Decided I'd better get my rear in gear and start wiring the bike. First pinch bolt was a breeze. The second one broke all of my bits. Joy... :P ;)
A cheep drill press, a dozen bits, a old tooth brush with some oil, and a good vice.
this will work wonders.
All done. Got some good bits. ;D
no need for several drill bits. two of the cobalt (?) bits from sears have done two bikes and a few random pieces so far, and the one is good, the second is still in the package. they sell them one bit at a time and i never needed oil, even to go through the drain plug, rearset bolts and all kinds of crap. no oil, just force. they go through metal like it's butter.
i did an entire bike (including oil change and drilling/mounting bodywork) in an afternoon.
they're awesome.
I got some good drill bits from a friend who works at Dana (they make rear ends for cars & trucks). Those babies are da bomb! ;)
anything that'd cut through a dana rear has to be good stuff.
I assume you're the same FZR400tony that used to hang out on Sportbikeworld all the time? I haven't been there for a couple of years. It was no fun after they banned all of my friends. ::) ;)
that's me. :)
they banned people there? wow, i only know of like two people getting banned. adam and paul. and adam still occasionally makes an appearance.
but i stay away from a lot of the areas that most of the trouble rests in.
robert's a cool guy though. it's a good site. sorry things didn't work out with your friends.
Adam, Paul, RCJohn, Pete and I used to e-mail all day long. Adam and Paul did push things but it was mostly funny.
i never really talked to paul much, but adam was a blast. awhile back he e-mailed me. he was looking through the profiles and my profile says something like "where the hell is adam" or sometihng like that. he's a blast. i miss seeing him around.
i miss pete too. he's a great guy. if you talk to them, forward a hello from me.
There's a long story attached to Paul. I haven't talked to Adam for a while, but we're still in contact. John is sporadic; depends on when he's around. I talk to Pete almost every day. I'll tell him "hi" for ya. ;)
thanks. pete is awesome.
Quote from Pete:
"Tell him hello for me, and let him know that I said 'Hope you're doing well!'"
I'm not telling him what you said though. His helmet can barely contain his head as-is. ;)
LOL ;D
will there be your first year racing? if so, make a check list of things to take to the track. an actual list. i just realized, i forgot my front stand and i need tires mounted. DUH!
i'm hoping i can borrow one friday.
Yep, first year. I did STAR school and two trackdays last year and had a trackday at MAM last Saturday. This weekend I'm headed back to MAM (very convenient track for me) for my first races with CRA. April 21-22 are trackdays at VIR ;D Hope to join the CCS guys soon, probably Blackhawk in May.
seriously, make a list. it makes life a lot easier.
I've got one started that included all my trackday items. I'll add to it as I find I need things. So far, everything I own that's bike-related is packed into the trailer! ;)
i do the same thing, but then you tend to take things out, forget to put them back. the check list is the best idea i was ever given.