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Billy Ray’s day at the track

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I finally bought a GoPro after many years of avoiding it. I figured that if I’m going to try and get better on the track then it was time to have a look at myself from the outside, and what better bike to do it on than Billy Ray, aka the Victorian Parts Bike, named after Billy Ray Cyrus who was also a big deal back in ’92.

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Not done

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Well.

Eighteen months is a long time, particularly when that time includes COVID-19, a change in jobs and a whole lot of change in the bike space, including the realisation that Project FZR is indeed not done.

Or at least the main Project FZR.

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Done

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The moment almost didn’t happen. Hooking up the battery should have been the simplest task in the whole project. One red wire to the plus, one black wire to the negative, right? Yeah but what about that third wire there? Well it’s got some red on it, so it must hook up to the plus, … Read more

Ignorance is the parent of fear

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That quote, for those who don’t recognise it, is from Moby Dick, the story of a cranky old man chasing a dream that was ultimately too big for him. Meanwhile in Blackwood, it has been 148 days since the FZR was taken off the road, and tomorrow in all likelihood another cranky old man will … Read more

Blitzkrieg

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I’ve mentioned before that this project has been akin to a war – long periods of inactivity followed by short periods of intense excitement. The last week has seen a flurry of activity not seen in the past three months since the project started. First was the completion of the valve clearances, with all being … Read more