Mechanical Problems

Sometimes things go well, but sometimes they don't!
This story is about things that haven't gone so well...

After every riding session, me and Dad change the oil, clean the filter, check the brakes and make sure that nothing has come loose with all the vibrations going through the bike when I ride. Today we did that, but when we tried to undo the sump plug (the bolt at the bottom of the engine) to let the oil out, it just kept spinning round and round and would not come out. That's a problem. A big problem.

It means that the engine has to come out, the bottom case needs to be split, a new hole needs to be drilled, and a new sump plug needs to be fitted. But, during that process, there's a chance that tiny metal bits (swarf) could find their way into the engine and cause more problems, so we've got to be really careful. Also, when we do this, we'll check the working parts to see what is worn, and replace what is needed- that could be expensive, especially now that the engine is 20 years old! Time for me to go get our spanners, after a cup of tea!

Oh, and there's some good and bad news too- my new Pro Circuit silencer has arrived, but they've sent me the wrong part for the wrong bike! DoH!



You see those two holes in the silver bracket- they should line up with the holes in the green bike frame... but they don't.



So I've sent the silencer back and am now waiting for the correct one to arrive.

Check This Guy!

This is Tommy Searle. Enjoy!


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Red Bull Pro Nationals

I went to Hawkstone Park in Shropshire with my dad to see the Red Bull Pro Nationals races.
Tommy Searle was there and was totally awesome, beating everyone on his new Kawasaki 450!
He rocked!

Here's the video we made

First Lesson and Ooooops!

I'm back on my bike again!
It's now the summer holidays, so I've got plenty of time to practice.
Hope it doesn't all end up like this video though!

Olympia, 1st May 2011

Sunday was my first day out on my bike in 2011.
I was a bit rusty to start with, but after about 30 minutes, I was getting the hang of it again, and getting faster every lap.
I'm looking forward to doing some more soon.

New Graphics

Sorry it’s been so long updating my blog, but to be honest, the weather has been rubbish and I haven’t been out riding much at all because it has been too cold, and then the snow caused many tracks to close, and then christmas happened.

For one of my christmas presents, Dad bought me a new set of graphics for my bike from Danger UK. After some design work and emails between us all, I decided on the Monster graphics idea that some other Kawasaki bikes have because they look great.

Here’s a picture of me taking the plastics off my bike.
















You have to remove all the plastics so they can all be washed properly and cleaned with chemicals (isopropanol, which is pure alcohol) to remove all the grease so that the graphics stick on to them. It’s best to fix the graphics to the plastics at room temperature so that the glue on the back of the stickers works well. Then just let them cool naturally in the air for a day so that the glue sticks really well.

With the graphics fixed, this is what the plastics kit looks like before fixing them all back onto the bike.










For christmas Dad also bought me a new seat cover too. This time it is black, instead of the blue and pink (girly) one I had before.



This is what my KX 80 looks like when I put graphics on it.

















I hope you agree, now my bike looks wicked.







































Now it will soon be time for me to go riding again.

Come on you Blues

My 2nd football match !
Birmingham City vs Blackpool at St Andrews.

Mr Taylor, my teacher, pulled some names out of a hat in school and the winners were given 2 tickets to go to the match.



It was great fun- some of my mates went too with their parents.
I had a hotdog that was delicious.
We sat in the corner near the flag- the tickets were right at the front.

Blues won 2:0 of course!
What else did you think would happen?