November 7/2004: Ninth Run (Fourth Toronto Run): Ambient temp +14C, RH 53%. Bike started easily, ran extremely well. Electronically re-set the throttle trim to -54, bike idled well at this setting. Ran bike at Centennial College Campus lower parking lot. Total of 4 runs (38 minutes). Practiced braking into corners (to achieve tight turns) and powering out. Great runs. Made video clips. Repaired fairing (Team Associated clear chassis protective film) performed well. Rear fairing extension prevented the fuel tank low point touching the road surface while cornering.
October 23/2004: Eighth Run: (Third Toronto Run): Ambient temp +12C, RH 78%. Bike started easily and ran very well. Electronically re-set the throttle trim to -45, the bike idled great at this setting. Ran the bike at Centennial College Campus lower parking lot. Parking lot surface mixture of slopes and some flat sections. Total of 3 runs (35 minutes). Rough surface / cornering technique / wore a small hole in LHS of fairing (patch up with 'Team Associated' clear chassis protective sheet).
October 11/2004: Seventh Run (Second Toronto Run): Ambient temp +10C, RH 70%. Bike started easily and ran well. Need to electronically 'back off' the throttle trim (will try -35). Ran the bike at Centennial College Campus parking lot. Parking lot surface mixture of slopes and some flat sections. Run stopped due to hitting debris, bike flipped several times (captured on video) but engine continued to run. Damage included twisted rear frame extensions and cracked lexan fairing. Rear frame sections easily straightened, lexan fairing repaired with Shoe Goo.
September 18/2004: Sixth Run (First Toronto Run): Ambient temp +19C. Ran with Blue Thunder Race Formula 20% nitro. Bike started easily despite change in fuel and no change in carburetor settings. Bumpy run on uneven surface, flipped the bike but sustained no damage. 19C conditions were ideal after all those hot desert runs in Dubai. Bike is a great piece of model engineering, well worth the money.
August 3/04: Fifth Run: Ambient temp +40C. Bike started easily and ran well. Continued with same throttle trim set up as July 22. Buzzed around the parking lot but this time we ditched the training wheels and ran with the standard wire crash bars. This was also our first run with the fairing installed. Bike is a lot of fun. Made video clips but had to stop the camera after only a minute or so due to a camera condensation warning. We're in the desert here, but the Gulf is super humid in the Summer. We must be nuts running bikes in these oppressive ambient conditions, the heat is OK for the bike but it's killer for the crew!
July 23/2004: Fourth Run. Ambient temp still +42C. Pre-run pressurized the fuel tank. Throttle trim -30. Same starting procedure as July 22. Bike started easily and ran well. More buzzing around the parking lot with homemade training wheels on. Flipped the bike on a straight section, not sure what happened, theory is the RHS training wheel dislocated and the bike 'dug in' causing it to flip several times. Damage all easily fixed. Made video clips. Too hot really to be out there running bikes.
July 22/2004: Third Run. Ambient temp +42C. Pre-run pressurized the fuel tank. Throttle trim -30. New starting device switch much smoother than the old one. Remembered to use JR Racing R1 transmitter idle up function to start, what a great feature! Bike started easily and ran well. Recent brake adjustments now almost perfect. Buzzed around parking lot with homemade training wheels on. Made video clips. Lots of fun but hot like Hell out there.
April 15/2004: Second Run. Ambient temp +31C. Pre-run pressurized the fuel tank. Starting device switch broke. Hot wired to start. Bike started easily after glow plug screwed out slightly (to reduce compression on tight engine). Crown wheel gear almost touches starter motor, need to adjust the starting wheel further away from the motor and move the motor backwards in the starting device to compensate. Bike ran really well, safety wheels very effective. Brakes need adjustment as almost no braking (electronic adjustments on JR R1 radio). This bike is a lot of fun! Made short video clips.
January 9/2004: The First Run. Programmed JR Racing R1 transmitter 'idle up' to +30. Bike started easily. Ran the bike without bodywork and I managed to make a few turns with it within the confines of a small parking lot. Unable to get up speed because the lot was too small and I didn't want to hit a curb. Homemade safety wheels worked well. Brakes worked well. Lost a screw out of the steering head but was lucky enough to find it. I'll Loctite the screw to prevent it coming loose again. Made some short video clips. Really pleased with the bike and the JR Racing R1 transmitter. Now all I need to do is get the bike to the usual favorite Dubai parking lot. Unfortunately due to extended business travel this won't happen until the first week of April.
January 8/2004: Re-glued tire to starting wheel. Glow igniter battery ran flat. Managed to get the engine to turn over, it is very stiff. Wore out the starting wheel tire, glued another one on and another one on top of that (to increase starting wheel diameter). Couldn't get fuel through to the carburetor, glow igniter battery ran flat again.
January 7/2004: Attempted the first run in our favorite Dubai parking lot. Bit of bad luck, the rubber tire came unglued from the starting wheel and I didn't have any CA glue in my toolbox to make a quick 'field repair'.
January 5/04: Painted the RG1 in Italian red, made/installed some Ducati stickers to complete the illusion!
January 4/2004: Started the RG1 for the first time and ran the engine in for 1/2 an hour. This bike is going to be great! The JR Racing R1 programmable transmitter is handy for fine tuning the disc brake settings.
December 31/04: Finished & installed the homemade 'safety wheels' (45 mm model airplane wheels/aluminum bracket arrangement clamped to the side of the bike). Safety wheels designed to contact the ground when the bike is at maximum lean angle.
October 26/2003: Installed JR Racing digital servos and receiver, installed battery, installed Lexan seat/tank cover and fairing. Bike ready for Italian red paint scheme.
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