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Getting ready for WERA West @ Miller

Jun 10, 2015 | Lindemann Engineering

How to not have problems on your next trip. Do the work before you leave.

You Say You Want A Revolution … #29

Jun 9, 2015 | Podcasts

Racers Ed Sorbo and Michael Gougis discuss the development of data gathering and analysis technology for motorcycle road racing. Sorbo suggests that the entire industry was founded by a crew chief who had suffered through one too many arguments with riders – and wanted data to prove that the knucklehead wearing the helmet was completely, utterly and incontrovertibly wrong. A discussion ensues about a Customs official on the East Coast who is still bitter about the Revolutionary War (or the War of 1812) and kept Gougis from getting his really cool stickers for weeks.

wooden toolbox with tools. isolated on white.

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If you need a cat, a cat will arrive.

Jun 9, 2015 | Lindemann Engineering

A cat moved in, because we like cats but my wife is allergic to them and this one was having an adverse effect on our lizard population. We like our bug eating lizards too. Enter, Anthony, needs better suspension and a solution to his rodent problem:

“Hey, Ed. I just wanted to thank you for doing such great work on my bike and for helping to answer all my questions. I was able to shave off another couple seconds at Chuckwalla the other weekend and now have a new personal best of 2:03 (down from 2:08!); I think I may have hit my goal of 2:00 flat, but my camera wasn’t running during that session. You weren’t kidding about dropping a couple secs just from running your forks.

Also, the cat (Princess Marie) is doing well. She has adapted nicely to the household and enjoys being an inside/outside animal. The very first day she stayed the night she had already caught a mouse! You weren’t kidding about her being a hunter either!”

At LE we can solve most any problem but we can’t convince everyone to get an on board timer. I look forward to hearing proof of your 2 minute flat lap time Anthony. Soon you will join the Sub 2 Club! Thank you!

Particle News

Jun 7, 2015 | Lindemann Engineering

Hey, Bill, it turns out that the Fischer MRX rear sets are not the same as GSXR rear sets. No problem, I have a TIG welder and now Particle has Woodcraft rear sets. Solid pegs will make shock changes easier with my peg stands as I continue testing different spring rates and shim stacks.

Check out the Woodcraft bars and brake lever guard. 335 grams lighter than the stock steal bars even with the guard.

Fox Shox

Jun 6, 2015 | Lindemann Engineering

John sent me his old Twin Clicker Fox Shox from the FZR400 he picked up. Not only was I able to fix all the worn out stuff and replace the leaking hose, I replaced the cheep spring that was on it with a genuine Fox Shox spring of the correct size and rate. And not just any correct Fox spring, this Fox spring was on Particle when she entered her first race and clinched the 2011 California State Championship. Also the first race of any Fischer MRX.

No one knows what adventures this spring had before I loaded it and all the rest of Lindemann Engineering’s stuff into my trailer. At any “rate,” John will be happy with his shock.

The Bike, The Bike, The Bike Is On Fire .. #28

Jun 2, 2015 | Podcasts

Amid the backing sounds of clanging and banging, racers Ed Sorbo and Michael Gougis re-spring a shock while discussing burning racebikes with a state of accuracy that may or may not bear any relationship to reality. Any deviation from truth is blamed on WERA’s Mongo. A discussion ensues about a hypothetical condition of existence, much like absolute zero, in which something reaches the state of “Ed Clean.”

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Testing

Jun 1, 2015 | Lindemann Engineering

I took the Fischer MRX to ACS with Fastrack for a day of testing:
The tach is still not working but I have a plan.
The carburetion and throttle response are perfect.
The bike looks great.
The controls are just right.
The brakes are strong with good feel.
The white step is because the bike is too tall for me.
The balance is off. I found the correct rear spring rate but now I need to reduce the shock rebound valving to match the weaker spring. The fork springs and comp valving need to be stronger.

Once I get the balance correct for me it’ll be easy to adjust it for other riders. Also on the to do list is to install the Wood Craft rear sets and aluminum bars.

More Particle

May 26, 2015 | Lindemann Engineering

The Fischer MRX known as Particle is back. She is a few pounds lighter after I made some new fairing stays, replaced the rear caliper with one from a TZ 250, changed the shock valving while installing a smaller ID spring and a shorter res hose for a better fit. I also improved the cool/ram air system and reduced the weight of the sub frame and it’s bolts. I’ll be riding this weekend at ACS, stop by and check out the bikes.

There Is No Turn Seven, Grasshopper … #27

May 26, 2015 | Podcasts

In Episode 27 of Deep Thinking, the motorcycle road racing podcast, racers Ed Sorbo and Michael Gougis talk about resurrection, Jorge Lorenzo and Tom Sykes. National-level racer Reno Karimian chimes in with an observation about World Superbike. Sorbo observes that on tracks on the West Coast, Turn Seven is never a turn. Gougis cites the wisdom of the owl in a Tootsie Roll commercial first aired decades ago.