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Offline tauruck

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Re: 2nd 100cc APS build
« Reply #330 on: September 02, 2015, 06:33:24 AM »
With emphasis on the "old".  :-D :-D :-D

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You're not old, You're Canadian!!!! Those dudes just get tougher. :-D

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Re: 2nd 100cc APS build
« Reply #331 on: September 04, 2015, 01:18:31 PM »
Wow mike,

Handsome build to say the least. i have not kept up with your latest bodywork build, what a pleasant surprise. Hats off to you .

Cheers,
Scott

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Re: 2nd 100cc APS build
« Reply #332 on: September 04, 2015, 02:40:49 PM »
Wow mike,

Handsome build to say the least. i have not kept up with your latest bodywork build, what a pleasant surprise. Hats off to you .

Cheers,
Scott
Thanks Scott.  Had I known the bike shootout was going to happen I would have found a way to meet and see your little monster. Too late now, though. I'm probably going to run BMST next year so I may be contacting you about pushing the bodywork rule limitations.   :cheers:

Good luck out there!
Mike in Tacoma

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Re: 2nd 100cc APS build
« Reply #333 on: September 06, 2015, 02:59:16 PM »
Beautiful bike. I feel your pain making the body work. You are far more patient than I am :)

Did you make some fun runs out there at least?
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Re: 2nd 100cc APS build
« Reply #334 on: October 02, 2015, 12:11:19 AM »
Well, with nothing going on, I'll probably be putting the race bike in some motorcycle shows in the off season.

I'd like to have a sign by the bike telling people of the plight of the Bonneville Salt Flats.  Please help me decide what it should say.
Mike in Tacoma

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Offline Old Scrambler

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Re: 2nd 100cc APS build
« Reply #335 on: October 02, 2015, 11:32:10 AM »
STOP MINING OUR NATIONAL TREASURE
2011 AMA Record - 250cc M-PG TRIUMPH Tiger Cub - 82.5 mph
2013 AMA Record - 250cc MPS-PG TRIUMPH Tiger Cub - 88.7 mph
2018 AMA Record - 750cc M-CG HONDA CB750 sohc - 136.6 mph
2018 AMA Record - 750cc MPS-CG HONDA CB750 sohc - 143.005 mph
2018 AMA Record - 750cc M-CF HONDA CB750 sohc - 139.85 mph
2018 AMA Record - 750cc MPS-CF HONDA CB750 sohc - 144.2025 mph

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Re: 2nd 100cc APS build
« Reply #336 on: October 02, 2015, 12:28:21 PM »
Mike, let me know if you find some shows you want to put it in. I can bring mine down too so there could be another bike to go with the display.
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Offline wobblywalrus

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Re: 2nd 100cc APS build
« Reply #337 on: October 31, 2015, 08:19:19 PM »
Looky here.

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Re: 2nd 100cc APS build
« Reply #338 on: October 31, 2015, 08:51:28 PM »
NICE...............Great Sign.  I've been to my local GATHERING ON THE GREEN show with the Road America crowd...........quite a few commented on the salt conditions.
2011 AMA Record - 250cc M-PG TRIUMPH Tiger Cub - 82.5 mph
2013 AMA Record - 250cc MPS-PG TRIUMPH Tiger Cub - 88.7 mph
2018 AMA Record - 750cc M-CG HONDA CB750 sohc - 136.6 mph
2018 AMA Record - 750cc MPS-CG HONDA CB750 sohc - 143.005 mph
2018 AMA Record - 750cc M-CF HONDA CB750 sohc - 139.85 mph
2018 AMA Record - 750cc MPS-CF HONDA CB750 sohc - 144.2025 mph

Chassis Builder / Tuner: Dave Murre

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Re: 2nd 100cc APS build
« Reply #339 on: November 01, 2015, 12:27:21 AM »
Looky here.

Probably see you tomorrow, WW.  Did you meet George?  Gabe (Basement born) will be there tomorrow, too.  I'll stop by.

That's the first time I've seen "myself" on the bike.  That's not the correct speed hump but I can still tell the area above my butt needs some aero changes.  I might raise the front of the tail section high enough that a different speed hump could make a nice shape from the front fairing all the way to the tail.
Mike in Tacoma

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Re: 2nd 100cc APS build
« Reply #340 on: November 01, 2015, 01:06:28 AM »
NICE...............Great Sign.  I've been to my local GATHERING ON THE GREEN show with the Road America crowd...........quite a few commented on the salt conditions.
George McMurray (TriMac Speedsters) provided the sign.

Here's George and "SuperFly".
Mike in Tacoma

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Offline wobblywalrus

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Re: 2nd 100cc APS build
« Reply #341 on: November 02, 2015, 12:03:38 AM »
Sofa, my truck is up on blocks with the wheels off.  Yesterday Rose let me use her truck.  She is using it today so I will not be at the show.  It would be nice to meet all of you. 

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Re: 2nd 100cc APS build
« Reply #342 on: January 10, 2016, 02:30:20 AM »
Since the odds of running at Bonneville are about as good as winning today's $900,000,000 ( :-o) lottery, I've been prepping the bike for shorter venues by losing some bike weight.  Hopefully I'll be able to run at Elmo or at least the Mojave Mile.  Both are still a long way to go for 1 or 2 day events.  I can only take vacation time in one week blocks so I have to use 2 weeks vacation just for a weekend event.  :-(   If  Loring becomes a 5 day event and the FIM guys are going to be there, I'd consider the 6600 mile drive and blowing 3 weeks time off.

I can't wait for the NW Reunion in Feb. to see which way the LSR wind is blowing.

We spent a month getting situated in our new shop.  It's 50% larger (still too small) with plenty of available power, much better lighting and heat!  :-D :-D :-D. We now have a pretty nice little shop (for a couple of hobbyist hacks) with a lathe, small milling machine, nice big drill press, vertical belt & disc sander, multiple bench grinders, TIG welder, a bike lift, a bike stand and boatloads of hand tools.  What could possibly go wrong here?   :evil:

Over the last few weekends I widened the frame and lowered the engine (to where it was supposed to be) which necessitated a new shift lever position. I put a bell crank in the new linkage to avoid having to shift backwards.  I cut 4" from my cooling tank so I can run it lengthwise (less drag and less weight) and will get that mounted tomorrow.  The smaller cooling tank should be fine for shorter tracks.  Next, I have to cut out and widen the upper frame rails just behind the steering head so I can see better (another example of the welder not doing what I told him to do  :x).  If you want something done right you've got to do it yourself.
« Last Edit: January 10, 2016, 02:36:41 AM by sofadriver »
Mike in Tacoma

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Offline wobblywalrus

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Re: 2nd 100cc APS build
« Reply #343 on: January 10, 2016, 10:42:27 PM »
That new shop sounds like it has a lot of helpful tools and some people to help you.  We need a warm place to work.

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Re: 2nd 100cc APS build
« Reply #344 on: February 15, 2016, 01:07:29 AM »
The situation at the BSF has taken some of the wind out of my sails but I'm pressing on.  I’ve put a lot of time into mods lately.  Not real noticeable but big improvements none the less.  My body is only SCTA legal so I've been concentrating on prepping to run only in "open" classes at shorter events.

 Pic 1.  More than doubled the forward viewing area by re-doing the frame behind the steering head.  Now I can see!! (did the whole job while muttering bad things about my previous welder)  Came up with a much better way to shock mount  the tach and exh. temp gauges.  Tore the tach apart to see why the needle was reading intermittently and jumping all over the place.  With a magnifying glass, I  found a tiny piece of the thinnest copper wire I’ve ever seen laying across two solder joints on the circuit card.  I’m hoping that was the problem.

 Pic 2.  Re-doing the frame allowed me to position the gas tank where it was supposed to be – between the frame rails (not under them).  Picked up one of the two radiators from a late 90’s Suzuki RM250.  I figure that ought to cool a 125 so I should be OK cooling a 100 (got my fingers crossed on this one).  It’s all aluminum so should be very efficient.

 Pic 3.  Made a heavy duty number plate that’s shock mounted to mount the coil and ignition box on.  I’ve still got space to mount my little Shorei battery in case the radiator needs a cooling fan.

 Pic 4.  Added 12 degrees outward angle to the handlebars.  Before they were almost vertical.  Even though my thumbs are still the minimum distance apart the control should be much better.  A much bigger deal than one might think.

 
« Last Edit: February 15, 2016, 01:30:04 AM by sofadriver »
Mike in Tacoma

"aww, what the hell - let's just do it".............

Bike #833
100cc A/G, A/F and APS/G (in 2019)