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I want to put that motor on a go-kart.
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Since I'm on a shit-posting roll, I figured I'd post pictures of the Panigale with the CRG Arrow mirrors installed. Realized I never did this, as promised. I know y'all were on pins and needles.
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Where does the rocket launcher go?PurpleBaze said:Since I'm on a shit-posting roll, I figured I'd post pictures of the Panigale with the CRG Arrow mirrors installed. Realized I never did this, as promised. I know y'all were on pins and needles.
I've put a lot of miles on this bike this year & feel really comfortable on it.
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Reading back through this thread, holy shit am I a windbag...
My MotoFupdates°:
The flat tracker project bike that I showed above has seen zero progress for various reasons. The first was that the CNC was occupied with a super cool project. When I first got the machine, I asked my kids what they wanted me to make, and my son immediately said, "A SWORD!" So here's his sword:
CRS blade and guard (his name starts with an A, hence the letter on the guard), walnut burl handle, brass lock ring, chromoly pommel. Super fun project, and turned out awesome.
Then I got a late track season started this year because my suspension upgrade didn't go too well. Got the bike back late because the rear linkage bolts were destroyed. They had to drive them out with a hammer, and this is what they looked like:
So here's the shiny Ohlins shock and carts:
I asked the shop, though, when picking the bike up, "Yeah, but what about the swingarm? And the linkage bearings?"
"Meh, you're good to go. Grip it and rip it."
Those bolts looked like Twizzlers and two were about to shear, so bullshit. This must have been a result of my crash, so there's some logic to it being fine seeing hows I was riding it that way for three years, but still had to check it out.
Machined a socket to get the swingarm pivot nut off out of some leftover chromoly from the sword pommel:
Dial indicator on the surface plate, and I was shocked that the swingarm was, indeed, straight (which means it's probably too heavy...):
The bearings, on the other hand, were toast. This was the bearing collar in the swingarm:
I could get bearings within the week, but the nearest replacement for that collar (and the matching one in the linkage) were in Japan, so I had to miss my first track day and eat the $300, which left me a little pissed at the suspension shop.
On the bright side, the bike is AWESOME now. On their recommendation, I lengthened it as much as possible with a new chain and sprocket kit. Added four links to the chain, moving the axle almost all the way back in the blocks. This added length counteracts the height they added to the front of the bike, keeping it from wheelying everywhere. Even with the added length, it still wheelies slightly easier than before, most noticeable in that it now wheelies downhill on the gas between T3 and T4, but in trade I get insane braking stability and better drive.
Previous PR lap with the chicane was a low 1:54. I did four 1:54s in a single session in August, and all of them required passing traffic. On top of that, tire wear has improved dramatically:
Unfortunately, I drove straight home from that day in August, had a BBQ at my house, got challenged to a race across my yard by my 6 year old niece, and lost that race in dramatic fashion, both of my hamstrings tearing on consecutive steps--POP POP.
So my motorcycle season started late and ended early. At least I'll be getting back to machining parts for the project bike again soon.
And that's my 2023 motorcycle news.
/Tequilla
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Chinned for saying you're a windbag and then proving it
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I'm all about self awareness.RaceBannon said:Chinned for saying you're a windbag and then proving it
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Introducing the Hypermotard Mono.
https://www.ducati.com/ww/en/bikes/hypermotard/hypermotard-698-mono -
Still not a Supermono, but should provide an easy transition.PurpleBaze said:Introducing the Hypermotard Mono.
https://www.ducati.com/ww/en/bikes/hypermotard/hypermotard-698-mono -
Motard...
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Original Supermono:
There are few motorcycles that have ever been sold that have elicited as much passion as this bike. Only 67 total were built, it cost $30,000 back in 1993-1995, which was an absurd amount for a bike back then--and unobtanium regardless. At 75 hp and only 277 pounds, you would not find something more fun in the early/mid-nineties. Cries for an affordable, mass-produced version persist to this day. Original Supermonos have sold for as much as $200K at auction.
I can't wait to be disappointed by the 400 pound, made-in-China, price-point abortion that Ducati eventually releases after all these years of waiting. In my opinion, they will have waited too long and missed the exclusivity window. There are tons of small displacement sporty bikes to choose from, so Ducati will have to cut corners to keep the price from being relatively absurd. We'll see.
