Following on from the earlier thread as to what class I could run in:
http://www.landracing.com/forum/index.php/topic,8632.0.htmlThis will deal with the buildup of the bike. Not a lot of progress yet, still figuring things out.
I pulled a few covers off the engine to get some idea of whats what:
All looks pretty robust; camchains are chunkier than you'll find in most jap engines. Seems to be 6-hole adjustment for cam timing. Oilpump looks like it could be a modified Norton one.
Spline on sprocket shaft is very beefy 1.5" major diameter. Way bigger than an HD. Wish I knew if there was anything which fits that spline!
Looks like torquing the heads down is going to be fun!-
Heres a shot of the engine/trans interface. You can see that mating the early FXR case will be a simple job.
Thinking I'll run EFI for fuelling. looking at Suzuki TL1000 parts; throttle bodies etc, although they're way bigger than the manifold inlet - 36mm. The TL has 52mm TBs. Some work to do there although I'm concerned about messing with those super rare head castings.
As for the bike itself, I'm torn between a simple solid-mount rigid and a swingarm rubbermount setup. If I (or you) cant think of any good reason not to, I'll go with the latter. The FXR platform is a good one.