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Title: It's Alive!!!!
Post by: MightyDuc Racing on April 16, 2003, 06:56:03 PM

Got the oil lines from BCM for my Duc today. I finished hooking up the electrics and filled it with diesel oil for the break-in. Then I reached over, crossed my fingers, and pushed the starter switch. Boooooya! Started right up, and man does it sound sweet!!! I'll be taking it to the dyno either Friday night or next Tuesday or Wednesday to finish up the break-in. Then all I have to do is re-safety wire it and clean the brake calipers one more time and I'm ready to go racing! Woohoo! :D ;) :) ;D 8)

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Post by: r6_philly on April 16, 2003, 07:04:08 PM

congrats man, when we gonna see it in action?

Title: Re: It's Alive!!!!
Post by: MightyDuc Racing on April 16, 2003, 07:07:39 PM

May 3-4 at Jennings. If you don't get down this way, I'll be at the ROC at Daytona too! What a relief when it started right up...whew. :)

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Post by: Chef on April 16, 2003, 09:41:20 PM

You Da Man !!........

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Post by: tigerblade on April 17, 2003, 05:58:46 AM

Be kind to it this time! ;)

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Post by: MightyDuc Racing on April 17, 2003, 05:59:52 AM

What fun would that be? ;D

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Post by: EX#996 on April 17, 2003, 06:00:12 AM

Yea!!!!

Dawn ;D

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Post by: tigerblade on April 17, 2003, 06:05:39 AM

QuoteWhat fun would that be? ;D

More fun than sitting at home with a busted-ass bike... ;D

Title: Re: It's Alive!!!!
Post by: MightyDuc Racing on April 17, 2003, 06:08:19 AM

I actually was never hard on the other one. I over-revved it once for a millisecond, but that was long before the blow-up, and it supposedly will rev to 10,000 safely and I ran it to about 9600 that time. I usually shift at around 8400-8600. I think I just caught an unfortunate bit of luck that week. Nothing went right at work, at the races, anywhere...one of those weeks. :)

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Post by: TZDeSioux on April 17, 2003, 06:43:52 AM

congrats! Hope it gives you a long time of pleasure before it grenades again ;D

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Post by: MightyDuc Racing on April 17, 2003, 06:46:42 AM

Thanks Kwak...and I hope you have a blast on your new bike for a long time before you decide to go through that crap to get a new one again. ;D

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Post by: TZDeSioux on April 17, 2003, 07:06:07 AM

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Post by: Chef on April 17, 2003, 07:30:14 AM

QuoteI actually was never hard on the other one. ....

I over-revved it once for a millisecond.......

but that was long before the blow-up....

I usually shift at around 8400-8600.

I think I just caught an unfortunate bit of luck that week. ... .

:)

I dunno???,

maybe it's just me...... this sounds HIGHLY likely for a RACER :-/

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Post by: tigerblade on April 17, 2003, 07:40:05 AM

QuoteThanks Kwak...and I hope you have a blast on your new bike for a long time before you decide to go through that crap to get a new one again. ;D

"Bye guys, I'm going to the airport to wash my bike."

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Post by: MightyDuc Racing on April 17, 2003, 06:11:59 PM

Just rode it around the block!!!! Woohoo!!! I forgot how strong this thing is and how hard it stops...lol. Rode my dad's Suzuki Bandit and my buddie's EX500....not quite the same. :D

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Post by: MightyDuc Racing on April 17, 2003, 06:12:45 PM

Oh yeah, and that was all below 5000RPM's at less than 1/2 throttle. ;) Can't wait to get it on the dyno and broken in so I can let it rip at Jennings.

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Post by: TZDeSioux on April 17, 2003, 10:03:15 PM

Quote"Bye guys, I'm going to the airport to wash my bike."

That does it! You and me.... 3 oclock! at the bus stop! >:(

;D

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Post by: tigerblade on April 18, 2003, 06:09:49 AM

QuoteThat does it! You and me.... 3 oclock! at the bus stop! >:( ;D

Better bring help with ya, Slappy! (https://www.ccsforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmembers.fireblades.org%2Ftigerblade%2Fimages%2Fboxingsmiley.gif&hash=d29a3ed11977876b9de946fec129656400479a4d) ;D

Title: Re: It's Alive!!!!
Post by: MightyDuc Racing on April 18, 2003, 06:12:18 AM

Careful Kris...I bet Kwak still has a lot of pent up anger from his ordeal that he's looking to get rid of...proabably look like something out of Rambo! ;D

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Post by: JamesC459 on April 18, 2003, 04:55:54 PM

Hey Brian,congrats on getting your bike back together.Tell Bobby Orr that James Carpenter says "hey". I worked with him at Westcoast and Boomers a long time ago. JamesC459

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Post by: MightyDuc Racing on April 18, 2003, 08:56:10 PM

Cool...Bobby lives about 1/2 mile from me. Where do you live now? I'll be sure to tell him. Probably talk to him Sunday or Monday.
Powersports is back to being West Coast Motorcycles, by the way...in case you were wondering. :)

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Post by: JamesC459 on April 19, 2003, 07:24:35 AM

I live in New Hampshire now.I race an Aprilia RS250 at Loudon.Our first event is Next weekend.I was in Ft. Myers at the end of Feb.I stopped in for a little bit.One of my guys up here has a Duc 750ss that he races and Bruce just finished his engine last week.That bike goes like hell now.Bruce does fabulous work with those air cooled two valve engines.but as you know VERY price.Good Luck

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