nifty fifty 2018
New years day run 2018:
Like the colours, if it makes other people go what?! i’m down for it.
Want to race this guy, but he said the rain plays hell with the traction so he went home 🙁
68 years old and getting used, top class.
Race c90 back after test run, taller rear tire is a tiny bit more unstable, but grip was fantastic.
Oh look, my fecking cbr6 ain’t charging again.
also found that the plugs are getting a bit fouled from short runs to work, gotta change those, so i bought this to help:
knew that spare frame would come in handy!
getting nearer race day! lightening program is making progress..
Fitted temp gauge because i was hoping i had blown something, but no it’s fine damn it.
attempting to get someone elses race transponder charged
Final though before nifty fifty 2018?
Race Day!
Well first thing that went wrong was a burst water main, Thomas Maxwell could not make it, but he had a friend that could take his place so. ok then. Paul has ktm dirt bike is half my age and never been at a tarmac race… this was the night before the race as i sat in the car driving up to dublin..
Three people on our team myself colin and paul, we can still split up the race between us, have seen my bike do 1h30m of racing before so decided i’d go out for an hour and thirty minutes, you’re never sure how long the race will be and paul didn’t have any experience.
went out for 1h27m, ran out of petrol but still made it to the pits with out stopping, loads of bouncing about trying to slosh fuel into carb. Had huge battle with team manly, some fella name cody nally? never heard of him, he kept up ok. i was third in class as i pitted, absolutely buggered, knees and shoulders wouldn’t work right for days after, footpegs so far forward made hopping about alot of physical work. the straight bars wrecked my right wrist as well.
ABR moto/Driving miss daisy/Funky Junkys had alot more power, past me going at least 5k quicker, ABR/BMD are both english teams so they had 107cc engines i’m sure. in plop enduro racing you have to keep the 19mm carb, no such restrictions over here so they were bored passing everyone.
Colin went backwards unfortunately, new guy paul rock kept us in place and was steadily improving when the flag dropped.
6th in class, 9th overall 1:26.160 77.298kmh
teds team finished one lap behind us! on a stock 70!
dry race, tyres fantastic, i would have been well into the 1.25 if i had not changed the gearing combo down to 36 tooth rear and not taken into account the taller rear tyre also stretching the gearing.
ABR moto Driving miss daisy / Funky Junkys had alot more power, but they couldn’t take a corner to save there lives, next year will be the year of the my 89.3cc BBK! Seriously next year is Win or i’m bringing a two stroke to nifty fifty 2020
Best 86cc bike out there, A Fish Called Honda
and one week later we were all balls deep in snow.
Back to normal,Fucking cbr.
