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Re: Cobra motor disassembly and rebuild
« Reply #350 on: May 09, 2016, 04:41:02 AM »

Word of caution, right hand turns will now be much more tricky. That pipe WILL get scrapped up no matter how slow you make right hand turns.


practice countershifting your weight a bit.  you will get use to it, trust me on this! it will become second nature!  safety first young paddawan!

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« Reply #351 on: May 09, 2016, 05:03:09 AM »
Thanks for the input.  Some is going, oil temp gauge and voltmeter, going use the little Dyna total loss little box like on Samauto,  3 lights, green , amber, and red. Frank, I use the neutral light usually.So is functional still but gutting other lights. We getting there. ......Bill
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« Reply #352 on: May 09, 2016, 05:56:23 AM »
Thanks for the input.  Some is going, oil temp gauge and voltmeter, going use the little Dyna total loss little box like on Samauto,  3 lights, green , amber, and red. Frank, I use the neutral light usually.So is functional still but gutting other lights. We getting there. ......Bill
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« Reply #353 on: May 09, 2016, 06:23:44 AM »
i just cant wait to see this thing in memphis!


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Re: Cobra motor disassembly and rebuild
« Reply #354 on: May 17, 2016, 04:20:47 AM »
BILL: Do you have your COBRA bike running = any test and tunes at your local track ???? They had a WALLY race here at my home track, track Champion ST/ET got put out first round by his brother...... me too

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« Reply #355 on: May 17, 2016, 07:31:55 AM »
POP'S,  yes it's running fine. Cranks first push of da button!  Lol. Dyno Friday and a S ET race at Commerce on the 28th! We'll be ready for the Rock! Thanks,  Bill
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Re: Cobra motor disassembly and rebuild
« Reply #356 on: May 17, 2016, 09:19:52 AM »
POP'S,  yes it's running fine. Cranks first push of da button!  Lol. Dyno Friday and a S ET race at Commerce on the 28th! We'll be ready for the Rock! Thanks,  Bill

Bill, why wait til the 28th to race? We're having a CSRA Dragbike Association ET race this sunday at Carolina Dragway. Gates open at noon. We'll be racing as long as the mother nature gives her blessing. It'll be a great time for you to test. We run our event's 1/8th mile but you can test 1/4 mile in time runs if you want or just test after the race is over. Be glad to have you. I won't be running my Honda at this event. I'll be on my Kaw.

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« Reply #357 on: May 17, 2016, 09:38:47 AM »
Frank, thanks,  but I'm flying out to see Gary Pena that  day!  So the 28th is best bet now,  Bill
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« Reply #358 on: May 17, 2016, 08:54:07 PM »
Another 1/2 lb lighter! No mo oil temp or volt meter!
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Re: Cobra motor disassembly and rebuild
« Reply #360 on: May 19, 2016, 08:47:39 AM »
The one and only and now FAMOUS Billy Bling! Pretty cool.
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« Reply #361 on: May 19, 2016, 08:48:37 AM »
Glad they used you on the flyer Bill. Good press.

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« Reply #362 on: May 19, 2016, 09:12:55 AM »
The one and only and now FAMOUS Billy Bling! Pretty cool.

Really cool!  ;D
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« Reply #364 on: May 25, 2016, 12:13:29 PM »
At Jays place APE
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« Reply #365 on: May 25, 2016, 05:41:52 PM »
read some about Elmer,ran some fast Harleys.bill
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Re: Cobra motor disassembly and rebuild
« Reply #366 on: June 16, 2016, 05:04:51 AM »
BILL:  Don't get down !!!!! go in your shop and work on that Black Beauty until all is perfect with her motor. You have spent lots of funds and need to get results, if you are running race gas then clean things out as I spent many days cleaning NEUTEC race fuel off of BUSA THROTTLE BODIES that looked like dried tobacco spit on their blades= you go faster but need cleaning every time. Carb cleaner $3.00 a can.

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« Reply #367 on: June 16, 2016, 07:06:28 PM »
POP'S, thanks I needed that! I'm not waiting around!  We are so close. Thanks, Bill
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Re: Cobra motor disassembly and rebuild
« Reply #368 on: June 16, 2016, 09:19:14 PM »
BILL:  Don't get down !!!!! go in your shop and work on that Black Beauty until all is perfect with her motor. You have spent lots of funds and need to get results, if you are running race gas then clean things out as I spent many days cleaning NEUTEC race fuel off of BUSA THROTTLE BODIES that looked like dried tobacco spit on their blades= you go faster but need cleaning every time. Carb cleaner $3.00 a can.

Pops, that Neutec was some nasty $h!@. Predecessor to todays crack fuel that Bill uses. I simply refuse to use that oxygenated stuff as i see no need to go through all that hassle just to bracket race. It adds a little horspower but to me, the gains are not worth the cost or trouble for our SOHC bikes. I got enough maintenance to do with my bikes after a race and removing fuel from the tank and carbs each time simply does not add up.  But hey, to each his own. I'm on a poor boy budget anyway so i'll stick with my $55/5 gallon pail, Renegade fuel and keep running low to mid 10' second times. Lol.

Come on Bill- git er done so you can lower the bar. You got some top notch, high dollar parts in that engine. It should produce some low numbers once that head is fixed. Might give me incentive to step my program up and complete the mono shock project bike.

Memphis, we'll line em up first time run on saturday for braggin rights. The fellas on the sideline can place some bets. 

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« Reply #369 on: June 17, 2016, 04:03:37 AM »
BILL:  Don't get down !!!!! go in your shop and work on that Black Beauty until all is perfect with her motor. You have spent lots of funds and need to get results, if you are running race gas then clean things out as I spent many days cleaning NEUTEC race fuel off of BUSA THROTTLE BODIES that looked like dried tobacco spit on their blades= you go faster but need cleaning every time. Carb cleaner $3.00 a can.

Pops, that Neutec was some nasty $h!@. Predecessor to todays crack fuel that Bill uses. I simply refuse to use that oxygenated stuff as i see no need to go through all that hassle just to bracket race. It adds a little horspower but to me, the gains are not worth the cost or trouble for our SOHC bikes. I got enough maintenance to do with my bikes after a race and removing fuel from the tank and carbs each time simply does not add up.  But hey, to each his own. I'm on a poor boy budget anyway so i'll stick with my $55/5 gallon pail, Renegade fuel and keep running low to mid 10' second times. Lol.

Come on Bill- git er done so you can lower the bar. You got some top notch, high dollar parts in that engine. It should produce some low numbers once that head is fixed. Might give me incentive to step my program up and complete the mono shock project bike.

Memphis, we'll line em up first time run on saturday for braggin rights. The fellas on the sideline can place some bets.
It sure was Frank. I did not want to touch a head that ran that stuff (all the road racers used it to). If you spilled it on you it disappeared in a second....next stop your liver in 5 seconds.  ;D ::) I believe it was an Elf fuel being sold by a dummy company.....it was illegal in Europe. At least that is what I heard.
 Personally I would use the VP 94 octane non ethanol small engine fuel. It doesn't hurt the rubber parts in the carbs and doesn't gum up. It is great fuel.....I use it in all my bikes (which shows how little riding I get to do.)
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« Reply #370 on: June 17, 2016, 04:49:22 AM »
Yep, I use the VP94 also, it can sit!  But for racing right now I'm using MR12. I run the VP behind it. Off to work. Tired, but not giving up. Frank, I'll be on sumpin. Lol.
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« Reply #371 on: June 18, 2016, 08:44:32 AM »
Here we go.....again, lol! Like what I see though! Happy valve train, cryo cam chain good so far. More later, Bill
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« Reply #372 on: June 18, 2016, 10:41:15 AM »
Lookin good Billy!

How was your A/F at the dyno?
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« Reply #373 on: June 18, 2016, 11:17:18 AM »
Right on the money til 10,000 rpms when we had a lean spike. Guys, I'm guessing these were aftermarket, but not sure! Next ones will be OEM Honda ones for sure, wow. Good thing it came back apart. Never seen this before.
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« Reply #374 on: June 18, 2016, 01:08:38 PM »
Are those the cam tower seals?