Suzuki 2 Strokes

Forgive me if I have missed some fearsome squabble, but what happened to Pedro. Not on members list and all posts seemingly evaporated into the aether.

Cheers Zunspec

Zunspec4 wrote:Forgive me if I have missed some fearsome squabble, but what happened to Pedro.

Well - as I understand it, he was suspended as a member of this board. Despite a wealth of knowledge which would benefit many members regardless of their own level of experience, his style and lack of consideration for others proved to be an insurmountable obstacle. Its a pity.

I know there was a bit of a squabble around May / June this year, but I thought it all got sorted out between the parties involved?

He had taken a particular dislike to me and Tim, and wasn't slow to air his feelings in public, on both this and other forums. However, we seemed to have patched things up a while ago, and were getting on ok. I knew he hadn't posted for a while, but presumed that it was because the race season is a busy time for him. I didn't realise he was no longer a member, or that his posts had been deleted?
As OJB said....it is a shame he couldn't be a little more tolerant of those who knew less than him, (which is just about all of us), because his level of knowledge was a valuable asset to the forum.

Pete was a touch intolerant at time, but I never had any problems with him.

I did not realize that he had been banished from the Kingdom. I assumed (wrongly) that he was too busy. That's a shame.

I spoke to Pete today and he is no longer a member of the forum. The why's and wherefore's are I guess irrelevant, and not really our business.

The reason I contacted him today was on the matter of a small purchase I wanted to make. One Seeley Suzuki frame kit will be winging it's way towards Wiltshire (UK) in the near future .

A long term project which will involve my spare GT500 engine as a basis for a road legal 2-stroke racer. The aim will be to get the engine poking out 60 bhp (ish) combined with light weight chassis (and a slimming diet for myself ) . Should be fun.

Cheers Zunspec

That should make for an awesome combination and Pete is the go to guy for a performance motor.

Funds should be available on Wednesday. I plan to pick the frame up myself so I can really gain some advice/information on the best way ahead from Pete personally.

Now if I can only slim down and get into my old Lewis racing leathers that would compliment the bikes potential. When I have the frame sitting on my build bench I'll start a (long running) thread on the build.

Cheers Zunspec

(offers of a set of straight cut primary gears and c/r gear box welcome)

(just thought I would post a vid of what is currently in my workshop, turn the volume way up)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zunspec/80 ... hotostream

I was also not aware that Pete had left the board. Wonder what happened?

I do have some old PM's from him that are now from anonymous... very strange.

Zunspec - when you go to get your frame please tell Pete I said hello.

Jim

Oh how the Italians can make music from motorcycles!! Love a bevel drive Ducati. The 'Guzzi V7 with redtip LaFranconi's sounds wonderful too!

Is this his shop?
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I was never able to get any straight answers from him on the board anyway...

That's the one.

Cheers Zunspec

he got kicked off the forum by suzsmokeyuphisarseallan as he called over some argument between them.
so now ya know.

I see Pete was mentioned in the September CMM article on crankshaft rebuilding, and I see also that he is again on the board as well, so congrats and welcome back !

I have not even seen the article Ian, but I rebuilt a T500 crank for Steve Cooper who is doing the 500 project.

I was a bit pissed off at a bit in this months CMM, nice write up on Jim Lomas, but a bit in it says he makes Seeley Rep and Yamsel frames....... he does not!!!.... he buys them from me.

I shall sit quietly and be a good boy lol, and thanks