Well things are all kind of up in the air right now but I figured I would try to close this out with my current status.
I started trying to sell a lot of the street parts (fairings, headlight, etc etc) and started stripping off more of the street stuff (control switches, horn, wiring, etc) and will eventually have a 100% race dedicated bike and will have sold all of the stock parts that I won't ever need.
I have begun the first stage of things I HAVE to do (in my opinion) before the race season starts. As money allows, I will add things that are more wants and not really needs.
Since I will be finishing my research and thesis early in the 2009 calendar year that will open up a lot of opportunities for me to get more of the things I want and sort of 'start my life' even though that sounds corny. It will be pretty easy for me to get a good job that pays pretty well in my field. So the racebike and non-racebike plans are pretty set in stone and shouldn't be a problem. The wants are all just that, possible wants
Racebike HAVE to dos:
- Replace clutch plates, friction plates, and springs with Barnett race kit since clutch was toast (I completed this today)
- Finish drilling things for safety wire (I have been doing this bit by bit)
- Drain and flush engine ice (did today)
- Go to distilled water and water wetter
- New grips (did today)
- Continue to strip off unnecessary parts (switches, wiring, etc) and sell
- Sell all stock parts
- Bleed brakes, throw in fresh motul rbf600
- Acquire steering damper (ohlins if I can afford it)
- Change gearing appropriate for NHMS (520 DID ERV3 and driven sprockets)
- Replace fork seals and oil
Non-racebike stuff that will occur in the spring:
- Buy toyota tundra
- Buy DRZ-400 for a street bike
Racebike WANT to dos:
- Spring and valve forks
- Buy buddy's ohlins shock
- Vesrah SRJL17 brake pads
Non-racebike wants:
- Buy enclosed trailer
- Buy dirt gear and dirt bike
- Buy race tard to run a race a weekend on or so
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