BEARS Australia 2025

martymoose said:
Congrats guys, how old was the lithium battery red? They seem to fail with no warning. Ones we have here are skyrich, doing some testing with one in the commuter bandit. They don't like vibes.
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it was our spare battery, probably 3 years old, SSB brand
I tested the batteries in both bikes week before I left for the Bend and Veloce's battery which was 7 years old did not test up well so swapped it for the spare that had never been used, it tested at 100% health
Then went and bought a brand new one to travel as a spare, which is now in Veloce
 
Best of luck with it. Great to see that the Mac Park tradition is still going, it was always eagerly attended by the racers not up to Bathurst. It is an easy ride for the Vic and SA mobs to come and cheer too. And if you run out of petrol nearby there could be a racer passing by to give a hand, eh Quentin.
 
Any reports from Mt Gambier? Haven't checked Computime but guessing they didn't cover the meeting. Haven't heard a peep about how the Mule train went.
 
weather was not the best
1st race, Mule in the dry, came first, got hit up the back by a Harley so we have a Harley love bite on the tailpiece, another battle scar
Having issues changing gears so she got retired but she got home, Matt was 2.3 secs in front of our lap record and missed two gears in last 3 corners so did not lower the record
First time to Mac Park with the Slipper clutches, we did not get the first one until round 3 last year

2nd race, started to rain 15 mins before we went out, just light. With 8 mins left we decided to change to wets, bad mistake
Track was dry, came 3rd

3rd race, wet, 1st outright
4th race, pissing down, 1st outright

Veloce went well, did not miss a beat

On my way home, 1,800 klms done, 300 left
 
Thanks for checking in, Red. Trying conditions for racing, but considering the weather that's a great result over the four races. Shame about the lap record! Next year ... :cool: Congrats all round. You'll enjoy that homecoming drink!
 
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1st Race, Mule in the dry, we actually missed pole by 0.26secs to a damn Harley of all things but credit to James, he was riding the wheels off of that HD, 19 inch front tyre and all
Stayed with the Mule for two laps and then ran up her butt, Harley love bite on her butt
Mule then took off, won the first race

and we have a Triumph battle scar on the right hand side of the frame from Mac Park last year where they clashed, cool as
Mule is becoming a bit of a hardened warrior


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Great pics ... a picture of concentration on the face of the Gov in that wet pic!! And very nice wear pattern on that rear 180 indeed - something is working right! Definitely not a cheap pastime going racing, Red. I'm sure we all appreciate that you're out there putting up the moula and we can enjoy the benefits.
 
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