Proper race bike
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:03 pm
A lad that started working for us also works part time in a machine shop that specialises in motorbikes. We got chatting and a plan was hatched to go racing. We picked a class and set about building a bike, it’s become the most modified bike I’ve been involved in building and riding, spec :
Frame - lightened, braced and geometry tweaked
Forks - modified with additional linkages and damping, shortened
Rear suspension - bespoke from one of the UK’s most well known aftermarket suppliers. Built for our lowered chassis and rear wheel travel
Brakes - standard but rear moved to handlebars
Wheels - lightweight and shod with imported Bridgestone race tyres from a Japanese only one make series, as used by Marquez and Pedrosa
Exhaust - bespoke full system
Engine - bespoke close ratio box, high comp piston, flowed head and race cam. Over twice the power of standard.
I’m sure there’s more, first race is in 5 weeks
Frame - lightened, braced and geometry tweaked
Forks - modified with additional linkages and damping, shortened
Rear suspension - bespoke from one of the UK’s most well known aftermarket suppliers. Built for our lowered chassis and rear wheel travel
Brakes - standard but rear moved to handlebars
Wheels - lightweight and shod with imported Bridgestone race tyres from a Japanese only one make series, as used by Marquez and Pedrosa
Exhaust - bespoke full system
Engine - bespoke close ratio box, high comp piston, flowed head and race cam. Over twice the power of standard.
I’m sure there’s more, first race is in 5 weeks