Will I get my 100 ready in time for Taupo?

[F5 Dave]

Should have gone to the dyno. Might have believed my det sensor and jetted up. Still it went strong until it nipped up. Can still turn it over but silly mistake. Over several piston types, destroke setup different piston I've always ended up with the magic 290 main so I guess I was suspecting that the sensor was loose again rather than it be that far out. And then it nipped. Did manage to fire myself up the road in the 2nd practise in the wet with a slick on the back it lit up.

seemed to not rev as high. Shift light wasn't coming on as regularly giving that impression too. Sounded good and seemed to have more engine braking.

[F5 Dave]

Oh and I checked the radiator. Bit sodding empty
Oh dear. Temp gauge was acting up. In the wet it was over cooling verified by touch after the practice.

[F5 Dave]

well classic 4 corner seize. that can mean too hot, too cold or small mainjet. all of these are possible.

I tested teh cylinder and it doesn't leak, but i remembered that the bike has an airlock due to the path of the water between the head & barrel. you have to raise the front wheel right up & run the electric water pump & i forgot this time. the water was still circulating but it was a bit feeble having to make it up the last bit of hose to the rad. the temp in the rain was waay too low so it could have picked up a bit then & just resulted in a seize later, or the low water could have caused localised over heating. the det sensor was picking up some det so main could have been too small even though no sign of det at all.

still i'm releived that it should be sortable and a trip to the dyno is in order.

[F5 Dave]

Well all back together and bled properly this time. Made a new bearing sprocket carrier out of ally and realised it was 1am on a school night. Dyno tomorrow.

[F5 Dave]

Well dyno day. But first issue was the sprocket bearing failed so had to buy a couple from Ripco before starting.

26.5hp on first run. Had to get more than Scott of course just to annoy him.

clutch slips badly from 11000 thru to 13. Was running a 320 main from the 290 I ran with all other engines but clutch slip made it impossible to get consistent runs so we called it a day early.

still quite peaky it has to be said. With such a low ex I was expecting some low end jumbo. Pipe is totally mismatched so maybe that's it.

[mr bucketracer]

Well dyno day. But first issue was the sprocket bearing failed so had to buy a couple from Ripco before starting.

26.5hp on first run. Had to get more than Scott of course just to annoy him.

clutch slips badly from 11000 thru to 13. Was running a 320 main from the 290 I ran with all other engines but clutch slip made it impossible to get consistent runs so we called it a day early.

still quite peaky it has to be said. With such a low ex I was expecting some low end jumbo. Pipe is totally mismatched so maybe that's it.

bugger you lol , i would need just over 30 with my fat ass to stay up with it anyway

[F5 Dave]

well its still peaky. the pipe is now such a mismatch, but I don't have the time or funds to do anything about it for a while.

[F5 Dave]

Well I've ordered more genuine Honda plates, first time for the MB so maybe that will do the trick. Didn't have the spare money with BOB coming up. Malcom noticed the Fork seal leaking on the dyno, sheesh, bleeding money. The bearings I bought on sunday for the RS sprocket retainer were $50. I need a sponsor.

[F5 Dave]

Well the clutch only released a 1/2hp, was hoping for another 17. And a pony.

I'm away for over a week & then busy at work so not sure if will get to dyno again. Ordered some more jets as running larger than before, not likely to have time to try the other carb. Still have to do forks, maybe tonight. Tyre down to spots so arranged another 2nd hand one.

[F5 Dave]

Funny I thought I had done those forks but that's the thing about two similar bikes; these clearly hadn't been done this century. But now I remember swapping the later ones onto the 100 from the donor.

[Drew]

Funny I thought I had done those forks but that's the thing about two similar bikes; these clearly hadn't been done this century. But now I remember swapping the later ones onto the 100 from the donor.

Time for the shock to get a service too then maybe?

It works harder than forks, and gets less attention most of the time.

[F5 Dave]

Yeah and there's a funny thing. Robert has had my shock for both the 50 and 100 with slight revalve replicated between the two. But I can't remember if it was this one or the previous earlier shock that I sent up before I swapped from the donor.

Well over budget for this year. Still waiting to get my dirt bike ohlins back and wondering how much and how to pay for it.

[Drew]

Yeah and there's a funny thing. Robert has had my shock for both the 50 and 100 with slight revalve replicated between the two. But I can't remember if it was this one or the previous earlier shock that I sent up before I swapped from the donor.

Well over budget for this year. Still waiting to get my dirt bike ohlins back and wondering how much and how to pay for it.

He usually puts a sticker on shocks he works on. If it's been built for you, ya just need to match the fluid he used (centistoke rating is the only inportant number here) and any suspension tech can oil and gas that bad boy.

Which reminds me, I must fashion myself some tools to do my own shocks.

[F5 Dave]

He never or rather Denis never put any stickers on. I think it must have been the smaller body older shock. oh well, another bill. maybe after grafting on the SSS YZ forks for my GasGas as they may need a revalve and at least fork seals as a bit weepy. sigh

[F5 Dave]

Well I have some bigger jets and could try out the bigger carb but I'm too tired and lazy. Best work on being in good shape bike is going well enough.