2014 prep

[banger san]

Another hour or so in the shed, slow progress at the moment, good job first race is two months away.

How's everybody else getting on?

[skidlids]

Where's the photos Andy
Mine has stalled a bit as I get on with a couple of engine bits and also help Dallas sort his, which is almost finished

Might be 2 months to the first race but i'm going to loose half of that when I head back to Qatar for work and a bit of winter sunshine and warmth, and to get away from all this blooming water

[Trumpet]

Another hour or so in the shed, slow progress at the moment, good job first race is two months away.

How's everybody else getting on?

All new regs stuff done, shock away for refurb and new spring, just got to get aluminium swing arm welded up to take 996 shock then it's just painting. By the way have we had final confirmation on the tyres?

[antonye]

Use: http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/blogs/ ... ;)

[banger san]

Use: http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/blogs/ ... ;)

Never blogged, wouldn't know how to.
Never been on twitter, no interest.
Only lurk on facebook.

What's the benefit of using blog rather than forum?

[antonye]

What's the benefit of using blog rather than forum?

The blog section is a dedicated area which has a lot more scope for editing text, adding pictures, formatting and that kind of thing.

[mark 999]

Mild panic stations here !

Off to Cartagena soon, bike drop off is 15th Feb and the bike is in bits !

New tank to fit, airbox junked, battery to relocate, lots of fiddly shite to sort, then belts and valves to sort before it goes on the dyno.

New bodywork to fit.

Wiring looks like left over spaghetti and Kev is getting regular e mails asking which colour wire does what !

All in the hope of losing a bit of weight, but it looks like the only weight loss is me, from worry !

[coppersaucepipe]

Mild panic stations here !

Off to Cartagena soon, bike drop off is 15th Feb and the bike is in bits !

New tank to fit, airbox junked, battery to relocate, lots of fiddly shite to sort, then belts and valves to sort before it goes on the dyno.

New bodywork to fit.

Wiring looks like left over spaghetti and Kev is getting regular e mails asking which colour wire does what !

All in the hope of losing a bit of weight, but it looks like the only weight loss is me, from worry !

15th Feb is ages away, my drop off date is next Saturday.

[milesaway]

dyno tomorrow- fingers crossed there's bit more to find in the old girl

[milesaway]

spent £150 but lost 1kg of silencer and gained 2hp- so near enough got 50 now- not a bad day's achievement all in all

[skidlids]

Pretty good Miles
Gaining 2 bhp is like loosing around 6kg
as optimum power to weight is roughly 2.9kg/bhp

[banger san]

spent £150 but lost 1kg of silencer and gained 2hp- so near enough got 50 now- not a bad day's achievement all in all

Good going there Miles, overall power to weight ratio including rider you will be much better then me :(

[badgerpilot]

I'm hoping last seasons fairing weighed 10kg and the chain was sapping 5bhp.

[milesaway]

I'm hoping last seasons fairing weighed 10kg and the chain was sapping 5bhp.
was it a steel fairing

[Ghost]

was it a steel fairing
No he bought it legit.

[skidlids]

No he bought it legit.

:lol:
Fairing must have had lots of filler :D

[milesaway]

5hp in a chain sounds optimistic, but anyone got a realistic figure for difference from 'o'ring to low friction chain???

[skidlids]

5hp in a chain sounds optimistic, but anyone got a realistic figure for difference from 'o'ring to low friction chain???


Maybe worth a read Miles
http://www.ktm950.info/how/Orange%20Garage/chains/Maintenance/chain_maint.html

http://www.bikerenews.com/Stories_Archives/Chains.html

[Ghost]

Work the chain hard on the sighting lap and its soon up to temperature thereby equalling the friction of non 'O' Ring or thereabouts.