Great Weekend
I raced Dennis’s Ninja, made a good start, lead for 2 laps and got to within 1.5 sec of the track class record after just 5 rides and took 2nd. Learned more about what the Ninja suspension needs and will use that knowledge to make Dennis’s bike and yours better.
Tony had a fun relaxing time and got some good footage of my lines. We did some lead/follow.
Jon’s R-6 damper sized unloading the bike from the trailer and could not be fixed at the track. One tank slapper that put him above the bars was enough to tell him racing without a damper would not work. Jon learns fast. He spend the rest of the day at home getting his SuperMoto bike ready and was back on Sunday for more racing.
One of Guy’s starter gear teeth broke off when he pushed the starter button on Saturday morning so I removed the gear and his brother Allen gave him a push before every ride. He’s not heavy, Allen, he’s your brother.
Tom had fun but his knee is holding him back. The surgery scars are cool and the chicks do gig them.
Niccole brought her SV over for some work on Saturday night. We also worked on her mind a bit she and her bike were improved on Sunday.
Dave rode his 11 year old R-6 poorly on Friday but we got past that problem. He rode well on Saturday. On Sunday he made a mistake with tire PSI in his 2nd race and still went faster. But his pass in the last turn of the last race of the weekend, F-40 Middleweight, for the win and setting a new class track record was the cap on a great weekend!
The Great Trailer…
The trailer is on it’s way back together. The floor is back and has the first coat of paint. The doors are painted. The axles are done. It’s a good thing the bikes are ready for this weekend because the trailer is not, yet.
LE Ninja Shock Mod
Starting with your stock 250 Ninja shock, Lindemann Engineering will re-valve it, install a remote 2-Way reservoir with high and low speed comp damping clickers and replace the top mount to lengthen the shock 4 mm. Better damping, more swing arm angle and a travel o-ring on the shock shaft all for only $500. Visit the Edventure Racing / Lindemann Engineering pits this weekend at Streets and check out the LE Shock Mod on Tony’s Ninja.
More Trailer News
The first job of The Great Trailer Fix Up is to move the axles under the springs for more drive way ground clearance. At the same time I’ll replace the stock axle links with heavy duty links with brass bushings and grease nipples. Also service the bearing and brakes. While I’m at it I’ll do a better repair of the crash damage I found at the left axle mounts. Removing the floor makes it a lot easier to do all this work and the boards were getting beat up anyway.
New Trailer
The old Lindemann Engineering trailer is on it’s way to being the new EDVenture Racing trailer.
Kurt’s Super Hawk
Check out Kurt’s Super Hawk Project. Fork springs next.
Lindemann Engineering News
Last Friday at Buttonwillow I installed a re-valved stock R-6 shock on a 2011 R-6 and sent two different riders out to test it. They both loved it.
As you know the R-6 comes with forks and shock that are adjustable for high and low speed compression and low speed rebound. The problem is that the high speed adjuster makes almost no difference. I can fix that. With Lindemann Engineering valving the high speed adjuster works.
Why spend lots of dollars to replace your fork cartridges with after market kits that are adjustable only for low speed damping and your shock with an aftermarket shock that is also only adjustable for low speed damping? A Lindemann Engineering fork re-valve costs $560 and a shock re-valve costs $400 including springs for your weight. That’s less for both ends than the cost of a good aftermarket shock.
Check us out at LE-Suspension.com or call (408) 371-6151.
R-6 Kit
Last Friday at Buttonwillow I installed a re-valved stock R-6 shock on a 2011 R-6 and sent two different riders out to test it. They both loved it.
As you know the R-6 comes with forks and shock that are adjustable for high and low speed compression and low speed rebound. The problem is that the high speed adjuster makes almost no difference. I can fix that. With Lindemann Engineering valving the high speed adjuster works.
Why spend lots of dollars to replace your fork cartridges with after market kits that are adjustable only for low speed damping and your shock with an aftermarket shock that is also only adjustable for low speed damping? A Lindemann Engineering fork re-valve costs $560 and a shock re-valve costs $400 including springs for your weight. That’s less for both ends than the cost of a good aftermarket shock.
More Fischer Work
New chains are nice but the white grease that they come with is a pain to clean off because it sticks to everything. This Fischer was new, so after it’s first ride, it has chain grease in hard to reach places. But not any more, removing the engine is not required for cleaning chain grease but it sure makes the job easier.
Fischer MRX Race Bike Build, Report.
MRX with harness removed.
Stuff removed from the harness.
This project is starting to pick up speed:
Race bikes don’t need a bunch of stuff that street bikes come with like head lights, tail lights, turn singles, side stands, etc. They also don’t need turn single relays or any of the wire that goes with all that stuff. When you cut open the wire harness and remove the extra wire you get to call what’s left a “Kit Harness.” So far I’ve removed 4 ¾ lbs of street wiring stuff. I’m doing this work now because I like to get the street stuff out of my way for later work and because I’m waiting for a bunch of parts I ordered. If your wondering what I’ll do to turn the bike on and off without the ignition switch, I can’t tell you without killing you. If you are willing to take the risk, read on…
Low beam is off, Hi beam is on. Pretty neat, huh?
Stuff I’ll be doing to the bike soon:
Install Factory Pro jet kit, shift kit and ignition advancer.
Install M-4 slip-on Ti muffler.
Install Woodcraft rear sets.