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Clubroom => Competition => Topic started by: Noel on September 07, 2010, 04:56:39 pm

Title: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: Noel on September 07, 2010, 04:56:39 pm
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HONDA-XR75-WORLD-CHAMPS-Oct-21-23-2011-NSW-Australia-/110582884861?pt=AU_Motorcycles&hash=item19bf40e9fd
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: Hardex on September 08, 2010, 05:33:46 am
Whats this all about ? Does anybody know who's running it sounds like could be a lot of FUN ;D
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: vmxrider on September 08, 2010, 09:20:46 am
Yeah, I'm a bit curious as well, advertising on ebay shows some imagination. Would be a great event, give us 50 something year olds the chance to be 14 again. Wonder how many racewothy (not coffee table restos) XR's are out there. Been a long time since the symphony of a grid full of angry XR 75's has been heard.   
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: retrobiker on September 08, 2010, 09:22:58 am
im in ,xr75 pk racer out of retirement
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: miniwheels on September 08, 2010, 01:55:33 pm
Mick Murnane started the whole vintage minibike race scene back around 1995 here in Vic with the World Vintage Minibike Grand Prix, I suppose to take the mickey out of the Yanks calling everything the World championships , it got so big in the late 90's to early 2000's that we had 3 classes of vintage minibike racing but it was prodominately hot XR75's on the starting grid, with the exposure of the XR's came the upward spiral of a price of an XR75 and aftermarket goodies which made allot of the collectors of the these bikes mothball them into there loungerooms;D ,they still have the the World Vintage Mini Bike Grand Prix at Boagy's every year but nowwhere as big as back about 10 years ago, good luck to who ever is going to try and get this off the ground but bare in mind if he reads this he better have some rules in place before the event because theres allot of "Big Big Bore XR75's" out there that have some serious mods done to them :o .     
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: mx250 on September 08, 2010, 02:18:26 pm
Mick Murnane started the whole vintage minibike race scene back around 1995 here in Vic with the World Vintage Minibike Grand Prix, I suppose to take the mickey out of the Yanks calling everything the World championships , it got so big in the late 90's to early 2000's that we had 3 classes of vintage minibike racing but it was prodominately hot XR75's on the starting grid, with the exposure of the XR's came the upward spiral of a price of an XR75 and aftermarket goodies which made allot of the collectors of the these bikes mothball them into there loungerooms;D ,they still have the the World Vintage Mini Bike Grand Prix at Boagy's every year but nowwhere as big as back about 10 years ago, good luck to who ever is going to try and get this off the ground but bare in mind if he reads this he better have some rules in place before the event because theres allot of "Big Big Bore XR75's" out there that have some serious mods done to them :o .     
Had better talk to MA as well ;).
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: VMX247 on September 08, 2010, 02:37:48 pm
Do you book flights or sit tight,,,,, ;D
I asked MR XR75 on facebook ..see what happens
cheers west side
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: smed on September 08, 2010, 03:27:23 pm
I asked to be put on the mailing list,Its a long way off,the end part of 2011 but i guess that gives plenty of time to build a ride!
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: miniwheels on September 08, 2010, 03:32:40 pm
All I am trying to say is that some of these Big Bore XR's make a stock XR75 or slightly hotted up XR feel like your riding a QA50 compared to these monsters which would make a mockery of the event, going by his promo its over a year away so plenty of time to get yourself organised to build that project XR you have always wanted to race ;D ,I don't think MA have any rules for the vintage minibikes as far as I know ???
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: SAABCOMBI on September 08, 2010, 03:49:22 pm
Build your bike but leave your parents home.
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: vmxrider on September 08, 2010, 04:19:58 pm
I guess the choice is to try and regulate to what extent the mods can go or just open it up set a few basic rules which can be easily checked and let it go from there. The guy or guys organising have that decision.
No matter what mods you do at least there'll be no worries about getting blown away by a stock YZ80b. :'(
Isn't there some MA or FIM rule that says you can't call an event a world championship unless its sanctioned by them. 
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: mx250 on September 08, 2010, 05:54:50 pm
Stock carby, jetting within 25% of standard, racing starts at 10.00am.

Job done, regs written. ;D
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: Hardex on September 08, 2010, 06:02:15 pm
Yea a full grid of angry xr75  >:(
(http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/hardexgun/scan0034.jpg)
THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: Rossvickicampbell on September 08, 2010, 06:09:38 pm
it brings a tear to the eye when I think back on my first minibike - an XR75 - lovely little thing and I had a relationship for many years!
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: vmx42 on September 08, 2010, 06:26:06 pm
Isn't there some MA or FIM rule that says you can't call an event a world championship unless its sanctioned by them. 


Shhhhhh!!! Don't tell the Yanks…  ;)
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: mudguard on September 08, 2010, 06:52:25 pm
If this event builds momentum, watch the price of XR75's, and any parts to suit, increase in price. There are a lot of fanatical XR guys out there.  ;D
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: Hardex on September 08, 2010, 06:57:37 pm
Cheap 4 speed on ebay in Melbourne
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Honda-xr75-/250693970405?pt=AU_Motorcycles&hash=item3a5e8669e5
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: JohnnyO on September 08, 2010, 07:42:13 pm
Cheap 4 speed on ebay in Melbourne
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Honda-xr75-/250693970405?pt=AU_Motorcycles&hash=item3a5e8669e5
Isn't that a 5 speed model?
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: smed on September 08, 2010, 07:54:40 pm
4speed donk in 5speed chassis & leading axle forks
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: ozyditcher on September 18, 2010, 03:47:45 pm
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HONDA-XR75-WORLD-CHAMPS-Oct-21-23-2011-NSW-Australia-/110582884861?pt=AU_Motorcycles&hash=item19bf40e9fd
                 The photo of the two XR75, Was me and my brother at glen hellen vintage nat, we one the 125 pro class. the bikes are now in the back of my shop and missing parts. http://www.socalxrs.com/frames1.htm
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: VMX247 on September 21, 2010, 11:03:31 am
Quote ;
XR75 World Champs 2011  The event is at Wallerawang near Lithgow 2 hours west of Sydney
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: vmxrider on November 11, 2010, 12:38:35 pm
Anyone heard anymore about this, I occasionally have a look at the facebook page but it just seems to be a whole lot of links to bikes and parts for sale on ebay, am I missing something???     
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: oldyzman on December 01, 2010, 10:11:13 pm
A while back a dude had a DG racer on Evilbay which he said was the bike that had held the XR75 championship...
Brett
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: dropbear on April 23, 2011, 08:30:34 am
Is this still going ahead?? Is there a class for CRF100's.
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: supersenior 50 on April 23, 2011, 11:38:17 am
John Kemp & I rode at the "World Vintage MX Championship" at Glen Helen California in 2003[ some respect please,we are both world champs]. They had an XR75 class [about the same speed as Pre75 125 Elsinores] They were spending upwards of $US10,000 in 2003,to make these things competetive.[about $13000 Aus,8 yrs ago]
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: vmxrider on July 24, 2011, 08:42:47 pm
Found this update from the facebook page.

"XR75 World Champs 2011"
"Hi all. This event was planed as part of a much bigger VMX event. That event has not attracted sufficient sponsorship to happen but I can make this event happen if I have enough people to make it worth while. I propose a vintage mini bike event with purpose built minibike tracks for fun and racing. Will be same time on a venue near Sydney. Love to hear your thoughts. Cheers Paul"
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: VMX247 on January 16, 2012, 02:27:27 pm
I occasionally have a look at the facebook page    

XR75 page has a new pic posted up ,,though no event title stat's as yet  :-\
Title: Re: XR75 world champs ?
Post by: albrid-3 on January 16, 2012, 10:26:55 pm
Back in the 90`s our club ran the world mini bike champion ship at Mortlake Victoria it was very successful.