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<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 48561" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p>Howard,</p><p></p><p>I keep a notebook and photos of every bike and/or every project. In fact, many of the posts I make are drawn from the notes that I have taken. I remember looking through a notebook I kept on a Rapide. It had all sorts of details about a valve job and new guides I had installed about a decade earlier. I had no memory of the work. This caused me to keep much more detailed notes.</p><p></p><p>This habit made keeping detailed notes on the Racer much easier. It saves so much work to have records of the track, elevation, gearing, jetting, and notes on performance.</p><p>Having said this, I realize how much we all resist this documentation. I sold my Black Knight to a friend many years ago and it had a pair of new Monoblocs with it. As he was building it I asked him what number main jets came with it. He did not know. I told him pointedly that he needed to know. He disagreed. The bike went together and he rode it for about a year and sold it. Before he sold it he said the mixture was a little rich and he finally looked inside to see what jets were installed. There were none! He then remembered taking them out for another project. As far as I know he has never made a single note either then or since. I think he is definitely in the majority!</p><p></p><p>I know that Martyn keeps detailed notes of his Comet work as I have read his entries.</p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 48561, member: 1177"] Howard, I keep a notebook and photos of every bike and/or every project. In fact, many of the posts I make are drawn from the notes that I have taken. I remember looking through a notebook I kept on a Rapide. It had all sorts of details about a valve job and new guides I had installed about a decade earlier. I had no memory of the work. This caused me to keep much more detailed notes. This habit made keeping detailed notes on the Racer much easier. It saves so much work to have records of the track, elevation, gearing, jetting, and notes on performance. Having said this, I realize how much we all resist this documentation. I sold my Black Knight to a friend many years ago and it had a pair of new Monoblocs with it. As he was building it I asked him what number main jets came with it. He did not know. I told him pointedly that he needed to know. He disagreed. The bike went together and he rode it for about a year and sold it. Before he sold it he said the mixture was a little rich and he finally looked inside to see what jets were installed. There were none! He then remembered taking them out for another project. As far as I know he has never made a single note either then or since. I think he is definitely in the majority! I know that Martyn keeps detailed notes of his Comet work as I have read his entries. David [/QUOTE]
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