IOM TT 2014

Thursday, 24 April 2014

Ready for Testing!

It was a 7 o'clock Start this morning and a 9 o'clock finish but shes finally ready for its first shakedown. Shes not yet built to perfection but shes safe and good for now.

A lot of the day has been spent making new wheel Spacers

I've extended this one by 1.5mm if you can notice the join line on the middle cup.

I didnt have enough billet to make a new one.

This wheel had def not been ran in this bike before.

I tried turning down this old scooter head for enough billet for a spacer for the front wheel but it was made out of shit aluminium. I scrapped that idea.

Luckily i had a ZX6R spacer that fittred just right after turning a little sleeve on it.

Oil changed and lockwired

New longer Caliper bolts from Pro Bolt.

New Brake lines Courtesy of Hel.

New Tyres from Dunlop.

New 40mm Caliper Spacers instead of 2 x 20's.

Makes a much tidier front and than before.

Before shot

A few stickers and a transponder and we're away!

I want to thank all my sponsors and my team and everybody else that has helped to get me this far. In February we had nothing except a decision to do this 😃

Tuesday, 22 April 2014

New Sponsor!

I'd like to welcome on board a very good friend and now Sponsor of the team.

(Occasionally Serious.) Tom Reacher of Trent Tractors and Mowers is now supporting the team for payment of all the teams paintwork etc.

Another nice suprise for the team and expanding our network of Sponsors and Supporters even further.

Test this weekend

We have our first test this weekend at Oulton Park. This Saturday with the friendly Wirral 100 club.

Yesterday, yes BH monday and slightly hungover i went in to work and stripped the brand new ZX10 engine. I was in 2 minds whether to go all the way with it but after finding this slightly picked up main bearing i'm so glad i did!

I'm not planning to tune this engine much but rather make a very sweet running machine.

The crank is being balanced along with the pistons, rods etc and this is Kindly being organised by SPR Racing of Ruddington.

Due to time restraints (and because i'm not that good) i have asked a good friend from the Scooter Tuning world to tidy the head up for me. He is a very intelligent young man and i look forward to seeing his career progress.

I'll be doing the final build myself and making the final decisions but its so great to have this help.

Tonight the old 600 has finally sold and now this has released a bit more cash for us. 😄

Me and my main man Tommo have rechecked the clutch on the superbike and fitted the new brake lines tonight. Clutch is yet to be tested but last time out it was dragging a lot so we've tried to find out why.

I've had another nice contribution from Delph Control Systems this week which has been such a nice suprise with all the money thats being spent at the minute.

Heres a few pics of the build.

Much much tidier brake lines

One Strippppppped ZX10

Lots of room for improvement on this Head.

Cassette Gearbox. A mechanics dream!

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Riding for ILR 2014!

Thanks to my Awesome Sponsors its been made possible that i'll be riding for ILR Kawasaki this year in the Superstock TT

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Where have i been?!

Well! Its just gone Mental at work!

Seriously i did 3 times more work on my own in March than we did in Feb. Business is great and i'm really enjoying it.

Its quite a challenge to balance how much attention to put where with regards to time spent on race prep and organisation or fixing customers bikes.

Its always a case of pushing my luck but making sure the customers are always happy.

The Superbike is now built and running with the old engine fitted and tonight i have ridden it up and down the estate for the first time and all seems well. The clutch is dragging so i'll be having a look at that tomorrow. Its been 9 o clock finish on race nights, most mondays and tuesdays recently and as soon as 5 comes race bikes are on the benches. Tommo comes down to help and learn the bikes and Allister has been coming to to muck in.

Paintwork is now organised to be done as soon as i have completed 2 club races in successive weekends starting on the 26th of April at Oulton Park. Followed by bank holiday weekend with Derby Phoenix at Cadwell Park.

My Sponsors have really been helping me out recently and one of them has helped me out on the cash flow situation enabling me to buy the brand new ZX10 courtesy of Bikers Kawasaki. Thankd Guys!

Well theres lots of other littles bits that are still coming together but i think my main panick is over.

I really still need a last 10k to be comfortable that i'm going to cover the tyre budget etc for the TT but i'll keep cracking on and one way or another it'll come. Heres a few pictures of what we have been up to.