The following pictures show the progression of "Version 2" of this bike.

Motor ready for the mounts to be bolted in.
The oil lines are still disconnected. You
can see the plastic from the factory still
attached.

I had the machine work done by John Sands. He had previously set the World Speed record for a normally aspirated bike. I figured he would do a really killer job. The head was ported more, valves recut with a 5-angle job, and new sleeves and boring work done. I also had the transmission undercut more.

Plug wires being sized and cut. The ACCEL
coils were huge. The mounts needed to be
cut down, and wire connections resoldered
and waterproofed. I did all of the work on
the electrical system.

Everything in and ready for test runs and
carburetor dialing in. I also installed a
new Yosh canister. I had to special order
it from them since this was a race-only pipe.
The other can was damaged in the '93 crash.

Well, the bike was together and running. The RS-38s gave me headaches the entire time I had this thing running. I eventually sent them to Mikuni for a slide upgrade. The original slides were made of plastic. They had a nasty reputation of breaking apart and getting sucked into the motor. Mikuni said they would repair the carbs for $50 + shipping. When they got my carbs, they were appalled at the condition (they were bad when I got them from Ken), and told me for another $150, they would send me a brand new set. Needless to say VISA to the rescue!