2009 qvmx sunshine coast mcc vintage nationals update

[All Things 414]

No. That's not nit-picking......

[motomaniac]

Ajay already qouted a test - B and C model forks are exactly the same  save spring rates

Err... that's not what I said. 

I said that the suspension travel was the same. 

Changing spring rates is a pretty important difference and no doubt they would be valved differently to react properly for the different spring rates as well.  And of course...the C forks have extenders.

Not really "exactly the same" are they?   

What??? Are you suggesting that everyone use the spring rates that their bikes came with off the floor???
Fug me everyone changes the springs front and rear to  suit themselves, thats part of setting your bike up ,no doubt the original C springs are long gone and have been replaced with new versions anyway.JEEZZ. and the fork extenders were commonplace for the period.The guy could have used YZ stauchions that are kayaba and do interchange and are already longer without the extended caps .





 

[motomaniac]

First we had the CZ hub debackle and now the RM rubbermounted handlebars.

[All Things 414]

I can tell the Grandkids I saw the whole thing unfold..... :'( :'(

[firko]

Yer everyone said it was great but I heard today that one bloke is devarstated for getting disqualified for having different tripple clamps. Hes a long time VMX rider and committe member , does great work on and off the track.
If thats not nit picking I don't know.
Not much different to the CZ rear hub a few years back  and a bad sign for the future

First we had the CZ hub debackle and now the RM rubbermounted handlebars.

For f*#k sake matey...Let it go! The bike/s would have been knocked back for more than just having rubber mounts or different triples and you know it. You weren't there yet you're making the biggest hoo haa. Move on.

[AjayVMX]

What??? Are you suggesting that everyone use the spring rates that their bikes came with off the floor???
Fug me everyone changes the springs front and rear to  suit themselves, thats part of setting your bike up ,no doubt the original C springs are long gone and have been replaced with new versions anyway.JEEZZ. and the fork extenders were commonplace for the period.The guy could have used YZ stauchions that are kayaba and do interchange and are already longer without the extended caps .

I guess we also need to conveniently forget that the B model triple clamp design made using aftermarket extenders (even if they were available) impossible on an RM125B due to the handlebar location...

And of course we also need to completely forget the altered geometry of the bike...

And anything else for that matter that wouldn't fit the arguement that the bike was a pre-78 legal bike...

As Firko says...

"Let it go"  :'(

[LWC82PE]

i compared part numbers of the following parts on 77 RM125 B and 78 RM125 C. fork sliders, fork inner tubes and damper rods. all 3 parts are different part numbers on the 78 compared to the 77.

[shortshifter]

Pretty dissapointing weekend for you Holeshot.If there had been a "hard luck" trophy you would have snapped it up.Anyway now you know why you've seen bing carbies race wired like you said!Cheers Russ.

[firko]

Brad doing some elbow to elbow (with Paul Copley from WA maybe?)over 'Drunks' on his trusty CZ.
                         

[Rossvickicampbell]

just got back to WA.  I had a Shite weekend bike wise (didn't get to take my own out!!) but many thanks to Vic James for a bike so at least I could have a ride.  Good to catch up with some old faces - Fatboy, Magoo etc and meet many more new ones - Firko, Darren, Birko, Nathan, Brad, TMBill and all those I have forgotten    Rachel, Trev, Peter and Steven helped out heaps with the fact I swapped bikes and swapped mine for others to ride  . 

Get over the politics side of things - good weekend all round - huge effort to get all done.

Brad - shall send a separte email re the oil etc - I haven't forgotten!! 

Cheers one and all.

Rossco

[Ji Gantor]

Where can the results of the nationals be found I have tried that Sunstate web site but nothing comes up. There is nothing on the QVMX site.

Well done to the organisers it was a great event.
I just wish they did not wet the track so much at night.
I was one of the mud monsters sent out for the first practises on Friday morning.
I took two hours to get the bike clean enough so we could work on it.

Ji

[pbear62]

Geez Rosco - what is it with your bikes at Interstate Nationals?  Remember the 6 x P's? (Prior Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance......  hahaha) Mind you, you probably took the CR250 so I'm not really surprised!!
Is it going to be worth me taking the TM to Wandering to flog your arse? Maybe I'll see if you make it through practice before I bother to unload it (No point getting it dirty for nothing is there?)

[firko]

Nathan shows that the old DT1 is a great ride for the pre 70 class if set up properly. It most certainly ain't very pretty but it works. He had a great dice with Stuart Muntz on his squarie Maico in the 3rd moto on Sunday.
           

[Nathan S]

Thanks for that Firko - that's the only pic I've seen of me from the weekend... 

And yes, good fun racing against Stuart (and Des on the Bultaco in the earlier race).

[Ji Gantor]

I have just been speaking to a past Pro MX rider and he told me that back in the day some Honda riders would install Honda 1988 USD forks to their older four stroke Honda mechines.
Where are our Honda/Simon's fork experts.
Were the USD forks on Glen's bike Simon's or later model Honda?
Just because the forks had a Simon's sticker on them does not mean that they are in fact Simon's.
After all how hard would it be to find 1984 Simon's USD forks, front hub, disc brakes and triple clamps to set up a CR500 1984?

I am not attacking any one I would just like to know,
Are they
a) Honda or
b) Simon's forks ?

Ji

I am unsure who is the owner of this image but I would like to use it for educational purposes.