Hey, I am going to tell you what the other posting here apparently are to shy to tell you....There is NO way you can get that Enfield to go 200mph.................Sorry, but that is a fact............
So, it's a fact because it hasn't happened yet? There is a clear history of guys coming
VERY close with NA motors.
..........even at 77 years old and over 60 years of racing M/C's and sidecars I am always open to learn from a 35 year old expert. (and dreamer).....................................................
OK...... Now I never claimed to be an expert of
ANY kind. In fact, you just need to read my avatar and it says right there "New To LSR But Not Going Fast". No, I've never been to the salt flats, but, I didn't just start turning wrenches last week either. No, I haven't done 200mph on a motorcycle, but this also isn't my first bike and just figured out what the air screw is. But here is what I have done: I've been riding and wrenching on motorcycles since I was 13 and haven't ever stopped. I'm not an expert at High Performance automotive, but I know enough to know what is feasible and what is not. And while not an expert at performance, I can take a rust-bucket-pile-shit-and-bolts car, spends hundreds of hours on it, and make it look better than when the car came out of the show room. Sure, I haven't done 200mph, but I did redline a 2004 ZX6RR at 165mph. I also owned a 1975 Formula 350 Firebird that was built for Pro Tour that would run 125mph all day long in the twisties without once chirping the tires.
I'm not trying to start an argument or anything, but here's how
I see things.
NO ONE has ever attempted what I am trying to accomplish. And for
ANYONE to say flat out "NO, you can't do it" or "NO, it can't be done" or "You're going to blow it up" is a Nay Sayer. I'm all for constructive criticism, but when someone starts getting defensive over their negative opinions about
someone else's dreams and aspirations to the point where they start coming off as offensive..... Well, that's just an asshole move in my book. And even if your view/opinion is legitimate, at that point I'm not going to listen to you anymore based off of the sheer principle that you come across as an asshole. If you want share your opinions and experience, COOL! If you want to tell people that they're wasting their time, then why are
YOU wasting
YOUR time reading a topic that you obviously disagree with?
One more thing you don't know about me is that I am driven and passionate about everything I do. I would rather take this old Enfield, boost it, and grenade the motor sending the pistons all the way into the Indian ocean and pieces of crank shrapnel into my legs than to build some effing Jap bike to hit 300mph. I'm not like the rest of the world. I hum my own tune and dance to my own music. I wear greasy clothes into the holiest of places. I
"DO" what people tell me
"I CAN'T". Because,
IF I AM SUCCESSFUL with this build (which I will be whether you believe it or not) I get the honor of telling
EVERYONE who doubted me "You said it couldn't be done. And I did it before the whole world. And I don't even want an apology. I'm content enough with proving you wrong."
And besides, I thought racers were supposed to be encouraging, supportive and respectful towards each other. I must say I'm a little disappointed.
Thank you to everyone that has been insightful and enlightening with your words of experience and encouragement.Scottie