Well, even though I have had my MC28 for a year now, I had only ridden it once (when I picked it up) before putting it in the garage. With a track day at Manfield looming, I decided to do an all nighter to check if it was still running and put on the Tyga chambers, end cans, reeds and advancer that had all been sitting next to the NSR for six months at least...
First bugger... damn flywheel is stuck on well and truly and the flyhweel puller that I had borrowed would just burrow into the crank rather than push against the end of it.... Second bugger - what a nightmare old airboxes are with sealing.... Third - damn jets are keihin button jets and all my jets off my Honda RS are Keihin hex... No rego, no warrant and no insurance so I had better behave myself on the way to the track....
So, by 1am she was started and appeared to run at least. I was unsure about upping the jetting, but as I didnt have nay others, that decision at least was made for me... certainly appreared nice and crisp on the standard ones!
Well, the track day was interesting. I expected the MC28 to be a slow turd considering how standard it was and I was in a group with late model 600s and 1000s. Well, it certainly handled well and could easily keep pace with the likes of an SV1000 all the way out of the corner and down the straight. Even got up to an indicated 190kph down the back straight. Even survived the day without blowing up!
Of course, when the belated 300 kit turns up that will go in, along with the just purchased R6 front end, so I am already looking forward to the next track day!
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