dutch attitude

that's why we can't stop loving them!

keepsake

thank you, grandma!

99yr and 7month

i couldnt imagine my grandma's funeral until it actually happened. close to 400 people came to see her leaving... thank you grandma.

people say it's jealousy

when you spend too much time on one Harley-Davidson, this is what happens.
since i started racing with xr1000, i've been spending less and less time with the panhead.
a few weeks ago, with some friends we went up to the mountains in back of Aichi. we stopped for a gas after about 50miles. i filled my panhead tank and then when i tried to kick start the engine, the pedal broke off. luckily the engine started... i didn't have to look for a slope.
now i got a second hand part from zero enginieering and ready for another ride.

a shot from Tsukuba

i thought i would not spend $40 just to get the photo... but i did.

i told you it was the tyre

finally we went back to the circuit for the last ride before the season opening race this weekend at Tsukuba International Circuit. i got a new set of tyres so i really wanted to go below 1min4sec which i never had. and then what?
i got 1min3.280sec!!!! with new tyre, everythig went good. now i can feel the benefit of the andrews#1 camshaft. xr1000 is running faster at every part of the track. i'm very happy but the brake is becoming the bottleneck... squeezing so hard. i don't know if my right arm can last one race?????? Harley Davidson's stock brake... definitely not for racing.

blame on tyres

just to see how far i got with the front tyre... my front tyre was not really holding the ground and i wasnt sure if it was because of me or tyre. so i decided to blame on the tyre and ordered a new set. now i can see the different between new and the accused one. i will go to the track one more time before the race in May. if my lap time doesnt improve, i will be blaming on suspention... or brakes...