Sunday, June 15, 2014

cause under investigation...










found the roller cages that we made brand new were broke in pieces inside the crank case... not sure what could have caused this at this moment. maybe they weren't compatible with the old crank pin (we made a brand new pin but found malfunction so we had to use our old pin) or the material wasn't strong enough, etc etc... luckily it didn't happen during the race and there's still time so we'll find the way. our friend and his team took time and effort to make these parts for us, so we are truly thankful for that no matter what.

新しく作ってもらったローラー・ケージがクランクケースの中で粉々になっているのを発見。何が原因でそうなったかは今の時点では不明。古いクランク・ピンとの相性が悪かったのかもしれないし、材質が合わなかったのかもしれない。残念だけど何より時間と労力を惜しみなく割いて我々にパーツを作ってくれた仲間に感謝。そして、これが本番だったら絶望的だけど、今ならまだ何とかなる!と楽天的に考えるチーム80番。ま、何とかしなくちゃ前に進めませんからね。
 
we have no more spare cages or crank pin in hand so there's nothing we can do about this at this moment :<

現在手元にスペアのケージやクランクピンがないので、今はもう何も出来ない・・・今回のテスト・ライドはこれにて終了。チーン。

go back to square one. we live a life full of ups and downs :)

振出しに戻る。波瀾万丈の旅の始まりですな。


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2 comments:

matthias said...

...I hope you will be able to repare the engine before the Cannonball! It is better to detect such a fault before the event and not during the trip through the USA! Wish you good luck and success for your Cannonball preparation! I am sure you will succeed!

Greetings from Germany

Matthias

menacing ayu said...

Thank you, Matthias!!