Introduce Yourself

[Cajun Kid]

Christy,  I am in Winston Salem,  NC  just an hour below the VA border....let me know if I can help you.

Charles

[sprintcj]

thanks Cajon, I saw your Vicky , nice ride, good runs and can't wait to see the stude.

Christy

[dw230]

Christy,

I am unsure as to why you couldn't get "clear answers" to your questions. Who did you ask?

DW

[Last Minute Racing]

Hey guys my name is Dave, I'm a DLRA member and racer.
Ive got an RGV250 Suzuki that i ran for the first time this year after speculating last year.
In the process of rebuilding after a small seizure (the bike not me) on the salt. 118 mph with a gear to go.
Would love to see 130 next year, but we will see, was running too lean for the conditions so will be fitting EGT Gauge for my next attempt.
Long Live 2 Strokes.
Thanx
Dave

ps wow spell check  :lol:

[Lynchy]

Dave

Good luck for next year and you are always welcome on the start line..........

Lynchy

[47cj2a]

Hello my name is Kraski from around Seattle WA. I have always wanted to make it out for Speedweek or BUB and it looks like the dream might come true this year.

here is the bike, sorry its the only pic i have of it right now its from his web site.


a good friend Steve used to road race the BSA and he is letting me take it all apart and get it ready and qualified

[High Gear]

Krasky,

Now that's what a motorcycle should look like.

Welcome aboard.

Good Luck and see you at Speedweek.

Gary

[47cj2a]

Thanks Gary,

I have wanted to go to the salts since I could remember.

I am hoping to make it, its going to be a lot of work to tare the bike down and rebuild it but it will all be worth it in the end.

[fredvance]

Welcome Kraski, always good to see new people here. Especially motorcycle people!! Thats a really nice bike. What size motor??

  Fred

[47cj2a]

glad i could help out Fred 

the bike is a '71 B50, stock its at 500cc, but when he road raced it it was enlarged to a 580cc.

We haven't decided if we want to put a stock barrel on it or run it in the 650cc class.

actually we havnt decided much of anything. I contacted some fine folks at SCTA and asked them about roller starters, front brakes and a few other things to make sure this bike would be a good candidate.

[John Noonan]

glad i could help out Fred 

the bike is a '71 B50, stock its at 500cc, but when he road raced it it was enlarged to a 580cc.

We haven't decided if we want to put a stock barrel on it or run it in the 650cc class.

actually we havnt decided much of anything. I contacted some fine folks at SCTA and asked them about roller starters, front brakes and a few other things to make sure this bike would be a good candidate.

Welcome!!

Roller starters are OK.

Front brakes are not required as long as the back brake is functional, (The SCTA rules only require a minimum of the back brake to work)  The standard bore size to race in the 500 class should be 85mm from memory.

John

[Beairsto Racing]

Welcome Kraski.

He's a good friend if he will let you thrash his BSA at Bonneville.
Great looking racer, British singles sound great with a megaphone!
Post some photos once you dive into the project.

Scott

[47cj2a]

John: Yah thats what the SCTA guys told me. I poured over the book but did not see anything about roller starters (unless i missed it completely). Also I was not sure about front brakes on the MPS class. We are still undecided on weather to install a stock barrel or just run the next class up.

Scott: He is a nice guy for sure. I think he just wants to see the bike compete again. Or maybe he feels bad for all of the money i have spent with him on my other two BSA's over the years. He is leaving town until the 11th but once he returns we are starting on the tare down and rebuilding of the bike.

He was interested in participating at the BUB event. However, I am not a big fan. Being there high cost to participate, $625 BUB entry fee, 200 EUR per attempt (need two to set a record) that alone is over $600. I am a little on a budget as I am fighting the bureaucracy of the USCG and my last employer to try and upgrade my license. Maybe next year though.

I appreciate the warm welcomes  

Kraski

[wobblywalrus]

A BSA 500 at last year's BUB meet.  It is nice to see the BSA's running.

[WhizzbangK.C.]

John: Yah thats what the SCTA guys told me. I poured over the book but did not see anything about roller starters (unless i missed it completely). Also I was not sure about front brakes on the MPS class. We are still undecided on weather to install a stock barrel or just run the next class up.

Scott: He is a nice guy for sure. I think he just wants to see the bike compete again. Or maybe he feels bad for all of the money i have spent with him on my other two BSA's over the years. He is leaving town until the 11th but once he returns we are starting on the tare down and rebuilding of the bike.

He was interested in participating at the BUB event. However, I am not a big fan. Being there high cost to participate, $625 BUB entry fee, 200 EUR per attempt (need two to set a record) that alone is over $600. I am a little on a budget as I am fighting the bureaucracy of the USCG and my last employer to try and upgrade my license. Maybe next year though.

I appreciate the warm welcomes  

Kraski

I think you're misreading the BUB info. The info you quoted is for FIM record attempts. Not a lot of folks go that way. If you're happy running for AMA National records the pre-entry fee is only $425 before June 1st, and includes as many runs as you can squeeze in. The last couple of years we've gotten multiple runs in each day, and the later in the week it gets the shorter the lines are. I think it's great bang for the buck. AMA records are just as valid as any other organization, they are what they are and every organization has rule differences that make them unique. Don't get hung up on the politics of which organization has "real" records, just come out and run.