[Project Race Slabby]

The shells look in really good condition Simon

what version engine is it L or m

[Rickman race bike]

On 1/29/2022 at 3:36 PM, keith said:

like the look of your build so far.hope it go,s well for you

Thanks trying to make some progress but its a bit slow 

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Just collected my engine covers, cam cover etc from trestans in Southampton I think they look great even if my tuner hates that finish 

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Noticed pro bolts had a sale on over Christmas 30% off at least the engine will be a bit lighter 

Even if I have had too much Christmas pudding 

[Rickman race bike]

A little while ago I managed to find a set of round slide cr keihin smoothbore carbs for se especially as they were 37mm and perfect for racing so these will be going on the rickman 

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This head i had race prep as a spare for the yoshi gs1000 I already compete with although this has the v & h d collars fitted

I will have to pull it apart again as kibblewhite titanium top collars need a different collet to the suzuki type i used and the head will need a surface skim as the compression is quite high on this engine build 

It will start on the button but I use a slave battery so I don't use too much battery power as no charging system is fitted

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Quick trip over to ray debben performance to drop off some parts for the gs1000 race engine quite a few trick parts Including the nova straight cut primary gears and the katana rods,  kibblewhite shim under buckets with the usual new stuff like valves springs crank seals all the gearbox springs replaced etc 

Crank has been live balanced and aligned 

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1 hour ago, R1guy said:

I don’t think you’ll be able to get the caliper to fully bite the disc with them bolted up like that.

Ask me how I know….

I did think it was a minor miracle 

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1 hour ago, Dezza said:

Grimeca (AP replica) calipers? Any reason you are sticking with EFE forks?

Yes the crmc for superbike 1 wheels 18inch and max 38mm forks plus the efe forks are longer so the bike sits 35mm higher than standard gs1000 so not grinding out the engine cases so easily 

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An engineering friend and sam baker helped with machining up spacers for the efe front yokes and the caps to remove the anti dive unit internals sam also made a new spindle 

I had been accumulating parts for the build and had a set of twin pot front calipers which will comply with most racing regs miraculously they fit the original efe brake mounts

so thats my lucky brake everything else will need modifications to fit I'm sure 

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Had a bit more time to mess about with the rickman getting the front and rear suspension in was a good starting point 

And the tray for the electrics inner rear mudguard and battery box so made up a few cardboard templates and cut up some half hard alloy sheet I already had

 

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Thought it would probably be easier to start a new thread for my rickman gs1000 race bike build,  the plan is to make it eligible to race with more than one club and still be competitive in ngrrc crmc csbk Germany and Belgium classic race at chimay

I Originally aquired the frame from Colin Chapman of tpe, he had had it a while but unfortunately some previous muppet had welded a gsx 750 engine in place in the frame

This took me a while to realise that the engine couldn't be taken out until I cut off the badly welded and bodged engine mounts but I had always wanted a rickman and this hiccup wasn't going to stop me

I am also fortunate to have wasp motorcycles located very me so after a couple of visits and chats they agreed to repair the frame and make a new braced swingarm and aligning the gsxr 18" rear wheel the engine has been tilted forward a little and the wheel base is about the same as a p&m so short as its a rickman the tubes are stuck together wit silica bronze brazing so had to be neat

I had debated getting the frame nickel colour powder coated which is a good match but still not quite the same wasp can help but have warned me that polishing the frame prior to replating is horrendous unless I fancy giving a polisher a lot of money to do it for me

I have been pulling together the engine and pull load some pictures separately 

[Project Race Slabby]

9 hours ago, Simbec1863 said:

1st part of the puzzle arrived today big thanks to HEL for the continued support and my complimentary brake lines 

Good score with the brake hoses 

[Project Race Slabby]

Thats the right idea !! You might want some Nissan calipers although brakes are for girls 

[Project Race Slabby]

7 hours ago, Simbec1863 said:

Yes mate I’ll be running them for now as one of the classes stipulated 18” the other I can run 17” so to keep costs down next season I’ll run conti classic endurance tyres then I don’t need wets either I’m up against SRADs and any pre 95 750 superbikes so it will be a challenge  but I’ll keep going round and round and try not to be last 

Just about got the srad ready to play with so no pressure Simon 

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Nice

i think I may have made a mistake

Keep us posted 

[OSS trackdays.]

On 7/30/2021 at 8:54 PM, Billythekidd said:

Had a great day at llandow in the sunshine, bike was faultless apart from a spongy front brake but still plenty of bite. Castle Combe was a washout but first time I've tried wets and was amazed by how much grip there was, knee down in the puddles and all! First time back on the bike since my off at pembrey last year, might book Donny for the 28th August. Enjoy oulton.

Good to hear everything working fine might be worth checking the caliper bolts are tight that hold the two half’s of the brake together there are 4 bolts 

wets are great aren’t they it’s my head that kept saying ooh this is risky

bike didn’t move at all have fun 

[OSS trackdays.]

On 7/29/2021 at 11:19 AM, Billythekidd said:

On this lovely little slabbie today, @Markz9

Ahhh good to see you are having fun on baby Bertha

how you doing 

I am Up at Oulton next weekend first time back since I had my little off last year 

[Brian]

44 minutes ago, dupersunc said:

Wash your mouth out.

 

Urrr actually I was thinking of Nickel colour powder coating the rickman frame 

Its quite impressive stuff

[Brian]

2 minutes ago, dupersunc said:

@Markz9who do Wasp use to plate their Rickman frames? 

Hi duncan I think they are called southern electro plating and they are near Salisbury 

[Racing Skoal Blandit]

On 6/8/2021 at 9:14 PM, Simbec1863 said:

Back in hotel quarantine in Denmark so here’s a race report from this weekend’s Blandit Challenge at Castle Combe.

Dry and sunny Saturday so no tyre decisions to make,bike was running shit after Donny so treated the runt to fresh oil,plugs and a few more bits and bobs.Practice went ok but my times were slow,TQ came round and managed to gather some speed went faster than the races last year but still qualified 21st. Race 1 soon arrived, sat on the grid in 21st with a plan,start fast,don’t lose any places and try to get in amongst the front boys by the 1st corner….lights out and go it’s worked I’m up to 16th in the 10 lapper.I hit my markers and grab another place, just keep plugging away until the flag,I head back to the pits and my lad says I’ve done my fastest ever lap and came 13th overall and 4th in the Seniors class  a mate came to congratulate me and said you were brutal on your overtakes and I couldn’t stick with you that’s a compliment I’ll gladly take.

A few beers to celebrate Saturday night then off to bed only to be greeted by mist and rain Sunday morning, I try to be calm and resist the need to change tyres until last minute as the weather is sunny,then it’s pissing it down….eventually I go to wets with only 5 minutes to my race start the ff..ing suns out and I roll up to the grid in 13th the only person on wets,the tracks drying rapidly so I think I’ll just ride as hard as I can until the tyres are destroyed and I probably crash  I manage to get to the end in 18th place chasing my mate who looks at my tyres at the end of the race as if to say how did you chase me all race on wets .The last race arrives and another decent finish with more points in the bag,I’m up to 6th in the Seniors cup with my favourite track Cadwell up next so fingers crossed for a decent weekend.

Only 2 rounds left for me on the blandit before the runt goes up for sale as I’m confirmed running slabby power in FP3 next season big thanks to @Markz9for agreeing a fair deal on his spare bike 

Hi Simon good to catch up and chat at combe aiming should have my srad at cadwell see you there 

[A tale of two race bikes]

bit of an update on the srad race engine although getting the top rear engine bolt out was an utter pig to remove, but heat a windy gun and lots of plus gas managed to shift it i dont think it had ever been removed although some one had previously taken the head off 

so first check the cam timing not quite sure how it happened but miss timed by one tooth out unlikely that happened when i decided to launch it at the water tower on my grass experience at cadwell and the cam chain is completely knackered, i didnt know you could get a manual cam chain adjuster with that long a bolt installed, as predicted the head gasket had moved when i came off and since the engine is out it would be rude not the give the engine a bit of a refresh 

most off the valve have sunk into the head and have a huge lap and it has been skimmed, so a new cam chain, some valves seals etc new valve springs as i am a bit hard on engines and they are 25 years old and new set of rings which should be good to go 

luckily i have an an alternative to suzuki exhaust valves £88 each s a bit strong obviously not classics enough yet although yoshi could supply a race set for £2k gulp 

[Slabbie 7/11 thunderbike racer]

21 hours ago, dupersunc said:

Post mortem.

Source of the smoke, heads bolts weren't very tight. Ho hum. Head needs a very light skim to clean it up.

There's more.

Hmmm

Well we cocked that up.

Stock exhaust cam and timing. Need to figure out what gone wrong here. Not enough valve clearance, or am I revving it too hard.

Have you checked yet to see if the head or barrels have been previously skimmed 

[Racing Skoal Blandit]

Great isn't it last minute problems just dropped my engine out 

[A tale of two race bikes]

so bit of an update regarding the gsxr 750 srad race bike, finally go the bike to ray debbens to stick on the Dyno and check the carburation plus start looking at fitting the fcr downdrafts as usual ray wants to do a belt and braces and asks if i have done leak down test lately ?

follows awkward silence from me confirming i haven't hmm problem two middle cylinders no compression it transpires that the down side of external beam frame bike gsxr r1 etc is when you chuck them up the track at speed i quite often dislodges the cylinder head and buggers the gasket as the engine is hanging from in the frame 

so now mad panic the strip engine out and check plus replace the head gasket .......... that sorted my bank holiday weekend for me hopefully nothing has happened and i am racing at donington park from the 14/16 may !!!