Well... let's see. A bit of weinerstomping while loading the bike at the end of Monday ended with a hole in the oil filter. Ordered one at the local carquest, then drove to SLC (1.5 hours each way) to get one.
Fresh oil and I start playing with the computer trying to get it to run right. Oh look, the fuel pressure is inconsistent and starts going away as the pump gets HOT to the touch. Back to the phones, and we find a pump in SLC. Head out in the morning to pick it up.
The fittings are the wrong size. Surely I could go to a hydraulic store or a performance store and just pick up an appropriate adapter? No. M10 to AN-6 is non-standard for hydraulics so they were 4 days out, and the only place in all of SLC that sold performance parts got bought two weeks ago and no longer sells go-fast goodies.
Fine. We head back to the salt to try cleaning and lubing the pump to get at least one full run out of it. No dice. Maybe we can jam a 5/16" hose barb into this 1/4" hose? Nope. Packed up and came home yesterday.
Not a total bust. I think I have fixed the front suspension, it worked well over the crusty salt when I turned out the first run at about 80 or so. Got through tech pretty swimmingly. Met the guy who just set up a dyno shop in town.
Things to do for next year: front fender, megaphones and O2 sensors for the exhaust, install a real front sprocket cover, dyno time.
Arriving on the salt
First pit setup
Oil filter carnage
Obligatory start line shot
Obligatory shot with crew chief
Obligatory empty salt shot
