Club 77

Hi all, in order to allow us to compete for the full season we need to raise some cash to ensure expenses can be covered, from entry fees at circa £250-£300 per round, tyres at £280 per set etc etc.
Now the idea behind Club77 is that we would like to get 77 people pledging £77. This would then allow us to compete in the ThundersportGB Supertwin Championship on our Kawasaki ER6. The bike is nearing completion and therefore we just need to cover the running costs.
All 77 people will have their names on the bike and will receive the newsletters produced after each meeting.
In addition I will have T-Shirts made for each sponsor.
If you feel like this may be of interest to you then please drop me a line at hutch7777@hotmail.co.uk
I am glad I won't be running the No.1 though, otherwise this would be the worst case of fund raising known to man!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks

The Geeks Go On Tour

On a slightly different note, myself and seven of my friends and colleagues took a trip down to the Air Museum at Duxford. Between us we have approximately 3 million years worth of working in the aircraft industry and during the trip everyones true 'geekiness' came out. For me it was the chance to see the Blackbird SR71 (pictured left), probably my favourite aircraft of all time. Anything than can fly at 3.3 mach has to be something special. As we are more use to the British military aircraft I think it was the hangar that housed the American stuff that created the most interest.
So there you go, what do people who work on military aircraft do on their day off? Yes, that's right, go and look at more military aircraft!

Flow Your Head Sir?

Colin at Road and Race Developments has started work on porting and flowing our ER6/Versys cylinder head. There is a lot of work to be done on this part of the bike and this is where there is most potential to see some major power gains. Once done our reprofiled cams will be slotted in and then the rebuild of the engine can commence.
If you have any engine tuning or engine building requirements then give Colin a shout on 07843 557374 or take a peek at what engine tuning is on offer at http://www.roadandracedevelopments.co.uk/page_2474192.html

ER6 / EX650 / Versys Rearsets

As promised, here are some pictures of the finished rearsets. I think you will agree they look spot on. So if you need some for yor ER6, Versys, EX650 or 650R then please get in touch with Pete Thornton at Cadmatic by visitng his website at http://www.cadmatic.co.uk/contact.asp or ring him on 01635 582200 or simply drop him an email on info@cadmatic.co.uk. Pete is a top bloke and if you damage your rearsets at all, he will sell you the parts individually so you don't have the expense of buying a complete set each time.

Daytona for 2012 ?

I feel very privileged to announce that for the 2012 season we will be supported by Daytona Boots. These are simply the best boots that money can buy. If you want to keep your tootsies safe then there is no better place to have them than in a pair of Daytona's finest offering. As you can see they have even been custom made in our colours and this is a service that they can offer to anybody. For further information or to get in touch with Daytona then please visit their website at http://www.daytona.de/ or drop them an email to info@daytona.de

ER6 Rearsets Anyone

Thanks to our friend Pete at Cadmatic Engineering Services (http://www.cadmatic.co.uk/) as he has come up trumps with the finished back plates for the rearset to fit our Kawasaki ER6 Supertwin. These particular ones are to fit the later model frames where the left and right bolt hole patterns are different, on the earlier models the bolt hole patterns are the same. As you can see these look a fantastic bit of kit and I will post some photos as soon as I get them fitted. In the meantime if you need some rearsets for your ER6 or SV650 then please get in touch with Pete on 01635 582200.

Factory Racing & Motopike

Many thanks to Adam Pike of Factory Racing for supplying us with new clip-ons and various other bits and bobs to go on the Kawasaki ER6 Supertwin. Check out what he has on offer at http://www.factorycomponents.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=55 or http://www.motopike.com/. You can also give him a call on 01509 559127.

Off With Your Head

Hi folks, just a bit of an update on the ER6 Supertwin for you. The cylinder head has now been removed from the bike to allow the cams to be taken out and sent to be reground. Colin at Road and Race Developments (http://www.roadandracedevelopments.co.uk/) is working to get good power out of the engine along with developing many other parts for the ER, so if you are building a Supertwin of Minitwin yourself give him a call on 07843 557374 and he will be able to sort you out. The next job will be to port and flow the head. Once this has been done the motor will be taken out completely, the rods polished along with a few more internal mods prior to reassembly. Whilst the engine is out of the bike the frame will be sent off for powder coating and the swingarm sent for paint stripping to give it that 'works' look. More updates to follow soon!

2012 - What to do ?

Unfortunately we have received some bad news in the last week, which is that 3,000 employees are to be made redundant from BAE Systems. Even worse for us at the Brough site is that they are to end manufacturing here with the loss of 899 jobs. As you will appreciate this came as a bit of a shock when it looked like there were orders in offing for the Hawk Aircraft which is manufactured at Brough. Having been here for 21 years since leaving school, it will be a massive upheaval for me. So it looks like I will have to start the new year on the look out for a new job. If anybody has any ideas or knows of any opportunities please drop me a line at hutch7777@hotmail.co.uk, anything considered!
Back to the racing as you will appreciate it is very difficult for me to commit to anything at this time but again if anyone has an opportunity please drop me a line. As most of you will know I am open to riding any type of bike anywhere!
I will continue to complete our ER6 Supertwin over the next few weeks and if anybody would like to help us run that for the season next year then again please drop me a line.
Thanks
Hutch

Seats Units and more Seat Units

Would you like a seat unit sir? Our friend Graham Jones sorted us out with some seat units for the Kawasaki ER6 Supertwin. These look like the Moto2 bikes rear ends so will really look the business. Once the final touches have been done to the subframe they will be available as a kit with the subframe and seat unit from Colin at Road and Race Developments. A good option if you are thinking of 'Supertwinning' you ER?