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Army Of Darkness Motorcycles by Roadracing World
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Army Of Darkness is part motorcycle racing team, and part bike loving motorsports social collective. Endurance racing in the United States since 1993, AOD has won 19 national championships, so far. Along the way Team Captain Sam Fleming became the Wild Card Editor for Roadracing Magazine. That editorial position has allowed Sam to experience race tracks all around the world as well as learn the intricacies of motorcycle design from a Vincent Black Shadow to a race kitted Yamaha R1.
This channel augments the articles Sam and his friends publish in Roadracing World with infrequent original productions and special projects.
Subscribe to the AOD MOI email list for periodic updates here: list.13x.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aodmoi
You can find Roadracing World at roadracingworld.com and you can find an archive of AOD articles at armyofdarkness.com.
AOD merchandise can be perused and purchased here: www.armyofdarkness.com/index.php/merchandise
This channel augments the articles Sam and his friends publish in Roadracing World with infrequent original productions and special projects.
Subscribe to the AOD MOI email list for periodic updates here: list.13x.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aodmoi
You can find Roadracing World at roadracingworld.com and you can find an archive of AOD articles at armyofdarkness.com.
AOD merchandise can be perused and purchased here: www.armyofdarkness.com/index.php/merchandise
Interview: Jayson Uribe and the Alpha M1000
Moto American Stock 1000 racer Jayson Uribe talks about the strengths and personal set up of the Alpha Racing M1000.
Interviewed by Roadracing World's Sam Fleming
Interviewed by Roadracing World's Sam Fleming
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Kramer Motorcycle Factory Tour Part 2 (of 2)
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Kramer Motorcycles is famous for making the stellar Kramer Motorcycle track weapons. Roadracing World's Sam Fleming had the opportunity to spend a morning with Markus Kramer getting a tour of their brand new factory. This video is part 2 of the tour. @RoadracingWorld2012 @KraemerMotorcycles
Kramer Motorcycles Factory Tour Part 1
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Kramer Motorcycles is famous for making the stellar Kramer Motorcycle track weapons. Roadracing World's Sam Fleming had the opportunity to spend a morning with Markus Kramer getting a tour of their brand new factory. This video is part 1 of the tour. @RoadracingWorld2012 @KraemerMotorcycles
Continental SM 2 Tire Review, and Long Term SM Evo Review
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Sam Fleming went to Austria to test the new SM 2 street going Super Moto tire from Continental. In the video he walks through a little history of Continental, a long term tire test of the Continental SM Evo and, finally, the SM 2 technical improvements and riding impressions. 0:15 Act One - Continental History 3:15 Act Two - Long term test of SM Evo 4:53 Act Three - Test of SM 2 tire 10:30 Whee...
2024 Kawasaki ZX-6R Track Review
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Roadracing World's Sam Fleming shares his experience and thoughts riding the 2024 Kawasaki ZX-6R at the Ridge. @RoadracingWorld2012 @KawasakiUSA @KawasakiMotorsEU @MrVanson123 @AraiHelmetAmericas @AlpinestarsVideos Music by: Bensound.com/royalty-free-music License code: MQDLVWSSJFFK9TED Music I use: Bensound.com License code: CXIY0YIZWJCURV42
Chuck Graves on Building Championship Winning ZX 6R Part 2
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Chuck Graves of Graves Motorsports talks Sam Fleming through his build of Richie Escalante's Championship winning Kawasaki and also the details of the build for the ZX-6R campaigned by Stefano Mesa and Kayla Yaakov in 2023. He also offers his thoughts on performance indexing in Next Generation Supersport. @GravesMotorsports @RoadracingWorld2012 @KawasakiMotorsEU @KawasakiUSA @MotoAmerica
Chuck Graves and the 2023 & 2024 Kawasaki ZX-6R Part 1
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Chuck Graves of Graves Motorsports walks Roadracing World's Sam Fleming around a track day / basic super sport build ZX6-R race bike. @GravesMotorsports @RoadracingWorld2012 @KawasakiMotorsEU @KawasakiUSA
Yamaha R1 Emergency Countershaft Seal Replacement
มุมมอง 1.3Kปีที่แล้ว
Usually you would want to split the cases at the transmission seam to change this seal but we had to get the bike ready in 60 minutes to qualify and race. Here is how we did it! The engine held oil, we qualified on pole and went on to win the race! @RoadracingWorld2012 @YamahaMotorUSA @N2_Ride-Learn-Race
2022 Beta 350rr Race Edition Weight and Horsepower
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Sam took the time to weigh his Beta 350 and then put it on the KWS dyno to see what sort of power the stock maps in the fuel injection computer produces.
TM Racing TM300 EN Weight and Horsepower
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The AOD crew took Sam's 2022 TM 300 EN and put it on some scales and then took it to KWS for some dyno runs. This two stroke (2T) enduro dirt bike has an electronic power valve and fuel injection. 02:43 Weight 05:33 Dyno Chart Analysis @tmracing3175 @kwsmotorsport3214 @RoadracingWorld2012
Works Enduro Rider's Drew Smith on Enduro Suspension Part 2
มุมมอง 787ปีที่แล้ว
Multi-time national and international enduro racing champion Drew Smith walks us through the difference between open and closed chamber forks, enduro shock architecture, metal vs air springs, and tuning compression valve stacks. Drew walks us through a lot of inside knowledge of off road motorcycle suspension! Be sure to check out part 1 here: th-cam.com/video/R5diLG_DHLQ/w-d-xo.html 00:19 Comp...
200 hp Endurance Roadrace Rebuilt Engine and ECU Tune (Yamaha YZF-R1 Part 4)
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Army Of Darkness returns to KWS Motorsports in Charleston South Carolina to install the engine that Mike Godin rebuilt and then dyno tune their YEC race only ECU to get the maximum power with the smoothest curve out of their 2023 WERA/N2 National Endurance Race Bike. This is part 4 of a series. The other three parts look at the condition of the engine as it was disassembled. You can find the ot...
Works Enduro KYB Dirt Bike Fork Build (Beta 350) Part 1
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Drew Smith is an 18 times ISDE finisher with seven gold medals to his name. He was also an R & D rider and developer for most of the big names in off-road. Drew starts Works Enduro Rider (WER) werproducts.net/ to build custom suspension for riders and racers of all abilities. Sam Fleming had the opportunity to spend a morning with Drew looking at the design of the KYB SSS sealed chamber 48mm fo...
Yamaha YZF-R1 Race Engine Tear Down: The Bottom End! (Part 3)
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Yamaha YZF-R1 Race Engine Tear Down: The Bottom End! (Part 3)
Yamaha YZF-R1 Head and Valves Inspection (MY 2020) - Part 2
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Yamaha YZF-R1 Head and Valves Inspection (MY 2020) - Part 2
Motorcycle Engine Strip in 60 Seconds (2020 Yamaha YZF-R1)
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Motorcycle Engine Strip in 60 Seconds (2020 Yamaha YZF-R1)
Yamaha YZF-R1 Race Engine Tear Down 2020 - Part 1
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Yamaha YZF-R1 Race Engine Tear Down 2020 - Part 1
Ducati Museum Tour with Ducati Engineer Andrea Forni Part 1
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Ducati Museum Tour with Ducati Engineer Andrea Forni Part 1
TM Racing Factory - Part 5 (Moto3 bike, parking lot cigarette)
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TM Racing Factory - Part 5 (Moto3 bike, parking lot cigarette)
TM Racing Factory Tour - Part 4 (of 5) (bike assembly, race shop)
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TM Racing Factory Tour - Part 4 (of 5) (bike assembly, race shop)
2022 Yamaha MT-10 Behind The Scenes Riding Review
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2022 Yamaha MT-10 Behind The Scenes Riding Review
TM Racing Factory Tour - Part 3 (of 5) (Parts, Engineering, Engine Mapping)
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TM Racing Factory Tour - Part 3 (of 5) (Parts, Engineering, Engine Mapping)
TM Racing Factory Tour - Italian Dirtbike Part 2 (engines and machining)
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TM Racing Factory Tour - Italian Dirtbike Part 2 (engines and machining)
TM Racing Factory - Handcrafted Dirtbike Part 1 (of 5) (introduction, background, no metal yet)
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TM Racing Factory - Handcrafted Dirtbike Part 1 (of 5) (introduction, background, no metal yet)
MV Agusta Motorcycle Factory Tour Part 3 (dyno testing, final checks, special projects and shipping)
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MV Agusta Motorcycle Factory Tour Part 3 (dyno testing, final checks, special projects and shipping)
MV Agusta Motorcycle Factory Tour Part 2 (engine and bike assembly)
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MV Agusta Motorcycle Factory Tour Part 2 (engine and bike assembly)
MV Agusta Motorcycle Factory Tour Part 1 (with a little history)
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MV Agusta Motorcycle Factory Tour Part 1 (with a little history)
Pirelli Diablo Rosso IV Corsa Review @ Mugello Part 2 - Track Test and Summary
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Pirelli Diablo Rosso IV Corsa Review @ Mugello Part 2 - Track Test and Summary
Pirelli Diablo Rosso IV Corsa Review @ Mugello Part 1 - Street Ride
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Pirelli Diablo Rosso IV Corsa Review @ Mugello Part 1 - Street Ride
Great interview!
Sam did mess up when Jayson was talking about swingarm pivot position (in the frame) but Sam was messing with the camera and thought he was talking about ride height (at the shock). That's the downside of trying to be an interviewer and camera man simultaneously!
Good job, Sam. I've been racing my Evo2R for three seasons now. It is a very easy bike to go fast on, work on, tune, and repair. Parts and knowledge are readily available in the US. The geometry can be made ideal for just about any rider. I took my bike to Computrack Atlanta last winter. Kent seemed disturbed initially when I said I had no handling issues but once he measured it, he said it was right where it should be, so we made no changes.
Thanks!
Thank you so much for the TM Racing Factory tour. I appreciate a lot. - I started with Fantic early in the 80s and ended up with a TM 250 2 stroke dirt bike, mod 2001, I think. Never regret. Hope my sons will restore the bike. I think the bike had 70 HP and out raced many similar dirt bikes.... Regards Kenneth the Norseman.
Need you guy to overall one of this crossplan engine in Jamaica
If that 690 naked was road registered I would buy it.
Congratulation! Very nice documentary 👍🏻
Great inside from an awesome venture!
When will you see these in the USA?
Ok please hurry up and give us part 2!! 😂😂😂 Great job BTW!
Part 2 is up!
Does this have auto blippers?
Not for downshifts because it doesn't have electronic throttle valves.
@@armyofdarknessmotorcyclesb2883 thanks for the info
Nice work! When the Part 2?
Soon, if the creek don't rise. In the meantime, watch this one: th-cam.com/video/vAzygBT3tm8/w-d-xo.html
It's up!
Very cool!
Thanks! It always such an honor to get to talk to experts in the field who are doing such innovative work.
Great tour, I am fascinated with Kramer!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent, Sam. I was one of those "Old school " machinists, I felt like it was more rewarding ( not in pay) than trying to stay awake while watching a CNC do its work. I'm now a Vintage Machinist (retired).
Rebuilding my 14b gearbox currently as cant change from 3rd to 4th under load, most likely bent shift fork. To be fair, 6 years of hard hard street riding, almost always on the upper end of the rpm, surprised it lasted this long and its such a small failure. But i have a question for you guys.. since i have engine apart again (2nd engine rebuild first time blew bottom bearings). I have a complete spare engine as i bought another engine when i blew the bearings.. so i have the time right now for some "correcting". Do you guys have any suggestions on what i should be on the lookout to improve and or modify? I don't want race performance, but i do want a little more oomph out of her, so im thinking already to send head off to be cut and ground for better airflow. I don't want to buy cams or such, but just looking to get a bit more power whilst the engine is apart?
Thanks for the Conti SM2 tire review, love the historical background too. Makes me wanna go use up the last gen Conti SM evo’s on my 690smc-r asap And PS, I Really appreciated your Italian TM Factory tour series, will be referencing that fine work and insight when I have Iconic motorbikes put all my practically new track bikes up for sale, a newer KTech’d Yamaha R3, TM 450smx sumo and Kramer 690 evo2 S up on their site. (Shameless plug just in case you could know anyone who could use one of them;)
Hey! Thanks so much for the kind words and taking the time to write. These videos are a labor of love to go with the magazine articles so its nice to hear you are enjoying them. In a couple weeks we'll have, at least the first part, of the Kramer Factory Tour!
@@armyofdarknessmotorcyclesb2883 Fantastic! Look forward to seeing and enjoying it. I met Markus and Joe at Barber about ‘17 as I tried my hand at mid-life crisis AHRMA racing after too many years having Chris haul me around AAA speedway at those RR World Action fundraisers and devouring all the various training camps on offer. Nice to have gotten a chance to get to know John and some of the local racers and fellow enthusiast/hangers on like myself ;)
They are VERY fast bikes!! anyone want to purchase mine??
Where do you guys order you engine parts from ??????
Ron Ayers or Partszilla usually.
Top informative 👍
Glad you think so!
What do you think about the ZX4RR?
We haven't ridden one yet. It is a great concept and there used to be lots of 400cc I4 bikes. A lot of modern bikes are getting kinda chonky due to emission regulations and production cost realities. So, it looks a little heavy for what it is, but then, a lot of bikes these days are kinda heavy. Unless its for a racing class its hard to see the value proposition of the 400 over the 636.
If this is an OEM engine rebuild, just spend the $8-$9k for a brand new motor. Unless you do the work yourself, then you save.
1999 is proving to be a legit party year by todays standards
What great interesting material to share with us .. thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
Injection is the bullshit of 2 stroke
Tn 300 se Deus quiser vou comprar.
Awful sound quality
28,000😮
The 5vy has 3 intake valves, but it’s the same idea. Buy some gaskets, that valve spring tool and a valve and shim kit. Pray nothing is missing when you lift the cams, pray more, find a sharpie 😂
This review is so good! So much detail. Quick question. I'm looking to do 50/50 track days/street(on nice days). Does abs get in the way on track? Would you go abs or non abs?
Hi! Thanks for taking the time to write. ABS on motorcycles was originally pushed because riders weren't using enough front brake to avoid collisions. The theory was that ABS would give less experienced riders more confidence to brake harder. So, Advanced Intermediates/ Experts riders who use a lot of front brake on the street would get the non-ABS to save money and weight and reduce the chance of the extra plumbing introducing complexity as they are confident in using a lot of front brake already without the ABS safetynet. Less experienced riders who rely on ABS to prevent locking the rear wheel might want to stay with ABS BUT, it would probably be better to get some time on a little dirt bike to practice threshold braking (front and rear) so you learn how to find, and then handle, front and rear lock ups. At the end of the day, either of the versions are going to be fine for track days with non-ABS getting the nod for straight up racing.
Thanks for the really detailed explanation. Now I just have to figure out whether to go from my ninja 400 to the zx4rr or zx6r. I'm leaning towards 6r because it has a low power mode on I can leave it in on track until I'm ready.
If you have some motorcycle track experience and have halfway decent throttle control, the ZX6R isn't crazy powerful and won't be too much of a handful. It also handles very lightly.
Well that settles it. Zx6r it is!
To add one question if you don't mind. I don't use the back brake ever on track and actually wish I could have rear abs off all the time. Very confident in that, as well as very confident on my front brake and trail braking. Just wondering if having abs would be worth it given I am not racing(but would like to make it to advanced group at some point) and having that safety net would prevent me from locking the front wheel and taking a chance at crashing (Maybe if the track is wet or something like that).
Watching this made one to buy one now! companies like this must be supported!
the amount of money it takes to go 5% faster is crazy. definitely not for the average track rider.
Gee the workers look happy, must be under paid
Hi sir I have one of the R1 crossplane but the engine jam up hi think hi need a crankshaft and bearings
3:33 I didn’t really like that the front brake hose was routed around the outside of the fork lower.
That Moto 3 bike was sweet.
how long did it take in real time?
we raced and serviced more then 10 bikes, 2015+ 2018 2020 R1s and never ever had a gearbox issue. We have our own Dyno as well where we test he hell out of these after engine rebuilds. Engines with more than 13000 km of racing only. How you guys 'managed 'to fuck up that gearbox, is .. science fiction.. Anyway, good work for the rest of the vid - KUDOS and keep up the good job :)
How did u clean the combustion chamber?
Too bad that this model has a short 12000 km valve service interval.
Nice, love the walkthrough and commentary. You forgot to ask why they are charging so much more than they are really worth though 😃
Hello, great work! The windscreen is the corsa zero gravity?
Is there any difference in 2009 r1 engines and 2020 are there parts interchangeable such as the crank pistons. I live in a country where motorcycle parts are extremely hard to come byyou have to make the best of it ! Please help
No totally different
I’m a subscriber to the magazine. Loved the article that this video is the companion to! This video is the cherry on top. Thanks for posting! Very informative and entertaining. Looking forward to future postings.
Hey! Thanks for taking the time to write and thanks for reading the magazine!
Why didn't Kawasaki fit a steering Dampner????????
Our guess is that for most street riding its not necessary and it keeps the price point lower to not include one.
The death wobbles are from uneven layers of asphalt like mini curbs. Curbs like on the side of the road. Learned about them decades ago the hard way. Learned how to navigate them too😊
Which country is this place
Vanson Leathers is in Massachusetts, USA.
Great video looking forward to more R1 content.
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So much awesome engine talk in 1 short video. I do not know how I missed this when it came out. Let's go!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome review you know your stuff really impressed!
Hey! Thanks for taking the time to write!
By the way, my favorite track to ride, the ridge, love it love it love it. And love my zx6r 636
I loved the 3 part tour. I understand the big trend now is to break videos down into bite size chunks to cater to to majority who have the attention span of a fruit fly, but honestly I'd love to see these kinds of videos in a single view. Hunting down all the parts can be such a pain. Otherwise thank you for a most excellent presentation.