Project FZR

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

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

Last time I proudly stated that… The end result is a motor that is damned near ready to be installed… Me, in my previous post. All I needed to do was to adjust valve clearances – how hard could that be? Right? Well, it turns out that it isn’t all that hard, just really fiddly, … Read more

“The longer Levin mowed, the oftener he felt the moments of unconsciousness in which it seemed not his hands that swung the scythe, but the scythe mowing of itself, a body full of life and consciousness of its own, and as though by magic, without thinking of it, the work turned out regular and well-finished … Read more

A short post this one, but highlighting my point in a recent post about this project being a lot like war – long periods of boredom, in my case typically waiting for parts to arrive. The little sucker pictured is a thin rubber gasket that sits between the oil pump and the crankcase. It costs … Read more