worked on the rear brake set-up and electrics for most of the day. Finally got a decent rear brake torque-arm knocked up from some solid bar, it is tough as, so should be OK for racing.....bled the rear brake, found out that 1 piston is not moving , will fix that shortly.......but kicked a couple of goals with the electrics - all done and dusted, those total-loss systems are a *breeze* no shit its about 8 wires in total, very easy to get it all together............now fingers crossed it will all work fine !! Doing a battery box tonight, its almost finished..
Picking up the carbs tomorrow night, and should have them fitted tomorrow night - will have to make up a throttle cable to suit the *ultra* quick action throttle... you think 1/5 is quick ???/ Try 1/8 !!!! muahahahahha *sick as*.
After that, its only fitting the exhaust that will be an *interesting* exercise in swearing.......
picked up a 2nd-hand 002 Bridgie race tyre today, it will be fitted on Thursday, and Fitzie from CMC has to pull the rotor off on Thursday morning as well.......bloody thing hasn't been off in 28+ years, and my gear puller just can't budge the prick......
So things progressing nicely, and sometime on Thursday, I *might* hear the bastard fire into life !!!!
UPDATE #2 - FROM TODAY !!!
OK, have had some *serious* improvement occur in the last 48 hours....
Wednesday night - finished the wiring and battery box........got a quick-turn throttle arranged.......and I was loaned a set of of 33mm smoothbore Mikuni's from a good mate, they used to be fitted to his GS1000 drag-bike....
Got the rotor taken off this morning..........and fitted the battery and ignitor unit this morning, also fitted the carbs and fuel lines, air filters, and a couple of other things.....
And at 2.36pm this afternoon, the new shed-monster roared into life !!!!!!!!!!!!!
2nd bump-start attempt down the driveway........and it fired right up. Sounds *cool as phuck*, but they always do when its just a straight-through exhaust. Did a couple of laps up and down the driveway , it looks like everything is OK at this very early stage. I still have to tidy up a lot of bits, the tacho is still not fitted, and the seat has to be upholstered, but by and large, I am fucking ecstatic that this baby is now offically........A RUNNER !!!
Will knock up a quick video to post on YouTube on Sunday......
this bike is a perfect example of something that has been built with "....a piece from here......and a piece from there....."
So the track-day 'shakedown' next Friday is looking even better now, with any luck I will be able to get a number of practice sessions in, dial up the brakes and suspension (in a manner of speaking), and basically *get used* to my new track bike !!
) prior to the PCRA round in July.
