« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2013, 11:21:41 am »
New School or Old School ?
New School or Old School ?
Which Category do you think the RD fits in?
Do you think you can play with Firko on an Old XS Yammy ?
Or me on T500 Twin.
Don't worry we won't see which way the Godden Twin goes,
I doubt we will even see its dust.
Racing is more than just winners and losers. It's all about the competition and spectacle. While I really want to see Watto ride the wheels off the Godden V twin or Caslick do the same on SON's new bike, I want to see the spectacle of close racing. By putting Pete's RD, Jimmy's Yetman Triumph, My Shell or even Jonesy's Nourish Weslake Redline up against modern bikes straight out of AMA Pro racing will create a David and Goliath situation that doesn't translate into a good spectacle. Fans want close racing and to achieve that close racing we need bikes of similar performance competing together. The twins vintage "old school" division is looking to be well supported with all of the bikes fitting into a similar performance bubble. Sure, Pete's little budget 350 might not have the legs of our big twins but his riding ability would bring it in closer at tighter tracks like Nepean....horses for courses. He'll be riding my 750 at some of the events anyway while I ride my Cates Honda or Trackmaster Triumph to make up the numbers. We
need to see more big modern (New School) bikes built or imported and top riders put on them to put bikes like the Godden and VT1000 in perspective. I understand that both old and new will probably have to compete together until the numbers in each division are strong enough to stand alone but let's hope that isn't a long process.
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