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Not much to report because I didn't end up racing. Here's the rundown:
Trouble (NV #117) and I get down to the track thursday night. Unload the bikes and get ready for the morning, as much as possible.
We hit friday practice. I had some things to button up with the SV so I missed the first practice session, which, was running behind in schedule anyways. This was my first time riding the SV other than the one quick run down to the end of my street and back. I needed tires because Spydah had shredded the ones that were on there. I ended up at Street and Comp where Miles threw on a set of slicks for me. First practice session is cold. I'm cold, the bike's cold, the tires are cold (and a little to high pressure), and it's a slow session. I literaly get the outlap and then take the checkered. No biggie, it's getting warmer anyways.
During lunch, PK is walking through the infield. I grab him and he does the bounce test, and tells me that the suspension he built for Spydah still feels good, and should be good for my weight.
Next couple of sessions I start building pace. The new tires are working great, and I i'm almost back up to pace from last season. Next to last session comes around and the bike starts giving me issues.
The tach drops to 0, and I have no power. It sounds/feels like it's running on 1 cylinder. It will suddenly snap back (the tach and the power) and run fine again for random period of time before doing it again.
I try to trace it down. Check all the grounds, battery terminals etc.. I know the fuel and carbs are good.
Saturday morning, KB tells me it could be a coil issue (he was working on Trouble's Hawk at the time). Other's echo his thoughts, and come to find out, SV's are notorious for coil problems. Seems like the coil to the front cylinder is going. Checked the connections and the plug cap, so it must be the coil.
I tried going out for second practice (missed first practice) and I'm on the outlap when it starts having the same issue. There was someone on a yellow 2-stroke that went out in front of me, that went down in T3 on the outlap and practice was red-flagged. I pitted in, and stayed there. I didn't have the parts or the $$$ for a quick fix at the track.
As it stands right now, I'm going to tear into the SV and try to get back to race as soon as possible. I'm starting a new job on monday, so getting time off may be a little tough this summer and I have no idea what my shift is going to be.
See you guys when I see you, hopefully it's soon.
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Originally Posted by jcbell1007
your thread title and first post say you two are both 107
