V4 600

Seeing how few of the original crankcase features will be carried over to the new cases a full 3D scan of them is not necessary. It is surprising how little information is needed.  The [...]

The purpose of this oil hole and seal really baffled me and was a problem since I needed to know what it really did in order to know if it was needed in my engine too. Going to the world’s [...]

While taking the engine apart it is nice to look around the insides and see what clever details the Ducati engineers have figured out.  Of the two major changes in the engine design that [...]

After letting the MC Chassis Design internet mailing list know about the new projects, Robert Horn, of FF/FFE fame, sent me a link to a RoadracingWorld piece about the V4 project in 2011. I [...]

After a difficult 2019 there was about a microsecond thought about scurrying away from the track with my tail between my legs.  However, common sense was locked in the basement and this year [...]

Hello all, time for a long deserved (and needed) update.  Last time I checked in it was AHRMA at NJMP during June, 2018.  I had a blast and the bike ran well.  Barber for 2018 was [...]

After the hustle of the past few days it was nice to get a quiet day at the shop.  I was able to successfully assemble and test the complete transmission and shifter assembly.  After [...]

The post couple of days here at the shop have been a bit different. Through AHRMA racer Kenny Cumming’s contacts we’ve had the film crew from Velocity (formerly Discovery HD Theater) [...]

Just got some more time on the mill to finish out the cassette transmission plates.  The last post on these ended with the first operation complete.  The next steps are to machine a [...]

Switch to the lathe.  Got a bit of time in to make some parts for the front end, specifically the steering stem.  Although my bike does not have forks, it does have a steering stem, one [...]