Working towards the 2010 season.

Posted by Andrew on 5 October 2009 | 0 Comments

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After the bike let me down at Cadwell in August, I'm more determined and motivated than ever to get it sorted and ready to race in 2010.

I posted a while back about various things, including the plans for the FZR, and progress is being made. After sorting out a skip, the garage was looking much better in terms of working space, and is now looking more like a workshop than just a storeroom.  A new workbench has been installed along with a, larger than expected, pillar drill and bench grinder.  A 100L compressor has also found a home in the corner and a Warco lathe is currently waiting to be lifted onto it's stand. Once that's in place I have two or three tasks for it including headstock spacers and swingarm pivot work for the FZR and some new bushes for the BSA's front suspension.

Bike-wise, the new headers were fitted to the main bike however the linkpipe wasn't the right shape unless you wanted to blow the exhaust either up your leg or take out the guy next to you a-la-boudica's chariot.  The bike's now at MHP getting the exhaust properly sorted, and thanks go to Simon there for his help. In the meantime, I've sourced the front end from a 2004 R6, which will give me better and adjustable forks as well as the impressive R6 brakes, and the swing-arm from a FZR400 3TJ2 which will permit me to fit the 17" rear wheel allowing me a greater choice of rubber.  I'll start stripping down the spare bike with a view to doing the forks and suspension work on that, and rebuilding that engine, so I still have the existing bike working and ready to go. Other work I intend starting soon is a new subframe, subject to getting a new TIG welder, a racing loom and perhaps looking at using a Veypor digital dash. Watch this space...