Dutch twin shock racing

[zorroz]

Found some good sites. Seems like the Dutch are right into vintage bikes and going by the bikes, if it ain't twin shock, make 'em twin shock!!

http://www.dutchtwinshock.nl/english.html

[Graeme M]

Ingenious, but kinda dumb I think. Why?

[TM BILL]

Ingenious, but kinda dumb I think. Why?

I agree Graeme to me it defys the whole vintage concept i think it is a simillar situation in the UK   

[YSS]

Do they have KTMs 08 and Husaberg 08  with twinshocks too? Whats next?

[suzuki43]

What a crime to destroy the mighty Full Floater Suzukis,I am appalled.

[TM BILL]

I suppose its a completly different concept to Vintage MX
 
Twin shock , drum brakes , air cooled

So buy an air cooled mx bike then set about wrecking it  ie replace the suspension that works , the disc brakes that work  and go racing  different but whatever butters your cracker  maybe theres a shortage of true twinshock vintage bikes over there 

But in Europe and the UK they entertain that pre 90 nonsense to  thats probably where the 08 Husabergs and KTMs fit in 

[Wombat]

Can we call it 'customising'?
I'm not saying I'd do it but Choppers and Muscle cars etc are chopped up and 'pimped' to death.
Chopping/altering dirt bikes is a whole new concept (to us) but I'm sure those Cloggies enjoy roosting dirt as much as the Purists.

Some people are offended by the bling craze, some offended by certain motors in certain frames.
Didn't one of our forum Members cop an anonymous spray (via e-mail) for altering his XR75 in a non traditional way?

[Graeme M]

I think I am more tolerant than most in this sort of respect, after all people have all sorts of different interests. But I think butchering perfectly good vintage MX bikes so they fit into some arbitrary class structure is a bit over the top. Bloody sacrilege. Blinging UP an old bike can be kinda neat, but mangling DOWN an old bike just offends my sensibilities.

[dave king]

I started racing with the new Dutch twinshock club back in 98,  They like there old bikes but they like winning more. They want Big Horsepower for there sandy tracks and they want strong bikes thats why they convert air cooled monos.     The ethos is all about the racing more than the historic value of a bike.

[TM BILL]

I started racing with the new Dutch twinshock club back in 98,  They like there old bikes but they like winning more. They want Big Horsepower for there sandy tracks and they want strong bikes thats why they convert air cooled monos.     The ethos is all about the racing more than the historic value of a bike.

Then why not race modern bikes  trust me with me its all about the racing too and obviously every time i line up i want to win, but thats why there are era and capacity classes .

Do they increase the capacity of the bikes also ? I understand they want the horsepower what I cant get my head around is why they have to Bastadize perfectly good bikes .

Is there no class for the single shock big bores ? each to there own but as Graeme says why would you 

[VMX Andrew]

that first pick of the honda i just dont understand....why ruin a perfect 84 cr500....twin shocks and yamaha yz 250 forks look absolutely horrible....  

[TM BILL]

2nd photo down seems to have late 90s RM forks 
And what are the forks on the #88 RM 500 ?

[VMX Andrew]

looks like husky forks to me tm bill......but i could be wrong....

[DJRacing]

2nd photo down seems to have late 90s RM forks 
And what are the forks on the #88 RM 500 ?

That suzuki with the modern guards looks bloody terrible, the name on the van should read 'Grosebike' not 'Groesbeek'
and those forks could be off a CCM that ran 50mm forks

[090]

A pre 85 class would be a better idea. Im with Graeme