Recent content by The_rusty_racer

In the last post, I forgot to mention the last attachment. One of the things the bike needs to be race-ready is a shark fin. All the ones that I can find seem to be carbon fiber, which is nice, but a little more money than I want to spend. I found THIS DIY option, it’s a decent base, but I...

A lot more progress. I found a Speedy Moto front axle slider in my spare parts bin that I think it was actually for this bike, cause it fits perfectly. The calipers came off, and my friend deep-cleaned them. He says he can do better, but I'm impressed. To my eye, they look brand new...

Since this bike is gonna live on track, we wanted to see how big a tire we could fit on. My goal is to fit a 200/65 on. I believe the only way to do that is with the Pierobon swingarm mod. I had a 190/60 Pirelli slick in my storage locker, so my buddy took that and then sent me this pic of the...

After tearing the bike down, we found some interesting things. The fuel cap is hard-stuck, and the key won't turn. Shockingly, we were able to get the bike to start with the stale gas in the tank and just a jump pack on the battery. It didn't run well, but it did run. After that, we discovered...

I've owned a bunch of bikes, and I’ve been club racing, mostly Suzukis, and now an RSV4. I've just gotten my hands on my very first Duc, an 1198S. The plan is to build it into a track bike for coaching and track days as a “B bike” in case I’m unable to race the RSV4 for whatever reason. So the...