Another Off-Season Comes & Goes

Off-seasons bring with them big plans. Strip the bike to the frame, rebuild the motor, paint the new bodywork, get the forks redone (correctly this time, one hopes), fix the cracked fairing stay, figure out how to take up a little slack in the throttle cable, replace the front brake master cylinder, and a never-ending list of other little tasks.

How many accomplished?

Well, it was a short winter. February came fast and there was a track day at Thunderhill where the weather looked nice, and it was time to knock a little rust off the rider, so we'll just put that stuff on the list to do in between rounds this summer. It's time to RIDE!

I'm trying different tires for the first race or two, giving Pirelli a shot. Did a couple practice sessions with the new rubber at Thunderhill, they felt OK, but still got some tearing on the rear. I will tweak the shock a little bit and see how they hold up. I did remember how to turn the throttle and apply the brakes and look around corners, and got back to something resembling my race pace by the end of the day, so a positive experience.

First race is rapidly approaching, and for once the work emergencies seem to have subsided, so I'll be heading off to beautiful Buttonwillow, CA for round 1 the weekend of March 22-23.