Genesis Of A Racebike - IT LIVES !!!!!

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Re: Genesis Of A Racebike - IT LIVES !!!!!

Postby Gosling1 » Tue May 13, 2008 8:26 pm

matchan wrote:.......Any idea when it actually closes ?......


to be honest, I have heard a number of different stories. One has the track closing at the end of this year positively definitely................all over close the gate.

But I heard a whisper at a track meeting earlier this year, that yes, Oran Park is still taking bookings for next year !! :D If that is the case, then maybe the developers are not yet ready to move in with the bulldozers and raze the place to the ground ? I always thought it was a bit odd to spend som much money on new garages, to have them all torn down within 5 years or so ??

In any case, it remains my favourite circuit, and I will try to get as much time on the GP circuit as possible between now and *whenever* it closes...............hopefully starting on 9th June this year !! :lol:

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Re: Genesis Of A Racebike - IT LIVES !!!!!

Postby Gosling1 » Sun May 25, 2008 7:44 pm

In late-breaking news, apparently Circuit Breakers reckon the closing date is March 2010 !!!

We'll see what happens there......anyway, I have an update on progress with the track hack.....

I started painting the tank with primer yesterday, and the ducktail as well - both of them needed doing........and also dragged an old bikini fairing out of the 4th, gave it a sand and a couple of coats of primer as well.........and seeing as it was a really nice sunny afternoon, thought I may as well bung a top-coat on.... :shock:

so this arvo, after digging around a bit, I spotted a can of Lime Green, good old el cheapo $5 'Aussie Export' enamel ! :lol: - no idea how 'green' it was, but what the hell, lets bung a few coats on the primered bits and see how it turns out..... :shock:


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and here is the result.....

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not too bad for the old *Summernats in a Can* eh ???

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Re: Genesis Of A Racebike - IT LIVES !!!!!

Postby Six Addict » Sun May 25, 2008 8:43 pm

now your talking!!!! as much as i liked the primer grey... that green rocks!!!

reckon i need some for the 250 aye... black is good but green is better 8)
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Re: Genesis Of A Racebike - IT LIVES !!!!!

Postby photomike666 » Sun May 25, 2008 10:22 pm

None too shabby for an arsehole can, looks the mutts nuts mate.
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Re: Genesis Of A Racebike - IT LIVES !!!!!

Postby funky » Sun May 25, 2008 10:30 pm

looks shit hot gos, but geez it needs a front gaurd 8)
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Re: Genesis Of A Racebike - IT LIVES !!!!!

Postby the kid » Mon May 26, 2008 6:48 pm

Paint has to go Mate . Check out the can , "reduced toxicity" ! Can't be any good for the lowrider :twisted:
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Re: Genesis Of A Racebike - IT LIVES !!!!!

Postby Wattie » Mon May 26, 2008 7:30 pm

we need a photo with you on it dude, how can you see where your going?? :lol:

at least you wont have to sit on the ductail to tuck in like that dude at PI :lol:
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Re: Genesis Of A Racebike - IT LIVES !!!!!

Postby aardvark » Mon May 26, 2008 7:35 pm

How the hell you managed to get a paintjob like that, out of the worlds shittiest spray paint is beyond me.

Photochop I say!! ;)
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Re: Genesis Of A Racebike - IT LIVES !!!!!

Postby Wattie » Tue May 27, 2008 6:19 am

aardvark wrote:How the hell you managed to get a paintjob like that, out of the worlds shittiest spray paint is beyond me.

Photochop I say!! ;)



right on!! :lol:

i've seen Madkaws trailer, it was painted in the same stuff. it aint green and shiney :lol:
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Re: Genesis Of A Racebike - IT LIVES !!!!!

Postby swabio-ACT » Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:22 pm

nice work Dave!
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Re: Genesis Of A Racebike - IT LIVES !!!!!

Postby Gosling1 » Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:47 pm

Time for an update on the old dunger.....

Finally got another track day under the belt today - the held-over day from the washout on Queens Birthday weekend....

First session out - felt pretty good, but brakes a bit suss....they came good over the course of the day with no input from me :shock: can't whinge about that....

But - she was feeling very 'overjetted' coming onto the main straight. I have fitted a *really* quick action throttle, forget your 1/5 turns, this is basically a 1/8 turn :shock: , but works really good. Anyway, giving it a gutful onto the front straight and she was just bogging down - wind the throttle back a bit, and much better response - typical symptoms of too big a main jet. I had fitted some 140's after the Wakefield Park day back in May......thinking that the jetting was too lean.....nothing like that at all, she needed some ignition system *tweaking* - and smaller mains.

So a set of 120's was fitted after the first session..........and the difference was immediate. Could pull full throttle *everywhere*, and down the chute, even though all the big-bangers (R1's ZX10R's etc) could get the jump out of the corner.....they weren't dissapearing into the distance too quickly.... :lol: and more often than not, around the back of the course I got back up there clackers again.......only to be dissed onto the straight ..... :x

Second session was heaps good. I also thought the gearing would need some work, but it worked fine. So that was left alone...

Third session - set up the camcorder in a bumbag, but must have knocked the 'off' button, as no footage recorded. Very dissapointing, especially as one of the CanberraRIDERS guys had set himself up to pull a great wheelie right next to me as we came out of the last corner onto the straight ! It would have looked *sensational* on video......but not to be....

Happy again with 4th session. Bike running really well, has a tendency to wobble a bit down the chute at speed :shock: - the new front end will fix this.

4th session - set up the video again (carefully) - but to no avail. Worked *great* when the bike was turned off, or just idling, but as soon as the revs rose.......the picture went all white. We figured that, because the bike runs total-loss, when the ignition is working hard, there is not enough 'oomph' in the battery to power the camera (it runs straight of the bikes 12v supply). So a seperate 12v supply will need to be set up to capture any future action.

All things considered, I am really happy with how its progressing so far. Have a long way to go before she is competitive in Period 5 (Forgotten Era), but now the development is in full swing. Once she has some good brakes (AP Lockheed 2-spotters fitted to the good front end), and those 41mm forks......well I expect the handling to move up a couple of notches, and the times to drop.....

Birdman got a good shot of the beastie today, will attach here shortly.

In 2 weeks time, she will get some time at Broadford and Winton. Eastern Creek for the December KSRC track day.....and maybe Phillip Island early next year ??? :shock: :shock: Island Classic......maybe if its logbooked.....

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Re: Genesis Of A Racebike - IT LIVES !!!!!

Postby the kid » Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:29 am

Good work Gos . A photo of the jetting change would have been good . Nothing like a few spanners thrown around the pits :D Go the "Lowrider" :twisted:
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Re: Genesis Of A Racebike - IT LIVES !!!!!

Postby frog » Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:02 pm

Cool as Goz, love your work ;)
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Re: Genesis Of A Racebike - IT LIVES !!!!!

Postby MadKaw » Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:25 pm

Nice one Gos... You might want to look at some foam for that seat though.. :-)
and for the tank. ;)

After my medical induced hiatus, I'm looking at getting to the track as much as possible once all is 100%... so post up when your going out..
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Re: Genesis Of A Racebike - IT LIVES !!!!!

Postby Gosling1 » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:15 pm

the kid wrote:..... A photo of the jetting change would have been good . Nothing like a few spanners thrown around the pits :D ......


you would love my special main-jet tool.............its a 5c piece !! :lol: :lol: the smoothbores have got nice big 17mm drain plugs on each bowl, so a main jet change only takes a couple of minutes for each main.......when all the cases are *red-hot* it gets your fingers working well.... ;)

MadKaw wrote:....You might want to look at some foam for that seat though.....


:lol: old mate chief scrutineer was scratching his head..... :shock: .....I think a proper covered seat is inevitable.....

Will bung up any further ride days - apart form the double-header on the weekend of the 16/17 August, PC and myself want to do 1 or 2 more at Wakefield (seeing we paid for a Wakefield 'licence' :roll: earlier this year, should get some value for it...), and of course there is the December track-day. I am hoping by then it will be really close to fully sorted !!

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