Since the odds of running at Bonneville are about as good as winning today's $900,000,000 (
) 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!
. 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?
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
). If you want something done right you've got to do it yourself.