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posted March 21, 2007 07:33 PM
The truck and trailer are all loaded. We are rolling out in about 10-15 minutes. Hope to be in Houston on by 7-8pm tomorrow. About a 20 hour drive per mapquest. Karl, Matt I'll see you guys tomorrow. 
  
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entropy
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posted March 21, 2007 10:29 PM
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Cloudy High, 79°F, Precip 10%, Wind: SE 16 mph
sun
High 81°F, Precip10%, Wind: ESE 15 mph
looks like no rain, but the wind is gonna be "interesting"
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posted March 22, 2007 01:03 AM
My builder calls me 8:30pm...bad news....sprocket/spacer/bearings/wheel just not freakin lining up good like the stockers. Stockers were somehow not working out right! We're thinking the swingarm actually may be tweaked. Ironically the guy who I recently sold the dymag wheels to happened to say he still has his stock swingarm sitting in the garage. He is 2.25 hours away according to Mapquest! I am contemplating making the banzai run to get it tonight!...anyways I rush over with my stock rear, we swap back and forth at least 5 times making minor adjustments. Turns out neither the spacers that came with the BSTs work perfectly, nor do the ones I bought for them the other week :x We had to trial and error mix and match the set till it fit just right. Now it looks 98-99% to stock 8) And considering how off they were before and were stable to 180 or so I should be fine now, he'll take a test ride before I leave but only to 120ish :?
Got all the plastics clean, there is about 1" gap now between ram air and front fender from the forks lowered....that is with the forks NOT pushed thru the ram air at all :twisted: leaves just enough space for braking @ 200 :lol:
1 of the 2 small nos bottles is leaking from the valve, local nos shop couldn't fix it so I'll have 4 good shots and one so-so shots at 200+ mph unless I get more nos out there :lol: The rest will be n/a runs and hopping on whoever's bike can go over 200 if need be 8)
Bike actually looks pretty decent....epoxyed some of the cracked plastics....
Tiger racing chain guard has 2 out of 3 mounting holes that fit perfectly, middle one isn't even close :roll: but we put locktite on the other 2.
Supercorsa in the rear has fresh rubber, 205 mph gearing on the limiter!
Removed the 2 horn for weight reduction :lol: then we noticed while testing nos solenoid SOMETHING made it not work. Turns out wiring was near the header, melted something :? , fixed that, now nos solenoid works fine (horn fuse was blown, probably due to heat on wires from the header?)
Fresh stickers 8) , need to remember to pump up the tires to about 2x the recommended street psi :shock: before my runs.
Taped up the front farings to the center "V" piece because I have done runs over 200, come back and you can see it kinda popped outta place :? due to the wind....at least the tape is red, almost matches the fairings! More aerodynamic than popped out plastics.
Played with my tuck while on the bike.....scooting forward gets my head out of the wind more (Tank slopes forward more) but my wake is horrible AND my legs protrude outward more (tank obviously gets wider). Scooting back has my skinny legs within the width of the farings and cleaner wake....oh well....lesser of 2 evils unless I run w/out the tank cover....hmmm.....
Its 5am and just got home from epoxying, wheel/chain alignment stuff, spacer swapping, gas tank back on, yada yada....gotta get up in 4 hours.... :?
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posted March 22, 2007 04:35 AM
2 Days and counting, all that's left is spin up some fresh rubber and clean the bike.
I'm hoping all this on again, off again, rain we have been getting, gets over with soon.
Finally got the steering damper mounted, Is there a huge disadvantage to a bubble sheid,
or should I go back to the stocker? I can hide behind the bubble much better.
Drive safe on the way!
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entropy
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posted March 22, 2007 05:13 AM
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Finally got the steering damper mounted, Is there a huge disadvantage to a bubble sheid,
or should I go back to the stocker? I can hide behind the bubble much better.
i am going with a bubble, but i really don't think it makes any difference. I've done it both ways and don't feel any turbulence either way.
chhance of rain seems to have gone, but sat pm is supposed to be real windy.
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TRNorBRN6001
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posted March 22, 2007 06:12 AM
Fellas, get them runs in early! The wind is usually lighter in the morning. If ya got them new softy tires break them in a little or ya might end up with a little rubber sprayed on the track and some bad luck at the big end! A couple years back it happened to a Busa next to us spraying a 40 shot, He was able to limp back before his tire went all the way flat.
Yep Ali, them horn wires do tend to get a litttle warm next to the header, also watch that coolant line that runs right under the radiator too.
If your a big guy the Double Bubble might smooth things out a little. I did not notice much of a difference on my 12, but there seemed to be a significant difference on my brothers Busa.
I'll be out Saturday to spectate. Hope to see you running strong!!!
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entropy
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posted March 22, 2007 08:08 AM
Gary,
what do you mean about the tires??
I have a brand new softy ...
When are you showing up??
Is roberts bike running??
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posted March 22, 2007 10:32 AM
I'm leaving El Paso in about 5 minutes, see youts in Goliad.
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posted March 22, 2007 10:54 AM
karl, we got a room at the antler's inn....we leave tomorrow! matt pm'd me on 12.org, I have his number in case we can't reach you!!
see you tomorrow!
rob & britni
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posted March 22, 2007 11:52 AM
Will show up at around 9-10am on Saturday since they usually start around that time. I will have my 5 year old son with me. He'll just be taking notes this time. Maybe a 350 two stroke next time.............................................................................Just Kidding.
Bro's nos not working so we will wait till October to run, he has to work on Saturday as well.
Don't know why, but I have heard and seen some tires chuck/blister/peal/delam, or whatever you call it at the Mile and some other venues, but it just might be coincidence that they were running soft compound tires as most everyone does. I do not know if its the rough surface, or some sort of blem/defect in the tire, or if they need to go through a heat cycle, or if the people were running bizzare tire pressures, or there was debris, or other factors. I do not think it's much to worry about, but I would consider running the tires around a little if its brand spanking new. Maybe a burnout or two for the spectators!!!!!!
The Busa that this happened to was running in the upper 180's low 190's the guy was average size with a 40 shot and it was his first run out with the brand spanking new tire. Needless to say he was rather sad. He made a run to Victoria or somewhere like that for a new tire.
Just thought I would put in a couple cents, I would hate to see anyone ride the $10k Taxi home.
On that note I heard RustMan, the guy who slid through the traps faster than most of us ride through them picked up another Busa. He said he will be out to spectate this time, but is looking forward to running in Oct.
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posted March 22, 2007 12:54 PM
Just tested the 12, stable till 160 but I figured lane splitting and going to jail wasn't a good idea so I backed off! Nos solenoid powers up...bottles full....leaving 7pm, get to TX by 10pm friday, got a room @ Antlers!
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posted March 22, 2007 06:25 PM
Good luck and God Speed. Sure wish I could be there. Look for me in October.
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posted March 22, 2007 06:41 PM
winds have changed to the east tonight
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posted March 22, 2007 06:54 PM
Which way does the track go, east to west, north to south, anyone know?
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posted March 22, 2007 06:58 PM
I "think" East is a complete sidewind. Southeast is a 1/4 headwind. Karl might be able to confirm, but there are quite a few people over there right now.
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posted March 22, 2007 07:08 PM
i'm not sure but i twat all runways run true east to west and north to south
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racer53
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posted March 23, 2007 01:59 AM
this track run north and south, we start on the south end and run to the north
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Halvefast
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posted March 23, 2007 05:45 AM
Ooooh! that could result in good tailwinds
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posted March 23, 2007 06:44 AM
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this track run north and south, we start on the south end and run to the north
are you sure.. cause i seen a pic in here from last years run and the sun was coming up on the end side of the track
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racer53
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posted March 23, 2007 07:03 AM
i could be wrong, i looked it up on google earth
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racer53
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posted March 23, 2007 07:16 AM
i went back and looked you're right i was looking at the wrong runway. it runs from south east to northwest
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posted March 23, 2007 08:12 AM
Entropy knows, but I am sure he is getting the final touches on his bike. There has always been a strong frontal right to left wind. I think that you run from WNW to ESE, but I am just going off of what I remember from being there and am not that great with directions.
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posted March 23, 2007 09:08 AM
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Cloudy High, 79°F, Precip 10%, Wind: SE 16 mph
sun
High 81°F, Precip10%, Wind: ESE 15 mph
looks like no rain, but the wind is gonna be "interesting"
if correct weatherman then strong headwinds
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posted March 23, 2007 11:44 AM
I'm at Baton Rouge....about 7 hours or so from the hotel. Hopefully we'll get there about 12 midnight....
craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacked out!
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posted March 23, 2007 03:45 PM
I just bleed the breaks, check tire pressure and check for anything loose. Next packing, I'll see everybody in the morning.
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