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Post by tony on Mar 24, 2010 0:23:07 GMT
Well its panic time. Been on the bike every second I can to get it ready. Been put back a bit to get Gareths motor done but thats finito now and so onto the hornet. Egt gauge has been moved so I can actually see it now as per pic  rev counter in  And then of course I've stripped and rebuilt the motor. Lower gear set for this year and Mr Edmonds has been playing with the output of the motor  . Proto clutch plates are under test and if they work I'll get him to manufacture them to sell on to the smallie crowd. New 'pistone' but otherwise the motor is sound. Doesnt even require a selector. Its back in the bike now and I'll change the cables this week with the intent to fire it up on friday.  |
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Post by Wayne Miller on Mar 24, 2010 0:34:51 GMT
Looking good, I think Im going over to Mallory Park so hopefully see you in action |
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Post by scooteristforever on Mar 24, 2010 0:41:53 GMT
cant wait.........
hope all goes well tony.. do you know how many vespas will race on the day.....
will the autos race separatley....??
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Post by tony on Mar 24, 2010 0:47:21 GMT
come over wayne, say hello mate, spend some time. Russ...(now have I got that right cos i'm crap with names ) as far as i know the zips have a seperate grid as they are so many.. the grp6a (runners and dragsters) may be out with us. You coming mate? Teamwoodspeed will no more and sort the grids out soon.. I'll be on the back! |
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Post by scooteristforever on Mar 24, 2010 0:55:01 GMT
its Col or Adam, or whatevers easy to remember mate..... ;D ;D oh yes im coming down to watch Tony... planning to leave the whitby rally on sunday night and get there first light monday... armed with fully charged camera... ;D ;D already have the pleasure of knowing a couple of the racers.. john woodspeed, iggy, steve wright, jiggs(captain kroozer) and the jahspeed spectator crew.... really hoping to get to a couple of meets this season.......... |
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Post by tony on Mar 24, 2010 1:02:00 GMT
bloody ell... too may peronis.... its vesparep thats russ is it? I cant handle all these forum names... I may go under Bruce from now on... sorry mate! ;D You too please come and share the camp! I may call you steve or something but what the hell..  |
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Post by tony on Mar 24, 2010 1:02:58 GMT
btw.. i wont literally 'go under bruce' cos thats too gay for me... his wife aint bad tho...  |
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Post by noride on Mar 24, 2010 4:20:19 GMT
Well its panic time. Been on the bike every second I can to get it ready. Been put back a bit to get Gareths motor done but thats finito now and so onto the hornet. Egt gauge has been moved so I can actually see it now as per pic rev counter in And then of course I've stripped and rebuilt the motor. Lower gear set for this year and Mr Edmonds has been playing with the output of the motor . Proto clutch plates are under test and if they work I'll get him to manufacture them to sell on to the smallie crowd. New 'pistone' but otherwise the motor is sound. Doesnt even require a selector. Its back in the bike now and I'll change the cables this week with the intent to fire it up on friday. wot pipe have u got on there ? |
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Post by tony on Mar 24, 2010 11:30:56 GMT
thats the grp3/4 pipe now sold with the engine to bikegrim. its fitted to my bike to set ignition timing. Tho i failed at this as my strobe cant keep up with the twin spark at 10k. Its sort of set. It really needs a very expensive strobe on this unless someone knows of a cheap one that will reach 20k?
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Post by teamwoodspeed52 on Mar 24, 2010 22:15:26 GMT
We will be having 2 grids 23 geared scooters and 12 autos. Tony your not last your 21st but by the end of the first lap you will be infront of me  . Got to check in with the boss to see if mines ready or not. Can we do a pic before we start racing as we did'nt manage it at Lydden did we  |
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Post by scooteristforever on Mar 24, 2010 23:48:27 GMT
how are grids sorted john...  is it complicated or just on recent results.... are you just racing the SS this season, or the zip too.. i know the zips will never be to popular on this forum, but they impress the f**k out of me.... is the 3 sisters meeting the weekend after the last cadwell...?? sorry for all the div kid questions. best of luck for a successful season |
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Post by noride on Mar 25, 2010 0:41:35 GMT
thats the grp3/4 pipe now sold with the engine to bikegrim. its fitted to my bike to set ignition timing. Tho i failed at this as my strobe cant keep up with the twin spark at 10k. Its sort of set. It really needs a very expensive strobe on this unless someone knows of a cheap one that will reach 20k? just looked on your green hornet page and notest it was an other engne ,, |
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Post by noride on Mar 25, 2010 0:43:09 GMT
how are grids sorted john... is it complicated or just on recent results.... are you just racing the SS this season, or the zip too.. i know the zips will never be to popular on this forum, but they impress the f**k out of me.... is the 3 sisters meeting the weekend after the last cadwell...?? sorry for all the div kid questions. best of luck for a successful season zips are the modern day ss90 , they can embarace mutch biger scooters |
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Post by tony on Mar 25, 2010 1:57:44 GMT
We will be having 2 grids 23 geared scooters and 12 autos. Tony your not last your 21st but by the end of the first lap you will be infront of me . Got to check in with the boss to see if mines ready or not. Can we do a pic before we start racing as we did'nt manage it at Lydden did we yeah mate we will this time.. Yours isnt done yet.. the man is busy! But of course it will be. I was there yesterday. |
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Post by tony on Mar 25, 2010 2:00:55 GMT
how are grids sorted john... is it complicated or just on recent results.... are you just racing the SS this season, or the zip too.. i know the zips will never be to popular on this forum, but they impress the f**k out of me.... is the 3 sisters meeting the weekend after the last cadwell...?? sorry for all the div kid questions. best of luck for a successful season zips are the modern day ss90 , they can embarace mutch biger scooters Actually they are so quick cos they have factory race parts you can buy off the shelf, they are light and most of all with an auto you may have only 20hp but you have it all the time as the transmission effectively widens the power band if you compared it to a geared scoot. |
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Post by teamwoodspeed52 on Mar 25, 2010 11:07:51 GMT
The grids for the first meeting of the year are formulated on were you finished in last seasons overall standings, this means the top eight (if they have entered) would be on the first 2 rows making for a very interesting opening couple of laps.
I finished 12 overall last season but due to removing the zips for there own race and a couple of lads not entering it means i will start from 7. simples....
Yes i plan to race the SS for all of this season and if the opertunity arises i will take the zip out for a blast as well.
So at lest 2 smallframes taking on the mighty Lambrettas at round 1. See you on the monday Col.
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Post by scooteristforever on Mar 25, 2010 23:57:00 GMT
cheers for the replies john & tony.... really looking forward to spectating a couple of meetings this season.... i dont think some of us realise just how quick some riders are..!! a mate gave racing a whirl in group4 in the early 90`s.. on the road he was faster than any of us, and smooth with it... but when he got on the track with an orange bib on he was like a boy among men.... why do you all have 600 and some numbered race plates..... i know you share meetings with the vintage bike lads but wouldnt it look better with say the top 9 or 10 riders with single digit race plates... or am i talking shite..... best of luck to all of you that compete this season... just wish i had the scoot, the funds, the knowhow and most of all the knackers to give it a go... me and my 2 road going scoots covered about 6000 miles in 2009 in all weathers and among crazy traffic.. (europe especially).. but i havent the spuds to go round a track of about 2 miles long when everyones going the same way im deffo not making light of what you racers do, its just a mad image  |
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Post by teamwoodspeed52 on Mar 26, 2010 13:54:17 GMT
2 reason why we have to have a 6 in front of our own race numbers. 1 we do practice and sometimes share races with the vintage bikes and they cannot have 2 machines on the track with the same number on at the same times, just incase of a crash and they have to ask over the tannoy for the partner of say no 19 to go to the medical center, they don;t want 2 lots of distressed people turn up. 2 at first they told us it was so the public could tell which ones are scooters, when they look in the program  I don't get to go to as many scooter rallies as i used to because of the racing(not complaining just sayin) but i used to be a bit mental as you know when i was on my way there ;D Defo doing KELSO an IOW this year as no date clash with racing |
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Post by tony on Mar 26, 2010 19:34:04 GMT
well.... its been a mad week... trying to build a race bike and motor outside is not fun with the weather we have had. All done today..finally So i'll run it up on monday and check all is well. |
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Post by scooteristforever on Mar 26, 2010 19:46:37 GMT
glad to hear it Tony... yes john i remember you being fast on the road too, often with a very calm looking sharon on the back... 2010 the year of the Racing Smallframes, i do hope so...  best of luck |
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. Proto clutch plates are under test and if they work I'll get him to manufacture them to sell on to the smallie crowd. New 'pistone' but otherwise the motor is sound. Doesnt even require a selector. 
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