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Sean Colliers KX500 Project "I was only going to inspect the top end"
umberto:
That'll tighten the old sphincter. :-o When is the improved bike going to be done?
sandblaster:
--- Quote from: umberto on November 10, 2016, 06:19:06 AM ---That'll tighten the old sphincter. :-o When is the improved bike going to be done?
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Two weeks... :lol:
sandblaster:
I've received a few pm's from some people expressing sadness or disappointment in our finishing.
After all we all love this bike and people love a winner.
First I want to say, That's racing folks :lol:
Remember, we are up against full factory supported riders, on the most modern equipment.
Guys that ride and race for a living.
Sean's last raced in June and rode twice since then.
He doesn't even work out.
As a team, we have never done this before and never worked together before.
Factory backed riders have well oiled teams and everyone is a expert in what they do.
Sean had no practice time ahead of the race which would have revealed what were individually minor issues.
We had people working on the bike who know little to nothing about the kx500.
We had no monetary support, except what team members donated.
Nearly all the engine parts were used.
The cylinder plating was worn out to where you can see bare aluminum around the exhaust port.
We were not allowed to modify the engine performance wise.
We had almost no time to rebuild the bike.
The list goes on and on.
I can't say that we couldn't have done better, but we were severely handicapped, and finishing 5th in the final race with no back brake was nothing short of amazing 8-)
So, stay tuned because we are just getting started.
KXDINO:
good stuff fellas , love seeing old bikes beating new bikes , we do this stuff as well, my son whips late model ktm and wrs on the trip across fraser island which is deep sand pitted with tree roots , always denting rims thou , does this on a 2000 kdx200 which gets the magic modified wand waved over it , getting back to the k5 std which i have and a k5 hybrid , preparation and tried modification is a must as these bikes with the power they put out seem to destroy things fast , the more you do to them the better they get , it a question of how much money , time ,and testing you have. keep up the good work fellas.
reklessj:
--- Quote from: sandblaster on November 11, 2016, 01:54:16 AM ---I've received a few pm's from some people expressing sadness or disappointment in our finishing.
After all we all love this bike and people love a winner.
First I want to say, That's racing folks :lol:
Remember, we are up against full factory supported riders, on the most modern equipment.
Guys that ride and race for a living.
Sean's last raced in June and rode twice since then.
He doesn't even work out.
As a team, we have never done this before and never worked together before.
Factory backed riders have well oiled teams and everyone is a expert in what they do.
Sean had no practice time ahead of the race which would have revealed what were individually minor issues.
We had people working on the bike who know little to nothing about the kx500.
We had no monetary support, except what team members donated.
Nearly all the engine parts were used.
The cylinder plating was worn out to where you can see bare aluminum around the exhaust port.
We were not allowed to modify the engine performance wise.
We had almost no time to rebuild the bike.
The list goes on and on.
I can't say that we couldn't have done better, but we were severely handicapped, and finishing 5th in the final race with no back brake was nothing short of amazing 8-)
So, stay tuned because we are just getting started.
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Sadness or disappointment????? What?!!
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