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Sean Colliers New KX500
umberto:
I'm pretty excited to see what difference the coating made in the engine's performance. I imagine Sandblaster is worn out from trying to get the bike done in time. Either that or he's trying to build suspense. :-D
sandblaster:
Ladies and Gentlemen.....
Just got back home at about 8 this morning... LONG DRIVE..... We will have a lot of info to share so please be patient... I'm beat :-o
If you want the quick n dirty...
First race we had a axle block give way allowing the axle to move and popped the chain... DNF
Second race a cotter pin came out of the foot peg on the second lap.
That allowed the foot peg pin to work it's way up and prevent the rear brake lever from being actuated.
So Sean toughed it out with no rear brake and finished 22nd.
Barring two really stupid issues Sean said it was the best bike he ever rode.
The engine has a ton of controllable torque, yet still had enough HP to Groost Jeff Emig... More on that later :-D
The suspension was excellent, the brakes were amazing, and the bike looked awesome.
All of us at KX Guru Racing worked really hard to pull this off with little money, time, and resources.
All our people that were involved deserve a big pat on the back... I'd rather cut them all a huge check for their efforts but that's not gonna happen :lol: so... THANKS GUYS!!!
More later...
Foxx4Beaver:
Sweet!!
sandblaster:
--- Quote from: umberto on November 28, 2016, 09:05:39 AM ---I'm pretty excited to see what difference the coating made in the engine's performance. I imagine Sandblaster is worn out from trying to get the bike done in time. Either that or he's trying to build suspense. :-D
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I think the whole team will be recovering for some time... I know I will be...
The WPC treatment is a micro shot peen process that puts microscopic sized dimples on the surface of the parts.
I only rode the bike for a few minutes... I didn't want to be the one who wrecked Sean's new bike... lol
However, what I could tell is for a new engine it shifted amazingly smooth...
I'm getting ready to start my next personal K5 engine build and it will be WPC treated.
sandblaster:
Teaser pic..
As pictured left to right...
Alex, Sean, Jason, Me (Mike), Oscar
Bottom of pic... Groot...
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