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Discussion: future of LWTs

Discussion in 'General' started by mmfoor, Jul 6, 2014.

  1. mmfoor

    mmfoor Team Stupid!

    Being the owner of an SV and a 650 Kaw, where do you believe LWTs will evolve to within the next 3 to 5 years?
    Will the SV still be the king of the class? Will the class structure need to be amended to some degree to allow more participants? Hell my RC51 was totally uncompetitive in HWTs and would have been better suited in the LWT class. There are other big twins that may be a better fit as well.
    Another possibility: unlimited mods allowed in superstock for twins such as the Honda Hawk.
    Being a twin fan, want to see the class grow. Simpler bikes, less intimidating HP for many, and the opportunity to sniff Ghetto Custom's exhaust!:D
    And this is in no way a criticism of WERA's class structure, which is by far the best of any org. I simply would like to see grids grow in all classes by possibly re-examining class allowances. And Mongo, don't tell me I'm full of shit cause I have known that for quite awhile!:beer:
     
  2. britx303

    britx303 Boomstick Butcher…..

    fz7......?
     
  3. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    FZ7 will be/is LWT legal.
     
  4. britx303

    britx303 Boomstick Butcher…..

    well there we have it....finally a good bike to ride:D YAMAHA
     
  5. regularguy

    regularguy Always Krispy

    RC51 in LW? Morris, don't drink the bong water.... :) FZ07 might be a competitive bike for LW. Lets hope Yammie adds it to their contingency program. The rules need to stay the way they are. The only change I'd like to see is open up F2 and allow the exotic air cooled Ducatis in. The SVs will be around for years to come and it will still be the bike to have for WERA LW. No reason to open up the rules for the Hawk. It can compete competitively in D superstock. As the older big v twins become uncompetitive, they are allowed in V7 hwt. No reason to stick big bikes in LW because they become obsolete. That's what the other big org does and their LW rules package is now a mess.
     
  6. Venom51

    Venom51 John Deere Equipment Expert - Not really

    The RC has no place in LWT. It's a turd yes but relative to the SV it makes a crap ton more power and will run away every time the track straightens out.
     
  7. regularguy

    regularguy Always Krispy

    Honda = turd..... :)
     
  8. Venom51

    Venom51 John Deere Equipment Expert - Not really

    Not all of them. Maybe turd was a little harsh. Non-competitive as introduced to the public. Whatever they built inside of the RC51 bodywork for WSBK and the AMA was obviously much better than what we got.
     
  9. redtailracing

    redtailracing gone tuna fishin'

    Thought the big air cooled ducs were already allowed in under ss trim. :confused:
     
  10. TakeItApart

    TakeItApart Oops!

    You either had a turd of an RC51, raced the wrong region, or had really fast HWT Twins racers. The RC51 up here in the Mid-Atlantic fared pretty well. Hell, he was two seconds, the overall winner in the HWT SB race at VIR as a novice!



    http://www.mylaps.com/en/classification/2397541
    http://www.mylaps.com/en/classification/2397389
    BSS= http://www.mylaps.com/en/classification/2397740?perClass=1
     
  11. Rising

    Rising Well-Known Member

    I'm interested to see how this works out. On paper it looks promising.

    Zoran, have you started setting one up yet?:D
     
  12. regularguy

    regularguy Always Krispy

    The DS1000 is allowed in SBK and F2 in SS trim. I'd like to see air cooled Duc powered superbikes in F2 (just F2) like the Bimota DB5R, Pierobon, built Paul Smarts, hybrids, etc
     
  13. V5 Racer

    V5 Racer Yo!

    He's just saying that because I beat him at Road Atlanta on my SV.

    :Poke:
     
  14. cajun636

    cajun636 Honda Junkie.

    You shut your whorish mouth right now!!! And take it back before I throw a broken SV crank at you!
     
  15. Venom51

    Venom51 John Deere Equipment Expert - Not really

    A little of both. I own one and here's what I'll say. They are a good bike. Fun to ride and as novice machine you can win races on them. However making the jump to expert on them and trying to keep up with a modern GSXR750 is a waste of time and likely hazardous to your health. The same goes for all of the current modern big twins. They are just a flat out better bike at this point and winning expert races on a 51 would be like winning the lottery.
     
  16. cajun636

    cajun636 Honda Junkie.

    ^ This..... I don't own one but that has always been what I have heard about them. Just like my buddy getting a TLR and running that. He had fun and all, but would get blown away on an expert grid when the big boys showed up.
     
  17. regularguy

    regularguy Always Krispy

    Go eat a donut...
     
  18. cajun636

    cajun636 Honda Junkie.

    Did you see the trap I had set for you on my page?? :D You'd fall for it.
     
  19. pickled egg

    pickled egg Well-Known Member

    That sh@t ain't right, Dustin. :crackup:
     
  20. nigel smith

    nigel smith Well-Known Member

    When you come flattrack with us, I'm sticking a donut to Caleb's rear fender to get you up to speed quicker.:Poke:
     

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