2012 FINKE ASSAULT Screening at 10.58am TODAY ON Channel 10 ONE

[Mick D]

TIME TO GET READY

[Mick D]

Should be a good insight into the fortitude required by those who step up to the plate.

Recorder ready

[Toolboy]

Back in 2005, 30th anniversary of Finke i asked the officials if they were interested in Vintage bikes as i wanted to racre my RM400N...i never got a reply so raced a RMZ450...maybe 2015 40th Anniversary and enough numbers we could ask them again???

Tim

[VMX247]

.maybe 2015 40th Anniversary and enough numbers we could ask them again???

Tim

what a cracker of an idea.
A central desert trek and plenty of notice to get some coin together. 

[Freakshow]

i think the cut off tiomes have come down now heaps. last i heard they were trying to cull out the slow or ill prepared riders as they werwe the ones that got tired and fell off on the way back on day 2.......

[Toolboy]

If your rider who races you wouldnt have much problem with the cut off time...its 4 hours and thats plenty.

The biggest issue is suspension and possibly a long range fuel tank, there is club fuel stops every 60km, (mad crazy part of the race track where the guys see fuel depot and cuts you off to get in,,,or they just pull out without looking) with a bigger tank and few extra people you can have our own camps and 2 stop.

Suspension needs to be soft to soak up the whoops and you bike jetted so you go flat out but not sieze with taller gearing.
My RMZ450 was geared to do 160km/h for long hard pack road sections.

An Evo bike would go ok with the longer suspension,,,,you could make it on a pre 78 but would be slower so as not to break your spin

Tim

[Freakshow]

i'd have a crack if we paired up, i cant fix a flat :O) unless i moose up.....can do any era pick one and put it to them.  maybe see if you can do a 5 up grouping ?

 i only own 2eee so would have to mix and drop my fuel out there anyway.

[VMX247]

1983 How many years ago !!
thanks Transmoto Magazine