Jim, of course its worth it, safety
has no price tag, unless your hurt :)
and the reward of speed is immeasureable
a bike has almost no stuff to be done
to make it legal to run
just put a damn metal valve stem cap on
each wheel
if your stems themselves are rubber
it may be in your best interest to just
simply take your wheels down and have
metal valve stems placed as well,
as I had a tire go down at over 175 from the
rubber valve stem shearing off,
another bike this year had the front tire
go down at 210 due to problems with the
valve stem :):)
Quoting Jim Belford <jimbelford@msn.com>:
> I plan on running in MPS-G. If I have no luck there I think I'll pull the
> fairings and windshield and run naked in M-G (somehow I don't think it will
> be that simple). My odds are much better there (169.464). Steel valve stems
>
> are a new one to me. The rule book states that angled valve stems must be
> secured to resist centrifugal force deflection but otherwise it just states
> they should be fitted with metal caps. I'm not quite sure what an angled
> valve stem is. I wonder if I'll ever get the bike in compliance. The bike is
>
> designed to handle race conditions out of the showroom. I hope the adrenalin
>
> rush is worth all this...
>
> Jim
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
> To: Jim Belford <jimbelford@msn.com>
> Subject: Re: Valve Caps
> Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 20:16:07 -0700
>
> May be stupid answers though...
>
> What class are you intending to run in?
>
> Metal valve stems are required in all race categories. Rubber valve stems
> suck into the rim and leak. Metal valve caps help keep the guts in the
> valve from allowing the air to escape when the centrifugal forces get too
> high.
>
> Gas tanks are sealed at the ERC trailer when you get gas. If you qualify
> for a record they will check to see that the seal is intact.
>
> Wes
>
> on 9/2/02 2:19 PM, Jim Belford at jimbelford@msn.com wrote:
>
> > Two questions (remember, there are no stupid questions):
> >
> > Are aluminum valve caps allowed for WOS, and
> > If I'm runnung in a gas division do I need to drain the tank each run?
> >
> > Gixxer Jim
>
>
>
>
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