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[ST] Re: st-digest V2004 #187
- Subject: [ST] Re: st-digest V2004 #187
- From: Paul and Nancy Henderson <marmot@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2004 21:46:33 -0700
I raced a YSR50 on a cart track for a couple years. It was really fun, got
the adrenaline pumping and all that good stuff for not much money. They
also have a XR100 class in our club since YSRs are getting more scarce.
http://www.ysrracing.com/
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02' Sprint ST
95' YZF600
88' YSR50
>
> Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2004 09:06:34 -0500
> From: george <gkeslin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ST] XR50 Motard Racing
>
> Ok, I may be behind the times a little bit on this one BUT I saw a segment
> on SpeedTV the other night about mini motard racing. Here were these guys
> and gals in full leather racing xr50 motards. It looked like a lot of
> FUN! They were racing on a cart track, at night, after work. What a cool
> way to spend an evening! It was cool watching them drag knees and send
> sparks flying. Has anybody tried this? I'd be willing to give it a whirl.
>
> George
>
> Check it out at:
>
> http://www.50ccracing.com/mini_motard.htm
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> Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 10:32:46 -0400
> From: "Masiak, Richard" <Richard_Masiak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [ST] XR50 Motard Racing
>
> George,
>
> That does look pterry cool & fun. I've seen people play around and race
> pocket rockets, so why not the XR50? I ride my kid's XR50 around the yard
> and it does fine. Yeah, I can see beefing up the suspension and putting
> different tyres on it an buzz around a kart track :)
>
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> From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> george
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 10:07 AM
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ST] XR50 Motard Racing
>
> <SNIP>
> George
>
> Check it out at:
>
> http://www.50ccracing.com/mini_motard.htm
>
> <SNIP>
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> Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 07:47:30 -0700 (PDT)
> From: todd brockmeyer <tbrock500@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [ST] XR50 Motard Racing
>
> you are correct about the xr50's. I have to admit
> that i have one that has been slightly modified. I
> haven't done any motard stuff, mostly dirt and some
> ice riding.
> http://home.comcast.net/~tbrock500/xr50iceracer.jpg
>
> On the fun scale it is up near the roadracing i have
> done. what the little bikes lack in speed is made up
> by all the laughing at yourself in your helmet. once
> you find some friends to buy them you can get some
> good racing going. being a foot off the ground also
> makes for some near painless crashes (and some not so
> painless ones if you crash really hard)
>
> - -todd
>
>
> - --- george <gkeslin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Ok, I may be behind the times a little bit on this
>> one BUT I saw a segment
>> on SpeedTV the other night about mini motard racing.
>> Here were these guys
>> and gals in full leather racing xr50 motards. It
>> looked like a lot of
>> FUN! They were racing on a cart track, at night,
>> after work. What a cool
>> way to spend an evening! It was cool watching them
>> drag knees and send
>> sparks flying. Has anybody tried this? I'd be
>> willing to give it a whirl.
>>
>> George
>>
>> Check it out at:
>>
>> http://www.50ccracing.com/mini_motard.htm
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> Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 11:27:52 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Bil Swartz <bil@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [ST] XR50 Motard Racing
>
> There's a group here in central Ohio that do the YSR racing thing, and I
> think they even now have a class for scooters for those on
> "racing" Vespas!
>
> They share a cart track in Circleville Ohio, and have a couple of off-site
> rounds, on in MI I think and one near Pittsburgh.
>
> I don't know if they've added XR-50 class yet or not, but with interested
> I'm sure they would. Check 'em out at http://www.ohioysr.org
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> Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 12:18:36 -0400
> From: "Rod Brown" <rodneybrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Re: [ST] RS shock woes
>
> If this becomes a great mystery, I can give you my phone number or it the
> weather is nice, I could even ride over it you would like.
> Rod
>
>> My HyperPro stuff just shipped from CA, so I should have it by early next
> week. I'll be sure to take some measurements of the original shock when it's
> off the bike (eye-to-eye length, uncompressed spring length). Hopefully I
> get the right spring and don't have a fiasco to sort out...
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> Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 12:21:35 -0400
> From: "Rod Brown" <rodneybrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [ST] RS shock woes
>
> Bryce,
> I'm not sure about anything in the shock business right now but still have
> some sources that have not gotten back to me yet. I'm pretty sure the frame
> differences he is talking about don't have anything to do with the shock,
> but I wouldn't bet the farm on that either.
> Rod
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