Recent content by lsrcb175

Wouldn't recommend this for the street but it has served us for the Ohio Mile.

Has a second large garage on his property that he works out of - high quality work.

fat fingered the phone - should be 810.622.9853

Gave this to Ed Nurenberg in Port Sanilac and got back a very nice covered seat. Check him out 810.622.9583

UPDATE: On the HF true/balance stand. I was having a lot of trouble getting a final "true" on the rims. Would get one area right, go to another and get it right, come back and first was out! Seemed to be random. Was set to go back to using an old front fork, ala xb33bsa suggestion - had done...

No extras. With weights I think it would work well for balancing. Great for truing spokes.

The HF balance stand doesn't have very good customer reviews but I went to check it out anyway ( good sale price now ). Told the clerk I wanted to buy it but wanted to open package to check it out since I read some bad reviews about bent shaft and stuck bearings. She said "ok". Rolled the...

These are the chromed steel spokes from terrybangkok2007 eBay. These wheels will go on a Motobi Catria 175cc clone for Bonneville Land Speed Racing. I took the old rim/spokes off the hub, used a fine brass wire wheel on the hub and then rattle can acid etching primer and found a vht rattle...

I just laced some of these spokes to new rims and wire brushed hub - haven't trued the rims yet but very pleased with what I see so far and had excellent correspondence with the seller. Picture attached ( I think! ).

Be safe / have fun / be fast!

Here is a YouTube video that you will probably find pretty informative! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBZCnG1HwDM#t=1148 This is a link in Land Racing Forum that has a list of literature on engine performance that is pretty good...

What is a "patria bathtub"?

I've been leaning toward focusing on the 'trail'. I use the RB calculator. http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/rakeandtrail.html My experience with a Honda CR250 was headshake on hard braking with std setup. Lowered the tubes in the triple clamp to level with the top and that stopped the headshake...

Same concept as others, I also use HF chain falls to get bike on stand.