Evo ultimate class

[motomaniac]

Leith the shocks on the side car look like Ohlins to me , from the casting to the adjusters -except for the blue reservoir.Also I never knew that Hulco made piggy backs - only remotes.

[evo550]

I just don't get it, no ones saying you can't ride a twin shock cr 480 or kx 500 hybrid, as there is already a class for them......pre '85.
Why introduce a class for a couple of bikes that already have a place to play
This is the very reason why alot of vmx faces are showing up on modern vet class start lines.......too much b.s. about rules and regs not suiting a minority.

[LWC82PE]

motomainiac, i am 99.9% sure they are Hulcos, but from the 80's, they certainly are not Ohlins. Dont be fooled by the look of the top mount. I also have some photos of other outfits with the same shocks and also remote reservoir single rear Hulco shocks. I also read on another forum that back in 81/82 a couple guys said they had tricked up RM 125's with single Hulco shocks. Now that i think of it, it may of even been more around 83/84, so im sure Hulco didnt disapear in the late 70's. Also if Hulco joined up with WP or WP took over Hulco i would have expected to have read it somewhere in WP's company history but i dont see it mentioned anywhere. its not too much of a big deal at the moment as they are rare as and wouldnt be a problem unless we get to the point of comming down harder on legality of rear shocks, so for now its anything goes.

[kaw440]

gdr as i said i do not know of any where this class is being ran i did not at any time say that i did not know of the talks that have be discused you have still avoided my question on the reason why you were so concerned about this as to start this post ie what misleading info has came your way to think this class of machine would compete in evo under the current rules once again please explain

[LWC82PE]

Just found something else in one of my Fox cataloges. in 1982 Fox had remote reservoir fox factory twin shocks with externally adjustable compression damping. From how i read it, it sounds like they are balanced into one reservoir. Here is what it says.

" Fox factory single clicker shox - The worlds only balanced dual shock system with externally adjustable compression damping, offering ultra high performance at piggyback prices" $286.50 pr (with out springs)

There is a picture of them on a Husky but its hard to see and be of much use. I think i can just make out 1 large reservoir. Well there you go, you learn something new everyday. I also did some searching and found a lot more evidence of Hulco single shocks existing right to the late 80's aswell.

[paul]

way you go

[paul]

just start from  the begining    ive got the book handy

[paul]

The evolution  story from WP , Hulco , High Tech , Pro IX, Techno Flex , and now Promax and YSS .fill us in

[paul]

ok hulco shocks

[motomaniac]

"Also if Hulco joined up with WP or WP took over Hulco i would have expected to have >>>

Leith thats fair enough .I never read it either.I was looking for Hulco's myself after being umm arrrg bummed to say the least with my Ohlins purchase from the then importer (legend of a guy but I didnt get what I wanted) and was told the story by a Dutch motorcycle proprieter.
I got all the MXA's etc form the 70's through to 90 something so I'll check it out but don't remember any aftermarket shock having the ext adjusters.
BTW I went with remote FOX shox after the Ohlins blew 1 race after a rebuild and they didnt have adjusters .That was 81.

[090]

I just don't get it, no ones saying you can't ride a twin shock cr 480 or kx 500 hybrid, as there is already a class for them......pre '85.
Why introduce a class for a couple of bikes that already have a place to play

Thats all I was asking. Why wouldn't you just call it a pre '85 bike and run it there? No extra class required.

[worms]

how's the track Brad

[090]

how's the track Brad

Dry! Hopefully not too many complaints( too rough, too fast, too dry, too many / not enough jumps, doesn't flow, too smooth etc etc).

[yzhilly]

I must have missed something if it doesnt fit in Evo  production bikes  its pre 85 . faark i wish we still had a pre 80 class ,i was so much faster in that .

[VMX247]

I must have missed something if it doesnt fit in Evo  production bikes  its pre 85 . faark i wish we still had a pre 80 class ,i was so much faster in that .

Your a family of pro dirt/flat trackers anyway--bugger which bike your on     
cheers