Shake Down Test

30/03/06 – Work In Progress

The bodywork has arrived, the Ohlins springs and 20mm fork kits have arrived and been fitted along with the Ohlins rear shock. It’s only a pre-production shock as the factory hasn’t begun to make the customer kit yet. The exhaust is somewhere between the UK and Italy so the bike has yet to be set up on the dyno.

A quick trip to Cadwell Park shows promise but is cut short after a couple of sessions when the bike loses power. Turns out the valve in the exhaust is flapping around and getting stuck after we removed the control cables as part of the preparation. At least it runs and the exhaust should arrive any day. Just as well as we are off to Valencia for testing in under two weeks.

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Machine Preparation

19/02/06 – Work Begins To Prepare Race Bikes

With a little over six weeks to go before we are due in Valencia for testing with Racedays.net the bikes finally arrive and we can run them in on the dyno and start stripping them down. As yet there are no suspension parts for them yet, the company making the bodywork is still in the planning stage and there are no exhaust systems to be had for love nor money.

Fortunately we are getting some excellent support from B & C Express, the UK importers for Tsubaki chains, Renthal sprockets and Arrow exhausts. We already have the chains and sprockets and as soon as Arrow have some exhausts available they will be on a plane from Italy. Blimey, it looks like we are going racing at World SuperBikes!

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