Recent content by northern33

Always!!!!

Winters off and Summer tires on! Just need some warmer weather now though. Also managed to get some cleaning done.

Installed some crash protection for the Norden this afternoon. Lightweight protection, but hopefully saves on damage.

Thanks!

I’ve been out of racing since the midpoint of the COVID issues. Became too difficult to travel from Canada and at that point I had spent a lot of years away from the family. So, I made a decision that it was time to put the helmet away for a bit, sort of…. At that point I was racing in IMSA...

Sadly down to the 1966. But maybe someday…

Ready for track time!

Winter just does not want to loosen its grip yet. But Spring is literally just around the corner according to the weatherman. So, quickly put a skid plate on my son’s bike that I had meant to last year. Hopefully the two of us find some opportunities to do some rides together.

Radical SR3

Good couple of days in the shop. Got to work on prepping a couple of karts that I need to sell as my daughter is moving onto racing cars this season. We will still keep a few karts for keeping the skills up. This will be the focus for her this year.

Didn’t get to spend much time in the shop today. But did manage to design and 3D print some exhaust port plugs on the 125cc single speed motors.

Another engine done. 3 to go now! It was one of those days where it was 3 steps forward and one step back. I’ve never taken a race motor, or any small motor actually, completely apart. Especially one with a gearbox. But each one will be freshened up and ready for the race season soon. Some...

I would be lying if I said some of my kids didn’t do a few laps when they first started out. …and I may have to after rebuilding all the karts. lol

Winter is pretty well done with us this year. This was the most snow we had all year And it’s already gone. Fingers crossed it’s not a bad fire season.

Amazing shop and build out thread! I’m looking to do the same Swiss Track flooring in my shop and I have a similar Bendpak 2 post lift. But I’m not sure that I have the room to put the flooring underneath the yellow arms of the lift. Did you have to do anything to accommodate swinging the...