Degsy's new racebike. Ongoing project

[GadgettR1]

Degs drop me a call if you need any help wrenching after work some night.

[GMAN226]

Let me know when that is so we can hook up...

G-man

[Kip]

Guy, I suggest you finish putting your own race bike together first !!!!
I'm only kidding my little bundle of babby crap.
By the way were you drunk the other night or can I really have those race tires with one race on them? If so I will switch them with another set of tires that I have if you need tires on the rims, and I might even buy you some drinks if the wife ever lets me go out again.

[Degsy]

Thyanks for the offer Chip, I may take you up on that!!

I got that piece welded back on the headstock today.

Here's a pic.

[GadgettR1]

You got the number Degs just give me a couple days notice if you can...

[Kip]

Degsy,
I never knew you were a jack of all trades!!!!! nice job on that peice. Keep that welder ready, if Gerard starts off the 2003 season the way he ended in 2002 you will be using it a lot (HAHAHA).

[PinHead]

I got that piece welded back on the headstock today.

He is not the welder...I wish he was though

[Degsy]

You're right, I am NOT a welder.

BTW, the bike is looking even worse now.

[PinHead]

Now that would fit in my basement.

[beet]

nice guy 2

[beet]

[PinHead]

But his frame is aluminium and you need a special welder set up for that.

[Degsy]

High power mig with aluminum rods and a whole lot of skill. Cast aluminum is a bastard to weld.

degs

[beet]

used 2 put the ears back on my tranys this guy was good tig is the way 2 go i think with that shit im only a chickin scracher u can use aluminum wire & argon gas i think but bill loves his weldin & i think hes the type 2 ether do it free or real cheap

[gixxer6]

Hey Degs,

You and I seem to have the same damn problem, My track bike looks just like yours does...stripped down and at this point...useless. Good thing we have till the spring to get these things ready for action...only to be crashed again. Well, I know I am going to be crashing due to the ugly fact that I am a maniac. I love to push it to the edge as much as possible. But hey, isn't that what racing is all about? Good luck with your bike Degs, Look forward to seeing the finished product in the spring.

[TLRMan]

Originally posted by gixxer6
Hey Degs,

You and I seem to have the same damn problem, My track bike looks just like yours does...stripped down and at this point...useless. Good thing we have till the spring to get these things ready for action...only to be crashed again. Well, I know I am going to be crashing due to the ugly fact that I am a maniac. I love to push it to the edge as much as possible. But hey, isn't that what racing is all about? Good luck with your bike Degs, Look forward to seeing the finished product in the spring.

Racing is taking advantage of other Peoples mistakes on the track. Learn your opponents weakness, does he alway run a certain corner wide? Set yourself to pass him at this point, you have many laps to run. Running on the edge, all the time, is not very smart. It is a sign of immaturity. Using your brains, and driving a SMART race is the way to win. Only people who drive reckless, and on the edge are either Pros who get paid millions of dollars because they have the capabilities to do so, and still drive smart, or people who keep ending up donating pieces of their bike on the outside of the bowl.

[beet]

as ive been weak at times caught in the moment my self

[Kip]

I like what you said. Why and the hell didn't you post something like that last year before I sent myself flying into the gravel while exiting the bowl. I was following a Junior rider around at a practice session and found out the hard I was having troubles keeping up.

[RSVMILLE661]

Originally posted by TLRMan
Racing is taking advantage of other Peoples mistakes on the track. Learn your opponents weakness, does he alway run a certain corner wide? Set yourself to pass him at this point, you have many laps to run. Running on the edge, all the time, is not very smart. It is a sign of immaturity. Using your brains, and driving a SMART race is the way to win. Only people who drive reckless, and on the edge are either Pros who get paid millions of dollars because they have the capabilities to do so, and still drive smart, or people who keep ending up donating pieces of their bike on the outside of the bowl.

Well Said Mark. Its like yoda teaching young skywalker. He will learn patience and how to ride a smart race. You can't win if you don't finish.

[gixxer6]

Thank you gentlemen, for the wise words. As young Skywalker said, I will be mindful of that...

[Degsy]

Steering stem all painted.

You wouldn't be able to tell it was ever damaged.

Degs

[gixxer6]

Good morning Gentlemen. Hope you all had a good weekend. I have a question to ask you all. Scottie and i are doing the fork seals currently on my YZF. When we loosened the bolt on the bottom of the fork to pull the spring assembly out, it worked for one side and not the other. It sounds like something is spinning inside. We larched on to anything on the top that could possibly be spinning but no luck guys. Anyone have any thoughts on what the issue may be??? I would be very appreciative.

[PinHead]

Yea...Move this post to the maintance area with a new thread and more peeps will see it

[Degsy]

I just won this auction.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...401154833&rd=1

Degs

[bemused]

gonna hook into some of that mojo, huh?