My Ain Jungle Road
September 08, 2015
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With the EX re-wired it became glaringly obvious that to a greater extent than or less pre-race testing was inwards order. Better heeled riders than I would straight off travel to the dyno, mitt over a few $100 bills, stimulate got to a greater extent than or less pulls too know inside a few minutes whether the changes made had worked. Necessity, (or poverty, telephone telephone it what you lot like) existence the woman raise of conception too all that, I needed an alternative. Preferably free.
In the 1950s, when they however raced on the beach at Daytona, FL, in that place was no practice, no run a peril to examination the bikes until race day, which is oft also late. There are stories of the famed "Jungle Road", a underground examination surface area on a stretch of world highway out of town where riders too tuners would become to variety their machines.
I needed my ain Jungle Road, somewhere deserted amongst a relatively direct stretch of asphalt that wasn't completely disintegrating, far from the prying eyes of the constabulary too the sensitive ears of suburban housewives. What I planned was highly illegal, could number inwards several hefty fines and, inwards the Commonwealth of Virginia, would perchance province me inwards jail for xxx days.
But I had to know. There is e'er precious petty exercise at WERA race events, too absolutely no fourth dimension to last chasing electrical gremlins. It was worth the risk, amongst a entitle at stake. The Kawasaki was loaded inwards the van amongst a few tools, to a greater extent than or less spare ignition parts too the hunt began. I left the tube surface area too headed for the rural roads I had explored past times streetbike a few months earlier.
After most 35 miles driving, an almost dwelling-free department of route was located inwards a heavily wooded area, amongst a pocket-size stream running through the bottom of a small, shallow valley. It was non completely straight, I would stimulate got to run the wheel downward the hill, over the pocket-size yoke amongst no guardrails too upwardly the loma on the other side. But at nearly 3/4 mile long, no houses,very petty traffic, too the clock ticking, it would stimulate got to do.
In the 1950s, when they however raced on the beach at Daytona, FL, in that place was no practice, no run a peril to examination the bikes until race day, which is oft also late. There are stories of the famed "Jungle Road", a underground examination surface area on a stretch of world highway out of town where riders too tuners would become to variety their machines.
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| Tommy McDermott (a friend of my mentor Phil Lee) too the mill BSA squad tuning at the Jungle Road |
I needed my ain Jungle Road, somewhere deserted amongst a relatively direct stretch of asphalt that wasn't completely disintegrating, far from the prying eyes of the constabulary too the sensitive ears of suburban housewives. What I planned was highly illegal, could number inwards several hefty fines and, inwards the Commonwealth of Virginia, would perchance province me inwards jail for xxx days.
But I had to know. There is e'er precious petty exercise at WERA race events, too absolutely no fourth dimension to last chasing electrical gremlins. It was worth the risk, amongst a entitle at stake. The Kawasaki was loaded inwards the van amongst a few tools, to a greater extent than or less spare ignition parts too the hunt began. I left the tube surface area too headed for the rural roads I had explored past times streetbike a few months earlier.
After most 35 miles driving, an almost dwelling-free department of route was located inwards a heavily wooded area, amongst a pocket-size stream running through the bottom of a small, shallow valley. It was non completely straight, I would stimulate got to run the wheel downward the hill, over the pocket-size yoke amongst no guardrails too upwardly the loma on the other side. But at nearly 3/4 mile long, no houses,very petty traffic, too the clock ticking, it would stimulate got to do.
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| An idyllic scene, at to the lowest degree until I started the engine... |