2013 What To Do ?

As I am sat here on the 31st December waiting for baby Hutch to arrive, well it is due on the 1st Jan, I was wondering what I may get to have a race on on in 2013. I would love to have a go on some bikes which I haven't had the chance to ride and race, these would include the the old TZ's of the ICGP championship, Manx Norton's from the classic racing world. I may have to go and hang around these paddocks to see if anyone has one available to ride! Has to be worth a go!
I do want to get out on a bike this year and take in a handful of races. If anyone has a bike they need a rider for then drop me a line. I am happy to ride any bike anywhere, roads or track!
In the meantime I will be on the lookout for a cheap Triumph 675 to turn into a streetfighter to take in a handful of meetings with ThundersportGB.
As things progress I will keep you posted.

Supertwin Sold

The Kawasaki ER6 Supertwin has now been sold. I hope the new owner gets plenty of enjoyment out of it, it certainly had plenty of admirers!
Now I need something else to tinker with! If anyone has any ideas?

Ready to Rock

 Well the old girl is all back together now with the fairings etc fitted around the new larger radiator. Very little modification was needed so this was an easy part.
Next job is to get it out on track and give a good run round.
Following that it will be up for sale to fund a pram, cot etc etc.
If anyone is interested please drop me a line on hutch7777@hotmail.co.uk

Anyone intersted can drop me an email at hutch7777@hotmail.co.uk

New Rad To Chill

 Whilst I was on with putting the motor back together I decided that I would replace the piggyback radiator I had previously fitted and look to an alternative bigger raditor. The results of which you can see in the pictures. The radiator is approx double the size of the original but did need some fettling to get it to fit, with the airduct and frame posing a little problem. This was solved by offsetting the rad to the left by one inch, problem solved.
Next job will be to go track test the bike to make sure everything is hunky dory.

Following the track test the bike is up for sale ready to fund the purchase of baby items as our child is due on the 1st Jan.
If anyone is interested please give me a call on 07747 806980.

How Good Are Standard Bikes

I have been having a think today about how good the current crop of bikes are as standard. And this got me to thinking, how would they perform in races against the usual racing machines that have uprated suspension, brakes and engines etc. My next thought turned to what bike would you choose and what series would it be in. And my conclusion was a Triumph Speed or Street Triple in the ThundersportGB Streetfighter class. I know it would be somewhat of a challenge but I would like to see if standard bike (less lights etc due to rules) could cut it in these types of races. I am convinced these bikes could win in standard spec. What does anyone else think?

Now I just have to convince Triumph to provide me with a bike to prove the theory:-)

Off With Your Head!

 I had a spare hour last night so took the head off the bike ready to replace the head gasket. Not too bad a job really as you can do it with the engine in situ. I also modified the subframe a little to lower it very slightly as it was a little too high on the initial test. All is sorted now!

The Heat is on at Rockingham

Well we finally made it on to the track with our Supertwin on Friday! Unfortunately it was a little short lived. The first session went very well and I was surprisingly happy with the handling straight out of the box as we were immediately on the pace. The bad news came when I returned to the pit garage and the bike overheated. Upon investigation it was apparent the head gasket had gone. I now know that the GPT temperature gauge we had fitted prior to this weekend was under reading by approx 30 degrees, so I had probably done the head gasket while taking the bike through its heat cycles unbeknown to me. Bit unhappy with this as the GPT temperature gauges are not cheap things and you expect them to be pretty good. I have now fitted a trusty Scitsu temperature gauge in its place. I did not have a spare head gasket with me, so I could unable to change it at the circuit and I will have to change it at home this week.

The bike did seem to draw the crowds and a lot of interest with every passing person stopping to have a look and take photos.

The main thing is that after only a brief time on track the bike has shown it has a lot of potential.

The bike may be up for sale in the near future due to my wife expecting our first child on the 1st January so if anyone is interested please drop me a line at hutch7777@hotmail.co.uk

A Bit Bored

Been looking at these and think we need to do something with them. Any suggestions?

Nearly There

What do you think? Been busy again getting the Supertwin ER6 to this stage. Not far off now. Just got radiator to finish off then the rev counter and temp gauge. Once thats done it will be off to the dyno. Thanks to all our sponsors for helping us get it this far.

I have been playing around with the exhaust and airduct today. I have knocked up a link pipe that will allow us to try the pipes to see how they work. The airduct is now on and I have decided to use the standard radiator and am currently deciding whether to use the oil cooler I have or an additional radiator. The oil cooler I have is a little wide to sit behind the front wheel so I need a narrower oil cooler or narrow radiator. Mmmmmm, what to do?