Jon & Nancy....
and get them a proper paint work that I can get them better on the salt - the
August picture I done didn't work proper out - too dark with the dark clouds
behind.
See ya
Pork Pie
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> Part two
>
> > Oh, yeah -- when I holed that piston I scored a cylinder wall a
> > little, nothing that a .5mm clean-up bore wouldn't fix. Then I took a
> > quick look at the what Dale Martin measured in impound last August,
> > and he said we were at 249.4 cc, in a 250-cc class. The rulebook says
> > a .508mm overbore is allowed -- damn, that'd put us awfully close
> > ("Honey, go get the dry ice before Dale gets here to measure the
> > motor!") So I guess we'll be finding a new top end for the bike, just
> > to be on the safe side.
> >
> > Don't be surprised if we show up with new fiberglass on the little
> > bike, too -- the stock stuff is showing the ravages of a few years of
> > racing and cutting to fit the turbo system. One of the nice things
> > about racing the little EX250 is that you can buy the whole damn bike
> > for a few hundred bucks on eBay. Makes getting spare stock parts
> > simple -- just buy a few and keep 'em around as donors.
> >
> > Other than that, just sitting here, enjoying the wait 'til it finally
> > starts snowing. I've got the big Oshkosh truck all ready to go, the
> > snowblower is full of fresh gas, and we'll start putting the
> > replacement rear end in the regular plow truck as soon as the weather
> > turns snotty and uncomfortable (Hey, who ever does things when it's
> > nice and dry and warm?)
> >
> > Thanksgiving regards from both of us.
>
>
> Jon Wennerberg
> Seldom Seen Slim Land Speed Racing
> Marquette, Michigan
> (that's 'way up north)
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