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Offline umberto

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Re: Sean Colliers New KX500
« Reply #105 on: November 28, 2016, 09:05:39 AM »
I'm pretty excited to see what difference the coating made in the engine's performance.  I imagine Sandblaster is worn out from trying to get the bike done in time.  Either that or he's trying to build suspense.   :-D
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Re: Sean Colliers New KX500
« Reply #106 on: November 29, 2016, 11:21:27 AM »
Ladies and Gentlemen.....
Just got back home at about 8 this morning... LONG DRIVE..... We will have a lot of info to share so please be patient... I'm beat  :-o
If you want the quick n dirty...
First race we had a axle block give way allowing the axle to move and popped the chain... DNF
Second race a cotter pin came out of the foot peg on the second lap.
That allowed the foot peg pin to work it's way up and prevent the rear brake lever from being actuated.
So Sean toughed it out with no rear brake and finished 22nd.
Barring two really stupid issues Sean said it was the best bike he ever rode.
The engine has a ton of controllable torque, yet still had enough HP to Groost Jeff Emig... More on that later  :-D
The suspension was excellent, the brakes were amazing, and the bike looked awesome.
All of us at KX Guru Racing worked really hard to pull this off with little money, time, and resources.
All our people that were involved deserve a big pat on the back... I'd rather cut them all a huge check for their efforts but that's not gonna happen  :lol: so... THANKS GUYS!!!
More later...
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Re: Sean Colliers New KX500
« Reply #107 on: November 29, 2016, 11:43:56 AM »
Sweet!!
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Re: Sean Colliers New KX500
« Reply #108 on: November 29, 2016, 02:23:34 PM »
Quote from: umberto on November 28, 2016, 09:05:39 AM
I'm pretty excited to see what difference the coating made in the engine's performance.  I imagine Sandblaster is worn out from trying to get the bike done in time.  Either that or he's trying to build suspense.   :-D

I think the whole team will be recovering for some time... I know I will be...

The WPC treatment is a micro shot peen process that puts microscopic sized dimples on the surface of the parts.
I only rode the bike for a few minutes... I didn't want to be the one who wrecked Sean's new bike... lol
However, what I could tell is for a new engine it shifted amazingly smooth...
I'm getting ready to start my next personal K5 engine build and it will be WPC treated.
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Re: Sean Colliers New KX500
« Reply #109 on: November 30, 2016, 03:58:34 AM »
Teaser pic..



As pictured left to right...

Alex, Sean, Jason, Me (Mike), Oscar

Bottom of pic... Groot...
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Re: Sean Colliers New KX500
« Reply #110 on: November 30, 2016, 04:14:14 AM »
Looks like you guys are having fun.  I know it didn't end like you hoped, but it sounds like it was a really cool experience.

You and Oscar look like you're trying to stay hide in the shadows.   :-D
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Re: Sean Colliers New KX500
« Reply #111 on: November 30, 2016, 04:33:46 AM »
Quote from: umberto on November 30, 2016, 04:14:14 AM
Looks like you guys are having fun.  I know it didn't end like you hoped, but it sounds like it was a really cool experience.

You and Oscar look like you're trying to stay hide in the shadows.   :-D

Going into something like this you have to be realistic.
Once we all sit down and record our experiences you will all better understand why we are thankful for what all took place.
Of course, you want to win... but sometimes you have to settle for survival  8-)

Oscar and I were hiding because we are the ugliest.

Oscar taking Brute's old Supermoto for a spin before we started robbing parts from it..  :-o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLEaAKiCzPs&feature=youtu.be
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Re: Sean Colliers New KX500
« Reply #112 on: November 30, 2016, 05:03:16 AM »
KX Guru Racing's Jason Tanner christening Sean Colliers KX500

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=603b2dSrxDU&feature=youtu.be
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Re: Sean Colliers New KX500
« Reply #113 on: November 30, 2016, 06:45:03 PM »
Glad you are getting some use out of it! Discovered the old green handlebars under a pile of stuff if you want them...
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Re: Sean Colliers New KX500
« Reply #114 on: December 01, 2016, 03:31:27 AM »
Quote from: Brute on November 30, 2016, 06:45:03 PM
Glad you are getting some use out of it! Discovered the old green handlebars under a pile of stuff if you want them...

Are you kidding, that bike is awesome.
I would have rode it more this summer if I hadn't been trying to get caught up from the move.
Jason rode it more then me.
I can assure you that we have big plans for that bike so it won't go to waste  :lol:

Going to get it on a dyno... Then the mods will begin with dyno results.
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Re: Sean Colliers New KX500
« Reply #115 on: December 01, 2016, 03:49:09 PM »
Hey guys , check out this video. Pause it at 2:12. Looking good ! 

https://youtu.be/vzMZvOHd-sQ
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Re: Sean Colliers New KX500
« Reply #116 on: December 01, 2016, 06:17:06 PM »
Good catch  8-)
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Re: Sean Colliers New KX500
« Reply #117 on: December 03, 2016, 04:12:23 PM »
I finally got back to updating the last build for Sean...

http://www.oem-cycle.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=1170&start=90
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Re: Sean Colliers New KX500
« Reply #118 on: December 03, 2016, 04:26:14 PM »
Are there more pics coming? It looked great from what I saw so far.  It's really cool to see you guys grow into a racing team. We can say we knew you before you were famous.  :-D
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Re: Sean Colliers New KX500
« Reply #119 on: December 03, 2016, 04:49:55 PM »
Looks great!
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