Suzuki mechanic in the mid 60's for worlds largest Suzuki dealership.. in Houston. We got the 1965 Suzuki X-6 Roadracer from Cycle Magazine.
wrenched Suzuki's 2-strokes till I went to college (Computer Science) at University of Houston, then worked Yamaha 2-strokes. Got factory certified, raced flat track and motocross for 10 years. Did a lot of 2-stroke porting and crank-stuffing!
Got in to computers in high school in 1967. Brain said YEAH! Hands said "Where's the wrenches?" After college went Army. Basic at Ft Lenard Wood Missouri in Dec 1971. Army Security Agency for 3 years working SIGINT. Stayed with Army Intelligence and Security Command for 20 years, then Army Land Information Warfare and Army 1st Information Operations Command for 17 years running the Army Penetration Testing and Exploitation Program and finally Army Cyber Command running the Army Cyber Intrusion Analysis Program.
So been a computer geek for 40 years but kept wrenching 2-strokes and Chevys. Had a Honda 160 back in the mid '60s, Honda 305 bored to 350 in late '60s, then Yamaha DT-1 250 that I flat tracked and motocrossed. Got my Kaw H2 in '72. Added dual front disc, 1st over, notched the pistons (cheaper than cutting ports!), Wirges (I know
). Basically a café bike.
So have the geeky side with computers and the hand-on mechanic side (often competing for my time and interest)! Retired once from Federal service (40 years) now with a Cyber Security company to get lots of money to build retirement house in Washington state. and do a resto-mod of my kaw. New jugs, 1st over Wossners, crank by Charlie with koyo bearings and lab seals, Walms WTF pipes with internal stingers, TM-34 flats, 83 KZ750 frontend, dual disc, rear swinger single disc, mags, modified 74 tank with GPZ pop up GT gas cap, KZ1000 fuel gauge and sender, reshimmed trany, all LED and HID lights, 15 plate Barnet clutch with Denco pusher and new style Sytex actuator, stainless brake lines, KZ rear air shocks, 16/46 gearing, S3 side stand, 73 reduced volume oil pump, 74 wider 2-3 shift fork, Darth's new oil line balls and springs, 74 H1-E coils with removable wires, converted to 74 H2 choke and controls with on/off, new seat foam, all wheel bearings, seals, etc.
Will do a complete frame off total rebuild.. in excruciating detail to rival Darth's "Frame up" topic on KTOG as soon as I retire for the last time early next year and move to Seattle area. Still to go will be JA_Moos Stage II 750 porting (with a lot of my own cleanup/port matching, transfer smoothing, custom intake/filter), head work (squish), and of course... REEDS. Waiting for his Stage II 750 reeds to be done!
Rick
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