What's black and white and RED all over?

bwhip · 02-08-2008, 03:28 PM

...bwhip's new race bike.

Although I have loved my Honda 600, I wanted to give myself some more flexibility to race additional classes in the coming year, so I studied up on the rules in our club series at Miller. Found out I could race a 749R against the 600's, and also in a lightweight twins class. Hmmmm...

Just as I was looking for a nice 749R on the used bike market, they changed the rules in several clubs around the country, including where I race in Utah, to allow water-cooled twins up to 850cc to compete in HW Twins classes, and in the GTU classes against I-4 600's and the like. Hmmmm....

I briefly thought about the wonderful new Ducati 848, and it would be nice to be able to swap some parts if needed between bikes, but I decided by the time I bought a new one and kitted it properly for racing (bodywork, pipe, PCIII, exhaust, suspension ugrades, steering damper, etc.), I'd be spending almost as much as I did on my 1098S.

Through the process (over the last couple of months), I had found a couple of really nice 749R's, both built to 848's, that had very good racing potential. I had a series of excellent conversations and e-mail exchanges with one of the sellers, who just happened to have put his bike on a few AMA Formula Extreme podiums this past year.

That would be Larry Pegram.

The actual FX bike he campaigned last year was incredible, but out of the question for me financially. Sure, I'd love all the datalogging, gas-charged Ohlins forks, etc., but it was way more than what I needed or could afford.

However, he had a backup bike, an '06 749R, originally prepped to World Supersport specs, with just 20 miles on the clock, which he had for parts, but wound up never using. It had loads of upgrades, including many directly from Ducati Corse. The motor itself has everything his race bike did, all Corse factory stuff (except the race transmission). As you would expect, it makes very impressive numbers.

It has brand new bodywork and paint, Ducati Corse reat sets, a Power Commander mapped for pump gas (and a map for race fuel as well), Ohlins front and rear and the forks have been revalved from World Supersport spec in Italy. Reverse shift, a Leo Vince ti pipe, STM slipper, and pretty much everything in the engine you can do (Corse factory flowed heads, etc.), 520 vortex, Cycle Cat clutch cover, Vortex fairing stay, Speigler brake lines, LP windscreen, and a whole bunch more.

Sure, it's no Rockwall Honda "A" bike, but it cost a whole bunch less, and I think it will make a pretty nice bike for club racing and track days.

Ready for bwhip decals and everything...

evl_twn · 02-08-2008, 03:32 PM

Congrats!!!!!

So what's the displacement on this one?

At least your paint job will be easy on this one, just get some decals

edit: So are we supposed to still have a little #72 stuck on our bikes somewhere?

Heavy-Dee · 02-08-2008, 03:35 PM

You are the definition of "The SUCK".

Hate you.

SheepOfBlue · 02-08-2008, 03:42 PM

Wow the sacrifices and down grades you have to make.... not sure how you do it

bwhip · 02-08-2008, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evl_twn

Congrats!!!!!

So what's the displacement on this one?

At least your paint job will be easy on this one, just get some decals

edit: So are we supposed to still have a little #72 stuck on our bikes somewhere?

Thanks - you know I'm always just trying to catch up to you in the cool bike department, especially those formerly owned by Larry.

It's an 848, officially.

I think we probably should have some #72's on there, for sure!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heavy-Dee

You are the definition of "The SUCK".

Hate you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SheepOfBlue

Wow the sacrifices and down grades you have to make.... not sure how you do it

That's why I always have to buy used bikes. New ones are for guys with money.

evl_twn · 02-08-2008, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bwhip

I think we probably should have some #72's on there, for sure!

I can probably fit a small one above the 20...

Shenders1 · 02-08-2008, 03:58 PM

So we've now got two ex-Pegram bikes in the .Org family.

That's one sweet-looking bike. I'm always going to have a soft spot for the 749/999 family, especially in race trim. The 749R was supposed to have unique, hot-ticket suspension geometry too - Something about the triple clamp offset and rear shock rocker ratio.

Very, very nice.

TornadoB8 · 02-08-2008, 03:59 PM

DAYM!! Just when I was starting to feel good about my old dog with a new haircut.

Thanks for taking the wind out of my sails.

phobe · 02-08-2008, 04:01 PM

Veddy nice but I predict you will be a Honda man again in 2-3 years.

bwhip · 02-08-2008, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phobiaphobe

Veddy nice but I predict you will be a Honda man again in 2-3 years.

I still have the Ruckus - no plans for an upgrade there.

Hammer · 02-08-2008, 04:54 PM

Very nice ride.

FrenchieR6 · 02-08-2008, 05:46 PM

Awesome ride Bwhip.

Hey Hammer, can you transform mine like this?

bwhip · 02-08-2008, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TornadoB8

DAYM!! Just when I was starting to feel good about my old dog with a new haircut.

Thanks for taking the wind out of my sails.

I could be on Miguel Duhamel's superbike and you'd still kick my butt.

Hammer · 02-08-2008, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrenchieR6

Awesome ride Bwhip.

Hey Hammer, can you transform mine like this?

Sure can, but it will cost ya.

Alot

Jetbdude · 02-08-2008, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bwhip

I could be on Miguel Duhamel's superbike and you'd still kick my butt.

If you get Miguel's superbike I'll kick your butt, and not on the track

Too bad you're such a nice guy, I'd love to hate you.

Congrats on the new bike! That Ducati better be sweet cause that 600RR was sure a nice bike too!

davef · 02-08-2008, 07:43 PM

Nice bike! Congrats on the new addition.

CBRVFR · 02-08-2008, 08:07 PM

Still in denial about the Italian Acquisition Syndrome?

Congratulations!

TornadoB8 · 02-08-2008, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bwhip

I could be on Miguel Duhamel's superbike and you'd still kick my butt.

Sucking up will not make me any less jealous.

slickwill · 02-08-2008, 10:34 PM

I drooled over that bike more than once on his website. Sweet ride. When I come home to Idaho this summer I want to check it out.

tigerblade · 02-08-2008, 10:37 PM

bWorm?

ND4SPD · 02-08-2008, 10:52 PM

What do you know - the bike is already in the site's header image.

Nice scoot bwhip!

luvtolean · 02-09-2008, 09:09 AM

Pegram bike, makes sense. Saweet ride mang.

MotoVegas · 02-09-2008, 12:29 PM

Wow, great addition, Whip! You brining it down for the March 16th trackday? If so, I can't wait to see it IRL!

bwhip · 02-09-2008, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MotoVegas

Wow, great addition, Whip! You brining it down for the March 16th trackday? If so, I can't wait to see it IRL!

Hoping to bring all three (assuming the SXV is finally repaired by then!)

CBR929RE · 02-09-2008, 01:48 PM

I guess Jr Miss Bwhip really isn't getting that education she was promised.

bwhip · 02-09-2008, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CBR929RE

I guess Jr Miss Bwhip really isn't getting that education she was promised.

Oh, she is. Otherwise it'd be a 1098R.

02-08-2008, 03:28 PM	#1
bwhip Every ride a gift... Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Idaho, USA Bike(s): 1098S-SXV550-849-Ruckus Posts: 3,899	What's black and white and RED all over? ...bwhip's new race bike. Although I have loved my Honda 600, I wanted to give myself some more flexibility to race additional classes in the coming year, so I studied up on the rules in our club series at Miller. Found out I could race a 749R against the 600's, and also in a lightweight twins class. Hmmmm... Just as I was looking for a nice 749R on the used bike market, they changed the rules in several clubs around the country, including where I race in Utah, to allow water-cooled twins up to 850cc to compete in HW Twins classes, and in the GTU classes against I-4 600's and the like. Hmmmm.... I briefly thought about the wonderful new Ducati 848, and it would be nice to be able to swap some parts if needed between bikes, but I decided by the time I bought a new one and kitted it properly for racing (bodywork, pipe, PCIII, exhaust, suspension ugrades, steering damper, etc.), I'd be spending almost as much as I did on my 1098S. Through the process (over the last couple of months), I had found a couple of really nice 749R's, both built to 848's, that had very good racing potential. I had a series of excellent conversations and e-mail exchanges with one of the sellers, who just happened to have put his bike on a few AMA Formula Extreme podiums this past year. That would be Larry Pegram. The actual FX bike he campaigned last year was incredible, but out of the question for me financially. Sure, I'd love all the datalogging, gas-charged Ohlins forks, etc., but it was way more than what I needed or could afford. However, he had a backup bike, an '06 749R, originally prepped to World Supersport specs, with just 20 miles on the clock, which he had for parts, but wound up never using. It had loads of upgrades, including many directly from Ducati Corse. The motor itself has everything his race bike did, all Corse factory stuff (except the race transmission). As you would expect, it makes very impressive numbers. It has brand new bodywork and paint, Ducati Corse reat sets, a Power Commander mapped for pump gas (and a map for race fuel as well), Ohlins front and rear and the forks have been revalved from World Supersport spec in Italy. Reverse shift, a Leo Vince ti pipe, STM slipper, and pretty much everything in the engine you can do (Corse factory flowed heads, etc.), 520 vortex, Cycle Cat clutch cover, Vortex fairing stay, Speigler brake lines, LP windscreen, and a whole bunch more. Sure, it's no Rockwall Honda "A" bike, but it cost a whole bunch less, and I think it will make a pretty nice bike for club racing and track days. Ready for bwhip decals and everything... Attached Thumbnails __________________ My Gallery

02-08-2008, 03:32 PM	#2
evl_twn CAN CRUSHER Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Central Illinois Age: 40 Bike(s): worm gear Posts: 1,646	Congrats!!!!! So what's the displacement on this one? At least your paint job will be easy on this one, just get some decals edit: So are we supposed to still have a little #72 stuck on our bikes somewhere? Last edited by evl_twn; 02-08-2008 at 03:37 PM.

02-08-2008, 03:35 PM	#3
Heavy-Dee The Murph Join Date: 12-17-2006 Age: 31 Bike(s): 2004 GSXR 600 Posts: 2,691	You are the definition of "The SUCK". Hate you. __________________ Epic Fail

02-08-2008, 03:42 PM	#4
SheepOfBlue SRA President Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Huntsville, AL Age: 46 Bike(s): CBR1000RR, RC51, VT500FT Posts: 6,400	Wow the sacrifices and down grades you have to make.... not sure how you do it __________________ A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way

02-08-2008, 03:59 PM	#8
TornadoB8 Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: KC Age: 44 Bike(s): 2005 600RR Posts: 913	DAYM!! Just when I was starting to feel good about my old dog with a new haircut. Thanks for taking the wind out of my sails. __________________ CCS#27 Dunlop, Vortex, Vesrah, Silkolene

02-08-2008, 03:58 PM	#7
Shenders1 2 Cylinders, 4 Valves, No Waiting Join Date: 01-14-2007 Location: South Lyon, MI Age: 43 Bike(s): Ducati HM Posts: 968	So we've now got two ex-Pegram bikes in the .Org family. That's one sweet-looking bike. I'm always going to have a soft spot for the 749/999 family, especially in race trim. The 749R was supposed to have unique, hot-ticket suspension geometry too - Something about the triple clamp offset and rear shock rocker ratio. Very, very nice.

02-08-2008, 04:01 PM	#9
phobe circa 1970 Join Date: 12-17-2006 Age: 26 Bike(s): 600RR, 125R Posts: 4,634	Veddy nice but I predict you will be a Honda man again in 2-3 years. __________________ Cum hoc, ergo propter hoc

02-08-2008, 04:54 PM	#11
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02-08-2008, 05:46 PM	#12
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02-08-2008, 07:43 PM	#16
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02-08-2008, 08:07 PM	#17
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02-08-2008, 10:34 PM	#19
slickwill 67 Kg Join Date: 08-31-2007 Location: Idaho/Iowa Age: 29 Bike(s): Western Flyer Posts: 2,142	I drooled over that bike more than once on his website. Sweet ride. When I come home to Idaho this summer I want to check it out. __________________ If it has wheels, I've crashed it, and some things that don't skis, snowmobile, card board box, giant tube, sentra, dirtbike, lawn tractor, grandmas bread tray, kayak, canoe, raft, bicycle, waterskis, tobaggan, horse, ATV, Now my CBR (women)

02-08-2008, 10:37 PM	#20
tigerblade Just curious Join Date: 12-15-2006 Location: The MIL Age: 34 Bike(s): SV650S Posts: 2,114	bWorm? __________________ Seems that doomsday's come early this year

02-08-2008, 10:52 PM	#21
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02-09-2008, 09:09 AM	#22
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02-09-2008, 12:29 PM	#23
MotoVegas Join Date: 01-03-2007 Location: Las Vegas Age: 38 Bike(s): ZX-10R & HD Ultra Classic Posts: 893	Wow, great addition, Whip! You brining it down for the March 16th trackday? If so, I can't wait to see it IRL! __________________ Enjoy my pics Enjoy my crash Enjoy riding with Whip and I at SMMR

02-09-2008, 01:48 PM	#25
CBR929RE Go Sox! Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: at home Age: 28 Bike(s): 01 R/B/W CBR929RR Posts: 3,315	I guess Jr Miss Bwhip really isn't getting that education she was promised. __________________ if you can't fix it with duct tape, you haven't used enough.