FW: SV trackday bike is getting there...

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> From: Mathew Roth
> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 10:42 AM
> To: 'Denny Fair'
> Cc: 'Aaron Barry'; 'zupatun@xxxxxx'
> Subject: SV trackday bike is getting there...
>
> I bought this bike from Larry Grodsky back in December.
> Unfortunately( http://www.riderreport.com/output.cfm?id=1087183 ) he
> never got to see the bike go from a basket case into something
> rideable. Here's a couple pics of the bike. I had two boxes of
> various parts Larry bought off ebay to fix the bike. It had been run
> into an embankment by one of his students (IIRC) and he had put new
> fork legs on and wasn't sure if the top triple was straight or not.
> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/zupatu....dnm=45ea.jpg&..
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> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/zupatu....dnm=45ea.jpg&..
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> However, it is progressing. Denny and I occaisionally raise a glass
> to Larry and ask for a little advice now and then. Hopefully some of
> the work is divinely inspired (or at least I get reminded to torque
> the bolts to spec). So far up to June, besides fixing the speedometer
> and replacing various broken bits with ones that Larry had waiting to
> be put on the SV , bike needed put back together as it was not
> rideable and I did some other things to it trying to get ready for
> that trackday in early June. Up to then the following had been done.:
>
> Replace various broken wires and connectors.
> New Speedometer
> Carbon fiber (hand laid) flyscreen (taught myself how to make a plug
> and lay glass and CF).
> Buell headlight with hand made brackets and the turn-signal brackets
> upside down and swapped from L to R.
> Motosliders frame sliders.
> Tomohawk Street tires
> Slippery 5W-40 Rotella T-syn diesel oil...gotta love $12 for 4 quarts!
> Pirelli Supercorsa Pro Track-day tires (race take offs--like new
> almost)
>
> Here's pics of the bike with Denny in the shots:
> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/zupatu...dnm=ba4fre2.jp
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> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/zupatu...dnm=1693re2.jp
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> Basically the bike was stock back in June with ATF in the front forks.
> Since then Denny and I, on a few late hot nights, have done the rest:
>
> SVS-rearsets
> ZX-10 shock (batter box was already modded! - Larry bought this bike
> used).
> Woodcraft clipons and new grips
> Fastlines Braided (SVS) front brake lines (2.5mm I.D.)
> New Brake fluid (duh)
> EBC HH pads are waiting to be put on
> Nissin Racing Master Cylinder for front brake - to replace stock
> crappy one (handle bar pulled back to the bar)
> Race-tech Gold-valve cartridge emulators
> Damper rods drilled out to 11mm and rebound hole welded shut
> SVS Preload adjustable fork caps.
> Front forks with fork caps 7mm above the top tripple.
> New RK 530 gold o-ring chain
> Spare cbr 600 rear wheel, hub and spacer kit (to make tire swaps from
> track to street easier and run 180's if I want).
>
> As it sits the bike has stock engine, exhaust, and probably needs a
> valve clearance check just for shits and giggles. I'm hoping to find
> a nicer set of 1pc leathers on ebay or elsewhere.
>
> The new chain, brakes, rear shock and front fork work have transformed
> the bike into a diving, lurching wallowing mess into a stable, damped
> smooth bike. I'm kind of glad I missed that track-day--I know I would
> have hit the limits of the way the bike was set up very early in the
> day and no amount of fiddling with it would have helped--the front end
> and the brakes were plain dangerous in their initial setup (don't know
> how Larry's students were able to stop with those brakes!). Still the
> bike needs some work to get the front and rear sag set correctly and I
> may make dogbones (for fun) to adjust the rear ride height a little
> higher. I know the bike feels a ton better, but how it behaves on the
> track is determine the changes to the current setup.
>
> Still looks a little ragged, but overall she's getting there. Denny
> deserves a huge thanks, without his help I'd be struggling. I have
> lots of fun working on the bike but only a few years experience and up
> till this summer I didn't own a garage. This is my trackday bike that
> will get occaisional street duty. I was tempted to just buy someone's
> race prepped track-bike but I'm glad I've spent the time with this
> bike. It's not my VFR--it's a different kind of animal that's for
> sure. Having said that all that, I'm keeping it as a dual purpose
> bike for now.
>
> Take care,
>
> Matt
>
> P.S.
> Larry,
> The top triple is straight--bike is nice and stable hands off the
> bars--steers like a gem so far! Thanks.
>
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