Going racing!

[Garyola]

Finally got this thing together.
New swing arm, sv rear wheel(for the 165 Dunlop slick), frame sliders, new dual discs and new 88 GSXR750 fairing.
I don't have the new carbs on yet. They are coming this week along with the new Hindle can.
I'm off to the track in a few hrs for practice tomorrow.
It looks like rain . If I can afford a set of rains I will get them. If not I may be coming home early because all I have is slicks.
I think they have wireless internet at the track. If they do I will keep you posted on how the little B4 does. (it will do fine. It's up to the rider)

Cheers
G

[PitterB4]

Good luck, G!  Go get 'em.

I'm off to ANOTHER rainy weekend at the track myself.

[Chris H]

all the best G, could you tell uz what work you had done to the motor and how well it goes.

[interfuse]

Good luck and have fun!

[gsxr400 racer]

Gary you have to move the wind dam down and closer but the tail looks sweet. What i mean is get in a bikes draft and pull out and see if you drop back like you through up a sail, just my eye but i think it is mounted a bit high. Oh and give em hell brother.

[Garyola]

I was one of those crazy race weekends. I didn't practice on Friday because it was raining and Dunlop was sold out of rain tires my size and I had to wait until Saturday for more to arrive. Saturday came and I got the tires but it had stopped raining and the track was dry except for the river running across two for the last corners. So the slicks stayed on. These are the new N-Tech slicks from Dunlop. More about those later. Practiced Saturday morning in two classes, Vintage and Sportsman Lightweight. The qualifier was Saturday afternoon. The grid was tiny so we had to race with the 125gp class so it was going to be a two waved start. We went out on the warm up lap and about 30seconds into it the skies open up. they sent us off the track to get our wet setup on. I said screw it. There were only 2 or 3 rows in each of my races so the worst that could happen is I would be on the back row. I just didn't feel like getting anymore cold and wet.
Sunday was good and dry except for the stream that was still running across turn 6.
Started on the second row. Got an average start, made a pass or two and then put the bike right behind the 2nd place guy. I was very close and looking for a place to pass on lap 4 and then the B4 developed a miss and I started to lose ground to the 2nd place guy. A lap later the 4th place guy is on my tail and I held him off until the last corner and he just had more power than I could get out of my ailing little bike and he beat me to the finish. I ended up 4th.
I still had fun and enjoyed it all.

I let the bike cool and went out for my next race but the bike was just not on and I had to get it off the track before I finished my 1st lap.

I don't have pictures because I forgot to go and pick them up.

N-Tech Dunops:

A new tire from them. The National series here is a spec tire series. Meaning everyone has to run Perelli. That has pissed off a lot of people including racers and vendors. The regional races are an open market. In the 600 race(DOT Race tires), guys that were mid pack like 10 -15th, on Pirelli's in the National series, were putting the same bike on the front rows with Dunlops. Once that happened the Dunlop dealer was very busy all weekend.
I rode on them this weekend and they are great tires.

I'm getting at it again in two weeks if I can sort this bike out.

G

[Garyola]

Gary you have to move the wind dam down and closer but the tail looks sweet. What i mean is get in a bikes draft and pull out and see if you drop back like you through up a sail, just my eye but i think it is mounted a bit high. Oh and give em hell brother.

Yes, it is a little high. I'll see what I can do. I need some time now to get ready. I didn't have much time to get my bike together for this race. I'll be more prepared for the next one.

G

[gsxr400 racer]

I'll be more prepared for the next one.

G

Thats what we all say  Sucks about the bike if it can happen it always does to a racer...

[Garyola]

OK Jay
I fixed the fairing.
I also put the BanditAlley logo on the tank.

[erik]

cool. looks better with the fairing lower down.

[Red01]

I also put the BanditAlley logo on the tank.

Ahhh... going after that lucrative BA contingency fund, eh? 

[Garyola]

Ahhh... going after that lucrative BA contingency fund, eh? 

  That's funny. The contingency is all the help this sight gives me.

[PitterB4]

Now why don't I have a BA.net sticker on my bike????  Gotta fix that!

[Red01]

Now why don't I have a BA.net sticker on my bike????  Gotta fix that!

  ...cuz it's not a Bandit? 

[PitterB4]

So??? 

It's all about the stickers.  Stickers=speed!  I have EBC stickers on the bike and Galfer brakes!