on the salt about 103.5 on a good day LOL ------------ willie buchta
where do you live in the bay area
I live in santa clara, BUT,.....
I work in morgan hill (coyote valley), which gets to 100+ regularly during the summer, and I work in an un-insulated, non air conditioned metal building in which the average temp during the summer is 96 degrees, doing plastics fabrication: mostly prototype one off fabs for "PORTA-BOTE" (cool folding boats), one of our principal customers.
I regularly am working with a 750 degree strip heater, or 600+ degree hot air welder during the heat of summer, so I stay with the mindset that "I am in training for when I go down to bonneville", and if my boss wasn't THE NICEST EMPLOYER in the galaxy, I'd probably move work somewhere cooler. (he also donates shop time, equipment AND raw materials, so I can make stuff for the speed record builds)
for the "you need to be small to run the little bikes" people out there, at this writing I'm 5'7" tall and weigh 160 soaking wet, and should be down to around 150lbs by race day.
like I said I've been thinking this through for more than 40 years now, and I'm SURE I'll blow a couple of things the first time down there, but I learn and plan well, and as you all say "there's always next year"
I got both bikes yesterday, and I got the fairings donated today: a full set of honda RS125 race plastics, I can't wait to get started on them.
I ran my own custom motorcycle paint shop for many years, and hopefully can get much of the parts/work donated, I'm making calls/getting donations nearly everyday
I was going to start a build thread in the other area of the forum as soon as I get situated.