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.

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.

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.

The old Lindemann Engineering trailer is on it’s way to being the new EDVenture Racing trailer.

Check out Kurt’s Super Hawk Project.  Fork springs next.

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.

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.