The bike has been delivered to a Villa at The Thermal Club. Still waiting a some parts but this is a good time to make sure everything works together.

Body work is always labor intensive. Dzus fasteners can be fussy to install. There is always some dusty trimming to be done so the fiberglass does not touch in places it should not. In the end the hassle is always worth it.

A real Kit Harness would come from the factory without any street wiring. But they cost as much as gold so I make my own by removing the street stuff and adding connectors for race stuff like the transponder and timer. This is the stock harness after I removed the street stuff. The blue tags tell me what the plug goes to.

The grease Yamaha uses for the steering head bearings is not as good as I’d like so it has been replaced as part of this Race Bike Build. The oil is out of the engine to install a Factory Pro Shift Kit. Starting an engine without oil is bad, hence the note.

Nash is guarding the tires and painted body work of the R3 build. Most of the parts are here and work on the bike has started in earnest.

I put my big shelfs on wheels. By moving the shelf I can transform the garage into a shop and back again so the car can be inside.

I was too busy this past weekend being a Coach & Crew Chief to take any photo’s so here is Reno’s bike in his driveway. You can join the fun, be faster with less risk and have your tires last longer. Check out my Calendar page.

Buttonwillow is my current favorite track. The layout if challenging with good run off and the facilities are top notch. On Friday I tested my evolving TTR125LE on the kart track, all good. On Saturday & Sunday I tried a new SV set up and learned something useful. I’ll be back to prove my theory. My riding improved too, I mastered the Sweeper turn for the first time and improved Sunrise. Keep and eye on my Blog page for a post about mastering a new track from my Friday TTR ride on the kart track.

The body work goes to the painter tomorrow. It’s time to start the build. Notice the service manual and the note book.