Hey Gang,
This is a simple question with a long narrative leading up to it. I used to live in New Orleans. When I did I bought a really cheap 1974 h1 kawasaki. It was cheap because the front and rear suspension were waisted, but it ran. Rather than pony up the dosh for stock parts I miunted an fzr600 front end to the bike, and an fzr400 rear swing arm and wheel and brakes. Really I did it because I wanted to see if it was tough to do (it wasn't).
At the time WERA ran at No Problem Raceway and a friend of mine convinced me to setup the bike to run in one of their classes, (I think it was formula 500). I set up the bike, ran one track day practice, and realized that the bike needed rearsets, pipes, better clip ons, and a host of fine tuning. I also realized from watching some of the other racers that my 6'5" 280lbs frame was not ideal for motorcycle roadracing. I moved to NY, and shelved the bike.
But the itch persists. I want to have some fun with the bike on the track. WERA doesn't exist anywhere close to NYC. I spoke to a local AHRMA racer and he tells me the bike would not qualify for any class there. Is there any place close to NYC that I could run this bike in a race? It is something I have always wanted to do at least once. What are my options?
This is a simple question with a long narrative leading up to it. I used to live in New Orleans. When I did I bought a really cheap 1974 h1 kawasaki. It was cheap because the front and rear suspension were waisted, but it ran. Rather than pony up the dosh for stock parts I miunted an fzr600 front end to the bike, and an fzr400 rear swing arm and wheel and brakes. Really I did it because I wanted to see if it was tough to do (it wasn't).
At the time WERA ran at No Problem Raceway and a friend of mine convinced me to setup the bike to run in one of their classes, (I think it was formula 500). I set up the bike, ran one track day practice, and realized that the bike needed rearsets, pipes, better clip ons, and a host of fine tuning. I also realized from watching some of the other racers that my 6'5" 280lbs frame was not ideal for motorcycle roadracing. I moved to NY, and shelved the bike.
But the itch persists. I want to have some fun with the bike on the track. WERA doesn't exist anywhere close to NYC. I spoke to a local AHRMA racer and he tells me the bike would not qualify for any class there. Is there any place close to NYC that I could run this bike in a race? It is something I have always wanted to do at least once. What are my options?