| Author | Message | ||
     Blublak |
Well.. The time is upon us. Friday the Moto ST Teams will be loading into Virginia International Raceway and getting ready for their time to shine.. The RnR Cycles / Repsol / UnderTheBlackHat.net Buell team (riding the bike in my profile pic by the way) will be there looking to improve their GST standings following a 5th place finish at Daytona. The Black Hat (ok, yes I was speaking of myself in the third person  ) will be there shooting for the team (although I may accidentally shoot some other pictures as well) and hopefully we'll see some great racing by some great racers! I'm sure all the Buell teams are primed and ready to run. Here's hoping for an ALL BUELL PODIUM  (now that's a shot I'd LOVE to take!) So who's going to be coming out to support the V-Twin warriors?  They get one practice Saturday Morning (early yes) fore 90 minutes and the race is Sunday Morning starting about 0930 and running to about noon. If you come out for the race, you can actually head back at a reasonable hour! So, let's see .. what BadWebbers are gonna be there -  SOUND OFF FOLKS! | ||
| Skully |
Hello Peter, I was not able to watch the races - how did the Buell teams do? Keith | ||
| José_quiñones |
We'll see you Sunday! | ||
| Blublak |
Hey Keith.. The race is Sunday... So I'll be there and I'm sure with Jose there, we'll get a good round up, unfortunately, sometimes I'm not in position to see what happens at the finish line due to my being somewhere on the course shooting what I can get when the big finish happens.. So we're waiting and we'll see what happens. I'll have my laptop in the pits on Sunday and will try to post (with Joses' help) so we have as immediate an update on the finishes as soon as possible! | ||
| Rocketsprink |
I believe moto-st streams that info live on their website. | ||
| Blublak |
Yes, they run live timing, but I bet a 'live' report from the race might be kind of cool as well.. especially if I can add a few images to it as well.. Just to help the 'impact'. Hmmmm .. May have to try and do a little 'set up' work towards that tonight.. | ||
| Blublak |
OK all.. here is a 'private' set of galleries that I've set up from the shots I took at VIR last weekend when MotoST ran there. Enjoy! http://www.undertheblackhat.net/MotoST_-_VIR/The_A lbums/The_Albums.html | ||
| José_quiñones |
Great shots as usual, Pete. Here are some podium shots:  GST Podium  Look out!!!  ST podium crossfire!  James Gang, Congrats! | ||
| José_quiñones |
 SST Podium | ||
| Buellerthanyou |
From H-DNet: RMR Buell wins Grand Sport Twins class at MOTO-ST VIR 500K Danville, Va. (April 27, 2008) - The No. 7 Richie Morris Racing/Hal?s Harley-Davidson/Buell XB12R ridden by Mike Smith and Clint Brotz won the BMW Motorcycles GrandSport Twins class at the VIR SunTrust MOTO-ST 500K at Virginia International Raceway April 27 over the Rights for Bikers Ducati 1000. The No. 70 James Gang/Hoban Brothers Racing Buell XB12R, sponsored by H-D/Buell of Appleton and ridden by Paul James and Jeff Johnson finished in third place. Damp pre-race conditions and a threat of rain caused several teams to gamble on tire choice early on, but the entire race distance was completed in dry conditions that favored the Buell teams that started on Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa DOT tires. "The Buell was a pleasure to ride", said RMRs Mike Smith of Canton, Ga., who flew in early Saturday morning just in time to qualify the No. 7 in the third position on the grid. "It's been a long time since I've ridden at VIR especially in the rain. But the team gave us a great bike." "We were a little cautious early on in the damp conditions, but solid pit stops and consistent riding got us back on the box again," said James Gang/Hoban Brothers Racing's Paul James. After two rounds, the RMR Buell team leads the GST class championship with 65 points, followed by the James Gang/Hoban Brothers Racing Buell team in second with 62 points and the Wagner Motorsports Ducati in third with 60 points. In the Buell Motorcycle Company SuperSport Twins (SST) class, the Bruce Rossmeyer?s Daytona Racing Buell 1125R ridden by Shawn Higbee and Dan Bilansky qualified second and led the race for several laps, but was sidelined with suspected clutch problems after the first pit stop. The SST class win and overall victory went to the No. 1 Aprilia USA Aprilia Tuono 1000R. The next stop on the MOTO-ST schedule is at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., on June 7 during the AMA Suzuki Superbike Doubleheader weekend. ------------------------------------------- Sipp Wins ASRA Pro Thunderbike Race at Topeka Walt Sipp made a last-lap pass stick and rode his Buell XB12R Firebolt to win the second round of the 2008 American Sportbike Racing Association (ASRA) Pro Thunderbike National series at Heartland Park Topeka raceway April 27. It was the first pro-level win for the 31-year-old racer from Kansas City. Sipp qualified second for the Pro Thunderbike National behind BMW rider Nate Kern, who posted a lap of 1:49.619. Defending ASRA Pro Thunderbike champion Dave Estok posted a faster lap in qualifying but was bumped to the back of the grid when his Deeley H-D/Buell Canada/Ruthless Racing Buell XB12R would not start for a post-qualifying dyno test. Estok was not set back for long, as the rider from New Smyrna Beach, Fla. moved up to second position behind Kern on the first lap of the 12-lap national and took the lead on lap two. Sipp had slipped back to fifth position after a bad start. "I wanted to get a good start because I know Kern is always fast on cold tires, and I didn?t want him to get away," said Sipp. "But I missed my shift to second gear on the start and fell behind." Estok opened a gap on Kern, as Sipp worked through traffic. Sipp passed Kern on lap eight and then suddenly found himself in the lead when Estok's motorcycle stopped running and he left the track. "I had really used up my tires catching those guys, and I had a good lead on Kern so I went into tire-conservation mode," said Sipp. Sipp's slower pace allowed Kern to catch him, and he passed to take the lead on the first turn of the final lap. "I was not going to let him take this win away from me," said Sipp. "I ran as hard as I could and got past him and held him off at the line. It was really exciting to get my first pro win here at my home track in front of my family." Both Sipp and Kern rode their fastest laps on the final circuit of the race, and both were under the previous track record for the Pro Thunderbike class. Sipp led by less than a bike length at the finish. Third place went to Hal's H-D/Buell/Hal's Speed Shop rider Dean Hagemann on a Buell XB12R. Hagemann, who is usually the team mechanic for Pro Thunderbike regular Dan Bilansky, rode Bilansky's XB12R at Topeka as Bilansky was racing at the MOTO-ST event in Virginia. After two ASRA events, Kern holds the lead in Pro Thunderbike points with 66. Sipp is second with 58 points, followed by Estok with 42. The next stop on the eight-race ASRA Pro Thunderbike schedule is the Summit Point Festival of Speed, May 24-26, at Summit Point Motorsports Park, Summit Point, W.V. ------------------------------------------- Spaulding Rides Buell to Eight CCS Wins In a double-header weekend of MotoSport.com Championship Cup Series (CCS) sprint racing at Topeka, Joel Spaulding of Huntley, Ill. rode his Hal's Speed Shop Buell XB12R to wins in eight of 10 classes he entered, including double wins in Amateur Lightweight Superbike, Amateur Lightweight Grand Prix, and Amateur Thunderbike, and single wins in Amateur SuperTwins and Amateur GT Lights. Kegel H-D/Buell rider Jay Smith of Machesney Park, Ill., rode his Buell XB12R to two wins in Amateur Lightweight SuperSport. Estok won Expert Thunderbike on Sunday. And there you have it... HellBuelly J Central Texas H-D/Buell Austin, Texas | ||
| José_quiñones |
 Dan B. points to the problem area after the bike is brought to the back side of their pit area. | ||
| José_quiñones |
 For those wondering how to do quick front wheel changes on their eight piston calipers. | ||
| Benm2 |
Nice pictures! Shame I missed the team photo on this one.  | ||
| Reepicheep |
Cool! Does that magic connector have some sort of automatic bleeder? So they pull the axle, remove two caliper bolts, remove the whole wheel and caliper assembly, and reverse the process to put it back? I guess that takes a bit longer then a traditional rotor configuration, though I bet that takes some fussing as well to make room in the pads, or if somebody bumps the front brake lever. And you get fresh brake pads with each tire change... You have a great eye for neat details Jose' | ||
| Anonymous |
 "Staubli Quick-Release Fittings Hydraulic pressure lines can have removable fittings that do not allow air to bleed into the system. One such fitting is the Staubli quick-release fitting. It allows clutch line release when you are changing the tranny, or brake line release if you need to replace a caliper quickly. This is a high-pressure fitting that holds the existing fluid while the hoses are disconnected. When the hoses are reattached, there is no introduction of air into the system. Tranny/bellhousing combos can be replaced easily by disconnecting the Staubli fitting from one and adding it to another. Replacement brake rotors can be fitted so that removal and replacement can be done in seconds and not minutes." Blake fix image link.  (Message edited by blake on May 02, 2008) | ||
| Rubberdown |
Cool Tech! | ||
| Blublak |
Ok, so that's how the line works.. now, what about the caliper? How does that stay on or is that a 'trade secret'? This is really some cool stuff.. | ||
| Smoke |
looks like gravity holding the caliper on. mine won't fall off unless the pads are spread. i like that setup!!! tim | ||
| Reepicheep |
Thanks! That is cool! (I love this place...) | ||
| Coolice |
Next Moto ST race weekend June 6-7 Road America. Part of the AMA Superbike weekend. Come see all the cool stuff in person, we like to see Buell owners, stop and see us | ||
| Ratbuell |
The ZTL2 caliper has reliefs cut in it so you can remove the caliper from the wheel, they're spaced to match one of the wheels twin-spokes. I'd guess they just have the caliper sitting on the wheel with those notches lined up. You also (if I remember the manual draft correctly) have to remove the pads in order to rubiks cube the caliper off the wheel, so potentially a loaded caliper won't / can't come off on its own. | ||
| Jackbequick |
Idon't know about for racing but this works for me at home. On most front calipers, if you unbolt the caliper, open the bleeder a bit (holding a rag over it), and sort of bend or tip the caliper outwards on the rotor, it will force the pistons back in a little. Close the bleeder screw as soon as you get a little seepage and the caliper should go on and off real easy as long as no one touches the brakes. And you will not have lost your bleeding or induced any air, it will pull the makeup volume down from the master cylinder as soon as you use the brake. Jack | ||
| Bigblock |
there should be no need to crack the bleeder, it should just push the fluid up to the master with a bit of presure on the pads, no muss no fuss... Don't forget to pump the lever real hard a FEW TIMES TO GET YOUR LEVER BACK AFTER YOU PUT IT BACK TOGETHER... | ||
| Benm2 |
Pop over to roadracingworld.com and check out the newest MOTO-ST competition notice. A gift to Suzuki? Admittedly the series so far has been dominated by the Aprilia and the 848, and the 1125R has been wickedly fast. Maybe these new guys take this fair-competition thing to heart? | ||
| Fresnobuell |
http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?artic le=32335 Link to Suzuki post above. |
