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I finally got to turn some laps on the 7fiddy today! Hunter came over because he needed some testing time on his new bike too. Saturday I put on the new brake lines and did a few laps to make sure everything was straight..which it was. Saturday morning, I still had to change out tires and brake pads.....hmm......I seem to have sold all my front sllicks....including the one that was on MY bike last weekend 
So, all I have is one that was damaged by packing tape during shipping.......I have a choice....use it and forget about getting credit for it, taking a chance because it may either fail or cause chatter/vibration. So I throw it on hatyo along with a PR5 that's already got 3 days on it.... :squid
I fill it up with gas (remember, I did ride a few laps on Saturday) and get all my gear on, go to start the bike and I notice it's leaking fuel....out the side of the tank where someone else had repaired it and I hadn't fixed it yet...argg. I pull off my helmet and gloves...stare at the tank and think about fixing it....but I really need to get some testing in on the bike, and if I spend half the day fixing the tank I'm screwed with the late start.
I remember I have Phillbie's spare tank in the shed...so I drain my tank into a can and proceed to move my fuel pump and cap onto his tank, get dressed again and head out. Hmm...seems she doesn't want to pull above 9k......just like October! One lap, back into the pits and pull the tank off. It was sealed so I'm wondering why it must have had so much crap in it to clog the pump or injectors. Last time it was crap in the injectors, so I look at those first, pretty clean but I cleaned them anyways, put the tank back on and head out...problem still there, back to the pits and remove the tank again. Prop up the tank, pull the fuel pump....hmm....lots O' Crap in there. Damn Phil, why'd ya leave me a tank with crap in it :bitchslap So, I get ready to empty the tank back into my can...wait! Why's my gas can full of shit? Oh no, it must have came out of MY tank that I drained into the can earlier! Rinse out the tank a few times, take the fuel pump apart and clean it again (screen was nasty), pump some more fuel (first tank cost me $20 in Sonoco) and get the gear back on... Hey, what's this...this bike is fast!
I get a few laps to scrub the front tire and bead the brakes, back to the pits to let the brakes cool. Finally, it's time to get down to some real testing. Hunter and I hook up and do a few laps, not blazing laps, but definitely faster than I've gone since November. The bike seems to be steering kinda slow, so I pull in and raise the rear ride height. Hunter does the same. I head back out to warm the tires (waiting on the new order of warmers) get half a lap in and the farking shift linkage breaks.....again (this is the 3rd time now...crap dynojet linkage). So, back to the pits......look everywhere in the trailer and find nada. Hmm.....what do I have around here that I can steal the linkage from? First I look at Troy's bike.......nope too long. The Kawi 650 is next..damn, doesn't use linkage. Hey, wait.....I have that beautiful 85 Suzuki GS1150E.....hey, that rusty steel bit just might be long enough! Yep.....it works! :2devil
Back on track again, another session and everything goes well finally. Lap times are definitely dropping, mental note, fix that damn curb before next weekend! Day ended with a session that should be good enough to run somewhere in the top 3 next weekend. Hopefully I'll have time to get it painted, but first I need a tank! Hey Phil, wanna sell your spare tank?
So, all I have is one that was damaged by packing tape during shipping.......I have a choice....use it and forget about getting credit for it, taking a chance because it may either fail or cause chatter/vibration. So I throw it on hatyo along with a PR5 that's already got 3 days on it.... :squid I fill it up with gas (remember, I did ride a few laps on Saturday) and get all my gear on, go to start the bike and I notice it's leaking fuel....out the side of the tank where someone else had repaired it and I hadn't fixed it yet...argg. I pull off my helmet and gloves...stare at the tank and think about fixing it....but I really need to get some testing in on the bike, and if I spend half the day fixing the tank I'm screwed with the late start.
I remember I have Phillbie's spare tank in the shed...so I drain my tank into a can and proceed to move my fuel pump and cap onto his tank, get dressed again and head out. Hmm...seems she doesn't want to pull above 9k......just like October! One lap, back into the pits and pull the tank off. It was sealed so I'm wondering why it must have had so much crap in it to clog the pump or injectors. Last time it was crap in the injectors, so I look at those first, pretty clean but I cleaned them anyways, put the tank back on and head out...problem still there, back to the pits and remove the tank again. Prop up the tank, pull the fuel pump....hmm....lots O' Crap in there. Damn Phil, why'd ya leave me a tank with crap in it :bitchslap So, I get ready to empty the tank back into my can...wait! Why's my gas can full of shit? Oh no, it must have came out of MY tank that I drained into the can earlier! Rinse out the tank a few times, take the fuel pump apart and clean it again (screen was nasty), pump some more fuel (first tank cost me $20 in Sonoco) and get the gear back on... Hey, what's this...this bike is fast!
I get a few laps to scrub the front tire and bead the brakes, back to the pits to let the brakes cool. Finally, it's time to get down to some real testing. Hunter and I hook up and do a few laps, not blazing laps, but definitely faster than I've gone since November. The bike seems to be steering kinda slow, so I pull in and raise the rear ride height. Hunter does the same. I head back out to warm the tires (waiting on the new order of warmers) get half a lap in and the farking shift linkage breaks.....again (this is the 3rd time now...crap dynojet linkage). So, back to the pits......look everywhere in the trailer and find nada. Hmm.....what do I have around here that I can steal the linkage from? First I look at Troy's bike.......nope too long. The Kawi 650 is next..damn, doesn't use linkage. Hey, wait.....I have that beautiful 85 Suzuki GS1150E.....hey, that rusty steel bit just might be long enough! Yep.....it works! :2devil
Back on track again, another session and everything goes well finally. Lap times are definitely dropping, mental note, fix that damn curb before next weekend! Day ended with a session that should be good enough to run somewhere in the top 3 next weekend. Hopefully I'll have time to get it painted, but first I need a tank! Hey Phil, wanna sell your spare tank?
