Matched Set
Do you remember Lance who got a used LE shock for his Duck a short time ago? Now he has a set of forks to match.
Big Springs
No, these springs are not for a motorcycle. Check out the size of the spring compressor in the foreground! It’s UTV time.
Upstairs-Downstairs
My first set of stairs. I did copy the step cuts from the old stairs so I won’t be making a stairway to heaven anytime soon. But we do have a Stairway to Gray Area KTM.
Gen One SV
These 99 SV650 forks and the Penske that goes with them were set up by Jim before I bought LE in 2011, you can tell by the address on the stickers. The forks still have their OEM damper rods, we just change the size of the damping holes, no gizmos needed. The bike has a new owner so they need stronger springs and stronger valving, it’s also time for a service anyway.
Getting Your Steps In
Where’s Eddie? Hint: That is a long staircase.
Spelling Counts
If you zoom in on the Adventure Medics passenger door logo you’ll see that I took the liberty of making a grammatical adjustment.
1.57.8
Another good weekend at The Ridge is in the books. I won both Middle Weight SS races and thereby earned more Bridgestone Motorcycle USA bucks than I spent on tires this weekend. In the other Middleweight classes I finished 4th and 5th or so in all 4 of them. I took the Hole Shot in all six races but the top end of them RS660’s is too much for my naked SV. Here are my lap times form the last race of the weekend. I don’t count the start lap because we skip the chicane, 1.57.82, 57.88, 57.85, 57.84, 56.2
Lindemann Engineering
Glasses
Suspension Vending @ The Ridge with 2Fast Motorcycle Track Days & Instruction. The brakes are fixed, I wore my glasses on track for the first time today, Lindemann Engineering is ready to race!
Damper Rod Forks
Will my SV be ready to race this weekend at The Ridge with WMRRA & OMRRA? The old oil is draining out of my forks, I found and fixed my front brake problem. I’m signed up for 3 races each on Sat & Sun. Can I go better than my PB of 1.56.20? Stay tuned to this Bat Channel to find out the answer to these and other intriguing questions. Brought to you by Lindemann Engineering and Gray Area KTM.
Do It Right
I’m doing a KTM 390 Race Build at Gray Area KTM. If you zoom in on the black bracket you can see that I’ve cut away a bit of it’s underside. This is so the wiring for a piggy back ECU won’t be pinched. I tried three different paths for the wires, this route gave the best placement of the ECU with the new aluminum subframe. This attention to detail takes time but it avoids weird problems later and it’s satisfying. Yes, I did pose the bracket next to a few number one plates.









