'Belle's 748 Fix-up

[Grampa]

Good to hear you're making some progress getting it sorted.

Replace the fuel connectors with metal ones.
They're a bit pricey, but the plastic ones will eventually fail.

picking the plastic bits out of the flange is the suck..... this I know

[ducnymph]

If I can get any time I'd like to try another trackday (close by this time) and take a different ECU with me.

What about Thill nov 7th and/or 8th? I'll be there and it'll be good see some familiar faces    Hopefully, it won't rain!


Awesome job dealing with all the technical difficulties with such a positive attitude. I bet the bike will be so sweet on the track once it's running right!!

[jimboecv]

Belle,

You came a LONG way in a short time.  Be proud of what you've done thus far.  It's likely something stupid and small.  Bike runs, you didn't crash and it's still purdy. 

Your friend --Stu

+1, you're doing great.  Huge undertaking.

[tigre]

I'd love to do the early November weekend, but I promised to go hiking and I'm not sure the 1198GRRR will be ready by then.

If you're game for the cheap Buttonwillow November 15 day, I should be a go for that one.

BTW: congrats on making the bike look so good.  It really was impressive to see it in person after your paintwork.  Sorry about the running problems.  It comes with the territory of riding a duck at the track.  I've been dealing for several painful years.  The upside is that when it runs correctly, there's nothing else like it.  Hang in there!

[mostrobelle]

Thanks!  I've been busy and keep forgetting to call about whether the part is in and the dyno has been run. 

[Duck-Stew]

Thanks!  I've been busy and keep forgetting to call about whether the part is in and the dyno has been run. 

The above translates to:  ...blah, blah, blah... My priorities are all out of whack.

[mostrobelle]

I know, I know...    I'll get to it!   

[Duck-Stew]

Been nearly a week Belle...


Now you're a slacker with out of whack priorities... 

[mostrobelle]

I called...part is still on order.  I'M not the slacker!

[mostrobelle]

Update: 

I finally had some time and dropped by the shop today.  They had run it on the dyno and the problem that it had at the track appears to be fixed, with one caveat:  There's a little hiccup around 5K-6K where it runs lean...really lean.  So, a Power Commander is being donated to the cause to see if this fixes the issue. 

In the meanwhile I think I want to shave the seat down.  I've got some time after the holidays and I'd like to give this a go and see if I can't raise the bike back up a snit as a result. 

[Spidey]

In the meanwhile I think I want to shave the seat down. 

Don't.  It's a track bike.  You want to be able to move back and forth on the seat, not be stuck inside a scooped-out version of it.  Save your corcerns about flat-footing for a streetbike. 

[johnc]

Don't.  It's a track bike.  You want to be able to move back and forth on the seat, not be stuck inside a scooped-out version of it.  Save your corcerns about flat-footing for a streetbike. 

take this advice from one who is 5'2" in heels 

[Spidey]

take this advice from one who is 5'2" in heels 

And that's in my 6" stillettos. 

<doin' the sex-aaaaay dance>

[mostrobelle]

Ohhhhhh-kaaaaaay.... well, work has kept me busy, but the bike is technically done.  I got it dyno-tuned and had them make a nice seat bracket.  The seat falling off shouldn't be an issue anymore--which is important I hear.  I'm very excited about the dyno-tuning.  Never had that done on a bike and it sounds like it was really successful.  I'll pick up the graph and post it when I get the bike home which should be sometime in the next week or two.  I'm headed out of town immediately after a big deadline for work, so I might not see her it 2011.  Looking forward to trying it out--might have to do a few laps around the 'hood just to get a feel for it.

[Drunken Monkey]

Dammit, I had $5 on "bike blows up on dyno"

I can't remember, did you go with a powercommander / tunable ECU or not?

Regardless, I'm going to predict about... 105HP.