Daytona

[251am]

I had a sinking feeling he blew up a motor or two  :(  Poor guy.  I really hate to see someone with as much potential as he has run into such a string of "bad luck"  :(

Methinks its time for a new engine builder...

Has nothing to do with the engine builder I would guess.  :-X

[Scotty Ryan]

I asked Dan about the Suzuki thing, and he said that the AMA was supposed to have that changed by Wednesday - doesn't surprise me though. The AMA is usually a little slow with that kind of stuff.....He is running his 05'R6, he was saying something about it being down on power tho...... I have been watching the results and lap times and am upset that I didn't go down and race...I think I will next season....

[Scotty Ryan]

Has nothing to do with the engine builder I would guess.  :-X

Only second hand info - but - I was told that his pistons were slapping the heads...Irreguardless of who built the motor - it sounds to me like the thing was put together just a little to tight....

[Super Dave]

Sometimes there are issues with what you put in the tank.  

I don't think anyone has answers though.  

How about them Buells?  They keep puttin' down oil...not.

[OmniGLH]

Sometimes there are issues with what you put in the tank.  

I don't think anyone has answers though.  

How about them Buells?  They keep puttin' down oil...not.

I'm certainly impressed that they managed to get a Buell into the top-10 qualifying spots, that's for sure!  Though I'm SURE it helps to have a MotoGP rider piloting the thing... ;)

I'm not a Harley (or Buell) fan in the least.  In fact, I rather dislike Buells.  But it is nice to see the americans have finally built something that can compete with the japanese (even if it IS 2x the displacement.)  I hope it holds together and finishes.

[Scotty Ryan]

Sometimes there are issues with what you put in the tank.  

I don't think anyone has answers though.  

How about them Buells?  They keep puttin' down oil...not.

We were discussing this topic last night while working on the bike...From what pat says - in the old days, guys would come off the banking, downshift, and over-rev the pi$$ out of the motors.Sometimes you would put a valve through a piston or something to that nature.....Trying to touch on what you said about what goes in the tank - Pat said that the guys running bigger tanks back in the days - when race bikes didn't start out as street bikes ( Formula 1 I think)  while carrying extra weight, would put more load on the motor then they were used to.And while trying to slowing down for turn one and cause havoc on internal engine parts because of the overrev factor.... Correcet me if I am wrong Dave....

[K3 Chris Onwiler]

Did Ben Spies REALLY just utter the words THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR 600?  Oh phuck me!  That's precicely the same budget I'm working with for my 30 year plan.... :o

[jer271]

Iam so glad I bought a 4&6 motor somebody come home with some good news soon :-/

[jer271]

Hey Ptak,
 I was noticing that Dano had, The Law Offices of Donahue, as a sponser ::)

Kinda funny or did he get some $$$ outa of him, if he did, at least some of us are getting a rebate ;D

[OmniGLH]

Iam so glad I bought a 4&6 motor somebody come home with some good news soon :-/

oh SNAP!

[OmniGLH]

Hey Ptak,
 I was noticing that Dano had, The Law Offices of Donahue, as a sponser ::)

Kinda funny or did he get some $$$ outa of him, if he did, at least some of us are getting a rebate ;D

LOL I'd assume so.  I think the amount of money some of us have sent him over the years would be enough to fund a MotoGP season!

[Super Dave]

I'm certainly impressed that they managed to get a Buell into the top-10 qualifying spots, that's for sure!  Though I'm SURE it helps to have a MotoGP rider piloting the thing... ;)

Honda has one on their pole winning bike.  What's the difference?  Suzuki has one on their pole bike for Superbike.