I stopped at CYCLE-X a few weeks ago.......when Ken was in Valdosta with Sam and others on this board. Tim at the shop told me the bike was sold to someone from Ireland but was still awaiting the shipping papers and the $$$$$$$ - I gathered the price was in the upper-teens and included help with needed repairs and backup parts.
Apparently Kevin had a big disagreement with Ken and the chief mechanic.......something about swinging fists and a very hasty retreat. Kevin had stalled the bike on the start but had caught the tail of the class going into the last turn on lap #1......then he crashed. Some will say 'that's racing'.......others will say a small amount of conservative riding (think Dick Mann and the CR750 in 1970) would have won the race.
Ken is going back to drag-racing for now. A lot of very high-performance work was done the race motor including a one-off cam and experimental ignition components. I personally believe the single most important item that contributed the most to the overall motor performance was the relocation of the intake ports. Take a look at our friend John's current work on a similar head to be matched with another custom cam for land speed competition.
