This Saturday (May 25th) is Monster Truck Night! You can still get tickets for $15 at (http://tinyurl.com/o76kma7)

Meet at El Camino Real at 5:00 on Saturday. Well get some grub and beers then hit the road.

See below for more details.

We have tickets for Yann, Alex & B, Andrew & M, and Adam & J.

-B

Hey Ladies-

There’s a Monster Truck Show at the Shriner’s Arena in Plymouth Meeting on May 25th. You can get tickets for $12 at Groupon until this Saturday and then they go back up to $25.

Should be an awesome time! We could meet at El Camino for a bite to eat and a beer and then ride the bikes up. Let me know if you buy tickets. Should be a blast!

If you have NEVER seen a Monster Truck show, your life has a hole in it.

http://gr.pn/XFUBjB

Monster-truck drivers toughen up their vehicles by emblazoning them with flames, skulls, and the scariest thing of all—a lion.

The Deal

• Tickets to KSR Motorsports’ Monster Truck Thrill Show
• When: May 25, at 7:30 p.m.
• Where: LuLu Shriners Arena
• Seating: General admission
• Door time: Two hours before the show
• Ticket values include all fees.

KSR Motorsports’ Monster Truck Thrill Show

Since 1985, KSR Motorsports has roused crowds with soaring stunts and fiery feats during its Monster Truck Thrill Show. Billed as a “Night of Fire and Destruction,” each performance invites fans to marvel at the carefully planned yet death-defying tricks from professional drivers as they fling their two- and four-wheeled vehicles around the track and through the air. Always designed with the audience’s safety in mind, spectacles include controlled explosions and BMX riders twisting in midair. Gates open two hours prior to each show for a pit party, during which attendees can collect autographs from the performers or ride in a monster truck for an up-close view of the spinach and protein shakes stuffed in its radiator.

Update – umm… assuming this was people leaving ride to skate?

If you didn’t know, the Z1 was basically the hayabusa of the 70′s.
Pretty sure it was the fastest bike until the early 80′s.
And, it was definitely the preferred pro drag race bike for a long ass time.

Apparently, the bike does 140mph in stock form.
I’ve only done 110 on mine so far.

In 73, they broke a record doing 160mph on a basically stock Z1.
Pretty badass.

Watch these two videos from 1973.
Z1′s with clubman bars at Daytona breaking records.

Below vid…
I found this out there and couldn’t help but post it.
Rednecks get a Z1 running. Laugh my ass off watching this.
I love how the camera man yells at the z1 once they get it fired up. Ha.

I picked up a new seat for my Z1.
It’s basically the stock seat cut with a cafe dip in it.
Brand new seat pan, foam, and cover. All assembled, ready to bolt on. $160.
It’s from Z1parts.

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Keep your eyes peeled for the road ahead at the blogspot.

Comment here and I’ll respond to any questions.

See you guys there,

- Devyn

We’ll be doing the classic ‘Fairmount Loop’ to kick it off this year. This is the ride that we started it all with 4 years ago.

See you all at the BP @ 8.

Get your jalopy running …
This is a rough list of the chin-tank stuff we’re planning this year:

End of April

New Hope PA camping trip, then go to the norton show the next morning

May

Lemon Hill BBQ in Fairmount park

June

Harrisburg PA camping trip

July

Babe on the back beach ride – day trip to NJ

August

chin-tank drag race night
- 400 and under class
- 450 – 550 class
- 650 class
- 750 and over class

September

Camping trip to north NJ woods – Brooklyn invitational next day

He hit us up and said he just signed on to race for Triumph this year and sent us this video of him test riding his new setup… this shit is serious.

Here’s another one of him and other riders.

Well… the 450 is finished and it runs. Video at bottom.

I’ve riden it about 10 miles so far. Haven’t gone over 5K rpm yet, but it feels super responsive and eager to rev. It’s not dialed in yet though… still have to fine-tune it.

Below pic…
Threw the engine back into the frame.
- put in a new clutch
- installed the Pamco electronic ignition

Damn that shit looks good!

Not a 500… High compression 550cc – boom

Electric starters are lame. Plug that shit. Auto-zone. $3

New (used) OEM mufflers.
I punched them out to make them straight-through instead of chambers. Should flow decent now which is something the high-compression engine is going to need.

Sounds way “punchier” compared to before.

Hey guys.
Here’s an update on my cb475 supersport build.

The engine is basically finished.
All that’s left is to put on my high polished engine covers and I’m putting in a new clutch.

I installed new valves seals.

Below pic -
I installed the rest of the cylinder head. I didn’t get to officially test the torsion bars. I used NOS for side B, and the two firmest ones I had out of about 6 possible for side A. It was overly apparent which were within spec and which weren’t based on preload tension. If you can push the valve open with your finger… it’s worn. If you don’t have to pre-load… it’s worn. I also polished the cam lobes and cam follower lobes with metal polish to ensure they’re super slick. It should prevent future wear issues I hope. And… assembly lube is your friend. Loctite everything. Axial cam clearance – check. Cylinder head done.

Installed new pistons. Rings positioned correctly. Slid the cylinders over.

~10.7 compression – 550cc – Boom

Below pic –
I hate a leaking head gasket. The absolute worst. It seems every jap bike head gasket will eventually leak oil. Indian-Head gasket stuff is supposed to be the best, so I used a thin coating on each side of my head gasket. Fucker better never leak or i’ll ride the bike off a cliff.

Engine all assembled. All torqued to spec. In time. Valve clearance done. All loctite’d. Turns over nice and tight and smooth. Also installed a new cam chain and cam chain tensioner.

Not related to the engine…
Devyn from Urban Cycle Works painted my side covers to match my NOS tank. They match damn near perfect. I’m pumped. The 450 is going to look sick as shit.

So –
I’m on the last stretch. This is what I have left. It’ll go quick:
- clean up my frame, and spot paint it
- put engine back in frame
- put on my polished engine covers
- install the new clutch kit
- install the electronic ignition
- polish up everything else that’s gross right now
- put on the new “used” awesome condition OEM mufflers
- put on the new “used” awesome condition OEM gauges
- probably fix and paint my headlight bucket
- clean my carbs again. Increase my main jet to a 150 or 155
- I have all new cables too and all that dumb little shit