If Only? North West 200

Good entry for the Supertwins at the North West 200! There we are at No. 7, pity the bike ain't ready. Bugger ! 

On with the rebuild

Just to give you a quick update, I have been working on getting the rolling chassis to a point that I am happy with. A few jobs I have done include, powdercoat the frame as the previous finish was terrible, change headstock bearings as one was cracked, modify subframe, fit captive wheel spacers, re-route brakelines, change brake reservoir pipes, make pairs blanking plate, repair cracked fairing and modify the steering damper mount. Most of these jobs are not something I should have had to do but there you go.
I am now just waiting to get the engine back from Roger at RMKD, once I have that I can crack on with fitting the motor, sorting the wiring loom, airbox and duct, exhaust and radiator. Onwards and upwards.

Bike Is Back And I Have A Lot Of Work To Do

Well Ladies and Gentlemen I finally have my motorcycle back. Unfortunately it is not anywhere near the complete or finished bike I was expecting. I will not go into the issues on here but suffice to say I now need to embark on a complete rebuild of the bike. Firstly the engine has come out and is on its way to Roger Middleton of RMKD, we have had success with Roger's engines before having won the ThundersportGB GP2 Championship with them back in 2010. Many other items need to be changed or modified so I am taking the bike back to the bare frame and then the rebuild will begin. To give you all a quick idea of what the finished bike will look like I have mocked up the fairing etc in position in the pictures. The fairing is the Suter Moto2 one as supplied to us by Mark at Extreme Performance Solutions. The bike will look good it will just take us a while to get there. Apologies to everyone for not being out on track yet but failed promises have brought me to the point I am at now. If nothing else I have learnt a valuable lesson and one that I shall not be repeating in the future.

Supermono Reunion

Saturday night saw the Supermono Reunion evening take place in Dunstable. The night was organised by Scott Richardson and Rob Whitworth, thanks to these two as the night was enjoyed by all. A few people had brought their bikes along to be featured in the June edition of MCN Sport and the editor Rupert Paul was there taking down the details about the bikes. One of my favourites is the Chrysalis bike built and raced by the Late Dave Morris, a beautiful machine with exquisite details. I had the pleasure of sharing a hotel room with the Smith Sisters and as we had all been drinking Guinness throughout the night it wasn't a nice place to be come the morning!

Motorcycle Racer Magazine Article

Please click on the pics to the left to enlarge. This is the first of our articles to be featured in the Motorcycle Racer Magazine. The magazine is stocked in WH Smiths newsagents or you can visit them on line at https://www.motorcycleracer.com/ to purchase an individual magazine or to subscribe. It is the 'World's No.1 Road Race Magazine'.

Top Protection from GB Racing

In order to race at the North west 200 the rules state you need to have engine casing protectors, it also a good idea to have them on in any case as it could not only save your engine but also save another rider from falling on your oil if you happend to crash. There are no better engine protectors on the market than these supplied by GB Racing. Their engine protectors are used in race series all over the world including the full Moto2 paddock. Get some on your bike by visiting their website at http://www.gbracing.eu/

Racebikebitz - Samco

Thanks to the guys at Racebikebitz who have come up trumps with these Silicone Reinforced Hoses by Samco. As you can see these will match the finished colours of the bike perferctly and the quality of the hoses are far superior to the standard stuff. If you need any kit for your bike visit their website at www.racebikebitz.com, email them on sales@racebikebitz.com or call them on 01763 249807.

Missing Brands

Unfortunately I have to report that we will not be competing at Brands this coming weekend. This is due to some engine parts that were ordered prior to Christmas have only just arrived today. As you will appreciate this doesn't allow us time to finish building the engine and the rest of the bike for tomorrow. Apologies to everyone for this. Al

ER6 Supertwin Front Subframe

Colin has been busy again. Now we have the fairing for the bike from the kind guys at Extreme Performance Solutions, Colin has been making the front subframe to hold everthing in place. As you can see it is all coming to gether nicely. If you need anything for your ER6 or SV650 Supertwin then give him a shout on 07843 557374 or check out his website at http://www.roadandracedevelopments.co.uk/

Moto2 ? ER6 ? Supertwin ?

A massive thanks to Mark at Extreme Performance Solutions who has supported us with a Suter MMX Moto2 Fairing. Mark is the UK importer for Sebimoto (http://www.sebimoto.cz/) who produce bodywork for most of the Moto2 and MotoGP girds so you know this is top quality gear. Mark also supplies the Honda TT Legends Team so we are in good company. Please check Mark out at http://x-p-s.co.uk/default.asp or give him a call on 01325 778358.
Don't worry though as we intend to replace Colin with a fairing bracket as soon as we have the motor in place and can line everyting up. There are two reasons for this, firstly it would be dangerous for him to hold it in place once the bike is in motion and secondly I am not sure he would be able to keep up:-) I may be biased but i think the bike is starting to look very trick.