I feel for you.
Next year?
Appreciated. Nothing to be done, though.
Many also struggled with matching previous speeds... to the tune of 20-40 mph. So 124 wasn't that bad in context.
List for next year:
Make front end have better geometry.
The course was super bumpy, and the springs were mighty stiff. It also felt pretty flighty, like maybe I need little more trail, but that could have been a side effect of the stiffness. There was a whole lot of shakin' going on, and keeping it in a straight-ish line required some concentrated relaxation and body positioning.
Fix the shifter.
I screwed up the geometry on that, but didn't have time to re-engineer. Bodged it together, but it didn't work well.
Fix the tank.
The tire grew at speed and touched part of the inside. Not good.
Spend some time on a dyno to get the tune closer to square.
Many changes to the intake meant I probably have way too much fuel going in. I kept bumping it last year in an attempt to compensate for it blowing away in the breeze at 140-ish. It's probably way too much now.
Front fender.
This was on the list for this year, but the demon thief of time came along and made it not happen. The rules allow what for this bike is a fairly liberal definition of "not-streamlined" front fender.
