Simbec1863
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Quick spin this afternoon only out for 30 mins then realised I’d left my wallet at home when she went onto reserve and the oil light came on so had no choice than stop for a quick pic and head back home.
Running loads better and lifts the front wheel on acceleration even with my bulk on board
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@Rossco(Iceman Josros)The blandit one was knackered and passing fuel even when off,it was cheaper to replace than try to rebuild.
The R6 one gives me an on/off instead,and won’t flow fuel unless I want it to,also has an inline filter which is a bonus.
Didn’t measure it but think its 38mm from memory so it’s the same spacing as MK1 blandit,both R1 and R6 of the same era are supposed to fit.
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Too sunny not to fire her up and test ride the new forks....bloody brill no more nose diving now thanks to Maxton.
Stuck some fresh juice in and did a few miles,big grin now bloody love this bike
....beer o’clock and if it stays nice tomorrow it could be 2 stroke Sunday too
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Forks out and new seals fitted,just need to get some oil tomorrow and set the air gap.
Yamahaha fuel tap bought off eblag,rebuilt it and it fits like a dream,no leaks now have an on/off tap without the dreaded vacuum setup.
Stuck the battery back on and she fired up first time
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Looks bang tidy
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New gloves arrived this week also ordered some new fork seals as one leg is weeping so that’s this weekends job sorted.
Track day the following Saturday to test the bloody thing and see if it stops,goes and tighten anything that might fall off
Getting excited now in between moments of WTF.....even one of the ACU instructors at Mallory said why are you going racing at your age.....
I told him I love the smell of napalm in the morning he looked at me funny and walked off.
Well countdown has begun for sure,I’m missing the 1st round at Brands as I’m away with work but have already got my entries in for round 2 at Snetterton in April.Should be fun never even been there before so will be a baptism of fire.
Met most of the lads in the series at Mallory they seem like a good bunch,most of them are also older and way faster than me to.
I’ll keep posting updates as I go and try to give a feel for the ups and downs of an over 50’s racing novice,just need my orange bib and licence to come through now and I’m nearly ready....I think
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Not much progress but committed to the dyno day and a track day in July so will be nipping over to see my mate in a week or 2 to get the zeeltronic fitted and setup, to busy getting the race bike ready so having to call in a few favours to get the RGV ready in time.
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ACU test passed,bloody great morning at Mallory Park,mass practice start of 35 bikes was ace,still got the grin on my face
Overtook a few bikes with the front end vertical
,they were CB boat anchors mind....Now need to get the bike sorted blown a fork seal.....oh well
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22 minutes ago, Markz9 said:
don't worry about it too much at the moment just get used to ragging around the track I did notice most of the quicker bandit riders are using a brand new rear shock maxton, nitron etc so if you are using a second hand one get it rebuilt and re gassed most standard shocks lose the nitrogen in three years
Thanks for the input,I'm running a rebuilt GSXR750 shock no budget for anything fancy yet.
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2 minutes ago, fatblokeonbandit said:
25 mm front 20 mm rear for me
Thanks for that gives me something to work from then see what feels ok when I’m on track
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Look bloody good they do Clive,almost too nice to fit
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8 minutes ago, MeanBean49 said:
Ive always gone for 20-30mm front and 10-15mm on the rear
Cheers for that mate
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I have a set-up question for you experienced racers what's the recommended static sag front and rear for a race bike???
Your input is much appreciated
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Replaced the throttle grip,got her running and ticking over a little better,seems to rev cleanly only a real road test will confirm that.
Number boards back on and secured,also did a bit of lock wiring,sump plug,oil filler and oil filter all secure.
The list gets a little shorter,ACU test next Saturday at Mallory Park
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I’m in mate need the RGV sorting on the dyno hope he has time to fine tune it for me or is he just doing power runs?
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7 hours ago, wsn03 said:
Thanks for that, very helpful. Is that from a Suzuki workshop manual or Haynes?
Suzuki
,I've got it in PDF if you need it but its a massive 28mb so probably won't email, maybe someone on here can tell you where you can download it from... -
10 hours ago, KATANAMANGLER said:
Aye there is plenty to think about. Don't forget to practice your race face.
I've mastered that already its the one where I look worried and pale and need to wee alot.......
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We all like a good list....
So here's the update
Tyre warmers-not yet can I use an old quilt
Genny-sold some stuff so now have the funds for it
Fuel cans-Not yet
Fire extinguisher-sorted
Front stand-sorted
Bike related tasks are as follows;
Refit the carbs-done
Fit the yamahaha throttle and new cable-done
Change the clutch cable-done
Change the bearings in the wets and get some normal road pads-not done
Sticker the beast up OSS style-done
Check the regs to make sure I haven’t forgotten anything-done I've forgotten loads
Learn how to lockwire like a pro and then lockwire like a complete amateur probably-drilled all necessary parts ready to do this
Test ride on a closed road/track-does round my garden count
Shakedown test at a local track-booked at Donny for March
Plus new jobs sorted like there's no spark so it won't start-done
Get a catch tank (lower fairing) and fit it-got the fairing need to fit
ACU test is fast approaching but will do it on my road bike as the blandit won't be ready in time.
Eye test done, dog tag made, forms filled out, clubs joined.......never thought it would be this difficult...
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Oh well racing is the priority this year so looks like I’ll have to miss this one
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Stickered up
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Number boards sorted
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Couple of hours today trying to get the beast to start,battery charged and tested ok static and under load.Still nothing checked for fuel flow and all good.
Tank off coils checked and found the spade terminals were all knackered,stripped and replaced the terminals.Quick test and we have a spark
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Tank back on and hit the starter and we have life...
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Pressures on now for me to deliver
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Cheers @KATANAMANGLERthese arrived today
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