Post-Race Teardown, 09.23.2000

by Henrik

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At the end of a meet, to qualify for the records a team has set, the vehicle must be torn down..
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and inspected to make sure that all rules were followed.
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So Aaron and Brian pulls off the bodywork and rolls the bike inside the trailer and begins the teardown...
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Exhaust and rear cylinder head is removed  while Henry keeps a sharp eye on everything.
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The salt is everywhere...
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.. a light coating has reached every nook and cranny of the motor.
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Even the "adjustment tool" was in use :-)
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Henry does it all by the book, keeping careful notes 
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The digital caliper is used to confirm that things like...
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bore and stroke are within specs and we haven't "created" any unfair advantages for Team Elves.