Today I stripped the bottom end, washed the crank and both top and bottom cases to get rid of the rest of the broken piston bits. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240315/2f30e67d39190108be620d372874f53d.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240315/2a13bd6734430074f505aebcc1d2068f.jpg https://uplo...
Oh that’s a shame Al, my RD400 had a partial seizure last time out, but I haven’t investigated it yet. However there is a guy called Mally on the RD400 forum hat had issues similar to mine and it turned out to be aftermarket pistons that expanded too much as it was poor quality. So if you find the ...
Well that’s a huge step backwards! With the 1st drag outing less than a month away, I thought i would start her up, get her up to temperature and make sure all the basics are still working. After wam up, did a couple of hard starts from about 3 to 4000 revs just to see it it wheelies or spins (it sp...
Chaingaurd is required as part of the regulations for the straightliners organised drag events. Looking at the one on my firestorm, i thought it could be a good starting point to fit the RDs braced and extended swing arm, so I contacted Frank & Mac inc, and got a spare one. Some Dremel cuts a ta...
Good to see at least 2 of the old number two riders in last years factory teams coming to life, now they are not in the shadow of the big star who used to take all the attention on the other side of the garage.