Jeremy The 70's was really wild for bikes because we started to get the first model 'superbikes'. And yes the tyres were terible. I worked for Suzuki and i remember we had a rack full of Yokahama Racing tyres and these tyres would fall over if u walked passed them with a coffee. EVIL!! I raced mainly 250 production so it was Dunlop 81's and later Michelin s41's. I retired after bathurst 1980. Wow when i check out the current bikes on offer its just amazing. How does the yammy go? Wheres ur fav ride? ......I still love bikes but the reflexes aren't what they used to be and the Datto sure forgives me when i foul it all up,, and i haven't had gravel rash for years... Where do u live? Safe riding cheers Mick
From: "Jeremy Greaves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 5:34 PM Subject: RE: Morgan Park Sprints / Bikes > ahhh... the 70s - what a frightening time to be racing bikes :) Nothing > personal, but a single-piston calipered disc pulling up that much weight on > shitty little bias-ply tyres scares the crap out of me ! :) Ah well, at > least it wasn't drum/drum :) That thing would have made a wicked noise > flying by on calder's straight though ! geez - i bet it was a sight to see > :) So was this a one-off or do you have a bit of a racing past ? > > I'm on a Yamaha TRX850 at the mo - but i'm trying to sell it in order to > fund a 1600.. well, i guess i'm not really trying yet.. I've been kidding > myself these last few months - I just can't bring myself to get rid of it > > > Ah well.. hopefully i'll make it up there - but odds are I'll be too broke.. > we'll see what happens. Best of luck to you up there - You just can't beat > being let loose on a track :) > > jeremy > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of mick ralph > Sent: Monday, 28 January 2002 10:44 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Morgan Park Sprints / Bikes > > > Jeremey > Thanks for that. Sounds like u guys had a blast. This one should be fun cos > some of the racing is held into the night till about 9pm on sat nite (2nd > feb heath) and continues the next day. Your description of the circuit is > impressive and helpful. I like to know what to expect hehe > Whats ur bike? I used to race bikes years ago. In fact in relation to the > previous posts about rotary engines, I am probably the only person in the > country to have raced Suzuki's RE5. Only once, at Calder. Was rated at > 2/3rds swept volume @1000cc so it wasn't really competitive in the unlimitrd > class but it handled the 500 class really well. Had the smoothest power > delivery. > Anyway we can chat about bikes and Dattos at warwick if u get there. Please > come up and say hello > cheers > mick > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeremy Greaves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 10:56 AM > Subject: RE: Morgan Park Sprints > > > > Yeah i did it on my bike about a year ago.. not a bad little circuit - > maybe > > 2kms long ? Only prob with it is that it's kind of small and fairly > tight - > > though i could still hit about 180kph down the straight, before backing it > > off a bit for a right-handed kink.. then you've got an almost > carousel-like > > right-hander to deal with, with a nice, longish left going uphill which > was > > fun and before you know it you've gotta flick right at the top of it on a > > fairly blind kink. Then it leads down into a fairly tight 60kph right > > hairpin and a few more 90-degree turns (i think), before getting back onto > > the main straight. The surface itself was fairly good - didn't notice too > > many offense bumps on the lines i was taking, but of course things can > > change over time.. > > > > I definately enjoyed it a whole lot - only drama was that I reckon it was > > more fun when i borrowed my mate's 250 because it's pretty tight down the > > back.. > > > > When our day finished, some locals turned up to do a few laps with a > modded > > cortina, and they seemed to be enjoying themselves.. but i'll tell you - > its > > laptimes were pretty horrible compared to even the slower guys in our > > group.. too much tyre screeching! > > > > Anyway, hope you guys have a blast! Might try and turn up to have a geez > if > > I can.. > > > > jeremy > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of mick ralph > > Sent: Monday, 28 January 2002 10:18 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Morgan Park Sprints > > > > > > These are some of the guys entered for the sprints next weekend. Anyone > from > > the list or know them? > > Craig Allen 1200, Geoff Davis 1200, Andrew Hinze 1600. Chris McIllwain > 1600, > > Harry Doling 1200. John Sorraghan 1600. > > John Copeland will be there with his (classic adelaide) 1600. Is he as > good > > a peddler as Siddo? If so I'm already in heaps of trouble!!! > > Heaps of 240z's led by the man himself. > > Should be good to see. Especially when it gets dark on Sat night (now how > > can i focus my high beams more to the left....mmmm > > Anyone her ever done any laps at morgan park? > > Cheers > > Mick > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
