450GP class for next year?

http://www.cycleworld.com/article.asp?section_id=3&article_id=479

The second to last paragraph of this Cycleworld article caught my eye.... Mentions that the AMA will officially recognize a 450 class in WERA in '08, and possibly have a class of there own in '09. I don't mean to read into things too much, but does this mean WERA's gonna have/considering having a 450GP class, independant of F2?

 

My head hurts when I look at a diesel stuffed in a GP chassis. Tell me this is a bad dream.....

 

I SOoooo want one

 

That is a bone stock Motocross frame and motor.... just differnt suspension and wheels, as well as GP bodywork. So yes, it is a bad dream I guess, because you are seeing things

 

And that is the replacement for 2-stroke GP bikes in this country!? Criminy.

 

got $4600 cash?
http://www.meskimen.net/TZ/index.htm
the spares alone would cost that much

 

I wouldnt say that. It is a NEW breed of bikes, as an introduction to supersports. A 450 single would be closer to a 125 road race machine than a 250, as the 250s they race against on dirt are singles as well.

You have to admit, for a n00b a thumper will be more forgiving than even a 125gp, and it will still be gobs of fun for hooligan seasoned riders as well though

 

Intriguing. That is an old TZ, but with a 426 thumper motor in it huh? Not quite the same thing, as it probably weighs more (a 450f weighs about 220lbs) but damn close.

Too bad I am still broke from crashing and trying to put my heap of GSXR back to something that resembles a motorcycle :down:

 

Valves are for toilets.

 

I got a YZ400f in the garage ready for the transformation.

Who, what, when, where, how... ASAP!

 

Where have YOU been all day?!?!

 

Wow, just got done reading the extras.... fuck I wish i wasnt poor right now

 

What about "reed VALVES" "rotary VALVES" both intake VALVES.......

this saying has never made sense to me because of those things

 

I'm going to go ahead and read into that...


So then.... which 450 should I buy?

 

Ok, so If I start with a 1998 yz400 (to save money on the doner bike) and rip off my suspension of my GSXR...... I wonder if I could make it work.

Now to figure out the tank situation too

 

Destroked and sleeved SV??

 

nope...... single cylinders :up:

 

Busy man. The garbage waits for neither man nor Dave K.

 

I understood the class to be pretty heavily regulated as far as exactly what you can build, and what parts you can use.

I overheard a comment about WERA already having a clubman class and this being something different.

It sounds like a lot of fun, but might not be as cheap as it seems on the face of it.