SupermotoJohn

Biggest flock of wild turkey's I've seen in the last 3 years, 50+. Also had 4 deer hanging around the flock. Can't wait for turkey season to star...

Part 6a - Removing the generator rotor cover can be a frustrating experience. I've had many guys ask me for more information about how I remove mi...

Part 15 - Lapping in the new valves. Wow, this was a lot of work. My advice - get your valve seats cut by a CNC machine, much easier than hand la...

Part 14 - I re-assemble the drive axle with new gear wheels. This constitutes the completion of my transmission rebuild since I did not tear downt...

Part 13 - Dis-assembly and re-assembly of the Oil and Water Pump. This is the turning point in the project where I am now beginning the reassembly...

Part 10 - Removing the Transmission assembly. I've just finished splitting the crankcase, at which point the drive axle assembly is just lifted ri...

Part 11 - I show how the R1 transmission works, mention the infamous 2nd gear weakness, and then proceed with inspecting the shift drum and shift f...

Part 12 - Transmission gear disassembly and inspection. This is where we have the infamous 2nd gear + 6th gear issues on early model R1's. I'll ...

Part 9 - Time to cleanup the pistons. I show how I get the carbon deposits off, and then put a light polish on the tops of the pistons.

Part 8 - Removing the pistons

Part 7 - I remove the oil pan, the oil/water pump, and then we finally split the crankcase!!

Part 5 - With the head removed, its time to remove all the valves. For this you'll need a valve spring compression tool, I use the Pit Posse brand...

Part 6 - These are the first steps in splitting the crankcase. I remove the pickup coil rotor, cam chain, and clutch assembly

Part 4 - engine is now on the workbench and ready to disassemble. i start by removing the head assembly. Starting in this part, I'll show more de...

In Part 3, I go through the "engine overhaul" sections of my factory service manual, and show how to remove the motor from the frame of the bike

Part 2 shows my bike running prior to the rebuild, with oil clearly burning and escaping through the crankcase breather hose. Main part of this vi...

My 2000 Yamaha R1 with 65,000miles is in need of an engine rebuild. This series of videos documents my experience doing this project on my own - at...

Rachel starts a fire with a bow and spindle; she can do this between her legs, blindfolded, and just about any other way. This video was taken on ...

More comfortable in the air on the 250x now, clearing the table tops on the Vet track. Lots of fun.

On her third time out, Rachel is clearing doubles and generally tearing it up on Amago's Mini-moto track, riding her Honda CRF100F motorcycle

Rachel riding her CRF100 at Amago, October 2007

Supermoto test rides at MotoExpo 2007, Randal and Jon take their own bikes out.

Ryan riding his KLX110 at Amago MX Pee Wee track.