Project Straight-Line: The Drag Bike - Page 2

BombFactory · #11 (**permalink**) 09-06-2007

I'm glad you've been enjoying and following the projects dynagroove; that's why I'm posting them!

I knocked out all the body work on the tail fairings and snorkels last night, and went in this morning and primed the pieces. They look good, and should sand out really well. My plan is to allow the pieces to cure for about 10 days and then do the final block sanding and get the paint on them. I have posted an image of a yellow Speed Four that I did a quick photoshop job on. I changed the color to burgundy and the wheels to silver. The actual paint color is much better, but the picture gives an idea. The plan is to use silver Triumph badges on the tank, and I told my friend he can put a decal of his shop name and phone number on the tail fairings' sides. There's a good deal of people that show up to the drags (about 250) so some free advertisement is always helpful to a small business owner. I think I'm going to see if he can use a script for his decal that looks like a stock 02+ Daytona 955i "Electronic Fuel Injection" decal. I'm not sure where the bike numbers will go... maybe on the snorkles. Those, however, I don't want to put on the base coat of paint and clear over them like the rest of the decals. I'd like the numbers to be removable incase I need to change them.

I figured I could get some white vinyl sticker material and cut it to fit over the headlight lenses. This would be a good place to use an erasable marker to write in my estimated 1/4 mile times.

I also figured out a very bitchin' exhaust setup which I'll wait to describe until I get it all fabricated.

BinarySpeed4 · #12 (**permalink**) 09-06-2007

Looking good...though Black is the fastest color, I think we all know that by now

Can't wait to see the exhaust idea.

BombFactory · #13 (**permalink**) 09-08-2007

BinarySpeed4, some will like the exhaust, some won't. For any track guys or those who are looking for the best power output and tuning capability, I can guarantee this setup will be valuable; although, you'll laugh when you hear how little it costs!

I reviewed the shop manual to see what all is incorporated in the shift-shaft of the transmission. There is a finger mechanism and spring on the end inside. I think what happened is that the shifter lever caught on something and pulled the shift-shaft out 1/2 inch. This might have popped off the spring or finger mechanism, and that is why I feel no connection when rotating the shift-shaft. Unfortunately, I have to split the crank case in order to get to that area. I'm excited about doing this, as I finally have a reason to tear down a TT600 engine. However, the time I have will not allow me to do this before the racing season ends.

After coming to that conclusion, I picked up a complete 2002 TT600 engine. This will allow me to be at the strip in approx. 2 weeks, and also gives me the benefit of having a spare engine. My plan is to eventually break down the 2000 TT600 engine, repair the shift-shaft, and then fool around with the internals. I'd like to port, match, and polish the intake and exhaust runners, and possibly look into larger valves. I'm not sure if the valve stem diameters are the same between the 955i's and TT600's, but it's something I could figure out. This could all be a good winter project.

Based off all of that, I took out the beast’s heart today. I have to say, I can take a TT600 apart in about 2 hours! The TT600 is now a rolling chassis. I'll concentrate on getting everything cleaned up, head bearings repacked, and all ready for the new mill.

Huge thanks goes out to our very own X1wagner; for he has been giving me invaluable advice and research data on the ECU mapping for alcohol use. I'm looking forward to getting the bike hooked up to Tuneboy!

rustbucket · #14 (**permalink**) 09-08-2007

Wow the skeleton doesn't look like much, does it?

x1wagner · #15 (**permalink**) 09-08-2007

It's a great way to shave weight for the track too. You can run the heavyweight division confidently by just adding a rope and hooking it up to someone's GSXR. It might handle poorly, but if you can hold on you'll make the guy constantly ask: "Who the hell is this guy, and why can't I shake him?"

Josh

rustbucket · #16 (**permalink**) 09-09-2007

Maybe it would be best to run a bungee cord... That would nicely emulate TT600 track behaviour - passing on the corners and getting passed on the straights.

x1wagner · #17 (**permalink**) 09-09-2007

Yeah, that and the somewhat unpredictable throttle that came standard on the engined versions.

FuryFour · #18 (**permalink**) 09-09-2007

Originally Posted by BombFactory

soo who's civic?

BombFactory · #19 (**permalink**) 09-09-2007

Originally Posted by FuryFour

soo who's civic?

It's my neighbor's. He has 3 beater cars that he can't seem to let go of; so that one sits in the driveway for months.

BombFactory · #20 (**permalink**) 09-13-2007

Today I picked up new fork oil seals and oil. I totally disassembled the forks, cleaned them, and put them all back together. Whoever owned the bike before me did a horrible job of maintaining it. The old oil was pretty nasty, and stunk like old oil.

A nice surprise was that the RaceTech stickers weren't on there just for looks. The forks had RaceTech springs, spacers, and valving in them. I have a box of spare TT600 fork parts, so I swapped all the RaceTech stuff out for the stock TT600 parts. The RaceTech parts look very good, so I might be trying to sell those soon. I packed the head-stock bearing and got the front end put back together.