Dry Lakes Racers Australia

Hi Russell, Progress looking great The outriggers I stuck on my bike worked better than expected I opted for simple pneumatic cylinders operated via a 12v 5-port solenoid valve. Wired to a simple thumb switch it worked a treat. I faced the wheels to retract forward and upwards so when I drop them ba...

Hi Russell, Good concept on the build - you have a few hours ahead in the workshop. Building a bike on low budget just means it takes longer but also gives you time to rationalise and perfect your ideas. Laying down in front of the motor is the way to go - you have reduced the frontal area by 30% - ...

Richard now has taken the fastest one way speed from me at Bonneville with a stellar one way pass of 260.757 and I heard he hurt the motor, no worries however I know he has another one for the Bubs meet. Congrats to Award, Richard Assen and his crew!! John formally the fastest Noonan John, I gotta ...

Rob,

No worries - we can throw it in the container with the 4 bikes comin back from Speedweek and BUB's.
Do you need it collected from somewhere or delivered to where we can collect?
Cheers
Richard

the zx12 is in a state of disrepair at the moment, however everything is running to schedule ,,, actually there are four of us "tropical salts" planing on bringing our bikes over for 2009 ,ooops, make that five, almost forgot luckie,,, we are going to have a bar-be-que to discuss who will...

"A" Rockey, thanks for shareing ,,,i watched you blokes on the salt work and wait during this years BUB ,,, a well deserved record to you, Mike, his family, your family, and the crew I second that sentiment too - well done Rocky and by the way you are too young to hang your boots up yet C...

Gidday Staytie, Ive managed to get a full sponsorship to cover the costs to go back to bonneville again this year Last year it cost a serious bunch o cash even though we had great help from Mike Ackatiff and crew. Based on last year for the two events this year here is a rough breakdown of expenditu...

Norm at Aussie Desert Coolers made a great Radiator for my turbo busa which I subsequently fitted a Craigs and Davies electric pump to. The whole set-up has given me the most consistent cooling yet. You will need to slightly modify the thermostat - drill a hole in it.

Cool, thanks. How is the Australian Motorcycle News Story? Is it online where we can read over here? Thank you. Hi Rocky, Hope the work to repair the liner is progressing well. I read the article today while on a flight - they got the motor wrong for the Ack Liner (2 x ZZR's??) - nontheless not a b...

Thanks for the support guys Managed to escape Wendover for a few days between events and headed down through Zion and Grand Canyon then onto Vegas before returning to Bonneville for WOS It was a good idea to go to both the BUB and WOS as the events are run very differently. The WOS event ran like a ...

Well folks I'm past the point of no return now as the bike is on the water. The shipping came to $1,760 AUD delivered to Mike Ackatiff's yard in San Jose California. Entry port is Oakland. Will cost around the same for return The costs for FIM entry added up because of the insurance - $750, licence ...

$5k is pricey alright and contains heaps of port handling costs . Some of these can be reduced by organising delivery to and from port at each end. The cost for a 20' container for the same journey would be just less than $10k all up so worth getting a few racers together for next year which reduce ...

Folks, Here is a breakdown of the quoted costs for a crate shipped from Melbourne to Oakland and Back Again. All up for 4 cubic metres the cost will be close to $5,000 AUD The shipper is: selectfs.com.au Melbourne to Oakland based on 1 cbm Wharf to door LCL Cargo A$ 245.00 per Cubic Meter / 1000kgs....

See you at the salt gents - I'll poke up a kiwi flag The bike is nearly ready and will get a final dyno mid June. Currently building a steel crate to protect the bike during transit 1.2mx1.2mx3m long - collapsable - no wood and no vegemite. Will be using Select Freight Services to ship the bike as t...

Good advice gents, definately the best option to go through the port at Oakland. Any option that reduces the cost is a good one as far as Im concerned. Looks like I may be shipping on my own so will need to make up a crate to keep the bike safe and sound while in transit. Received the ERC fuel this ...