ybk - Thanks. When my wife wanted to move to our current location (16 years ago), all I saw was that it came with a 26' X 30' sheet metal building. The former owner used it for his car (thus the massive stain on the floor). The space is great for bikes, but until recently only a good Shop during warmer months. I've attached a before and after picture from this past summer. The Shop came very close to being a pile of scrap with my TZR and FZR at the bottom. We live an area prone to violent thunderstorms and tornadoes. The tree you see used to be 85 feet (26M) tall.
Yes. You're assumption of the physics involved in a torque arm vs. stock config is the same as mine. I doubt it will make much difference, but I have "hopped" the rear tire on corner entries when being less than smooth with trail braking. Low priority at the moment. Thanks for your input.
I have an old, but hefty, industrial, ELECTRIC impact driver. Now, one thing I forgot to remind everyone is that my 3xv engine currently can't be turned over with the kick starter. The crank is locked. How much damage could I be adding to the situation by beating on the sprocket nut with an impact driver. Its not turning the output shaft.
Here's what I did yesterday: Took the bike off the rear stand, so that the rear tire was on the concrete. Then, shifted it into second gear, expecting the the tyre, chain, transmission and clutch to hold the drive-sprocket in place, used the impact driver attempting to break the nut loose. I did this about three times for 30 seconds per attempt. No Joy. Stopped, got a cold one and came to the Forum. Just this morning, I used a good dousing of Kroil on the nut. I'm tempted to buy a 32mm box-end wrench and use that with a breaker bar as opposed to more impact driver. Maybe opening the side cover and jamming the primary drive gears is a better approach than using the chain and tyre solution. In fact, that's what I'm going to try next.
After that, I'll try a propane torch on the nut.
I do have a good air compressor, but no air tools. Thanks for your feedback.
jools - Thanks for the sharing your experiences. I was thinking more of track day experience. I really don't want to race. I know the California Superbike School offers one-day camps at Phillip. Several of their instructors are Aussies. That means my expense at the track is only $575. They provide 2019 S1000RR's and food for the day. The extreme plane trip and accommodation expenses are the big road block for me.
Here in the US, you might like Road America or Barber Motorsports Park. Both have forest scenery and great assortment of elevation changes. If you choose Road America, bring a bunch of ponies with you. The track has several long straights. 200+ mph on top liter bikes. It is a spectacular set-up, though. Laguna Seca is the ideal track for hot 3xv. No straight of any length. The double corkscrew is coveted by even the Moto-Gp guys. The evenings in Monterey during a race weekend will never be forgotten. 20 or more 3-5 star restaurants. Bikes everywhere. Bring cash.
Thanks for info on the Samco Hoses. I looked at Paul's 3xv project thread, again. He used Samco Hoses, but that doesn't answer the question of TZ radiator to "R" model heads mod. I have measurements and pictures (attached). The odd detail is that one hose has wider ID at the mouth than the run of the hose. (
) One thing I've read about silicone hoes is that they cannot be over-tightened or forced over the inlet pipe. That makes this even more confusing. Thanks for your help.
Steve