2010 NATS (Side Topic)

[BAHNZY]

........ a challenge to ride.

[GMC]

If I have linkage front end and 2 shocks what does that make it

I think it makes you a cheat
Clearly taking advantage of srutineers that must have turned a blind eye.
If it has linkage suspension then you should have raced it in Pre 85

[GMC]

Damn! how about twin footpegs?

Their was someone riding the 09 Nationals with a single footpeg,
Until I welded the other one back on for him.

[fatboyracing]

The funny thing GMC that there was a lot of bikes with only one foot peg both our xl350s smashed the footpegs off and they arent welded they are bolted on the track conditions for the pre 75 and older bikes left a bit to the imagination very rutty indeed.
I noticed in the pit area a lot of pegs, gear levers,brake levers and under pipes that come off second best to the track..

Cheers
fatboy

[FDR]

Bahnsy,
1983 RM500 was Shayne Saliba's mount.
FDR 

[BAHNZY]

And again,
111 - (Twin Shock)
342 - (CR480 = Linkage)
141 -
157 - (CR480 = Linkage)
48 - (If he was riding the KTM 501 = Linkage)
54 -
999 - (CR480 = Linkage)
857 -
51 - (Usual ride is a RM500 = Linkage)
82 -
43a -
314 -
65 - (Usual ride is a RM400 = Twinshock)
152 -         
26 -
23 - (RM500 = Linkage)

TWINSHOCK = 3
LINKAGE = 5
TBA = 8

[motomaniac]

#141 is Peter Bowens kid on one of his evo maico's.
#314 corey wilson was on a full floater

[BAHNZY]

#314 corey wilso was on a floater

"Floater" as in Full Floater RM456/RM500?

[bigk]

Ok Rod, what is the point of your question? One of the reasons I didn't ride the event was that I ony had 1 bike going and it's an '82 430 Husky, EVO class. The GCR's stated that you weren't allowed to ride a class up (pre'85) so I stayed home as $185 entry for being there 3 days for 3 x 3 lap races was a tad hard to swallow for me. I simply can't cope with eligibility BS and didn't want any hassles. Simons hybrid bike is not legal for EVO, so is a legit pre'85 bike and that's where he rides it, but it seems that you were indeed allowed to ride a class up looking at the EVO bikes in the pre'85 class.
Cheers,
K

[JohnnyO]

I can't see anything wrong with riding an Evo bike in the Pre '85 class as long as you're not riding the same bike in the Evo race as well.

[worms]

that is the only point that needs to be made, well said JohnnyO

now back to annoying Honda riders

Cheers T'rev,  Worms

[BAHNZY]

Mick,
My question is simple, I would like to know how many "in the spirit of the era" pre85 bikes actually rode the pre85 class vs evo based bikes that essentially rode up a class. Other than the entrants name to help identify the bike, the query has no relevance to any specific individual.

However it begs the question, what's the relevance of the evo class at a national event when 50% of the bikes entered in the pre85 class are evo based machines and compete rather well against them.

[090]

There was a pre 78 125 racing in evo as well on the same bike and doing well till it expired in the last race ( Nick Smith).
Rider 80%, bike 20%. There seems to be this thing that if an earlier model bike places in front of a later model bike, then its some fantastic bike that the owner is lucky to have.
My opinion is that they should be separate but there would have been bugger all in the race if it wasn't for the evo's being in there. It was a small enough field as it was.

[gdr]

easy fixed bring back pre80 class and no evo

[090]

Pre 80 pushes a lot of twin shock bikes out. I don't see the value of that. Would there also be a pre 78 class? Or does pre 80 start at the '75 models?