Well after having a couple michelada's and some chili con queso, I felt I had the necessary fuel to tackle my second favorite moto thing (after...
Did a couple steps forward and one step back kinda thing the last two days. I'm all good with it, as this is the first time a lot of this stuff...
Got an early start and tried to get a few things done yesterday. Started by replacing all of the steel case bolts on the right side of the engine...
After work and UPS got in the way of the project, this weekend I'm going to get a chance to get back at it and get some stuff done. Worked on the...
In black...Soon to be PVM in white [IMG]
I wouldn't call them mistakes. They are merely misfortunes encountered when taking on an epic challenge. Nothing good comes without effort.
Got a message from the shipper today, the information I sent to them to substantiate the claim was enough to justify a full refund of the retail...
Done, still needs to be crated up and shipped, but it's done. Freaking finally. Now the work starts. [IMG]
Hmmmm.
NEVER SAY DIE!
Mir got ripped off. Didn't have a new tire for the restart, had to restart on a tire with 16 laps. Felt bad for him. Felt bad for Zarco too, still...
After the trials and tribulations of dealing with the utter disaster concerning the first suspension company I used, the 2.5 months it took them...
Thanks, Cap. It is easily the most ambitious engine project I've ever had done and it's the closest I'll ever get to an HRC factory spec engine....
Much cleaner, Cap. Nicely done.
Getting closer...my hunch is that it will be done tomorrow. [IMG]
The missing forks have not arrived, but they are from a CRF450L build that I'm also working on (because why have just one pile of parts and not...
Ummmm, no. Gonna be a couple months before I get around to finishing it, then it's going to dyno tuning sans bodywork for break in, jetting, and...
Received some more good news from Mike Norman today the porting and combustion chamber work is done [IMG] The 1mm oversize intake valve seats...
I'll take that bet. I just want them to say they can't find them and then the process of getting paid for the claim will be initiated. Once I...
Yeah, first it was a fight to get them done, then when they finally did it, the shock and the forks shipped in separate packages, with the forks...
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