Iceman Ninja Part 3
Sometimes you have to make a mess on your way to fixing stuff. In this case the bike has to come apart to replace the frame. So long as you clean up your mess when you are done.
Iceman Ninja, Part 2
New frame.
Lindemann Engineering 250 Cup!
Are you looking for a class to start racing in?
Are you looking for a class that costs less?
Are you looking for a class with nice people to race with?
MotoWest GP has that class for you!
Lindemann Engineering 250 Cup!
There is only one man standing between you and a class championship.
Tony Serra.
Tony is the points leader.
Do you have what it takes to race Tony?
Maybe.
Tony does not hang off.
Tony does not tuck in.
Tony is older than you.
These things are in your favor.
But Tony does not back off when others do.
Tony has been there and done that.
Tony brings his own Doctor to the races.
Tony is 73 years old.
You can race Tony, just be sure to call him Mr. Serra when you line up against him.
6 Seconds!
Reza was not having fun on his ill handling RC-51. In fact he was getting ready to go home when his friend brought him to see me. I bounce on his bike and said I could make him 6 seconds faster. Reza signed up with Lindemann Engineering and I adjusted his clickers.
Reza enjoyed his next ride. Reza walked over to see MotoYard’s Hennery to see his transponder times. He went 6 seconds faster! Reza is happy.
How much would pay to go 6 seconds faster? The LE record is 13 seconds faster. The LE average is 4 seconds. The price is $50 for a day of suspension tuning. When Reza sends me his suspension for improvement he gets a $50 discount.
Can Lindemann Engineering really make you faster while taking less risk and make your tires last longer? Yes, just ask Reza.
$980 to rebuild, re-valve and re-spring the forks and shock on your Sportbike.
Reading Glasses
My wife caught me going over notes in my shop wearing my Mystery School shirt. Note the two pairs of old man reading glasses hanging from the neck of said shirt but not on my face. Yes, both tool boxes are full.
GSX-R600 Forks for sale
Rebuilt forks from a GSXR600. 45mm upper tubes. One tube has a dip at the bottom 3-clamp. You can use the tube as is or I can replace it for you when I install springs and valving to match you and whatever bike you want to put them on. My work is worth $560. The forks are worth something less than retail. I’ll take $700 for them.
Bench Racing
At the end of the day today two guys were talking about their riding under shaded provided by Lindemann Engineering. One was a client the other was a friend of my client. The friend was faster early but my client was faster at the end of the day. The line I want to share with you was what my client said to his friend. He pointed at me and said, “You should have paid him fifty bucks.”
11 happy clients and at least one person who I except to see at his next MotoYard.com Track Day.
Awesome!
After shipping Andy’s rebuilt, re-valved and re-sprung forks back to him I sent him an e mail to make sure he got them. This is his responses:
“Got it, installed it and its awesome!! Thank you so much for everything!”
No Andy, THANK YOU!
Shocking R-6!
I met Kevin, the owner of this shock at a MotoYard.com track day. Kevin has a popular aftermarket shock on his ‘08 R-6. I adjusted that shock to do it’s best but a weak spring with too much pre-load even with the adjuster backed off all the way and very little compression damping limits what I can do at the track.
Kevin was surprised when I told him that his stock shock is better than most aftermarket shocks and that I could make it perfect.
$420 to rebuild, re-valve and re-spring this shock. I start with the correct rate spring for your weight, not the correct rate according to your buddy. Then I add the correct amount of pre-load, again I use Jim Lindemann’s system here not what some guy on the internet said. Then I fix the high speed compression adjuster so it has a useful range. Then I change the valve stacks to get any damping curve I want.
The best thing about these R-6 shocks is the high speed compression adjuster. It’s the same as on the R-6 forks. After I fix the range of adjustment you have a stock shock (and forks) that have a working high speed compression adjuster. Being able to change the high speed damping is almost as good as re-valving and you can do it with a wrench!
High speed damping comes into play when the forks or shock move fast like on a bump. Low speed damping is for when they move slow like leaning into a turn.
Kevin and I will install this shock back on his bike this Friday afternoon at Streets of Willow and he will race with it on Friday with Moto West GP.
Sure I could re-spring and re-valve his aftermarket shock but even then it would not have a high speed compression adjuster.
Some aftermarket shocks are great. Penske builds their shocks to order using the correct rate springs and they have good damping curves.
Cix Approved
You know Cix because you saw her in “Roadracing World.” Here she is poising with Greg’s rebuilt, re-valved and re-sprung forks. As well as his rebuilt, re-valved an re-sprung, used Penske 3-way. I know this guy in Hawaii, little guy with a big name, who had this shock on his bike years ago. Can you believe he saved the manual that came with the Penske? Racers are all the same.