built yam 600 will put out around 100 at the wheel. i know, i look after one...
a tired thunderace would probably make around 120.
I've seen pinky and met the girls - doesn't surprise me at all that they're quicker in a straight line.
Kai's problem is finding a circuit with a long enough downhill straight to cancel out their advantage....

**racer40** · 24th July 2013, 19:41

There were a couple of thunderace engines in the ex Bill Newton rig that is now powered by an R1, and brought by Danger Dave. Those engines are probable still down South Is but dont know if all blown up, might be worth a search though, as there was an ex Sreve abbott engine there.

**Kickaha** · 24th July 2013, 20:52

Originally Posted by nodrog

and then you 2 got on the sidecar.

What's that? you want me to toss that piston away and not bother seeing about getting some made, Is that what you just said?

Originally Posted by racer40

Those engines are probable still down South Is but dont know if all blown up.

They had big holes in them last I saw

**jellywrestler** · 24th July 2013, 21:04

Originally Posted by Drew

I wasn't being a smart arse at all. Pinky is quicker in a straight line than Kai's bike, I genuinely don't understand that. 350kgs of the thing or not.

then you never saw the race at Pukekohe a few years ago when a 600 won the new zealand TT, Vince and Jamie Biggs at the wheel

**Drew** · 24th July 2013, 21:10

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

then you never saw the race at Pukekohe a few years ago when a 600 won the new zealand TT, Vince and Jamie Biggs at the wheel

Don't focus on the wrong part of the story.

**nodrog:Me** · 25th July 2013, 08:43

Originally Posted by Kickaha

What's that? you want me to toss that piston away and not bother seeing about getting some made, Is that what you just said?

They had big holes in them last I saw

I love you Warwick, you are looking good these days.