Honda Slopers

Which of course means I'm not liking Aaron very much

Speaking of tear-downs. I'm dying for someone to protest me at some point. Hey...maybe I can protest myself! If anyone is really curious it's a 56mm bore and 41mm stroke (x2) for 202cc... same as Aaron's bike, same as Mary's bike, in fact we all use the same pistons.

Next year I may be right on the limit with a 57mm bore for about 209cc. The bike just plain handles great, stops well, weighs about 210 lbs. I don't let off the throttle in turn 1 until after the last brake marker and I don't use the brakes except in turn three, a bit into six, a bit into the new turn 10, and a bit more in the left hander before the chicane.

When Mary learns to keep the throttle open... look out. At 70 lbs lighter than me she should already have a better power to weight ratio. You gotta keep the throttle wide open on these things, and it's hugely important to get on the gas as soon as humanly possible in the corners.

Aaron if there is a track day before the races next year I'm definately putting you on my bike for some laps. I'm very curious what it would do with a lighter rider. Then the big question is...if you whoop off a couple of 1:32's ...there might have to be some contract negotiations. Cause in the long run it's more important that we beat the two strokes than it is who's riding it.

I of course like to think it's all me, not the bike
JohnnyB

What are those...the slow guys group pictures?

Looks like fun back there, I'm gonna have to stick my dick in the spokes to slow down or something....yeah it will reach.

Aaron, your style there doesn't look as weird as I remember, can't have much to do with your handling problems.

I see in the first photo that Frank is taking one of his usual kamikazee lines, going a different direction than everyone else but somehow still getting the bike turned.

If you had a really wide angle lens you might have been able to get me in the photo....ok then..maybe an aerial photo would have done it.

Hey...give me a break, let me enjoy my new found and probably very short lived success.
JohnnyB

PS. Does anybody remember the web site for the guy their taking picutures... something like racephotos.com or something.

Edited by - jbranson on Sep 12 2004 05:06:36 AM

Evil,
Dang you guys, you gotta check everything. If these little engines don't run well it's usually a pretty simple reason.

I'm surprised it ran at all with the timing that screwed up.

How's the head working out?

Where were you running it that they told you it was too loud?

What party?

What the hell is going on, I'm lost.

I started my 65 CB160 today, hasn't been started in 20 years, ran like a top.

JohnnyB