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This is sort of how things got started with the race bikes and racing.
In 1990 I joined a motorclub at Zandvoort, De Motor- en Autoclub Zandvoort (MACZ), and started to do a bit of laps on
my very heavy GS 750. I found out I had to learn a lot and how to behave on a proper circuit. Very different from
riding on the street. I slowly got the hang of it and was going a little faster every time around, this bike
was heavy though, weaving and scratching the exhaustpipe in turns. I did this track thing 6 times per year
for very little money and loads of fun. Just street bikes allowed, which made it for interesting riding, old and new all together.
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I took both of these bikes to the track, but what a difference. One
was heavy and you really had to hang it in a turn but not too deep, otherwise it would hit the pipe or engine. Also it had
such handeling problems in turns, weaving like a wet newspaper as the Dutch say. The XT 600 was a bit the same , but it was
so high and the braking was a monster thing to do. It would travel so deep in the suspension, like loosing your front wheel.
Well, they are just not made for tracks in that state. Still fun to try though!
I had to try to wheely this 1000 kawasaki. I was goofing around on a go-kart track
at Zandvoort. Dragging the pipe and footrests. fun stuff
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A perfect looking RD 400 Yamaha. It was so quick for such a little bike. Then I had this
thought to change it a little.....
I bought this TZ 350cc engine. Nice hey! Lots of power, dry clutch and very fast cylinders.
So this is how it all started. I had the RD 400cc that I kept blowing up. So I took it apart and ripped all excess stuff off
the frame and installed the TZ motor. I kept buying little things for it and soon I had a "sort of" racer. Later I bought
the orignal TZ frame and some lighter wheels. That thing was flying!!
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It turned out like this, I liked it at the time, but unfortunately
I kept blowing the poor thing up. That is enough....
And then it looks something like this. I tested it several times in
a remote place in Amsterdam. Sounded cool and felt pretty fast. I never had a problem with this engine ever!!
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