Don’t know about the hump but there are gas tank kits on eBayAny new ideas? There's got to be a better way to take the hump off without using the stupid key.
Any new ideas? There's got to be a better way to take the hump off without using the stupid key.
It would be much simpler pushing a button, flipping a lever or turning a switch. It's a race bike and the tail is loaded with electronics and the air supply. It absolutely sucks having to use the key 37 times a day at the track especially in the staging lanes.Put the key in and turn...?
It's about as simple as it gets.
Too much effort?
Understandable, you'd think a bike who has been run at tracks for 18 yrs would have had a mod for exactly what you are looking for.I hear ya but I don't have the time or desire to engineer and fabricate something. I'm surprised there's not some commercially available premium product out there to solve this issue. If somebody would come up with something really nice, I'm sure they could sell a couple hundred of them.
Let me bring you up to speed ColdBusa. In a perfect world set-up could be made in the pits prior to a run. However, race tracks, race cars and race directors are far from perfect. Tuning decisions are made prior to a run based on weather considerations, your opponent and track conditions. Alot of times you can sit in staging for 30 minutes to an hour or longer waiting for a clean up, timing equipment issues or whatever. Bottom line is you don't do that. You make all your tuning decisions 2 minutes prior to making your pass and that 2 minutes is critical. I may want to make adjustments to ignition curve and ramp rates, launch RPM, tire pressure, shift RPM, suspension settings, not to mention turning on my air supply, putting on my jacket, gloves and helmet. Not having to fumble around with a stupid key would be one less thing I have to deal with during those two minutes.If it's a race bike, then why isn't everything set in your pit prior to getting to the staging lanes? If there is something that needs to be turned on, why not move it up front onto your dash or ram air tube covers, handlebar switch, etc.. If getting off, popping the key in and doing your thing is too much of a hassle, you need to look at your race program and change how you're doing things..
Get a foot long section of teflon coated cable or even some sturdy speaker wire and some wire crimps. Drill a small hole to run the cable through the fairing. Create loops on each end. Would take you maybe $5 and 30 minutes of your time.