something new to me..

[spooky]

I just got myself a scruffy but sound SR250, main reason for getting it was that my suzuki 50 sprint bike was so uncomfortable i had to get rid of it, first sprint is in July so something else was needed , the new class they have suggested is for jap singles up to 250cc, so i thought the sr would be ok , but it turns out to be a slug !  so, new plan is to use my `trail` gn  as the sprint bike and turn the sr into the trail bike, the advantage of this is that i could use it in the Beamish Trophy Trial next year as its old enough whereas the GN`s aren`t.  So the wheels are coming out of the gn and getting replaced with another pair that have good road tyres and another tooth on the front sprocket, and the sr will get 3 less teeth on the front, down from 16  then after the july sprint there is a hillclimb in september for the gn, following this so far ?  wish i was...............

[Moto63]

Best o luck spooky... look forward to hearing how ya go on with the sprint

[spooky]

Thanks !  it`s just a bit of fun, i am not expecting to achieve anything apart from self satisfaction, just something i want to have a go at.

[timbo]

Excellent, keep us all informed of your exploits 

[spooky]

Aske Hall sprint today, I used my gn250 with standard gearing and road tyres, number boards, wired sump plug, stands taken off and  had a hell of a day !! i even came home with a pot for `first in class`            there was only me in the 250cc road class  !!!!!!!!
but who cares, I was still faster than some bigger bikes so not the slowest, great fun, i rode the bike there and back as well which surprised a few people,  i got two practice runs and 6 timed, got my time down from 20.90 to a best of 19.09..

[mini-thumper]

Brilliant! Satisfaction is a great result especially if it's self generated for little money. I used to do MZ racing years ago for the same reason with little hope of success but I got a great deal of self satisfaction.

Keep up the good work

Boyd

[Smithy]

Spooky you're a real antidote to the 'must buy the latest Honyamazuki 1500' crowd. You are having a real blast on unlikely bikes in a very real way. Keep it up and thanks for proving that money does not equal fun!

Think I might take the mighty Enfield and do a track day sometime just for a laugh.

Ian

[timbo]

Love this story Rufus! Congratulations on your enjoyment and achievement 

[spooky]

Well after my grand day out at Aske Hall Sprint in July I am now entered for this coming sundays Catterick Hill Climb (tarmac) I will be using the trusty `do everything` GN250 again, I have considered changing the front sprocket again but in the end decided to go with standard 15/41, I have no idea what to expect having never seen the hill apart from on youtube videos so as ever it`s all about fun ! I will let you know how i get on....

[BrendanO]

Hats-off to you! Dave TV will be along at some point to commision a documentary...

[Moto63]

Here, here....well done on just getting out there and enjoying it and having FUN. Sshh....keep it quiet or you might start a bit of a rush 👍👍..cheers, Michael

[spooky]

well a good day out hillclimbing.. 50 entrants and i managed to be 30th fastest, there was only one other road bike and that beat my time by about 7 seconds, but it was a bmw 1000 so i don`t feel too bad about it, ftd was a 560cc Norton single at 35.8 seconds, my best was 45.03.. great fun, i will have to get the hacksaw out and try and lighten the old GN , might give me a few extra tenths off my time, or i could lose weight....

[iansoady]

Well done.

[timbo]

Nice one Rufus! 

[spooky]

Thanks !  can I email someone a photo ? and maybe you would put it on, proof that gn`s can go quick..