Hey all!
I'm new to the LSR scene, and had no idea it was even taking place at Loring until a few months ago when the guy that tunes my bikes told me about it. I grew up in central Maine and my parents live about an hour and a half away. I live in southern NH now but I would like to make the trip up and participate in this years event. I recently picked up a new (holdover) 08 ZX-10r that I am completely going through over the winter. I figured while I had it apart modifying stuff, I might as well make it legal to run at the event. I don't plan on getting too serious about it right away or setting any records, as this bike is still my "commuter" bike.
Just want to make a few passes and have some fun.
I've been reading through the ECTA rule book online (I think it is from 2008 though, not sure?) and I think I have a pretty good handle on what I need to do to the bike to pass tech. I just wanted to double check with some people that a more familiar with this than I am to make sure I didn't miss anything. I would hate to do this work and drive up there and not be able to run due to some small safety item that I overlooked.
I plan on getting an aluminum chain guard from Tiger racing, replacing the valve stems/caps with metal versions, installing a lanyard/tether kill switch. The bike came factory with an Ohlins steering damper, and I believe the stock tires should be acceptable for the speeds. They are basically brand new Bridgestone BT016's, OEM tires for the ZX-10r. I don't recall what the sidewall reads now tho. I believe the rear says (75W), but don't quote me on that. Does the rear axle need to be safety wired if it has a cotter pin already? And how do you go about safety wiring the front axle (pinch bolts, no exposed nuts/bolt heads)? Is there anything else that needs to be safety wired?
The battery is under the seat, with a metal bracket that goes over it and runs side-to-side on the bike so the subframe of the bike keeps the battery from moving up and down and side to side. There is then a rubber strap that holds the battery from sliding foreward/aft. Is this acceptable?
Also, is a strap kit an acceptable means for lowering the front? I don't want to do anything permanent as this bike is primarily used on the street. But I live 15 min. from a drag strip so I figured with the strap kit for the front and adjustable lowering links for the rear, it would be fairly easy to swap back and forth between street and track set ups.
I appologize for the long first post. I just wanted to get it all out there so there is minimal confusion. Thanks for any input you can provide. I'm very excited for this years event!