Sunday, November 6th, 2005
We took Saturday off. Today is Sunday, time to finish track day prep on the S2R. Adjust valves, retension the belts, change the oil, and mount up the new rear wheel. If there's time, I'll be installing an Afam SBK quick change carrier (now in BLACK!!!) and a 42T rear sprocket. And also the obligatory DiD VM520 gold chain. To quote my favorite shop owner, Rick Fairless: “GET BACK TO WORK!”
Saturday, November 5th, 2005
Tonight, I finished the Project S2R front brake + wheel upgrade!
The first task was getting in the parts. I ordered up Brake Tech stainless steel AXIS rotors with their “Cobra” pattern outer perimeter. Next, I bought some used Brembo 2 pin Goldline calipers. I've got a set of Ferodo CP911* racing pads. Since I still have a Marvic rear wheel laying on the shelf from when I was going to race the MH900e, I decided to “bling” up the shop bike and go down the path of making it a catalog bike. So I ordered the matching front wheel. For the brake lines, I ran a single hose from the master cylinder to the right caliper then another line looped over the fender. The standard Monster fender was ditched for one from a 916. The 916 fender leaves more room for brake lines and also protects the fork tubes.