Radek solo 2012 Baja 1000 on 990R - Page 3

bajaboundmoto · 08-09-2012, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baja Dad

Pass on the helmet light. ( in 25 years of racing in Baja I have never used one)

I second that comment for the most part.
I use one (Baja Designs) but don't turn it on. It's only in case of emergency - lights fail, gotta work on something, wad the main lights up, etc...

Mark, we're old! I must be older 'cuz I can say "in 29 years of racing in Baja" ;-)

Baja Dad · 08-09-2012, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bajaboundmoto

I second that comment for the most part.
I use one (Baja Designs) but don't turn it on. It's only in case of emergency - lights fail, gotta work on something, wad the main lights up, etc...

Mark, we're old! I must be older 'cuz I can say "in 29 years of racing in Baja" ;-)

No I am Older
"it would be over 30 years of Baja racing "
But I missed a few years after I broke my Back and Hip
Then when I broke my Femur .... OUCH!

But Baja pulls you back in TIME after TIME !!!! ;)
Trying to pull off a Class 50 ride this November!!!

rburkat · 08-09-2012, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bajaboundmoto

I second that comment for the most part.
I use one (Baja Designs) but don't turn it on. It's only in case of emergency - lights fail, gotta work on something, wad the main lights up, etc...

Mark, we're old! I must be older 'cuz I can say "in 29 years of racing in Baja" ;-)

Man I'm thinking eye sight was better in the old days cause i want as much light as I can. Your older eyes must be the better USA made ones and Im stuck with some newer cost cut import model ;)

Also the lights on the 990 are not on the forks so the don't turn with you. It might be nice to light into a turn.

Xtremjeepn · 08-09-2012, 04:14 PM

It was nice meeting you at the Klim Summit. I look forward to following this

wrk2surf · 08-09-2012, 04:20 PM

from my experience watching two friends race the big orange twins in the SS 300 and V2R is watch out for flats!!... buy LOTS tires and wheels.. have them ready!

And good luck!!!

B1KSOLO · 08-09-2012, 04:33 PM

We started on Feb 6th and did about a week down there. Were you stopped with another guy on the hwy at the turn off to Bay of LA?[/QUOTE]

I passed LR and his crew, I was headed back north and he was headed south to Bay of LA, I was just north of Coco's, we were close but i don't think we crossed path
good luck I'll be cheering for you on, I'll buy you a beer in La Paz at the finish if I can track you down
Dave

bajaboundmoto · 08-09-2012, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rburkat

Also the lights on the 990 are not on the forks so the don't turn with you. It might be nice to light into a turn.

Actually the best set up for a peninsula race is stem mounted like you have. Every now and then a 1000 is twisty enough that fork mounted works good, but overall, an especially to La Paz, stem mounted is the way to go. It handles better without the top heavy feeling and with so many fast miles of flat tracking it keeps the light in line with your rear tire, the direction you're going.

rburkat · 08-22-2012, 11:01 AM

So my water pump went the other week and I finally got some of my parts. I might as well get it ready for the baja and replace some other parts.

CJDesigns water pump kit, fuel pump kit, slave cylinder kit, 2nd fan, adv pegs, misc

HID bulbs in different temperatures 3000K , 4500K, 5000K, 6000K. I ordered them all in order to test which color is the best on the eyes.

I got both 35W and 55W ballasts in order to test the differences.

Some other pieces... new rear fender (mine is broken), head set bearings, euro light switch, and misc.

Now it's time to put it all together.

Cornbread82 · 08-22-2012, 02:19 PM

Dude all I can say is you are one hard man running this solo!! I wish you all the luck and I will see you at the race

Brett

rburkat · 08-23-2012, 09:45 AM

Last night I changed my water pump. I got the CJDesigns kit and things went pretty smooth.

Open things up

seal is toast

new shaft

the manual calls for heating the housing to 150C so I used to oven to get the bearings out
after about 10 minutes at 150C my IR temp reader reads about the right temperature near the bearings

first one just fell out and the second one needs the C clip removed

needed to make myself a special tool in order to torque the impeller

the hole is for the socket

I had never done it before but it was all pretty straight forward. This CJDesign kit says it's good for 30k miles so I hope that will last the preriding and the race.

Deadly99 · 08-23-2012, 10:11 AM

Cool vid you guys made Radek, thanks. Oh ya and good luck going solo on a 500lb bike...your gonna deserve one heck of a beer if you cross the finish line

LittleWan · 08-23-2012, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rburkat

Last night I changed my water pump. I got the CJDesigns kit and things went pretty smooth.

yay, radek!

Cornbread82 · 08-26-2012, 03:30 PM

Hey Radek, that was a great video!! Looking forward to meeting you at the race

Brett
Race For The Wounded

rburkat · 08-26-2012, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deadly99

Cool vid you guys made Radek, thanks. Oh ya and good luck going solo on a 500lb bike...your gonna deserve one heck of a beer if you cross the finish line

"IF" I make it that beer better be 4 feet tall or there better be 20 of them!

Quote:

Originally Posted by LittleWan

yay, radek!

Yeah I was a little busy since you were here so did not get to it till then? So are you racing two up or what? :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cornbread82

Hey Radek, that was a great video!! Looking forward to meeting you at the race

Brett
Race For The Wounded

Thanks Brett, I enjoyed your teams preride story. Where are you guys going to stage out of?

rburkat · 08-26-2012, 05:59 PM

So I started taking my bike apart to look it over and make some mods....

Found a crack in my rear header pipe. I think this was caused from the couple of times my exhaust strap broke and the bumps transfered weight to the header

So I weld it it up.

I got my bike together and it works...it's the cleanest it's been since I bought it. I made a much more heavy duty pipe strap as the stock Remus one broke on me twice.
So I now have a new clutch, new water pump, new slave cylinder, new shorai battery. The battery weight is a big difference!

Bad news is I have some bolts left over.....good news is I've been trying to lighten the bike up so it's all good!

Got it together friday night and went on a 7 hour rider on single track doing the A and B loops on a local rally. No issues.
View from one of the trails

08-09-2012, 04:14 PM	#34
Xtremjeepn Motorhead! Joined: May 2008 Location: SaddleRock, Colorado Oddometer: 1,407	It was nice meeting you at the Klim Summit. I look forward to following this __________________ Cole Ford<----my iPad app ...and iPhone version .....Android Tablet version 06 KTM 950 Adventure(The Fainting Goat) 02 F650GS DAKAR 2 KLR650s Travel bikes http://coffeemotorcycleswine.blogspot.com/

08-09-2012, 04:20 PM	#35
wrk2surf BITD/Rallye Joined: Dec 2007 Location: THE exact center of California/Bass lake/Yosemite Oddometer: 5,348	from my experience watching two friends race the big orange twins in the SS 300 and V2R is watch out for flats!!... buy LOTS tires and wheels.. have them ready! And good luck!!! __________________ Thanks for the 2013 support: DUNLOP, BELL HELMETS, Kriega USA, Carbon-pro.com, Ride 100% Goggles, Renazco Racing, Sidi/Motonation, Acerbis USA,KLeN, FMF, Mx1west,,Masters paint and body, Magura , motolab ,and Freedom Cycle

08-22-2012, 11:01 AM	#38
rburkat ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2010 Oddometer: 137	So my water pump went the other week and I finally got some of my parts. I might as well get it ready for the baja and replace some other parts. CJDesigns water pump kit, fuel pump kit, slave cylinder kit, 2nd fan, adv pegs, misc HID bulbs in different temperatures 3000K , 4500K, 5000K, 6000K. I ordered them all in order to test which color is the best on the eyes. I got both 35W and 55W ballasts in order to test the differences. Some other pieces... new rear fender (mine is broken), head set bearings, euro light switch, and misc. Now it's time to put it all together. __________________ 4x in 2012 Baja 1000 solo on 990R ( Pinkbike, Chainslayer, Klim, Black Dog CW, Gnarly Parts, Fastco, Woody's Wheels, SuperPlush, Dirt Tricks, Renazco, CJ Designs ) I'm Radek from Road To Baja Documentary 2006 KTM 540 , 2008 KTM 530 xcwr, 2010 KTM 990R

08-22-2012, 02:19 PM	#39
Cornbread82 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Georgia Oddometer: 358	Dude all I can say is you are one hard man running this solo!! I wish you all the luck and I will see you at the race Brett __________________ http://www.raceforthewounded.com/ Brett@raceforthewounded.com

08-23-2012, 09:45 AM	#40
rburkat ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2010 Oddometer: 137	Last night I changed my water pump. I got the CJDesigns kit and things went pretty smooth. Open things up seal is toast new shaft the manual calls for heating the housing to 150C so I used to oven to get the bearings out after about 10 minutes at 150C my IR temp reader reads about the right temperature near the bearings first one just fell out and the second one needs the C clip removed needed to make myself a special tool in order to torque the impeller the hole is for the socket I had never done it before but it was all pretty straight forward. This CJDesign kit says it's good for 30k miles so I hope that will last the preriding and the race. __________________ 4x in 2012 Baja 1000 solo on 990R ( Pinkbike, Chainslayer, Klim, Black Dog CW, Gnarly Parts, Fastco, Woody's Wheels, SuperPlush, Dirt Tricks, Renazco, CJ Designs ) I'm Radek from Road To Baja Documentary 2006 KTM 540 , 2008 KTM 530 xcwr, 2010 KTM 990R

08-09-2012, 04:33 PM	#36
B1KSOLO Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2010 Location: Longmont Colorado Oddometer: 200	We started on Feb 6th and did about a week down there. Were you stopped with another guy on the hwy at the turn off to Bay of LA?[/QUOTE] I passed LR and his crew, I was headed back north and he was headed south to Bay of LA, I was just north of Coco's, we were close but i don't think we crossed path good luck I'll be cheering for you on, I'll buy you a beer in La Paz at the finish if I can track you down Dave

08-23-2012, 10:11 AM	#41
Deadly99 Fast and Far Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Merrickville, Canada Oddometer: 6,882	Cool vid you guys made Radek, thanks. Oh ya and good luck going solo on a 500lb bike...your gonna deserve one heck of a beer if you cross the finish line __________________ *www.GravelTravel.ca Canadas Source For Overland Routes* Tales From The Bivouac Rally Print Publications *TCAT Trans Canadian Adventure Trail 15, 000 km GPS route across Canada*

08-26-2012, 03:30 PM	#43
Cornbread82 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Georgia Oddometer: 358	Hey Radek, that was a great video!! Looking forward to meeting you at the race Brett Race For The Wounded __________________ http://www.raceforthewounded.com/ Brett@raceforthewounded.com

08-26-2012, 05:59 PM	#45
rburkat ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2010 Oddometer: 137	So I started taking my bike apart to look it over and make some mods.... Found a crack in my rear header pipe. I think this was caused from the couple of times my exhaust strap broke and the bumps transfered weight to the header So I weld it it up. I got my bike together and it works...it's the cleanest it's been since I bought it. I made a much more heavy duty pipe strap as the stock Remus one broke on me twice. So I now have a new clutch, new water pump, new slave cylinder, new shorai battery. The battery weight is a big difference! Bad news is I have some bolts left over.....good news is I've been trying to lighten the bike up so it's all good! Got it together friday night and went on a 7 hour rider on single track doing the A and B loops on a local rally. No issues. View from one of the trails __________________ 4x in 2012 Baja 1000 solo on 990R ( Pinkbike, Chainslayer, Klim, Black Dog CW, Gnarly Parts, Fastco, Woody's Wheels, SuperPlush, Dirt Tricks, Renazco, CJ Designs ) I'm Radek from Road To Baja Documentary 2006 KTM 540 , 2008 KTM 530 xcwr, 2010 KTM 990R

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