Mr whippy makeover

[hawkwind racing]

finally finished the new body parts today , new front fender , dummy tank and rear seat /fender , you really have to work fast laying up glass and resin in 35 deg heat , well mr whippy is on track to be ready for march ,but alas the busa wont be going this year ,now to fab some mounting brackets and get ready for paint , book in for another dyno session in Feb , extend the trailer another 200mm , hangin out badly for a salt fix or 10
cheers
Gary

[Dr Goggles]

Jeez Gary resin and 35 degrees .......you should have got the glow sticks out and put some doof doof music on...you would have been seeing things wouldn't ya?

[hawkwind racing]

disaster ,tried the dyno again today after repairs from the last session , did'nt even complete the first run , something let go and it locked up , not sure what ? , to pissed off tonight to even have a look , a long week end and Im fixing this POS again
well back to the drawing board again

[gazza414]

Keep at it mate...give us a call if ya need anything made up...I'll be in the workshop .

[hawkwind racing]

clutch problem solved ,it now sports a zx11 lock up ,a special thanks to club member Jeff Lemon for his generous offer and help ,much appreciated mate



A happy new year to all
gary

On strip down it appears that the damage is confined to the clutch area only ,looking at the above pic , the chain was broken and wrapped around the crank sprocket and the bolts on the chain tensioner snapped off and the tensioner jambed in the clutch,between the basket and lock up ,Im lucky I suspose as the RPM's when it happened were low prolly less than 2K , in hindsight the clearence between the tensioner and clutch was 2/10"s of a nats dick obviously they shook hands and whamo , I will have to order new parts and try to modify the tensioner somehow to create more clearence . no more time or $ for another dyno session ,it will be a test and tune on the big white dyno come march ,back to my nightmare

[gazza414]

In the scheme of things Gary its fixable...good to hear nothing punched thru the cases or the like

[hawkwind racing]

I really have to get some seat time on this POS,I explored the option of drag racing but the cost of converting to meet the rules is beyond me ,both this and the busa were designed and built for LSR only , I spoke with greg Watters and It seems possible to run it at the non ANDRA heathcote and of course mangalore airport ,so in anticipation I pulled off the front end for some mods , put some spacers in the forks to reduce static sag and 40psi (air assist) this has given me some extra needed ground clearance ,now a massive 35mm (up from 25) ,I also installed duel disc brakes ,as stopping becomes an issue on these short tracks ,hoping ground clearance is ok ,only a run or two will tell ,so when is mangalore going to be booked ?? It really needs to be booked
at least several times so we who cannot T&T anywhere else can do so.
cheers
Gary

[gennyshovel]

some extra needed ground clearance ,now a massive 35mm (up from 25) ,I also installed duel disc brakes ,as stopping becomes an issue on these short tracks ,hoping ground clearance is ok .
cheers
Gary

Even 35mm doesn't leave much room for front end drop under brakes Gary, best you mount some skate board wheels under the leading edge of your engine mate , You might need something to stop it turning into a D9.
Tiny

[Stayt`ie]

gary, have you checked the clerance with the steering at full lock that bike has, i estimate 40 to 45 degrees of rake, so chassie drop is going to be high,,, wont be a problem in a straight line, but if you get out off shape, and attempt to steer (lean) , could cause oversteer due to the motor, chassie or something bottoming out on the salt, at speed, not nice

[hawkwind racing]

thanks for that Ron ,I have just checked and its not a problem ,at full lock either way ground clearence is the same and I will prolly get 30deg lean either way ( a roundy round racer its not ) Im taking it to Casino airport next W/E for some T&T

[David Leikvold]

Gary, please let us know all about it when you get back, a test & tune facility just a couple of hours from Brisbane sounds really good to me.

[Stayt`ie]

good stuff ,,,, best of luck at casino

[hawkwind racing]

Finally had some time to play with the toys again ( sister inlaw is down for a week ) I had an engine fail after the Casino run ( more of them bugs ) and rebuilt the engine back in April ,since then mr whippy has sat gathering dust and rust ,so i charged up the battries ,replaced the vital fluids , gave it a gut full of alky and fired the old girl up ,well it runs ,needs some alterations to the fuel maps to clean up idle ,other than that a heap of T&T to sort it out ,over in the other corner sits the busa and what a sad old case it is , nothing a couple of buckets of $$ and time won't fix ,well thats it untill a runway or speed week comes round
what are the rwest of you blokes up to ?
Cheers
GaRY

[BOB ELLIS]

Gary, The rwest of us blokes are still here & battleing on.glad to hear the Gelati kart still goes .Warwick deal still bogged down with insurance problems,every other part of the deal is in place,P.M.on its way to yiu. Cheers , Bob.

[gennyshovel]

Welcome back to the world Gary.
This bloke is been playin' 'lekkie and is busy getting the beastette ready for its birth in a week or 3 (mmm? tonights Oz lotto would help, winnin=retirement=time=project)
Tiny