Sunday, November 9, 2008

Still going on.....er....strong!

Well,it's been a rough couple of months.Odd hours on shift,then the girlfriend and then the parents.It's like a rotational thing.Works perfectly for me.Dedicate time in required quantities as per preset slots.
Onto the bike.Well,Ron's been busy and has been calling at random to let me know that he'll start working on it sometime soon.So far,we've been able to decide on what parts are needed and how much all this is costing me.I've decided to go in for Wisecos,which are the BEST pistons you can buy,a pair of used TZR250SS carbs (From you guessed it,a Yamaha TZR 250,a wild little replica racer with lights), a Wiseco spec crank,RDD ignition(the most advanced ignition for a 2 stroke),reeds,UNI filters and head work.
We're targetting realtime speeds of close to 160 kph with power characteristics to match.The papers finally got sorted out(there is a god) and I'm sourcing suspension parts locally.
Only a few more months to go and I'll have one wild little bike back with me.Just thinking about that crisp 2 stroke exhaust note turning into a shrill scream with the tach bouncing around the 9000 rpm mark.The headlight pointing skyward while holding on for dear life.The smell and clouds of burnt 2stroke oil lingering in the winter air,proof that a fire breathing oil burner just went past and not too slowly either.Sigh.All this waiting is driving me up the wall.I think I'll go play with my carbs or new spark plugs or watch Kenny Roberts Sr and relive the glory days when 2 strokes were a way of life.
Will add some pictures of the goodies soon.