Mike’s CCS weekend
On May - 24 - 2010 Comments Off
Well, it was a great weekend overall, no crashes, no breakdowns, and Gary passed his class- I think he got an A, maybe an A-, I’m not sure.
The new bike ran great and was surprisingly easy to ride. We only made one adjustment all weekend, a click of rebound on the rear shock. I tried [...]
Mike’s CBR 1000RR (08) Race Prep – Part 3
On April - 2 - 2010 Comments Off
So I finished the CF subframe, and it turned out pretty good, and light- 1.75lbs. Its ugly on the right side because I added six more layers of CF after the initial six prove too flimsy, and I added the tray after I tried to use the stock tray and it just [...]
Mike’s CBR 1000RR (08) Race Prep – Part 2
On March - 13 - 2010 Comments Off
Update: here is the first carbon stay, its pretty good, but I’m going to add another layer to the next one and keep this for a race spare.
Here is all the unnecessary weight of the stock ignition/lock, a 1lb reduction.
The necessary stuff to turn the bike on, all 0.000-nothing lbs of [...]
Mike’s CBR 1000RR (08) Race Prep – Part 1
On February - 11 - 2010 Comments Off
Well, I sold my 2006 GSX-R 750 and purchased a 2008 CBR 1000RR from Shawn at the Engelhart Center. I wanted to try something new, and something that handled well right out of the box. The GSX-R line supposedly needs fork extenders to handle their best, but the CBR is supposed to handle great and [...]
