Rules Question

[TZ_Boy]

What are you doing behind a smoking Buell?:)
 The old tube frame Buells are 1200cc, the new XB9R with the aluminum frames come as 1000cc
 This is really the first year for them and it should be intresting as I hear they handel unbelieveably well. The new ones should be outrunning their older brothers because of the weight advantage. they also use the same bore just a shorter strock so they'll rev higher. Look out SV guys, the lightweight classes may have some good competittion.

I was only behind for a short time but could see the smoke a long way off. ;D  Actually there are some fast Buell's in the mid-west, and they already are good competition in the Lightweight Class.  But it does seem odd to me that a 1200cc bike with a big bore pushed to the 1300cc range should be considered Lightweight especially racing against a small defenseless 250. ::)

[Baltobuell]

 They've been hashing that out on the Buell board for years.
  Reality is the issue. Normally, guys that run a  Buell X1 with a race kit, put out about 90 hp and weighs in at about 450 lbs. Your TZ has WHAT and weighs WHAT! :o
  In the big time moto gp 500cc limit for 2 strokes, 1000cc for 4 stroke. Heck look at Suzuki, SV's are 650's and they can't run with their own 600's nobody thinks that's odd because they are different engine configurations.
  The kink is, the serious guys can pump those puppies up if they spend some money (as in $5K not 5mil) and it sort of makes it another bike. The REAL Thunderbikes are pushing 120hp. For a weekend Buell guy, CCS is very cool with setting limits. Spend the big dough, race a different class. Once your out of stock displacment, you gotta run with the 600s.
  I'll admit though, when I'm cranking out of a corner and listining to a 2 stroker ducking under me, it just don't seem right.

[MightyDuc Racing]

How much does an SV generally weigh in at?  Anybody know?

[chris_chops]

MDR,
Your bike sounds awesome! ;D    If you remember, I raced a two-valver for five years.  I want to see a picture of it, got any?

Matt  carr@onebox.com