Hey Al -
Great...sounds like fun..I'll dust off my leathers.
Sounds like someones been moonlighting on the "Stude Racing" site..?
Yea, my 1125CR has been a pain from day one -
1. Tuning..horrible, actually undriveable. Had to spend big money on a computer program AND had to learn how to tune it myself.
2. Rear turn signals went out, tried more foctory ones, ended up having to by aftermarket.
3. Stator went out at about 18,000 miles. Almost $600.00 out of my own pocket (don't trust the service guys to do the work..!)
4. Lost the kick stand spring on the 605 freeway on the way home from work. That's fun, driving with the kickstand flopping on the ground..!
5. Clutch slave cylinder leaks.
6. I checked the valves the first time around at about 4000 miles...ALL
under the minimum...at just 4000 miles.. If I would have waited till the prescribed miles, the engine would'a been trash.
7. Rear master cylinder piston locked up with just a "little" pressure in it...toasted the disc before I figured it out.
8. The factory brake pads (front) imbedded some sort of garbage in the front disc, I had to put aftermarket pads and clean the disc to get rid of the pulsing in the front brake handle. This was at about 2500 miles.
9. AND NOW...one cam and follower is trash...at 23,000+ miles.
What the hell next...?
My old 03, Yamaha R1 (sport bike) (bought it new) has over 100,000 miles on it and still runs great. I bought it new. I've got two old Yamaha FZR1000's with over 100,000 miles on them. "Maybe" this is saying that my next bike should be a....Yamaha..!
As for Stude content here....I'm still hoping those guys I've been talking to will consent to do up some Studebaker cam shafts for us.
Anyone else interested in a hot rod camshaft for their Stude, keep a watch on the Studebaker Racing site for more info.
http://racingstudebakers.com/foo/viewto ... f=1&t=2276Mike