The 2022' NORRA Mexican 1000
1,300 Miles of Off-Road Motorcycle Racing in Baja Mexico!
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The parts for the vintage restore project are starting to arrive. I almost feel guilty for all the joy I’m getting from ordering and receiving everything. But hey, I got no choice I have to do it (evil grin)
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As the new mistress raises on her platform for the first time I can feel the rise in me. I am going to enjoy this…
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This clean after just a few wipes with paper towel, and the air box is completely un-modified! On my last two XRs the air-box performance mod was already done, along with jet mods, which gave both XRs horrible cold starting issues (big eyes)
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Unreal how clean she is even with all her clothes off (I have to stop this fantasy stuff 00)
The big battery must go, I’ll replace it with a small NiMi brick I have similar to the one Baja Designs offers. I just have to rewire it so the headlight can be switched off when the ignition switch is on. I may get one of those regulators that senses the motor is off, no charging, and if there is a large current draw in that condition it will disconnect power. I have that on the XR and it saves the little battery, and is a nice reminder to turn off the headlight when I stop.
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All this lighting crap is going to go, yeehaa! I like the tool kit box behind the battery though. It has a complete tool set that looks like they have never been touched.
All this lighting crap is going to go, yeehaa! I like the tool kit box behind the battery though. It has a complete tool set that looks like they have never been touched.![](https://photos.smugmug.com/Adventure-Travel/Mexican-1000-Vintage-Racing/i-djQjH7P/0/90f9ede0/M/P1040664-M.jpg)
When the crew chief was down inspecting the race bike I pointed out the nice passenger foot pegs. I say to her “We can be like Kevin and Michael and race NORRA 2-up!” She politely declined stating that maybe twenty years ago she would have thought about it. What a girl :) We love talking about those two and how strong Michael is and how super of a couple they are. Anyway, the pegs are going. But the darn things do not want to come off. My wrench and sockets just round the bolts. A little WD40 and impact driver, suckers still will still not come off.
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This bike is so similar to the Honda XR. I see I have the same issue going to a T15 front sprocket starting from the stock T14, there is the same case protector I need to grind to make room for the extra tooth.
All research I have seen show stock gearing for the 90' DR350S is 14/47, but this bike has 14/43. This explains the huge top end, and also the lack of pop down low. This makes me believe I should try gearing down a little. I thought I would need to gear it up like I do with the XR400 for NORRA. I can’t believe someone changed out the rear sprocket. Maybe this is a special ‘Limited Renegade’ edition sprocket size or something, only for street. I will have to take time to get that all figured out. I believe right now it runs five grand at sixty MPH. But first I need some new rubber (it’s a dirty job but I have to do it ;)
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Oh Yeah! Here we go.
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I like…
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eird, the chain doesn’t have a master link, I’ve never seen that. Well it has one now.
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Heidi stops by to check how it’s going. All Is Good.
Hang on, there's more fun!
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