ok, so this is all about my race bike build on a 2006 suzuki gsx-r600.
first off, i want to thank corey and erin from www.motomummy.com, without them, their great service, their amazing prices, and ridiculously fast shipping, the roebling road race weekend never would have happened. you can read my roebling road race report in the club racer section shortly after this thread is posted and see the insane time constraints i was under to try to get this bike built in time.
here is the link to the race report: http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=294982
ok, so i picked up a 2006 suzuki gsx-r600 on thursday february 24th, and i had to leave for roebling road on wednesday march 9th. that gave me 13 days to get all the parts delivered, installed, have the suspension done, the bike dyno tuned, and have the bike race prepped. sounds like plenty of time, right?
WRONG!!!
i ordered every part i needed by noon the day i picked up the bike, and here is what was going on the bike:
wooodcraft engine case covers - these are the best engine case covers in the industry by far imo. the quality of workmanship on these is excellent, the fit and finish is perfect, and they even come with new replacement gaskets, so you aren't left scrambling if you forgot to order them from your parts dealer like i did. the install went without a hitch, everything mounted up perfectly and sealed perfectly to the engine without a single drop of oil anywhere. i highly recommend these to everyone.
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ohlins ttx rear shock, 30mm fork cartridge kit, fork extenders, and steering damper - the bike i bought had some 2.5" vortex lowering links on it, so i needed to order some stock suzuki dogbones, which turned into a huge fiasco and ultimately caused me not to finish this build until tuesday the 8th, the day before i had to leave for roebling. you can read all about that in my review of www.mrcycles.com in the ratings section of the forum. i took the bike to markbilt racing for them to install the 30mm kit and the fork extenders while i waited for the dogbones to be delivered. the bike came back to me with the front suspension geometry set up, and mark rozema had written down what i needed to set the rear at when i installed the rear shock. the ohlins damper went on a little odd at first following the directions, but found that if i swapped the washer to under the damper instead of on top of the damper, it leveled it out and it sat perfectly.
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driven racing 520 conversion - went with my usual combo of an rk gxw 520 chain and driven racing lightweight sprockets. this combo has always held up well and performed well for me, which is why i stuck with it. for roebling road, i was told to go with a -1/+2 setup, which i did, and it worked great. i bought a bunch of other sprockets as well, that way i can change them to suit the track i am at. the quality of their product is great, and i would never run another brand gearing after how well they have served me.
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spiegler brake lines & vesrah s-rjl pads - this was the first time i had used spiegler lines, so i didn't know what to expect. when i first got them in, they didn't seem to line up properly, no matter which way i placed them, but then i realized that the spiegler's come with a banjo turning tool, which allows you to spin the banjos to suit the bike if they don't line up. i was a little skeptical at first honestly. so i put the tool in the vise, spun the banjos appropriately, and installed them. once i had the right banjo angle, they installed without a problem. i did have to adjust the banjos on both fronts and the rear lines though, which was a little annoying, as i never had to do that with the galfers. once the lines and pads were installed, i bled them well with my choice of brake fluid (gastrol gt-lma dot 4) and all was well.
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first off, i want to thank corey and erin from www.motomummy.com, without them, their great service, their amazing prices, and ridiculously fast shipping, the roebling road race weekend never would have happened. you can read my roebling road race report in the club racer section shortly after this thread is posted and see the insane time constraints i was under to try to get this bike built in time.
here is the link to the race report: http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=294982
ok, so i picked up a 2006 suzuki gsx-r600 on thursday february 24th, and i had to leave for roebling road on wednesday march 9th. that gave me 13 days to get all the parts delivered, installed, have the suspension done, the bike dyno tuned, and have the bike race prepped. sounds like plenty of time, right?
WRONG!!!
i ordered every part i needed by noon the day i picked up the bike, and here is what was going on the bike:
wooodcraft engine case covers - these are the best engine case covers in the industry by far imo. the quality of workmanship on these is excellent, the fit and finish is perfect, and they even come with new replacement gaskets, so you aren't left scrambling if you forgot to order them from your parts dealer like i did. the install went without a hitch, everything mounted up perfectly and sealed perfectly to the engine without a single drop of oil anywhere. i highly recommend these to everyone.
ohlins ttx rear shock, 30mm fork cartridge kit, fork extenders, and steering damper - the bike i bought had some 2.5" vortex lowering links on it, so i needed to order some stock suzuki dogbones, which turned into a huge fiasco and ultimately caused me not to finish this build until tuesday the 8th, the day before i had to leave for roebling. you can read all about that in my review of www.mrcycles.com in the ratings section of the forum. i took the bike to markbilt racing for them to install the 30mm kit and the fork extenders while i waited for the dogbones to be delivered. the bike came back to me with the front suspension geometry set up, and mark rozema had written down what i needed to set the rear at when i installed the rear shock. the ohlins damper went on a little odd at first following the directions, but found that if i swapped the washer to under the damper instead of on top of the damper, it leveled it out and it sat perfectly.
driven racing 520 conversion - went with my usual combo of an rk gxw 520 chain and driven racing lightweight sprockets. this combo has always held up well and performed well for me, which is why i stuck with it. for roebling road, i was told to go with a -1/+2 setup, which i did, and it worked great. i bought a bunch of other sprockets as well, that way i can change them to suit the track i am at. the quality of their product is great, and i would never run another brand gearing after how well they have served me.
spiegler brake lines & vesrah s-rjl pads - this was the first time i had used spiegler lines, so i didn't know what to expect. when i first got them in, they didn't seem to line up properly, no matter which way i placed them, but then i realized that the spiegler's come with a banjo turning tool, which allows you to spin the banjos to suit the bike if they don't line up. i was a little skeptical at first honestly. so i put the tool in the vise, spun the banjos appropriately, and installed them. once i had the right banjo angle, they installed without a problem. i did have to adjust the banjos on both fronts and the rear lines though, which was a little annoying, as i never had to do that with the galfers. once the lines and pads were installed, i bled them well with my choice of brake fluid (gastrol gt-lma dot 4) and all was well.
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