Following the progress of projects in our crowded workshop
An offhand comment made to me by a buddy about doing the famous Vegas to Reno race next year led me down a rabbit hole I have yet to escape from. After reading everything I could find on the race and desert racing in general, I knew that my next mission in life was to…
In my last post I mentioned I had purchased a 23 Husqvarna FC350. I had put a deposit down on a 23 Beta 300Race Edition but after several of my buddies KTM 350s, I decided I want to add one to the garage. The dealer had several FC350s in stock but no FX350s or FE350s…
I realize my last post mentioned the Beta 200RR which I picked up at the end of 2021, but no mention of of what I have been riding for the past year. The Beta was a good bike in 2022. It was mostly reliable except for an annoying starting issue where the starter solenoid will…
Much was learned on 2022 and I’m ready for a new season on a new bike. Green – Maybe Blue – Already booked/Best effort March 5 – GNCC Wild Boar, Palatka, FL – Raced Husqvarna FC350. Completed one lap. Severe arm pump led to me pulling in early. 12 – GNCC The General, Washington, GA…
This schedule might be a bit ambitious, but the goal right now is to compete in the entire EROC season, select CRA races and a handful of GNCCs. I would also like to try an Enduro race and have targeted ACES race in Bergholz, OH. The CRA races I don’t want to miss are at…
Since my last post, most work on the RGV has come to a grinding halt. I purchased 1st gen SV650 in the summer of 2020. The story of that transaction should be a subject of a separate post. I managed to do one track day at Nelson Ledges with it before ending up in the…
We started the project by doing a complete teardown down to the frame of the RGV rolling chassis. Wheels were removed, front end, swingarm, rear shock and linkage, subframes, and wiring were all removed. I then proceeded to completely disassemble the front forks at which point I had to decide if I was going to…
Unfortunately, the RGV/Banshee hybrid project is no more. One of the primary drivers for this project was the lack of a RGV250 engine for my rolling chassis. Over the course of the past year, I have since accumulated two RGV250 engines. One came as a spare with the 93 VJ22 that I purchased and the…
I made a trip to a local powder coater today to get some prices powder coating the extra set of wheels as well as other chassis components. I was was pleasantly surprised with what they told me. They had a pretty wide selection of not only colors, but also textures. I was given a quote…
I mentioned in my last post that we would talk about plans for the engine in the next post. Before I get into that, I want to share a few bits and pieces that have been acquired in the last week. Extra set of wheels (no discs) I was able to find an inexpensive set…
