A Newcomers Diary .
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RE: A Newcomers Diary .
Monday 24th part two. I get the fairings tank and seat unit out of the way and my wife returns with the calvary in the form of Marek and Tim. I explained what has occured and demonstrate the lack of engine turn over with the starter button. I am thinking engine swap but Tim reasons that we should discover what the problem with the engine is first . After draining the oil the clutch side cover is removed first so it can be determined which section of the engine the problem is in. after some more mucking about the motor now moves but there appears to be a clicking noise, the rocker covers are removed to try to locate this , at this stage the plugs are removed and one of them is very wet and this is when the penny drops to what hopefully has caused the problem as the engine is now turning over. We put the clutch cover back on and spin the engine over, then working in reverse the engine is put back together and we check it still turning over after each bit is refitted. After the plugs are fitted and new oil in the sump its time to find out if it will start. Fingers crossed and yes I am back in bussiness she runs . The rest of the bike is put back together a double check on what has been touched and all seems fine.
The cause of the panic ! During the journey from Essex to the Island fuel had leaked into one of the cylinders and when I attempted to start it up it had hydraulically locked that cylinder , the rattling noise was caused by the quitening gears on my engine which have been removed a common mod on NC30 engines I have been told, which caused the horrible rattle as the starter motor tried to turn the engine against the hydraulic fuel lock.
Thank you again to Marek and Tim for thier help during my crisis ! Icon_cry  
I then have a small amount of time before the the call comes to attend technical inspection with the bike. I go up there and join what is a very long slow moving queue until somebody comes down and tells all us newcomers to move up because we are going to be first out. I eventually get to my turn and the first thing what happens is my transponder is logged into the system , I am then given my technical inspection card which will be the same one I will be given each day during technical inspection. Anything wrong with the machine is recorded on the card , and as far as I am aware different people are supposed to inspect the bike each night to keep continuity of quality inspection. 
The preperation for this inspection is a lot more in depth than the usual short circuit race I attend, it requires a lot more locking wire and safety orientated bits and pieces. Things like metal sealing dustcaps, locked wired exhaust springs so that if they break they stay on the machine.the liberal use of coloured tape over bolt and screw heads to keep them in place if they come loose . Not a technical inspection requirement but once the nuts and bolts around my bike were torqued up I put a tell tale paint mark on each one so during any visual check after a practice I would be able to see anything that had come loose.
I have always felt that any race starts at home, be it in your garage or workshop get the preperation right conform to all the regulations and then presenting a bike in a good clean condition and the inspection should be easy. But its nice to have the bike checked over by an independant set of eyes just in case I have had a senior moment and left something loose , it happens ! If ever in doubt about something you can always ask somebody. I used this forum to ask questions before I got to the island better safe than sorry. 
The inspection went well and the bike passed without any problems much as I expected . After this the bike goes to a holding pen where I am allocated a place the wife brings the rear stand . At this stage if I wanted to work on the bike a technical inspector would have to oversee what is done to ensure it is still up to standard to go on track. There are plenty of power points for those that want to use tyre warmers but I decided not to use them on this first evening.
Old enough to know better, young enough to have given it a go ! Icon_cool
22-09-2015, 11:35 AM
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A Newcomers Diary . - by Kursaal Flyer - 16-09-2015, 12:35 PM
RE: A Newcomers Diary . - by Splashdown - 16-09-2015, 12:39 PM
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RE: A Newcomers Diary . - by Smidsy - 21-09-2015, 02:26 PM
RE: A Newcomers Diary . - by Kursaal Flyer - 22-09-2015, 11:35 AM
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RE: A Newcomers Diary . - by Kursaal Flyer - 23-09-2015, 05:44 PM
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RE: A Newcomers Diary . - by HammerHead - 09-10-2015, 12:53 PM
RE: A Newcomers Diary . - by Kursaal Flyer - 11-10-2015, 08:37 PM
RE: A Newcomers Diary . - by matjaq - 11-10-2015, 09:25 PM
RE: A Newcomers Diary . - by Kursaal Flyer - 14-10-2015, 08:57 PM
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RE: A Newcomers Diary . - by Stacky - 17-10-2015, 10:40 PM
RE: A Newcomers Diary . - by Raynetjr - 18-10-2015, 04:49 PM
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RE: A Newcomers Diary . - by Kursaal Flyer - 25-10-2015, 09:14 PM
RE: A Newcomers Diary . - by Splashdown - 26-10-2015, 11:17 AM
RE: A Newcomers Diary . - by Raynetjr - 26-10-2015, 09:16 PM
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RE: A Newcomers Diary . - by Kursaal Flyer - 27-10-2015, 06:38 PM
RE: A Newcomers Diary . - by Raynetjr - 28-10-2015, 01:37 PM
RE: A Newcomers Diary . - by Kursaal Flyer - 12-12-2015, 10:28 PM
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