Ready to Ride!
John 29 has a SV1000 and a TZ 250, Tony 617 has a TZ 250 and Ed 31 has a CBR 600F1. We are ready for the race weekend. What are you doing?
Kenny Anderson!
We are very happy to announce that Lindemann Engineering has agreed to sponsor Kenny as he moves into 125 GP racing in 2012. Lindemann will be handling suspension setup, configuration, tuning, and repair on our Honda RS125 motorcycles. In addition, owner Ed Sorbo brings a wealth of knowledge and four decades of racing experience to our team. We are very proud and honored to work with such a capable person and company.
Suspension tuning is something that we do not have much experience with. During five years of mini racing, most of Kenny’s motorcycles either had no suspension, or were very limited in how they could be adjusted. 125 GP motorcycle suspensions have a huge range of adjustability, and if not properly set up they can be very difficult to ride. Knowing our limitations in this area, I was very concerned about how we would fare.
Lindemann Engineering has already rebuilt and revalved the forks and shocks on all of our motorcycles, ensuring that they are all properly configured for Kenny’s weight. After a little track time this weekend, Ed was able to get our suspensions perfectly dialed in. Despite all the stress of moving up to the big leagues this year, I can honestly say that I have zero stress about our suspension setup. It’s a great relief to know that no matter what, that aspect of our motorcycles will always be ready to go.
Thank you Lindeman Engineering!
Eric Anderson
Father of Kenny Anderson #12
Teaming up with MotoYard.com
Lindemann Engineering To Provide Suspension Services at Motoyard Track Days in 2012.
Motoyard Trackdays and Lindemann Engineering have teamed up to provide track day riders with services designed to enhance their high-speed motorcycling experiences.
Lindemann Engineering, owned by former AMA Pro Racing rider and crew chief Ed Sorbo of EDventure Racing, will be on-hand to provide suspension tuning services at the entire series of Motoyard track days in 2012.
Lindemann Engineering performs everything from basic suspension set-up to complete suspension component overhaul, and is equipped to work with riders throughout the day as they dial in their motorcycles to the optimal configuration. When the suspension works well, riding is faster, easier and more confidence-inspiring.
Motoyard has scheduled a full slate of track days in 2012 at a wide range of Southern Caliifornia racetracks. Willow Springs, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway and Buttonwillow Raceway Park all are on the schedule for the upcoming season. Motoyard also offers its riders the opportunity to ride both the main 2.5-mile course at Willow and the 1.8-mile Streets of Willow on the same day, and offers the Southland’s only nighttime track time.
Lindemann Engineering is located at 1600 E. Citrus Ave., Unit H, Redlands, Ca 92374, (909) 838-4581, www.le-suspension.com. Motoyard can be reached at (800) 930-2815 or at motoyardtrackdays.com.
The Days Are Just Packed!
And so is my shop. There are 4 more bikes here you can’t see in this photo.
Well, Hello Dolly
Here is my latest Harbor Freight thing: A dolly for a motorcycle.
What’s been going on.
The last WSMC race of the year was wet! We rode on Fri & Sat but skipped Sunday because of the rain.
Tony said the TZ was too fast, he was kidding, you can never have too much power but it was good to hear anyway.
Dave gave me his new R-6 for LE suspension work and to have it “Edafied” for racing.
Lindemann Engineering work has picked up again as people park their bikes for the winter/off season and send me forks and shocks for work.
I’ll be working with the girls from “Roadracing World” at the Long Beach International Motorcycle Show this weekend. Stop by our booth and say Hi.
Randall’s 600
We re-sprung and re-valved the stock GSXR-600 shock for Randall who races with WSMC. He raced with it last month and liked it. Today at Willow Springs, I bounced on his bike it after he said it was perfect and he did not want it changed at all. I made changes to his front and rear damping and made the bike work even better. The biggest trick is helping people understand just how good their suspension can be. I have to make the changes in steps so they can get use to it. Correct suspension makes you faster with less risk and your tires last longer.
I’ve been at Tracks.
Friday with Track Daz at CVR was a good day. 6 clients and a new track. My track list is now up to 58 with CVR Backwards.
Monday at Infenion was a blast, great track and just the right bike. 5 clients.
Now I’m getting ready for the last WSMC weekend of the year. Riding with Tony on Friday in Moto-Yard. Racing on Sunday!
See you at the track.
‘90 TZ 250 Progress Report
One of the power valves broke in half while Tony was racing. Vibration kept the broken parts in place while the engine was running. When the engine was turned off in the pit’s the lower half of the PV dropped down and kept the engine from turning over when I next tried to start it.
Rather than just replace the PV I took this opportunity to improve a few other things:
As you can see the exhaust ports have been cleaned up, they also now match the pipes. The 3 small bits in the foreground connect the two PV’s at the T, you can see between the cylinders. I made the small white sleeves to fit over the arms of the T to take up the space worn into the other half of the PV connector. Vibration kills these parts fast and that connector is expensive. My hope is that the sleeves will spread out the load and make everything last longer.
Yamaha stopped making PV’s for this model and none are left in stock. The V engine TZ 250 uses the same size PV just without a notch in the shaft. Two new V model PV’s and a little time with Tony’s Mill and, Prest-O Change-O, we have ‘90 PV’s. In this picture they have already been installed.
The other picture shows the case packing I did around the reed cages. This increases the primary compression and gives better throttle response. Note the rust on the cylinder studs. This bike really is 21 years old.
73 year old Tony will be back on board this month at WSMC and if you think these are the only improvments the bike is getting you and anyone racing Tony will find out the hard way.
Off to see the Track
See you this weekend at CVR:
Friday Track Daz, room for more clients, find me in the pits and passing you on the track.
Sat & Sun I’ll be the starter except when I’m racing.