race bike prep...

[oreo_n2]

started the day ...



finished drilling all the damn tedious safety wire holes today... (a few examples)



effing motard with a hydraulic clutch... wtf??? had to drill and wire the slave cylinder.
what is wrong with a basic cable???? And why the fuck do these things have to have 2
oil filters and 2 oil screens????



a beautiful example of cut safety wire on an exhaust bolt... with out the exhaust...
completely out of focus for your viewing enjoyment.


and after all that KB mounted my new rubber for me...



and with that i am damn close to done... just need to re-fill with fluids, add the catch can(s), alter some wiring, reassemble, and get the freshly drilled holes filled with safety wire.
oh and at some point i am gonna need to track down PK to get the initial basic suspension settings adjusted.

[oreo_n2]

oh yea... the street legal (titled in nh) yz450f to the rear left of the race bike might be up for sale... for the right price.

[OreoGaborio]

... is that front tire mounted in the right direction? Pattern looks opposite to rear.

[smf]

nice i just finished up 4 hours of wrenching on mine. only thing left to do is mount the tank, mount tires and check all the bolts... oh and make sure the jetting is at least close.

and that front tire does look odd.

[Awesome]

I see a few motards there, is the little miss racing too?

Who's going to be running the same races for NESR, seems like there'll be quite a few of you in the tard race.

[oreo_n2]

she'll be doing a few races here and there.

we both sold our big street bikes... the motards are our only streetable bikes now.

[oreo_n2]

... is that front tire mounted in the right direction? Pattern looks opposite to rear.

you got me paranoid. so i just went and checked... and they are mounted with the little arrows pointing the right way.

maybe michelin cut the grooves backwards?

[TheIglu]

When did you get a KTM?

[The Magician]

u safety wired the banjo bolts? didnt know you had to. ?

[Paul_E_D]

you don't. Banjo bolts are the exception to the "holds back fluid" rule.

[R7]

When did you get a KTM?

Don't forget to lay the bike on it's side when you change those two oil filters and prefill the filters

[schleppy]

If you sold the YZ, what would you want for it? Can you PM me more pics of it?

Thanks!

[TTD]

u safety wired the banjo bolts? didnt know you had to. ?

There are severaly things you don't "have" to wire... but should.

Besides banjo bolts, consider the bolts that hold brake and clutch levers.

Also, do your shifter rod and all bolts associated with that. (I have seen countless DNF's due to shifters)

[oreo_n2]

When did you get a KTM?

Forgetta bout it!

I stumbled across a sweet deal with Nates help over the winter and decided to upgrade, especially after having ridden a few other KTM's.

I did wire some banjo bolts... then i re-read the rules more carfeully when i was scrutinizing for things i may have missed and realized i didn't have to. no biggy. just a little bit of extra insurance.


i hadn't considered the shifter and lever bolts... thanks for the tip tony.

[oreo_n2]

ummm i broke the links by accident. and the edit button is missing.
so if anyone cares about the pics... check the photo album out...
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v722/oreo_n2/KTM/

[OreoGaborio]

you got me paranoid. so i just went and checked... and they are mounted with the little arrows pointing the right way.

maybe michelin cut the grooves backwards?

hah, those crazy groove gremlins, always skrewin around, fukin shit up.

[oreo_n2]

Well...

Catch cans installed.
DOT's mounted.
Body reassembled
Water and water wetter installed.
Oil in the case
Street wiring removed
Safety wired all the damn holes i drilled.

ran it around my condo complex for a few laps...

Dare i say... i think its ready for the track.

Find out for certain tomorrow at Tony's Track day.

[TTD]

Oh great... use us as the "test bed"




Seriously... if anyone has done any kind of work to their bikes, I strongly encourage early morning rides around the OUTER PIT AREA just after tech and before you get on the track.

DO NOT SPEED. Just first or barely into second gear. You really just want to get the engine up to full temp.

By OUTER PIT AREA, I mean well away from the garage area. Remember, the ENTIRE PIT AREA has speed limit of 15mph

[oreo_n2]

Tony, i'd be honored if you gave the bike your own personal safety inspection to make sure its in tip top shape for use at your track day!

[rebelpacket]

Braaaappp!

This is gonna be lots of fun bro. Do I see that Joel is going to make this one too?

[tls25rs]

[KB]

Tony, i'd be honored if you gave the bike your own personal safety inspection to make sure its in tip top shape for use at your track day!

Tony make sure you check the owner for a "few loose screws"!!!

KB

[OreoGaborio]

and check the tightness of his nuts