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so the xr1000 is now ready to hit the road. i rode my panhead to zero and swapped it with the xr.
i think i'm very lucky to own 2 harley-davidsons, and very lucky that zero can keep one of my bike at their garage.i rode about 100km yesterday. xr1000 seems running okay. i haven't tried to push the bike yet but it definitely got louder exhaust sound now. next race is in 10weeks. i have plenty of time to practice... if the engine endures.
about 5 miles from zero engineering, there is a nice park got a museum on top of the hill. mindscape museum.
i got my xr1000 engine running yesterday and took it for a short test ride. i didn't try anything above 3,500rpm but it was running good. i hope i don't have to assemble the engine again this year.
finally we got the machinings done and it was ready to check the valve-to-valve clearance again.
assembled the new camshfts and head without cylinder. the xr1000 engine always reminds me of Vartan from the Ultraman... anyway, with the 1mm sinking of the exhaust valve made enough clearance now.
now the engine is on the chassis... i should be able to assemble transmission and all the rest next weekend. i hope the weather gets warm by then.
3 babies in 18months...
i don't know what was the occasion to take the photo. it could be me and my twin sis's 2nd birthday... that makes my younger sis was 5months old... yeah maybe that's it.38yrs had gone and we are still close. good sisters.One of my friends is just about to have 2nd bone-marrow transplant, giving by his sister. 1st one was from his brother... he's got good brother and sister, too.here is his blog: http://kickoutheleukemia.blogspot.com/
there hasn't been much progress since last time i ground the bits off around the crank shaft bearing.zero engineering friend set my engine on a nice work bench. it's no longer on the floor with cardborad paper. 
i actually checked the valves and piston movement with the new set of Andrews camshaft a couple of weeks ago. i forgot to bring my camera that day. anyway, the valves hit. valve-to-piston clearance seemed okay. now the heads and cam-cover are somewhere in okazaki getting machining and new bushings...zero always gives me a space to leave my engine or bike on their shop floor... and let me use their tools and chemicals... maybe the zero engineering is famous for selling a custom harleys to hollywood celebrity but it is just those bike shop everbody feels welcomed. i don't know what i will be doing if there wasn't zero...
i think i'm very lucky to own 2 harley-davidsons, and very lucky that zero can keep one of my bike at their garage.
i got my xr1000 engine running yesterday and took it for a short test ride. i didn't try anything above 3,500rpm but it was running good. i hope i don't have to assemble the engine again this year.
now the engine is on the chassis... i should be able to assemble transmission and all the rest next weekend. i hope the weather gets warm by then.
i don't know what was the occasion to take the photo. it could be me and my twin sis's 2nd birthday... that makes my younger sis was 5months old... yeah maybe that's it.
i actually checked the valves and piston movement with the new set of Andrews camshaft a couple of weeks ago. i forgot to bring my camera that day. anyway, the valves hit. valve-to-piston clearance seemed okay. now the heads and cam-cover are somewhere in okazaki getting machining and new bushings...
