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Old July 25th, 2018, 07:42 PM   #81
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So, good news/bad news! One of my teammates had a spare engine he was willing to loan me. It's good to have friends! Friday evening/Saturday morning, I got the engine bolted in and was able to go out and do practices.

Saturday afternoon, I crashed. Kind of a wierd one, but my first real racing crash - I was on the gas and trying to pass somebody, not doing something dumb to try and avoid a crash. My old trackday mentor was right. It hurts less when you're leaned in, focused around the corner, and you just run outta traction.

Details: lowside late in Turn 1 at PIR going outside a slower rider. 75ish mph (5th gear, probably 3/4 throttle), nearly full lean. No real indication I could feel that something was amiss until I was sliding. As I was sliding, I'm thinking "I hope I didn't up the engine." A buddy behind me says my rear went out, but the tire was still melty on the edge, not scrubbed clean. A bit weird. Best guess is I got wide enough to be on dirty track, and my footpeg lifted the tire before it could show the expected wear.

I walked off. Leathers are off to the clubs friendly seamstress to see if they can be salvaged (lots of busted seams, but the leather itself is ok). Hit-Air vest worked like a charm and held pressure for a while, so it'll be good for another crash or two once it's recharged and the nylon patched. No damage to my helmet.

Bike's not too bad. Brake lever cracked the oil site glass, and the R rearset mount is cracked, along with the peg being ground down. R clip on is bent.

I figure ~$750 for the butcher's bill, including the leathers. Fortunately, the club credits us for the races we don't make, so next round will be real cheap. I kinda chilled and helped in the pits the rest of Saturday, then did a corner and grid on Sunday. I still have to unpack the van .

burphel. did you make your seat?, i wanted to raise my seat a inch. looks like you went the other way.
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Old July 26th, 2018, 08:24 AM   #82
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burphel. did you make your seat?, i wanted to raise my seat a inch. looks like you went the other way.
Yup. I'm short. I pretty much took the stock foam out, stuck in a bunch of the foam they give you with Shorai batteries, and pop-riveted the stock cover back on. The foam's packed in a bit, but I'm never sitting on it for more than a half hour or so at a time, so comfort isn't a huge issue.
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Old August 23rd, 2018, 10:21 AM   #83
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Perhaps something like zeezzz:

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Old September 3rd, 2018, 09:54 PM   #84
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First pic from the last round. Tipped in at the apex of the PIR chicane.

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Old September 4th, 2018, 12:15 PM   #85
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Old December 14th, 2018, 04:07 PM   #87
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Something like those, although I got mine off eBay. I've since switched to Woodcraft bars. Gets the bars down a bit closer to where they need to be.

Hi there,

Just rereading this thread and I'm also interested in clip-ons that work with the Hot Bodies stuff. Can you share which model Woodcrafts work? Do you have a close-up pic? And (IIRC) you had raised the forks a bit, do the Woodcrafts let you keep the forks in standard position?

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Old December 14th, 2018, 06:09 PM   #88
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clip ons go below the upper tripple clamp. to keep my levers at a decent angle i had to dremmel the hot bodies and lower my dash.
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Old December 15th, 2018, 06:45 AM   #89
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How much of the fairing did you have to remove?
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Old December 15th, 2018, 05:06 PM   #90
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Old December 16th, 2018, 07:14 AM   #91
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Not that bad! Thanks for the pic.

Did you notice any difference in rigidity after removing the "lip" at the top of the fairing?
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Old December 16th, 2018, 01:26 PM   #92
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Not that bad! Thanks for the pic.

Did you notice any difference in rigidity after removing the "lip" at the top of the fairing?
a little less rigid but not bad, those fairings have slid across the asphalt 5 times.a little fiberglass repair and a rattle can and off you go.
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Old December 16th, 2018, 01:31 PM   #93
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what i did was put the bars and levers where i wanted them. then sharpied the fairings for the clearance i wanted and dremeled away, the auto store had this vinyl edge wrap i put on the fairing so i would not saw off my fingers with the fierglass.
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Old December 16th, 2018, 01:53 PM   #94
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Great idea with the wrap - thanks for the info.
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