Just a freindly reminder/suggestion, as the close of the season approaches, to go over your bikes in search of cracks. Doing a careful cleaning now will afford the full off season to make repairs or find replacements. During the ltsv race last labor day, my rear hub failed. Because the o.e. hub I run is a "boat anchor" used on many motocross bikes in the day, it had missed my regular inspections after the bearing replacement two winters ago. While many other parts on my Metralla would seem to be at higher risk of stress failure and get frequent look overs, this one totally surprised me and gave me a bit of a shudder. April '07 should be a time of admiring your winters' upgrades and touching up paint jobs. Rushing to prepare for the Vintage Celebration may at best find you scrambling to fix a surprise or at worst missing a problem which could ruin your first weekend of racing.
Parks
P.S. The giro was the balls. George, all the volunteers, fellow riders, and of course Bob, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU and I love you all (most of you anyway). It was an absolute highlight this season for me and I'll be grinning about it for a very long time.
Parks
P.S. The giro was the balls. George, all the volunteers, fellow riders, and of course Bob, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU and I love you all (most of you anyway). It was an absolute highlight this season for me and I'll be grinning about it for a very long time.
