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[twpd]

Originally posted by TP

I had a quick look around a few months ago and found two.

Before Desmo Due came around I was considering entering a few rounds of the Bemsee minitwins this year. Now that the rules have changed to allow 820cc air-cooled engines I have a renewed interest in it and would love to run an 800SS. Ideally I'd like Mike Edwards to allow my 620 to be bored (the 620 engine is pretty much the same as the 750 engine and will handle the Ducati bore kit to 785cc? I think it's 785 anyway) and that way my expenditure would be a little less.

Either way, it's a possibility for ext year, depending on what happens with DD and a few other pies I have fingers in.

twpd, I've had a look at your website and if you decide to run an 800SS I'd like to be involved in some way. Obviously I have my own racing and a family so time might not be too prevalent but if I could catch up with you at a few rounds and maybe help out and generally get under your feet that would be cool.

Are you doing the French round of Bemsee - Croix?

Feel free to catch up with me or mail me with anything you might like to know. I'm just looking at the feasibility of running the 800SS atm. There's not many around and the prices are fairly high so, I'm having doubts about the financial viability of doing it. It looks like a bike is going to cost ~£4500. Factor in another £1500-£2000 to get it race-ready and it starts looking rather expensive. We shall see.

I doubt I am doing Croix - I'm concentrating on MRO atm although I might do a few club rounds with Bemsee, NG and DPMCC. My race schedule is a bit uncertain right now except for MRO stuff but, I expect to be at Brands sometime soon - I'll let you know when I am.