|
|
As far as
additional prep for
track usage was concerned, all I had to do was remove the side stand and
lights. Safety-wire a few important bolts and secure the kick-start at
a secondary point. Taylor Motorsports
stepped up to the plate and gave me a ballistic nylon and Kevlar diaper
to cover the bottom of the engine up, in case of a catastrophic failure.
This thing easily holds a couple of quarts of oil (if need be) and doesn't
look too intrusive. Tech stayed happy at its presence and I stayed happy
knowing I wouldn't be oiling down any tracks in the near future. |
I also tied the front end together quite nicely using a Summers Racing Components fork brace. The stock forks are light, but a tad flimsy. The forks would flex around the left hand fork leg and caliper on hard braking. Once I added the Summers brace the forks were as flex free as a pair of inverted, were still light (obviously) and totally transformed the handling in one go. Best handling mod for the money - period. |
|
|
To further enhance my
flex-free braking abilities, I also added a Brembo radial GP master cylinder
from Frenotec to my already powerful
MotomasterUSA set-up. This
adjustable span lever offered eye popping stopping with no fade - something
that I had experienced a little with the stock master cylinder. I also
added a stock XR100 front fender instead of cutting down the stock front
for better aerodynamics (sic). |
MyChron
also chipped in with
their nifty little lap-timer the MyChron light. This nicely made bit
of kit ensured that I wasn't ever going backwards with my practicing
because I could constantly monitor my progress from track arrival
through to race day. This thing helped me stay self-sufficient because
I didn't burden anyone with the task of watching my mundane lap after
lap of practice. Also this helped me adjust my lines throughout the
track and instantly see if I was faster or slower. I can't begin to
tell you how gratifying it is to run a set of laps all within a couple
of 100th's of each other all confirmed (with no lies) by this MyChron
timer… well worth the investment. |
|
|
To the track we
went and this latest foray was an eye opener. I'd actually run out
of excuses. I had made a superb handling and very able track vehicle
equipped with pukka parts and rubber and I finally had nothing or
no one to blame but myself if my performance went pear-shaped. |
| This mirror copy hosted at www.justxr.com |
Page 1,
2 or
3.
>> |