Making the decision...WLDR or not WLDR...
that was the question....see below for the answer...
Matt and Billy
The Start...Hand Shift Class
Me, Marty and Billy
Me and Billy with Mr. Cool...
Thanks to Marty's wife Lisa for taking these pictures which I stole from FB...
Upon entering turn two during practice for Vintage Heavy with the WLDR it was evident that my gearing was fucked. 2nd too low and Third too high. I went into the turn and shifted into third as if I was on a 1/2 mile track and just about hit the wall. I then down shifted and got slammed and tangled a bit with a Triumph (I think) neither of us went down but that was enough for me to determine that the WLDR will sit this one out. I didn't feel like getting into a sprocket change (although I brought all my gearing).
I took the Knuckle out for Hand Shift class practice and decided to run it in both classes just to get more track time. That was a good choice in the gearing department...but the Knuckle is just too low and as you can see from my first post on the race "Grinding", It was hell on my primary and frame!
Matt , Me and Billy took first, second and third in that order (in the Hand Shift Class) so the Knuckle did damn good, but next season I'm either gonna build another one special for Flat Track, like these boys did with their Panheads, with plenty of ground clearance or raise up the '46 trans and frame...
I am now hooked on Flat Track racing a Knuckle so it will be one or the other...I just hate to fuck up my all purpose 46 FL....
Oh and by the way... Thanks to Billy for graciously finishing the race in Third...
And thanks to Mr. Cool for putting up the prize money!
Great verbiage, cool shots, wicked bikes, killer action, big kudos and big balls.
ReplyDeleteXA front end, add plates to the axle plates like Marty's, shorten stock oil tank 1", raise trans 1" and yer in bizness. The ol' knees will hit before the primary - a bit of a trade-off, don't you know.
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