Any more major bike builds wont happen till my workshop is built ... doing the ZXR reminded me of how crap it is here now working 'outside' etc Things like the carbs and wheels will probably end up on the flyer and its now out of rego anyway ... its had its day The engine needs a total rebuild and third gear is stuffed also but for the time being running down the track will do while its still in 1 piece
Pulled the old tart out for some Jenny Craig and a few renovations and retire some no longer required bits
Need to find a way to spray engine start into it without having to take all the bits off. If I remember right, it was hard to start, but ran fine once hot. Started fine when cold with a bump start (from memory)...right?
Thats about it ...... I started it today with Aerostart but it took alot ..... didnt try to bump it as I wasnt going to try pushing it up the hill..... bumping worked easily that first time at Gunnedah when cold and then started via the starter all weekend. When racing is looming again Ill try that here in the street (when theres 2 of us) to see if its a common occurence Plan is to change a few things then just drag it till the gearbox and/or engine self destructs
When do you plan to make a tank skin to go over that? Maybe some kind of hinged unit for easy open and close to get to carbs? Should save about 4-5KG ditching the metal tank.
That doesn't sound like you at all...passing up an opportunity to add more bling! https://tinyurl.com/yatmabsf
Pulled some more extraneous bits today Chinese fuel pump had died ..... might not have helped trying to run the bike the other day ... put the original back in Ditched the coils as I have these sticks on the way Ok electrical honkys .... would Jaycar have these maybe? .... or just the bare terminals to rewire them? I had a good look at the diaphragm vents also .... I dont know about there being 'filter' material in there but they sure were clogged up with junk ... might not help in the act of carburetion either before after the air gun Also time for some gearing experiments for the ⅛ mile Its had stock gearing for years so a 17 front but lets lose some teeth and get the most out of that 18500rpm 13 or 15 ? hmmm
What is your average speed over the finish line atm ? And in what gear ? I would gear it down so you are crossing the finish line around 14,000 rpm's ( a touch below peak horsepower)
Just looking at the Gearing Commander site and @ 118kmph you would be going over the line at about 15000 rpm's in 3rd gear With a 15T front sprocket you would be crossing the finish line @ 14550 rpm's in 4th And with a 13T you'd be crossing the line @ 14600 in 5th gear https://www.gearingcommander.com/
I would have to find my time sheets but heres a speed from one of Franks posts 10.20 @ 110 I think 3rd gear ...... I was hitting the limiter really easily so gear changing needs some experimenting and more test runs Hitting the line in 4th with some clutchless shifting would be interesting
