Tell us what you've bought today (well, last few days anyway).
Anything from bike stuff, food, DIY, anything!
We'll keep this thread rolling on forever.
Thanks to
@Tony Nitrous for the idea
Not me, but my wife bought me this.
My best mate is a 30kg Blue Cattle Dog (a Mad Max-2 dog), who sheds a lot of hair, is past his best, has arthritis, pee's a lot and dislikes most folk. We have a lot in common !
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I bought a wet and dry vacuum cleaner from Aldi the other day. Give me something to clean up with in the garage/workshop and to use instead of the missus' Miele thing when vaccing the car.
3 year warranty. Can't go wrong.
As I posted up in another thread. I bought 5 flights. Brisbane to Singapore to Phnom Penh (Cambodia) to Siem Reap (Cambodia) to Singapore to Brisbane and the same for the wife, plus travel insurance.
A top end 5 star hotel there seems to be about the same price as a cheap motel room here!
I bought some new indicators, and universal bar end mirrors which don't fit... :facepalm:
Universal things hardly ever do....
I brought some wine, but it sorta disappeared :whatever:
Bought a fitting kit from Rentec for the Rentec carrier I bought off a mate..
He told me he had all the fittings but didnt !
Grrr
Bought some orthotic heel supports for my shoes to try and ease my horrendous back pain.. :rolleyes:
Booked a Hotel room in Auckland for tomorrow night then off to Waiheke Island for lunch on Sunday.
Quote from: froudy on Friday, 22 June 2018, 05:50 PM
Bought some orthotic heel supports for my shoes to try and ease my horrendous back pain.. :rolleyes:
Jimmy & JD have been known as effective pain relievers for such an ailment Froudy, surprised you didn't know, best ya give it a nudge tonight n see how it goes. :cheers:
bought this week, new bike battery, thermostat and air filter for car. brake fluid tester. little plastic clips that hold wardrobe/linen press doors shut. petrol, beer, new whipper snipper blade. new boots for wife. a big week.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Friday, 22 June 2018, 06:18 PM
Quote from: froudy on Friday, 22 June 2018, 05:50 PM
Bought some orthotic heel supports for my shoes to try and ease my horrendous back pain.. :rolleyes:
Jimmy & JD have been known as effective pain relievers for such an ailment Froudy, surprised you didn't know, best ya give it a nudge tonight n see how it goes. :cheers:
I find both Jimmy and JD to be very effective pain relievers :onya:
Do groceries count?
tomorrow the JD&Jimmy will move pain from back to head, if enough applied. :grin:
Quote from: KiwiCol on Friday, 22 June 2018, 06:52 PM
Do groceries count?
They do when I can find decent Pork Pies and Black Pudding.
I got a bacon, sausage & mushroom roll on the way to work. I wish they'd sell black pudding too, it's not right without.
All the black pudding you like when you get moved north
:onya:
I'll be wanting Haggis in it up there, bloody lovely stuff.
I will eat black pudding but I'm not over keen. Same with faggots.
As for mushy peas...Bleurghhhhh...Foul, disgusting mushy mess :rofl2:
- Hard Rock Cafe Stockholm t-shirt
- 3 bottles of Tanqueray No. 10 GIN
- 360° action camera (with lenses to both sides).
Bottle of 13 year old CAOL ILA , DISCOVERY single malt , with a bag of wine gums :drool:
Tested and buy Companero Panama for me and new NGK CR8EK plugs for my bike :lol:
Both ready to ride now :lol:
2 tonnes of decorative gravel that I'm going to have to spend Saturday moving from my drive to my back garden.... oh and a dozen peroni to stay hydrated while doing it :rofl2:
Quote from: froudy on Friday, 22 June 2018, 07:42 PM
I will eat black pudding but I'm not over keen. Same with faggots.
As for mushy peas...Bleurghhhhh...Foul, disgusting mushy mess :rofl2:
Hmmm, our international translation / word meaning, has risen it's head again. Down this way, "a faggot" is a term that would be used to describe a bloke of the 'limp wristed / floral' persuasion. So, saying you'll eat faggots . . . :lol: well, lets just say, it doesn't read quite right. :cheers:
We've got that meaning too Col!
I assume/hope he means these though https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faggot_(food)
I had to look up what the word is intended for myself, sausage made from offal, usually pigs heart, fatty belly meat n stuff. I assumed he meant that, was just the reading gave a different connotation.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Saturday, 23 June 2018, 03:25 AM
I had to look up what the word is intended for myself, sausage made from offal, usually pigs heart, fatty belly meat n stuff. I assumed he meant that, was just the reading gave a different connotation.
Less of a sausage, more of a meatball.
Mr Brains makes the best Faggots.
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Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Saturday, 23 June 2018, 06:40 AM
Quote from: KiwiCol on Saturday, 23 June 2018, 03:25 AM
I had to look up what the word is intended for myself, sausage made from offal, usually pigs heart, fatty belly meat n stuff. I assumed he meant that, was just the reading gave a different connotation.
Less of a sausage, more of a meatball.
Mr Brains makes the best Faggots.
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bought pack of 6 yesterday :)
I'm not home sick Pom, I'm very happy with what Australia has to offer, but occasionally it's nice to find the things I grew up with. Brains Faggots, Birds Trifle, Tango drinks, Twiglets, black pudding, pork pies, etc.
There are a few "English Stores" here selling food, football team gear, other UK stuff but normaly overpriced.
Overall I find the UK has a much greater selection of processed foods (I haven't found mulligatawny soup here) but AU wins on fresh fruit and veg and seafood.
At least I get my HP Brown sauce here !
Should be send a redcross parcel .
I know any food stuffs are probably band though.
:doh:
Quote from: seth on Saturday, 23 June 2018, 07:23 AM
Should be send a redcross parcel .
I know any food stuffs are probably band though.
:doh:
Fresh food is, processed isn't.
At least I can ride over to the Bay and buy my prawns straight off the trawler, and I'm enjoying Morton Bay Bugs and my Custard Apples. "Flake" isn't too bad either (Shark).
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Saturday, 23 June 2018, 07:15 AM
At least I get my HP Brown sauce here !
.............which is now made in The Netherlands, not the UK
HP & Worcestershire , yum. Never without either.
Speaks for itself really.
I just bought $20 worth of space at Nudgee Council dump.
That's another overloaded ute full of palms gone.
Heavy as it was mostly tree trunks and they are mostly water.
I hate palms. I pushed a heap over with the bobcat but these are a bit near the house and the rootballs are near the services along the footpath so I cut them down and will dig out the roots.
It's all part of my plan to renovate the house, sell up and retire.
Yesterday it was dry so I bought Petrol.
Today is dry so I will buy petrol.
Tomorrow will be dry so I will buy petrol.
Don't waste the summer in shops :whistling:
some heavy duty 3/8 adapters for my impact driver as I keep snapping them . . . . . . . . . .and a curly wurly
ok Del, what is a curly wurly?
a chocolate snack Grog. Think they were a lattice type caramel thing covered in chocolate. I never brought them, I know the name though.
Loved 'em as a kid.
The ad's were done by Terry Scott.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HS1_hqw12UI
Quote from: KiwiCol on Saturday, 23 June 2018, 12:46 PM
Speaks for itself really.
Looks like a urine sample from a horse?
Not a Lager drinker then Hooli? More of a Hertog Jan fan?
Quote from: KiwiCol on Sunday, 24 June 2018, 05:08 AM
Not a Lager drinker then Hooli? More of a Hertog Jan fan?
No idea what that is but I'm an ale drinker Col
Blubber & Seth know what it is . .
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Looks good :cheers:
Bought a lidl cordless angle grinder.
€70.
Better be good!
Gotta find something to cut now :smoke:
Brought a few of these lately, a very nice Red. Smooth & easy to drink and a great price to boot. Comes from South Australia, so keep an eye out you Aussies if you like the occasional Red.
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I've a feeling this one will disappear before tea . . .
having the occasional beer, big night, Qld to beat nsw in Origin. one of my big nights of the year.
$70 worth of fuel in the Ute.
I've ran a few tanks of Caltex-91 through the Ute,
ran it low, then ran a few tanks of BP98 through the Ute.
I did this at quite low mileage, and repeated it at 10,000K's.
I've come to the conclusion that unlike my bikes, I really can't tell any difference in my low-tech 2.7 Hilux.
Quote from: Suzuki boi on Sunday, 24 June 2018, 07:39 AM
Bought a lidl cordless angle grinder.
€70.
Better be good!
Gotta find something to cut now :smoke:
Bike thieves favourite disk lock key :whistling:
18V Cordless Grinders with cutting blades, AEG, Makita, DeWalt, Milwaulkee etc, are often referred to as "Master Keys".
Yep good at cutting and good at cutting things they shouldn't.
Makes the padlock a security device from the dark ages.
A clampers most hated tool. :devil:
JBHiFi sale today so bought a few DVD's - "Hacksaw Ridge" and "Dunkirk".
Greek Yoghurt!!
bought a nut splitter, some mongrel rusted nuts under front steps.
14mm Triple Square XZN Socket
14mm posidrive? What ya doing with that then Northern?
Quote from: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 12:44 AM
14mm posidrive? What ya doing with that then Northern?
Replace my car rear brake rotors. Need it to undo rear calipers bracket mounting bolts, to be able to remove rear rotor. Standart bolt joint on VAG cars for this application.
On my other (smaller but also VAG) car, it cant be done without unlocking this joint. On a bigger one, with bigger brakes is not possible.
Didn't purchase anything - got a refund - 8 points back onto my license. Spent 3 years on a solitary point - I finally have some collateral again :imrgreen:
That must be exciting Beaker. Now you can budget for your next offence. :stir:
Three years on ONE point. That's quite an effort mate, amazing. :)
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Replace my car rear brake rotors. Need it to undo rear calipers bracket mounting bolts, to be able to remove rear rotor. Standart bolt joint on VAG cars for this application.
On my other (smaller but also VAG) car, it cant be done without unlocking this joint. On a bigger one, with bigger brakes is not possible.
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Replaced two rear discs on my sons Patrol recently $70 AUD for the pair, how can they make them for that price.
Easy Irish, made of hardened & polished peanutbutter!
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 03:39 PM
Replaced two rear discs on my sons Patrol recently $70 AUD for the pair, how can they make them for that price.
Cheapest for my car rear brake rotors (282mm) are 16.5€ per disk. I get more advanced for 33€ per disk.
Rear one are quite simple, usually not ventilated, so they are relatively cheap.
Quote from: Beaker on Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 06:34 AM
Didn't purchase anything - got a refund - 8 points back onto my license. Spent 3 years on a solitary point - I finally have some collateral again :imrgreen:
Those B-Kings go OK don't they... ;)
Quote from: northern on Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 06:29 PM
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 03:39 PM
Replaced two rear discs on my sons Patrol recently $70 AUD for the pair, how can they make them for that price.
Cheapest for my car rear brake rotors (282mm) are 16.5€ per disk. I get more advanced for 33€ per disk.
Rear one are quite simple, usually not ventilated, so they are relatively cheap.
These where ventilated, equivalent to 45 euro for the pair. Toro is the brand.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 09:12 PM
Quote from: northern on Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 06:29 PM
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 03:39 PM
Replaced two rear discs on my sons Patrol recently $70 AUD for the pair, how can they make them for that price.
Cheapest for my car rear brake rotors (282mm) are 16.5€ per disk. I get more advanced for 33€ per disk.
Rear one are quite simple, usually not ventilated, so they are relatively cheap.
These where ventilated, equivalent to 45 euro for the pair. Toro is the brand.
In this case, they are really cheap... Interesting, how long will they last?
today i bought a torch. seems great idea for under seat. works well, has stand and magnet for putting where you want light. usb charge. very cheap. http://www.sptools.com/en/product-list-2014/specialty-tools-workshop-and-lighting/cordless-lighting/inspection/led-magbase-pen-torch-worklight.html
I've a tiny torch that lives in the pocket of my bike jacket. So yeah I agree it's a good idea.
Ye those magnetic led torches are great.
Especially working on the car in the night!
Magnetic LED torches are great....until you leave them stuck under a mudguard. You think i'd learn....... :thumbs_down:
I have one under the seat.
I bought some tissue salts replacement..
Why?
Cos I have just been told by the Doc I have "Cryptosporidium"
Google it !!
Thank god this isn't the Scottish meet up weekend !!
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 10:30 PM
I bought some tissue salts replacement..
Why?
Cos I have just been told by the Doc I have "Cryptosporidium"
Google it !!
Thank god this isn't the Scottish meet up weekend !!
You would have needed a rucksack full of bog paper just for the drive up! :happy1: Hope its not affecting you too bad.... get well soon!
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 10:30 PM
I bought some tissue salts replacement..
Why?
Cos I have just been told by the Doc I have "Cryptosporidium"
Google it !!
Thank god this isn't the Scottish meet up weekend !!
You must be healthy to have all those things living in you!
this summer, I'm commuting in kevlar shirt, so I decide to invest in standalone back protector...
It could also be used skiing (that what I tell myself) :)
forcefield: http://www.forcefieldbodyarmour.com/product/pro-l2k-dynamic/2463
Today I bought replacement horns for the bike, and 24m of gripper rod for the carpet I half installed this evening :rolleyes:
A box of FAB lollies.
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 10:30 PM
I bought some tissue salts replacement..
Why?
Cos I have just been told by the Doc I have "Cryptosporidium"
Google it !!
Thank god this isn't the Scottish meet up weekend !!
Speedy, you need to buy a salt lick........cattle love them :onya:
Sorry....what i meant to say was 'get well soon' .
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Speedy, you need to buy a salt lick........cattle love them :onya:
Sorry....what i meant to say was 'get well soon' .
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Thanks for the Mr Fruit...
This forum is my therapy..
Whilst I am off work I can play on the PC more.. :grin:
Quote from: northern on Thursday, 28 June 2018, 12:34 AM
this summer, I'm commuting in kevlar shirt, so I decide to invest in standalone back protector...
It could also be used skiing (that what I tell myself) :)
forcefield: http://www.forcefieldbodyarmour.com/product/pro-l2k-dynamic/2463
Brilliant gear, have been using one for over 10 years, am considering getting the whole suit.
I had to buy another winch to replace the one I use to transfer the chucks on the lathe. The old one is now situated over the bath tub so I can now lift myself out until I get the shoulder repaired.
A Ducati Monster 1200s.
My mate has the 1200 monster R and he loves it
I'm hoping to get a go on it later today .
:cheers:
My M8 Richie has a monster - 2009 with 10k - it has an oil leak- seems Ducati attach the side stand to the engine bolts not the frame. He has tried all the usaual sealant etc but still weeping - engine out jobee bikes just not worth doing - apparently they all end up leaking :angry:
I buy a rear caliper bracket adapter for my GSX1400
Today I bought renthal braced bars and a new bar clamp for the gsx (photos to follow at weekend), and plugs and an air filter for the harley. I also introduced the idea of a project bike to the missus :whistling: :imrgreen:
Why would you want 2 project bikes :stir:
Quote from: Aldi on Wednesday, 04 July 2018, 08:13 AM
I also introduced the idea of a project bike to the missus :whistling: :imrgreen:
I tried that once. And she said yes!
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followed by "if you sell yours first".
Truth is l wouldn't dare. Might get the....... "short of a project are you?"
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Wednesday, 04 July 2018, 08:26 AM
Why would you want 2 project bikes :stir:
Don't have time to make the harley a project, too busy polishing the chrome :lol:
It goes on fleabay next week :onya:
Aldi, thats gotta be a good move.
Bought all new bushes , oil seals and Dust seals for my front fork refresh early next week.
Keeping labour costs down by removing the forks myself and dropping them off (with new parts) at a mechanics..
I bought (well swapped my tiger 955i ) a triumph sprint st 1050 with only 13056 miles on it and virtually mint condition :boogie:
That'll do you much better than the bandit you missed
:cheers:
Ye its a very nice bike to ride and suprisingly very comfy for rider and pillion .... very suprised !
I bought a rear light bracket for the pannier rack on my pushbike.
A couple of mp3's so I've got some music to listen to on the bike
$50 worth of fuel for the Ute.
A $10 jet wash for the Ute.
Went through the bargain bins in Aldi and got 500 cable ties (I use them for fixing / moving / changing the mesh around the hens pen) and a torch / floodlight thing that has a hook and a magnet and is charged from the mains or 12v. I think the two items together were $20.
End of last weeks bough Stephen Fry's reading of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy which I'm enjoying every time I drive anywhere.
It's very apt as he and Douglas Adams were close friends.
Have you seen the series that Stephen Fry did "Last Chance to See" about endangered animals?
He basically revisited the series that Douglas had done years earlier.
As for fuel I filled my ute too. $115. Bloody hell.
bought some mini LED blinkers and a new LED flasher unit but not had chance to fit them yet .
Nothing, but if just been offered a trick wire wheel / big bore 1170 Katana. Nice bike but for the money asked I'm not sure it's the way I want to go compared to newer stuff. I thinking.... :confused1:
wire wheel kat, certainly sounds interesting. i spent 7 bucks on occy strap. told i need to upgrade this pc. vista business, no back up after next month. do i really need to do? do i really need a pc? thinking a tablet, i pad. thoughts gentlemen.
Ipad very good ! ... i ran my intire sawmill business on an ipad and you dont need to buy security as its build in , and as i have mostly apple stuff i can tie it all together using icloud .... very handy !
thanks Shanered, way im leaning. i like apple, never had a prob. bluetooth printer, bluetooth keyboard for wife, should work fine. 4 grandkids have minis, work well.
Apple are expensive to buy but you get what you pay for !!.... i had 3 laptops for the buisness and all only lasted a year to 18 months before usless the ipad ran for 4 years and i still have it (6 years old now)a tad slower now but i keep it for my tax records , i use a MacBook pro now had it 3 years and it works as good as the day i bought it i recon between the two i would have had 5 or 6 laptops by now and spent a fortune on security !
I haven't had a traditional desk top or lap top computer in years.
I have a iPhone and IPad. Works out fine or me.
I'm not a huge fan of computers but have grown to like iTunes, talking books, a couple of bike forums, and I'm a regular user of the weather radar. I can do this just fine.
I'm not that clue'd up on computers, so a genuine question would be, what am I missing out on and what would a laptop or desktop do better?
Answer ..... nothing !
I am a desktop guy. You miss out on a large screen and a comfy keyboard/mouse. Don't have to worry about keeping the battery charged.
I have an old mobile phone just for emergencies. Some day I'll get a mobile for seniors with big keys :facepalm:
I just bought huge amounts of beer today.
2 six-packs of 33cl Heineken for €5.16.
Why?.....Tomorrow... They are organising a annual horse race.. Track passes Only 5meters away from my front door....perfect view on start and finish... Betting office is round the corner.
Any excuse to start recreational beer consuming at 13.00u will do :cheers:
A dozen stubbies is huge? Must be different down under.
😊Yes Col, definately bought by the case down here (24 x 375ml bottles) and usually a few cases at a time, so you don't run out. :cheers:
Sweaty 24x375ml must be a slab :onya:
Quote from: Blubber on Thursday, 19 July 2018, 06:48 AM
I just bought huge amounts of beer today.
2 six-packs
Amateur !
Blubber can't buy more beer at one time because it would all freeze before he could drink it.
Sure he meant Reindeer racing not Horses :stir:
We could do with rain dear - very dry here - it pisses down for 90% of the year, we are surrounded by bloody water and now a hosepipe ban :bugga: oh and most of Welsh water goes to England !!
Its the same up here been very dry and most of the grass is burnt off , we have had a bit of rain but the ground is so hard it just runs off the top ..... but we still have plenty of water at the minute but i am keeping an eye on the wells .
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 07:24 PM
wire wheel kat, certainly sounds interesting.
It was a rough stock 750 Kat many yeas ago.
A guy I know did the wire wheel conversion, powder coated the frame, fitted the 1100, bought some new bodywork, did the 1170 conversion, updated the electrics to GSXR, fitted flat slide carbs etc etc. I like it, but its over 4 times what I paid for my wire wheel GSX1100ET and its more than a very clean Gen-2 Hayabusa. I'm still thinking.
I'm picking it's a No, else it's a change in direction of your bike ownership ethos. Kiwi 2c worth.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 19 July 2018, 04:28 PM
I'm picking it's a No, else it's a change in direction of your bike ownership ethos. Kiwi 2c worth.
It ticks all the box's of being "Suzuki... In line 4.... 16v.... Chain drive.... 1980 to 2008"
I'm just not convinced about spending so much on some Old Skool Cool when I already have a similar age bike, and I was thinking more about touring or the drags..... but the devil on my other shoulders says "Buy another Kat!"
my thoughts only Tony. all about the kool. you already have better. new busa, keep that illuminated. i rode a honda 4 recently, in my youth we all had. even as 30 yr old i had one along with gs1000. i loved them. my recent ride, shattered my rememberings.
want to try some DIY...
Will share results later :hat:
I'm intrigued - will be waiting to see what you're up to.
Oil pressure gauge maybe
Looking forward to seeing the results
:cheers:
Quote from: KiwiCol on Friday, 20 July 2018, 02:34 AM
I'm intrigued - will be waiting to see what you're up to.
Quote from: seth on Friday, 20 July 2018, 02:38 AM
Oil pressure gauge maybe
Looking forward to seeing the results
:cheers:
I'm already feeling preasure of obligations :)
Planning same service and diagnostics on this Sunday (Saturday is a family day). So I will post it then.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 19 July 2018, 10:31 AM
A dozen stubbies is huge? Must be different down under.
Must have rephrased that line...
I mentioned the offer....Not My purchase
12 six-packs :salute:
Ok Donald, :lol: I can see how you meant it now, but, it doesn't read that way - agree? :lol: And Yep, a dozen for that price is a good deal & I'll join ya for the 1pm start! :cheers:
fist impression - very good stuff to assembly calipers!
Some spare screwdrivers and some zip ties to chuck in another toolbox, I'm kitting up a spare box to go in the ute without robbing my roll cabs.
500 zip ties for a mate at work, they were on special.
2 tourist visa's to enter Cambodia.
6 bottles of alcohol free beer and 2 bottles of Lemon, lime and Bitter.
A new 60ltr "medium size" suitcase.
Frank Skinner reading Ozzy Osbournes "I am Ozzy" talking book.
Went to get a new IPad but they only had 5's in the local shop and I wanted a 6.
Quote from: Notty on Thursday, 19 July 2018, 03:58 PMmost of Welsh water goes to England !!
I once heard a Welsh truck driver say to a customer from Birmingham.... "You know why your kettles furr up in the Midlands? Because the Welsh all piss in the dams!"
:rofl2:
today i bought rmz102 oil filter, $7.50. 5litres of gulf western synnex 3000, $15. a new gutfull of great oil now in 14. silky smooth gears.
Grog, with new oil how long you getting before you notice a difference in gear changes ?
Kiwi, i change at 4k. Gearchange really doesnt deteriorate. It sure did with Motul, penrite, silkoleme. They were even worse from new oil. Motul was really bad.
Thanks. Intend to do the same. Had been changing at 5k.
I bought $220 worth (on sale $180ish) of Engine, transmission and gear oil etc to service the ute. All in all about 22.5 liters of the stuff, MOST of which will be used so - quite a lot really.(Land Rover Defender)
Bought this yesterday,66 plate 84 miles on clock,had to have it cos it's fastest colours,got a new work bench as well finding it difficult rolling about on floor nowadays lol
Damn Vlad you own a Land Rover UTE 😍😍😍😍
What you got? 110 Double Cab? 130? 110 Single Cab?
I won't be impressed unless he says a Series 11B FC or 101FC.
Aaaa He said Defender so Series is out 😂😂
Quote from: Bielie45 on Sunday, 22 July 2018, 09:18 AM
Damn Vlad you own a Land Rover UTE 😍😍😍😍
What you got? 110 Double Cab? 130? 110 Single Cab?
Well, this one is a 130.
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but previous to that I had a Disco 1, and another 130 Ute and before that a 110 single cab ute and a Range Rover LSE.
We had a long wheelbase hard top series 3, 2.6ltr straight 6, Salisbury axle, and a rag top series 2, headlights in the grill not in the wings, always remember the rego... "ONP121".
Very tidy 130 Tdi love them, I am a huge Land Rover fan
Very nice Vlad 👍
So back on topic.... today I bought, or rather will buy this evening, my Neotec 2 helmet :boogie:
Got some new summer riding gloves.
My rear tyre arived today ( bridgestone bt 016 supersport pro ) so i will be fitting that tonight :boogie: .
Was going to put a set of Avons on but the front is bt 016 pro and is as good as new so i thought i would get some more wear out of it .
With the Katana finished I need something to keep me busy so these two arrive next week.
Two packs of asprin & two of paracetamol.
Last of the big spenders me.
You're a tiger for punishment Snapey
Nice one mate. Those type of bikes are all the rage now among a certain crowd, I gather, you might be able to tidy them up and make a few $
Quote from: VladTepes on Friday, 27 July 2018, 12:00 PM
Nice one mate. Those type of bikes are all the rage now among a certain crowd, I gather, you might be able to tidy them up and make a few $
I really don't know what to do with them Mike. Maybe restore one & just get the one closest to original going but keeping the patina.
Doesn't the term patina relate to brass, copper & bronze? the green tinge it gets, & the result of the same process on iron or steel is rust?
Just tends to refer to 'looking it's age' when about classic cars n bikes.
Thx for the enlightenment Hooli. :onya:
Bought some 5mm stainless spacers for mounting the cooler guard to my new radiator..
Ebay does seem to have everything !
Today i bought 8 litres of house paint. House all re painted so now have to do shed to match. What an exciting weekend to look fwd to.
A large bacon, sausage & mushroom roll with brown sauce. Well it is fryday :imrgreen:
Six ice cream bars. Half of them gone by the time I got home (10 minute walk). 31° at 10 in the morning. Supposed to top out at 37° today.
Lots of cold beer and a packet of frozen peas to pack the beer in as it's much cheaper than ice .
:cheers:
Bought a secondhand workshop manual for the 14 off Trade Me.....its like Ebay .
Would like to freshen up the forks.
And l do like pictures.
I brought some T15 wedge LED bulbs to try out in the 5th wheeler. It runs lots of these for interior lighting & they get quite hot, sometimes enough to start melting the plastic covers. LED should run cooler.
Brought 2 x 4000k & 2 x 6000k to see which 'colour' I prefer & each fitting has 2 bulbs in it. I'll need about 24 of them @ $11 each when I swap them out, so want to make sure I get it right first time.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Friday, 27 July 2018, 04:03 PM
Doesn't the term patina relate to brass, copper & bronze? the green tinge it gets, & the result of the same process on iron or steel is rust?
Quote from: Hooli on Friday, 27 July 2018, 05:12 PM
Just tends to refer to 'looking it's age' when about classic cars n bikes.
Yep.
The green stuff on copper is 'verdigris'
I bought a new bike lift from Ebay today. Damaged crate the listing said so I thought bargain when I got it for $325. I don't know if damaged or falling apart mean the same thing but it was in pieces. Things got worse loading on to the trailer when bits & pieces started escaping from the box but I'm not worried about a few nuts & bolts as I've got thousands at home.
On assembly I noticed a couple of larger things weren't there too ... the windup side of the front wheel clamp I could probably do without but not having a ram on a hydraulic bike lifter make the thing fairly fucking useless.
Hopefully these things will be replaced.
lets hope Snapey.
All that from just a damaged crate hey 😡 bloody arseholes.
Quote from: Sweaty on Monday, 30 July 2018, 07:16 PM
All that from just a damaged crate hey 😡 bloody arseholes.
Here's the description on the sellers listing.
This unit was returned after the customer had a change of mind and appears unused. The box shows evidence of having been transported and opened and the carton has contained damage from stock, however there is no visible sign of the unit being used or of any damage to the unit. The performance and durability of the unit appears unaffected and presumed to be 100% functional. Unlike most items sold on eBay we also include a 3 month warranty on this unit.
Apparently they decided to let you figure out what's missing/damaged and then get the parts within the warranty. Hope you get it sorted.
Seems to a lot of that going on....ship it and hope for the best... customer service is not what it used to be :whatever:
Makes me laugh when l see "Ready to assemble" in the advertising. As if its some sort of product feature.
Should read "all in bits".
They're sold by a large company who re-sold it after it was returned by the initial buyer. The crate had been re=sealed after said buyer took out what he needed. I don't have any concerns about being reimbursed but it's the inconvenience that's annoying. I just hope they can charge the buyer with theft.
I bought this from Menkind :imrgreen:
I know it's only a sculpture, but I'm not sure I'd want that in my lounge.
Quantum HPF-384 OEM replacement fuel pump from Amazon.
Choose standard delivery, so it should be here, when I will be back from holidays 🙂
Entire evening, I was searching for reviews, and could not understand are they good or not... But they offer lifetime replacement warranty and considering the price, I decided to give it a try...
Will see, what it will be.
Froudy, is there a better movie? of course Mad Max is, but its up there. i want your boots, your clothes and your bike. always stuck in my head. brilliant.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 10:20 AM
I know it's only a sculpture, but I'm not sure I'd want that in my lounge.
Neither did Mrs F...So it lives on my bedside cabinet instead :imrgreen:
I hope the eyes light up?
Quote from: Hooli on Wednesday, 01 August 2018, 02:23 AM
I hope the eyes light up?
I wondered the same thing :happy1:
New prop
Is that a special mod for the 14 Jeff?
Quote from: Bielie45 on Wednesday, 01 August 2018, 10:39 PM
Is that a special mod for the 14 Jeff?
It's raining over here John, would you believe that !
Awesome, so thats why you need the prop insted of a rear wheel , its very dry on this side Jeff
I've seen that a mate showed me pic's of Tamworth 3 years ago and today, Peel River almost dry and dams well down.
We had a hose pipe ban here but 2 days of rain and the dams are full again.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Wednesday, 01 August 2018, 10:34 PM
New prop
Just so you realise Jeff, the prop is supposed to be used in water, to push a boat, not to plough up the back paddock like the first one! :facepalm:
What the hell happened to it? Are the bearings & lower case seals ok?
Got any anodes on the boat Jeff ?
I think it's called rocks, was out on the weekend and getting to much vibration, I say to the old man will have to check out the prop, reply I have a spare in the shed well that is the spare, bought new one right away. Pulling boat out tomorrow will see what it looks like.
Mercruiser Bravo 2 leg in freshwater 18 1/4 by 19 inch pitch, couple of years ago was flying can't even put it on the plane now :rolleyes:
Bloody hell. Yep, the new prop will make a new boat out of it.
Irish.... took a while to figure out what the hell you was on about.... talking about 'flying' and planes'... I was sitting here thinking what's that got do with boats? :rofl2:
Latest model iPad-6.
A new suitcase.
Another bike lift ... hope this one comes complete.https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/141883930892?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649
Ive just bought another radiator guard..
This one had a finer mesh (more airflow) and no gsx logo..
Would be interested in seeing a pic of that speedy! I am thinking of changing mine.. would prefer something that had a Matt/satin black mesh and chrome surround. Not asking for much am I :rofl2:
Can you not have one fabricated to your spec ARH? I'd say a chrome surround with a removeable black mesh screen (held in place with some sticky double sided foam) would be totally do-able.
Here you go ARH
$10 fuel in the bike, enough for a breakfast run but now low so I can pull the tank off.
A spicy German sausage hot dog, a can of Coke, then back for a 2nd hot dog. (Breakfast )
A case for my new iPad. Then I asked for a quote on a new phone screen. Girl said it's the protector, I said no it's cracked! Turns out I'd only ever seen the plastic screen protectors, this phone had a thin glass screen added to it, off it came, on with a new one. Perfect. $20 not $130. I live and learn.
Filled the Ute up but it won't get used much so that's 2 weeks fuel.
Dyson V7 Motorhead.
Is that what they called the latest album? :happy1:
I still have all their early albums in vinyl. Seen them a few times back in the late seventies early eighties.
Seeing the new garage arrived yesterday in flat pack, today I decided to buy a new light weight battery drill to fit the hundreds of self drillers supplied with the garage.
363 US dollars in 1's, 5's, 10's and 20's.
A chicken curry, Chicken Tikka Massala and white rice.
A bag of hen food, a box of sunflower seeds, a bag of shell grit.
$93 of diesel to fill ute, chinese for dinner, 6 pack of beer.
£82 diesel - 60 litre tank but took 62 ? And no I haven't done speedy's mod on my Tiguan ! :bugga:
Rip off pump Notty?, calibration maybe be out, ya might have only put in 58L & they charged ya for 62.
I suspect in cars they measure the capacity of the tank to the lower part of the filler neck..
So when I fill I usually go beyond that and fill to the brim.
Bought 1.5 litres of Rock oil 7.5 fork oil....
I dont like the Rock oil 10 that was supplied by the replacement spring manufacturer..
iff you go past clicking off with car fill in our summer, have seen it expand and flow out thru overflow, carbon canister. ok if you use first few litres, not if you fill and sit it. its fairly well known in car industry, never try to top up past pump clicking off.
Speedy, very funny you say about fork oil. Mate just spoke to, had his Bonnie forks set up, new springs n valves. 10 w oil. He didnt like either. Changed to 7.5 , all fixed.
reckon i got ebay bargain, K&N air filter out of 30th k bike. wrecked. $61. guaranteed as new. looks good in pics, seller says perfect. fingers crossed. never had before, a new thing to learn about. ive always said im a paper filter person, now have changed. swayed by forum comments, well done blokes.
2 T-shirts, $5 the pair.
A taxi ride for $3.
3 very overpriced greasy burgers in the Hard Rock Cafe.
A jar of Nescafé.
Smoke mashine ..........for diagnostics
changed bike on my insurance from sprint to 14 .... what a bloody nightmare and im out of pocket :furious: OMG i need a :cheers:
😂 yes Andre I dont smoke and I have a meat smoker so what does a man buy.......smoke masine for diagnostic purposes, I use it to find air/vacuum leaks on exhasts, intake systems its hard to find the pssssssssss noise, easyer to see where the smoke comes out
I can not replase the build in smoke from electrcal componants 😂😂😂😂
I had to buy a new broadband/phone filter as the broadband works but not the phone.
:cheers:
Quote from: seth on Saturday, 11 August 2018, 11:13 PM
I had to buy a new broadband/phone filter as the broadband works but not the phone.
:cheers:
The NTE (main socket) that the Openreach line terminates on contains a filter so no additional filters required? :smile2:
Home from holidays, and some previously ordered goodies were waiting :boogie:
Golan fuel filter and some fuel line elbows.
Northern what is diameter of Golan? what filter is inside? think one i use is 38mm.
Toothbrush, razor, assorted toiletries.... Austrian airlines lost my luggage :furious:
@grog I post some details about Golan filter in "Fuel filter" topic :hat:
http://gsx1400owners.org/forum/index.php?topic=590.msg42785#msg42785
Picked up another Aldi bike cover :boogie: :boogie:
Quote from: ARH on Sunday, 19 August 2018, 06:24 PM
Toothbrush, razor, assorted toiletries.... Austrian airlines lost my luggage :furious:
They didn't lose mine yesterday, it's about the only thing that went right for me!
Quote from: Hooli on Monday, 20 August 2018, 03:38 AM
Quote from: ARH on Sunday, 19 August 2018, 06:24 PM
Toothbrush, razor, assorted toiletries.... Austrian airlines lost my luggage :furious:
They didn't lose mine yesterday, it's about the only thing that went right for me!
At least you got back OK Hooli... here's hoping the bike makes it back without further mishap, you've had enough bad luck! :cheers:
Cheers, I've got a spare toothbrush I could post ya? It's only been used to clean a couple of things on bikes :lol:
Oh & things I bought today - this pic as it sums up a good day on that tour
http://www.griffephotos.com/folio/3370/media/F018088I1XJZ86WHF0OT0D/brp01181.jpg.html
great piv mate, id be buying it if me.
Bought a genuine k5 ( but it will do the job for my k6 ) owners manual as mine was missing ive been watching eBay for over a year now for one to come up as there usually for k1 to k3 , so snapped it up for £18 not to bad considering ive seen them do £35 for the later ones .
Quote from: shanered6 on Monday, 20 August 2018, 07:37 PM
Bought a genuine k5 ( but it will do the job for my k6 ) owners manual as mine was missing ive been watching eBay for over a year now for one to come up as there usually for k1 to k3 , so snapped it up for £18 not to bad considering ive seen them do £35 for the later ones .
You do know you can download the owners manual on here for free though don't you...... :whistling:
http://gsx1400owners.org/forum/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=11
NO I DIDNT ! :frustrated:
That will teach me to look first.... but saying that its handy to have the original hand book for under the seat .
Most things are here buddy just need to look and when you can't find it ask barmy he knows nearly everything :notworthy:
:rofl2: :rofl2:
When your retired she will find something for you to do.
It's going to be a beautiful dick.
Don't forget... you need to oil your dick before use :rofl2:
No oil required I got a composite dick.
No stilettos on your dick.....could leave marks. :hat:
A dick is always good for socialising & partying.
Ordered an Oxford "Aqua30" waterproof holdall for the pillion seat in case I take my bike to the Scottish meet up.
Wot no dick? :rofl2:
Whaddya mean 'in case I take my bike to the Scottish meet'? You & Red would be riding together wouldn't ya? Seth's shouting, so it's mandatory to attend, n drink ones fill, & then some more, until it overflows. :happy1: :cheers:
Hi Col..
at that time of year there is a fair chance it will be peeing down..
If it is then I will use my car and just say "Hi"..
235 miles there in the pouring rain doesnt do it for me..
Soaking bike gear does NOT dry overnight...
S.
Rain, bugger. Nah, 235 miles in rain is NO fun at all, and that's what we ride for, fun. It's not cause we have to, we do it for enjoyment & I'd whole heartedly agree that sort of distance in rain is not classed as fun with me either. I'd do it if I had to - started to rain on a week away, but not set out in it.
Still, car up to Seths & get into it!!
what is rain? just remembered we need it, havent seen for ages. our farmers even longer. bushfires the worry where i live, need that rain stuff badly.
Grog, I couple of mates from Tamworth are over for the IOM Classic, they can't believe the amount of rain. I was going to move my dick bits around the back of house but guess what it started again.
You really should be moving your dick about if there's that much rain about it's not safe something might slip off and you could hurt yourself.
:stir:
You sayin someone could fall off Irish's dick?
Sound advice Seth :onya: You should alway take care when moving your dick.... if it swings it could do some damage.. :happy1:
Some could be seriously hurt on Irish' s dick especially if it's wet .
:whistling:
Does he have a cat too?
Quote from: seth on Saturday, 25 August 2018, 03:14 AM
Some could be seriously hurt on Irish' s dick especially if it's wet .
:whistling:
Naaah ...I'm sure he'll find some sort of protective covering for his dick that'll prevent that...
@ Kiwicol... I'm sure he'll have enough room to swing it... :clapping:
One thing for sure chaps... his dick has given us a lot to talk about :rofl2:
I wasn't concerned about swinging the cat, was more the possibility of a wet pussy in the rain?
Too sublime for me mate... :rofl2:
There's nothing worse than a wet pussy and an unprotected dick .
That can lead to all kinds of dangerous situations.
Could end up costing loads for many years to come . :whistling: :stir:
You're not kidding, I've heard about that sort of mistake.
How can something so small cause so much trouble and cost lots of money? :bugga:
Quote from: Notty on Saturday, 25 August 2018, 04:50 AM
How can something so small cause so much trouble and cost lots of money? :bugga:
Apparently Irish's dicks so big he's got to store it outside! :whistling:
Hope he keeps it covered would want his dick getting termites or some kind or rot .
:whistling:
Least he'd have something nibbling on it I suppose . . .
Been there, done that.
This one is not slippy when wet as it's composite, and it comes in 3.6 metre lengths.
Payed on Thursday, received today: second hand K&N air filter in superb condition!
Thank you
@T 24! :cheers:
Bought a 1998 Defender 110 Tdi300, perfect running condition for 2k what a bargain
My 30 litre Oxford waterproof pillion luggage bag arrived at work today.
:smile2:
My IDE to USB adaptor turned up yesterday, so tonight I've one the HDDs out of myold PC & copying all my stuff I've not been able to access for ages off on to a USB drive that I'll plug into my router as a NAS.
The shopping list for my newly acquired 14 so far is,plugs,air filter,injector service,renthals,jack up kit,shorty levers.....I'm sure this list will increase....
today i spent $650 for new stairs into house n shed. i still have to paint them. bargain? not sure but all done. wouldve taken 4 days for me to do, parts were over 400. yeah a bargain.
@Hooli speak freaking English 😂😂😂😂😂
@Hooli you still have IDE HDD's? ??? Haven't use then in ages (10?)
My old PC (built about 2002) has two IDE drives in. All I'd done with it for years was plug it into the router & copy stuff off over the network. However some caps have blown on the motherboard stopping it booting so I had no access to my old data.
Quote from: Bielie45 on Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 09:03 PM
@Hooli speak freaking English 😂😂😂😂😂
@Bielie45 I did nerd shit & got my photos etc old an old broken PC.
Better?
Quote from: Hooli on Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 09:13 PM
However some caps have blown on the motherboard stopping it booting so I had no access to my old data.
Another option - relapse capacitors. Have done it some times, and sometimes motherboard even boot up after :)
Secret is, not to solder out old capacitors, but to cut them open, and solder new to old pins.
But don't take my suggestion too serious. it's worth only on some special hardware, when it's to expensive to replace, or hardware production time is over...
I might well do that at some point, just to see if I can get it working. No rush though, it's taken me six months to buy this adaptor!
10 % off August :) lowered ( for my little legs) and Gel front and rear for my big Arse !! :)
@Notty Do they do those seats standard or even in a higher style ?
Quote from: shanered6 on Thursday, 30 August 2018, 12:03 AM
@Notty Do they do those seats standard or even in a higher style ?
yes I think so - I only looked at dwarf fittings ! Lol Discount August only so 2 days left :)
http://www.topsellerie.co.uk/seats-petrol-tank-covers-tank-bags-leg-handgrip-covers-motorbike-scooter.html
@shanered6 I paid 232 Euro plus delivery of 22 Euro.....it was a stock seat lowered with Gel - list price on FleaBay over £400 with Gel on both PLUS delivery of £53 !!!!! - mine to go back in part ex or another 99 euros...so will sell my old seat on FleaBay I guess.. :)
Oh and Mrs Notty does know :bugga:
"Oh and Mrs Notty does know"
and you're still able to type? or is it with a stick between your toes? :whistling:
Quote from: Bielie45 on Tuesday, 28 August 2018, 10:39 PM
Bought a 1998 Defender 110 Tdi300, perfect running condition for 2k what a bargain
You did what you canny bugger !!!!!
Bloody hell Notty....
I wish I hadnt seen this..
They do a Black / Red version with Gel inserts...
mmmmmm
Get it Speedy. I would, but to get them here cost all up is around $1000, & I'm not squeaky or anything, but I'm buggered if I'll spend that amount on a seat without even trying it first.
Col
thats a small price to pay for living in such a gorgeous place on Earth.
I am thinking about thinking about it...
P.S
I own a wallet that squeaks when its opened!
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Friday, 31 August 2018, 05:33 PM
Bloody hell Notty....
I wish I hadnt seen this..
They do a Black / Red version with Gel inserts...
mmmmmm
last chance for 10% off today Simon - go for it :)
@Speedy1959
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Friday, 31 August 2018, 05:44 PM
P.S
I own a wallet that squeaks when its opened!
I own a wallet that squeaks [like a pig before slaughter] when its opened!
my wallett doesnt squeak, just live in australia, always something to pay. kiwi col, have you tried guzzler in bris for a seat price. they are good. most comfy ive ever had.
Got one done local Grog. Put a gel insert into it too, you'd think having a fat arse you wouldn't need a Gel Insert in a seat, but there ya go.
today a 60 led worklight arrived from malaysia, $24, same at local shops around $100.
A set of M12 Coventry die head chasers at the bargain price of $382. A bloody lot of money for 20 threads.
Should keep me busy
Looks like half a day's work :onya:
Quote from: Hooli on Saturday, 01 September 2018, 12:40 AM
Looks like half a day's work :onya:
Yep.I guess so. I've just got up fro a night shift.When i've done this lot i can start battling with the shock adjusters(seized) then i'm just waiting for the injectors to come back from injectortune..... :cheers:
My new battery tester arrived yesterday from E-bay, went out & tested everything I could get me hands on easily. Mostly good, 1 boat battery is on the way out. Voltage good & passed the load test, but new meter said it's down to 63% from what it should be (520cca from 680 cca), so ordered a new battery last night on line.
Got home this afternoon & it's here waiting for me! Not only was the speedy service terrific, but the price was also $100 - $200 less than anywhere else. Good on ya Batterydirect!! Me new gizmo won't check motorbike batterys as it only goes down to 30ah. If I knew the CCA of the Yuasa battery I might be able to check it using that scale, but it just says 14ah.
Pleased with my new instrument, thanks Grog for pointing me in the direction.
@grog
A new washing machine.
and a pinny?
Quote from: KiwiCol on Wednesday, 05 September 2018, 06:19 PM
and a pinny?
Happy wife, happy life. She's just had her pay rise and bonus.... :whistling:
New big shed on the horizon then . . . :onya:
Col, bike batt will be 200cca max.
i bought some pool filters online. this morn, sitting in car in shed, raining so no bike today, opened garage door, started car, just fiddling to get my spotify music right, a tap on my shoulder. 3 heart attacks later, was courier delivering filters. hes lucky to be alive, me also. scared the hell out of me.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Wednesday, 05 September 2018, 06:57 PM
New big shed on the horizon then . . . :onya:
That'll be for the camel Col....
K5 gsx1400 engine from eBay...
According to attached pictures - all sensors included and even OEM front sprocket and speed sensor attached.
Why?... :confused1:
Impulsive purchase, for big bore project... Or maybe, will just restore it to factory condition... Who know's. Anyway - long term hobby investment :)
Just waiting for the raisers to arrive.
The socket is for the rear axle, it's an impact socket but no, I will not be using the air gun!
Quote from: lil4399 on Monday, 10 September 2018, 07:16 PM
Just waiting for the raisers to arrive.
The socket is for the rear axle, it's an impact socket but no, I will not be using the air gun!
oooooo looks good - I am going to order some but cant decide between blue or Gold....also cant decide on medium or high as i need the bars nearer and already have Oberon angled risers so may go for low and fit the risers Dave mentioned Sw-Motech :) confused.........
Another donation to the DVLA to allow me to ride my bike on the road for another period of time - or taxed me bike
(https://gsx1400owners.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi67.tinypic.com%2F2em1lop.jpg&hash=ee0a4eda753ca3cf6af4d8831d51aeda9ec0063a)
"Happy Christmas Tony" ....... or are they last years :whistling:
Best before valentines day so you can save one as a present for the missus too.
http://www.xmasclock.com
Mince pies....mmmmm lovely. I have to stop myself from buying them, else I just eat my way through the packet in no time at all.
You can have my share of the rancid disgusting awful things Barmy.
Quote from: Hooli on Tuesday, 11 September 2018, 09:02 PM
You can have my share of the rancid disgusting awful things Barmy.
Oh yes please Andy !!!!!
it may (or may not) come a s a bit of a surprise, that I also really enjoy a nice fruit mince pie. :drool: The nicest ones come with a lattice top & are sold in 9 packs. The same company also does an Apricot & Brandy version, :smitten: very moreish as well. Probably just as well they don't sell them in dozen packs . . .
Best served in pairs.... warmed... with a generous helping of custard! :whistling:
Dynojet pod-300 arrived today...
Ordered from US eBay. Good price, and extra bonus - EU taxes were not added! Lucky me :boogie: (seller place value of product 25$, and customs did not care to check)
there is some info:
http://www.powercommander.com/powercommander/products/pod300/powercommander-pod-300.aspx
Quote from: Notty on Monday, 10 September 2018, 09:30 PM
Quote from: lil4399 on Monday, 10 September 2018, 07:16 PM
Just waiting for the raisers to arrive.
The socket is for the rear axle, it's an impact socket but no, I will not be using the air gun!
oooooo looks good - I am going to order some but cant decide between blue or Gold....also cant decide on medium or high as i need the bars nearer and already have Oberon angled risers so may go for low and fit the risers Dave mentioned Sw-Motech :) confused.........
The bars are lower with less rake and the risers will be a cheap version of the SW Motech, if they are comfortable I am arranging to have some made with a nicer top design. Watch this space... :whistling:
I purchased train tickets to go get a more interesting car on the 23rd.
Hooli a Reliant Robin just wont do !
:)
I had a reliant 850cc super Robin estate in the 80's for 4 weeks I didn't have a car licence back them just a full bike licence.
The reason I had it for 4 weeks 2as first time out I rolled it so took 3 weeks a to fix it (and redo all earlier repairs by other owners) then sell it .
White knuckles all the way
:doh:
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Thursday, 13 September 2018, 10:04 PM
Hooli a Reliant Robin just wont do !
:)
One of them would fit in the boot :)
Bought these :)
Got this today from Harley-Davidson shop in chesterfield,and yes I did wear a balaclava when I went in,
You know why HD shops don't mind you wearing balaclavas? it's because they are the ones committing daylight robbery. :stir:
How much did they rob you for that Daytona? :happy1:
It was £19 but I bought some halvarsonns denim bike trousers and did a bit of negotiating so I got the spray can for 3 quid,
You sure it was a balaclava and not a turban.............
£19 down to £3, good bartering. :clapping:
Would be interested to see if it's as good as the S100 ....
I've sprayed the left side of the engine and will compare it to the right side tomorrow,as for the negotiating fruit,I told the saleswoman that I have a Suzuki address scooter so I reckon she felt sorry for me,
Tell me you rode that to the HD dealer...... please... :rofl2: :rofl2:
Quote from: ARH on Sunday, 16 September 2018, 05:35 AM
Would be interested to see if it's as good as the S100 ....
I bought it and its the same - excellent :) but i paid £21 bugger :bugga:
Erm..... hate to tell you guys...£13.89 on Amazon.co.uk.... :whistling:
Regarding Engine Brightener - HD stuff seems to be sold in more then 2 times bigger can's.
According to google - S100 is 128g wet and HD is 311g. So price for HD stuff is better...
Correct me if I'm wrong :)
if it's HD, it'll probably be in gallons & ounces -- none of this metric stuff :whistling:
Quote from: ARH on Sunday, 16 September 2018, 06:09 AM
Tell me you rode that to the HD dealer...... please... :rofl2: :rofl2:
Yes! Now that'd be awesome to see!
Quote from: KiwiCol on Sunday, 16 September 2018, 07:21 AM
if it's HD, it'll probably be in gallons & ounces -- none of this metric stuff :whistling:
There is what google show us:
(https://m.fortnine.ca/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/catalogimages/s100/engine-brightener-128g.jpg)
(https://shop.thunderbike.de/out/pictures/master/product/1/93600068-harley.jpg)
Quote from: KiwiCol on Sunday, 16 September 2018, 07:21 AM
if it's HD, it'll probably be in gallons & ounces -- none of this metric stuff :whistling:
Yeah but being yanks they don't even know how big a gallon really is.
Yup. They have small gallons, like they have small . . .? :popcorn:
Twin blue tooth headsets..
I only actually wanted one for my phones sat nav but the price was so good for two that I pounced !
Quote from: northern on Sunday, 16 September 2018, 07:18 AM
Regarding Engine Brightener - HD stuff seems to be sold in more then 2 times bigger can's.
According to google - S100 is 128g wet and HD is 311g. So price for HD stuff is better...
Correct me if I'm wrong :)
Nope... amazon has 300g for 13.89... I think I mentioned in another thread Louis.de also sell it 300g cans around 15 Euro
Two waterproof twat-nav mounts as I need one & my mum does too. A whole £5 or so each from Hong Kong, we'll see what arrives...
Quote from: ARH on Sunday, 16 September 2018, 06:51 AM
Erm..... hate to tell you guys...£13.89 on Amazon.co.uk.... :whistling:
Have you got the link as i cant see it on Amazon uk :)
@ARH
@ Notty .. here you go
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Shine-S100-300ml-Aerosol/dp/B005EY3914/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1537097641&sr=8-8&keywords=S100&refinements=p_89%3AS100
Quote from: ARH on Sunday, 16 September 2018, 09:35 PM
@ Notty .. here you go
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Shine-S100-300ml-Aerosol/dp/B005EY3914/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1537097641&sr=8-8&keywords=S100&refinements=p_89%3AS100
Thanks - different can to the USA and its not in english so that will be why i missed it - but £13.89 + £13.25 delivery makes it more expensive than tractor spray from HD :)
S
Quote from: Notty on Sunday, 16 September 2018, 10:05 PM
Quote from: ARH on Sunday, 16 September 2018, 09:35 PM
@ Notty .. here you go
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Shine-S100-300ml-Aerosol/dp/B005EY3914/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1537097641&sr=8-8&keywords=S100&refinements=p_89%3AS100
Thanks - different can to the USA and its not in english so that will be why i missed it - but £13.89 + £13.25 delivery makes it more expensive than tractor spray from HD :)
Same for me - I have HD dealership here (and also mates who ride harly's , so I don't have to go there) and HD stuff will be cheaper.
Also - Amazon refuse to sent S100 to my country :rolleyes:
Sorry lads... couldn't see the delivery charges cos I'm in Austria.......
Well bought this the other day, filter+oil
New handlebar + risers.
Allready fitted tested and approved :cheers:
Smooth as silk, and comfortable.
Liqui Moly oils are certainly good but this one is out of spec.
:devil:
@Icebreaker is it Lada 2105 or Fiat on a photos?
Ice, that pic of your clocks & bars, you've got the brake & clutch mounts tipped way forward? be better to have the fluid reservoirs etc on the level wouldn't it? I can imagine what would happen if you took the lid off with them on an angle like that.
I appear to have replaced my sensible Saab with something older, thirstier, slower, harder to park, more expensive and smaller inside. It does have a 4.0 V8 though :cool:
Have you been drinking and bidding at the same time Hooli :stir:
Quote from: Hooli on Monday, 24 September 2018, 07:19 AM
I appear to have replaced my sensible Saab with something older, thirstier, slower, harder to park, more expensive and smaller inside. It does have a 4.0 V8 though :cool:
Slower & smaller inside? I always thought those 4L V8's went quite good. XJ8 is it? Like that model, not so much the newer ones. What Saab did ya have?
I've still got the Saab, it's a 9-5 2.3t Vector auto, it's up for sale after a MOT this week. I'm sure the Saab feels quicker 50-90 but as the Jag doesn't feel quite right things might improve there. I'll be cleaning the throttle body for starters. It might just be going back to a non-turbo of course, NA engines don't often feel as responsive.
It's a V8 4.0 with all the toys & almost all of them still work. Just the heated driver's seat & aircon to sort really. No rush on the aircon but I'll get it nitrogen sniffed so I know what to replace over the winter.
I bought a 3/8 and 1/2 inch cordless Milwakee ratchets and 6 batterys, mix of baterry sizes.
Nice tools Bielie. Keen on a 3/8 drive myself.
A genuine Suzuki ignition switch.....
A retro Casio digital LCD watch for £11.99 to add to my collection.
I just missed out on a Citizen Eco Drive Red Arrows Limited Edition watch...My Son nabbed it locally for the bargain price of £170. They're £699 new :furious:
Froudy he'd probably sell it to you if the price was right :rofl2:
Mounting kit for Givi top box rack and pannier brackets - out with the tool box now :boogie:
Well done finding a set Mark.
The 14 is a great packhorse, I've done lots of trips two up with luggage. Plenty of room and those racks just make life easy.
Happy travels :onya:
I'd make sure the brazing (yes it really isn't welding) where the rack fits to the grab rail is waterproof with some silicon or similar before you fit them. I've had one rot out & snap there as water got in & rotted it before the paint fell off.
Also clean & grease the join in the pannier racks under the mudguard well, it's an utter twat to get apart if you need to remove them otherwise.
Oh finally, check the catch on the topbox, they fit with slam lock like a house door. When they get old the tip of the sliding section in the bottom of the box breaks off & then the topbox randomly falls off as you ride (guess how I discovered this?). Oh & put some sticky rubber or similar on the rack to stop the topbox rattling about, otherwise it makes the bars shake slightly which makes your hands ache & you can't let go with both hands.
Hooli I am a big Jag fan so I fully approve of your ludicrous decision. I'd get an XKR if I could afford to, or a Mk2.
XKR would be ideal, I did try for a XJR but missed it before getting this. I can see a XJR in my future before they go up in price too much. This is my 2nd V8 but I've not owned a blower yet...
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Tuesday, 25 September 2018, 08:59 PM
Well done finding a set Mark.
The 14 is a great packhorse, I've done lots of trips two up with luggage. Plenty of room and those racks just make life easy.
Happy travels :onya:
Cheers Kiwi. The wife and I are off into France and Germany next year and bought the 14 for touring as well as normal use. Didn't realise when I got rid of the 1250 Bandit that racks for our bikes were so hard to come by :doh:. I did get quite worried that we wouldn't be able to use it for touring but then managed to get mine from Stoli so hats off to him :notworthy:
14s are great for touring. Just stay out of Italy, if my recent experience is anything to go by 14s are allergic to the place!
Used to repair lots of Jags. The XKR is a car l really liked. Went pretty good too.
Quote from: northern on Monday, 24 September 2018, 03:40 AM
@Icebreaker is it Lada 2105 or Fiat on a photos?
Lada, fixing it for my father in law
A lada that'll be a classic have made it this long as they didn't have the best reputation for lasting to long .
:onya:
Yes going to be a nice classic.
It has had the same owner from new, my father in law is, second owner :smoke:
And it has null rust. :hat:
So it is a keeper
Hooli, once had a run in supered xj jag. awesome car. have rebuilt xj6 motor, pretty much a nightmare. did a starter motor on xj12, another nightmare. rebuilt brakes on next door neighbours e type, back in 80s. whole system. got stolen 2 weeks later. many xj here that fit chev v8s. they go well. small blocks, 350 mainly. 5.7 litre.
Big bar of white chocolate this afternoon. Will be out buying beer tonight tho :cheers:
A 2009 moto guzzi stelvio 1200 with only 8200 miles in showroom off the assembly line condition !!!
Quote from: shanered6 on Friday, 28 September 2018, 06:27 AM
A 2009 moto guzzi stelvio 1200 with only 8200 miles in showroom off the assembly line condition !!!
Sounds exciting, enjoy !! .....pop a photo up please. :onya:
I will put some pics up as soon as it gets cant get a courier till beginnig of next week !
but here is a pic of it at the dealers :boogie:
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/nnUAAOSwVK9bK54p/s-l1600.jpg
Very nice !! :onya:
I must admit I like that..
I cant recall ever seeing one in the flesh.
S.
Speedy, sorry mate but had to mention, very funny, seeing bone in the flesh, best mis type for a while😂
I saw a couple of those Guzzis in the Alps last month, they seem to go pretty well.
I didn't buy it but my eldest arrived with this today.
Im a big guzzi fan and like the 14 no bloody electronics gizmo's just good old fashioned engineering and even good old locking nut and screw tappet adjustment , so all you need is a good set of tools and away you go :imrgreen:
Quote from: Snapey on Friday, 28 September 2018, 06:12 PM
I didn't buy it but my eldest arrived with this today.
What about the other two in the shed.
Joined "Costco". It's $60 a year but might be worth it. Saved a bit on a shop today and their fuel is often the cheapest in the city. Probably won't go every week but a monthly shop for loo rolls / tinned or dry food / kitchen roll / soft drink etc and fuel up the Ute will more than cover the membership.
Strange shop. $15,000 diamond ring near cheap T shirts, a hot dog and a drink for $2, a choice of several coffins, hearing aids, eye tests, a sea food party platter, 5 foot tall teddy bears and huge TV's near a mountain of Xmas decorations.
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Quote from: Irish in Oz on Saturday, 29 September 2018, 06:17 AM
Quote from: Snapey on Friday, 28 September 2018, 06:12 PM
I didn't buy it but my eldest arrived with this today.
What about the other two in the shed.
No room in that shed Jeff, that's why I built the new one although with it now insulated & lined I'm wondering if it's too clean to be used as a bike shed.
Didn't but anything but a new custom dash for my Defender arrived earlier in the week..... :) Free ! :)
Today bought some coolant & brake fluid for it.
Gonna service it tomorrow, weather permitting.
Shanered, what about the Guzzi people who bought 1200 8 v motored bikes? valve train destroys itself. mate down the road has one, cant be fixed, under warranty but no parts available. Guzzi wont honour wrty, says he shouldve used Guzzi oil. in the courts now, 30g down the gurgler. 2 yrs now, id be totally pissed off, he is. hope yours has Guzzi oil in it, whatever that is.
Not today, but on Tuesday I had my first tattoo...I know I've left it a bit late, but it's something I've wanted for years now. Just never found the "Right" design in the past.
I saw a piece of jewellery when we were on holiday in Spain earlier this month...Perfect design and just what I wanted :imrgreen:
A friend actually sent me this which is very accurate :rofl2:
Quote...
"Ah! A more complex Triquesta based knot. The traditional Triquesta based knots mean a Union of Mind, Spirit and Body. As you have three interlinked, it suggests a more complicated union. Your Mind is essentially Willing, Your Spirit you want is JD, and your Body just doesn't want to work anymore"
Quote from: grog on Saturday, 29 September 2018, 08:59 PM
Shanered, what about the Guzzi people who bought 1200 8 v motored bikes? valve train destroys itself. mate down the road has one, cant be fixed, under warranty but no parts available. Guzzi wont honour wrty, says he shouldve used Guzzi oil. in the courts now, 30g down the gurgler. 2 yrs now, id be totally pissed off, he is. hope yours has Guzzi oil in it, whatever that is.
I have a mate Steve has a 2008 stelvio one of the first made he's done over 80k on it and the only trouble he has ever had with it is a failed generator and a blown fork seal , and that bike has a hard life as a courier bike .
I think its like anything you buy some times you have bad luck !
Diamond (not big) earring to my Mrs. Today is her birthday.
She's a lucky lady..... Happy birthday Mrs Northern :cheers:
Got some hand guards for the 14 ... but there not what i was expecting !! .... there a bit cheap and flimsy but i supose they will keep some of the wind off :rolleyes:
Shanered, wasnt at all knocking your Guzzi, i like them lots, sound unreal. Just hoping yours doesnt have the cam wearing problem. a lot do, fit the roller conversion.
Quote from: grog on Sunday, 30 September 2018, 06:51 PM
Shanered, wasnt at all knocking your Guzzi, i like them lots, sound unreal. Just hoping yours doesnt have the cam wearing problem. a lot do, fit the roller conversion.
No worries grog ! .... the italian stuff is like marmite you like or you hate it.... and the reliability side of things can be a bit more hit and miss compared to the jap and german stuff , but you's pays your money and you"s take your chance !
Ive owned a few guzzi's in my time and for the best part they have been quite reliable but i have to say they dont tend to like it to hot , here in the uk with our inclement weather they tend to do better .
I bought a new project. It was cheap due to CEM-module issues.
Now(three weeks later) it works. It was only bad solder joint, but it took three weeks to find it. And MOT was passed with no problems.
Shanered, i had Ducati bevels for 20 yrs so understand Italian stuff. Quite amazing some of it. Some of it not so. My old Darmah rates equal with 14 in best bikes ive had stakes. I built its motor in 1985, cost 4g to do. Made 80 bhp at rear wheel. I did 80 th ks after rebuild, still perfect. Had all the trick bits.
I love em !! :imrgreen: some people cant understand the connection you get with some italian stuff especially if you like to fiddle and work on your bikes ( you will allways have something to do with a guzzi or Ducati ) , i understand the problems that guzzi have had with the 1200 8v engine and valves but once sorted its a great motor and you just have to buy clever .
I think my Ducati Monster 1200s is brilliant :smitten:
New Helmet HJC SI Max2 - the Schuberth is done! Its relegated to the used equipment shelf.
A wetsuit for my trip to Scotland.. :grin:
Just joking but I would be well prepared for any showers..
A dry suit would be warmer
Im sure speedy knows how to warm a wetsuit :facepalm:
Just bought a K3 oem exhaust system complete. Arrived 6 days after order from used parts dealer in Japan $525.00 Aussie, free postage ! Couple of small dents but not significant, no scratches and chrome as good as new. This completes my quest to return the 14 to original. :boogie: :boogie: :boogie:
Bundy, that has to be a brilliant buy. Great price. Japs spend big bucks on fancy stuff for 14, spend a few hours looking, unbelievable.
Two big mac's. Needed some comfort food after getting my bike dynoed and finding out that the used PCIII I purchased was faulty 😢. Dyno guy did some tweaking to the standard ecu, bike runs better and smoother but could not maximise as well as with a good working PC.
@BbigMmac Get in touch with dynajet they might be able to fix your power commander III.
worth a shot anyway
Good luck . :onya:
Galaxy Watch LTE... :embarrassed:
As I understand, smart watches are not popular among us (forum users), but I like tech things and... Actually, it's only reason :grin:
Quote from: seth on Wednesday, 03 October 2018, 07:06 AM
@BbigMmac
Get in touch with dynajet they might be able to fix your power commander III.
worth a shot anyway
Good luck . :onya:
Thanks for the good idea Seth, can always try that indeed👍🏻.
Didn't buy it was given it :) and a nice pair of Dianese gloves.
I just bought this pile of crap, said i'd never do another, but I don't like twiddling my fingers!!
Best bit is, I HATE these bloody things, but its something different to learn about.
About 98% all there, & the previous owner started a so called restoration, but not very well, everything's been sand-blasted, then aerosol painted over, leaving the pitted surface showing under, so although no rust, it looks 'orrid'!! No matter as its all coming down again anyway.
Rusty wheels have been silver-painted, & just about every nut & bolt is wrong, painted over many dents as well, but having said all that,
it's not really that bad at all.
New stainless rims & spokes delivered today & a new exhaust system should be here tomorrow, just ordered another grands worth of parts.
It begins ( again )
Good luck with the build
@lawrie :onya:
Plenty of photo's please.
Oh..And I bought another watch :imrgreen:
Details on the "Show us your watches" thread if and when it turns up..Bit nervous about this one to be honest.
My word what an awful looking thing, well done!
It should be fast in those colours lol
I think my dad had one back in the day
Hopefully you get it finished
I look forward to following your progress
:cheers:
Quote from: Hooli on Wednesday, 17 October 2018, 06:01 AM
My word what an awful looking thing, well done!
Comment of the month goes too...Hooli :imrgreen: :clapping: :clapping: :rofl2:
I've seen a lot worse mate ;)
Quote from: lawrie on Wednesday, 17 October 2018, 05:04 AM
I just bought this pile of crap, said i'd never do another, but I don't like twiddling my fingers!!
Best bit is, I HATE these bloody things, but its something different to learn about.
About 98% all there, & the previous owner started a so called restoration, but not very well, everything's been sand-blasted, then aerosol painted over, leaving the pitted surface showing under, so although no rust, it looks 'orrid'!! No matter as its all coming down again anyway.
Rusty wheels have been silver-painted, & just about every nut & bolt is wrong, painted over many dents as well, but having said all that,
it's not really that bad at all.
New stainless rims & spokes delivered today & a new exhaust system should be here tomorrow, just ordered another grands worth of parts.
It begins ( again )
I sense another stunning masterpiece in the making - watch this space?
I agree with ya Dave, it'll be rebuilt to the highest standard, however, it'll be stunning for an entirely different reason :happy1:
Blue and White Lawrie....... :drool:
What kind of bike is it?
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 17 October 2018, 08:20 AM
What kind of bike is it?
aaaaa.........Fugly! but well DUNG that man!
Yep, it's damn Ugly, but it will be the best Ugly looking masterpiece by the time your finished with it Lawrie.
Good on you for giving it a go :onya:
Lawrie - the Banksy of the motorcycling world turning out masterpieces!
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 17 October 2018, 08:20 AM
What kind of bike is it?
I not a 100% sure but i think its an Aerial leader with the engine covers missing ?
Yep I'd agree with you on that
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Leader
Yep, spot on, not sure of the year yet as there is no paperwork etc.
They were , wait for it, £197.00 in 1960!! Yep, ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY SEVEN POUNDS!!!!!
BUT, my wage in 1962 was THREE POUNDS a week, so around 65 or so weeks wages, so more expensive then than now.
thanks for enlightening me, i thought i knew most bikes not that one. dissapointed in myself, love ariels. my first road registered was 1952 red hunter 500. still one of the best ive had.
As a young teenager I remember spending more time pushing my mates aerial leader up and down the lane at the back of his house trying to bump start it than he actually spent riding !! :)
Quote from: Notty on Wednesday, 17 October 2018, 07:28 PM
As a young teenager I remember spending more time pushing my mates aerial leader up and down the lane at the back of his house trying to bump start it than he actually spent riding !! :)
Ye for a 2stroke they were very poorly carbed and constantly flooding .
Aldi paddock stands are the cheapest around and are OK at $49.99 (£27.50) each so I couldn't resist 4 more at $29.99 (£16.50) each.
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A couple of the ones I already have...
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I now have 10 paddock stands and 1 steering head stand,
possibly more than I really need, but if I have my way they will all be in use next year.
"98 Grade / premium" petrol at Costco.
$1.49c a ltr is about (UK) 83p a ltr.
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That's a good buy alright Tony, ya need a bigger shed and more bikes to go with the stands. Think Snapey has some room at the mo . . .
Quote from: KiwiCol on Sunday, 11 November 2018, 02:11 PM
That's a good buy alright Tony, ya need a bigger shed and more bikes to go with the stands. Think Snapey has some room at the mo . . .
I'm still hoarding / stockpiling / collecting bikes, parts, tools etc etc for when I retire.
The whole point of moving is to be mortgage free with a much bigger shed.
I'm quite open to breaking / parting out a 14 or 2 in the future if the right bikes turn up at the right price.
That the trouble with only having one arse. You can only ride one.at a time.
I got both of mine out today for a run each, had to do the usual swapsies though. :imrgreen:
Friday I bought one of those headstock paddock stands
Today Speedy's 1400
Quote from: Bob on Monday, 12 November 2018, 05:08 AM
Friday I bought one of those headstock paddock stands
Today Speedy's 1400
not just Speedys 1400 but Sophie !! :smile2:
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Sunday, 11 November 2018, 12:03 PM
"98 Grade / premium" petrol at Costco.
$1.49c a ltr is about (UK) 83p a ltr.
I am actually spending less money on fuel here than a did in Oz, probably because I don't have to travel as far to get what I need.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Monday, 12 November 2018, 08:06 AM
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Sunday, 11 November 2018, 12:03 PM
"98 Grade / premium" petrol at Costco.
$1.49c a ltr is about (UK) 83p a ltr.
I am actually spending less money on fuel here than a did in Oz, probably because I don't have to travel as far to get what I need.
After driving all over Qld and NSW to do earthworks, I'm now working at the Port of Brisbane so have a daily 30k to work 30k home everyday. The lowest daily mileage I've ever had. I do keep an eye on fuel prices, although the wife normally pays for mine.
Tony , that Torque stuff from Aldi is good i reckon. Their clothes get good reviews, i only have bike jeans but seem ok, had armour pockets so i got some extra. I like their leather jackets, been in cord for years but nothing like the feel of a good leather.
Quote from: grog on Monday, 12 November 2018, 07:15 PM
Tony , that Torque stuff from Aldi is good i reckon. Their clothes get good reviews, i only have bike jeans but seem ok, had armour pockets so i got some extra. I like their leather jackets, been in cord for years but nothing like the feel of a good leather.
I have their leather jeans heavy duty and the thermal underwear all good. Pete can fill you in on the waterproof jackets.
Tony, my travel distance to work = 0 lol
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Monday, 12 November 2018, 07:42 PM
Pete can fill you in on the waterproof jackets.
Not only the jacket Jeffrey but I had the pants also. I replaced both with fishing net which kept the moisture out much better than the Aldi waterproofs.
Snapey, bet you looked good in fish net. glad i just have the jeans then, they seem ok.
Quote from: grog on Monday, 12 November 2018, 08:35 PM
Snapey, bet you looked good in fish net. glad i just have the jeans then, they seem ok.
I've got the jeans too Grog & they're brilliant. The jacket is probably OK too. I was talking about the "waterproof" wet weather gear.
Quote from: Snapey on Monday, 12 November 2018, 08:21 PM
I replaced both with fishing net which kept the moisture out much better than the Aldi waterproofs.
:happy1: :onya:
Filled the Ute up with fuel.
It runs fine on Caltex-91.
Price is back down to $1.24 a ltr (UK 71p a ltr)
Bought some cheap extension ladders.
Only lightweight 2.4m to 3.9m for $99 but they will be fine for painting to carport and cleaning the gutters on the shed etc.
Cheapest we've got (down here) for 91 is $1.99/L Most places are selling 91 at $2.09
Costco's 98-Premium is now $1.41, about a UK 80p a ltr.
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I got ulp 91 for $1.26 today. Cheapest for a while.
£1.27 a litre here for 95 ron.
I go to Glossop once a month & always fill up there, being as the place is rather backwards in time it's no surprise fuel prices are to. It was £1.22 per ltr early this month.
I bought these, with a gift card my kids gave me for my birthday.
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I just did my Xmas shopping.
The dog got a huge bag of his favourite pigs-ears chews, and 2 big "dental chews" that he go's mad for.
The hens got a bag of sunflower seeds, and a whole (cheap) lettuce that I know they will love, instead of the usual scraps.
I bought myself yet another old DVD I've been after. The 1947 original black and white version of Miracle on 34th Street.
I was was quite pleased with my Xmas shopping until the wife said she hopped I hadn't spent too much on her and the kids. Looks like I'm shopping again tomorrow.
I've discovered I've got £120 of nectar points to waste use. Seems time to stock up on posh Scotch as it'll be on offer too.
Quote from: Hooli on Sunday, 23 December 2018, 09:08 PM
I've discovered I've got £120 of nectar points to waste use. Seems time to stock up on posh Scotch as it'll be on offer too.
Isn't that Bushmills Whiskey. A mate gave me a bottle of Shirley Bassey the other day.
Aye Bushmills is Irish whiskey, the other four I got are Scotch Whiskys. I've opened the Jura Journey today as soon as I got in from work. It's damn delicious, very smooth & smokey. My new favourite.
I can't see my pic, so here's my drink cupboard in the kitchen, should last a while...
If we'd had turned right at tomintoul we'd have gone right through the heart of speyside whisky country my old storming ground with my old work .
I'm not keen on whisky but love the area.
So a wee rum for me
:cheers:
Didn't buy anything!!!
bought my last bottle of spirits today the drinks are ready !! :devil:
Quote from: seth on Tuesday, 25 December 2018, 02:58 AM
If we'd had turned right at tomintoul we'd have gone right through the heart of speyside whisky country my old storming ground with my old work .
I'm not keen on whisky but love the area.
So a wee rum for me
:cheers:
I didn't like it then! I tried a few afterwards while I was out on the Isles & decided it was a good thing.
Bought a 10kg ham & cooked it for Xmas day
Pretty random. I bought a pack of spiced ginger beer and the "A Star Is Born" soundtrack.
Quote from: Hooli on Tuesday, 25 December 2018, 02:27 AM
Aye Bushmills is Irish whiskey, the other four I got are Scotch Whiskys. I've opened the Jura Journey today as soon as I got in from work. It's damn delicious, very smooth & smokey. My new favourite.
I can't see my pic, so here's my drink cupboard in the kitchen, should last a while...
The 10 year old is good but the best is the Shirley Bassey in front of pic.
Theres nothing like a bit of black bush now and again !!! :whistling:
Oil n filter on Xmas day , Happy Xmas everyone !
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Tony, bloody good little tyre gauges, 5 yrs under seat not even a battery. Those saw blades, i have similar, unbelievable how well they cut. Even on top of pole saw.
I think I now have 4 digital gauges. I like them.
One with my compressor in the shed, one go's in my tool box for the drags.
I put one under the seat if I'm touring / over night runs. I think one needs a new battery!
The Ryobi adapter lets me charge my phone or speakers a few times from one of my Ryobi 18v batteries.
The jump leads have gone behind the seat in my Ute, my lighter weight ones are now in the garage, more suitable for the bikes.
Bought a heap of other stuff.
The wife and kids realise I'm much happier having Bunnings / Supercheap gift cards !
my xmas gifts were $130 coles/myer cards. brilliant.
A kitchen, designed it myself :)
Looks a winner Irish. No help at all from Ikea. Very good. Today i bought some Antex, have millions ants here but spread this around, seems to be less. Also fitted a new grip to golf club, never done that before, seems ok. Pest Controller & Golf Pro all in one day. Happy Old Man. Dont you love a newfound talent. 😂
Grog, I am very impressed with the Ikea software, they checked over it in the store all OK. This is the third kitchen I've done the last one was in Oz Kaboddle, like the rail mounting system on Ikea and drawers.
My wife bought a tank bag from ebay for me and it's a belter! Loads of compartments for stuff, clear map pocket on the top and also one on the base plate if you don't need to use the bag itself. The bag is two bags really as it can be unzipped if you don't need to use all the storage and just put one or the other on the baseplate. It's made of quite durable looking material and also comes with a waterproof cover.
It can even turn into a rucksack so you don't have to worry about leaving your stuff behind or carrying an unwieldy shape around with you
No designer label on it, in fact I can't find a makers name anywhere, but it's bloody brill - and only £19.99 :)
@Tony Nitrous do you have a link to the tyre gauge and the battery adapter thingy?
Quote from: VladTepes on Thursday, 10 January 2019, 10:09 AM
@Tony Nitrous do you have a link to the tyre gauge and the battery adapter thingy?
I forgot I bought the 18V USB charger. I have a LOT of Ryobi 18V tools and that was the first time I'd seen the USB charger (In Bunnings)
The tyre pressure gauge is on of Supercheaps own. I have a few different ones but I use them at home, work, drags etc so it's good to have a few. Can't remember the price.
Today I bought...... nothing.
This still surprises my wife. On New Years Eve I put together enough money for a new bike and to return to Cambodia and Thailand. My wife (who knows me very well) is constantly surprised I make it home without visiting a bike shop or travel agent.
I'm not sure how long I can't last at this though.... :whistling:
I bought myself a birthday pressie for this weekend.
Major bucket list car achieved & it lives up to the hype. The noise & performance when floored is amazing, but then a 380bhp supercharged V8 does that right?
I like that model Hooli, looks nice in silver. :onya:
Hooli, very nice. I dont often praise Pommy cars but they are awesome. Had a drive of one. You would like some of our Aussie muscle cars. One of the best is xr6 ford. no internal mods really needed for big power, video from memory is 450 bhp, mate at shop near my work has one with 1500 on dyno, still idles at 1000 revs. His just lights up rear at throttle touch. Yeah, 1500 bhp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d5QDDeLjBs
I've been doing bits on it today & I'll have to buy secondary timing chain tensioners as it's got the mk1s fitted that are known to fail. There is also an issue with it pressurising the fuel tank when on boost, which I suspect is a dodgy valve in the emissions control rubbish fitted.
At some point this year it'll need a belly rub & fresh underseal too.
Good onya Hooli, that's a nice classy/sporty looking beast :onya:
Alcohol free red wine, tastes OK.
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Nooooooooo........ that's all wrong Tony!!!
There's a Zero % beer too. Russians make it, (Baltika I think it's called) in a white can. Tastes very nice & is a great quencher. Can join in with others having a beer, but you're not taking in any alcohol. Had it myself a few times, don't buy it all the time, but do occasionally.
Coopers have started making a 0% abv beer. I had to do a double take to make sure my eyes weren't playing tricks on me when I saw it in the Service station fridge. I wasn't game to buy one at $6.50 tho.
I have 3 different alcohol free beers in the fridge. Coopers, Birra Moreti and Calton.
All different, all OK.
Only bought the 0% red wine recently, it's not bad. I have some 0% sparkling white wine that we bought for Xmas but haven't opened yet.
Good Onya Tony, I know you have been off the Grog for a long time now & that is a great way to still have a drink :clapping:
Alcohol free beer and wine is like going down on your sister, tastes the same but is just wrong. :whistling:
Disclaimer: this does not affect people from Norfolk, as it's a long standing tradition there.
Quote from: Sweaty on Sunday, 13 January 2019, 06:01 PM
Good Onya Tony, I know you have been off the Grog for a long time now & that is a great way to still have a drink :clapping:
Thanks.
I'm on day 4,212 today.
Well Done Tony. :hat:
I bought Her Indoors a new (to her) car today. Which is only fair seeing as I wrote hers off in an accident on Christmas day.
2014 Ford Territory Titanium. 2.7l td.
She seems happy. Except for a sore bum.
(Steady on, its because we took the bike down to the ACT and back.)
Quote from: Taniwha on Sunday, 13 January 2019, 08:01 PM
Well Done Tony. :hat:
I bought Her Indoors a new (to her) car today. Which is only fair seeing as I wrote hers off in an accident on Christmas day.
2014 Ford Territory Titanium. 2.7l td.
She seems happy. Except for a sore bum.
(Steady on, its because we took the bike down to the ACT and back.)
I had 4 brand new Ford Territory's one after another.
All 4ltr straight 6 "Barra".
I'm a huge fan of them.
Wrote one off in a head on.
Took one for a spirited lap of Bathurst.
Did huge mileage up and down the East coast in them.
My favourite Aussie car. So useable.
My bro bought a new 2016 Ford Territory TD loves it. Raves about the fuel economy. He did have a 2005 petrol Territory so he did notice the difference.
My third Brand new Territory at 1 week old !
I had another brand new one 2 weeks later.
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The 4th one got traded back in (Wife can't have cars over 40,000k / 2 years)
and we downsized to a new Rav-4 and a newHilux (I supply Toyota dealers so get a discount) and these we will put differently against our tax and possibly keep longer this time.
Thats a sad story Tony. One week.
Did the nut holding the steering wheel fail Tony ?
There just seems to be something about the Territories. The guy I bought from had three previously and had an Everest currently.
I've always been partial to Falcons and their inline 6
Bought a Yamaha. A 175cc like my first bike.
Bought insurance for the gsx even tho it ain't driving.
No claims bonus was going to expire in 2 days :jack:
New tool box for the Ute...
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Tray Tops are a handy work bench.
Worse thing about living both sides of the world is you have t buy everthing twice.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 20 January 2019, 09:05 PM
Worse thing about living both sides of the world is you have t buy everthing twice.
You can afford it. ;)
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You can afford it. ;)
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I wish, it's a loooong time until I get my pensions.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 20 January 2019, 11:13 PM
I wish, it's a loooong time until I get my pensions.
If you're talking Aussie pensions then it's not worth the wait.
New Chain :confused1:
Quote from: Snapey on Monday, 21 January 2019, 12:14 AM
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 20 January 2019, 11:13 PM
I wish, it's a loooong time until I get my pensions.
If you're talking Aussie pensions then it's not worth the wait.
I suppose I will have to wait and see the exchange rate.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Monday, 21 January 2019, 08:38 AM
Quote from: Snapey on Monday, 21 January 2019, 12:14 AM
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 20 January 2019, 11:13 PM
I wish, it's a loooong time until I get my pensions.
If you're talking Aussie pensions then it's not worth the wait.
I suppose I will have to wait and see the exchange rate.
I just moved some money from the UK to AU.
A private pension that matured at my 55th birthday.
Wasn't too bad at the moment. Did OK.
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I just moved some money from the UK to AU.
A private pension that matured at my 55th birthday.
Wasn't too bad at the moment. Did OK.
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The exchange rate isn't to bad depending what way it is travelling. I'm moving money all the time.
But the best I ever got thanks to Mr Hawke and Keating was in 1986 when I moved a shit load of GBP to Oz at $2.54. Today about $1.79.
My RZ500 cost me the equivalent of about 1500 pound.
Couple of spare batteries....
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How 'spare' are they ? I need one.. LOL
Quote from: VladTepes on Sunday, 17 March 2019, 05:14 PM
How 'spare' are they ? I need one.. LOL
I already have 3 but one is getting a bit lazy.
I went to get a 5.0ah one but a pack of 4.0am was almost the same price.
I have saws, drills, torches, radio's, grinder, whipper snipper, leaf blower, phone charger etc etc so they get quite a bit of use.
I got a whipper snipper mate, thinking of a blower. Which blower did you get? Any good?
Quote from: VladTepes on Sunday, 17 March 2019, 05:39 PM
I got a whipper snipper mate, thinking of a blower. Which blower did you get? Any good?
It was a package. Whipper snipper and blower together.
It's fine for what I want. I blow out the shed, clean up after I've done the lawns, clean the paths after the hens have dragged everything out from under the hedges!
@Tony Nitrous does it look like (Number 1) https://www.ryobi.com.au/outdoor/products/details/18v-one-brushless-jet-blower-skin-obl18bl?list=current_category&list_name=blowers
or this (Number 2)
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I don't mind Ryobi stuff, it OK for the price and Bunnings back up is very good.
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I finally got around to buying a brake piston press tool...
Should make life a bit easier when doing my brakes :boogie:
A good buy Froudy. I have others also but yours will work fine. Not being a smart arse but multi grips pressing on old pads also a winner in most cases.
Just the frame bungs but in Black of course......
CNC Bikebits on FaceBook
Quote from: froudy on Wednesday, 03 April 2019, 06:50 PM
I finally got around to buying a break piston press tool...
Should make life a bit easier when doing my brakes :boogie:
Easier and safer Steve, I use an air line but keep my helmut on!!
A pair of Michelin Road 5 :stir:
A pair of michelin pilot power.
Another head for the CL450.
Quote from: Snapey on Thursday, 04 April 2019, 09:28 AM
Another head for the CL450.
Are you making it into 4 cylinder.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Thursday, 04 April 2019, 06:57 PM
Quote from: Snapey on Thursday, 04 April 2019, 09:28 AM
Another head for the CL450.
Are you making it into 4 cylinder.
Let's put it this way Jeff .... never buy sight unseen.
Hope you didnt log in and bid while over the limit for bidding Pete...... :facepalm:
Speakin of piston bidding.....anyone heard from Stoli and the Trumpet ?
@Stolichnaya Hasn't been on since end of Feb this year so only a few weeks.
Hopefully he's plotting to out drag me again without telling me he's racing me :stir:
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Friday, 05 April 2019, 04:18 AM
Hope you didnt log in and bid while over the limit for bidding Pete...... :facepalm:
Sober Col. I should do a write up of the problems I'm having with this Honda. It's been one step forward & two back since it arrived from Melbourne ... supposedly a going motorcycle.
Quote from: seth on Friday, 05 April 2019, 05:03 AM
@Stolichnaya
Hasn't been on since end of Feb this year so only a few weeks.
Hopefully he's plotting to out drag me again without telling me he's racing me :stir:
Was he racing? I kept having to slow down behind him...
I hadn't noticed either :happy1:
Not today, but Sunday...
Can't say I really need it, but it was good price, in the shop and the last one...
few times, I need to get bike on a truck or in to the van, I had issues of doing it. Not anymore :)
Im a bit of a hoarder / collector of tools. I have quite a LOT!
Wife doesn't understand but let's me get on with it.
I at least buy something small every week, not always stuff I need right now
or sometimes just a spare or extra of something I have as I keep them in a few places. I will start and add them in this thread, large and small.
Today.
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Magpie....... :stir:
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Wednesday, 12 June 2019, 04:32 PM
Magpie....... :stir:
I'm OK, it's only tools
..... and tool box's
..... and Suzuki's
..... and Suzuki parts
..... and Yoshi exhaust cans
..... and coffee mugs
..... and paddock stands
..... and DVD' s
..... and Ryobi 18v power tools
..... and Hard Rock Cafe glasses for each country
..... and baseball caps
..... and $2 coins with the coloured centres
and..... :rofl2:
I have some $2 coins like that for you mate. $5 each.
New sprockets and chain.
:boogie:
How much for chain and sprockets in Iceland ? ??? ???
I paid 140 pounds :hat:
Similar to here then, I paid £120 about three years ago.
How many miles do you normally get
@Hooli from a chain and sprocket set ?
That's around the price I paid for my last set .
:cheers:
Quote from: seth on Friday, 14 June 2019, 05:58 AM
How many miles do you normally get @Hooli from a chain and sprocket set ?
That's around the price I paid for my last set .
:cheers:
30-35k I'd say. The original set died at about 17k & I've fitted four since then as far as I can recall.
I get around 15-17,000 miles from a chain and sprocket kit riding all year round.
Hunters Motorcycles on Ebay does DID X-Ring chain and JT sprockets kits for the GSX1400 for £87.49 delivered :onya:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-GSX1400-2001-to-2008-Models-DID-Gold-X-Ring-Chain-JT-Sprockets-Kit-Set/192456403310?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
I'm much the same as you
@froudy We get around 18000 miles per set .
I tend to change the chain and sprocket once they need to be adjusted and though they would last longer I change them along with the sprocket carrier bearing at the same time .
:cheers:
Like you said
@seth ...Once I have to adjust the chain tension once a week or more it gets changed.
I don't do the sprocket bearing every time, but it makes sense to as it takes a lot of punishment. I use the 2RS type bearings with both sides rubber sealed, so the water doesn't get in and destroy it quite so easily.
I had a bit of a splurge last week.
An 85 GPZ 550 on monday and an 08 Ninja 250 on wednesday.
The GPZ was a freebie, As long as I get it on a track inside 12 months. Needs plugs, leads, and Carb rebuild.
The Ninjette runs and needs, Brakes rebuilt, sprokets and chain. Cost me $150.
Should be a fun winter project.
Nice pick ups Taniwha. What a bargain :onya:
Cheers Sweaty.
The Ninja had sat outside Carriageworks in Newtown for four years. I left a note on it about six months ago, then last week I got a text. Checked the bike out, offered $150. Took it home, pulled the fairings off, pulled the tank off, hooked it up to a new battery and it cranks beautifully and free. Cleaned the tank out, was mostly petrol with a little water, two litres of fresh gas, reconnect the tank and she fired right up. Unsteady idle, but thats to be expected.
Oil change, engine flush and she'll be a happy little scoot.
I bought a pot of dubbin from the local horsey shop, it's still the best thing I've found for treating leathers & making them last.
Dubbin! That's a blast from the past! Last time I saw Dubbin I was using it on my rugby boots at the ripe age of 12..... and that's not in the recent past I can tell you :rofl2:
It's worked, my leathers were dry, crispy & brown in places. They are all a nice waxy black again now.
USB plugs that show volts too.
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Great buy Tony. Mine is sim, like to see charge rate, always flicks 13.7/13.8.
Quote from: grog on Monday, 17 June 2019, 06:57 PM
Great buy Tony. Mine is sim, like to see charge rate, always flicks 13.7/13.8.
I know the 14's battery is on the way out, so I wasn't surprised to see it showing 11 volts when I turned the ignition on, surprisingly, although it struggled, it still started!
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Nice score T :onya:
I bought a front Angel GT to replace the Angel ST that had done just under 11.000kms. While that was being fitted I went to Hare & Forbes & bought a decent dust extractor for the sand blaster.
So now I'll be able to see what I'm blasting.
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I bought an electric 5.5 ton offroad winch to help my old 1.8 ton Volvo T 24 tractor in bad places.
Another 10mm ratchet spanner.
I think that's the 4th one this week.
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Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 03:41 PM
Another 10mm ratchet spanner.
I think that's the 4th one this week.
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I dont loose 10mm spanners since I zip tie them to a breeze block now
I rarely lose one, but at work it's not unusual for 8 or 9 of us to use one at the same time.
A new hat, looks great with a dark visor.
@mjgt that looks great
With a black visor it'll be stunning.
I wish but when the chaser v came out arai changed the shell shape and now they don't fit me anymore so I have shoei's now .
Used to really like my arai's too.
Be interested to see it with the dark visor fitted .
:cheers:
Chaser x is an odd one for Arai, same as the rebel but all the others still have the traditional Arai fit, chaser x does not fit me either. I have tried other helmets in a bid to save some cash but nothing fits or feels like an Arai.
Arai's are great if you have an Arai shaped head.
Shoei normally fit me personally a lot better.
I bought a 7/8" UNF tap today. Because I'm only doing 8 holes in 1020 BMS instead of a $132 HSS one I thought a Suttons carbon one at $45 would do and I doubt it would be used again.
I'm tapping through holes 60mm long so it looks like the $45 tap has cost me $1.00 for every millimetre of it's life because that's how far it got ... 45 bloody mm.
Not quite a hole then . . . best you spend the bux & get a decent one, you might get 2 holes out of it.
Today i bought nothing really, yeah, i got some beer, weekend sustenance. Lots of footy to watch, need my energy. What i did see today was a perfect stock standard FE. just perfect. I left a note on it , just in case he wants to sell. Looked like its done 100ks. Not thousands, just 100. Very nice. Those bazookas are very big in real life.
I've been selling off most of an R1 I bought - mate needed the engine clock loom and ECU for a Kit Car so I took the rest for £800.00 so far I'm nearly £2K up so I treated myself to new rear sprocket and some titanium bolts
and a gallon of muriatic acid and a gallon of Acetone - I will get the bandit tank clean - carbs got 4th strip and rebuild yesterday . . . .
Quote from: Del on Friday, 21 June 2019, 09:24 PM
and a gallon of muriatic acid and a gallon of Acetone
Grog says he's bought some beer for the weekend & you have bought this Del. You must have iron guts mate :happy1:
Quote from: Sweaty on Friday, 21 June 2019, 09:38 PM
Quote from: Del on Friday, 21 June 2019, 09:24 PM
and a gallon of muriatic acid and a gallon of Acetone
Grog says he's bought some beer for the weekend & you have bought this Del. You must have iron guts mate :happy1:
you know us Scots we will drink anything :cheers: :cheers:
Quote from: Del on Friday, 21 June 2019, 11:55 PM
Quote from: Sweaty on Friday, 21 June 2019, 09:38 PM
Quote from: Del on Friday, 21 June 2019, 09:24 PM
and a gallon of muriatic acid and a gallon of Acetone
Grog says he's bought some beer for the weekend & you have bought this Del. You must have iron guts mate :happy1:
you know us Scots we will drink anything :cheers: :cheers:
Just don't spill it on your beard
:stir:
GSX14's battery is getting lazy. Starting to worry me that it going to leave me stranded one day soon now it's a bit cooler here. A combination of a cheap battery being a few years old, and me being lazy and not trickle charging it occasionally if it's not used.
I was thinking I really should get a new one.... then on a regular Facebook market place browsing moment I spot a brand new one 10 minutes from home for $50, £27. They are a fairly big battery.
Guys story was he ordered 1, waited and waited, nothing turned up, he complained, 2 turned up.
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Just chucked it on.
12.6v showing with the ignition / lights on engine off.
13.6 showing with the engine running.
Turned it off and left it on trickle charge.
Thats a real good pick up Tony. Bargain.
Quote from: grog on Sunday, 23 June 2019, 04:07 PM
Thats a real good pick up Tony. Bargain.
It's not the higher CCA one you mentioned but it was too cheap to ignore.
Yep, a real good buy on that Tony! I'm looking for a new one in NZ, can't seem to find the brand Grog talks about with the 300 - 350 cca. I'd like one of those for sure.
Col, just looked at sending you dry cell Superstart. Not allowed on its own, must be installed in its device of use. Guess i can send you a 14 if you want, battery installed. WTF.
Add a few wires, a bulb holder & a switch. It's then 'installed' in a workshop light.
I haven't bought anything for over 24 hours so got some small screwdriver bits, I'm sure I already have a few sets, probably several, but it can't hurt to have spares...
I like buying tools!
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Agree Tony, cant have too many. I have lots but always something else needed.
I've been in the same game for 42 years. If l havn't got the tools l need by now l probably don't need them.
.......except for a 36mm socket :facepalm:
4 new carb seals for the 1200 bandit as well as an alternator seal for the same ornament (should be a bike but refuses to run without pouring some liquid all over the garage floor) beginning to loath this bike with a passion :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Monday, 24 June 2019, 09:21 PM
I've been in the same game for 42 years. If l havn't got the tools l need by now l probably don't need them.
.......except for a 36mm socket :facepalm:
I've got a 36mm socket & always use an adjustable as it's easier to judge the torque.
Hooli thats the sad part......l have a torque wrench. :cry2:
Come on Col, splash out the $28 for a 36mm socket, you'll be able to put a pic of it up when ya get it! :whistling: :happy1:
A car.
My daughter wrote her car off a week ago & had hired a car for 2 weeks to get to work & look for a new car. Long story short, I could tell she was going to rush in to buy a new (used) car (I was trying to guide her:)
So being, the wonderful dad that I am :) I decided to keep a look out myself for a good cheapy that I would buy, so she could use for as long as she likes, while she works out what she wants etc and then I will flog it off and get what ever I get back for it.
I'm doing this, because she is a great kid, who works full time & completing a uni degree & is already paying off a mortgage at 23 in Sydney with her fiance
:clapping:
Unbelievabley, I managed to get this 2004 Holden Astra TS auto (Opel for you Europeans) only 150,000 kms, with log books, service history & receipts, airbag, aircon, new tyres & in great condition (besides scratches on bumpers) which was running out of rego in 3 days for $600
And it just passed rego inspection today with flying colours, so now has 12 mths rego on it ($780) :onya:
Sweaty, a good buy. Astras are a car that either a big prob or last forever. See it all the time. Who cares at price you paid.
Yeah Grog, I don't pariculary like them & did my research before going out to check it.
The main drama seems to be the camshaft belts which need replacing every 60,000 kms or so & the water pump.
To my surprise, this thing has been replaced for the second time along with the water pump right on schedule at 125,000kms, which at this price was a pleasant surprise.
Sweaty, belts are easy to replace. Yours just done so all good. Water pump each belt change a good idea. Belt change time varies, some 40k, some 60, even some 120.
Spot on Grog. From what I read. Originally these belts were scheduled at 120k, then reduced to every 60k after a few snapped and caused major damage, then put back to 90k in the end.
A new battery. Please see my new post in technical forum :whatever: :whatever: :whatever:
Quote from: GSXKING on Tuesday, 25 June 2019, 09:23 PM
A new battery. Please see my new post in technical forum :whatever: :whatever: :whatever:
did they overcharge you . . . . . . . . . . :rofl2: :rofl2: :facepalm:
Red rim tape because plain black wheels look terrible.
@Del you're a funny guy :doh: :doh: :doh:
Today another year insurance. $268. I have black rims. Used to have light blue rim tape. Now just black wheels. Doesnt worry me either way. Wouldnt mine polishing the edges, could be a plan or just some more tape. Not a priority.
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Tony, you wont get shocked with those screwdrivers. 240v safe im thinking.
Today i used/bought the best tyre inflator ive ever tried. Totally adjustable to correct pressure. Really good valve connection, no leak at all. Its same as Snap On/Bluepoint. It just makes life easy. https://www.amazon.com/Astro-Digital-Pressure-Inflator-Stainless/dp/B002PUTC0M/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Blue+Point+Tire+Pressure+Gauge&qid=1561540546&s=gateway&sr=8-3
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 07:20 PM
Today i used/bought the best tyre inflator ive ever tried. Totally adjustable to correct pressure. Really good valve connection, no leak at all. Its same as Snap On/Bluepoint. It just makes life easy. https://www.amazon.com/Astro-Digital-Pressure-Inflator-Stainless/dp/B002PUTC0M/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Blue+Point+Tire+Pressure+Gauge&qid=1561540546&s=gateway&sr=8-3
That's neat.
I like the fact it takes AAA batteries, I have a couple of digi-gauges but they take watch batteries I never have spare. I like the little gauges to put under the seat for the drags but that would be good for the shed.
My old cordless drill, Makita, finally died after 28 years and 2 months. So I bought a new one today.
But the seller couldn't promise me 28 years...
DeWalt has a very good reputation for power tools! I am a Makita fan boy myself.
Hope neither has gone the way of this modern world to reduce quality in favor of profit.
Quote from: Andre on Thursday, 27 June 2019, 03:49 AM
Hope neither has gone the way of this modern world to reduce quality in favor of profit.
I was Makita fan also, but now I like only old Makitas, made in Japan.
We use quite a lot angle grinders at my work place, but two months to half year per grinder isn't enough, with guarantee or not.
We have old Japanese Makitas still in OK condition, but now they are Chinese and it isn't the same.
Now I have started to buy Metabos to professional use, bit more expensive but they have lasted much longer.
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You have an account at Repco or SCA Tony? They must love seeing you come in - every day!
I can't wait to get home.
Give them a light oil and lock them away in my roll cabs.
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I've bought a couple of cigarette lighter plugs recently that had dual USB sockets and displayed volts. One ended up on the H2 SX, the other one the GSX14, so I treated myself to a 3rd for the Ute.
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New set of Michelin Road 5.
Arrived today, but will install them only after I will go to drag strip, so I could do burnouts :twisted: with old set of tires (almost 16000 km).
@northern is it a comp or test and tune ? What times do you run on the GSX1400 ? :whatever: :whatever:
Quote from: GSXKING on Friday, 05 July 2019, 06:02 PM
@northern is it a comp or test and tune ? What times do you run on the GSX1400 ? :whatever: :whatever:
obviously not enough... but every weekend, I try to run 150-250km, and depending of weather I commute to work on bike as often as possible :)
Regarding last tune - not happy bur... will post in other forum section later.
I bought or at least paid deposit on a very small online business.
Best of luck wih your new venture Vlad :cheers:
Best of luck Vlad. A year ago i wouldve said stupid. My mates just left school daughter started on line. Makes key rings with dangly bits, ribbons , glass beads etc. She sells n posts for $15. They look good, costs bugger all to make and now cant keep up to orders. Seems strange to me that they sell, they do. Best of luck mate.
Best of luck with it Vlad :onya:
Grip puppies anti vibration sleeves
Dealer mode switch. Hopefully I don't need to put it in action any time soon. :rolleyes:
Bought some battery's.
I seem to be accumulating tyre pressure gauges with flat batteries.
Got a few of them working again.
(https://i.ibb.co/PgvGDXM/BF7-B9-C93-4372-4-B55-ADB7-4-D39-FB6-A3-EE3.png) (https://ibb.co/5LghKpk)
Do they all read the same pressure Tony?
Quote from: grog on Sunday, 07 July 2019, 05:31 PM
Do they all read the same pressure Tony?
I will test that.... :onya:
@Tony Nitrous I found mine in a box in the boot of the car yesterday..Similar to the two on the right in your picture..It still works too :imrgreen:
@Tally explanation please ? Not sure what the comment entails :frustrated: :frustrated: :frustrated:
@GSX king . I bought some grip puppies anti vibration foam sleeves for my bars as I'm suffering from loss of circulation in my hands when I ride, hope that explains everything.
Quote from: GSXKING on Sunday, 07 July 2019, 09:29 PM
@Tally explanation please ? Not sure what the comment entails :frustrated: :frustrated: :frustrated:
Tally has brought some 'sponge' type covers to go on top of handlebar grips. They give a softer feel to the bar, possibly less vibration as well. They do make the grip area 'fatter' to hold though.
hehe business is definitely a sideline.... not making much actual money ATM. Sale ought to be official later this week then I will elaborate. :onya:
I see. We refer to them as Pussy Grips (it's a brand name here not a slur) :hat: :hat: :hat: :wheelie:
Sale contract signed by both parties, to the solicitor tomorrow... getting close :)
New computer monitor.
IMHO, it's big... :)
A pair of new Pirelli Angel Tyres - Bargain at £140 delivered
A full set of EBC HH Brake Pads - Bargain at £57 delivered
A full set of almost new and mint condition set of 19" AMG wheels with Michelin tyres that have only covered 3000 miles for the GLC Coupe - bargain at £700
Time to lock the card away for a week or three now
Pete...
Jeez that's bloody cheap for Angels.
Where did you get them ??
Do tell.
Yesterday technically. Bought a very small business. :rofl3:
Wish you evey success with it Mick.
Now spill the beans. What happens at your new online business. :coffeescreen:
Kiwi, youd be amazed how many blow up dolls you can sell online. :laugh:
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 11 July 2019, 08:40 PM
Kiwi, youd be amazed how many blow up dolls you can buy online. :laugh:
:rofl2:
Buy at Vlad's online business and you can blow up dolls at your leisure :happy1:
Local Homebase DIY store closing - mrs Notty bought Christmas decorations !! FFS its July :bugga:
I bought some wd40 degreaser spray 50% off - tools were 30% off - torches 80% off :)
@Notty you can never have to many torches :doh:
@grog, Mick said its a small online business, more likely puncture repair kits to stop them going down on you :happy1:
That's why they are popular, one little prick & they go right down....
Quote from: VladTepes on Thursday, 11 July 2019, 06:27 PM
Yesterday technically. Bought a very small business. :rofl3:
Hi Speedy
Bikespeed UK based up in Scotland, £2.60 (or very close) shipping and they arrived the day after the order was placed
Had them fitted today by the local independent bike repairer who prefers not to supply tyres as he says he can not be competitive with internet sales so would rather just do the fitting, £25 including new valves & balancing , just need to get the wheels put back in now
Cheers
Pete...
I put a deposit on another Vauxhall Astra VXR yesterday. My current red one is going after 8 years as it's getting a wee bit tatty now. The "new" one is the same year but low mileage and also in the Arden Blue colour that I've always wanted.
240 BHP of fun....Can't wait to pick it up next week :imrgreen:
240 BHP, nice amount for a bike, but is it enough to be fun for a car?
I have 220 hp in my car, but it's lazy ( and it's also 500 kg heavier)
Quote from: T 24 on Friday, 12 July 2019, 03:07 PM
240 BHP, nice amount for a bike, but is it enough to be fun for a car?
I have 220 hp in my car, but it's lazy ( and it's also 500 kg heavier)
It's plenty of horses in the VXR..They go like sh*t off a chrome plated shovel!! :rofl2:
Superb performance at Tesco Value prices :imrgreen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53pjVf_bp-4
:whistling:
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Bought a set of mats for my new Astra VXR, an automatic watering system for all the pots in the garden, an OBD reader for car fault codes, and a new Vax vacuum cleaner :imrgreen:
Blime Froudy
The shops open early in your area !
:)
2 hours early but never mind..
At 10am I will be having a pair of Angel GT II's fitted to Sophie..
Its a bit sad when you keep looking at the clock to see how much longer you have to wait before an excuse for a ride out happens..
:imrgreen:
Go for an earlier ride out, it's rude not to use up as much of the old tyres as possible.
Burn out time!
Speedy. Thought you said getting Michy 5s. Was looking fwd to a decent appraisal of them. Have read everything about, such great raps. Was even thinking of changing back to Michys, been a long time on Pirelli.Never had a prob on bike Pirelli so fitted to car. 40 ks later one flew to pieces. They wouldnt warranty, said fitted wrong. Really annoyed person, me. I fitted them, have fitted tyres to cars for my whole working life. Part of what i do. Sort of makes life tough when you hate them but love their bike tyres. End result with car, i had to buy another.
Quote from: GSXKING on Sunday, 07 July 2019, 09:29 PM
@Tally explanation please ? Not sure what the comment entails :frustrated: :frustrated: :frustrated:
@seth, I think what
@Tally means is that he bought some Grip Puppies to fit to his bike
Another security device.
Our last one died last month.
Are you allowed to keep a Brown Bear in Somerset ? :boogie2:
since I passed my MOT again then I treated my self to some Titanium bling - bottom fork - chain adjuster and brake pin bolts
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Wednesday, 17 July 2019, 05:05 PM
Blime Froudy
The shops open early in your area !
:)
All purchased online :imrgreen:
:onya: What breed is that mjgt ?
Quote from: Sweaty on Thursday, 18 July 2019, 08:30 AM
:onya: What breed is that mjgt ?
Is your dog a Newfoundland MGJT?
For those that dont know Newfoundlands are mental about water..And the literally have webbed feet !! Yes seriously !!
A guy I knew had several of them..
https://g.co/kgs/4H3rkF
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 17 July 2019, 07:13 PM
Speedy. Thought you said getting Michy 5s. Was looking fwd to a decent appraisal of them. Have read everything about, such great raps. Was even thinking of changing back to Michys, been a long time on Pirelli.Never had a prob on bike Pirelli so fitted to car. 40 ks later one flew to pieces. They wouldnt warranty, said fitted wrong. Really annoyed person, me. I fitted them, have fitted tyres to cars for my whole working life. Part of what i do. Sort of makes life tough when you hate them but love their bike tyres. End result with car, i had to buy another.
Hi Grog,
I was intent on "Michy 5's" but in the end the place I got the tyres from had a deal on that was very good on the Angel 2's..
This place (https://www.shorrocks.co.uk/) has a massive stock of tyres without having to order.. They had the "michy 5's" in stock so it wasnt like he was touting business away from Michelin in favour of something he had in stock..
I have to say I was very impressed with the speed of the tyre change 51 minutes from start to finish (including balancing).
S.
Quote from: Sweaty on Thursday, 18 July 2019, 08:30 AM
:onya: What breed is that mjgt ?
It's a Newfoundland Sweaty, she will grow to about 45-50Kg and they are very protective of their owners and love to swim. The black and white one was almost 12 1/2 years old when he died of cancer last month, he was about 55Kg.
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Thursday, 18 July 2019, 01:28 PM
Quote from: Sweaty on Thursday, 18 July 2019, 08:30 AM
:onya: What breed is that mjgt ?
Is your dog a Newfoundland MGJT?
For those that dont know Newfoundlands are mental about water..And the literally have webbed feet !! Yes seriously !!
A guy I knew had several of them..
https://g.co/kgs/4H3rkF
Yes mate she is, this is our fourth one, we had a black one to start with and then two black/white ones and now a brown, that all the colours they come in.
There is a club near us that does water trials every month so we might taker her down to see what she thinks of it all but by the way she empties her water bowl just to play in the water tell us I think she will enjoy it.
Nice bear/dog mate. Looks unreal.
That's a proper bear puppy :onya:
How old is your pup mjgt ?
Looks big already.
Looks like a big Bear already Mick :) how old is she ? :smile2:
She is only 13 weeks old and weighs in at 13.5Kg. We are hoping she grows up to be 45-50 Kg. The only thing she is worried about at the moment is our Maine Coon cat, he's not as big as her but has weapons. :lol:
Nothing to do with me
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7249667/European-brown-bears-UK.html
Quote from: mjgt on Friday, 19 July 2019, 07:18 PM
Nothing to do with me
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7249667/European-brown-bears-UK.html
The look very similar !!! :)
No much, but I may be soon.
SX came with standard black luggage but there are colour coded green lids and side strips to match the bike. Not cheap but what the hell....
Mine...
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.... and the option...
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Also had a chat about derestricting it.
I don't really want an annoying illegal system.
Currently looking at just an air filter, a replacements de-cat section, a remote harness so any future mods are easy to remap for (ECU is a shit to get too) and an ECU derestrict and remap. Keep the front pipes and legal can. The guys have done a few and say 220hp wouldn't be an issue.
Brought a new Gel battery for the black. I tried all over & just can't get the same one Grog has, appears it's an Aussie built one & they don't ship to the neighbouring islands. No matter, the one I got is Nano Gel YG14-BS, 270cca, so definitely a step up on the one it's replacing - which was a Yuasa, but only lasted a couple of years & she'd as dead as a dead thing, just can't supply the required current to start it anymore.
I purchased a wee Exhaust :cheers:
Well done Geordi, looks nice. Col, sure your battery will be good. The one in mine is still good but cca gone down a bit, 270 last week. Still way more than others ive had.
A pair of Bull-It Tactical Bike Jeans - Never tried these before but they seem well made and come AA rated protection & CE level 2 hip & knee armour (hopefully they wont be tested) hopefully will be OK for local summer runs :onya:
Cheers
Pete
Almost made it all weekend without buying anything....
not quite though....
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Shouldve aske Tony, couldve had my Karcher free. Works fine but not my fave job. I borrow my works petrol v twin, almost blows me over backwards.
@Tony Nitrous what kind of $$$$'s please ? :whatever:
Quote from: GSXKING on Monday, 22 July 2019, 05:28 PM
@Tony Nitrous what kind of $$$$'s please ? :whatever:
$250.
There's a slightly smaller one for about $140 that's on "special".
I have a lot of Ryobi tools and I'm quite happy with them.
Wife paid me back straight away.... :onya:
Not my buy but a mates. Was at bike dealer shop last week. 2002 Yamaha XJR1300. 70 th ks. Perfect nick. Spare tank, Yoshi exhaust. They had just traded in and not wanted by them. No rego which cost $500. He rode it both days this weekend, reckons faultless. Cost $2000. Black/yellow, looks good. Bargain i reckon.
I think the XJR is the best looking of all the retro bikes, probably because it is a genuine retro. :whistling:
That's s bloody great deal Grog. Nice looking bike.
2 grand, that's a real good price, absolute bargin.
Just to clarify, photo posted is stock pic, a brand new not my mates purchase. His looks exact same but 70ks of wear. It is in great condition but. Not sure if Yoshi is Cyclone but looks same as you blokes fit. He said some sort of box fitted, Power commander? Im guessing this would be carby bike, no idea. Would a Power Commander be fitted to carb bike? Im guessing not, maybe some sort of TRE etc. Reckons it rides to redline perfectly. Much easier to ride than his new Thruxton his words. So comfy also mentioned.
Hopefully picking up a new laptop this morning.
Came back from a relaxing weekend away with Mrs F to de-stress after the last few weeks of family chaos. Samsung laptop had been playing up for a while when booting..Blank black screen. My son OJ pulled it apart and checked everything and came to the professional conclusion that the motherboard had died. Not surprising really after 8 years of use.
Been working on a borrowed laptop for the last few days and it's been hard going as it doesn't have the programmes on it that I normally use..Photoshop etc.
This time I've gone for an Asus Tuf 17.3" i5 with 8Gb of Ram and a 1Tb hard drive.
I also got myself a car for winter commuting..I've had enough of riding in all weathers now. It's become a bit of a chore, especially as my Arthritis is rapidly getting worse.
It worked out rather well really..I bought another Astra VXR. My Son had my red one for what the dealer offered me p/ex..And I had his Ford Fiesta. His "Cherry bomb" exhaust has got to go though as it's way too noisy even by my standards :rofl2:
I received a new TomTom Rider 550 from Sportsbikeshop.com
Plenty of bedtime reading in the manual that came with it.
cant say, I really need them, but it was quite good price: 18.50€ each...
So I have 2 more clams now :)
I've just decided I need some clamps as well, can't imagine how I've been getting along without them. Tool shopping, yay.
Today bought a cheap master cylinder. My thinking that 14 brakes need a longer pull, more pressure. Either for 4 pots or 6 pots. I need to prove my theory. Reducing bore size to 14mm from 17 is what ive worked out. With help. To try a Brembo or Nissin cylinder close to $400. I found a bolt on Chinese for nearly nothing, have ordered. If it works, will then order a Brembo. Results will be of course posted. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/7-8-14mm-Front-Right-Motorcycle-Hydraulic-Brake-Master-Cylinder-Clutch-Lever/192746985043?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3Db9caf77c8b2a4752a887048c24a6c9db%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D192746985043%26itm%3D192746985043%26pg%3D2481888&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3Ac0db0c86-b374-11e9-b472-74dbd180440a%7Cparentrq%3A4756c43a16c0a9e423bce121fffcbb53%7Ciid%3A1
Grog. Think l saw them casting those in an old wok on a gas bbq when l was in China ..... :facepalm:
Yeah, theyre clever. Other places use up to date milling machines, digital computer processors, they just use a bbq. They sell for 20 bucks others for 400, both do same job. :boogie:
Nearly a thousand pounds worth of treated pine after discount.
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 07:34 PM
Today bought a cheap master cylinder. My thinking that 14 brakes need a longer pull, more pressure. Either for 4 pots or 6 pots. I need to prove my theory. Reducing bore size to 14mm from 17 is what ive worked out. With help. To try a Brembo or Nissin cylinder close to $400. I found a bolt on Chinese for nearly nothing, have ordered. If it works, will then order a Brembo. Results will be of course posted. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/7-8-14mm-Front-Right-Motorcycle-Hydraulic-Brake-Master-Cylinder-Clutch-Lever/192746985043?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3Db9caf77c8b2a4752a887048c24a6c9db%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D192746985043%26itm%3D192746985043%26pg%3D2481888&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3Ac0db0c86-b374-11e9-b472-74dbd180440a%7Cparentrq%3A4756c43a16c0a9e423bce121fffcbb53%7Ciid%3A1
They've been tried on other forums I'm on.
General consensus is...They're rubbish and don't fit them if you value your life :onya:
I bought one similar for my Yamaha RD400 to use until I repaired or replaced the original.
Absolute rubbish lever goes back to the grip, lucky the RD has a lethal back brake.
Thanks fellas. Ill bin it when it gets here. Back to the drawing board.
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 01 August 2019, 07:52 AM
Thanks fellas. Ill bin it when it gets here. Back to the drawing board.
Just reading this post about Chinese masters - long story short, I brought one for an old Honda 350 quad, fitted it up & bled it profusely all to no avail, the lever just kept going to the bar. I figured it must be something in the old calipers. Reading the above, would appear it's the new cyl is at fault. Might have to resurrect the oem cyl for it.
I bought a Gilera GP800 super scoot :doh:
839cc V-twin in a scoot...let us know what its like :)
Opened the throttle on a 650 scooter once, not sure of make, was on a job to jump start it. Old mate wanted me to test ride, make sure all ok. I never took any notice much, just thought a normal 90 or 100cc. Took off with full power, f*** me, front wheel became taller than me. Thats how i learnt about larger scooters.
@Bob photos please :facepalm: :facepalm:
Stena Ferry Day Ticket to the Continent of Scotland with the Triumph Club, should be plenty of time to take in the scenery.
Spoke to mate today, owns a brake shop, hes very clever. His thoughts on chinese master. Reckons if he hones it for me and fits aussie seals will be ok. Will be free for me. Told me a lot of so called jap, european brake stuff is china made or thailand. i also looked up some usa masters, top quality they say. assembled in usa, made in china. Reckon ill give it a go. Will just be careful until confident. Even some Brembo stuff made in china.
Quote from: grog on Friday, 02 August 2019, 07:17 PM
Spoke to mate today, owns a brake shop, hes very clever. His thoughts on chinese master. Reckons if he hones it for me and fits aussie seals will be ok. Will be free for me. Told me a lot of so called jap, european brake stuff is china made or thailand. i also looked up some usa masters, top quality they say. assembled in usa, made in china. Reckon ill give it a go. Will just be careful until confident. Even some Brembo stuff made in china.
Here's something to think about Grog. As some of you know I'm into Vintage Japanese Machine, lately some guy's have been knocked back by inspectors for their roadworthy cert for having braided hoses unless they have are Australian Certified, one brand being HEL. My point is, how can you put on rubbish like that and be legal for road use. In Europe everything seems to require CE certification.
Brake stuff has to be certified here. If it were for clutch nobody cares. Of course a lot of stuff is made in China even by well known companies. Doesn't have to be shite. But for the price of those I would be suspicious. For proofing the concept of different cylinder size I think it is ok but I wouldn't use it long term or in a situation where my live depends on it. Cheapo levers have snapped in the past.
Just bought a Ryobi 36V mower and also an 18V leaf blower (like
@Tony Nitrous has, thanks for the tip mate) and a mini-vacuum cleaner.
Downside? Gotta mow the lawn now.
Quote from: grog on Friday, 02 August 2019, 07:17 PM
Spoke to mate today, owns a brake shop, hes very clever. His thoughts on chinese master. Reckons if he hones it for me and fits aussie seals will be ok. Will be free for me. Told me a lot of so called jap, european brake stuff is china made or thailand. i also looked up some usa masters, top quality they say. assembled in usa, made in china. Reckon ill give it a go. Will just be careful until confident. Even some Brembo stuff made in china.
Here is one Chinesium master cylinder I found online.
Something just doesn't seem quite right to me :confused1:
I'm not sure what the problem is bro 😉😄
Yeah , ok. In the bin and never do it again.
Brombo choice bro!
I thought I may have "accidentally" ordered 2 sets of socket adapters, apparently it was 3 sets. Never mind. Can't have too many tools !
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A bloke can never have too many half inch to quarter drive impact adapters. Be great on the rattle gun :worshippy:
@Tony Nitrous You must have more tools than Halfords hold in stock...I though I had a lot :rofl2:
Just bought some new led indicators ( made in the U.k. this time) as the cheap Chinese ones have fallen
apart at the mounting points. Got them held together with gaffa tape at the moment.
Quote from: Tally on Friday, 09 August 2019, 02:23 AM
Just bought some new led indicators ( made in the U.k. this time) as the cheap Chinese ones have fallen
apart at the mounting points. Got them held together with gaffa tape at the moment.
If they're Oxford indicators don't hold your breath...
Nothing biking, Bunnings is a Aussie huge hardware chain. Walking thru today spotted a little cardboard sign, todays bargain it said. 2 garden pruners/secateurs, usually $40. Took to checkout, $5. My bargain of the year. Speaking to bunnings person, everyday is a bargain sign hidden somewhere. Yesterday was a Kingchrome 3/8 socket set. Usually $120, was $10. Keep eyes open Aussies. It can be anywhere.
@froudy , no they are not oxford indicators thankfully, they're made by a company called Kinstecks they arrived 20 minutes ago in the post, here's a photo of them.
450mm working length masonary drills, what does a retired person want those for.
@Tally Those look ok.
Let us know how you get on with them :onya:
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Saturday, 10 August 2019, 01:42 AM
450mm working length masonary drills, what does a retired person want those for.
You want them for the same reason I wanted this. You can't have too many tools.
Is that a high tech bread slicer Snapey.
Quote from: grog on Saturday, 10 August 2019, 08:46 PM
Is that a high tech bread slicer Snapey.
Power feed for Jeff's drills.
It's a very clean bread slicer I must say. Does it do toast and sandwich slice in the same loaf?
Quote from: KiwiCol on Sunday, 11 August 2019, 04:48 AM
It's a very clean bread slicer I must say. Does it do toast and sandwich slice in the same loaf?
It's made in Spain mate ... only Kiwi made machines can do that.
Today was my annual trip to Aldi, always have found some sort of bargain. Not this time. Was a good hamburger shop near it so not a complete waste of time.
You want them for the same reason I wanted this. You can't have too many tools.
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You only bought that because it its bigger than the one I have.
It must have cost a lot of dough.
Its good you have that big screen behind it to watch U tube video on how to use it.
Quote from: grog on Sunday, 11 August 2019, 05:46 PM
Today was my annual trip to Aldi, always have found some sort of bargain. Not this time. Was a good hamburger shop near it so not a complete waste of time.
Grog the annual trip to Aldi is usually for motorcycle gear, no Aldi here Lidl instead but it appears to be the same stuff. I have a few power tools from there been OK so far.
Aldi's snow skiing/boarding gear is of a very high standard and great value for money for someone who only ski's once a year for a week or two.
Their motorcycle gear is not too bad bud it's low level Pakistan produced leather. IMHO I'd prefer RST or other. :onya:
If you shop there regularly they do have many bargains. And no I don't work for them. :whatever:
Today i ordered a new house computer. This will be my 4th from same bloke. Never a problem. Quoted from computer shop for same HP machine, $2500 plus. Hes building what i want, new stuff inside, windows 10 fully upgraded, swap all files old to new, $250. This one im using, 3 yrs ago, his quote was $210, he then charged me 150. Great to meet people who charge the correct price and good at there job. He reckons normal computer retail stuff is 10x what it should be. I cant argue, ive had 10 yrs of no probs with his builds.
Quote from: GSXKING on Monday, 12 August 2019, 10:55 AM
Aldi's snow skiing/boarding gear is of a very high standard and great value for money for someone who only ski's once a year for a week or two.
Their motorcycle gear is not too bad bud it's low level Pakistan produced leather. IMHO I'd prefer RST or other. :onya:
If you shop there regularly they do have many bargains. And no I don't work for them. :whatever:
I have several of their paddock stands, none of my bikes are light and they all live up on the stands. Never had a drama with them in years of use.
Aldi bike gloves were a nice fit. I bought them as a spare pair for when mine are wet, but the fingers wore through a bit quick when I started using them.
When I need to paint my hall stairs and landing I used to balance on the bannister and stretch. Getting too old now so decided to buy some multi purpose ladders from the USA - little giant Velocity.Didnt go to the local DIY stores as wanted the best advice so off to the local ladders only firm. Anyway they were £300 with vat so not cheap. Anyway, as we were about to pay this guy comes in and says hello to Mrs Notty, seems she taught his children in infants skool to read and rite - he tells the guy serving us give us band E discount, the guys eyebrows went right up, he told us after the guy had been the owner and he had never seen that sort of discount given before. Got them for £201 - what a result !! :)
Great discount alright, you'd be well pleased with that. Good multi purpose things those type of ladder, not only good for painting awkward areas but are a great aid to mounting the 14 Notty. :whistling: :happy1:
It's the 21st of August and my local supermarket has both Hot Cross Buns and Fruit Mince Pies on sale.
F#ck tradition !
No complaints here, Happy Easter-Christmas everyone!
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I'm very partial to those myself. :drool: Can't say I've seen them in ours yet, but we're still getting hot cross buns - chocolate ones are superb. :drool:
Hot cross mince pig eggs are disgusting things.
Quote from: Hooli on Thursday, 22 August 2019, 02:22 AM
Hot cross mince pig eggs are disgusting things.
Agreed, that mixture would be.
I would like to try hot cross mince pig. Didn't know pig lay eggs. Always learning :notworthy:
Prefer my pig after its got dizzy going round and round over a fire with a skewer up its arse and an apple in its mouth :drool: :drool:
Two bottles of a really nice Shiraz, one full on Shiraz, one Tempranillo/Shiraz, on special $15 each. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
When I'm having Red (which is right now) I select a quality Shiraz or Merlot. Merlot tonight gentlemen. :cheers:
Bought a mains powered Impact wrench form Machine Mart as my mate forgot to let me borrow his before going on holiday.
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-cew1000-electric-impact-wrench/
Now I can have a 450Nm crack at that front sprocket nut at the weekend!
In the picture it looks like a power drill with a 1/2" drive, but in practice it's much more of a hefty monster
@Dusty ST I have exactly the same one and it'll do the job just fine .
:onya:
Quote from: Dusty ST on Friday, 23 August 2019, 06:58 PM
Bought a mains powered Impact wrench form Machine Mart as my mate forgot to let me borrow his before going on holiday.
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-cew1000-electric-impact-wrench/
Now I can have a 450Nm crack at that front sprocket nut at the weekend!
In the picture it looks like a power drill with a 1/2" drive, but in practice it's much more of a hefty monster
Thanks to Seths advice its also the same one I have..
You really wont believe how easily it will remove your sprocket bolt!!
It took less than 5 seconds on mine!!
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Saturday, 24 August 2019, 05:00 PM
Quote from: Dusty ST on Friday, 23 August 2019, 06:58 PM
Bought a mains powered Impact wrench form Machine Mart as my mate forgot to let me borrow his before going on holiday.
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-cew1000-electric-impact-wrench/
Now I can have a 450Nm crack at that front sprocket nut at the weekend!
In the picture it looks like a power drill with a 1/2" drive, but in practice it's much more of a hefty monster
Thanks to Seths advice its also the same one I have..
You really wont believe how easily it will remove your sprocket bolt!!
It took less than 5 seconds on mine!!
Just used the impact driver to remove the 46mm rear wheel nut on my Sprint... what a beast!
My only comment would be I'd like a variable speed control rather than the shock and awe/hit it with everything start up.
Too hot today to be doing more more bike work, so the front socket nut will stay till another day.
Ive bought a Sealey parts washer and some 1/2" impact sockets for my Milwaukee gun, also anodised 3/8" & 1/2" sockets, stills withering on a ultrasonic cleaner
A small tin of blue paint.
A small tin of cream paint.
Both colours are close matches for my shed.
Doing a test on a corner of the house.
If they look OK, I'll be going back for a lot more and will be busy.
Another house sold in our street today.
Well beyond what I'm willing to take for mine so I'm keen to get stuck in an tidy mine up.
Wife says she has no objection to me retiring when the house is sold.
Money to be made in real estate. I have done a few houses just don't over capitalize.
Sena 20S Evo dual pack. Got it from FC Moto for 405€ carried home. I thought it was good price as mine old SMH5-FM has lasted for 5 or 6 years, hoping the same from 20S E. SMH5 is still working, but battery is terrible. Looking a replacement battery from China as a cheap fix and trying to sell the unit for few bucks.
Motion Pro BeadPro Tire Bead Breaker and Lever Tool Set
seem's like interesting tool to use. Pity I disconver and purchase it after I recently change tires on my 14 :)
ordered from US via eBay, delivered today.
I can totally recommend eBay seller oemcycles - I have ordered from them many times, and I never had to pay taxes. Even if price is higher, they mark it as maximum allowed tax-free, so my local Tax-office do not charge me anything :onya:
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Thanks to a "prod" by Froudy I ordered a Morgan Carbtune..
Its the one servicing procedure I have never done on Sophie..
https://www.carbtune.com/carbdtls.html
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Thursday, 29 August 2019, 04:26 PM
Thanks to a "prod" by Froudy I ordered a Morgan Carbtune..
Its the one servicing procedure I have never done on Sophie..
https://www.carbtune.com/carbdtls.html
There's a "How To" on it Speedy, easy job really. If your hoses haven't been off before or for a while, take care getting them off the throttle bodies, I found a narrow long flat blade screwdriver assisted their removal by prizing from the base whilst pulling up.
Thank you Col..
Just noticed the time..
Work beckons...
Thanks again,
S.
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Thursday, 29 August 2019, 05:10 PM
Thank you Col..
Just noticed the time..
Work beckons...
Thanks again,
S.
You lucky thing . . . it's beer beckoning me :cheers:
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Thursday, 29 August 2019, 04:26 PM
Thanks to a "prod" by Froudy I ordered a Morgan Carbtune..
Its the one servicing procedure I have never done on Sophie..
https://www.carbtune.com/carbdtls.html
Have it - love it!
I got one with dials. Easy to rig up to check IAP/AP sensors and PAIR valve.
Got this from Amazon on Friday.
Tested it out today.
Pretty good.
Not going to be caught out when someone hits me and tries to blame me again!!!
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Flights to Singapore and on to Phuket, connections, and the best room in a hotel we like for later in the year. We did look at going somewhere different or cheaper but decided we just want to treat ourselves and relax somewhere we know is nice.
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Looks like a tough deal..... but someones got to do it.
Have a great holiday :onya:
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Monday, 02 September 2019, 05:16 PM
Looks like a tough deal..... but someones got to do it.
Have a great holiday :onya:
We could have gone in the next few weeks but wife says Nov suits her better.
Who am I to argue !
Gives me chance to get a few jobs done on the house and something to look forward too.
Did look at returning to Cambodia or doing a UK trip or a few other options trip but we just wanted a break and to relax.
Bought the Michelin Pilot Road 5's on special. Fitted my very clean white wheels again tonight and my gunfighter seat. :hat: :hat:
My tool collection is high quality (previously owned a Snap-on Tool Franchise) not that I do much with it. :whatever:
I've just ordered another front tyre. Seems 11k is too much for a Angel ST, it went slick about 1k ago on the ride home...
Brilliant tyre until that point though, much nicer than PR4 GTs when pushing on especially in hot temps. Plus lasted a lot longer.
Clean that bloody tank cover ya grub!! :whistling:
Quote from: Beaker on Tuesday, 03 September 2019, 08:34 AM
Clean that bloody tank cover ya grub!! :whistling:
I was shocked too Beaker.....don't let Mr Barmy see that :rofl2:
:whistling:
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What? More of those? Lot of magpies round your way that keep pinching them?
Today I brought a Tap & Die set, 6mm - 12mm. Yesterday I brought some heat shrink tubing. The other week I brought a set of aftermarket levers, brake n clutch, thought they'd come from China, but no, Germany. Arrived yesterday & I fitted 'em on today. All working as it should. I did notice the wee brass bush on the clutch lever is very worn & this bike has only done 36,000k. Anyone know if ya can get a new one?
Quote from: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 03 September 2019, 04:56 PM
What? More of those? Lot of magpies round your way that keep pinching them?
Perhaps I needed a spare spare spare set for somewhere?
There is the possibility I already have some somewhere.
I very rarely use a torque wrench, but have you noticed how many different drives and scales they come in ? Must check them out.
Wouldn't hurt to have some spare JIS screwdrivers though would it ?
Mmmmm..... tools..... :drool:
Quote from: Beaker on Tuesday, 03 September 2019, 08:34 AM
Clean that bloody tank cover ya grub!! :whistling:
That's from his belly rubbing on it :stir:
Today i tried to buy a battery for my long serving chinese drill and polisher/grinder machines. Yeah , just chinese but have been thru hell. They both still work perfectly after around 10 yrs. Have polished every item on 14 with it, drill has done so much work. In the bin i guess, time for something new. I hate throwing out what works. Im still looking for battery,local battery place will re pack for $120. Alibaba will supply for a few bucks each, have to buy 500. Off to Bunnings for new im guessing, throw old in bin.
Quote from: grog on Tuesday, 03 September 2019, 07:55 PM
Today i tried to buy a battery for my long serving chinese drill and polisher/grinder machines. Yeah , just chinese but have been thru hell. They both still work perfectly after around 10 yrs. Have polished every item on 14 with it, drill has done so much work. In the bin i guess, time for something new. I hate throwing out what works. Im still looking for battery,local battery place will re pack for $120. Alibaba will supply for a few bucks each, have to buy 500. Off to Bunnings for new im guessing, throw old in bin.
18v or 12 ?
I have an old 12v one and I hate to throw anything away. I've stuck a long lead on it and it's run off any big 12v battery, my Ute, Car, or just a spare bike battery. Not quite cordless but more mobile than a mains one.
I think you can often open the packs somehow & find standard sized cells inside so you could rebuild it. It's normally only the case that's custom to the device.
hi gsxking
ive got the same set on mine and i think there very good tyres good all roundes wet and dry v good grip :onya:
A small compressor for my powder coating plant :boogie2:
Two air box side covers for the CL350 but while I was there I also bought a Bandit.
Just a 750mm wrecking bar for me.
I brought a cheap drone & a JIS screwdriver & a watch. Mrs said I've wasted my money, but it wasn't much, so who cares. :boogie: :facepalm: :thumbs_down: :cheers:
@Snapey who had those sort of parts ? :rolleyes:
Wish.com
Quote from: KiwiCol on Friday, 06 September 2019, 07:40 PM
I brought a cheap drone & a JIS screwdriver & a watch. Mrs said I've wasted my money, but it wasn't much, so who cares. :boogie: :facepalm: :thumbs_down: :cheers:
Who cares? Mrs KiwiCol!!! :rofl2:
Nah, it's just an opinion. She'll bung more into the pokies tomorrow night x 10, that's for sure.
Quote from: GSXKING on Friday, 06 September 2019, 07:43 PM
@Snapey who had those sort of parts ? :rolleyes:
Old Gold Motorcycles Chris. http://oldgoldmotorcycles.com.au/ He didn't have the exact RH one I wanted but he had a good matching pair from a CB that will paint up nicely.
Quote from: Snapey on Friday, 06 September 2019, 06:55 PM
Two air box side covers for the CL350 but while I was there I also bought a Bandit.
What sort of Bandit.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Friday, 06 September 2019, 09:38 PM
What sort of Bandit.
It's a bike Steve traded in but because it's not pre 1990 he didn't want it. At $1500 I thought ... why not? It's a '96 model 1200, maroon colour, has good tyres, no rego, sounds good, rides good and looks good because it's not black. I'll know more when I pick it up on Monday.
Well I ride with a maroon colour one and mine is faster.
@Snapey A proper Bandit then...None of the Mk2 or water cooled, watered down versions :onya:
I picked up the Bandit today. With a bloody good detail this $1500 should be worth $1501.
Quote from: grog on Tuesday, 03 September 2019, 07:55 PM
Today i tried to buy a battery for my long serving chinese drill and polisher/grinder machines. Yeah , just chinese but have been thru hell. They both still work perfectly after around 10 yrs. Have polished every item on 14 with it, drill has done so much work. In the bin i guess, time for something new. I hate throwing out what works. Im still looking for battery,local battery place will re pack for $120. Alibaba will supply for a few bucks each, have to buy 500. Off to Bunnings for new im guessing, throw old in bin.
If you find yourself quite attached to your drill, Check out one of the RC hobby shops in your area. They''re normally quite adept at repacking batteries. And fabbing up higher amp innards to fit your case.
Nice pick up on the Bandit Pete :onya:
Let me know when you have given it a full detail & given it the Snapey overhaul & i will give you $1550 for it 😉 :stir:
Snapey, l could even come over middle of November and create some carbon emissions on it for ya :onya:
Love the bars.
Received the rear shock spring compressor today..
I had to try it out of course..
Successfully removed / replaced one of the springs (just cos I could) :)
It works BUT I am a little irked that he made the hole that goes around the collet 56mm (Collet is 51mm)..
I sent loads of photos with accurate measurements..
Yes it works but the spring almost comes through the hole and so the spring compresses in a cockeyed manor..
I might get a mate to weld a plate over the bottom with a 52mm hole...
Maybe I am being a bit OCD
S
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Wednesday, 11 September 2019, 12:22 AM
Love the bars.
Greg had a problem with the bars too Jeff but they are comfortable. It had bar end mirrors as well which reminded me of the Pommie scooter crowd.
The mechanic where I bought it suggested a new set of plugs because the wrong ones were fitted. I now know why he didn't do it ... what a bastard of a job. No wonder I like the 14 so much ... tank off, replace plugs. Bandit ... even after removing the fairings you still have the frame in the way which also made a compression test almost impossible. All cylinders are almost equal at 160 so I'm happy with that.
I was told to put in a set of JR9B's so once they arrive I'll balance the carbies and see what other handlebars I have lying around. :)
Turn the bars around so they are lower it will make it quicker and then might keep up with a black one.
I just ordered $90 worth of tools.
Not a supplier I've used before so fingers crossed.
Surprisingly they are stuff I haven't got but might use!
It can't be easy not having at least one of every tool known to mankind....... :smitten:
I usually say to my boss
"Just think of me as a tool"
He says "He usually does"!
I ordered a 'Bank A upper heated O2 sensor' for the XJR, that's a Lamba sensor to the rest of the world.
I checked it for codes the other day as it coughed a few times & then the throttle stopped responding. That turned out to be a dirty connector on the TPS but I also found a code for the failed lamba which explains why it does slightly worse on fuel than it should.
EBC front discs
DID heavy duty gold chain, with JT sprockets
Motobatt
Scorpion cans with link pipes
EBC HH front and rear pads
Black renthals
Black hugger
Arranged an oven for my powder coating (will take alloy wheels) 21" deep x 13" wide x 30" tall
If you're powder coating the wheels you'll need new wheel bearings afterwards. The heat dries out the grease & they'll fail shortly after otherwise.
I'd take them out first to reduce the risk of damaging the new coating.
@Hooli Most good powder coasters will insist bearings are removed prior to blasting and coating
They will also mask off disc seating surfaces and bolt holes.
Froudy, the crux is to find a good powder coater. Had the opportunity to test one and they failed miserably on a simple task. :frustrated:
I bought new bearings yesterday
Quote from: Bob on Thursday, 12 September 2019, 04:47 AM
I bought new bearings yesterday
KOYO ? Bob?
Hopefully decent ones..
Must admit I admire your bravery for rescuing a bike in such bad condition.
Well done you!
Quote from: froudy on Thursday, 12 September 2019, 04:36 AM
@Hooli
Most good powder coasters will insist bearings are removed prior to blasting and coating
They will also mask off disc seating surfaces and bolt holes.
The only experience I have of it is an ex got her HD wheels powdercoated & they didn't mention the bearings. Cue me changing them a few months later when they failed.
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Thursday, 12 September 2019, 05:06 AM
Quote from: Bob on Thursday, 12 September 2019, 04:47 AM
I bought new bearings yesterday
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KOYO ? Bob?
Hopefully decent ones..
Must admit I admire your bravery for rescuing a bike in such bad condition.
Well done you!
Yes Koyo, seller had an or best offer so £30 inc seals & post, happy with that
You know, I'm getting right into it now, the frame is not as bad as it looked at 1st, had the bore scope in for a lookie, seems ok
Also bought a Chinese lock set, at 1/10th the price of a genuine Suzi one, I just can't get the key to turn in the ignition, although I'll give it a WD40 bath for a few weeks
After years & years of struggling with tight, seized or just awkward to get at nuts & bolts I have invested in a cordless impact wrench
Tested it out tonight on front engine mounts and made the job so much easier, done and dusted in 10 mins, which is about a quarter of the time I spent last night trying with a socket and spanner with no success
I didn't want to spend to much as the amount of use it will get is minimal these days, and although pretty much unbranded I was well impressed with the quality for the money & with a two year guarantee it had to be worth a go
https://www.amazon.co.uk/GOXAWEE-Cordless-Impact-Driver-Lithium-Brushless-Accessories/dp/B07R3TKZ6P/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=cordless+impact+wrench&qid=1568235106&s=gateway&smid=AH5D5TFODJKDR&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFBODFLSlk5Q1RETTcmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA2NjgzMzIzTVJSVE9TS1lNRkZPJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAzNTM1NzYxQUc1Tlo4OElMVzgzJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
Bought this today, I've always liked the colour scheme/graphics on the 2000 model gsxr750
And it's been a few years since i've owned one! :rolleyes: and it'll probably remind me why i decided to sell the last one too :doh: :) :)
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Nice bike Milts. Hows your back n wrists?
Today looked at sledge hammers, required for my on going unbuilding monster, came home, had a look. I already have one. How the memory fades with age, especially when you dont like something. Not looking fwd to using it but i have to. Life goes on. :laugh:
one for each hand
@grog :boogie: :boogie: :boogie: :hat:
As a reward to mysef for working 70 hour weeks since June I bought a Torc.
Braided Bronze, 110g, representation of Odins wolves Freki and Geri.
Do the heads play music :lol: :happy1: :rofl2:
No, they're just Talking Heads.
Clever Hooli, clever.
Very Good Hooli, impressed. Now youre talking great music.
*bows*
Anyway, today I ordered a TPS for the XJR off ebay. Having spoke to the specialist near me I know which one of the two it always is & they are £40 delivered rather than an entire throttle body for £1,600 off Jag as they don't sell the sensors separately.
That should cure it dropping into failsafe mode & the throttle being unresponsive every 1/2 a mile or so...
Two tickets to see 5 Finger Death Punch and Megadeth at Cardiff 02 Arena Jan 2020 :boogie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXYIxJScSik
Quote from: froudy on Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 06:10 PM
Two tickets to see 5 Finger Death Punch and Megadeth at Cardiff 02 Arena Jan 2020 :boogie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXYIxJScSik
Sounds like the local gang of yobs in Cwmbran Steve !! :)
Great band, I've got a couple of their CD's. Enjoy the concert.
Today i bought 100mm cut off discs, a high impact face shield. I have 15 of 75mm metal stumps to cut off. Scary job, not a fan of angle grinders. Some things just have to be done.
Quote from: mjgt on Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 06:40 PM
Great band, I've got a couple of their CD's. Enjoy the concert.
Brilliant band..Not to everyones taste though.
Got all their CD's. Been wanting to see them for the last 7 years. They very rarely tour the UK. They're doing two dates in January..Cardiff and London..Me and Mrs F were lucky to get tickets to be honest.
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 07:27 PM
Today i bought 100mm cut off discs, a high impact face shield. I have 15 of 75mm metal stumps to cut off. Scary job, not a fan of angle grinders. Some things just have to be done.
If I was a wee bit closer to your place Grog, I'd come round & do it for ya.
Sturdy leather gloves requied Grog.
Wish I had a pic taken for Grog's "pleasure" showing me cutting stone with a 400 mm diamond disc which overtopped the handle of the flex. Cut through the stone like butter. The disc cost 240€. The normal discs wore out very quickly. As faceshield I used my old openface helmet. :facepalm: Edit: with a visor
The full face mask is essential, a mate of mine had a 9" disc explode, it took his 2 front bottom teeth out and split his bottom lip area right open, I think he got 20 stitches all together in his gum/lip area, he's no uglier now as the hospital did a great job rebuilding him
Im getting more scared with every post. Maybe one of those Knights suits is what i need. Sir Grog, The Courtyard Cutter. A Very Noble person. :rofl2:
2018 Triumph Tiger 800 XCa (next to my 14) :boogie:
planing to collect tomorrow...
Birthday cake for Mrs. Northern (birthday next week).
actually 4 :grin:
Friend of mine, get a new car last week, with 19'' alloys.
in our place, it's common we have 2 sets of wheels with summer and winter tires. Winter tires are usually on smaller rims.
So I manage to sell him 18'' form Mrs. Northern car (for his winter wheels), and got those new "bling" wheels for Mrs. Northern car.
Northern, trying to make up for your Tiger!? :grin:
Quote from: Andre on Friday, 20 September 2019, 10:56 PM
Northern, trying to make up for your Tiger!? :grin:
Not 100% - I order them before, I make a final desigion to get a Tiger.
But, it became already a tradition, I'm getting a new bike for me, on her birthday. 5 years ago, I got my 14, exactly on hew birthday. This year - just a week before. it's possible, I was predicting something, when I ordered those wheels :)
I invested in the Site
:hat:
Stan
I've tried several times to donate to the org but PayPal wanting to charge a fee for international currency transfer so I'll need to find another way to send it .
:cheers:
Quote from: seth on Saturday, 21 September 2019, 04:19 AM
I've tried several times to donate to the org but PayPal wanting to charge a fee for international currency transfer so I'll need to find another way to send it .
:cheers:
I would guess that if we have an email address for the paypal payment we could "send money friends and family" so no fees paid?
I can't remember how I did it last year.
I've a sent donation in the past to the same email address bua family and friends but paypal wants to add a fee this time . :frustrated:
I'm RBS bank, 99p fee, I can live with that
As long as it's not just me getting a fee I will be making a donation shortly.
Just don't like giving PayPal money.
Drove 230 miles for a weeks holiday in Cornwall - some silly twat forgot to pick up the shirts and blouses from the spare bedroom !!!! so had to buy some clothes for the week !!! oh, forgot to say I am that stupid twat !! :bugga:
Quote from: seth on Saturday, 21 September 2019, 05:35 AM
As long as it's not just me getting a fee I will be making a donation shortly.
Just don't like giving PayPal money.
@sethAre you donating in $AUD or £Sterling? I'll admit I haven't tried (this year) yet, but last year I'm sure I didn't get charged for a payment in £Sterling (if you donate in £Sterling then when
@VladTepes sees it in his Paypal, it will automatically show as $AUD)
UPDATE: I just tried this - selected payment as friends and family, put the forum email address in (admin@gsx1400owners.org) for donations, it showed then a screen that allowed me to put in the amount in £Sterling and what the admin address would receive in $AUD. Did advise the amount shown included their conversion rate, but there was no charge for sending the money at all.
@gsxbarmy I tried both ways £'s and $Aus but it might be down to using the app going to try on the pc in the morning 😎
Quote from: seth on Saturday, 21 September 2019, 05:09 AM
I've a sent donation in the past to the same email address bua family and friends but paypal wants to add a fee this time . :frustrated:
@seth I'm getting the same 'fee' added when it comes to paying it. However, It's not pap pal, it's the credit card company (bank) that's charging the fee. In my case it was 40% of the donation extra, while I don't mind the org getting it, I really don't like paying the bank an additional 40% on top!
40% FMD, that doesn't sound right at all mate.
Sure Paypal are thieves and take a cut, but thats the price of service and convenience.
It's still the best way for overseas transactions.
You say there's a credit card fee being charged - sometimes cards will charge 1-2% as a processing fee but there is definitely something wrong with that 40% you mentioned. I'd have a chat with your bank if I was you and ask them WTF is going on.
If you are donating, do so in your own country's currency that way any conversion fees are taken at this end out of what comes out. That's how it was last time as well and it all worked out fine.
Quote from: Milts on Thursday, 12 September 2019, 06:58 AM
Bought this today, I've always liked the colour scheme/graphics on the 2000 model gsxr750
And it's been a few years since i've owned one! :rolleyes: and it'll probably remind me why i decided to sell the last one too :doh: :) :)
(https://i.imgur.com/kONNTcG.jpg)
Just seen this Milt, I had the K4 version brand new, also in blue and white, one of the very few new bikes I've had. Have to say most fun I've had on two wheels, awesome bike. Enjoy :onya:
Quote from: Bob on Saturday, 21 September 2019, 05:11 AM
I'm RBS bank, 99p fee, I can live with that
Paypal charged me about 65p, I'm not in credit in my paypal account just pay via my credit card.
Spring puller, for doing side stand springs etc.
... and if I need one, I need a spare.
Looks like embalming hooks for this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excerebration
Thought they might have been a paintless dent removal tool or for pulling youths around by the nose ring. :onya:
We went to Ikea today I had a list of two items, guess how many we came home with.
They don't sell Volvo parts because you don't need them.
It was the other day I bought these but I tested them today - Kies heated trousers.
Yeah it's not really cold enough for them yet, but it's cool enough to try them & I'm pretty impressed. They aren't cheap, but they'll make winter riding much nicer. The only way I'd improve them is for the heated section to be wider, it covers the front of my thighs great but if it went around the sides to fully cover past my hip bone it'd be even better. I think the outsides of my legs will still get cool in really cold weather.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Thursday, 26 September 2019, 07:35 AM
We went to Ikea today I had a list of two items, guess how many we came home with.
They don't sell Volvo parts because you don't need them.
Don't keep us in suspense dude. My guess is 10 :stir: :stir:
Had to buy a bunch of mini fuses, the 15A fuse for the power socket in the car had mysteriously blown, and all my spare fuses were the larger type.
Ended up pinching one out of the bike (1050 Tiger).
Must try to remember to replace it!
A mystery you should solve or it's likely to strike again.
Today bought a so called unbreakable hacksaw blade, well see. Bahco from Sweden . Couldnt believe how cheap, $5 for 2.
Quote from: grog on Friday, 27 September 2019, 06:56 PM
Today bought a so called unbreakable hacksaw blade, well see. Bahco from Sweden . Couldnt believe how cheap, $5 for 2.
Do the teeth last for ever.
Quote from: grog on Friday, 27 September 2019, 06:56 PM
Today bought a so called unbreakable hacksaw blade, well see. Bahco from Sweden . Couldnt believe how cheap, $5 for 2.
That's like a proper challenge to a squaddie :whistling:
Quote from: Andre on Friday, 27 September 2019, 06:42 PM
A mystery you should solve or it's likely to strike again.
Yeah, it's a worry, but I think it's the wife keeping too much clutter in the cubby hole around the socket like keys and wotnot, some of which has fallen in and shorted it out.
I'm hoping that's the solution!
Gave the hacksaw blade a big test today. Cut off 6 of 1/2 inch stair bolts, 4 of 3/4 steel rods and numerous little bolts on timber brackets. Still going strong. 👍
Just spent £25k CASH, ouch, on a new (old) toy, had one for 10yrs, sold it 18months ago, but missed it so got another!! Guesses??
Lawrie, Bentley, Porsche or Aston Martin?
Quote from: lawrie on Saturday, 28 September 2019, 05:54 PM
Just spent £25k CASH, ouch, on a new (old) toy, had one for 10yrs, sold it 18months ago, but missed it so got another!! Guesses??
Classic Mercedes?
I owned this a while back and always regret selling it!!
Twas an SL500 with a peach of an engine.
Some of these.
A Dremel 4000 Platinum Edition, project bike might end up a bit blingy
Quote from: grog on Saturday, 28 September 2019, 05:42 PM
Gave the hacksaw blade a big test today. Cut off 6 of 1/2 inch stair bolts, 4 of 3/4 steel rods and numerous little bolts on timber brackets. Still going strong. 👍
I use a 5 inch grinder with cutting discs it's easier.
I bought this..Could be handy at some stage...
Tried it out and quality is good.
Agree Irish, have one also. Sometimes i like exercise.
:whistling:
For the uninitiated Tony what are they ? :facepalm:
@GSXKING They are C spanners of varying sizes used to move castled nuts like on the steering head nut on the gsx1400.
Yeah, C-spanners.
I have a few, use them steering heads or rear shockers,
didn't have one big enough to do the rear hub on the Ninja for the chain adjustment.
I'm going to buy another one though.
These are designed for each spanner to cover a set range of sizes.
I want one that's a spot on fit for a specific part.
..... and a spare.
..... or 2.
C Spanner i have for Diavel. Makes life easy. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/DUCATI-Chain-adjuster-hub-C-spanner-tool-Diavel-XDiavel-all-Models/163156172311?hash=item25fcdd9e17:g:hu0AAOSwrYNbT6s3
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 03 October 2019, 07:25 PM
C Spanner i have for Diavel. Makes life easy. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/DUCATI-Chain-adjuster-hub-C-spanner-tool-Diavel-XDiavel-all-Models/163156172311?hash=item25fcdd9e17:g:hu0AAOSwrYNbT6s3
That's tidy.
I think the Kwak is the same size as the 748 916 996 998 ones.
Think that youre correct Tony, just check b4 buying. Axle nut on Diavel is 55mm, that was expensive.
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 03 October 2019, 07:38 PM
Think that youre correct Tony, just check b4 buying. Axle nut on Diavel is 55mm, that was expensive.
I know a couple of lads with Ducati track day bikes,
I'll try their spanner before I order one.
Brisbane Motorcycles had a pile of nice long handled ones made,
but they were all to fit the newer model.
Quote from: lawrie on Saturday, 28 September 2019, 05:54 PM
Just spent £25k CASH, ouch, on a new (old) toy, had one for 10yrs, sold it 18months ago, but missed it so got another!! Guesses??
I'll have a guess Lawrie, I'll say a mobile home / camper van or whatever you guys call them over there.
@lawrie
Oil filters for 14,
GIVI Side Case Racks for Tiger,
Fuel stabilizer (winter storage) for both
Well I just bought a 32Gb micro-SD card.
Yep.. living the dream... :facepalm:
I brought 2 batteries for the work ute, supposed to be 720cca, tested them & 1 is 1125cca & the other is 1080cca, so fairly happy with that buy for sure!, Supercharge batteries is the brand. Brought some galv paint for the trailer & some silicone sealer & white spray paint for some outdoor furniture. Got a Wheel alignment done on the Merc after work too, busy old man really - roll on November!
I just bought 125mm/800w anle grinder.
Today i checked out 1200w Ryobi Reciprocating saw. Comes with blades, bag. Usually over $200. They agreed on $149 at Bunnings. Tomorrow will take trade card from work for another 10% off. Tomorrow also, alternator light came on in car. will have to buy voltage regulator. bearings still good. Love that Bosch stuff. 5 minute fix.
I bought a shower mixer bar.
Mine was leaking with practically no temp control.
I was pleasantly surprised how easy it was to fit.
S.
I bought two lemons to slice into my tea at work, how damned exciting is that?
Quote from: Hooli on Wednesday, 09 October 2019, 05:02 AM
I bought two lemons to slice into my tea at work, how damned exciting is that?
Luxury !!
Hooli you should have popped round home, you could have some off our tree
:cheers:
I am going to be excited about lemons when my lemon tree bears the first fruit. :boogie:
Bought some horns for the Ute to replace the "meep" stock one.
Looked at fitting them. Needed to remove the grill and add some wires and chop off the stock horns odd plug etc.
Couldn't be arsed to do the job so took two minutes to put them on the GSX1400 instead.
They are LOUD!!!
I bought also a pair of very loud horns last year. And they vere very loud when I tested them staight from battery,
but they did't work properly with Suzukis thin wiring.
They will need an extra relay and at least 1.5 mm2 wiring. I haven't done it yet.
Tony where'd you get them from - they sound like they could be worth having.
They look like theses ones - https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Supertone-Dual-Car-Grille-Horn-Pair-12V-139dB-For-Subaru-Impreza-WRX-Evo-Z5M1/183728913515?epid=2070997048&hash=item2ac718bc6b:g:kuAAAOSwAGFcS9Om (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Supertone-Dual-Car-Grille-Horn-Pair-12V-139dB-For-Subaru-Impreza-WRX-Evo-Z5M1/183728913515?epid=2070997048&hash=item2ac718bc6b:g:kuAAAOSwAGFcS9Om)
But those might be a knock-off....
:confused1:
Black, thanks. Just ordered them. Seem a good idea. If you want great horns for cars, go to wreckers, get pair off ts Astra. They sound unreal and my local just gave them to me. Make sure they just cut wires, connectors are a bit different. They sound like a horn should, hope ones ive ordered for bike are similar. Thanks Tony.
Forgot my buy of the day, as new circular saw at Salvos Shop, $10, even in box with all papers. Spare blade included. :smile2:
Got another one on order.
Might put this one on the Hilux.
Quote from: Andre on Wednesday, 09 October 2019, 06:14 AM
I am going to be excited about lemons when my lemon tree bears the first fruit. :boogie:
Bert Monroe pissed on his Lemon Tree's.
I brought a new phone, just now. Galaxy A60 it's called. Be a big step up from my Windows Phone.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Thursday, 10 October 2019, 06:37 AM
Quote from: Andre on Wednesday, 09 October 2019, 06:14 AM
I am going to be excited about lemons when my lemon tree bears the first fruit. :boogie:
Bert Monroe pissed on his Lemon Tree's.
I have two lime trees.
Wife says have nice they taste.
I said Yeah, the dog pee's up them everytime he walks past.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 10 October 2019, 06:40 AM
I brought a new phone, just now. Galaxy A60 it's called. Be a big step up from my Windows Phone.
I've owned two A60's Col..... :boogie2:
Ya like it then Col? Why 2? Did ya kill one?
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Thursday, 10 October 2019, 12:35 PM
Quote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 10 October 2019, 06:40 AM
I brought a new phone, just now. Galaxy A60 it's called. Be a big step up from my Windows Phone.
I've owned two A60's Col..... :boogie2:
@KiwiCol ..
I changed from a Windows phone back in May this year due to a lot of services and support for Windows phones being withdrawn by Dec. I've now got a Samsung Galaxy S10 and I have to say that once I'd got used to the Android OS it's a far better phone. The camera is superb too!
Quote from: froudy on Thursday, 10 October 2019, 05:54 PM
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Thursday, 10 October 2019, 12:35 PM
Quote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 10 October 2019, 06:40 AM
I brought a new phone, just now. Galaxy A60 it's called. Be a big step up from my Windows Phone.
I've owned two A60's Col..... :boogie2:
@KiwiCol ..
I changed from a Windows phone back in May this year due to a lot of services and support for Windows phones being withdrawn by Dec. I've now got a Samsung Galaxy S10 and I have to say that once I'd got used to the Android OS it's a far better phone. The camera is superb too!
It clearly works ok on the Web :rofl2:
@froudy
Quote from: Notty on Thursday, 10 October 2019, 05:59 PM
Quote from: froudy on Thursday, 10 October 2019, 05:54 PM
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Thursday, 10 October 2019, 12:35 PM
Quote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 10 October 2019, 06:40 AM
I brought a new phone, just now. Galaxy A60 it's called. Be a big step up from my Windows Phone.
I've owned two A60's Col..... :boogie2:
@KiwiCol ..
I changed from a Windows phone back in May this year due to a lot of services and support for Windows phones being withdrawn by Dec. I've now got a Samsung Galaxy S10 and I have to say that once I'd got used to the Android OS it's a far better phone. The camera is superb too!
It clearly works ok on the Web :rofl2:
@froudy
And then I changed the photo above because I had a better one :boogie:
Quote from: froudy on Thursday, 10 October 2019, 06:02 PM
Quote from: Notty on Thursday, 10 October 2019, 05:59 PM
Quote from: froudy on Thursday, 10 October 2019, 05:54 PM
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Thursday, 10 October 2019, 12:35 PM
Quote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 10 October 2019, 06:40 AM
I brought a new phone, just now. Galaxy A60 it's called. Be a big step up from my Windows Phone.
I've owned two A60's Col..... :boogie2:
@KiwiCol ..
I changed from a Windows phone back in May this year due to a lot of services and support for Windows phones being withdrawn by Dec. I've now got a Samsung Galaxy S10 and I have to say that once I'd got used to the Android OS it's a far better phone. The camera is superb too!
It clearly works ok on the Web :rofl2:
@froudy
And then I changed the photo above because I had a better one :boogie:
It clearly works ok on the Web :rofl2:
Yeah, this thing has a 32mp camera, has 3 cameras actually. Prob get it delivered by end of next week.
My Austin A60's didn't have any camera at all :facepalm: :facepalm:
Had a play with new Apple Pro. Very nice, unreal camera but $2200. Never pay that for a phone. My old 5s has been a trooper, never a problem but would like better camera. Told new SE out in Feb. Small phone, better camera and guts from iphone 11. Will wait for it. I prefer the 4 inch phones, fits in pocket etc. My wife has original SE, great phone so hoping version 2 even better.
Luckily my pocket houses something bigger than 4"
😬
A spare phone charger (to leave in the 5th wheeler) & a couple of spare usb c charging cables for the powerpacks.
Another Pirelli Angel GT in 180/55 flavour for my 14. I got 5,700miles out of the last one which included a load of touring & camping gear so happy with that. It was still riding fine on the wear markers too, except for a tendency to spin up on cold wet roads if given a handful...
Last ones went on the 14, this one might go on the Hilux.
Leccy screwdriver
Just lately I have noticed loads of Tradesmen with power tools of that make.
Are they actually American ?
Just had a look Made in PRC :happy1:
Its quality stuff
I have just about all the Milwaukee power tools, handed them over to my son when I left Oz, he previously had Makita but like me loves the Milwaukee. None of them have failed yet and they have plenty of use.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2x-Carburetor-Rebuild-Repair-Kit-w-Floats-for-Honda-CB350-CL350-Twins-1970-1973/352775183121?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Repro-Intake-Insulators-Gaskets-Set-of-2-16211-286-040-CB350-CL350-Twins/223017152026?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Playing with oscilloscope I saw voltage/current spikes. Using voltage-drop method I found a damaged ground cable coming from the ECU. There are 4 grounds that come from the Ecu and are then crimped together (including a 5th wire from another connector) onto a single ground wire. This single wire had a damaged insulation about 2 cm from the splice. The connectors in the picture came today. One of the shrinkable ends fit over the 6-wire crimp. I didn't have much wire length to work with but this fit very nicely. No more voltage spikes.
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Friday, 11 October 2019, 11:31 PM
Just lately I have noticed loads of Tradesmen with power tools of that make.
Are they actually American ?
That brand does have a good reputation & is in the higher end of the market price wise, but, the Milwaukee branded stuff I've seen is always blue & I see this version is red? The blue branded stuff I believe, was made in USA.
The company that owns Milwaukee also have interests or ownership of Ryobi and AEG.
Bought a set of Bridgestone Battlax T31s for the big Suzie. Yet to refit the wheels to the bike. $A570 all up F&B. First new set of tyres for me since buying the bike at 32,000km. Now at 40,000km. Old set of Michis were from 2010/2011 and unknown kms on them. Will let you know how they go.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Saturday, 12 October 2019, 07:12 AM
The company that owns Milwaukee also have interests or ownership of Ryobi and AEG.
Techtronic Industries based in Hong Kong are a parent company over many brands including AEG, Ryobi, Milwaukee, Dirt Devil, Vax and others.
Lots of stuff exact same except price/ packaging. Hoover vac cleaner $300 same at K Mart $49, both made by Techtronics you mentioned Tony. No bags with Hoover extra $25 for 5. KMart job has 5 free bags. Too many others to mention.
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Friday, 11 October 2019, 11:31 PM
Just lately I have noticed loads of Tradesmen with power tools of that make.
Are they actually American ?
Quote..."Only some of Milwaukee's products are made in the USA. According to their website, they also have manufacturing facilities in China and Europe. Their main American facilities are in Brookfield, Wisconsin and three cities in Mississippi: Greenwood, Jackson and Olive Branch.11 Mar 2018"
I'd guess they're mostly Chinesium.
This exact set sold as Snap On is over $500. https://www.amazon.com/Irwin-Tools-1841346-Performance-Self-Aligning/dp/B00D6FCYW8/ref=sr_1_76?keywords=tap+and+die+set&qid=1570868734&sr=8-76#customerReviews
https://www.milwaukeepowertools.co.uk/milwaukee-m18af-0?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8c3wuNKW5QIVB7LtCh0eWwIhEAQYASABEgIndPD_BwE
My favourite Milwaukee battery power tool when I was working in Oz.
Great call Irish. We sure need fans sometimes.
20 ton hydraulic bottle jack.
NOS bottle on a tractor?
Quote from: KiwiCol on Wednesday, 16 October 2019, 04:50 AM
NOS bottle on a tractor?
When you're in a rush to hold up traffic.
new phone...
Is it much better, then old?.. not really...
The only real benefit it is IP68 rating - no need to cover it hard from weather, when it will be mounted on bike :)
Quote from: KiwiCol on Wednesday, 16 October 2019, 04:50 AM
NOS bottle on a tractor?
Everything isn't what it looks. A little schoolboy inside of me is guilty.
It's an expansion tank of the cooling system :)
Last week i bought Ryobi saw, took it back for refund. Not strong enough. Today i got 9 inch 2000watt, much better. Never owned a reciprocating saw in my life, now 2 in a week.
I had a Hitachi 18v one Grog, great bit of kit, cut any bloody thing.
My fingers worry me Col. We all know 14 needs 4 finger braking. :)
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 16 October 2019, 04:49 PM
Last week i bought Ryobi saw, took it back for refund. Not strong enough. Today i got 9 inch 2000watt, much better. Never owned a reciprocating saw in my life, now 2 in a week.
I have a Milwaukee M18 no problems with it at all, but like all saws only as good as the blade.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Wednesday, 16 October 2019, 04:50 AM
NOS bottle on a tractor?
Yep I noticed that as well and thought "good man - shows the right attitude" :rofl2:
Bought some shorter iPhone leads for my bikes when I'm using Sat-Nav.
@Tony Nitrous where from ? How much ? Please :whatever:
Quote from: GSXKING on Thursday, 17 October 2019, 05:20 PM
@Tony Nitrous where from ? How much ? Please :whatever:
From the WISH site. Postage was more than the leads I think.
Seem OK and work, will see if they last.
My washing machine packed it today, 20 yrs very good. local shop $700 plus delivery plus old machine still here. Kogan online, 1 kg bigger, delivered, installed, old one with all rubbish, box etc removed. $373. A bargain, long as it lasts a while. Looks exact same as LG with diff badges, old one was LG. Such an exciting thing to spend money on.
New discs and pads for the VXR
Froudy, just wondering what is a VXR.
Set of clutch and brake levers. Hope to have it next week
VW TIGUAN Tdi 190bhp - 8 months old with just 2k miles :) £12k cheaper than a new one :)
A 'boy racer' Vauxhall trim level.
Quote from: Notty on Sunday, 20 October 2019, 11:28 PM
VW TIGUAN Tdi 190bhp - 8 months old with just 2k miles :) £12k cheaper than a new one :)
Wonder if Mrs Notty will notice - its in Froudy's shed ! :)
@froudy
Quote from: grog on Sunday, 20 October 2019, 05:51 PM
Froudy, just wondering what is a VXR.
Basically what
@Hooli said :imrgreen:
Vauxhall Astra VXR. 245BHP hot hatch. Very fast and fun to drive :onya:
Looks good Froudy. Holden Astra here but no fast ones.
$20 of Prawns, a nice mid size back pack, some Sushi this morning, a $70 Chinese takeaway this evening (Crispy duck, spring rolls, fried rice etc). Also ordered another pair of prescription glasses and sunglasses (that I don't really need) before my private health care rolls over and I lose this years optical cover credit.
Sometimes I just want to slob out..
These electric Leather recliners are over £1700 new!
Im not rich so for quite a while now I have been keeping my eye out on eBay..
It helped that I knew exactly what colour and style I wanted..
I spotted this in Headingley (A quite posh area near Leeds) and so asked if they had Cats?? They didn't so no scratches..
I hired a Van locally to me and the total cost including Diesel, Van hire and the Sofa was £445
I am well chuffed with that.
Both end sections recline electrically with silent motors. They will recline so far you can sleep if you want, or semi recline for those slob out film times..
The Leather is very soft and in excellent condition. Literally not far off new condition.. The cushions have no sag at all and the leather is pretty much unmarked.
Just shows that if your willing to put yourself out you can save a fortune!
@Speedy1959 That looks class :drool: :drool:
You'd sit down and never want to get back up :onya:
Quote from: grog on Monday, 21 October 2019, 06:56 PM
Looks good Froudy. Holden Astra here but no fast ones.
We get the Holden/Vauxhall Monaro's over here..Now they are fast..And they sound amazing :imrgreen:
@Speedy1959 I won't ask why you've got a squeezy tube of lube for 'relaxing'.
Quote from: Hooli on Sunday, 27 October 2019, 12:20 AM
@Speedy1959 I won't ask why you've got a squeezy tube of lube for 'relaxing'.
:rofl2: :rofl2:
Good score Speedy :clapping:
Bunnings sausage $2.50
Paint $69
Paint brush $9.75
Paint cup $5.25
Mikita cutting discs x 4 $7.92
Another Bunnings sausage on the way out $2.50.
Tony, bunnings snags, love them. Speedy a leather lounge in Qld Summer just doesnt work. It does look good.
Cheapest way to buy cutting discs at Bunnings, 100mm are less of coarse.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/makita-115-x-1-2-x-22mm-cutting-disc-12-pack_p6310250
Hope you shared with your mate. :onya:
I bought pie, chips n mushy peas at Seaways cafe while out today. Then later in the trip I bought 22.05ltrs of petrol, clever how that fits in our 22ltr tanks eh?
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Sunday, 27 October 2019, 08:55 PM
Hope you shared with your mate. :onya:
I normally get 2. One with, one without, Lenny doesn't like onions.
The Callipers on my last VW Tiguan were covered in rust when only 2 years old - quite normal said VW. Just bought a 6 month old Tiguan with 2K on the clock so bought some calliper paint to hopefully keep them looking better for longer on this one. :)
Quote from: Notty on Tuesday, 29 October 2019, 04:08 AM
The Callipers on my last VW Tiguan were covered in rust when only 2 years old - quite normal said VW. Just bought a 6 month old Tiguan with 2K on the clock so bought some calliper paint to hopefully keep them looking better for longer on this one. :)
Bought exactly the same of ebay couple of weeks ago, still in the boxes so let me know how it goes, lots cheaper than that Halfords crap in the spray can.
@Notty That paint works well, but bear in mind as it's probably two pack resin with a hardener itll need to be warmed with a hairdryer or similar to start the reaction to cure it. I used similar on a car I had years ago and due to the low temperature when I did it the paint was still wet over 12 hours later! I warmed it up a bit and within an hour or so it had fully cured and was dry to the touch.
Must say, Mrs Notty is very clever to be able to iron a curve into a shirt like that. :whistling: Well done that girl! :onya:
Last week i bought a washing machine online. 10 days later have had every excuse as to why not delivered. Ive rung them 5 times, promised a call back each time, hasnt happened yet. Am i pissed off, well, yes. Mrs hand washed today, shes not real happy either.
Hooray, washer arrived and works fine. Will ask for my $103 premium delivery cost back. My super loud horns arrived today, all the way from Germany. Same as Tony Nitrous got while ago. My i phone swelled its battery up today, pushed the screen off. Another project. Ran an extra earth wire on 14, think it turns over better. Voltage riding changed from 13.7 to 13.9. My day.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 29 October 2019, 11:53 AM
Must say, Mrs Notty is very clever to be able to iron a curve into a shirt like that. :whistling: Well done that girl! :onya:
Thankfully the new Tiguan has a flat bottomed steering wheel so my curve will fit just fine - thanks Col :)
@KiwiCol
Gipotre2 with blue led display, clutch switch and Haynes Manual :cheers:
Quote from: froudy on Tuesday, 29 October 2019, 10:39 AM
@Notty
That paint works well, but bear in mind as it's probably two pack resin with a hardener itll need to be warmed with a hairdryer or similar to start the reaction to cure it. I used similar on a car I had years ago and due to the low temperature when I did it the paint was still wet over 12 hours later! I warmed it up a bit and within an hour or so it had fully cured and was dry to the touch.
I used e-Tech stuff exactly the same as Notty has just purchased on a few cars of mine, and it does a cracking job, clean off the calipers and then paint straight on (no 2-pack Steve), although I did find that it took a couple of coats to get a good finish that I was happy with (first coat was "ok", second really put a nice eggshell shine on them). Touch dry in about an hour, fully hardened in 6 hours (mind that was on a warm summers day).
Lasts very well as well, and easy to clean.
Good stuff e-Tech, will be using it to paint the calipers on my VW as well.
Bunnings......
(https://i.ibb.co/C0Y2MZc/EFC5935-E-6-C61-4-C1-A-80-FA-559-EDE46-E8-B8.jpg)
What are those metal things, not the screws . . .
Quote from: KiwiCol on Saturday, 02 November 2019, 01:32 PM
What are those metal things, not the screws . . .
Just off the shelf pre-drilled plates, brackets.
I have a couple of posts and rails with rot at the joints and they will brace them up untill the builder gets here in 3 weeks time to start the bigger jobs.
Overpriced Coffee & toast at Sydney airport while waiting to fly to Hong Kong for work.
Keep an eye out for me on the News reports. I will be the only one getting beaten up without Jet Black hair ;) :grin:
Second batch of timber for the mancave.
IKEA'ed the bedroom. Happy wife happy life.
Tearing out the old (70's), installing the new. :onya:
Ordered a Carbtune Pro direct from the manufacturer, hopefully it will be delivered by the weekend so I can have some tinker time in the man cave - Fingers crossed things go to plan, it doesn't seem such a difficult task to do?
Quote from: Will14 on Wednesday, 13 November 2019, 08:20 AM
Ordered a Carbtune Pro direct from the manufacturer, hopefully it will be delivered by the weekend so I can have some tinker time in the man cave - Fingers crossed things go to plan, it doesn't seem such a difficult task to do?
Cant go wrong with a Morgan Carbtune..Good kit.
:facepalm: No more toys for me for a while....
Just bought a new Mazda 3 Astina, kinda like this one -
(https://icdn1.digitaltrends.com/image/2019_mazda3_first_drive_1-640x640.jpg)
:boogie:
Good cars Vlad. Never see anything go wrong. Make sure you lock it at night, even in garage. Thats the signal for it to have a sleep.
Our existing car is a Mazda 3 Touring (the 2.0 litre) and aside from a dodgy touch screen - replaced by Mazda for free out of warranty - no problems.
And while this new one is more expensive than that one was, it's a 2.5 litre and is HEAPS nice with a very premium interior and all sort of good tech.
Mazda standard colour for the Astina interior is black and bright white leather. It's SO white it's horrible. You'd only need to look at it to get dirty. I told the dealer we wanted the Astina and it was an absolute deal-breaker on the colour and I wasn't kidding. Especially since the Astina hatch has a maroon leather instead of white.
Anyway, nek minnit "we can get the interior custom trimmed for you sir, if you like, at no additional cost."
Done ! :)
A Laser Level. Great value at 30 quid my other one was about 150 quid don't see much difference except the dearer one has a well known brand name.
I don't like laser levels coz they show how out of square my house is.... :lol:
The only really good wall is the one I built !
I got a BEP 716-SQ-140A-DVSR to replace the rotary 2 battery switch in the boat. Now to strip the old out & fit & wire up the new.
3 TRV's for the central heating, it's getting to hot for me so it needs to be controlled.
Paint from B&Q- got to re-decorate the downstairs bog. Apparently it needs doing, or so I'm told. Looks fine to me but what do I know :wife:
New boots for the scooter. Had to order a 190/55/17 Mitchy Road 5. 50's and fronts they keep in stock but not 55's.
Will fit them before heading to the Wanganui Boxing day Races.
Interested to see how different they are. The old tyres have lasted very well but are quite square, the bike now rdes ugly.
New computer monitor. 34" UHD curved
What ya use that for then?
Umm, to watch what's going on, on my computer?
Reading forums without a monitor is... challenging :grin:
I just wanting something a little bigger, a little more modern, and a little faster refresh rate for occasional gaming.
Curved? Well never had one so I thought I'd give it a try.
@VladTepes It should look good against your curved wall, just don't put it beside the one you built ;)
Vlad, thats bigger than my back room tv. When tennis and NRL clash, guess which i get to use.
I popped up to Richmond & visited the Alt-Berg company shop. I now have handmade properly waterproof decent bike boots for less than most of the gash shite in bike shops.
https://www.altberg.co.uk/boots/c/dual-use11/p/hogg-all-weather-original
As I'm too lazy to take a pic.
@Hooli, that is a nice boot, a bit like mine which is a desert boot.see pic
My last boots were RST Paragon 2, as recommended in RIDE mag - bloody shite, I had to glue the insoles in as they walked up over my feet in minutes from new. Then after 3 months the tops have split & fallen apart so they are as waterproof as sandals. Plus they were never 100% waterproof from new, the vents guide water in to make your heel wet.
On the black Friday w/end I bought a metric shit-ton of computer parts to build a new system with.
Hopefully I can tax deduct it though.
Quote from: Hooli on Thursday, 05 December 2019, 01:49 AM
I popped up to Richmond & visited the Alt-Berg company shop. I now have handmade properly waterproof decent bike boots for less than most of the gash shite in bike shops.
https://www.altberg.co.uk/boots/c/dual-use11/p/hogg-all-weather-original
As I'm too lazy to take a pic.
I have had two pairs of Altbergs, bought my Hoggs in 1999 and a pair of Bandogs in 2005 brilliant boots my wife has two pairs of Hoggs, one low and one high, she loves them. Good choice Hooli :onya:
Nice boots Hooli, pity we cant get them. I would only buy fitted as you did. Ive seen a lot of so called bike boots, either cant walk in them or fall to pieces.
l have some Gaerne boots and before buying them l flexed the soles of another brand and pulled half the sole off. Plenty of rubbish out there.
They look good Hooli.
Cheers guys, I'm using them later so I'll see how they feel to ride.
Odd I suspect to start with as they are much less flexible than my old boots, but that'll stop my feet cramping on long rides so it's one of the things I wanted.
Schuberth C4 Matt Black - built in speakers, mike and antenna for £230 :)
bad news is the comms kit is £180 :bugga:
Well I took my boots for a little test ride, I went out about 2pm & got in about 9:30pm. Damned comfy & warm, only thing is the thicker soles took a bit of getting used to when changing gear & my 14 now feels really small as my legs are more bent due to the thicker soles.
Verdict, damned good buy.
They are all day comfortable and don't need breaking in either.
On Saturday... a NEW CAR !!!!!!
Mazda 3 GT25 Astina.
Yes I'll post in the car thread in due course :)
@grog Was thinking about you when I bought these today.
Thanks for caring Irish. :happy1: Never used one but was thinking about buying. I still have fair bit of steel to cut up. Safe, even for me you think? Im usually good with tools but just the slightest stupidity makes anything dangerous. I proved that.
Those sabre saws (with the right blade) are bloody good at cutting steel pipes n stuff. The right blade for the application & they're great at heaps of stuff, even pruning branches.
I`ve got one of these Grog, I don`t use it much, but it works well
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHKB_en-GBAU419AU419&q=gmc+metal+chop+saw&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwisk9SamrHmAhVZ7nMBHUb5DmsQsAR6BAgHEAE&biw=1094&bih=472
I do stand at an acute angle when using, just in case
Have a Hilti sabre saw, its great..... cut up cars no problem, just a bit slow going through the high strength steel sections.
l keep my little paws well out of the way :onya:
Quote from: steve porter on Friday, 13 December 2019, 08:58 AM
I`ve got one of these Grog, I don`t use it much, but it works well
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHKB_en-GBAU419AU419&q=gmc+metal+chop+saw&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwisk9SamrHmAhVZ7nMBHUb5DmsQsAR6BAgHEAE&biw=1094&bih=472
I do stand at an acute angle when using, just in case
I have a GMC drop saw myself, great tool but I'm sure the company went bust a couple of years back.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Friday, 13 December 2019, 06:43 PM
Quote from: steve porter on Friday, 13 December 2019, 08:58 AM
I`ve got one of these Grog, I don`t use it much, but it works well
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHKB_en-GBAU419AU419&q=gmc+metal+chop+saw&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwisk9SamrHmAhVZ7nMBHUb5DmsQsAR6BAgHEAE&biw=1094&bih=472
I do stand at an acute angle when using, just in case
I have a GMC drop saw myself, great tool but I'm sure the company went bust a couple of years back.
Think you are right, I've had mine at least 10 years and haven't seen GMC stuff for a while
Nothing!
An 1859 pattern US Marine Corps NCO sword.
Actually I didn't buy I sold - my Schuberth intercom and dark visor from my C3 didn't fit my new C4 so sold on FleaBay - got what I paid for the intercom 18 months ago so happy :)
I bought a rather large lens for my Nikon...
Sigma 150-600. Should be perfect for nature and moon photos. It weighs just under 2Kg!! Got to learn how to get the best from it now :imrgreen:
Quote from: froudy on Sunday, 22 December 2019, 04:53 AM
I bought a rather large lens for my Nikon...
Sigma 150-600. Should be perfect for nature and moon photos. It weighs just under 2Kg!! Got to learn how to get the best from it now :imrgreen:
I had (have since sold) a Sigma 150-600, great lens, but oh so heavy for shooting with - in the end I had to buy a monopod to fit to the lens to support it, it was just too heavy to pan with
Quote from: gsxbarmy on Sunday, 22 December 2019, 09:20 AM
Quote from: froudy on Sunday, 22 December 2019, 04:53 AM
I bought a rather large lens for my Nikon...
Sigma 150-600. Should be perfect for nature and moon photos. It weighs just under 2Kg!! Got to learn how to get the best from it now :imrgreen:
I had (have since sold) a Sigma 150-600, great lens, but oh so heavy for shooting with - in the end I had to buy a monopod to fit to the lens to support it, it was just too heavy to pan with
It is a VERY heavy lens!..I'll see how I get on with it. I do think a monopod will be on my to buy list though.
Size is clearly important to photographers! :)
Quote from: Notty on Monday, 23 December 2019, 11:27 PM
Size is clearly important to photographers! :)
The longer it is the closer you fet :boogie:
Quote from: froudy on Tuesday, 24 December 2019, 01:51 AM
Quote from: Notty on Monday, 23 December 2019, 11:27 PM
Size is clearly important to photographers! :)
The longer it is the closer you fet :boogie:
I thought the longer it was the further away you are? :rofl2:
Quote from: Notty on Monday, 23 December 2019, 11:27 PM
Size is clearly important to photographers! :)
It's not the size that matters but the ISO you do it with...
Quote from: Notty on Tuesday, 24 December 2019, 02:41 AMI thought the longer it was the further away you are? :rofl2:
OK smart arse :imrgreen:
Cambridge Audio AZUR 851A
Geordi, didnt know what it was but do now. Looks impressive, bet it will sound nice. I just use Pioneer, must be about my 3 rd one, work for my old ears. Had a couple of Rotel, they also very good. I have a pair of Tannoy & still a pair of AR14, the latter cost me 4 weeks wages in 1975, replaced multiple tweeters but reckon 45 yrs for speakers not bad value. They still pump it out.
I still have a NAD 3020 and Rega Planer 3 from the early eighties :)
24 Watt LED work light - less than half price only £12.99 - very bright for those dark winter nights in the garage getting the 14 ready for spring :)
8 LEG Strip lights for the Bike Garage - Florescent ballast given up the ghost on a few - LEDs cheaper than buying new Ballasts.
LEDs are really bright!
:cheers:
Stan
LED's do make a difference replaced them in the boat, 2Watt LED against 10Watt Incandesant.
I did the same in the 5th wheeler Irish, agreed, much whiter & brighter. I got the 6500 lumen for inside, bit clinical, but I like it bright. Replaced the fluro light in the boat for an LED version, very pleased with that conversion too. Use less power & brighter.
I have 10 off them in the galley/living area, thankfully they are on 4 circuits. Even during the day they makes a difference :)
Quote from: Big Geordi on Tuesday, 24 December 2019, 04:01 PM
Cambridge Audio AZUR 851A
SNAP!! I have the same receiver, It drives 2 pairs of these, going to get rid however as i'm going deaf!!
Pardon?
They look similar to Celestion's.
Bought some dental `cap and crown cement` for a dodgy tooth this morning......not been able to open my mouth since :rofl2:
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Friday, 27 December 2019, 04:53 AM
They look similar to Celestion's.
Spot on that man!! 2 x pairs of 662's, from the 70s, I also use a pair of 66's, which I personally prefer.
Spent several hundreds fitting all new up-rated cap's & they still sounded crap, so I had £500.00 worth of new crossovers made, again still crap, that's when I realized deafness has kicked-in, on hearing aids now. :bugga:
I had the 15XR and Ditton 30 until I bought the ARC 101, gave them away on exit to Oz, kept the turntable and amp should have kept the speakers :bugga:
Lawrie, impressive speakers. I love my old stereo, even the youngies agree. Having said that, few years back i bought a Sony I Pod dock/ radio. Usually sits in kitchen but inbuilt battery means anywhere. Its light n tiny, 300mm x 180 x 100. Its sound amazes me, not in good stereo class but i often think wow, is that pumping that out. Even has good bass. $600 was well spent.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Tuesday, 24 December 2019, 07:05 PM
I still have a NAD 3020 and Rega Planer 3 from the early eighties :)
I've still got my early 80's NAD3020 as well. Brilliant amp. :onya:
Well I have to be honest and say my systems are in storage and these days I use a sound bar and a little speaker I bought in Lidl, travels with me, blue tooth of the phone and laptop. Does me fine because like Lawrie I have cloth ears now after Motorhead and AC/DC concerts.
Sansui gear for me - DB9090 ad G8000 receiver/amps!
Trying a set of Michelin 5 tyres on "special' for $440 aud delivered never had Michelin bike tyres so am interested to give them a run had a reasonable stint out of T30 battle axes will fit them next week with my new motion pro bead breaker levers so new experiences all round
Nice pickup there horse.
Always good to experiment. I love my Michelin RS's. I can push them. Very exciting.
Enjoy :cheers:
Bought a Shoei GT Air II helmet in matt black and blue finish, first Shoei I've had, will be interested to see how it goes. Felt very comfy on in the shop. My old shark was comfy but noisy.
I bought a rear fender from Msp for £90 , List is £181 ! Very good price as I was about to buy one at list less 15%.
First step in returning my bike to standard, need a set of indicators if anyone has them in their bottom drawer?
A bit late but Father Christmas delivered these yesterday (DPD actually) :)
Nice, why the Impact version though? You got tight screws?
Quote from: KiwiCol on Saturday, 11 January 2020, 03:29 AM
Nice, why the Impact version though? You got tight screws?
a few tight screws years ago, can't remember her name though :)
Sophie?
Quote from: Notty on Saturday, 11 January 2020, 05:20 AM
Quote from: KiwiCol on Saturday, 11 January 2020, 05:01 AM
Sophie?
No - Sophie would never have cheated on Speedy !!!
Didn't she go with Bob then back to Si & now off with someone else? Maybe not cheating, but must of listened to the Beach Boys song "I get around" a few too many times eh? :happy1:
Has Speedy given Soph the flick again Col ?
Gets around that bike, for sure. I have a bloke wants mine. Ive said not selling 3 times, keeps coming back. Could get top dollar but then need another, couldnt be bothered setting up to this ones standards. Takes a while to get them as you want. Still more plans but basically all good at present.
Surely Speedy has not got rid of Sophie again ????
Where did this rumour ? Start.
Quote from: Sweaty on Sunday, 12 January 2020, 07:11 PM
Surely Speedy has not got rid of Sophie again ????
Where did this rumour ? Start.
Simon has sold Sophie and all his kit - text him just before Christmas and he has sadly given up biking :bugga:
@Sweaty
Quote from: Notty on Sunday, 12 January 2020, 07:30 PM
Quote from: Sweaty on Sunday, 12 January 2020, 07:11 PM
Surely Speedy has not got rid of Sophie again ????
Where did this rumour ? Start.
Simon has sold Sophie and all his kit - text him just before Christmas and he has sadly given up biking :bugga:
@Sweaty
Thanks for Clarifying Notty. What a shame he had to give her & biking up altogether.
Quote from: grog on Sunday, 12 January 2020, 05:57 PM
I have a bloke wants mine. Ive said not selling 3 times, keeps coming back. Could get top dollar but then need another
Grog,
What do you reckon is top dollar, any 14's I see in Oz for sale go for low figures in my opinion.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 12 January 2020, 10:59 PM
Quote from: grog on Sunday, 12 January 2020, 05:57 PM
I have a bloke wants mine. Ive said not selling 3 times, keeps coming back. Could get top dollar but then need another
any 14's I see in Oz for sale go for low figures in my opinion.
Totally agree Jeff. With this exception. This new one has just come on yesterday, which he is shooting for the Stars on. :smile2:
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/cleveland/motorcycles/suzuki-gsx1400z-special-edition-2008-6kms/1238486771
[/quote]
Totally agree Jeff. With this exception. This new one has just come on yesterday, which he is shooting for the Stars on. :smile2:
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/cleveland/motorcycles/suzuki-gsx1400z-special-edition-2008-6kms/1238486771
[/quote]
6Klm?
Wife when he got it home from the dealership: You don't think I'll let you ride that do you? Him: DOH :frustrated:
Irish, no idea really of prices so i had a look. They seem to vary quite a bit. Year doesnt seem to matter. Top dollar, i guess the Sweaty post is the one. Always wary of those old bike/ new bike ads.
I bought my K7 in Newcastle Frasers Motorcycles 2 years old, 4000klms just serviced and 12 months rego for 10K, the limited edition was in Boyds just down the street for 14K drive away.
There was a guy selling an 06 model on facebook last week for 4K and was struggling to sell it, he asked the question if anyone thought there was something wrong with it. Someone suggested he put 12 rego and new tyres on it, so does that mean it's only worth 3K AUD.
3k to me is one in need of lots of attention. i looked at k6 for 2k. everything, everything spray can painted matt black. Lots of work to make it nice. Another really nice black n red, had all the gear, 40th ks. 6g. Worried me why tank, intstruments, had been replaced. Galaxy silver i looked at, beautiful bike, 4g, later heard stolen and repossesed from new owner. Its a minefield. People are stupid. Sorry to be so long but just one last. few yrs ago a beautiful k7 for sale. 13 th ks, every option you need, rack n bag, power commander Yoshi can. dynnoed, i was home because of rain, no ride or golf. Offred him 7g for it. Phoned him, said reply. He never did. Month later i phoned him, hed sold for $5500. I asked why no phone call, answer , didnt like to disturb me. WTF. That was a bargain.
Bought a box of bits to fit air-suspension to my motorhome, did it to my previous one & it made a big difference to the ride & handling, might leave it a few months until it warms up a bit!!
A torch. Just a chinese same design as Hella/ Narva, equally as bright. Has magnet and hook. Not rechargeable, never had much luck with them. Narva around $100, this was $20.Any Aussies, Repco have them on runout for $5. My bargain of the week. Compared it to SnapOn this arvo, just as much light. Will be good for poking in and around 14 motor. Might go back and get a spare tomorrow.
I bought a VFR800, 2000 reg with 16000 miles, immaculate as Honda build quality.
On the downside I need to reduce my fleet so going to sell the silver 1400 and my Gilera GP800 super scoot
A snow shovel!!! :angry:
You bought a VFR and now you are
Quote from: Bob on Thursday, 16 January 2020, 08:42 AM
going to sell the silver 1400
(https://gsx1400owners.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F--w9FQKeOsYc%2FUTlupktoluI%2FAAAAAAAAB5A%2FIFhW9M5hoGc%2Fs1600%2Fluke-skywalker-nooooo1.jpg&hash=201c5505df243767e92e92ce75cb41b2076d907b)
pocket size tyre air pump (it's like a toy :grin:)
there is the exact model:
https://rockycreekdesigns.com.au/products/motopressor-pocket-pump
Went shopping with my wife to pick up a roll of insulating tape, a toothbrush and some hand soap. Returned home with a new washing machine......taking the van instead of the car was a tragic mistake on my part :rolleyes:!
Taking the wife anywhere is generally a tragic mistake. :cheers:
Another Umbrella - Man!! I wish it would stop raining!!!!
:8:
Stan
New boots
About to buy a 2+1 kayak, wonder if i could fit a 1402 engine to it somehow....saves having to paddle....
Quote from: VladTepes on Thursday, 13 February 2020, 04:00 PM
New boots
Don't tell me, let me guess.......
over the knee, 6" heel, in red :stir:
Today bought an 8 inch tablet, now have windows 10 computer, 3 apple phones, work, wife, me. 2 android tablets, work and me. Am i mixed up, i guess so. All easy to work.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Thursday, 13 February 2020, 07:50 PM
Quote from: VladTepes on Thursday, 13 February 2020, 04:00 PM
New boots
Don't tell me, let me guess.......
over the knee, 6" heel, in red :stir:
What an outrageous accusation!
They're not red. :D
DID style chain riveter tool kit.
Looks posh, I'm still using two hammers (both imperial).
Quote from: Hooli on Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 08:23 AM
Looks posh, I'm still using two hammers (both imperial).
In Australia hammers are metric :stir: :stir: :stir:
Quote from: Hooli on Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 08:23 AM
Looks posh, I'm still using two hammers (both imperial).
Don't forget to put them back in the Jags toolkit. :whistling:
Today i bought a snow thermal liner. My winter jackets liner, sleeves are stuffed. Will cut sleeves off thermal and sew to jacket liner. Nothing wrong with jacket, hope it works. Tight arse or practical, not sure yet.
My Knox Coldkiller neck tube turned up. The top is elasticated to keep it in place over my nose.
I don't think it'll be any good though as it seems to redirect my breath up the sides of my nose and behind my glasses which fog up....
Spose I could hold my breath :sad:
Quote from: GSXKING on Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 03:30 PM
Quote from: Hooli on Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 08:23 AM
Looks posh, I'm still using two hammers (both imperial).
In Australia hammers are metric :stir: :stir: :stir:
This is a perfect example of how colonies go wrong once they demand independence.
I bought some ceramic grease today...didnt know it existed.
That reminds me. I need to find or buy replacement silicon grease.
Today i got a flip up helmet. Been wearing open face for 48 yrs. See how i go. Fits perfectly, wide vision view. Drop down sun visor. A whole new experience.
Bought a morgan carbtune pro 4 column unit and their long reach right angle drive carby screwdriver. Bargain at £123gbp all inclusive delivered to my door in perth WA. Looking fwd to synching my throttle bodies.
Quote from: Dusty ST on Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 08:23 PM
My Knox Coldkiller neck tube turned up. The top is elasticated to keep it in place over my nose.
I don't think it'll be any good though as it seems to redirect my breath up the sides of my nose and behind my glasses which fog up....
Spose I could hold my breath :sad:
@Dusty ST Try using a Foggy Respro Mask...They work a treat and redirect your breath downwards and away from your glasses if fitted correctly :onya:
Froudy, agree. I have similar, Fog Off from Dririder. Neoprene face mask with tube that exits towards bottom. I opened the tube up a bit. Brilliant invention. New lid has provision for pinlock so maybe wont need anymore.
Which one did you get Grog?
I tried lots Col. Nothing felt comfy, Arai, Shoei. Didnt care about cost but comfort, $800 Shoei was just claustrophobic. Arai not for my head shape. No one had a Nolan to try. My mate has LS2, tried and fitted so i bought one. Chinese but safety rating seemed good. 4 stars. Very quiet after open face. Im happy with it.
That's what it's all about, fit / comfort & safety. Not about brands.
Bang on, thats exactly what its about - forget buying a brand `cause its the `in` helmet to be seen in.
I fell into that trap years ago when AGV`s were all the rage. I bought one. Worst thing ever. It drove me mad so i junked it after a couple of months. It wasn`t cheap either. Trouble is, trying on a helmet in a shop doesn`t come close to actually riding in it.
Personally, i think its better to find the right brand that you`re comfortable with and sticking with it. I bought my first HJC years ago and swear by them. My wife and I have similar mid-range HJC`s to this day and i see no reason to replace them (eventually!) with anything other than the same. :onya:
Bought Yoshi cams.! :boogie:
@VladTepes welcome dark side
You'll soon see what a full power should be .
I'd guess a yoshi cam'd gsx1400 is how it was originally designed before the bureaucrats and penny pushers got involved .
:cheers:
Quote from: grog on Friday, 06 March 2020, 06:07 PM
New lid has provision for pinlock so maybe wont need anymore.
I wear a Shoei GT-Air with a pinlock. Often mists up on cold mornings
@grog no matter what I do, so I've just purchased one of these masks to try to supplement it to stop both that AND my glasses misting up in rain. Not sure that pinlocks are all they are cracked up to be
Your pinlock must not be sealed / seated right Dave. They absolutely do work, but I've also had the same symptoms you describe & turns out the inner screen wasn't seated properly. Dunno how it got like that as it was seated originally, but there ya go.
Took pinlock off, cleaned both areas, new locking pins & re-installed. All good again.
Dave l wear a GT-Air. Mine did the same. Was told those pins are like cams and you can rotate them to give the pinlock seal more tension against the visor.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Sunday, 08 March 2020, 07:28 AM
Dave l wear a GT-Air. Mine did the same. Was told those pins are like cams and you can rotate them to give the pinlock seal more tension against the visor.
Oooh thanks handy to know thanks Colin, I'll see if I can tweak mine
I was never overly impressed with pinlocks either, they help but don't cure things. Mine used to mist up on the inside (so nothing to do with it's seals) in a vertical line in front of my right eye. Exactly what lids without pinlocks do too, so it must be how I breathe.
I've solved it by riding open face all year & just sliding the glasses down my nose a bit.
Fairy Liquid does me fine.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 08 March 2020, 08:04 PM
Fairy Liquid does me fine.
It's all the bubbles popping though in the rain Irish - make me sneeze :lol:
l swear by my pinlock visor. l wear glasses and the trip from home to Wanganui for the Boxing Day Street races is 360kms. Stopped once for gas and a coffee, took my helmet off. Other than that not once did l open my visor. The weather was that foul they closed the road not long after l passed through. There was water coming off the hills and cascading onto the middle of the road. l'm a pinlock convert.
Hooli had you considered using a snorkel ?
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Monday, 09 March 2020, 05:02 AM
Hooli had you considered using a snorkel ?
I have, but only with clip-ons so I can get my face under the water when riding though floods.
Very good :onya:
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 08 March 2020, 08:04 PM
Fairy Liquid does me fine.
Fairy ??????? or Leprechuan :stir: :stir: :stir:
No Fairy's over here Chris :rolleyes:
Pinlocks work well, if adjusted right. My old shark was always fogging up. New GT Air II with pinlocks all ok. If it fogs, then not sealed right.
Yeah my pinlock never fogs but glasses do. Which annoys the shit out of me.
My glasses used to but I switched to contact lens on the bike 16 years ago and then I could see in the rain after years of struggling .
After much research I bought a new PLB - a KTI SA2GN
Made in Australia AND no ongoing subscription fees.
An absolute must have if vernturing off the beaten path especially in this country :)
Bargain at $269.90 (with free postage) especially when you consider the cost of NOT having one if you find yourself in a position to need it.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SAFETY-ALERT-SA2GN-PLB-DISTRESS-RESCUE-BEACON-406MHz-10yr-Batt-KTI-FREE/311386639302?hash=item4880170bc6:g:KqoAAOSwhEtdulP1&frcectupt=true
Will 'what3words' work in the deserts etc.?
I'm a twat, I just realized you need a phone signal, doh! :angry:
Bought akrapovic can for my girl! :boogie2:
Who's a lucky girl then ...... :drool:
A brake piston rewind tool
Silicone grease
7mm brake caliper hex key
Richa Infinity Jacket, Schuberth C3.
Ready for the first outing when it's safe to go outside :rolleyes:
Arai Tour-X4 helmet.
White, as usual 🙂
Quote from: numbskull on Saturday, 14 March 2020, 06:38 PM
Richa Infinity Jacket, Schuberth C3.
Ready for the first outing when it's safe to go outside :rolleyes:
Looked at Richa jacket they are very nice just disnt nave my size. :onya:
Mliv, superb looking bike, just looks good. love it. Today was my first test of modular helmet after open face virtually all my life. Great helmet, fits perfect, great vision, i tried lots b4 i liked one. Really impressed. With front up, same as all opens ive got. With front locked, visor down, wind noise very slight, same at 40ks as at 160, had to try it. Very stable, love the ratchet strap closing, been D rings every other. With open hats my exhaust sounded so nice at 3 !/2 k revs, can just hardly hear it now, always ear plugs in. old dogs, new tricks, glad i changed. So now, 3 open face hats i doubt ill ever wear again. Hooli, i was thinking of you, give one a go, i know you love open face. best of both worlds with modular. :)
Weise Corsa jacket (Pro-air)
I took two of the bikes in for MOT early in December and it was hanging on the sale rail reduced from £99 to £69. It fit perfectly as I knew it would as I already have one, but I'd just shelled out for the year's insuarnce on the car and four bikes though and with a Jaguar dealer service the credit card had had a bit of a battering. I thought the better of it and left it there.
Just before Christmas the next two bikes were up for MOT. The jacket was still there, now at £59. I tried it on again to prove to myself that I had not changed shape in two weeks, but the credit card had not been completely dealt with and I felt that the wife was going to want my disposable income to spend on sprouts and the like.
I found myself in the bike shop again yesterday. The jacket was still there. I tried it on for the thrid time and noticed it was now at £55. Hving cleared down the card I suddenly got brave. I also fished out a gift card that I had been carrying in my wallet for the last two years with a vague notion that there was still a few quid left on it.
It turned out there there was in fact £60.00 still on it.
Result - and I could walk back into the house with a new jacket and not have to explain where the family finances have gone. :)
Now, I just need the weather to pick up so that it can earn its keep.
Quote from: grog on Monday, 16 March 2020, 07:16 PM
Mliv, superb looking bike, just looks good. love it. Today was my first test of modular helmet after open face virtually all my life. Great helmet, fits perfect, great vision, i tried lots b4 i liked one. Really impressed. With front up, same as all opens ive got. With front locked, visor down, wind noise very slight, same at 40ks as at 160, had to try it. Very stable, love the ratchet strap closing, been D rings every other. With open hats my exhaust sounded so nice at 3 !/2 k revs, can just hardly hear it now, always ear plugs in. old dogs, new tricks, glad i changed. So now, 3 open face hats i doubt ill ever wear again. Hooli, i was thinking of you, give one a go, i know you love open face. best of both worlds with modular. :)
If I ever get old & sensible I will.
Just been to Mcdonalds for a big mac and fries. I wasn't hungry just needed the napkins to wipe my arse :computer_type:
oil arrived - just waiting for the filter :)
Just looked up the price of that oil, it's 2 - 3 times dearer than the stuff I use. (Gulf Western Synergy 3000)
Can you mix the new and old formula ;)
@Notty are you satisfied with that oil? I use it for last 12tkm with no problem, shifting gears is quieter than using motul 5100 and much cheaper.
Quote from: mlivkovich on Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 05:27 AM
@Notty are you satisfied with that oil? I use it for last 12tkm with no problem, shifting gears is quieter than using motul 5100 and much cheaper.
Smoother gear changes than Motul and Silkolene IMO :)
@mlivkovich
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 04:53 AM
Can you mix the new and old formula ;)
Cheers Irish thats a very good point - I Knew you shouldn't mix different brands and types so I guess this may be a problem - will order a 1 ltr on FleaBay to be sure :bugga:
Lost now, but back on old forum i experimented with around 6 or 7 diff oils. Results all posted but lost now. From memory, Motul was worst gear change, most expensive also. Silkolene 2nd worst. Stupid 4 litre containers made them expensive, always needed a 1 litre top up bottle. Have trouble remember other brands tried, Penrite, I liked it, 5 l bottle also. I settled on Gulf Western, best gear change& clutch action. Using a long time now, very cheap for Aussie buyers also. And Kiwis, nearly forgot that bit.
Quote from: Notty on Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 06:46 PM
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 04:53 AM
Can you mix the new and old formula ;)
Cheers Irish thats a very good point - I Knew you shouldn't mix different brands and types so I guess this may be a problem - will order a 1 ltr on FleaBay to be sure :bugga:
How many miles/months between oil changes
@Notty ?
Quote from: GSXKING on Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 08:31 PM
Quote from: Notty on Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 06:46 PM
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 04:53 AM
Can you mix the new and old formula ;)
Cheers Irish thats a very good point - I Knew you shouldn't mix different brands and types so I guess this may be a problem - will order a 1 ltr on FleaBay to be sure :bugga:
How many miles/months between oil changes @Notty ?
Hi Chris, must be about 1500-2000 miles between oil changes :)
@GSXKING
I don't even consider Motul 5100, tried Motul 300V race oil, gearbox was seriously bad with that in it..... and my wallet had to go to rape councelling.
Gulf Western been in it for around 50,000 kms now. Comes in 5 ltr packs and cheap az chups bro :onya:
Hi Chris, must be about 1500-2000 miles between oil changes :)
@GSXKING[/quote]
That equates to 3600km's :confused1: :confused1: :confused1:
Quote from: GSXKING on Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 09:23 PM
Hi Chris, must be about 1500-2000 miles between oil changes :)
@GSXKING
That equates to 3600km's :confused1: :confused1: :confused1:
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Depending on how the bike is used it can be a good thing to change the oil more frequently. What I have noticed between UK and Oz is that in the UK the engine will not run as hot and if used for short trips may have a tendency to go milky with condensation. I have never had this problem personally but have seen it in other's.
I seem to have lost interest in bikes but I have to be doing something so this is my next project.
Barry Sheene's old race car.
I wish it was Irish, it might be worth something but at the moment it's a Chevron 7 that needs a lot of work.
Cool, last time i was in the UK i was lucky enough to attend a track day driving a Caterham 7, Ford engined 1.6L, so much fun. This chevron looks very similar and will go like the clappers im sure.
I am not a number I'm a free man.
Great car just be aware of giant white balloon's chasing you once you once it's finished.
:cheers:
Quote from: seth on Sunday, 17 May 2020, 03:28 PM
I am not a number I'm a free man.
Great car just be aware of giant white balloon's chasing you once you once it's finished.
:cheers:
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Quote from: seth on Sunday, 17 May 2020, 03:28 PM
I am not a number I'm a free man.
Great car just be aware of giant white balloon's chasing you once you once it's finished.
:cheers:
Loved the prisoner, had a mug on my desk "Number 6" - Been to Portmeirion, the prisoner village is amazing :)
Col - it was an early 60's Cult TV science where Patrick McGoohan an unnamed British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a mysterious coastal village, where his captors try to find out why he abruptly resigned from his job. No names, just numbers. Loved it when I was kid :)
@KiwiCol
Now I'm really confused Col. :confused1: :confused1: :confused1:
Me also
This might help the convicts
I've never been a free man (until I retired), I've always been a number. RAF = service number, Civil Service = staff number. And I've never been to Portmeirion.
Portmeirion is great, it's utterly nuts & wonderful at the same time.
The fact that when the owners yacht sunk he built a stone one on the quayside so it looked right & couldn't sink really does tell you a lot about the place.
Snap Snapey
My Caterham 7 from a few years back :onya:
(https://i.imgur.com/T1Cft2j.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/QLDK94L.jpg)
Ford Crossflow on webbers? proper old skool engine noises there.
True that Hooli.
Love the sound of those side suckers working hard :worshippy:
Snapeys chevron has a Toyota 1.8l twin OHC with side draught Weber's, the Cateram 7 has the Ford crossflow, both make great engine noises.
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Sunday, 17 May 2020, 11:01 PM
Snapeys chevron has a Toyota 1.8l twin OHC with side draught Weber's, the Cateram 7 has the Ford crossflow, both make great engine noises.
That engine is an early 4A-EG big port of 1600cc's Eric. Unfortunately those Weber's didn't come with the car but another set of DCOE 40's are on the way.
Some solid merbau (aussie hardwood) predressed boards, 1800x600x25mm thick to upgrade my workbench, they were on special at Bunnings for $30 each. Will rip one lenghtways, making the other 960mm wide, and add a 50 or 100mm upstand at the back. Wife is jealous as my workbench will look better than her laundry benchtop :cheers: :boogie2:
That is incredible value. Pics please when your majestic work bench is complete :onya: :onya:
I bought 23.02ltrs of petrol, odd that as I'd swear 14s have 22ltr tanks... :confused1:
Explains why it was spluttering a bit though, I'll have to check the sender at some point as it was showing one solid bar not the 'everything flashing' thing.
Bought this to do the TPS (hopefully) :)
Ohm my gawd, Watts is it? don't Hertz yourself.
You're not going to read the manual are you :stir: that's reserved as the last resort :whistling:
A meter named Vici, its female logic could be anything. :)
Finlay, after 6 weeks wating, ordered magneto cover gasket arrived, so I can assemble engine, add oil and pass MOT to ride my 14! My Triumph is nice to ride, but I would prefer to commute on 14, cause I can comfortably reach ground during traffic liht stops :)
Also, desided to replace low-presasure fuel hose, cause 17 years are doing their thing with rubber.
Fork dust seals, for future days.
Also, desided I need a hydration pack, for my off pavement rides. Funny thing I notice - riding on gravel and trail, you sweat much more then on hard pavement :confused1:, and without drinking headache are easy to come
Quote from: Notty on Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 11:42 PM
Bought this to do the TPS (hopefully) :)
No always a good sign when when the font used to print the handbook looks dodgy
:facepalm:
A complete gsxr 1000 to swap the front end with :onya:
Well at least the gsxr will look better with proper forks.
Quote from: Hooli on Saturday, 23 May 2020, 07:07 AM
Well at least the gsxr will look better with proper forks.
It wont be obvious that ive swapped as i have gsxr forks already
Ouch, certainly looks good. Lovely bike.
I bought a Shark Spartan Carbon - Guintoli DBY Helmet today after reading lots of very good reviews.
My current Shoei is 12 years old and although in great condition (cosmetically at least) I finally decided it's well past it sell by date and needed changing for safety reasons. Not a clue what it cost me new but probably no more than £20 to £30 a year over 12 years so not much cash for a potentially life saving piece of kit.
No doubt there are loads of us still using helmets past their 5 year recommended life span. Wondered who's got the oldest that's still in use?
I still have a couple of these helmet from back in 1985, on display I think the foam inside the lining deteriorated after about 15 years.
This model made my RZ500 very fast.
Wow! That looks so basic now. Reminds me of my first Bell full face helmet back in the 70's which is showing my age now! My old man never wanted me to ride bikes but all my mates had one so he finally relented. Made me get a solid white full face Bell as he said it would help me to be seen. I remember I was going to paint some stripes on it but read (or was told) paint would damage it so I used electrical insulation tape of various colours to smarten it up instead 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
The old Bell One very strong and very heavy. I think you could have painted it as they where fibreglass, but not recommended, polycarbonate may be a different story.
We had a brand here, prob mid 70's, Max Cheshire. Everyone (in my circle) wanted one of those.
In the 70s Grant was our big go to. Had the best colour schemes. $30 for a full face, $3 new visor. Way back then, one model had removable chin bar. 4 screws out for an open face.
My first helmet was a bell if I recall the visor locked down with metal poppers back in 79 when I had my fizzy, 16 yrs old and let loose on the road with 'L' plates and no clue :facepalm:
My favourite helmet of the early eighties was my AGV AGO, nice neat fit and light. They are still about today think it's the X3000.
I bought a new battery, Exide YTX 14-BS, to replace my "old" Motobatt MBYZ 16 H, which lasted only two years and two months ???
Motobatt started to die after only six months, but I didn't believe it because it was new.
Expensive junk, never again :angry:
Quote from: T 24 on Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 04:34 AM
I bought a new battery, Exide YTX 14-BS, to replace my "old" Motobatt MBYZ 16 H, which lasted only two years and two months ???
Motobatt started to die after only six months, but I didn't believe it because it was new.
Expensive junk, never again :angry:
I found the same thing and was equally confused as my motobatt did , and still does hold a charge, but not enough to always start the bike
New juice and a filter.
and our new toy ...... for isolation and social distancing :boogie:
That looks great Col. :onya: When you coming down? or is it for the boarder? :stir: :stir: :whistling:
Yeah, also thought for the boarder😂
Please don't mention the boarder guys.
It's me thats unreasonable..... or so l was told....... breathe...... be kind..... breathe...... relax...... and again !!
:furious:
Thats the plan Col. Got to put a grey water tank in it and get it certified as self contained. Might even look at a diesel heater also.
We have border lockdown i.e. Queensland/NSW :whatever: :whatever:
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 07:34 PM
Thats the plan Col. Got to put a grey water tank in it and get it certified as self contained. Might even look at a diesel heater also.
I have an Eberspacher in the boat, for diesel fuel to can pump some heat D3LC.
Thanks lrish will have a squizz at that.
@GSXKING no a boarder that went walk about while we were supposed to be in lockdown..... had more bubbles than a kid playing with dishwashing liquid...... I spat the dummy :facepalm:
Quote from: GSXKING on Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 08:15 PM
We have border lockdown i.e. Queensland/NSW :whatever: :whatever:
Don't I know it, I have a bike gathering at Walcha I planned to be at on the 13/14 June :doh:
Bought one of these, got it for such a good price almost feels like I stole it.
mjgt, one of my most hated machines. One i have at present behaves, had another i threw over the fence.
Quote from: grog on Saturday, 30 May 2020, 07:05 PM
mjgt, one of my most hated machines. One i have at present behaves, had another i threw over the fence.
LOL!!!
Today I brought myself, long nose pliers, side cutters, pruners, Launch Creader v11+, fuel filter, spark plugs, air cleaner, MAF Sensor & a coil pack, for the Mrs Demio.
The Launch Creader does a great job of pinpointing where any issues are, should of had one years ago, although, this one reads from 1996 onward.
Quote from: GSXKING on Monday, 18 May 2020, 04:01 PM
That is incredible value. Pics please when your majestic work bench is complete :onya: :onya:
Workbench done today, worked out exactly how i wanted it to. Bloody heavy, still need to fix the vice and bench grinder down. 2 coats of clear.
Before and after shot.
Quote from: mjgt on Saturday, 30 May 2020, 06:47 PM
Bought one of these, got it for such a good price almost feels like I stole it.
Looks identical to the Makita strimmer I have, other than the plastics on mine are Blue. It's been a good tool but a bit of overkill now as I have very little grass left since deciding on a lower maintenance garden during lockdown :cool:
Quote from: grog on Saturday, 30 May 2020, 07:05 PM
mjgt, one of my most hated machines. One i have at present behaves, had another i threw over the fence.
hahaha I bought one of these Husqvana,paid about $700 I think....But its got a honda engine which is fantastic..... will outlast me thats for sure.
Good looking tool Roo. I have a Husky line trimmer, must be nearly 20 years old. Great tool :onya:
Bought a couple of IMOU security camera's for the house. One outside to keep an eye mainly on my car and bike shed. The other one in the lounge to keep an eye on the dog when we have to go out and leave him home alone..He hates it and howls and barks the whole time we're out. I can talk to him using an App on the phone and it calms him down a bit.
They were from Amazon and cost the grand total of £57.99 delivered. Quality is superb and there are lots of tweaks you can make to the system. I have the outside one on a cloud account and every time it's activated it records footage. This feature cost an extra £54 for the year, but it saves messing with SD cards. The recordings are saved for 30 days and then deleted.
Nice Froudy. Who's walking about out there at 2 min past 1 in the morning? You want another camera on/in the gate so you can see their faces.
A good buy Froudy. Now maybe a remote Tazer if you see them come thru gate.
You need one on the shed to keep an eye on my stock Steve !!! :rofl2:
Quote from: KiwiCol on Sunday, 09 August 2020, 05:24 PM
Nice Froudy. Who's walking about out there at 2 min past 1 in the morning? You want another camera on/in the gate so you can see their faces.
Probably some local pissed up chav :furious:
Quote from: Notty on Sunday, 09 August 2020, 06:31 PM
You need one on the shed to keep an eye on my stock Steve !!! :rofl2:
I'm going to get another smaller one and put it IN the shed ;)
You could get Hooli to live in your shed Froudy, sounds like his arse would work as a fog cannon :whistling:
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Monday, 10 August 2020, 06:56 AM
You could get Hooli to live in your shed Froudy, sounds like his arse would work as a fog cannon :whistling:
My stash would be safe with Hooli living in the shed - bit worrying for the local sheep though !! :rofl2:
:lol: :lol:
That's just a rumour you herd, the charges were flocking dropped ewe know.
Quote from: Hooli on Monday, 10 August 2020, 07:23 AM
:lol: :lol:
That's just a rumour you herd, the charges were flocking dropped ewe know.
Feeling a bit sheepish Hooli , its nothing to be ashamed of !! :)
link to cameras ?
Quote from: KiwiCol on Sunday, 09 August 2020, 05:24 PM
Nice Froudy. Who's walking about out there at 2 min past 1 in the morning? You want another camera on/in the gate so you can see their faces.
HIGHLY unlikely at that price point that camera would have sufficient capability for identifying an individual particularly at night.
@VladTepes To be honest the one I've just put in the shed stands a very good chance of ID'ing someone at night. Bare in mind the shed was pitch black in this image...
This one is the IMOU Ranger-2. Has some good features including tracking. When you walk into the shed the camera rotates and follows you around. I've set this one up to record using a memory card instead of Cloud storage. It only records when activated by noise or movement. Camera £39.99 from Amazon.
I bought this a couple of days ago...
Aguri Skyway GTX-70 Radar, Laser, speed trap detector. Works well so far notifying me well in advance of any speed traps ahead :imrgreen:
Quote from: froudy on Thursday, 13 August 2020, 08:35 PM
I bought this a couple of days ago...
Aguri Skyway GTX-70 Radar, Laser, speed trap detector. Works well so far notifying me well in advance of any speed traps ahead :imrgreen:
I am sure you don't speed Steve !! :rofl2:
Quote from: Notty on Thursday, 13 August 2020, 09:29 PM
Quote from: froudy on Thursday, 13 August 2020, 08:35 PM
I bought this a couple of days ago...
Aguri Skyway GTX-70 Radar, Laser, speed trap detector. Works well so far notifying me well in advance of any speed traps ahead :imrgreen:
I am sure you don't speed Steve !! :rofl2:
What me? No! Never! :imrgreen:
Aussies aren't allowed those toys, NZ does though. Anyone else run a TPX 2 or 3 on their bike? I have one & find it's range very impressive to bloody staggering, as in over 2km ahead in traffic.
I run a Valentine in the car, amazing,recently got a 4 km warning on the desert road !
Should be able to keep under the speed limit on this. Need to shift some of the winter coat that has been gathering around the middle for the last 13 years since l stopped smoking. Only had it 3 weeks but really enjoying it.
But have already bruised my kidneys after bumping into a traffic light pole :facepalm:
That appears to have added electrickery?
Yes Hooli its pretty clever.
I've heard good things but never tried one as I refuse to admit I'm old enough for such things.
Haven't you heard all the bad reports on Maxxis tyres Col? No grip & wooden :whistling: :lol:
Will it go over that hill behind you? Lunch in Cambridge?
Probably go one way. 160km round trip to Dads. When you in Cambridge ?
Quote from: Hooli on Friday, 14 August 2020, 08:09 AM
I've heard good things but never tried one as I refuse to admit I'm old enough for such things.
The Bride has one also. We are looking forward to riding some of the many cycle trails around the country.
We have a fairly steady 2km uphill climb to get home. Bike has 4 modes, in turbo mode l breezed up the hill at 28kph, thats after a 30km ride. It just assists your own input.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Friday, 14 August 2020, 10:45 AM
Probably go one way. 160km round trip to Dads. When you in Cambridge ?
Not for me Col, a spot of lunch for you in Cambridge. When I ever get back up that way I'll be certain to let you know & call in.
Quote from: froudy on Thursday, 13 August 2020, 08:26 PM
@VladTepes
To be honest the one I've just put in the shed stands a very good chance of ID'ing someone at night. Bare in mind the shed was pitch black in this image...
This one is the IMOU Ranger-2. Has some good features including tracking. When you walk into the shed the camera rotates and follows you around. I've set this one up to record using a memory card instead of Cloud storage. It only records when activated by noise or movement. Camera £39.99 from Amazon.
Thanks that is amazingly impressive.
This it? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dahua-imou-Ranger-2S-1080P-Wifi-IP-Camera-Home-Security-360-Camera-AI-Human/164258912397?hash=item263e98188d:g:vv4AAOSwyyZe8ezI&frcectupt=true
If so its a fair bit more expensive here.
Get us a pic of you in the dark in front of the camera?
A Jeep.
MY18 Grand Cherokee Limited 3.6l V6 petrol.
Pick up Wednesday.
Hope you enjoy it Mate.
Looks the part there Eric, happy motoring :onya:
Booked another riding course today, 48hr promo.... free !!
So should also qualify to get $100 off my next years rego.
Pleased it was free because l also booked a Track Day at Hampton Downs for 10th December.
Something to look forward to. :boogie:
Your track day beats my die grinder . . .
At last I got around to junking the cr4ppy mini indicators I had been living with for far too long, and took delivery of, what I must say, is a very impressive set of well priced aftermarket proper sized indicators :)
More cheap LED indicators as the ones I fitted in the middle of last winter have died. One just doesn't work even with 12v direct too it. Maybe the next ones will be easier to see, we'll find out.
Does anyone know of any QUALITY small but bright indicators that don't break ?!
I have R&G Aero in mine for 3 years- I chose them because they can be seen from the side :)
https://www.rg-racing.com/browseBike/KTM/RC8R/2013/RG372.aspx#
Ordered and make deposit for my future brand new Triumph Tiger 900. This would be my first ever brand new motorcycle :)
Because of high demand, it's realistic to get it in the beginning of 2021, but we have agreement with dealer an I'm planning pick it up in March 2021.
Think, I get good deal (-9% from list price and free first service at ~1000km) :onya:
My Future bike is not produced yet, but I'm already ordering aftermarket parts for it. First in list, were doubletake mirrors (https://www.doubletakemirror.com/). Shipped yesterday from US. Because of Covid, have to wait 5-6 weeks....
Next will be Barkbusters hand-guards and SW-motech bits, then stronger skid plate and better crash-bars and, and, and.............
Sometimes, I think I'm still 12 years old, cause I'm looking on my teenager son (will be 15 in few months) and he seems more mature in some desigions... :)
Today i got a new computer monitor. Full HD 27 inch Samsung LED. So now i can actually perfectly see all you blokes shiny bits, new additions, lovely bikes you build. Old pics on here just like something new. Great buy
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 09 September 2020, 09:06 PM
Today i got a new computer monitor.
Good to hear someone else is still using a PC!
Now for the HD eyeball upgrade Grog . . .
$135 from Suzuki!
Not sure what I'm going to do with it though.
1) Bolt on as is for the factory look
2) Strip off the clear coat and polish it manually by hand here at home (protect with ceramic crystal coating)
3) Send it in for professional polishing (protect with ceramic crystal coating)
4) Send it in for chrome plating
Also while I was there I bought gaskets and suzuki recommended sealant, and new hand grips! Pretty excited. The second engine cover is also on it's way (1 more week to wait) and was $245 which I still think is cheap give the work and sore fingers it's saved me not to mention the less than perfect finish I'd get from sanding off all the crud and corrosion. I was just asking out of curiosity (while ordering my original grips) and was shocked when he said $135 and $245.
Rang around today for Chrome Plating quotes and they varied from $150 :) to $600. :shocked: I also asked how much for a professional polish as I have the ceramic crystal coating already here (from my day gig). I'm leaning towards stripping off the factory clearcoat and polishing it myself. What would YOU do?
The last pic is off the internet. These were chromed and they look mmmm...shoynee, Me likey.
Mate, my cases are stock. Just turned 13 1/2 yrs. still look as new. Ive always kept them clean and wiped over with spray wax. Easier and cheaper unless you really want super shiny.
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 10 September 2020, 05:18 PM
Mate, my cases are stock. Just turned 13 1/2 yrs. still look as new. Ive always kept them clean and wiped over with spray wax. Easier and cheaper unless you really want super shiny.
Yeah, harsh scrubbing and neglect can set them up to fail but like anything, keep 'em clean and they'll gleam. I do like shiny though because I come from the old school. Plus there's shiny on the bike already with my polished headligh stands, the headlight itself and the gauge buckets so I don't think a bit of reflection will look out of place and once I do the forks they'll also be super shiny. Ceramic coating will keep them that way so that's not a concern anymore like it used to be.
Chrome has a poor reputation for sticking to Alloy. Give it a good polish and use your ceramic coating.
Quote from: mjgt on Thursday, 10 September 2020, 06:05 PM
Chrome has a poor reputation for sticking to Alloy. Give it a good polish and use your ceramic coating.
I think I agree with you. I'll start a thread in the polishing forum for tips on removing the factory clear coat.
I'm a fan of the brushed satin look, be it stainless or alloy, over super shiny.
Agree chrome plating doesn't stick well to alloy.
I also like the hammertone finishes, out of interest, it would be cool to be able to coat your old covers in a hammered finish, black of course, and see how that looks.
I think Red biker on here did something similar with his red 'n black bike?
Just taken delivery of a new BT023 rear - when I bought it I just clicked 'buy it now' on the lowest price on Ebay, only when the confirmation emails arrived did I realise it came from Italy. However delivery in under a week, £90 something delivered, great!
I just hope the Italian spec is as per UK
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Thursday, 10 September 2020, 08:15 PM
I'm a fan of the brushed satin look, be it stainless or alloy, over super shiny.
Agree chrome plating doesn't stick well to alloy.
I also like the hammertone finishes, out of interest, it would be cool to be able to coat your old covers in a hammered finish, black of course, and see how that looks.
I think Red biker on here did something similar with his red 'n black bike?
I like all those finishes too but for this bike I want to shine it up a smidge. Started a
new thread here (https://gsx1400owners.org/forum/index.php?topic=5588.msg74462) in the polish forum to discuss in greater detail.
Thanks to
@grog and all the nodding in the oil thread I bought 5 litres of Gulf Western Syn-X 3000 and a new Ryco oil filter (I have the Suzuki filter removal tool) plus 4 x 1 litre Dot 4 brake fluid to flush out the old 5 years old (minimum) fluids in both brakes and the clutch from Repco with my 5% RAA discount. Hope that helps with my 1st gear selection issues. The oil and filter will be my second change in 500km so it'll work as a little mini flush which I wanted to do anyway. While there I bought some medium quality tools because they were 25% off. A couple of mallets (double headed rubber and plastic plus a medium dead blow, some locking pliers and multi headed cir-clip remover. Rainy weekend will be well spent.
Bought this yesterday - Works Well!! The lift that is - Time now to fix a few niggly things on the 1000
One of the best investments I ever made was a scissor lift.
Nice bit of kit Stan :onya:
4 litres of brake fluid Baz ....... you going to bath in it :stir:
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Saturday, 19 September 2020, 04:59 AM
Nice bit of kit Stan :onya:
4 litres of brake fluid Baz ....... you going to bath in it :stir:
Lol yeah, a bit extreme but here's my thinking; I wasn't sure how much I'd need for a complete flush of each system, plus I'm a noob so I figured I'd fucknit up in some way and would need to do it several times. Plus I really wanted to make sure I completely drained the system if any old fluid because a) it's a new bike to me and b) it's been sitting by the ocean unprotected for 2 of those 5 years and in (I presume) a non climate controlled garage for the last 3 years. I just want to make sure (running out of brake fluid isn't something I need to worry about while I focus on my first brake and clutch system flush ever. I wasn't sure I could tell when the old fluid was completely out of my system. Although now I've read the thread on this in the tech forum I might use my vacuum bleeder to completely drain all systems (if that's possible) just to be sure, to be sure.
I also don't have any in the garage at all so I wanted to at least have one spare bottle and once opened, it's not good to keep an opened bottle for long so if I bought a larger container it'd "spoil" with moisture which is why I bought 4 x 1 litre containers. Plus 1 litre is only $1 more per litre than a larger container.
I knew it'd get a head shake but better safe than sorry and I like to stack as many things in my favour as possible I guess. It's only $40.
Just out of curiosity how much would I have needed (absolute minimum) to completely flush all three systems?
1 would have covered it i`ve done 3 cars and 2 bikes with a 4 litre bottle and still have some left, don`t run it dry, just keep topping up the reservoirs as air is harder to get out than old fluid especially on front brakes with lots of junctions
Very good purchase Stan. Must get one. Old pic of my mates set up. He made the yellow lift and centre lift fits on top, mostly free space to work around bike. He had another adapter to lift his Rocket the same, so sure was strong. Cant find pic of Rocket up in air, a great sight.
Two things today. Tomorrow is my Birthday so it was time for a shopping trip to gumtree to buy an old tool. Not exactly classic British engineering but I picked up this 16 speed floor drill press made in Taiwan but the Porsche brand is quite good (compared to today's flimsy units). Picked it up for $180 (asking price) plus a few bucks and he delivered it. Stoked. It's got good castings, fully adjustable bed and a morse taper (is that the right term) so I can remove the chuck and put in big bits or milling attachments if I want. Also might look for a milling dual axis vice so I can start milling stuff. I'm gearing up for making things but things are cool...as is stuff.
Oh...and my other engine cover arrived so now I have a matching set. The clear coating is quite disappointing especially down the sides so I've decided to strip it off, polish them up to a mirror shine then a triple ceramic coat so I never have to re-polish. Can't wait to get started. Lots to play with.
I've got a bench mount pillar drill, I just need a workshop & a bench now.
Quote from: Hooli on Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 06:52 PM
I've got a bench mount pillar drill, I just need a workshop & a bench now.
I've been without a decent shed/garage for over 8 years so I'm loving it. Mine's even got a single door so perfect for just a bike (double car space though) and I'm loving the space. I look forward to finally being able to work on the 14 and make stuff. I even have an outer area for blacksmithing work if I need. Slowly rebuilding my tools (long story but I lost everything in a financial "hiccup"). I love buying old and used gear to both save money as well as get higher quality (win win).
A bit confused; what's a pillar drill? How does it differ from a bench or pedestal drill? I did a quick google but it's not clear.
it might be the wrong term, it's like yours but a shorter 'pole' so it stands on a bench not the floor.
My bikes due a service at the weekend so I've been online and ordered a fumoto quick drain valve, oil catch tray, oil and air filter, filter removal tool. On Saturday I visit Halfords, pick up their oil and a small socket set as my brother has liberated my old set. :coffeescreen: :boogie:
Quote from: Hooli on Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 06:52 PM
I've got a bench mount pillar drill, I just need a workshop & a bench now.
Just move the jug and the toaster Hooli :whistling:
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Thursday, 01 October 2020, 06:42 AM
Quote from: Hooli on Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 06:52 PM
I've got a bench mount pillar drill, I just need a workshop & a bench now.
Just move the jug and the toaster Hooli :whistling:
There's no room due to the crank case, crank etc...
Just bought a new set of J.I.S. screwdrivers, so no more ruining heads and swearing :lol: :lol:
JIS screwdrivers are great, I just wish I could find some 1/4" bits to put in my little socket set to make them easier to carry on the bike.
Hooli, here you go. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Laser-Tools-7724-JIS-Impact-Screwdriver-Bits-4pc-5-16-shank/184042375191?epid=16034965445&hash=item2ad9c7c817:g:7EEAAOSwNlld0-E0
Got them! they are large ones (& it took two attempts to get more than one size supplied). I was hoping for smaller ones to suit little screws like brake reservoir tops etc as well.
I'll just have to find room under the seat for the screwdrivers it seems.
Today i bought nothing. Want a new tyre gauge. Mate has Bluepoint, work just got Wurth. Tried both, bloody brilliant but over $100 each. Looking at E Bay copies at $20. They look exact same, digital display looks same. I reckon brand names are same unit. Which would you buy? They make bike tyre adjusting so easy, Wurth & Bluepoint. Not a tight arse but same for less i like. Neither brand names say where made, i reckon i know. Alemlube also nice but nearly $400.
Hi Grog,
This is what I got off eBay having been recommended on-line. Works great, easy to use and seems accurate. Only had it 2 months so can't vouch for its long term reliability.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07PXRXFSK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I got an analogue one from halfords (car parts store here). Doesn't really matter if it's accurate if it's readings are repeatable. Once you find pressures on that gauge that work for you then stick to them.
Thanks Phill, have seen same under many diff brand names. I was searching last night, which to buy. I ended up buying a sofa bed for $500. Just got distracted. :)
Got to love Facebook Marketplace.
So I'm scrolling around and set it to within 2km of local and found a tube of barely used Autosol for $5! Then I checked his other listings and bought all this (including the yoga mat for the doggo) for $20! All are full or barely used.
Result.
P.S. Don't worry, none of it is for my chain.
Nearly 60 bucks stuff for 20, well done.
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 07 October 2020, 07:11 PM
Nearly 60 bucks stuff for 20, well done.
Offsets the chain clean and lube I bought which I was speared for...lol Might even try one of those sit ups again. Tried one a few years ago - did nothing. Maybe I did it wrong. I'll try one again tonight and in the morning if I don't see any change I'll chuck it at me dogg.
Lost me there, sit ups?
It's an exercise people do on yoga mats. I tried it once.
Quote from: SA14 on Wednesday, 07 October 2020, 08:20 PM
It's an exercise people do on yoga mats. I tried it once.
No it's not, it's what you do when you hear a cop siren, can't see that mat being of any help
Use it to cover yer head & hide from the cop?
Funny thing but as I was stepping on it I noticed how soft it was and had to wonder if it'd make a good sitting platform to help with numb bum. Not sure how I'd apply it but I'm really tempted to cut a seat sized pad and securing it to my seat and going for an hour long ride to see how it feels.
I could always go and get fitted for a sheep skin cover and shove it under that. The puzzle I'm having trouble with is is it a problem with the seat design (my seat is in excellent condition) or is it that I have ridden for decades and I'll eventualky grow a tougher rump and get used to it?
If yoga mat works to help me ride longer might be best $3 I've ever spent!
Quote from: SA14 on Thursday, 08 October 2020, 08:02 AM
Funny thing but as I was stepping on it I noticed how soft it was and had to wonder if it'd make a good sitting platform to help with numb bum. Not sure how I'd apply it but I'm really tempted to cut a seat sized pad and securing it to my seat and going for an hour long ride to see how it feels.
I could always go and get fitted for a sheep skin cover and shove it under that. The puzzle I'm having trouble with is is it a problem with the seat design (my seat is in excellent condition) or is it that I have ridden for decades and I'll eventualky grow a tougher rump and get used to it?
If yoga mat works to help me ride longer might be best $3 I've ever spent!
I had exactly the same problem and tried an air seat, Gel pad and sheepskin on their own and in combination, as you`re heavy, like me I would bet my balls that the original foam is just too soft for you and I found that whatever I put on top just got squished up and added to the discomfort, having mine redone in the firmest foam available transformed it into something I can comfortably do 2 hour stints on now, as I`m 6,4 with dodgey knees I had it raised 2" at the same time and it is now the most comfortable bike I`ve owned, or in fact ridden
Doggo's thinkin, i'm all good thanks........ you can stick ya yoga mat !!
Quote from: steve porter on Thursday, 08 October 2020, 08:26 AM
I had exactly the same problem and tried an air seat, Gel pad and sheepskin on their own and in combination, as you`re heavy, like me I would bet my balls that the original foam is just too soft for you and I found that whatever I put on top just got squished up and added to the discomfort, having mine redone in the firmest foam available transformed it into something I can comfortably do 2 hour stints on now, as I`m 6,4 with dodgey knees I had it raised 2" at the same time and it is now the most comfortable bike I've owned, or in fact ridden.
Interesting. Makes sense. I wonder if I do that can I keep my original seat cover or is it all glued together with the foam? Seems a shame to ruin a perfectly good seat but being a rhinocerous arse I'm going to have to do something because mentally I could ride all day and all night but in reality it's a maximum of 30-45 minutes and I need to get off and sit on something else to give my rump a break. I also really like the paneled design and I can imagine if I ask them to replicate it I'd be charged an arm and a leg. I keep looking at those French seats but at $750 (plus shipping I presume) it's not an impulse buy.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Thursday, 08 October 2020, 12:34 PM
Doggo's thinkin, i'm all good thanks........ you can stick ya yoga mat !!
Yeah, doggo is aloof about lots of things. I like me doggo.
Quote from: SA14 on Thursday, 08 October 2020, 02:07 PM
Quote from: steve porter on Thursday, 08 October 2020, 08:26 AM
I had exactly the same problem and tried an air seat, Gel pad and sheepskin on their own and in combination, as you`re heavy, like me I would bet my balls that the original foam is just too soft for you and I found that whatever I put on top just got squished up and added to the discomfort, having mine redone in the firmest foam available transformed it into something I can comfortably do 2 hour stints on now, as I`m 6,4 with dodgey knees I had it raised 2" at the same time and it is now the most comfortable bike I've owned, or in fact ridden.
Interesting. Makes sense. I wonder if I do that can I keep my original seat cover or is it all glued together with the foam? Seems a shame to ruin a perfectly good seat but being a rhinocerous arse I'm going to have to do something because mentally I could ride all day and all night but in reality it's a maximum of 30-45 minutes and I need to get off and sit on something else to give my rump a break. I also really like the paneled design and I can imagine if I ask them to replicate it I'd be charged an arm and a leg. I keep looking at those French seats but at $750 (plus shipping I presume) it's not an impulse buy.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Thursday, 08 October 2020, 12:34 PM
Doggo's thinkin, i'm all good thanks........ you can stick ya yoga mat !!
Yeah, doggo is aloof about lots of things. I like me doggo.
foam can be replaced without needing a new cover, I enquired about that first, but decided to add the extra height while I was at it
I was quoted $300 to re do my seat. I thought that not too bad. New foam, new cover and piping. Has lasted 10 yrs, can see a few ripples in cover but still comfy.
I did mine myself with about £15 of material off ebay & a new staple gun. Doesn't keep the original pattern but it's less slippy in the wet so a big bonus.
The trick is to pull it very very tight as you attach it.
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 08 October 2020, 05:52 PM
I was quoted $300 to re do my seat. I thought that not too bad. New foam, new cover and piping. Has lasted 10 yrs, can see a few ripples in cover but still comfy.
$300s not too bad. Did you do it because it was uncomfortable but still in good condition or because it was damaged or worn out? It's a shame I can't ride for too long. This must be addressed.
Quote from: Hooli on Thursday, 08 October 2020, 06:04 PM
I did mine myself with about £15 of material off ebay & a new staple gun. Doesn't keep the original pattern but it's less slippy in the wet so a big bonus.
The trick is to pull it very very tight as you attach it.
That's cool! I like DIY but hesitant because I don't want to "ruin" such a nice original seat. That's why I was looking at those french seats so many people seem to have.
Quote from: SA14 on Thursday, 08 October 2020, 06:21 PM
Quote from: Hooli on Thursday, 08 October 2020, 06:04 PM
I did mine myself with about £15 of material off ebay & a new staple gun. Doesn't keep the original pattern but it's less slippy in the wet so a big bonus.
The trick is to pull it very very tight as you attach it.
That's cool! I like DIY but hesitant because I don't want to "ruin" such a nice original seat. That's why I was looking at those french seats so many people seem to have.
If you're original cover is ok you can reuse it. It's not glued to the foam in my experience. Mine has split so needed replacing, I think it came out pretty well for a first go. I started in the middle & worked towards the ends to avoid getting creases, the slight ones you can see went after a day or two as they were from how the material was folded when I got it.
That does look good. Comfy. How long can you sit on it? How long do we really need to be able to sit on them? I expect after a certain time it's good to hop off and stretch and freshen up anyway.
As long as a tank of fuel will last. It's the standard foam underneath.
Mine not worn out, just can see ripples that werent there b4. Can sit on my seat for a whole day. Just no pain , even better with sheepskin on, double skin for wife. Most comfy bike ive owned. SA, find a great seat maker. Guzzler in Brisbane superb, have a search. Postage not that much. He made mine.
I've gone full 'old man' & just ordered a heated jacket & trousers. I've got a heated vest & had the trousers last year until they broke. I fancied warm arms & shoulders too, as the cold makes an old shoulder injury ache.
I broke the trousers last year as the plug to the vest/jacket is a daft design. Got a refund on them back in feb so last years warm legs where free. I've got some right angle jack plugs & socket to make a fly lead & avoid the same problem this time.
£330 is a lot for stuff to go under leathers, but still cheaper than textiles that are warm enough to not need heating.
Oh & it's not really a 'buy', but my tumble dryer was under recall as it's one of the indesits that catch light. Got contacted by them today & the new one arrives 2nd Nov for free. Even better as I was given the dryer over two years ago :cheers:
Look what arrived in the post today :smitten: :cheers: :boogie:
You'll be amazed how much better they fit the screw heads even though they look identical.
Been searching for a digital tyre inflator for a while. Snap On/Bluepoint and Wurth are great. We have each brand at work, just make life easy. So easy to do bike tyres. I kept searching as they are around $110. Results were, just a generic Chinese made, re labelled for each brand. Accuracy is spot on, quality is also. Purchased the no name, exact same thing, Off EBay $21. Sure is a mark up for brand names.
Yeah brand names used to mean better, now they just seem to mean costs more.
PC5 and a concrete drill bit
This... with the rest of the bike in bits with it.
To me... a proper man cave puzzle :smitten:
For the PO it was a failed attempt to do a café racer project.
Quote from: grog on Friday, 09 October 2020, 06:52 PM
Been searching for a digital tyre inflator for a while. Snap On/Bluepoint and Wurth are great. We have each brand at work, just make life easy. So easy to do bike tyres. I kept searching as they are around $110. Results were, just a generic Chinese made, re labelled for each brand. Accuracy is spot on, quality is also. Purchased the no name, exact same thing, Off EBay $21. Sure is a mark up for brand names.
Grog, hi, care to share the link, been looking for one of those too. Currently I'm using old trusty spring loaded pencil type gauge.
Item no. 373228533447
@Eric GSX1400K3 , this is my digital tyre inflator,cannot for the life of me think where I bought it, but being me it wouldn't have been expensive, gotta get a new battery for it as it's flat.
New battery :boogie:
Cheers grog, appreciate that. have had a Google, doesn't show up on ebay, closest is https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/263134177376
But found it on amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sakura-Digital-Tyre-Pressure-Gauge/dp/B004LZ5O9W
Thanks again
Eric, one i got is inflator not just a gauge. Ive also got the gauge you found. Number should work on e bay, does for me.
I just pulled the trigger on an LG 55" OLED 4K TV. Was $450 off the RRP so got it for $2500 (not cheap by any means but an awesome TV)
Should be delivered on Saturday :boogie:
Finally pulled the trigger on a basic Dremel with extension cable and a small polishing kit. Also bought some paint stripper and thinners as well as some Loctite 243 for the stator bolts (?). Plan to polish my new brand new side covers after stripping off the lacquer and maybe start to work on the fiddly areas of the forks as well. Aiming for chrome like polish.
Wasn't sure if I was going to use paint stripper or rub the clear paint off with a scourer and thinners. Probably go for the paint stripper to make sure I get it all off. Thinners will come in handy for other things I'm sure.
Cordless sander.
Did I need it? No. Just wanted :)
First impression, wired one I have, is more comfortable to hold in hands (designed for 2 hand usage).
Quote from: SA14 on Thursday, 15 October 2020, 10:16 PM
Finally pulled the trigger on a basic Dremel with extension cable and a small polishing kit. Also bought some paint stripper and thinners as well as some Loctite 243 for the stator bolts (?). Plan to polish my new brand new side covers after stripping off the lacquer and maybe start to work on the fiddly areas of the forks as well. Aiming for chrome like polish.
Wasn't sure if I was going to use paint stripper or rub the clear paint off with a scourer and thinners. Probably go for the paint stripper to make sure I get it all off. Thinners will come in handy for other things I'm sure.
Got the same Dremel, not too bad, but suited better to smaller jobs i reckon. The cutting discs are good, as are the sanding wheels, but I still managed to go through the wire brushes and little drill bit really quickly. Grip is comfy and the long extension piece is great for really close work
New tyres and tubes only 32 quid.
That reminds me, I need to fit the new inner tubes in my push bike too & consider getting it a rear tyre at some point.
Quote from: SA14 on Thursday, 15 October 2020, 10:16 PM
Finally pulled the trigger on a basic Dremel with extension cable and a small polishing kit. Also bought some paint stripper and thinners as well as some Loctite 243 for the stator bolts (?). Plan to polish my new brand new side covers after stripping off the lacquer and maybe start to work on the fiddly areas of the forks as well. Aiming for chrome like polish.
Wasn't sure if I was going to use paint stripper or rub the clear paint off with a scourer and thinners. Probably go for the paint stripper to make sure I get it all off. Thinners will come in handy for other things I'm sure.
What happened to doing all the polishing by hand? I seem to remember this as your reply a month ago when I suggested you use a Dremel.
"Never ever heard of a dremel and what are these buffs of which you speak? One slip with a dremel and the part is ruined. I know this from experience so I hand sand and polish everything including the stuff I polish for a living. But thanks. Sarcasm is appreciated in the spirit in which I chose to receive it."
BTW, just use paint stripper although the shit you get these days is pretty useless.
I bought this and it arrived today.. It cost me £150!
Lets see if anyone knows what it is :imrgreen:
@Irish in Oz That Bandit of yours is not going to handle well with those wheels and tyres :rofl2:
Quote from: froudy on Friday, 16 October 2020, 03:41 AM
I bought this and it arrived today.. It cost me £150!
Lets see if anyone knows what it is :imrgreen:
a tin of biscuits ? or the photographic gear? :)
Yesterday I collected the keis heated jacket I bought on Thurs. Tried it today as I had to go into work.
Wow is all I can say. The heat is so even I just felt warm, with the heated trousers too it was great. I had the vest before but the jacket is a lot better.
Quote from: froudy on Friday, 16 October 2020, 03:43 AM
@Irish in Oz
That Bandit of yours is not going to handle well with those wheels and tyres :rofl2:
Oh yes it will because I'm putting the wire wheels on it, and I know they are better because I have smashed a few mag wheels but not a wire.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Friday, 16 October 2020, 06:28 AM
Oh yes it will because I'm putting the wire wheels on it, and I know they are better because I have smashed a few mag wheels but not a wire.
You want to ease up on the pies Jeff if you're busting the mag wheels. :stir: :happy1:
Was busting them 10 years ago Col. Those tyres and wheels will do the Bandit or 14 today as I'm now retired.
Quote from: Snapey on Friday, 16 October 2020, 01:35 AM
Quote from: SA14 on Thursday, 15 October 2020, 10:16 PM
Finally pulled the trigger on a basic Dremel with extension cable and a small polishing kit. Also bought some paint stripper and thinners as well as some Loctite 243 for the stator bolts (?). Plan to polish my new brand new side covers after stripping off the lacquer and maybe start to work on the fiddly areas of the forks as well. Aiming for chrome like polish.
Wasn't sure if I was going to use paint stripper or rub the clear paint off with a scourer and thinners. Probably go for the paint stripper to make sure I get it all off. Thinners will come in handy for other things I'm sure.
What happened to doing all the polishing by hand? I seem to remember this as your reply a month ago when I suggested you use a Dremel.
"Never ever heard of a dremel and what are these buffs of which you speak? One slip with a dremel and the part is ruined. I know this from experience so I hand sand and polish everything including the stuff I polish for a living. But thanks. Sarcasm is appreciated in the spirit in which I chose to receive it."
BTW, just use paint stripper although the shit you get these days is pretty useless.
I was being sarcastic. Thought that would've come through. I did a lot of it by hand on the old crusty ones and they came up ok looking from 100 yards away. I found this on special and bought the polishing kit second hand off gumtree for $18. Not sure how long the pads will last but it's a start.
I'll still do the majority of the flat open surfaces by hand as usual like I do in my work but the bolt alcoves and mating surfaces deserve a good shine too so given this was so cheap I thought of your spear and duck and said "fuckit". I used to have a full billion piece kit Dremel set but lost it in the great financial fire of 2012 like everything else I owned so am enjoying the rebuild on my tool chest this time around. Here's a lesson for you younguns- be very careful who you trust with your finances! Or better still, never trust people with only two legs.
I considered just sanding off the lacquer (is that what Suzuki uses?) but want to damage the new ones as least as possible before I start polishing. I will go over them with 2,000 and 3,000 before polishing (like I do the headlights) and will then use my compounds to get it close but will finish with machines autisol when they're almost there for the final chrome look. I'll make a new post in the polishing section when done.
Now all I have to do is figure how to clean my block before painting it with BBQ black but I digress.
Quote from: froudy on Friday, 16 October 2020, 03:41 AM
I bought this and it arrived today.. It cost me £150!
Lets see if anyone knows what it is :imrgreen:
3d printer support housing?
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Friday, 16 October 2020, 08:00 AM
Quote from: froudy on Friday, 16 October 2020, 03:41 AM
I bought this and it arrived today.. It cost me £150!
Lets see if anyone knows what it is :imrgreen:
3d printer support housing?
No, and no
@Notty its not a piece of photography equipment either.
Bourbon 'nip' pourer? Nah, you'd have more than a nip or 2 . . .
Quote from: Snapey on Friday, 16 October 2020, 01:35 AM
What happened to doing all the polishing by hand? I seem to remember this as your reply a month ago when I suggested you use a Dremel.
"Never ever heard of a dremel and what are these buffs of which you speak? One slip with a dremel and the part is ruined. I know this from experience so I hand sand and polish everything including the stuff I polish for a living."
BTW, just use paint stripper although the shit you get these days is pretty useless.
Also, I was referring to grinding all the junk and corrosion off the original corroded set while still on the bike which would have been awkward and dangerous (to the surface). Now that I've bought a brand new set I'll be using this tool just to rotate some compound into the nooks and crannies. Rotating abrasive discs won't go anywhere near them the new ones - just the soft polishing pads. Might try some of the rotating disc brushes to get into the fork nooks though as there's nothing I can do about those areas because I ain't taking the front tubes off quite yet.
Plus, I saw someone using the cutting disc to snip off some of the rear mudguard so I'm thinking of trimming a bit (just a bit) off the back and the dremel will be useful for that and maybe a few other projects too.
Just remember that one slip of a dremel and the part is ruined.
Very excited today.....have ordered a clutch switch.$32 nz rupees.
Explained my ongoing issues with bike running rough to an experienced Soozooki mechanic. He said l know what it is. Sidestand switch is on/off switch, clutch switch is an " l'm going to be started switch" and it also tells the ecu to go into start mode....rich mixture !!
Should be here on Tuesday :boogie:
Quote from: Snapey on Friday, 16 October 2020, 12:25 PM
Just remember that one slip of a dremel and the part is ruined.
If you are on Facebook have a look for a guy in the UK called Harry Overton that owns his own company called Briteworx. He is an absolute wizard when it comes to restoring and polishing bike and car parts. His work beggars belief at times with the results he gets.
Just one before and after pic says it all!
Quote from: Snapey on Friday, 16 October 2020, 12:25 PM
Just remember that one slip of a dremel and the part is ruined.
That came from experience Snappy. I've ruined stuff before.
Quote from: froudy on Friday, 16 October 2020, 04:19 PM
If you are on Facebook have a look for a guy in the UK called Harry Overton that owns his own company called Briteworx. He is an absolute wizard when it comes to restoring and polishing bike and car parts. His work beggars belief at times with the results he gets.
Just one before and after pic says it all!
Wow! Me likey shiney.
Done an amazing job on those floorboards :clapping:
Jag XK I'd say. 3.8 or 4.2 to be triple carbed?
Today new lounge arrived, EBay purchase from Melbourne. Fitted together in no time. 👍 Digital tyre gauge/ inflator also arrived. 👍Freight on lounge exact same as local delivery wanted for 20k. No wonder they lose business.
Got myself one of these so I don't have to share the dogs one.
Got my brake away cruise control today arrived from the USA on Tuesday and got it today having cleared customs now it going to be fitting time and try it out keep you posted guys :onya:
Quote from: Mrg on Friday, 16 October 2020, 09:31 PM
Got my brake away cruise control today arrived from the USA on Tuesday and got it today having cleared customs now it going to be fitting time and try it out keep you posted guys :onya:
Nice! I was just watching the installation video last night. Pretty trick piece of kit.
Quote from: Tally on Saturday, 10 October 2020, 11:39 PM
@Eric GSX1400K3 , this is my digital tyre inflator,cannot for the life of me think where I bought it, but being me it wouldn't have been expensive, gotta get a new battery for it as it's flat.
I've got exactly the same guage..It must be at least 20 years old and it still works!
Just returning to this post from the other day.
As no one worked out what it is I'd better spill.
It's a ballistic Chronograph for measuring speed and power of pellets/bullets. I needed one as I'm getting back into airgun shooting. I'd done a bit of tuning work on my rifle and needed to ensure that it was not over the UK 12 FtLb limit. If over you need to either detune or apply for a Fire Arm Certificate..A route which I dont want to go down as it gets complicated.
Anyway, after testing I found that I was now overpowered by approx 3.5 FtLb's so the fun has started modifying the spring to reduce the power consistently to approx 11.5FtLb's with all pellets used.
Quote from: froudy on Saturday, 17 October 2020, 07:22 PM
Just returning to this post from the other day.
As no one worked out what it is I'd better spill.
It's a ballistic Chronograph for measuring speed and power of pellets/bullets. I needed one as I'm getting back into airgun shooting. I'd done a bit of tuning work on my rifle and needed to ensure that it was not over the UK 12 FtLb limit. If over you need to either detune or apply for a Fire Arm Certificate..A route which I dont want to go down as it gets complicated.
Anyway, after testing I found that I was now overpowered by approx 3.5 FtLb's so the fun has started modifying the spring to reduce the power consistently to approx 11.5FtLb's with all pellets used.
Those pesky pigeons don't stand a chance
I bought a 55" OLED LG TV.
Quote from: froudy on Saturday, 17 October 2020, 07:22 PM
Just returning to this post from the other day.
As no one worked out what it is I'd better spill.
It's a ballistic Chronograph for measuring speed and power of pellets/bullets. I needed one as I'm getting back into airgun shooting. I'd done a bit of tuning work on my rifle and needed to ensure that it was not over the UK 12 FtLb limit. If over you need to either detune or apply for a Fire Arm Certificate..A route which I dont want to go down as it gets complicated.
Anyway, after testing I found that I was now overpowered by approx 3.5 FtLb's so the fun has started modifying the spring to reduce the power consistently to approx 11.5FtLb's with all pellets used.
Is that to stop yobs getting into your shed to steal my stash? :rofl2:
@froudy
Quote from: Notty on Saturday, 17 October 2020, 08:51 PM
Quote from: froudy on Saturday, 17 October 2020, 07:22 PM
Just returning to this post from the other day.
As no one worked out what it is I'd better spill.
It's a ballistic Chronograph for measuring speed and power of pellets/bullets. I needed one as I'm getting back into airgun shooting. I'd done a bit of tuning work on my rifle and needed to ensure that it was not over the UK 12 FtLb limit. If over you need to either detune or apply for a Fire Arm Certificate..A route which I dont want to go down as it gets complicated.
Anyway, after testing I found that I was now overpowered by approx 3.5 FtLb's so the fun has started modifying the spring to reduce the power consistently to approx 11.5FtLb's with all pellets used.
Is that to stop yobs getting into your shed to steal my stash? :rofl2:
@froudy
:rofl2: :rofl2:
Has it got wireless comms with your camera's to pan in and exterminate the thief's that maybe checking out your mancave.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 18 October 2020, 08:12 AM
Has it got wireless comms with your camera's to pan in and exterminate the thief's that maybe checking out your mancave.
@Irish in Oz Not yet, but I'm working on it :imrgreen:
What sort of shooting do you do Steve, I used to do a lot of shooting, I did bit of hunting and field target shooting mostly, still have all my air guns but am looking to sell them on. I have three pre-charged pneumatics one gas charged piston and one spring gun
Smells delicious!
Quote from: mjgt on Sunday, 18 October 2020, 06:47 PM
What sort of shooting do you do Steve, I used to do a lot of shooting, I did bit of hunting and field target shooting mostly, still have all my air guns but am looking to sell them on. I have three pre-charged pneumatics one gas charged piston and one spring gun
@mjgt I haven't actually managed to get out yet, but hunting is my choice. Rabbits, squirrels (grey variety obviously), rats, pigeons and other vermin. I wan't to find a local farmer that is willing to give me permission to shoot on his land.
If you do decide to sell any of your air guns I could be very interested when the time comes. Weihrauch's are my weapon of choice :onya:
Froudy, you can come here and shoot all the Fruit Bats you want. Dirty mongrel, noisy things. Sitting here listening to the bastards. Highly protected, huge fines, in the thousands. Why protected, no idea. They crap everywhere, takes the paint off car. They carry a virus that has killed. World is just stupid.
Quote from: froudy on Monday, 19 October 2020, 05:42 PM
Quote from: mjgt on Sunday, 18 October 2020, 06:47 PM
What sort of shooting do you do Steve, I used to do a lot of shooting, I did bit of hunting and field target shooting mostly, still have all my air guns but am looking to sell them on. I have three pre-charged pneumatics one gas charged piston and one spring gun
@mjgt
I haven't actually managed to get out yet, but hunting is my choice. Rabbits, squirrels (grey variety obviously), rats, pigeons and other vermin. I wan't to find a local farmer that is willing to give me permission to shoot on his land.
If you do decide to sell any of your air guns I could be very interested when the time comes. Weihrauch's are my weapon of choice :onya:
I have a lazerglide winerack HW80 with a custom thumb hole stock, shoots very well. A theoben gas modified BSA goldstar. A titan self regulating pre-charge rifle. Two Air arms regulated pre-charge rifles, one with a modified stock. All are in .177 calibre as they tend to be more accurate especially for field target work, I also found them better for hunting as they have a flatter trajectory.
Quote from: mjgt on Monday, 19 October 2020, 06:51 PM
Quote from: froudy on Monday, 19 October 2020, 05:42 PM
Quote from: mjgt on Sunday, 18 October 2020, 06:47 PM
What sort of shooting do you do Steve, I used to do a lot of shooting, I did bit of hunting and field target shooting mostly, still have all my air guns but am looking to sell them on. I have three pre-charged pneumatics one gas charged piston and one spring gun
@mjgt
I haven't actually managed to get out yet, but hunting is my choice. Rabbits, squirrels (grey variety obviously), rats, pigeons and other vermin. I wan't to find a local farmer that is willing to give me permission to shoot on his land.
If you do decide to sell any of your air guns I could be very interested when the time comes. Weihrauch's are my weapon of choice :onya:
I have a lazerglide winerack HW80 with a custom thumb hole stock, shoots very well. A theoben gas modified BSA goldstar. A titan self regulating pre-charge rifle. Two Air arms regulated pre-charge rifles, one with a modified stock. All are in .177 calibre as they tend to be more accurate especially for field target work, I also found them better for hunting as they have a flatter trajectory.
I really like the sound of the Lazerglide "Winerack" :onya: :imrgreen:
I assume that it's sub 12FtLb's?
Yes mate, last tested at 11.65ftlb. Most field target events require a check before you are allowed to shoot.
Quote from: mjgt on Tuesday, 20 October 2020, 12:48 AM
Yes mate, last tested at 11.65ftlb. Most field target events require a check before you are allowed to shoot.
PM Sent :onya:
Hi guys
A update on the breakaway cruise system all fitted and tested took about forty mins to set up getting the cut of in the right position and making sure the throttle didn't bind apart from that it was a well instructed in there intrusions yes it's a bit top end price wise but I think you get what you pay for
Having tested today it was easy to operate it held its speed when. Connect and it was easy to release front brake or by just operating the the release switch it was so great to hit the cruise switch and let the bike cruise along but still in control of the bike all the time great peace of kit :clapping: :onya:
Well done mate!! Yeah they take a bit of setting up the first time, but work great after that. I use the thumb levers to set & unset 99% of the time, very rarely do I use the front brake to disengage, but it's good to know it's there is needed. You'll find you use it a lot & letting go of the grip (giving your hand a rest) & maintaining speed is great. I love mine.
Hi kiwi Col
Yes got to admit it's really easy to use and it also looks pretty cool to I am totally on board with this peace of kit and thanks for the heads up mate
That looks a very cool bit of kit. Never had cruise control on a bike. Might just get one of these though😍
Hi Phil
They sell from breakaway in the USA mate check the video on utube below
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And the site link to buy is below
https://brakeawayproducts.com/ If your interested mats :onya:
Cruise control very clever, sure looks quality. Notty, did we ever find out what it was you bought? You wanted us to guess. 150 pound item. Today i tested my digital tyre inflator/ gauge against Snap On, its supposedly perfect. Snap read 50 psi, mine 49.8. Great result for $100 less cost, also seems decent quality. Smaller physically& shorter hose but neither a problem.
Hi MRG,
Thanks for the video and link. Like I said it looks really cool and I was sold on it and going to order one this morning. Unfortunately they state that they don't work with heated grips😔 Can't bring myself to give them up but would definitely of ordered one otherwise. Enjoy mate!
A piece of copper wire works great too and it's almost invisible.
Well that might work for you my friend but it's not going near my bike😳
Just heated grips isn't it? or is it home made heated grips?
Quote from: 😎KiwiCol on Wednesday, 21 October 2020, 09:32 AM
Just heated grips isn't it? or is it home made heated grips?
It's a home made cruise control. Works by friction keeping the throttle at a set position. It's already marking the throttle cable housing and taking the paint off it...
I'd say the main thing wrong with that if if you had a crash and the insurance won't a way out of paying. There is the right escape to not pay out a mod that's not patterned so it up to him but I don't mind paying for the right peace of kit
Quote from: Big Phil on Tuesday, 20 October 2020, 08:35 PM
Hi MRG,
Thanks for the video and link. Like I said it looks really cool and I was sold on it and going to order one this morning. Unfortunately they state that they don't work with heated grips😔 Can't bring myself to give them up but would definitely of ordered one otherwise. Enjoy mate!
Hi Phil yes that is a shame ref the heated grips it's a shame the wiring can't be routed through the bars on the throttle side so the wiring came out the of the left end if you follow me
That's how Harley do it, all the wiring is inside the bars.
Dont like cruise control, on both car and work ute, never been used.Not saying bad, i just dont like. I use throttle rocker on 14, brilliant device, been on for years, makes life easy, gives fingers a rest. My fast idle on old Ducati was half a clothes peg. infinite adjustment, slipped in between throttle and housing for cold start warm up, which was a while with 5litres of 50w in sump. Would never try as cruise control.
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 21 October 2020, 07:08 PM
Dont like cruise control, on both car and work ute, never been used.Not saying bad, i just dont like. I use throttle rocker on 14, brilliant device, been on for years, makes life easy, gives fingers a rest. My fast idle on old Ducati was half a clothes peg. infinite adjustment, slipped in between throttle and housing for cold start warm up, which was a while with 5litres of 50w in sump. Would never try as cruise control.
My old Merc has Cruise as have many of my previous vehicles, I always use it, for me it's easier to keep a constant pace & better economy, my Mrs on the other hand is like you Grog, she just will not use it, doesn't even want to have a go at using it. She just like to 'drive' whatever vehicle it is & I guess she feels she won't be in complete control using cruise, dunno, you are in control though so . . ?
Just shows (again) how we're all different at the same thing, even within the same family.
Just bought a HealTech GIpro ATRE G2 from Mototrack.
Gear indicator is handy, but timing retard feature is what interests me.
I'll go stand out the front and wait for the posty. :rofl2:
Quote from: SFC1000 on Thursday, 22 October 2020, 11:04 AM
Just bought a HealTech GIpro ATRE G2 from Mototrack.
Gear indicator is handy, but timing retard feature is what interests me.
I'll go stand out the front and wait for the posty. :rofl2:
You'll love it for both it's uses. Did you buy the mount too?
No didn't worry about the mount, I'll just stick it down.
Remember not to try and do any other form of ignition advancement as you'll double the effect if you use the feature on this too.
This one was too good to pass up.
Snapey, another Toyota motor?
Silver top 4AGE this time. Same T50 gearbox as the other one but injected where the big port has 2 x 40DCOE Webers. A drag race might be interesting.
4AGE, amazing motors. Aiways which is better, silver or black. Good and better for each. Revved one to 12g once, never affected it. ECU mustve had a prob, no rev limiter.
I bought some tyre levers with rim protectors and an tyre puncture emergency repair kit should be here tomorrow :boogie:
Hi Tally, Please post links could be interested in those🤔
@ big Phil Got them on e-bay just type them in and up they pop, £ 12.65 for the tyre levers & £6.89 for the repair kit :hat:. ( spoon type levers if I'm correct)... Tally.
Bought a used complete fuel pump off ebay last Friday & it was delivered today, stripped down to find tea bag filter and swirl pot almost like new, flushed HP filter & again no sign of any dirt so reassembled with a dab of oil on the oring and tested to find all good, bargain I recon for £79 :)
The Ebay pump is in much better condition than my original so have put it to one side for now & will fit it to my new tank when the time comes :)
Quote from: Will14 on Tuesday, 27 October 2020, 06:11 AM
Bought a used complete fuel pump off ebay last Friday & it was delivered today, stripped down to find tea bag filter and swirl pot almost like new, flushed HP filter & again no sign of any dirt so reassembled with a dab of oil on the oring and tested to find all good, bargain I recon for £79 :)
The Ebay pump is in much better condition than my original so have put it to one side for now & will fit it to my new tank when the time comes :)
Wow, that's really cheap! Score.
Don't forget to wire it up before fitting, could save a breakdown truck a trip.
Custom walnut stock arrived for my rifle. Just had to fit it as I was home off shift :grin:
My puncture repair kit and my tyre levers arrived today, should have been Saturday but they're here now :boogie:
Couple of jobs for when the salt goes down, but not ready to put her off the road yet as the forecast says it might be dry next Tuesday
Quote from: Tally on Wednesday, 28 October 2020, 02:04 AM
My puncture repair kit and my tyre levers arrived today, should have been Saturday but they're here now :boogie:
What are you going to do with the bent screwdrivers.
Just bend them more i reckon.
I can give my mum back her spoons :happy1: :rofl2: :rofl4:
Not my bike but Mates. New link pipe to get rid of Cat. Fitted up, sounds excellent. Runs much nicer down low, smoother throttle. Black Widow brand $400. Akra was $1200 for similar. Next is PC5 & Dyno. Should go well.
Ordered 2 new control cables for the boat, hope that cures the shifting issue.
Cant have you getting lost at sea Col.
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Standard gearing? Love plain round discs. The wavy ones seem to look a bit odd to me on a 14. Not sure why. No offence to those who like or have them. Do the bobbins spin freely? :stir:
std gearing, and yes the wavy`s look very of a different time and out of place to me, like big wheels on an old car and no the bobbins don`t spin freely, not with fingers anyway
Looks a great buy. 👍 Ek & Supersprox get good reviews. Which model chain? My o ring EK, bought as a fill in, gone lots of ks and never had to adjust. Was just one of the cheaper to wear out sprockets. They still look same and chain goes on and on. Amazing.
Quote from: grog on Friday, 30 October 2020, 06:06 PM
Looks a great buy. 👍 Ek & Supersprox get good reviews. Which model chain? My o ring EK, bought as a fill in, gone lots of ks and never had to adjust. Was just one of the cheaper to wear out sprockets. They still look same and chain goes on and on. Amazing.
Really not sure without looking at the box, it came up as a deal on eBay and I remembered you said EK were good chains, the original has 30 k on it now and although not totally rooted it is on the way out
Boring buying for me, new battery for wifes car. New drive shaft for mine, fitted shaft and found rooted wheel bearing. Another project for next week. too busy tomorrow. Golf day. :cheers:
@steve porter The Metal Gear disc looks OK. I replaced mine with one's copy of original.
Also dropped in to peter Stevens to check out Kevlar jeans and ended up with a pair of Triumph brand engineered riding jeans with Kevlar lining and D30 knee armour in the fat bastard clearance rack for $67.95, buggered if I or the girl at the counter knew why so cheap, Original price of $299, the badges will pop of pretty easily
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Friday, 30 October 2020, 06:58 PM
@steve porter
The Metal Gear disc looks OK. I replaced mine with one's copy of original.
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I've been trying to talk myself out out of the fact that the originals are warped, but I've run out of excuses and conceded that they are, I'm a sucker for an eBay deal
I bought my bike with 4000km on it, there was small pump on the lever at about 5000, I changed them at about 10k one disc was warped
Mines not bad, but it's annoying the shit out of me
I had to buy four tyres for the Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag today, it failed the MOT on one & the other three got warnings as near the limit. They are old anyway, from memory the fronts are 2007 & the rears are 2013. Two have slow punctures too so well overdue.
I could have done without the expense mind. Did anyone know Asda now do tyres in partnership with Halfords? I didn't but they came out cheapest at £646 for four Goodyear Eagle F1s & tracking. Fitting tomorrow they say, what's the betting I get a call to say they aren't in stock?
@ Hooli
About 20 years ago I was going to buy a Jag XJR off a mate at a pretty good price. It was coming up for new tyres being Pirelli P1. I asked a supplier how much for a set he replied are they for a Jag Merc or BMW, I said what does it matter, he said they where different pending manufacturer :whatever:. I got quote $600 each or about 300 of your pounds. I didn't buy the car.
Yeah I think those are the original fit & the Jag specific ones have a J on the sidewall, I couldn't tell you the difference though.
Ducati use a specific D type Pirelli rosso 3 for the monster, apparently they have stronger side wall to the standard tyre, when I had a shop around the price is no different though.
@mjgt with the Angel GT it's A and B.
The Goodyears I've ordered are reinforced sidewalls, good job really on a 1.8t car. A lot of the tyres on offers at the right size were run flats, which it shouldn't have & I don't want. I could have got the modern version of the OE tyre (P-Zeros_ but there where £35 more a corner & I'm sure Goodyears will be good enough as to me it's a better make than Pirelli.
Quote from: Hooli on Saturday, 31 October 2020, 03:47 AM
The Goodyears I've ordered are reinforced sidewalls, good job really on a 1.8t car. A lot of the tyres on offers at the right size were run flats, which it shouldn't have & I don't want. I could have got the modern version of the OE tyre (P-Zeros_ but there where £35 more a corner & I'm sure Goodyears will be good enough as to me it's a better make than Pirelli.
That will Double the value of the car buying those tyres Hooli :rofl2:
Porsche have their own N rated Tyres as well and I am told that without the N Tyres Porsche won't do the extended warrant on the Car if you want it ,supposedly the Tyres are different , but I had a set of non N 's on mine at one stage as there weren't any N's in stock and couldn't tell the difference
Not tyres but brakes. Yesterday we did a whole brake renewal Porsche Cayenne. Bill ended at $2500. Porsche had quoted nearly 10g. Amazing quote. They sure need good brakes, so bloody quick.
they sprinkle everything with porsche pfuffell dust which quadruples the price of everything
Huge brake pads on Cayenne
Bought a Dashcam for it.
Oil filter removal tool. Ryco RST202 $10 at Repco. Fits genuine oil filter and Ryco RMZ102.
Quote from: grog on Saturday, 31 October 2020, 05:43 PM
Huge brake pads on Cayenne
Hey
@grog check these buggers, and the GT3 weighs the best part of a ton less than a Cayenne
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Huge alright, must stop on demand with light weight. We have a gt3 rs991 that comes to work, is that same as yours. Not allowed to drive that one, think its a track only car, not sure.
Bought new tyre gauge not long ago. Tried on bike first time today. 19psi in rear. Thought it was a dud until i found nail. New Angel coming up. Bugger.
Quote from: grog on Sunday, 01 November 2020, 04:35 PM
Huge alright, must stop on demand with light weight. We have a gt3 rs991 that comes to work, is that same as yours. Not allowed to drive that one, think its a track only car, not sure.
No, mines a 2010 997.2
On my previous Audi RSQ3 there were 4 pads per front caliper, but the thing stopped like nothing else I've ever driven
Id like to try that Barmy. Best car brakes ive tried, little AMG 180, best bike Diavel. Theres prob a lot better but both were good. The worst, too many to mention. Maybe mid 70s Landrover the worst.
Bought a pair of these, wanted some for quite a while, just hope they will work properly on a suspended floor.
Quote from: mjgt on Monday, 02 November 2020, 08:40 PM
Bought a pair of these, wanted some for quite a while, just hope they will work properly on a suspended floor.
I do like a big set of fuck off speakers
Quote from: Del on Monday, 02 November 2020, 10:19 PM
Quote from: mjgt on Monday, 02 November 2020, 08:40 PM
Bought a pair of these, wanted some for quite a while, just hope they will work properly on a suspended floor.
I do like a big set of fuck off speakers
Especially when they were built in your own neck of the woods. :lol:
mjgt, what brand are they, look so good. My AR12 ive had for 45 years, many tweeters later, bass been re foamed, still take over 100 watts, loud and perfect. Also have a pair of Tannoy, also great, one of each either side of tv, so good. On my third Pioneer huge Amp after two great Rotel. Our lightning storms, power surges, no, surge protectors dont work, surges just blow amps. Anyway, sounds unreal. Watched Neil Young, Rust Never Sleeps Concert last week, Very loud, very good. Also Talking Heads concert, no cost is too much for good speakers, went to bed feeling so good after both videos.
They are Linn Isobariks manufactured in Glasgow. In the 80's and 90's these were THE speakers to have if you had all Naim electronics, they were the ones I really wanted when I started to build my HiFi system but they do need good powerful amps (Nap 250 or Nap 135's) to work at their best and I only had the small Naim Nap 110 amp at the time. Over the years my system has improved and got bigger (more expensive) and I now find I really need a speaker that sits close to the rear wall (my dog is a fucking nutter) as I don't want my current speakers to go flying across the room. I have been looking for a while but nothing suitable came up until now so I pick them up today and will spend the next day or two setting everything up.
@mjgt Do you have a Sondek in with that setup, my mate had one back in the day I only got as far as a Rega Planer 3, I still have it.
Got some new RST textile GT model pants that zip to my jacket. No draughts, my old pants had done their dash, any rain just went straight through and now l do them up.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Wednesday, 04 November 2020, 06:41 AM
Got some new RST textile GT model pants that zip to my jacket. No draughts, my old pants had done their dash, any rain just went straight through and now l do them up.
XXXXL size Col ? :rofl2:
@Kiwifruit
Only lose one of the X's i'm afraid Notty :facepalm:
I was looking at new jacket & pants yesterday, I saw the prices & kept going - out the door! Mine will last a bit more yet . . .
I got some new to me textiles off ebay the other week, yeah they've seen some use but they fit & are waterproof unlike my old set. £58 delivered, so can't complain at all.
Only thing I'd like to do is find some back armour for the jacket, but googling AXO AV02 jacket isn't helping much. I've got a back protector I wear under it, but I'd prefer it in the jacket if I could find some.
Way to go Hooli. So much good used stuff, hardly used mostly. My latest jacket was $60, totally perfect, cost him $600. He had full rain suit, 3 pair of armoured jeans, all my size and nice pair gloves, Wanted $100 the lot. All as new. I just didnt need them. He even rang back few days later, gave me a can of scotchguard waterproof spray. I can understand, i gave away recently, $800 Shoei helmet, i never liked it but new owner loves it. I made a mistake buying it but felt good giving it. There sure are bargains out there.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Tuesday, 03 November 2020, 11:57 PM
@mjgt
Do you have a Sondek in with that setup, my mate had one back in the day I only got as far as a Rega Planer 3, I still have it.
Yes mate, I have an LP12 with Linngo, Ekos and Lyra lydian b.
Great for listening to a remastered Motorhead album.
Today I bought some soft wire brushes for cleaning my brake pistons and a hex key set plus adapter to make life a little bit easier undoing stuff. :boogie2:
Tools, cant have too many. I have a lifetime collection, plus what i inherited from Dad, he was Mechanic also. Always something missing still. My problem is, lots of tools at work, lots at home. Bike gets attention in both places, doubling up costs, remembering to take what needed doesnt always happen. My reco tool for Aussies, Repco sell 3/8 Mechpro torque wrench for $40. Yeah its chinese, yeah it works perfectly. Measured it against expensive Snap On, almost same readings. Bloody handy for 14.
Quote from: grog on Saturday, 14 November 2020, 05:42 PM
Tools, cant have too many. I have a lifetime collection, plus what i inherited from Dad, he was Mechanic also. Always something missing still. My problem is, lots of tools at work, lots at home. Bike gets attention in both places, doubling up costs, remembering to take what needed doesnt always happen. My reco tool for Aussies, Repco sell 3/8 Mechpro torque wrench for $40. Yeah its chinese, yeah it works perfectly. Measured it against expensive Snap On, almost same readings. Bloody handy for 14.
I'm hearing more and more about Repco branded tools. Lifetime guarantee and good quality. I buy mostly Mechpro from there but need a decent ratchet as my SCA (lol) ones are wonky at best.
I bought a Weihrauch HW45 .177 air pistol to add to my collection.
Quote from: froudy on Sunday, 15 November 2020, 06:59 PM
I bought a Weihrauch HW45 .177 air pistol to add to my collection.
More guns !! Is there going to be an uprising in Cwmbran Steve?? should I empty your shed just in case ?? :rofl2:
@froudy
I bought new rear Angel, bike turns much better than it did with 25 th k old one. So nice.
I bought an old, classic, fast HT boat from 1968: Fjordling 17 HT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvVpnkPMB_Y
@T 24 A local guy that worked on my classic car several years ago was in the process of restoring his old racing boat 'Telstar' from the late '60's, quite an impressive thing sitting in his driveway! Think it was a record holder in it's day? :undecided:
@T24
Found a Telstar clip here for you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG_xAqQqa4Q
Quote from: Milts on Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 06:54 AM
@T 24
A local guy that worked on my classic car several years ago was in the process of restoring his old racing boat 'Telstar' from the late '60's, quite an impressive thing sitting in his driveway! Think it was a record holder in it's day? :undecided:
Telstar was made for racing.
Fjordling 17 HT was a small family boat, produced 1963 - 1968, Originally meant to 18-35 hp outboard motors
and now they are using 150-300 hp engines, speeds 50 to 70 knots, but not in same kind of weather conditions than Telstar.
Got myself a set of Michelin road4's $399. Just heading out to the shed to tear the wheels off..
NZ prices !!
Puig screen , runner mirrors , standard risers , K&N crank case breather kit , renthal high bars .....its like Christmas :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:
Quote from: T 24 on Thursday, 19 November 2020, 05:23 AM
Quote from: Milts on Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 06:54 AM
@T 24
A local guy that worked on my classic car several years ago was in the process of restoring his old racing boat 'Telstar' from the late '60's, quite an impressive thing sitting in his driveway! Think it was a record holder in it's day? :undecided:
Telstar was made for racing.
Fjordling 17 HT was a small family boat, produced 1963 - 1968, Originally meant to 18-35 hp outboard motors
and now they are using 150-300 hp engines, speeds 50 to 70 knots, but not in same kind of weather conditions than Telstar.
When I was doing my pre-sea training on the Hamble darn-saff we would often see the race boats! Love the engine noise as they burbled out to give them some stick!
Hi guys
Just got my self these and there really easy to use no mess and simple take a look at the link and see what you think
https://solderseal.com/shop
:onya:
Just ordered some to try - looks like they have good reviews - Thanks Mrg
Stan
Quote from: Mrg on Saturday, 21 November 2020, 11:25 PM
Hi guys
Just got my self these and there really easy to use no mess and simple take a look at the link and see what you think
solderseal.com/shop
:onya:
OH.... I'm having some of those....excellent find :notworthy:
because of this: https://gsx1400owners.org/forum/index.php?topic=5800.msg77689#msg77689
I decided to buy something that might make it a tad easier next time round.
Vacuum Brake Bleeder Kit
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/15in1-Vacuum-Brake-Bleeder-Kit-Vacuum-Pump-Gauge-Air-Pressure-Fluid-Bleed-Tool/153905674235?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
As for the solderseal mentioned above - I'm not convinced but look forward to reports from those that try it.
I've got that exact kit Mike. It worked ok on the bike, but didn't solve my brake bleeding issue on the boat trailer. Air still stayed trapped. Solved mine by having the caliper bleed nipple as the highest point.
Can't really do that on a bike though. It sucked ok, but I found the seal around the bleed nipple wasn't all that good & kept letting air into the bleed hose. Just something to watch out for.
Agree about gravity Col. My sucker/bleeder uses compressor air to suck, old but good. Some systems, needs to be above master, longer tube all thats needed. Clear soft tube sits solid on bleeder. Need to renew every couple of years for good seal. Did MT10 last week, new pads, pistons back, hung vac bleeder up high, perfect result. Example of hight, Subaru clutch. Will not bleed normal pump thru way, a hundred pushes and nothing. Hang vac bleeder above windscreen , 3 pumps or suck thru, job done.
Crickeys! For 10 times more you can buy the exact same thing at Super Chinese Auto
https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/bike-service-bs-vacuum-pump-and-brake-bleeder-kit/SPO239197.html
I bought mine for $100 (2nd hand off Gumtree) which is still 400% more than you just paid. My hose ends were stretched though so had to cut them shorter to stop air from getting in around the hose on the nipple.
You win.
Quote from: Mrg on Saturday, 21 November 2020, 11:25 PM
Hi guys
Just got my self these and there really easy to use no mess and simple take a look at the link and see what you think
https://solderseal.com/shop
:onya:
Never even knew those existed!
:computer_type:very interesting indeed
Is this the same thing? £10 delivered seems stupidly cheap. Does it really work?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/263918352366
@Big Phil my mate has that identical kit ,I borrowed it to flush out the old fluid when I did my clutch seal mod it works brilliantly, just make sure the hose is a tight fit on the nipples. I'm glad you found it as I'm going to order one myself as I've gotta service my brakes front and rear.
Awesome Tally.👏 I have reconditioned calipers to fit on my SRAD so will also buy ones of these kits to bleed the brakes😍
@Big Phil . As you can see,that is the colour of the fluid that came out of the clutch, the bottle is sitting on the case of the bleed kit.
Quote from: Mrg on Saturday, 21 November 2020, 11:25 PM
Hi guys
Just got my self these and there really easy to use no mess and simple take a look at the link and see what you think
https://solderseal.com/shop
:onya:
I've used those - very good, make a great waterproof connection, but do require some heating (and experience suggests leaving to cool for a couple of mins once heated up)
Ordered and bought,1 brake/clutch bleed kit off e-bay £9.99plus P&P. :computer_type: :boogie2: :boogie:
Problem I have with the vac bleeder is the air leaks around the nipple thread and the rubber bit that plugs on to the nipple. So you can see bubbles coming out of the nipple but can't tell if they're leaking in or from inside the caliper.
So I get an empty system filled with fluid using the vac bleeder and finish by the old fashioned way so I can see when all the air has gone.
PTFE tape is your friend.
Quote from: gsxbarmy on Monday, 23 November 2020, 08:50 AM
Quote from: Mrg on Saturday, 21 November 2020, 11:25 PM
Hi guys
Just got my self these and there really easy to use no mess and simple take a look at the link and see what you think
https://solderseal.com/shop
:onya:
I've used those - very good, make a great waterproof connection, but do require some heating (and experience suggests leaving to cool for a couple of mins once heated up)
Yes gsxbarmy I agree they do need a bit more heat than the video shows and the cooling part your spot on but a handy peace of kit and tidy helps people like me that are shit at soldering lol
The fuel tank rubber mounts arrived today so they will go on tomorrow as the old ones have disintegrated :boogie: :cheers:
Oops forgot to say arrived from msp :facepalm: :lol:
I lost one of them once, found it weeks later on the far side of the garage. I've glued them in place now so it can't happen again.
Copper and Silver anti-seize.
Well bought SA. Will last forever. I have a little tin of Never Seez, zinc stuff, Must be 40 yrs old, i use it on everything i dont want to loctite. still 2/3 full. I put some on pool skimmer bolts, 10 yrs later, always covered by water, they just unscrewed like it was yesterday.
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 25 November 2020, 06:28 PM
Well bought SA. Will last forever. I have a little tin of Never Seez, zinc stuff, Must be 40 yrs old, i use it on everything i dont want to loctite. still 2/3 full. I put some on pool skimmer bolts, 10 yrs later, always covered by water, they just unscrewed like it was yesterday.
Good to know. I've never had anti-seize in my toolbox. According to those in the know, silver is best for the really hot stuff, copper for everything else.
My brake bleed kit arrived today (
@Big Phil got yours yet??), it's got everything I need to do the job. :boogie: :onya:
There's a few of us now who have that kit Tally. Great for dry / new lines.
I bought a cream donut for breakfast because I'm a fat bastard.
Quote from: Tally on Thursday, 26 November 2020, 02:24 AM
My brake bleed kit arrived today (@Big Phil got yours yet??), it's got everything I need to do the job. :boogie: :onya:
Not ordered one Tally as I mentioned it to my mate and he already had one so will use his🤗
As my forks are in a right old state I went and bought some wet and dry varying from 600 grit to 2500 grit , autosol and buffing cloths so guess what I'm doing after servicing my brakes. (Oh joy!!).
Got my self a engine case from flea bay cost me £85 including post it's already polished so it's good to go and now I have a spare to keep just in case :onya:
Just bought a pair of Mechanix gloves off ebay, will give them a go after Grog's glowing recommendations...
Quote from: Mrg on Sunday, 29 November 2020, 09:31 AM
Got my self a engine case from flea bay cost me £85 including post it's already polished so it's good to go and now I have a spare to keep just in case :onya:
Bargain!
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Sunday, 29 November 2020, 11:48 AM
Just bought a pair of Mechanix gloves off ebay, will give them a go after Grog's glowing recommendations...
Are they fluid proof? Engine oil, brake fluid, thinners...etc?
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Sunday, 29 November 2020, 11:48 AM
Just bought a pair of Mechanix gloves off ebay, will give them a go after Grog's glowing recommendations...
link?
Vlad, link above in earlier posts. They are just gloves, i find them great in hot days and last well. Washout easily.
Today I bought an impact driver that came with Philip heads so I've ordered some jis bits for it as well and also a pair of circlip pliers,so next it will have to be a tool box to put all my stuff in that I've bought recently over the past two months or so instead of plastic bags and used quality street chocolate boxes currently in use :lol: :lol:
Tool box bought,tools stored ,job done. :cheers: :boogie:
ftp://
Quote from: VladTepes on Monday, 30 November 2020, 03:14 PM
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Sunday, 29 November 2020, 11:48 AM
Just bought a pair of Mechanix gloves off ebay, will give them a go after Grog's glowing recommendations...
link?
154100595854 is the ebay item number
Today i bought LPG regulator for house. $36. To have it fitted legally is another $275. 10 minutes work but i get a certificate. I fitted the last one, might just sneak under the radar again.
Plumber's are a bigger rip off than electrician's.
Red rubber grease and masking tape :onya:
Quote from: Tally on Sunday, 06 December 2020, 02:51 AM
Red rubber grease and masking tape :onya:
hope Mrs Tally enjoys it :rofl2:
Nice one notty :rofl4: :happy1:
My j.i.s bits arrived today :boogie2:
5/16th comes out about 8mm, fits a metric socket anyway.
I know as I've got the same bits, but I got the cheaper unboxed ones from ebay & it took two goes to get one of each size. So now I've got loads of the bigger size.
Just had a look at my receipt £7,93+p+p@ hooli.
Think mine were under £5, I contacted to say they are all the same size & they send a second lot free. So can't complain.
I bought the 'mid' drawers to go on my Halfords tool chest, so I'll have another three drawers to fill :mwink:
Today my rear pads arrived from UK. If good will get same for front. Made in England, get good reviews. See how i go.
This also comes into the old tools category.
Picked up an Adept and Super Adept watchmakers/modellers lathes with lots of bits with them. Cant wait for it to arrive and have a play with it.
I can see the sign now,
Froudys Watches & Clocks
Made to Order
Quote from: KiwiCol on Friday, 11 December 2020, 05:14 AM
I can see the sign now,
Froudys Watches & Clocks
Made to Order
Can't see that happening :happy1:
I'll have a play with it and see what takes my fancy. I'll find something to make.
Some of those nipple clamps look a bit hefty Froudy :stir:
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Friday, 11 December 2020, 08:59 AM
Some of those nipple clamps look a bit hefty Froudy :stir:
:rofl2:
For hefty nipples, no doubt. :onya:
Nothin for the 14 but have ordered a new windscreen for the Falcooon after a quick trip to taupo last week.
I was going slow but the bloody truck going the other way wasn't..... First screen since 1975 !
Roo, few years back got a screen crack. First for many yrs. Got new screen, 3 days later got hit by rock. Another newie required. Totally annoying.
This came today - I hope it fits!!! As I think I'm one, if not the only one, in NA getting parts at a reasonable price if at all - certainly not in Canada!
It was out of California as only $20USD - so how long it will last is another questions - I'm not hard on the brakes and in my advancing years I have slowed down a lot......... the Smokies now pass me!
Anyway, we shall see!
:hat: :cheers:
Stan
$20 USD? :confused1: You didn't buy it, you stole it! :boogie: :happy1:
I thought same Col, a zero missing maybe?
Is that the going rate for chinesium these days?
Damn good price if 20USD is correct...
(https://gsx1400owners.org/forum/gallery/0/2603-250221222629-879213.jpeg)
(https://gsx1400owners.org/forum/gallery/0/2603-250221222625-879962.jpeg)
No plans to sell the GSX, but it may get less use in the immediate future.
I got one of them. :onya:
I thought there was a familiar name and avatar on the R1200R forum. Not joined yet, but will :computer_type:
It's a 2015 model with 7K miles. Full BMW history, though hasn't been ridden for a year or so. Dealer delivering next week.
First trip planned is probably West Bay or Cheddar Gorge :grin:
Very nice Numbskull, I like :onya:
Ah.....so good to see some fellow BMW owners on this site :onya: :clapping: :whistling:
Bloody bikes :angry: :angry: bought all the new oil ,filters ,sparkplugs tires when I got the bike fitted it all new muffler after buggering the skin on the last Yoshi whilst taking it apart to repack it finally get it all sorted and all clean and shiny go for a ride and Dammit she blows a fork seal Ungrateful @#%#@&*
So today it was time to splash the cash with an All Balls bush kit for the forks along with a new set of oil and dust seals and 2 ltrs of Motul 5w fork oil
That should keep me amused for tomorrow at least
Had to get SKF green seals
Suzuki NZ only had oil seals no dust seals in stock and no stock of after market seals to be had locally at least that I could find after spending an hour ringing round
Hard landing from a good wheelie ???? :smitten: :boogie: :rofl2:
It's the oil seals that need to be genuine so you'll be fine, the genuine ones havetwo/ three lips to seal & a lot of aftermarket ones one have one. Dust seals are a simple design so don't matter.
Quote from: numbskull on Thursday, 25 February 2021, 11:33 PM
I thought there was a familiar name and avatar on the R1200R forum. Not joined yet, but will :computer_type:
It's a 2015 model with 7K miles. Full BMW history, though hasn't been ridden for a year or so. Dealer delivering next week.
First trip planned is probably West Bay or Cheddar Gorge :grin:
I go up cheddar quite a lot but I was checking the rules yesterday and there is still no travel away from home until April. All my bikes are on a sorn at the moment but April will see a change. Might see you around.
The R1200r forum is useful but their sense of humour is not as good as it is here and as it covers all 1200's and now the 1250 not all of it is relevant.
Today i got a new house Air Con $3000, Some stair stringers and timber for $1000.Doesnt look like value but thats the price. Electrician fixed lots at mates price. Bloody house renos. Would rather spend on Akra for sale on here, Mrs just doesnt see it that way. Only another few boxes to tick on house, then bike stuff. Happy Wife, Happy Life.
Bought the Sena SR2 helmet intercom for my Shoei GT Air II- happy birthday to me :cheers: :boogie2:
Today i bought Ryobi drill kit. reduced from 179 to 99.
I put a deposit down on a retirement plan for my 14, once this turns up next week & is taxed for April I'll retire my 14 to be a toy. The ugly Givi shite can come off & I'll clean it up a bit.
The new toy is a 2014 Triumph Sprint GT, with just 28k miles on. I'll soon cure that :lol: It's the first bike I bought since the Pan in 2012, so I try to get something that will last when I do buy something.
Very nice Hooli :onya:
Looks good to me.
Nice Hooli, but when do you buy the rest of the bike? Only half a swing arm on this one? :stir: :whistling:
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Sunday, 21 March 2021, 10:05 AM
Nice Hooli, but when do you buy the rest of the bike? Only half a swing arm on this one? :stir: :whistling:
I know but at least it's got a dashboard not a TV screen. Besides the huge ugly can hides the missing bit pretty well ;)
Obviously a fan of big bazooka's Hooli :onya:
Package arrived yesterday :boogie:
Mliv, just like Xmas. Im sure youll enjoy👍
Mliv, what is the ID of these pipes?
Quote from: SFC1000 on Sunday, 21 March 2021, 08:31 PM
Mliv, what is the ID of these pipes?
OD 42mm, ID 39mm. 34mm is ID at the end where headers connect to collector.
Quote from: Hooli on Sunday, 21 March 2021, 08:09 AM
I put a deposit down on a retirement plan for my 14, once this turns up next week & is taxed for April I'll retire my 14 to be a toy. The ugly Givi shite can come off & I'll clean it up a bit.
The new toy is a 2014 Triumph Sprint GT, with just 28k miles on. I'll soon cure that :lol: It's the first bike I bought since the Pan in 2012, so I try to get something that will last when I do buy something.
After seeing this I'm sorely tempted for one of these too, the good lady missus has indicated a more comfy tourer would see her out omas plonk more often. So I showed her this and it got a nod. Still thinking about a BMW1250 though....
Exhaust temperature gauge + sensor...
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Sunday, 21 March 2021, 11:50 PM
Quote from: Hooli on Sunday, 21 March 2021, 08:09 AM
I put a deposit down on a retirement plan for my 14, once this turns up next week & is taxed for April I'll retire my 14 to be a toy. The ugly Givi shite can come off & I'll clean it up a bit.
The new toy is a 2014 Triumph Sprint GT, with just 28k miles on. I'll soon cure that :lol: It's the first bike I bought since the Pan in 2012, so I try to get something that will last when I do buy something.
After seeing this I'm sorely tempted for one of these too, the good lady missus has indicated a more comfy tourer would see her out omas plonk more often. So I showed her this and it got a nod. Still thinking about a BMW1250 though....
I was surprised how comfy the saddle was, I was expecting to be sitting on an ironing board & rule it out for that. I only sat on it for five mins, so can't give a full opinion but I don't think it'll much less comfy than a 14 if at all. Pilly wise I'll have to ask someone to try, I know the rider has slightly less leg room so I'd expect the pilly to be the same.
You could check on https://cycle-ergo.com/ and see what the differences are for any bike.
Not been near the bike for a variety of reasons this last year (not that anyone could use them for a while 🥺) but I'm pulling the side cases off this week, can't decide between paint or polish, also bought these for up front. 😁
Got a new pare of Irwin wire strippers on the way as my old ones went MIA.
No doubt they'll turn up just after the new ones do.
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 24 February 2021, 06:24 PM
I thought same Col, a zero missing maybe?
No it was 20 bucks - unbelievable eh! - but we shall see the quality!!
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Sunday, 21 March 2021, 11:50 PM
Quote from: Hooli on Sunday, 21 March 2021, 08:09 AM
I put a deposit down on a retirement plan for my 14, once this turns up next week & is taxed for April I'll retire my 14 to be a toy. The ugly Givi shite can come off & I'll clean it up a bit.
The new toy is a 2014 Triumph Sprint GT, with just 28k miles on. I'll soon cure that :lol: It's the first bike I bought since the Pan in 2012, so I try to get something that will last when I do buy something.
After seeing this I'm sorely tempted for one of these too, the good lady missus has indicated a more comfy tourer would see her out omas plonk more often. So I showed her this and it got a nod. Still thinking about a BMW1250 though....
Have to say
@Eric GSX1400K3 I love my R1250GS, without a doubt its the best bike I've owned, immaculate handling, very comfortable for touring and very versatile.
Quote from: mlivkovich on Sunday, 21 March 2021, 10:23 PM
Quote from: SFC1000 on Sunday, 21 March 2021, 08:31 PM
Mliv, what is the ID of these pipes?
OD 42mm, ID 39mm. 34mm is ID at the end where headers connect to collector.
Mliv let me know after fitting these if you notice any performance increase if you could.
They are larger in ID over stock pipes, so should help make more HP and/or torque past mid range revs.
I see the Delkevic 4 into 2 collector are the same dimensions as standard so there would be no gain there, only cosmetic if the stock ones are rusted out.
The only other gain over stock would be cans.
While not the same as fitting Akra's the $ are a lot less and there should be some gain to be had.
SFC, 34 is smallest part into collector. About $400 for headers, not a bad price. Cant remember stock size into collector. Think i saw it posted but not finding. Is 34 going to open up exhaust, its the throttler, link pipe, collector and can are ok.
@SFC1000 I will let you know if there is any noticeable performance increase. I have std 4-1 collector, 51mm gsxr link pipe and akrapovic carbon can. I noticed few tiny rust spots on standard headers so it was time to replace them. :smoke:
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 25 March 2021, 06:11 PM
SFC, 34 is smallest part into collector. About $400 for headers, not a bad price. Cant remember stock size into collector. Think i saw it posted but not finding. Is 34 going to open up exhaust, its the throttler, link pipe, collector and can are ok.
Grog this is the sticky with the dimensions, https://gsx1400owners.org/forum/index.php?topic=5997.0 (https://gsx1400owners.org/forum/index.php?topic=5997.0)
Delkevic Aust are at Kooralbyn and offer free post or you can buy them off Ebay and get a discount on the quoted prices at the moment.
The prices are downpipes, $319
https://delkevic.com.au/Suzuki/GSX1400%20/2004/suzuki-gsx1400-2001-2004-stainless-steel-4-into-2-downpipes-and-collector-box.html?search= (https://delkevic.com.au/Suzuki/GSX1400%20/2004/suzuki-gsx1400-2001-2004-stainless-steel-4-into-2-downpipes-and-collector-box.html?search=)
or with collector, $509
https://delkevic.com.au/Suzuki/GSX1400%20/2004/suzuki-gsx1400-4-into-2-stainless-steel-downpipes-2001-2004-headerpipes.html?search= (https://delkevic.com.au/Suzuki/GSX1400%20/2004/suzuki-gsx1400-4-into-2-stainless-steel-downpipes-2001-2004-headerpipes.html?search=)
The new Triumph arrived today, so this is today's purchase. Full luggage too, but I've already put a pic up of it like that. I've spent the evening setting the levers etc up for me, checking tyre pressures and resetting the suspension to the factory settings so I know where I'm starting from when I tweak it.
The poor thing has only done 249 miles since Aug 2019, I think I can better that this year...
Quote from: mlivkovich on Thursday, 25 March 2021, 10:02 PM
@SFC1000 I will let you know if there is any noticeable performance increase. I have std 4-1 collector, 51mm gsxr link pipe and akrapovic carbon can. I noticed few tiny rust spots on standard headers so it was time to replace them. :smoke:
Mliv thanks for that. Mines a 4 into 2 all in good order with Staintune cans.
For $300 here, if there is some performance gain with Delkevic pipes which I think there would be given the dimensions I'll be buying them.
Hooli - I think I'd call it Blue Star as they had monster funnels like that exhaust!
Hooli nice clean looking bike, but that can.
Quote from: Globalrider on Friday, 26 March 2021, 08:43 AM
Hooli - I think I'd call it Blue Star as they had monster funnels like that exhaust!
Think I saw something like that across the Suez canal.
Yeah that Suez Canal whoopsie looks like the skipper will get a written warning :facepalm:
We had a container ship smack into a reef just outside the Port of Tauranga few years ago. First cargo off that ship were the dirty girls that got on at the previous port. Must have distracted the skipper somehow.
Ooops sorry Hooli you haven't bought a container ship.
Quote from: SFC1000 on Friday, 26 March 2021, 08:58 AM
Hooli nice clean looking bike, but that can.
Chances are it's staying. I got this for touring and stuff so with the strict noise limits spreading around the Alps a standard system is the best bet for hassle free riding
Besides I'm keeping the 14 with its Akra and my Bonnie has nearly straight pipes if I do need to make a noise.
Quote from: mlivkovich on Thursday, 25 March 2021, 10:02 PM
@SFC1000 I will let you know if there is any noticeable performance increase. I have std 4-1 collector, 51mm gsxr link pipe and akrapovic carbon can. I noticed few tiny rust spots on standard headers so it was time to replace them. :smoke:
@SFC1000 I installed headers today. It was easy and it fits oem collector very well. They went gold after 5 mins on idle and now they look great. I took it for a 50km ride and noticed deeper sound and little power increase, engine breathes better from 4000 to 7000 rpm. Looking good, looks quality and I am pleased! :smitten:
Quote from: mlivkovich on Tuesday, 30 March 2021, 02:03 AM
Quote from: mlivkovich on Thursday, 25 March 2021, 10:02 PM
@SFC1000 I will let you know if there is any noticeable performance increase. I have std 4-1 collector, 51mm gsxr link pipe and akrapovic carbon can. I noticed few tiny rust spots on standard headers so it was time to replace them. :smoke:
@SFC1000 I installed headers today. It was easy and it fits oem collector very well. They went gold after 5 mins on idle and now they look great. I took it for a 50km ride and noticed deeper sound and little power increase, engine breathes better from 4000 to 7000 rpm. Looking good, looks quality and I am pleased! :smitten:
The gold looks good, must be the Chinese chrome process.
Do your old headers have one pipe inside the other?
If so I guess this is where the deeper sound and some power increase comes from with the new ones.
Mliv, unless you need new ones, no advantage. Mine sounds pretty good, pipes are good. Ill post site for if i need new ones. Thanks.
@SFC1000 All oem pipes are double skinned, mine is k2 and ID is cca 27 mm (new 39mm) and they got rust spots on surface but nothing that can't be polished.
Maybe delkevic company uses chinese steel but after reading dozens of reviews and now trying it, I think it's good product for the money!
Quote from: grog on Tuesday, 30 March 2021, 06:05 PM
Mliv, unless you need new ones, no advantage. Mine sounds pretty good, pipes are good. Ill post site for if i need new ones. Thanks.
No really need for new ones, old can be polished, but I am addicted in buying parts for my bike and modifying it :facepalm:
Quote from: mlivkovich on Tuesday, 30 March 2021, 06:43 PM
@SFC1000 All oem pipes are double skinned, mine is k2 and ID is cca 27 mm (new 39mm) and they got rust spots on surface but nothing that can't be polished.
Maybe delkevic company uses chinese steel but after reading dozens of reviews and now trying it, I think it's good product for the money!
I also think they are good value and like I've said I'd buy them.
I was only referring to the Chinese process and the chrome finish going gold.
I'd say these have been trivalent chromed and that's why they discolour.
Once upon a time steel was copper coated, then nickel, then chrome.
I've seen 1950's cars in the paddock still with perfect chrome bumpers.
They went gold as quickly as they are single skin Stainless steel no chrome on these headers
When fitting these make sure to clean all finger grease off the stainless with Isopropol alcahol or white spirits before starting up for the first time or the grease will help to make darker spots on the surface faster usually in the shape of your hand where you were in contact with the pipe
These are a good product for the money my last set on a Bandit 1200 went bluish after the first run as the bike was a bit lean due to the bigger inner Diameter and K&N filter
I bought a new torque wrench as my old one is F.U.B.A.R. :onya:
I bought an outboard motor to my 17 ft fishing boat project.
Suzuki DT 200, 2.7 liter 2-stroke V6 with 26" Ballistic steel prop :whistling:
I haven't told my wife yet :facepalm:
What wife .....?? :wife: :redcard:
Quote from: T 24 on Wednesday, 05 May 2021, 08:30 PM
I bought an outboard motor to my 17 ft fishing boat project.
Suzuki DT 200, 2.7 liter 2-stroke V6 with 26" Ballistic steel prop :whistling:
I haven't told my wife yet :facepalm:
26" ? :confused1: That's bloody high pitch for a 200hp. If the motor can spin it up to full throttle, that 17' boat will be low flying!! :onya:
Hello to all!
was away for some time :)
Mainly because lack of time, cause I purchase new apartment and was dealing with making it home for my family.
But yesterday, I get my new Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro, which I order in August 2020!!! 8+ months of waiting!
Because of purchasing new home, I had no enough free funds to pay for bike, and was even ready to ask my deposit back, but my lovely Mrs. Northern could not stand my disappointment, so she paid herself what was left!
Supper happy, with it :boogie:
It's not 14, but we have to admit, bikes are pretty much evolved, during last 20 years :)
Actually, I'm 3 times happy:
New Home,
New Bike,
Superb woman in my life!
P.S. 14 is still in my stable, and it's running without any issues. Using it as a city commute bike :)
All the best people have Triumphs.
Good on ya Northern. I like the 3x happy :cheers:
Quote from: Hooli on Thursday, 06 May 2021, 04:11 AM
All the best people have Triumphs.
That means Barmy's out . . .
If i was rich and a lot younger id like one of those new Speed Triple1200. You know i like Old Skool looks but i like them.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Thursday, 06 May 2021, 05:22 PM
Good on ya Northern. I like the 3x happy :cheers:
thx mate!
Actually, it's in reverse order :)
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 06 May 2021, 06:15 PM
If i was rich and a lot younger id like one of those new Speed Triple1200. You know i like Old Skool looks but i like them.
I had a Daytona 675, fantastic bike, now im thinking of a 1050GT like Hooli, and just had a look online at the 1200 triple, ive always liked triumph. The 1200 would be good for a test ride
I had the T595 lovely bike :wheelie:
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Friday, 07 May 2021, 12:49 AM
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 06 May 2021, 06:15 PM
If i was rich and a lot younger id like one of those new Speed Triple1200. You know i like Old Skool looks but i like them.
I had a Daytona 675, fantastic bike, now im thinking of a 1050GT like Hooli, and just had a look online at the 1200 triple, ive always liked triumph. The 1200 would be good for a test ride
I remember trying to keep an early Speed Triple 1050 in site on my 14 years ago. That was a pointless task! the Trumpet just vanished down the twisty road like I was stood still, I can only imagine they've got quicker.
If I had the money to buy a Triumph... I wouldn't. :P
Quote from: VladTepes on Friday, 07 May 2021, 11:29 AM
If I had the money to buy a Triumph... I wouldn't. No, a Honda ST1300 for me!! :P
I know nothing.
The new iteration of Rocket 3. I'm not sure why :whistling: :whistling:
Today I bought a pair of axle stands , a pair of replacement L cups for my rear paddock stand and a second tubeless tyre repair kit for my car ,( the others on the bike). Tomorrow a 22mm socket for the front wheel insert so I can torque up to the proper setting , rather than 3grunts. :laughsign:
You`re not alone Vlad.....! :stir:
Quote from: Tally on Saturday, 08 May 2021, 05:16 AM
Today I bought a pair of axle stands , a pair of replacement L cups for my rear paddock stand and a second tubeless tyre repair kit for my car ,( the others on the bike). Tomorrow a 22mm socket for the front wheel insert so I can torque up to the proper setting , rather than 3grunts. :laughsign:
Hi Tally, i bought this one for the front axle: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/17-19-22-24mm-4in1-Motorcycle-Front-Spindle-Nut-Hex-Key-3-8-Dr-Socket-Yamaha-/202140280690?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286
That's what I have also
Thats a flash tool, mines just a nut welded on old 1/2 inch drive socket.
Suzuki do actually sell the correct thing to remove the the front axle and it's cheaper than most if the aftermarket solutions.
I keep 1 under the seat as it was less than £5 from my local Suzuki dealer years ago .
:cheers:
How can £5 be cheaper that a nut welded onto a bolt?
It's not col
I ment the genuine Suzuki tool is cheaper than most of the aftermarket ones you can buy and it's better quality too .
:cheers:
A Henry Hoover Wet & Dry for the shed. Now the missus wants it because it sucks better than the Dyson.
more parts from Japan for the ZRX1100
Bagster Cover and Bag (rucksack) bought off EBay like new condition🤗
Happy deal :onya:
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 09 May 2021, 07:23 AM
A Henry Hoover Wet & Dry for the shed. Now the missus wants it because it sucks better than the Dyson.
Is that what you get up to in "The Shed" :devil: :devil: :devil:
Quote from: GSXKING on Monday, 10 May 2021, 05:01 PM
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 09 May 2021, 07:23 AM
A Henry Hoover Wet & Dry for the shed. Now the missus wants it because it sucks better than the Dyson.
Is that what you get up to in "The Shed" :devil: :devil: :devil:
I always come out of the shed with a smile on my face just like Henry.
Irish, strangely enough, few week back at 2nd hand shop. Old Mate rolls up, Unloading crap. Brand new Ryobi industrial vac, cost me $30. New filter kit was also $30. My shed never been so clean, spider population decimated. :)
Happy as Henry. :boogie:
Well collecting the parts I need to sort my 14 has started.
Out of a list needed of -
Front mudguard
Clock backs
Black plastic inner clock plastic
Headlight
I've got these...
Well that solves the XgayR Ohlins looking really tatty anyway :lol:
Just for Aussies. Kiwis maybe. Repco are re packaging a lot of their branded stuff. Until 25/05/2021 its globes on special. Stock up, good bargains. Today i got two H4 +100, originally $85 each, $5 for pair. Gotta love Repco specials. Couple months back, front wheel brg for my car, $148, on special $28. 👍
Double post sorry. Meant to say also, if you can ask Repco to let you download Navigator Pro, its there parts site, unreal bargains in the clearance section. Example, yesterday i bought a huge drum of soda ash, soaks up oil spills etc. Listed at $120, clearance was $10, delivered.
My new* second hand front mudguard turned up today. I'd forgot to ask what year it's off & the blue looks a little dark, would I be right in thinking it's off a later bike than my K2?
Quote from: Hooli on Friday, 21 May 2021, 12:16 AM
My new* second hand front mudguard turned up today. I'd forgot to ask what year it's off & the blue looks a little dark, would I be right in thinking it's off a later bike than my K2?
The blue on the later 14's was a slightly darker shade Andy, so entirely possible you have a later one
Is it this colour
@Hooli (k7fe)
Quote from: gsxbarmy on Friday, 21 May 2021, 03:42 AM
Quote from: Hooli on Friday, 21 May 2021, 12:16 AM
My new* second hand front mudguard turned up today. I'd forgot to ask what year it's off & the blue looks a little dark, would I be right in thinking it's off a later bike than my K2?
The blue on the later 14's was a slightly darker shade Andy, so entirely possible you have a later one
Aye I asked him when I told him it'd arrived, it's off a K3 (so will be slower).
A 500 x500 sheet of Unifilter foam to make a replacement foam filter for my 81 GS1000G.
Unifilter are an Australian company based on the Central Coast of NSW speialising in performance oil foam filters for road and competition machines - especially off road performance machines in dusty conditions.
I'll use the some of the foam sheet for a ride on and push mowers. Cheaper and better than OEM from Kubota.
Brought 4 smoked indicator lenses with orange bulbs.
Have them on 2 if the bikes do this will finish the fleet .
They look great if slightly disguised on the bike but actually flash slightly brighter than standard ..
They are off a different Suzuki so standard Suzuki parts .
Think rear gsxr but not totally sure of year .
It's great how Suzuki use the same parts on so many different bikes .
We should really make a list of shared parts that fit straight on or with very minor mods fit the gsx1400.
:cheers:
A picture I'll get others from.yhd bike later
An analogue multimeter for all you hi tech people.
https://cpc.farnell.com/draper-tools/amm1/analogue-multimeter/dp/IN08777?mckv=stbrwSjUV_dc|pcrid|490691434304|kword||match||plid||slid||product|IN08777|pgrid|49730281329|ptaid|pla-369044297270|&CMP=KNC-GUK-CPC-SHOPPING&s_kwcid=AL!5616!3!490691434304!!!network}!369044297270!&gclid=CjwKCAjw-qeFBhAsEiwA2G7Nl1K1ClzeXrJhZTlgFPtuPeHBFmI5sIE9GDgJSox3XL2lT336MCb1lhoCQQgQAvD_BwE
That's a good price too, I'd be tempted if it was this side of the world. May have a look n see what avail in that style here, just for kicks.
Yep, found them, same sort of price too. Now, question is, do I need a third multimeter?
Like golf clubs Col, cant have too many. My old Fluke 75 has survived many others. Must be nearly 40 yrs old. I bought a test light last year with volt readout, find that handy, dirty connections etc. Might be an option for you.
Yeah, that is a good thing to have Grog, think I'll go look for one of those. :onya:
Col, very similar to this one. Good quality ive found. https://www.amazon.com/ABN-Automotive-Circuit-Continuity-Digital/dp/B075MRPQFK/ref=sr_1_25?dchild=1&keywords=lead+test+light&qid=1621842033&sr=8-25
Well !! ,they turned up today my 22 mm front axle spindle nut and my 36 mm rear axle nut, so now I can get on with the things I need to do.
Forgive me father as I have sinned and crossed over to the dark side
What ever did you do my son
Well father I went out and bought a............................2016 BMW R1200 RS :devil: :devil:
Quote from: Grumpy old man on Sunday, 13 June 2021, 05:52 AM
Forgive me father as I have sinned and crossed over to the dark side
What ever did you do my son
Well father I went out and bought a............................2016 BMW R1200 RS :devil: :devil:
Goodness be upon you Grumpy, put some pic's up when you get a chance. :onya:
Quote from: Grumpy old man on Sunday, 13 June 2021, 05:52 AM
Forgive me father as I have sinned and crossed over to the dark side
What ever did you do my son
Well father I went out and bought a............................2016 BMW R1200 RS :devil: :devil:
Grumpy did you get it at the Matamata Farmers Market yesterday ??
Two Tank Bags, one for the K1600 in preparation for October costing $450 and one for the GSX1400 being used as an instructors bike costing $35.
The BMW one I'm confident in the quality of, the other is allegedly a Givi waterproof bag off the Wish site, we'll see how accurate that is.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Sunday, 13 June 2021, 07:54 AM
Quote from: Grumpy old man on Sunday, 13 June 2021, 05:52 AM
Forgive me father as I have sinned and crossed over to the dark side
What ever did you do my son
Well father I went out and bought a............................2016 BMW R1200 RS :devil: :devil:
Grumpy did you get it at the Matamata Farmers Market yesterday ??
No Idrove the car down to Wellington in the early hours of Friday and the good lady came with me and drove the car home and I rode the bike home nice little 1100 km round trip
Left home at 03.00 and got home at 17.30 which included an hour for lunch on the way back and 45 mins at the dealers in Wellington and a couple of coffee breaks both ways
Had good weather both ways with no rain at all just a bit of fog on the desert road
It is such a great mile muncher and best of all no BLOODY CHAIN to frig about with and soo much torque to play with
I will get some pics up when I can get to it shed has the Missus car in the way at the moment
I have a 2017 R1200r and the engine certainly has plenty of grunt and it only sips fuel.
Yesterday I bought a lubetube for the scottoiler I've put on the Strumpet. Bloody thing doesn't work.. It's been in the box so long that the sides are stuck together & the oil won't go into it. I've put as much in as I can & left it hung up hoping the weight of oil will slowly peal the sides apart, if it I'll have to think of something else.
Quote from: Hooli on Sunday, 13 June 2021, 05:45 PM
Yesterday I bought a lubetube for the scottoiler I've put on the Strumpet. Bloody thing doesn't work.. It's been in the box so long that the sides are stuck together & the oil won't go into it. I've put as much in as I can & left it hung up hoping the weight of oil will slowly peal the sides apart, if it I'll have to think of something else.
Soak it in hot water
I've sorted it, the weight of the oil in a hot garage got it started slightly. Then 10mins of pinching it & pealing the sides off each other did the job. It's full & fitted now, I suspect it'll be a mucky job to fill though as there isn't much pipe to the actual Scottoiler to lift up as needed.
Note to self - filled at 32,500miles (approx), lets see how long it lasts. Considering they say 5-600miles from the basic one & I always get 1,000 or slightly over & this tube says 3,000miles. I suspect it'll go to near 5k before it's empty, if it makes 6k that'd be nice as it'd last as long as the engine oil.
Quite a list then Hooli, Refill Scottoiler, change engine oil and filter and fit a new rear tyre, at 6k maybe even a wipe with a damp rag :stir:
:lol:
I'll have you know it's been washed twice since it got back from Scotland. The biggest problem with tupperware bikes is they look better clean, 14s look like giant dirt bikes so look better mucky.
Had to get a new phone as the "old" one was glitches and not worth the screen repair cost. All OK, can't get the same one (Samsung G9), have to get the S21. This now means new Quadlock case and rain poncho as well, plus you can use corded headphones anymore, so cordless earbuds too.
Seems a bit wasteful to me, I just needed a new phone, not all the accessories that go with it.
Welcome to built in obsolescence 101
Today i bought a wi fi extender. 2 actually. Forgot i bid on one last week. At least ill have good coverage. 😎
Just bought https://motomounts.co.nz/products/shoei-neotec-2-mount
A two person blow up kayak.
Because I'm old and my paws get cold I have just ordered some Givi TM421 handlebar mitts, hoping they fit over Bark Buster Storm handguards. Will let you know how they go. Couldn't find pink so ordered the black ones :onya:
keyring suitable for our bikes :)
Bought off ebay will be delivered sometime before September... :rofl:
But that's a race pattern shift :whatever:
Still work in Australia :whistling:
Quote from: VladTepes on Monday, 21 June 2021, 01:41 PM
keyring suitable for our bikes :)
Bought off ebay will be delivered sometime before September... :rofl:
You need reminding Mike ??????????????? :stir: :stir: :stir:
Today i got a tp-link wi fi extender for house. All set up, amazing difference.
Quote from: grog on Monday, 21 June 2021, 08:34 PM
Today i got a tp-link wi fi extender for house. All set up, amazing difference.
Is that the two for one offer
@grog :happy1: :happy1: :happy1: :rofl2: :rofl2:
Thats the one Chris, yeah i laugh at myself also.At least it works. I wasnt so sure id get either working. Bloke giving me a few beers for spare. :grin:
Well, I haven't bought those today, but actually got them a couple of weeks ago; So I've got a little bit of time to 'road-test' them -- And I can say they meet expectations :-)
(and this is good news, as this is not a cheap piece of kit :-) )
your back tyre looks awesome too . . . Irish would be proud of that!
Quote from: Hooli on Monday, 21 June 2021, 04:44 PM
But that's a race pattern shift :whatever:
I was looking at it from above - that is 1 is forward and the others are back .
Anyway its the right number of gears not like one of those Yamaha thingies....
Quote from: SpongeBob on Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 12:48 AM
Well, I haven't bought those today, but actually got them a couple of weeks ago; So I've got a little bit of time to 'road-test' them -- And I can say they meet expectations :-)
(and this is good news, as this is not a cheap piece of kit :-) )
Had my front end fitted with Hyperpro progressive springs a couple of weeks ago and saturday had the rear springs replaced with Hyperpro's on the original skocks. huge difference, complete different bike now. Hyperpro has great goods indeed.
Quote from: BbigMmac on Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 04:25 PM
Quote from: SpongeBob on Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 12:48 AM
Well, I haven't bought those today, but actually got them a couple of weeks ago; So I've got a little bit of time to 'road-test' them -- And I can say they meet expectations :-)
(and this is good news, as this is not a cheap piece of kit :-) )
Had my front end fitted with Hyperpro progressive springs a couple of weeks ago and saturday had the rear springs replaced with Hyperpro's on the original skocks. huge difference, complete different bike now. Hyperpro has great goods indeed.
Roughly how much do you think it cost Mac ? ???
I've got uprated springs in the front with heavier oil, plus lifter kit under rear shocks. I never considered just changing the spring rate. I may look into that if it's not a BIG spend :onya:
Irish would only dream of a tyre looking like that :stir: :stir: :stir: :stir:
Today i've forked out for a cheap Puig screen, just to see what its like. I've heard various reports as to how effective they are... thought i'd see for myself :grin:
Roughly how much do you think it cost Mac ? ???
I've got uprated springs in the front with heavier oil, plus lifter kit under rear shocks. I never considered just changing the spring rate. I may look into that if it's not a BIG spend :onya:
[/quote] Front was €150.00 and rear also €150.00. Don't know what oil they put in the front though, had seals and springs done at the Hyperpro workshop. Great service there, you can pop in and they will adjust your springs at no costs.
Quote from: spb2002 on Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 12:55 AM
Today i've forked out for a cheap Puig screen, just to see what its like. I've heard various reports as to how effective they are... thought i'd see for myself :grin:
you ought to have said when you picked crash bars up mate,,,I've got 3 screens lurking in my garage doing nowt.
Quote from: Daytona on Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 01:41 AM
Quote from: spb2002 on Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 12:55 AM
Today i've forked out for a cheap Puig screen, just to see what its like. I've heard various reports as to how effective they are... thought i'd see for myself :grin:
you ought to have said when you picked crash bars up mate,,,I've got 3 screens lurking in my garage doing nowt.
Sods law, lol. i was in two minds about getting one, tbh. i like the looks of the bike without, but was interested to see what protection it gives on motorways more than owt.
Quote from: spb2002 on Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 12:55 AM
Today i've forked out for a cheap Puig screen, just to see what its like. I've heard various reports as to how effective they are... thought i'd see for myself :grin:
Oh blimey, wish i`d known - i`ve got a Black one in my garage collecting dust, free to anyone wanting to collect it. The seller gave it me when I bought my `14, thankfully it wasn`t fitted so I didn`t have to waste time removing it! Its in really good nick as I recall.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 03:50 AM
your back tyre looks awesome too . . . Irish would be proud of that!
I'm still trying to work out how there is no tread in the middle, I only wear the sides out.
Sadly I mostly wear the middle out - commuting will do that.
Today I have just bought a set of front and rear brake pistons and seal kits as the front pads are dragging again and as I'm having the wheels out as well for new tyres I might as well service the rear brake while I'm at it, nip the chain up when I'm done as my M.O.T. Inspector said it needs doing which means only one thing, sometime in the near future a new chain and sprockets will be required. I had a look at the old tyres to see what date was on them and I was quite shocked as I didn't think they were that old . The front read (3010)& rear (3011) ooops. :facepalm:
@Tally were there any cracks in them ?
I found rear wheel bearings on sale in local shop, quality japan product. Two pcs for 6€, 60/28 NR bearings, fits our bikes when metal ring is removed :cheers:
Quote from: mlivkovich on Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 09:44 PM
I found rear wheel bearings on sale in local shop, quality japan product. Two pcs for 6€, 60/28 NR bearings, fits our bikes when metal ring is removed :cheers:
Good find and I would expect good quality being Japanese. Still an open cage bearing though, would not last very long on the road in your winters
@GSXKING , no mate , no cracks in them at all they are quite hard though which is most probably why there is so much vibration coming through the bars. Anyway my new tyres will arrive soon so all will be good :onya:.
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 11:35 PM
Quote from: mlivkovich on Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 09:44 PM
I found rear wheel bearings on sale in local shop, quality japan product. Two pcs for 6€, 60/28 NR bearings, fits our bikes when metal ring is removed :cheers:
Good find and I would expect good quality being Japanese. Still an open cage bearing though, would not last very long on the road in your winters
If they last as long as rear tyre lasts, they would be great!
Quote from: mlivkovich on Thursday, 01 July 2021, 05:02 AM
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 11:35 PM
Quote from: mlivkovich on Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 09:44 PM
I found rear wheel bearings on sale in local shop, quality japan product. Two pcs for 6€, 60/28 NR bearings, fits our bikes when metal ring is removed :cheers:
Good find and I would expect good quality being Japanese. Still an open cage bearing though, would not last very long on the road in your winters
If they last as long as rear tyre lasts, they would be great!
If you're killing bearings that quick there must be an issue. My original wheel bearings did 136k miles, the rears were just starting to have play in by then.
My oem bearings are still on my bike (61tkm). I am not killing them like that, everything is fine with my bike, I just answered to statement that they won't last long because they are open cage type of bearings.
Ahh gotcha
Oops....
Remember that Hornet I was fostering for a while & is still here despite being sold between mates?
Well the mate who bought it doesn't need it now as he was going to use it for work but they've sorted him out. So I seem to have agreed to buy it off him, looks like I've got a winter bike
I've just ordered some indicators for it, as the crap ones on there were near invisible. I'll pop to the local good bike shop & get a LED flasher for it tomorrow, I don't get the indicators there as they are much more expensive. The only other things it needs are the carbs balancing & the Scottoiler I took off it refitting, I've used half the Scottoiler to fit one on the Strumpet though so I'll need to order a few bits.
That's my multibike policy full then as I'm only allowed four bikes on it.
Have a pic from when I was caught on it in May because it needed a run.
Score.
I bought a DIY garden shed.
Will allow me to get a heap of the space occupying shit out of the garage (lawnmowers , garden tools, pressure washer etc).
The only affordable one I could find to fit the space I have without wastage.
easy shed (https://www.easyshed.com.au/skillion-roof-garden-shed-3-75m-w-x-1-90m-d-x-2-10m-dh-in-colour)
No doubt it will be a joy to build it :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
@VladTepes you are certainly a glutton for punishment :stir: :stir: :stir: make sure you document the shed assembly with pics too please I could do with a good laugh :boogie: :boogie: :boogie:
I get a 403 error when I try to open the easy shed link.
Bet it will be good to get some of management's excess stuff out of the garage too..... shoe and handbag collection, sewing machine and table etc.
Ooh now it says you've made a serious error Vlad :facepalm:
Looks good Vlad. Now a concrete slab needed, some sort of water run off plan, maybe a gutter? When you bolt to concrete youll need the rubber flashing, silicone sealing to keep it dry. Shed that lets water in is no good in my eyes.
Quote from: grog on Tuesday, 06 July 2021, 06:27 PM
Looks good Vlad. Now a concrete slab needed, some sort of water run off plan, maybe a gutter? When you bolt to concrete youll need the rubber flashing, silicone sealing to keep it dry. Shed that lets water in is no good in my eyes.
Fully agreed. Shed was the highest priority once we settled the house. We're on a corner block, so with the shed came new driveway, crossover and 8mx 4m shed at 2.7m high to gutter line. Missus was so pleased, she even got on the jackhammer to smash out the old concrete patio that it replaced and then continued to surprise me by arranging the sparky to get power to my shed. Now my 14 has pride of place, along with all my tools and gardening stuff.
I was lucky with my shed. When we bought land to build, old shed frame and concrete floor were there. Was a butchers shop back 50s. Was a mess, over grown but frame was good and floor good. Cleaned, western red cedar cladding. new rolla doors, wired up with lights. power points, even its own fuse box. Reckon it only cost 10G to fix. Think its 75 Sq Mtrs. Roof leaked,another 3G. Biggest mistake, shouldve knocked back end out, ramp and built a huge shed. Plenty of space behind, maybe still will one day. Running out of years for my plans.
Quote from: grog on Tuesday, 06 July 2021, 06:27 PM
Looks good Vlad. Now a concrete slab needed, some sort of water run off plan, maybe a gutter? When you bolt to concrete youll need the rubber flashing, silicone sealing to keep it dry. Shed that lets water in is no good in my eyes.
Already have a concrete area ready for it.
The concrete is exposed aggregate so will definitely need to pay attention to sealing.
Water run off - not sure but should be OK as long as sealant done right and water channels around the shed rather than through it.
Can you tell me more about rubber flashing? I was planning on using silicon between the frame and concrete to fill all the gaps (given exposed agg), bnut the more I can do to assist with H20 resistance the better.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Tuesday, 06 July 2021, 06:13 PM
Bet it will be good to get some of management's excess stuff out of the garage too..... shoe and handbag collection, sewing machine and table etc.
She doesn't have a large amount of handbags or shoes or anything.
None of the stuff in the garage is the managements stuff, its all my crap.
Motorbike stuff, Land Rover stuff, car cleaning stuff, camping stuff, gun stuff, tools, etc.
Oh and the GSX1400 lives there of course :)
Quote from: GSXKING on Tuesday, 06 July 2021, 05:05 PM
@VladTepes you are certainly a glutton for punishment :stir: :stir: :stir: make sure you document the shed assembly with pics too please I could do with a good laugh :boogie: :boogie: :boogie:
Yes I am and yes I will :)
Did I mention I also bought a pair of tinsnips on the weekend, only to find I already owned a pair...
:frustrated:
hope 1 is left & the other right . . .
Nope one is straight and the other is... straight.
So you might have a breeding pair now?
So........ my pistons and seals have shown up, now I've just got to wait for my tyres to do the same
Quote from: VladTepes on Tuesday, 06 July 2021, 10:48 AM
Score.
I bought a DIY garden shed.
Will allow me to get a heap of the space occupying shit out of the garage (lawnmowers , garden tools, pressure washer etc).
The only affordable one I could find to fit the space I have without wastage.
easy shed (https://www.easyshed.com.au/skillion-roof-garden-shed-3-75m-w-x-1-90m-d-x-2-10m-dh-in-colour)
Vlad,
I'm hoping you made a good choice. I've ordered an Easyshed as well. Let's see who gets theirs first.
I'm closer to Albury
I bought some levelling cement stuff so I have to get that in when I get a chance - hopefully its a dry weekend.
Worth a try to stop water pooling around one corner of the shed.
I changed my car - couldn't believe how much my 2.5 year old car was worth - got what I paid for it 18 months ago - seems second hand car prices have soared so p/ex for a 6 month old Tiguan with just 2k on the clock, fully loaded and only had to put £1k to it - no brainier - even Mrs notty agreed :)
Of course you went fully electric :whistling:
Quote from: mjgt on Tuesday, 13 July 2021, 08:58 PM
Of course you went fully electric :whistling:
:rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: still fossil fuels for me until they get the range better - as your test on the Zero Mick range matters :)
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now add 'Gretta Approved' to it somewhere, just for kicks.
an if we didn't recycle them, it'd be a waste n we don't like waste, so best we keep going!
Did i tell the story of hybrid Rav 4 Toyota. Wife totally flattened its start battery, cleaning it, doors open, music playing etc. Now has a Hybrid System fault message, wont go. Not even a year old. Toyota answer, not covered under wrty as her fault. $154 per hour charge to fix, can look at it in 2 weeks time. Isnt that a great car to spend 60G on.
Bloody ridiculous
@grog We had a rental Rav4 (non hybrid) and mirror fell off as we were driving on freeway.
Toyota quality :rolleyes:
I bought a 2TB m2 nvme SSD for my 'puter.
I bought a 2TB m2 nvme SSD for my 'puter.
May as well be typing in in lefthanded Swahili
@VladTepes :stir: :stir: :stir:
Today i bought pick/seal remover kit. A golf ball retriever also. No cost but reset my stupid Samsung X Pro work phone, now working again. $800 of wasted money, my 5 yr old Apple is so much better.
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 15 July 2021, 06:46 PM
A golf ball retriever
Like this?
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That's golden
Thats very good Vlad. :rofl2:
Tyres arrived today so it looks like I'm going to be busy tomorrow and the weather forecasted for sat is 28*C, so that means hot and sweaty.
So had a proper look at the tyres and they have sent me st's, not gt's and an e-mail saying sorry and they've refunded the difference so I'm ok with that , just glad I've got some now
St's are good tyres my mate still uses them.on his xjr .
The cost per mile is probably better than the later gt and gt2's but they go off quick towards the end if thier life .
So for the first 6/7000 miles you'll be just fine :cheers:
Quote from: Tally on Saturday, 17 July 2021, 02:33 AM
Tyres arrived today so it looks like I'm going to be busy tomorrow and the weather forecasted for sat is 28*C, so that means hot and sweaty.
28 is NOT hot !
HTFU :D
Depends on the humidity Vlad.
I was going to add, you know the Uk is a soggy wet woe begotten rock in the north sea, at 28 they'll all be being steamed alive. Then thought I'd better not.
Oh, bugger, wait a minute . . . did I write that out loud or just in my head?
It just arrived :boogie:
Hey!!!@ kiwicol ,28*c in the U.K. Is hot , anyway working on my bike I was sweating harder than a pig on market day. :rofl2: :rofl2:
A more modern BMW R1200RT 2014 Electric Blue. :boogie:
Well done Chris. Hope you enjoy, sure you will.
Noice
Seeing as all the bikes have gone I thought this would come in handy for the yellow 7's & getting the boat off the trailer.
https://www.joelsgaragegear.com.au/products/car-hoists/2-post-hoist-clear-floor/
Quote from: VladTepes on Monday, 19 July 2021, 02:57 PM
Quote from: Tally on Saturday, 17 July 2021, 02:33 AM
Tyres arrived today so it looks like I'm going to be busy tomorrow and the weather forecasted for sat is 28*C, so that means hot and sweaty.
28 is NOT hot !
HTFU :D
It's not in Oz but the tarmac is different, my tyres are very sticky.
I brought the new toy home today ... all it needs now is assembly but shit it's big.
Very nice Snapey! Hope you have another pair of hands to help lift the thing.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 29 July 2021, 02:49 AM
Very nice Snapey! Hope you have another pair of hands to help lift the thing.
I'd be lost without this other pair of hands Col.
Nice!! You have a lot of nice tools & equipment.
Snapey, me being dumb, its a 2 post hoist?
My easyshed arrived this afternoon.
Great delivery serviced booked to the hour with tracking. Driver phoned 10 minutes prior to delivery asking where I wanted it placed.
Now for the "5 easy steps" on the weekend.
Johno, Good Luck Mate, hope its easy. You and Vlad can share tips. Snapey, will certainly help.
Last I heard my shed was in 'given to courier' stage I've not heard anything since...
Quote from: Johno on Thursday, 29 July 2021, 06:48 PM
My easyshed arrived this afternoon.
Great delivery serviced booked to the hour with tracking. Driver phoned 10 minutes prior to delivery asking where I wanted it placed.
Now for the "5 easy steps" on the weekend.
"5 easy steps" is that a euphemism for "Just like Ikea instructions" :devil: :devil: :devil: :stir: :stir: :stir:
We have company here called Absco they do flat pack sheds and garden beds and can't keep up with the demand in Oz and U.S.A. :confused1: :confused1:
Today i was offered 1983 One owner Honda 900 Bol Dor. Not a bike i ever liked back then, just thought maybe a project. Needs lots of TLC, runs fine, brakes binding, paint crap. My head was thinking i could get it for $1000. FFS, hes been offered 10G for it. World is mad.
Tell him to take the 10G. That's mad alright.
Step 1 with the shed.
Check all the bits!
Step 2:
Get wife to peruse instructions and offer advice :facepalm:
I now have an erection.
It looks rigid Pete.
@Snapey I was trying to work out where it was going to go, I notice the dirt bikes have had to find a new home.
Bought a set of front discs from eBay. Chinese most likely but only $245 Australian delivered.
Snapey, do the arms lock when lifted, i hope so. We once had Repco 2 poster that didnt. Had one car come off it, arm moved.
Quote from: grog on Sunday, 01 August 2021, 05:41 PM
Snapey, do the arms lock when lifted, i hope so. We once had Repco 2 poster that didnt. Had one car come off it, arm moved.
Sure do mate.
Happy about that. I guess its probably law these days.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 01 August 2021, 04:34 PM
@Snapey
I was trying to work out where it was going to go, I notice the dirt bikes have had to find a new home.
I put it in a useless area between the garage/shed and the pool area but the only access is from the bush. Justins bikes are still in the same place.
Not everyones thing, but new helmet day for me today..... ALWAYS wanted a Simpson and now finally UK road legal 👌
I've just bought two more new indicators, a pair of adapter cables and a new flasher relay as one of the plastic bolts that hold the reg plate sheared off and the plate was dragged under the undertray, bending the tail tidy and ripping off the said indicators. The adapter cables and the relay will replace the resistors I have in at the moment which are attached to shredded wires, which all happened on my way to Thruxton for the BSB yesterday. Sh*t happens :facepalm:. A bloody good days racing though :boogie:
Quote from: Snapey on Sunday, 01 August 2021, 06:47 PM
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 01 August 2021, 04:34 PM
@Snapey
I was trying to work out where it was going to go, I notice the dirt bikes have had to find a new home.
I put it in a useless area between the garage/shed and the pool area but the only access is from the bush. Justins bikes are still in the same place.
Thought the access was from bush, hope you still have plenty of my weed killer.
@Johno How's the shed going?
What model did you buy (size wisae) and how big / heavy was the box/es it came in?
I just got an SMS to day that my shed will arrive tomorrow (my birthday) and I need to figure out where they can put it,
First customer
My dad has a garage/workshop with roller door with access only via park. Council has now blocked off access and is refusing anyone access to their back yards via park. :furious:
Quote from: Snapey on Tuesday, 03 August 2021, 12:32 PM
First customer
If that's the trailer, I want to see the whole film!
Quote from: VladTepes on Tuesday, 03 August 2021, 08:36 AM
@Johno
How's the shed going?
What model did you buy (size wisae) and how big / heavy was the box/es it came in?
I just got an SMS to day that my shed will arrive tomorrow (my birthday) and I need to figure out where they can put it,
Vlad,
I got a Skillion roof garden shed 2.25m x 1.51m with 2.14 height.
70 kg but a flat pack with panels that pack together very neatly. See my first photo in my previous post.
The driver rang me when he was 10 minutes away and asked where I wanted it placed.
I've assembled the panels and will complete the assembly next weekend.
The instructions are very good, read them thoroughly. I used plastic tables as work horses.
My cordless drill battery rang out of charge two thirds through the day. I should have put it on charge at lunch time.
Two people could assemble my shed in less than a day.
:facepalm:
Thanks
@Johno Quote from: Johno on Tuesday, 03 August 2021, 06:56 PM
Two people could assemble my shed in less than a day.
I'm only 1 people.
Quote from: VladTepes on Wednesday, 04 August 2021, 08:17 AM
Thanks @Johno
Quote from: Johno on Tuesday, 03 August 2021, 06:56 PM
Two people could assemble my shed in less than a day.
You forget Mrs Vlad? They'll tell you they do the work of 2 people, so surely she could bang a shed together in next to no time, with your assistance of course. Then you could take her out for a belated your birfday.
Oh & Happy Birthday Mike.
I'm only 1 people.
Today I bought a "legal" no plate coz N. Wales plod measured this one & said it was 2mm under size. Had to put me db killers back in as well...
Quote from: Cykik on Wednesday, 04 August 2021, 08:57 PM
Today I bought a "legal" no plate coz N. Wales plod measured this one & said it was 2mm under size. Had to put me db killers back in as well...
Where about in North Wales? Sounds like the good old Brunstrom days... Myself and few mates once got stopped at a "check point" years ago; they were checking plates, exhausts and visors. We were given a slip of paper to show that we'd been stopped if we came across another check point! My recent experience was that they were more forgiving with bikers these days?
Quote from: Stargazer on Thursday, 05 August 2021, 12:13 AM
Quote from: Cykik on Wednesday, 04 August 2021, 08:57 PM
Today I bought a "legal" no plate coz N. Wales plod measured this one & said it was 2mm under size. Had to put me db killers back in as well...
Where about in North Wales? Sounds like the good old Brunstrom days... Myself and few mates once got stopped at a "check point" years ago; they were checking plates, exhausts and visors. We were given a slip of paper to show that we'd been stopped if we came across another check point! My recent experience was that they were more forgiving with bikers these days?
Llanberis Pass near Snowdon, breathalysed as well..
Today I bought a pair of half nuts to lock my indicators in place and an original (2nd hand) rear brake torque arm as my aftermarket one fits , but not as well as oem. Also a pair of rear brake reservoir screws as on of mine as completely rusted over and for the love of it I can't get a screwdriver in it to undo it. The alternative is to either drill it out , or with a small punch tap it to undo it. I'll try the punch first and see what happens.
Put a flat bladed screwdriver that's a bit narrower than the slot in & tap it firmly with a hammer, that'll undo them 9 times out of 10.
Quote from: Cykik on Friday, 06 August 2021, 03:47 AM
Quote from: Stargazer on Thursday, 05 August 2021, 12:13 AM
Quote from: Cykik on Wednesday, 04 August 2021, 08:57 PM
Today I bought a "legal" no plate coz N. Wales plod measured this one & said it was 2mm under size. Had to put me db killers back in as well...
Where about in North Wales? Sounds like the good old Brunstrom days... Myself and few mates once got stopped at a "check point" years ago; they were checking plates, exhausts and visors. We were given a slip of paper to show that we'd been stopped if we came across another check point! My recent experience was that they were more forgiving with bikers these days?
Llanberis Pass near Snowdon, breathalysed as well..
Probably patrolling more due to the traffic, lots of people going up Snowdon and leaving their cars parked all over the place. Best thing to do in North Wales is to stay away from the A5 as much as possible.
Well, it didn't arrive on Wednesday but the shed did turn up today in two flat packs. (3.75 long shed so more panels)
Bugger now I have work to do on the weekend....
The courier man was busy today as he delivered all my bits that I have ordered. Checked them all over and the only thing that's wrong are the half nuts which should be 14mm and they have sent 17mm, just waiting on my adapter cables now which are coming from Slovakia of all places.
Are those the scrolling aldiwanker indicators?
If so I've never seen a set of them you can actually see when following a bike at a sensible distance.
Not for the 1400
Suspension bush press kit - nice.
I bought this....https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Teng-Tools-Torque-Wrench-1-2-Drive-70-350Nm-50-250-ft-lb-1292AG-E4-/123675318082?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0
Good buy Eric, My old Bri Tool 1/2 inch cost me nearly 2 weeks wages, around 40 yrs ago, over $400. Other hand, got a Mechpro 3/8, direct copy of Kingchrome, both made same country, $45 instead of around $130. My little 1/4 have had since mid 70s, no idea of cost,deflecting beam, Warren &Brown, now just over $200. Had to buy as we did Auto Trans work back then.
Metalgear rear disc that I will chuck on when I put the new rear tyre on, going by how good the fronts feel compared to OEM it should be a good improvement
Esab inverter welder 130A (rod), for smaller jobs ( my Kemppi 2200 masrertig is a bit heavy)
Quote from: grog on Friday, 18 February 2022, 06:58 PM
Good buy Eric, My old Bri Tool 1/2 inch cost me nearly 2 weeks wages, around 40 yrs ago, over $400. Other hand, got a Mechpro 3/8, direct copy of Kingchrome, both made same country, $45 instead of around $130. My little 1/4 have had since mid 70s, no idea of cost,deflecting beam, Warren &Brown, now just over $200. Had to buy as we did Auto Trans work back then.
Would love a W&B deflecting beam, better hang onto that one top quality gear.
I bought yet another knife to add to my collection of "sharp pointy things". Its a Spyderco Grasshopper and it's VERY sharp :imrgreen:
Went to Halfords to spend my gift vouchers I received last xmas from my works, I bought a pair of axle stands, contact cleaner, chain brush and de-greaser , extendable valve hose, E-Zee brake and clutch bleed kit, (one man operation), a pair of 's' hooks (to hang calipers from), helmet and visor cleaning kit. I think that's everything.
My new visor arrived today also a bleed nipple adaptor as the one on my bleed kit is a fraction too big and won't seal. A pic is up of my old visor hopefully you can see the damage I stupidly caused when I brushed it against the wall at home. The new visor is attached with the pinlock re-used(
@Hooli :onya:).
Bought and installed. My house central heating only needs to be turned on in the evening and about an hour early morning, so if it's nippy during the day in the shed it is nice and warm.
An ABBA Sky Lift with adapters for the GSX :clapping:
Yesterday(sat) I ordered off amazon a 25-220nm,1/2"drive torque wrench and a 36 mm chrome socket, they came just 10 minutes ago (sun). So now I have the set a 1/4"-3/8"-1/2" :grin:
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 20 February 2022, 09:32 PM
Bought and installed. My house central heating only needs to be turned on in the evening and about an hour early morning, so if it's nippy during the day in the shed it is nice and warm.
Nice little caravan heater there Irish :onya:
@Kiwifruit Chinese Eberspatcher.
More concrete for my project. I should have gone for a cheaper grey broom finish as my funds are rapidly diminishing but I'd booked coloured stone / exposed aggregate a while back.
It was the 3rd and smallest pour of the 4 I planned.
#House slab.
#Shed slab.
#A little 6m area and footpath on the front of the house build (today).
#The 4th will be a 13.5m x 11m area outside my sheds.
I bought to block a while back but it's been over 10 months since we started earthworks and building. I don't regret it but I'll be happy to spend more time with bikes and less with builders and tradies.
Youll get there Mate. Building Tradies are just Fuckers, they do my head in. I ordered a bobcat last July, tried several others, none ever showed or phoned me back. Hence my story a while back, shovelled, barrowed 11 tons of dirt 30 metres. Nearly killed me, took 3 months, got there finally.
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 01 June 2022, 06:19 PM
Youll get there Mate. Building Tradies are just Fuckers, they do my head in. I ordered a bobcat last July, tried several others, none ever showed or phoned me back. Hence my story a while back, shovelled, barrowed 11 tons of dirt 30 metres. Nearly killed me, took 3 months, got there finally.
Fark! Shifting 11 tons with a wheelbarrow is something !!
We bought in 220+ m3 of clean fill to raise one end of the house pad because I didn't like the designs "cut-n-fill" and didn't want the pad cut into the slope, and I raised the back of the shed with a 950mm tall thickening beam to keep it the same height as the existing one, plus a few other bits. The earthworks civil side I'm familiar with but it's been a mixed blessing. I could talk their language when I had subbies in but I'm pretty sure it wasn't ideal me knowing what I wanted and how I wanted it done if it wasn't their way or the easy way. I tried not to be an arse but I knew what I wanted.
I did have a few months wait for brickies because that's what the wife and I really wanted. Huge shortage of bricklayers and lots of builds. I could have had render or timber finish but it's my retirement forever home so I waited.
10 months is long enough. I just want it done now. The day they all bugger off and I can put a chain on the gate again I'll be happy.
My arms ended up longer, was a bloody hot weather time, didnt think i could do it. Had thoughts of carted off with heart attack. Area behind little retaining wall at rear, yep, 11 tons to fill. Did spread some on front area to level for grass, that was a longer barrow trip. Amazing what you can do, even if you dont want to. Total project was 2 1/2 yrs, pool to grass. Not a machine used. Stubborn old prick i guess.
2 more timber posts. 2.4m x 200mm rounds.
... and some more fittings and a 300 x 18mm drill bit.
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Only another 7 gates to do.
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Today, didnt buy but insurance fitted new front fence, ridge capping and whirly bird on roof. I bought 3.5 l of Synnex 3000 and oil filter, car serviced.👍New watch, electric start adapter for my line trimmer. A great day.
Over the past few weeks:
- refurbed shocks for my BMW-K1300GT
- obdII cable and adapter and reader app for same
- o2 sensor manipulator to tune its leaned out ecu for same
- 2x 3.5l synnex 3000 gulf Western oil for the 1400
- fuel pump module for daughter #2 car
- oil cooler for daughter #3 car
- accessory belt, water pump, idlers and tensioner assemblies for my car
- New wipers for my car
- weekend away in town in a 5☆ hotel for the good lady wife and I
Now I'm skint
Over the last few weeks had the concrete pad prepped and poured for our awning off the side of our shed :onya:
Sweet!
Bobcat and excavator on site all day, $140 / hr. Spread excess fill, top up trenches, clean up old concrete, shape up around the house, back fill around the septic tank. We need to plan gardens, paved area, foot paths etc but that can wait. Priority is to get the place liveable and move in first then fence around the house and driveway.
A good day for you Tony. They cost but amazing what machines accomplish.
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 09 June 2022, 06:44 PM
A good day for you Tony. They cost but amazing what machines accomplish.
I was paying $99 / hr over 15 years ago (operator, bobcat, excavator, tipper combo), so I don't think it was too bad. I did think of hiring one, I have my tickets and have used them enough before, but a good operator who's in one all day every day makes me look a bit less than average!
I have more earthworks planned, but that's going to have to wait. Priority is finishing the build and getting out of the rental and gear out of the storage units.
I'm trying to plant something however small at least once a week. Mostly natives like Grey Gums, Bunya nuts, Tallowwoods etc but today I strayed a little...
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Keep those big trees a long way from house/ shed. Trust me, i know what can happen.
Quote from: grog on Friday, 10 June 2022, 05:38 PM
Keep those big trees a long way from house/ shed. Trust me, i know what can happen.
Absolutely ! I'm keeping a good area clear around the house just as a firebreak, and so I can spot my resident Eastern Browns, as well as being on tank water the less stuff that ends up on the roof and in the gutters the better.
I have a wooded area with a spring and creek well away from the house where most of the larger trees are being planted. It's being set aside for wildlife, I'm slowly clearing the cactus, Lantana etc...
(https://i.ibb.co/8zcCvq0/201-A4-FDF-40-B6-4-C02-A0-C1-403-D4-E794-A42.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Xy8Q01b)
I bought some warmth...
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Looks like Jarrah, great fire wood
Today i bought 10 mins with Doctor, $80, get some back. All to get scripts, future blood tests and flu jab, required to see Mum in her jail like care facility.
I'll wood just leaf the comment here that it's nice to see the thread branch out but it'd go against the grain of the forum and end up in the admin logs.
Yeah Mate, ill just shut shop.
Wemoto, clutch master and slave cylinder kits, oil filters and removal tool. 65 Quid.
A new Helmet + chrome visor, yesterday,
Nice hat Mate. 👍I have a Shark jacket, good stuff.
Yeah I had a shark Helmet before this so I could order the right size ..Fits perfect . :)
Just before I left Oz there was talk about fines for tinted visor, was there any legislation made about it.
No idea , Possibly .
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Tuesday, 14 June 2022, 06:59 PM
Just before I left Oz there was talk about fines for tinted visor, was there any legislation made about it.
Not heard it mentioned recently but yes, as you say it was in question.
Potential rules to have lighter legal tints but you'd still be allowed to wear extremely dark sun glasses when you can flip up a visor in tunnels and car parks but not sunnies, issues with rules being different state to state, the fact that the cops use them, etc etc.
Some rules here have improved, no inspection for single seat rego, no more tickets for short rear guards, no cops being an arse about rego holders etc. Personally I'd be surprised to see law changes or tickets on dark visors but it could happen.
A couple of IBC cubes. I might cut them down and use them to store my extra logs and kindling in so the shed stays tidy.
(https://i.ibb.co/3C3698q/3-B6-C41-B6-89-F6-40-B0-B390-5-F265-E4-E45-F2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/d5TCw3q)
I was going to use some as temporary water tanks for the new shed but won't bother now as it looks like the permanent (2 x 22,700ltr) tanks will be going in.
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Thursday, 16 June 2022, 12:57 PM
A couple of IBC cubes. I might cut them down and use them to store my extra logs and kindling in so the shed stays tidy.
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I was going to use some as temporary water tanks for the new shed but won't bother now as it looks like the permanent (2 x 22,700ltr) tanks will be going in.
(https://i.ibb.co/9YDNGQN/3-CED0-FEE-0-AC4-46-C6-8-E5-E-3-A14835-CF1-A3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/j4NTHnT)
Well thought out👍
At least you live in a part of the world you can have a wood fire! I had a fire pit out the back to roast marshmallows and hotdogs with the grand kids only to have the fire brigade arrive informing me I was in contravention of the most recent by-law - no open wood fires allowed! How f##ked up is that!! This namby pamby woke society is out of control!! Makes me want to up root and go somewhere I can shoot, burn, rape and pillage to my hearts content! Well may be within reason!!!
Seriously what next. We now have governments that cater for all this woke shit and wonder why the debit is out of control. Our property taxes have a portion allocated to debit service! How f##ked up is that! They are not able to budget so we have to pay for their incompetent behaviour! We have multi-coloured crosswalks to please the likes of fudge packers and bicycle lanes with lovely green intersections all paid for by all other drivers/riders but not cyclists who for the most part cannot ride on a road without separation and pay no attention to the rule of the road! Makes my blood boil! :furious:
I have now given away 3 pickup truck loads of cut/seasoned firewood and now only use Charcoal in the fire pit with a grill over it to satisfy the By-Law - How f##ck up is that! They haven't gone so far as banning wood burning stoves and fireplaces for house heating but they are working on it - some little weasel greenie sitting behind a warm desk in the Municipality - probably rides a bike and has a car and protests tanker shipping in a plastic kayak - all made from the oil/chemical industry - how f##cked up is that! - ignorant pilicks! What a f##ked up world. Makes my blood boil!! :grin:
That's lovely Stan, I agree with your sentiments! :salute: :cheers: Well written informative piece that, :clapping: I can see a promotion coming your way ole boy. :onya:
Quote from: Globalrider on Friday, 17 June 2022, 01:59 AM
At least you live in a part of the world you can have a wood fire! I had a fire pit out the back to roast marshmallows and hotdogs with the grand kids only to have the fire brigade arrive informing me I was in contravention of the most recent by-law - no open wood fires allowed! How f##ked up is that!! This namby pamby woke society is out of control!! Makes me want to up root and go somewhere I can shoot, burn, rape and pillage to my hearts content! Well may be within reason!!!
Seriously what next. We now have governments that cater for all this woke shit and wonder why the debit is out of control. Our property taxes have a portion allocated to debit service! How f##ked up is that! They are not able to budget so we have to pay for their incompetent behaviour! We have multi-coloured crosswalks to please the likes of fudge packers and bicycle lanes with lovely green intersections all paid for by all other drivers/riders but not cyclists who for the most part cannot ride on a road without separation and pay no attention to the rule of the road! Makes my blood boil! :furious:
I have now given away 3 pickup truck loads of cut/seasoned firewood and now only use Charcoal in the fire pit with a grill over it to satisfy the By-Law - How f##ck up is that! They haven't gone so far as banning wood burning stoves and fireplaces for house heating but they are working on it - some little weasel greenie sitting behind a warm desk in the Municipality - probably rides a bike and has a car and protests tanker shipping in a plastic kayak - all made from the oil/chemical industry - how f##cked up is that! - ignorant pilicks! What a f##ked up world. Makes my blood boil!! :grin:
^ Absolutely ^
When I lived in the city and worked with several local councils they just made everything a drama. I put a shed up behind my house in suburbia, not a huge industrial affair just a reasonable size garage. Council knocked back planning approval and we had to fight to get it. They measured to the mm how far it was off the boundary, they insisted roof water was plumbed into the mains drain (not a rubble pit soak away) even though the run off was minimum and the shed was lower than any drains on the property etc etc.
Even stuff like filling up a water tanker for work, I worked in several local suburbs that each had their own council, every one made me sit an identical course to get an identical ticket / permit as they didn't recognise each other's.
It wasn't the only reason I left the city but it was certainly an influence. I'm a few hours away from most folk now and it's a different world. I asked to build a 2nd big shed on my block... instantly passed by council. I asked to build an Off-Grid house... septic, tank water, log burner etc, somewhere with no postman or dustbins, ...instantly passed by council and they point out theres "Rural Home Builders Grant" to claim.
As I said in another post, Australia really is a country of contrasts. From Traffic, Speed Cameras, Cops, Weather, Land Prices, how councils treat you and a huge amount of other stuff, the citys on the coast are very different to areas more rural (that do have poor services infrastructure, schools and hospitals etc though to be fair, it's not perfect!)
I'm building an awning 4.5m x 12m off the side of my workshop. Building it to comply or exceed council standards but am not getting council consent, they are too greedy, pedantic and delaying, just making work for their army of clipboard jockeys.
Will see in due course what if anything is said.
Yup it's mental. Coal fires are banned here next year, nation wide. Utterly fucking mental, all for the carbon myth that has no real science behind it.
Quote from: Hooli on Friday, 17 June 2022, 07:07 AM
Yup it's mental. Coal fires are banned here next year, nation wide. Utterly fucking mental, all for the carbon myth that has no real science behind it.
There's are things that Australia lags behind in, but sometimes it suits me just fine.
We still got bikes like the Gen-2 Busa when the UK / EU took them off sale due to Euro-4 or 5, there's not huge push for electric vehicles in fact some states are working how to tax them and not subsidise them, having a log fire is more common than not where I am. I'm not going to win an Eco Warrior prizes though.
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Like a lot of stuff firewood's gone up in $$'s but I have a few trees ready to be donors. In my defence, I have planted a lot more trees than I've cut down recently.
Today i got 2 pairs of prescription glasses from Specsavers for $178. Work, fit perfectly.Bargain👍😎 My Wife wanted to give local blokes a go last time. One pair cost $700. 🤯 Id like to comment on local council rules but would just ruin my frame of mind. Money grabbers. Their trees destroyed my house 4 yrs ago, still havent had a phone call to see if im ok.
Quote from: grog on Friday, 17 June 2022, 05:23 PM
Today i got 2 pairs of prescription glasses from Specsavers for $178. Work, fit perfectly.Bargain👍😎
I'm a regular. It's cheaper for us to have private health care than not have it and pay more tax, and it includes $200 towards glasses each year, Specsavers always do a good deal.
The little squirty bottles of glass cleaner they give you are good. I normaly ask for a couple extra. They go under my seat of each bike with a microfibre cloth and make nice little visor cleaners when I'm out and about.
Agree, good spray. Do both tv with it. Clean visors, wipe over inside with Cat Crap, no need for pinlock. https://www.mcas.com.au/shop/item/cat-crap-helmet-visor-goggle-lense-cleaner-anti-fog
Today got MAP sensor. $25 off low k bike. Will look for another. Seems a good idea to have spares as new cost is ridiculous.
I feel your pain regarding woodfires. We are not allowed to have a wood burner that burns all night as our land is only 1 acre yet our neighbour can as he owns more than 2 hectares. Go figure ??
Stan you should have made your firewood into sawdust for smoking your fish using a 2stroke chainsaw. Get noise and two lots of pollution for the one price. :onya:
Today some of the steel turned up for our awning.
... How exciting. The rest should turn up on Wednesday.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Monday, 27 June 2022, 06:34 PM
Today some of the steel turned up for our awning.
... How exciting. The rest should turn up on Wednesday.
I went to buy some 200mm C-section purlins to put a dividing wall in my 2nd shed, they needed to be 4.3m tall. After a couple of quotes and some calculations I did it in timber instead !
There's been a bit of a timber shortage here but the prices don't seem to have snot up like steel prices have. When I ordered my shed they gave me the option of paying up front and avoiding the considerable price rises coming in.
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@Tony Nitrous Are you putting a bakery in there because its going to get bloody hot.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Tuesday, 28 June 2022, 09:56 PM
@Tony Nitrous
Are you putting a bakery in there because its going to get bloody hot.
I may fit a whirlybird vent to the roof, but it's not too bad with the big front doors open. One shed is new but it's twin has been up and in use for a year and it's only uncomfortable up on the mezzanine in Summer with the main doors down. Not a problem yet.
To be honest it's normally cooler than the coast (and a lot less humid) here but I'd be more interested in fitting a heater. The heat doesn't bother me but the cold does.
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I would recommend the whirlybirds as from my own experience I did that. I later did some other mods like polystyrene sheets above the mezzanine.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 08:24 AM
I would recommend the whirlybirds as from my own experience I did that. I later did some other mods like polystyrene sheets above the mezzanine.
Yeah, I put a whirlybird on the Titan shed at the last place. It worked well.
I'm not a huge fan of windows in my sheds ... but... as the mezzanine is quite high I might put a small one in high up. It'd give more light and let the air through and being so high be less of a security risk. I can easily put bars across it.
Whirlybirds, not convinced they do a lot but i have them. When you fit make sure at least 2, 4 better,security straps fitted. Thats the reason mine blew off in huge storm March, rain in thru hole. Bastards had only fitted one strap.
A fridge freezer. Nothing flash but there's a limited time I can tolerate fetching bags of ice and trying to keep stuff cool in an esky and having stuff floating around.
Even though I'm often a candidate for Short Cuts and Questionable stuff even I have my limits.
No power to the shed for a little while, and my extension leads are mostly 30m's. Heaps of rain coming in... two leads plugged together in the middle of the yard? Mmmm.. maybe not.
New heavy duty 50m 10 amp lead hurt my wallet a bit, I grabbed a set of cheap lights and my wallet hurt even more.
Temporary solution but the shed now has lights, a radio and my 18v battery's on charge. I'll roll the lead up when I'm not using it.
Hmmm, I thought all country folk had generators, got some catching up to do Tony. Irish probably has one he's not using at the mo.
Lead prob cost $150, running gennie would be 3 days for same cost. Just roughly.
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 30 June 2022, 05:59 PM
Lead prob cost $150, running gennie would be 3 days for same cost. Just roughly.
Yeah, about that. I wasn't in a situation to start googling and driving about so grabbed the first heavy duty 50m one I found.
I've always had 8kva generators for work as anything smaller wasn't up to the job but don't have one at the moment. I was using a mates electric start diesel 8kva when we put the mezzanine in, I'll probably end up with something similar.
Long term goal is to go big on solar and a battery wall with a generator that kicks in automatically when needed. Power is my only connection to the grid now.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 30 June 2022, 04:15 PM
Hmmm, I thought all country folk had generators, got some catching up to do Tony. Irish probably has one he's not using at the mo.
I did buy a cheap one years ago when there was a big power outage in Sydney and surrounding areas, only gets used maybe once a year but they are a handy thing. I am looking at one for the boat, as I was caught one morning with flat batteries but lucky the jetty had power outlets I was able to use.
When my house got wrecked 4 yrs ago, borrowed Honda. No idea of size, it ran lights, tv, fridges/freezers. Sure used a lot of petrol in 4 days. Saved us but.
Today i bought a rat exterminators time. Have them in my ceiling, drive me crazy. He said a huge plague at present, i tried all my old tricks bui they kept dancing at night. They scare me, just cant sleep. Hope my $220 well spent.
Petrol at £2,00.9 a litre for E5!
Utter bloody rip off, but what can you do?
Quote from: Hooli on Friday, 01 July 2022, 09:45 PM
Petrol at £2,00.9 a litre for E5!
Utter bloody rip off, but what can you do?
In real money that's $3.80 a litre, yeah fecken high alright. What's it in Oz at the moment?
Quote from: grog on Friday, 01 July 2022, 06:40 PM
Today i bought a rat exterminators time. Have them in my ceiling, drive me crazy. He said a huge plague at present, i tried all my old tricks bui they kept dancing at night. They scare me, just cant sleep. Hope my $220 well spent.
Just wondering, how do they get rid of them? Wouldn't want to poison them & have them die in the ceiling. They'd stink up the place.
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Quote from: Hooli on Friday, 01 July 2022, 09:45 PM
Petrol at £2,00.9 a litre for E5!
Utter bloody rip off, but what can you do?
In real money that's $3.80 a litre, yeah fecken high alright. What's it in Oz at the moment?
Nearly AU$2.47 near me right now. I pay a bit less if I'm back in the city.
Pretty bad by AU standards but not by UK ones, it'd make it about £1.39p, some of the dearest I've paid here other than out on the islands. Utes happy with 91, Busa isn't.
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Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 09:29 AM
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 08:24 AM
I would recommend the whirlybirds as from my own experience I did that. I later did some other mods like polystyrene sheets above the mezzanine.
Yeah, I put a whirlybird on the Titan shed at the last place. It worked well.
I'm not a huge fan of windows in my sheds ... but... as the mezzanine is quite high I might put a small one in high up. It'd give more light and let the air through and being so high be less of a security risk. I can easily put bars across it.
Surely you should be safe and secure out in the sticks?
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Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 09:29 AM
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 08:24 AM
I would recommend the whirlybirds as from my own experience I did that. I later did some other mods like polystyrene sheets above the mezzanine.
Yeah, I put a whirlybird on the Titan shed at the last place. It worked well.
I'm not a huge fan of windows in my sheds ... but... as the mezzanine is quite high I might put a small one in high up. It'd give more light and let the air through and being so high be less of a security risk. I can easily put bars across it.
Surely you should be safe and secure out in the sticks?
It's not bad but it happens. I left a generator and other stuff sat here whilst we were building. The house had appliances in it before it was at lock up stage. Never had a drama but I don't want to take things for granted. Rural crime tends to be a bit more specialised, a crew turning up to take ride on mowers, chainsaws, quad bikes etc isn't unknown.
Today I bought two bobcat buckets of gravel, 10mm "Blue metal". The track into my place is dirt and with all this weeks rain the cars bringing mud into the garage. I've made a bit of a gravel area near the house to help. You can avoid the mud and drive in on the grass but there was still dirt around the build, now it grass them gravel up to the garage.
A proper driveway is planned but my wallet needs to recover first.
Went with a mate to the importers of Shuberth helmets as he wanted one,and while there tried on a Rukka jacket that I swear was tailor made for me, couldn't resist and pulled out the credit card.
I enjoy a good pull.
You'll be able to tug a lot off with that.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 03 July 2022, 05:43 AM
I enjoy a good pull.
I have no WORDS
@Irish in Oz :stir: :stir: :stir: :stir: :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2:
'Bought' a deposit on new solar panels and inverter for the house.
Should be free Vlad. Mine was nothing up front, $48 per fortnight next 5 yrs. Even with our cloudy rainy year it halves cost.
I've been looking at Solar systems, either for the sheds, or house, or both.
One guy had got hold of a few battery packs from Tesla cars or similar and stacked them up and wired in a heap of solar panels. He was pretty much running as if he was on mains.
I'm really keen on solar but I need a storage system. Prices for anything worth having are $50k and up at the moment. Battery's, panels, auto-start wired in generator.
Tony, a storage batt to run house at night, Tesla 17g, LG14g. Have a life of around 10-12 yrs. Ive worked out the maths, just doesnt figure. Then theres disposal fee, not cheap. Daytime solar panels a good thing, i get 12c feed in, halves the cost. 18 panels.
Quote from: grog on Monday, 04 July 2022, 06:29 PM
Tony, a storage batt to run house at night, Tesla 17g, LG14g. Have a life of around 10-12 yrs. Ive worked out the maths, just doesnt figure. Then theres disposal fee, not cheap. Daytime solar panels a good thing, i get 12c feed in, halves the cost. 18 panels.
Yeah, I'd be doing it very differently if I was going to be relying on the grid, I want a stand alone system that's more dependable than the grid out here.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 03 July 2022, 05:43 AM
I enjoy a good pull.
Word of warning re gear pullers. A mate had an accident and killed himself using a hydraulic gear puller. He was found bleeding and unresponsive at his workshop. His condition did not improve so they scanned his head. They found a 15 cm bolt that I recon came out of the puller in his head. He was a mechanic by tradea and was removing the flywheel from his orchard sprayer.
We bought a bread maker, just had my lunch with home made bread, bloody marvellous.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Monday, 04 July 2022, 08:45 PM
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 03 July 2022, 05:43 AM
I enjoy a good pull.
Word of warning re gear pullers. A mate had an accident and killed himself using a hydraulic gear puller. He was found bleeding and unresponsive at his workshop. His condition did not improve so they scanned his head. They found a 15 cm bolt that I recon came out of the puller in his head. He was a mechanic by tradea and was removing the flywheel from his orchard sprayer.
Bloody hell, that's terrible. poor bastard. Gotta feel for his family.
Yes terrible Col. Nice guy had a young family. Ten years ago now.
Must admit to having had a couple of near misses using a press and not having things quite square.
Kiwifruit, agree on presses, dangerous items sometimes. Years ago work mate pulling 4wd drivehub apart with kit like Irish got. Bolt flew out, wrecked his knee. Lots of power in those hydraulic rams.
I didn't realise those kits had hydraulics in it, I'll have to send them back.
I have got a press and hydraulic port a power and it got quite a lot of use and agree you have to be careful.
Sometimes I wonder why I ride motorbikes.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Wednesday, 06 July 2022, 05:40 AM
Sometimes I wonder why I ride motorbikes.
Because its safer than fixing them?
A 6 port Ryobi charger. I already have a few chargers but having multiple plugs and leads and swapping batteries over isn't ideal.
It only charges 1 at a time but chuck in 6 and it works it's way through them in order. I can charge 6 up overnight and chuck the rest on charge when I'm using them, although it's rare I ever need that many.
Ryobi certainly aren't a premium brand but they are good value with a great warranty so are OK for what I want, drills, 18v grinder, leaf blower, torches, Sabre saw, phone charger etc etc.
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Quote from: VladTepes on Wednesday, 06 July 2022, 09:02 AM
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Wednesday, 06 July 2022, 05:40 AM
Sometimes I wonder why I ride motorbikes.
Because its safer than fixing them?
I can't remember ever having to use a hydraulic press on a motorcycle part.
The bride uses a lot of 18v Ryobi tools, like you say Tony not premium quality but excellent value for money and Bunnings are good if there's a warranty issue.
Wouldn't let her buy a chainsaw but I have a brushless reciprocating saw that I use for work, got a pruning saw blade for her to use in it. Works a treat. I must ask if I can have it back.
Ryobi works for me. Have multiple of them. Generic batts from ebay also good. Ryobi just a lesser version of Milwaukee at a much reduced price. 6 yr wrty, Bunnings just change anything faulty. My 1/2 inch rattle gun and its 5 m.AH batt are just on 10 yrs old. Batt is cracking plastic, still works perfectly. That old gun used daily, had a count up, reckon ive removed/replaced over 5000 wheels with it. Cant complain about that. Trick with Ryobi, bigger the batt, better they work. Have done the tests. Great tools.
Irish, apology. I thought kit you bought had hydraulic ram as mine has. Further look, dont think so. :facepalm:
No worries Grog
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$149.00 deliver and install new , remove old and dispose of Miele dishwasher package
Best $149.00 I've spent in a long time
New leather jeans with laces up the side, gotta look camp now I've got a HD...
I only went in to drop my old ones off to get a new zip.
Jeez Hooli, next you will have tassled bar ends and a rainbow flag, get back on the 14 man : :stir:
I'll be looking at the 14 again tomorrow, I've got a new theory what might fix it.
Quote from: Hooli on Saturday, 09 July 2022, 01:02 AM
New leather jeans with laces up the side, gotta look camp now I've got a HD...
I only went in to drop my old ones off to get a new zip.
I expect you will be attending the pride march in Bristol today now you have some new duds. :whistling:
I bought a very large mixed grill at the Oakey RSL.
Meal was nice.
3 degrees C heading home, not so nice!
Quote from: mjgt on Saturday, 09 July 2022, 07:12 PM
Quote from: Hooli on Saturday, 09 July 2022, 01:02 AM
New leather jeans with laces up the side, gotta look camp now I've got a HD...
I only went in to drop my old ones off to get a new zip.
I expect you will be attending the pride march in Bristol today now you have some new duds. :whistling:
I heard you always represented the Org there ducky
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Quote from: Hooli on Saturday, 09 July 2022, 01:02 AM
New leather jeans with laces up the side, gotta look camp now I've got a HD...
I only went in to drop my old ones off to get a new zip.
I expect you will be attending the pride march in Bristol today now you have some new duds. :whistling:
I heard you always represented the Org there ducky
Couldn't make it this year, had to wash my hair. :lol:
I bought some new gloves as my old ones just literally fell apart on a ride out today. I was on my way to H's cafe at Dorchester, just outside oxford so it was fortunate that there is a bike shop next door, popped in and bought these. £55 summer gloves only!,very comfortable :onya:.
I know H's, used to go there when I started riding with the 125 club. It was Foxes then I think.
You're right Hooli :onya:
A new visor for my HJC helmet, some sort or mercenary bug hit it yesterday & I thought i had been shot :sad: must have hit the locking mechanism at the bottom of the visor as it fell apart when I tried to open it! Thank Fu@k I had it closed or could have been an expensive trip to the dentist on Monday :lol: Some big hard bugs around at the moment it seems
A King size bed. Two matching side cabinets. Orthopedic mattress. Two 7 drawer Tallboy cabinets.
Its a bit big for the room but not to bad enough to be annoying, and I really wasn't impressed with the price but.... Wife.
My wife wasn't real interested that we already had an old bed and I know to a GSX1100 that would have cost less.
Tall boys are good value. Didnt buy much today, honey, boot polish. But did get insurance approval, new A/C to be installed, 9kw Mitsubishi Heavy. same as we have but storm wrecked it. Far away the best AC, if i lived near coast, didnt have Mits Heavy, they told me they wouldnt pay. Garage doors also to be replaced, a good day for me. Just got house insurance bill, went up $400.
Not bought today but have "in principle agreement" with the MoWaF to order and buy a new car. 1st one for me in about 14years. I am making sure I go big....
Nissan Leaf then ......remember the climate will thank you.....won't it ??
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Tuesday, 12 July 2022, 06:38 AM
Nissan Leaf then ......remember the climate will thank you.....won't it ??
Not quite.....
MY2023.5 LandRover Defender P400 SE....
Go for it Eric, only live once.
I paid a man to get on my roof.
No TV for a few weeks. I'm not really fussed but my wife seems to miss it, so, got the locals recommended guy out this morning.
Builders previous install on the new aerial and cables and wall points was fine, but he hadn't allowed for a slightly weak signal being split 3 ways. It's a very cold and windy morning here the guy was up an the roof and a booster kit on the aerial and a box plugged in the house now gives me a great TV signal, using his recommended transmitter that the aerial was already lined up at.
He also talked me through my 5G / Fixed Wireless internet options with my phone / internet provider and gave me some tips too.
Now I need a new DVD player as mines both a bit noisy, and something to sit the 2nd TV on, and some more logs for the log burner.... and.... and....
Today we had to get headlight aiming chart, to satisfy authorities we can do RWC, MOT etc. A paper chart with measurements, $500. We had to build frame. What robbery.
Still a bit primitive Grog. For WOF testing here our guys are required to have headlight beam setters $1600.00 ish.
Ummm, I use 2 bits of masking tape on the inside of my roller door. $3.50 a roll. Not too scientific but works for me :onya:
Just to pass their rules Kiwi, doubt itii get used. I agree on yout method. Mine easier, lights on full beam, walk up to light, finger on body where it is, walk away 5 metres, check where its shining on body, trousers etc. Should be same height.
I made my own light board a while back, just cross hairs on a white board. You can see where the centre is on dip & high. Set the bike to the regs & you're sweet, - unless, you go for a WOF at Avon City Suzuki, because they will want it WRONG!! and won't issue a WOF until you get it like they want. :furious: :furious: Just did it & changed it to correct as soon as I got home. :onya: NEVER gonna use those useless assholes ever again. :thumbs_down:
I don't even use tape, I just aim main beam at a wall & see if it's the same height as the bike.
That chart is an impressive rip off, who had the cheek to make that price up I wonder?
I posted recently, 14 headlight adjust screw lost its grip, fitted 7mm lock nut, all good. To adjust, just sat behind cars, needed low beam at bottom of rear window of car in front. Took a few goes, got it right, then high beam is perfect. Just my way. Maybe better in LED complete drop in units, no idea. H4 globe i have now is far away best ive used, tried lots. Phillips Racing Vision GT200. Still just 55 amp, amazing light.
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 14 July 2022, 06:20 PM
Just to pass their rules Kiwi, doubt itii get used. I agree on yout method. Mine easier, lights on full beam, walk up to light, finger on body where it is, walk away 5 metres, check where its shining on body, trousers etc. Should be same height.
But if you're wearing $500 trousers it's kinda the same thing....
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Monday, 11 July 2022, 08:39 PM
Not bought today but have "in principle agreement" with the MoWaF to order and buy a new car. 1st one for me in about 14years. I am making sure I go big....
So...Dodge Ram big?
Quote from: grog on Tuesday, 12 July 2022, 06:02 PM
Go for it Eric, only live once.
What...really? Says who?
Today my f pads and caliper seals arrived. Calipers getting more and more coats of paint. Not in a hurry, ill get there. All new bolts, all up around $220 including fluid n paint. Pretty good i reckon. I was going to do radial/ monoblock conversion, cost was way too much. Im happy to keep stockers.
2 double fly screen doors. Been on order for a while but finally turned up won't need them for a while but in Summer they might be useful.
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Jesus Tony, how big are the flies :)
Quote from: mjgt on Monday, 18 July 2022, 07:11 PM
Jesus Tony, how big are the flies :)
:happy1:
... yeah, you can't see the fine mesh, but it does look a bit like that... :lol:
Quote from: mjgt on Monday, 18 July 2022, 07:11 PM
Jesus Tony, how big are the flies :)
I like dual purpose screens. The fine mesh keeps the flies out and the larger mesh keeps the crocs out.
Looks like a nice undercover area Tony :onya:
While servicing the bikes ready for a Europe trip in a few weeks I discovered the chain had chucked a couple of orings out so a new chain and sprocket kit arriving Wednesday.
Nothing like last minute wee things but better than being stuck in the farthest reaches of Scandinavia broken down .
:cheers:
You will enjoy having a smoother ride with the new chain and sprockets Seth.
I want to ride Scandinavia at some point. Let us know if it's as expensive as you often hear please.
Looking at Repco site today, just need new rubber grease. A 500g pot listed at $18 thousand. Snapped it up. :laugh:Maybe they should proof read their site. I found it funny. $10 should cover my real purchase.
Quote from: Hooli on Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 05:32 PM
I want to ride Scandinavia at some point. Let us know if it's as expensive as you often hear please.
We're going to a party over there and they are very simular prices to here .
Pubs in towns are crazy prices but we tend not to go to the pubs .
A new ferry allegedly starting Newcastle to Bergen in 2026 .
Went to buy a new iPhone SE as I'd managed to kill my old phone and it was out of contract. Ready for a hours messing about changing everything over. The girl in the shop pointed out mine was an SE, was still under contract, fixed it for me and sent me on my way. A win but a bit embarrassing !
It's no secret I'm a Ryobi fan so bought a little stick-vac. I have a dozen batteries and a few chargers so skin only with no charger or battery, and a 6 year warrantee seemed an OK deal.
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Agree Tony, Ryobi good. Today bought some rubber grease, Kumodo gloves, the best, I Phone 11 for Wife. I even set it up in no time.
Bought my K2 today. Rode her 105km home racing an incoming storm which just broke with 5 mins to go. Been 2 or 3 years since I last rode but these bikes are so easy and comfortable that it didn't take long before I settled right back in. She has 85,000km and overall not bad for 20 years old. Some pitting on the forks and stanchions, rear disc a bit grooved, usual nicks and scratches on paint and panels etc. Good bits are nearly new michelin pilot 5's front n rear and delkevic headers and collector (with original bazookers - might debaffle or just get some delkevic 225mm carbon stubbies instead). Got sprockets to change the gearing to 17/43 (too many critters and frogs driving on wrong side of road to really speed where I live). Need to see if the standard 116 link chain will fit. Other than the inevitable fiddling with suspension, pairs, ignition advancer etc that'll do me - probably :-)
Bought a shido battery and a new optimate lithium charger for the MZ. MZ seems to eat through batteries so this has a three year warranty.
Some redroute bike jeans then had an interesting moment on the way home. See another thread for details.
Quote from: frenchgixxer on Friday, 22 July 2022, 11:45 PM
Bought my K2 today. Rode her 105km home racing an incoming storm which just broke with 5 mins to go. Been 2 or 3 years since I last rode but these bikes are so easy and comfortable that it didn't take long before I settled right back in. She has 85,000km and overall not bad for 20 years old. Some pitting on the forks and stanchions, rear disc a bit grooved, usual nicks and scratches on paint and panels etc. Good bits are nearly new michelin pilot 5's front n rear and delkevic headers and collector (with original bazookers - might debaffle or just get some delkevic 225mm carbon stubbies instead). Got sprockets to change the gearing to 17/43 (too many critters and frogs driving on wrong side of road to really speed where I live). Need to see if the standard 116 link chain will fit. Other than the inevitable fiddling with suspension, pairs, ignition advancer etc that'll do me - probably :-)
Very happy for you mate you'll always remember your first ride now 👍👍👍
Many more adventures to be made 🥳🥳🥳
Quote from: GSXKING on Saturday, 23 July 2022, 11:13 AM
Quote from: frenchgixxer on Friday, 22 July 2022, 11:45 PM
Bought my K2 today. Rode her 105km home racing an incoming storm which just broke with 5 mins to go. Been 2 or 3 years since I last rode but these bikes are so easy and comfortable that it didn't take long before I settled right back in. She has 85,000km and overall not bad for 20 years old. Some pitting on the forks and stanchions, rear disc a bit grooved, usual nicks and scratches on paint and panels etc. Good bits are nearly new michelin pilot 5's front n rear and delkevic headers and collector (with original bazookers - might debaffle or just get some delkevic 225mm carbon stubbies instead). Got sprockets to change the gearing to 17/43 (too many critters and frogs driving on wrong side of road to really speed where I live). Need to see if the standard 116 link chain will fit. Other than the inevitable fiddling with suspension, pairs, ignition advancer etc that'll do me - probably :-)
Very happy for you mate you'll always remember your first ride now 👍👍👍
Many more adventures to be made 🥳🥳🥳
Cheers GSXKING! Fiddling starts this afternoon :-)
Quote from: Hooli on Saturday, 23 July 2022, 02:15 AM
Some redroute bike jeans then had an interesting moment on the way home. See another thread for details.
I read the other thread
@Hooli dang 🙀🙀🙀
Was there any feedback on the jeans ???? 😁
They fit ok and come with both hip and knee armour. Not ridden in them yet though.
It is a shame you can only seem to buy slim fit jeans these days, I'd rather have normal ones but I'm not paying a out £200 for them. I'd have got the combats they do, if they'd been my size.
I recently bought Macna jeans they're slim fit but stretchy to fit my lard arse :whatever: both knee & hip pads (removable for washing) I am surprised how comfortable they were from first wear. It's winter here and they aren't very warm 🥶
So I feel they'll be good for summer riding 🤞🤞🤞 hopefully I'll never test their abrasive resistance capabilities 😵😵😵
Aye I've got them for summer. I expect to be wearing them when I take the HD to the Alps next month. It's so damn hot over there I feel more at risk from crashing due to heat stroke when wearing leathers than anything else.
Today bought T40 torx, broke one undoing calipers, bought 700 mm door seal for shed side door, new tap mixer for kitchen, got a hole in it, only lasted 20 yrs. My day.
Today I got a 200mm (8") Ductile Iron, heavy arse (37kg) bench vice. This thing is bloody massive, has a large anvil on it as well. This thing will still be going strong in 50 - 100 years. I'm dating it etc underneath so those that follow will know where it came from & when. Now I have to build a suitable heavy arse work bench to mount it on.
A good purchase Col, $400?
One day I'll have a bench that can have stuff like that hung off it.
Quote from: grog on Monday, 25 July 2022, 06:54 PM
A good purchase Col, $400?
They're around that price here, bit more. However it was gifted to me, really stoked with it.
A really solid old french manual upright pallet truck, 2 ton lifting capacity, weighs about 200kg. Had it loaded for me and now wondering how in the hell do I get it off my trailer lol
Took my wife to a meeting in the city. 3 hours each way.
Had a walk around the shops whilst she was there.
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Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 08:43 AM
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I think that Grass tree will see you out Tony, they grow like 3mm per year, the ones we see around here that are 3feet tall are 100's of years old.
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 12:25 PM
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 08:43 AM
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I think that Grass tree will see you out Tony, they grow like 3mm per year, the ones we see around here that are 3feet tall are 100's of years old.
I don't doubt it.
I'm planting Bunya nut trees too, but there's no hope I'll ever see a nut from them either I guess.
The planting is a bit of a mix. I'm trying to steer more towards native plants, but also some areas are going to be predominantly wild life friendly, I'm planting She Oaks for the Cockatoo's, Grey Gums and Tallowwoods for the Koalas etc. The area around the house will be more ornamental, and a seperate fruit and veg area. At the moment it's pretty much a big blank canvas.
There is a very good horticulturist who lives and works locally. She's going to spend a couple of hours here (I'll pay her) and talk me through my options, what is and isn't suitable and general advice, drought resistance, wind breaks, etc.
I paid for nothing but insurance did replace my 9 kw AC. :boogie: Great result.
I pushed some bulbs in a area my mower can't do in the front paddock a while back, spotted a heap have sprouted and a couple are in flower.
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Today got new kitchen sink mixer fitted, $590 thank you. I thought way too expensive. Then i looked at mixer prices, quality ones.Not cheap. 10 yr wrty and entitled to free A/C service next year, thats worth over $200. Ended up happy.
I added this beauty to my collection of sharp pointy things :imrgreen:
Looks very swish Froudy, what ya gonna do with that then? Impale burglers?
Shish kebab perhaps 😋😋😋
Swish kebab
Judging by the garden in the background it could be used as a fancy hedge trimmer....
550k round trip (350 miles) but it's been 2 years since my last one passed away so I had to wait until the new home was built.
Rufus, aka.. "Roof". (after Rufus T Firefly)
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Very cute but I'll bet he doesn't stay that way 👍👍
Quote from: GSXKING on Sunday, 31 July 2022, 06:30 PM
Very cute but I'll bet he doesn't stay that way 👍👍
They don't. My last one was 14 but he was 4 when I got him.
So good Tony. The best dogs. 4 yrs they stay a puppy, then youre best Mate. My Misty been gone 11 yrs now, she was the best and ill never get another. My mates Bluey once ate the oiled foam filters off my Ducati, nothing left next morning, ate his mudflapps off his car also, Misty has left a legacy on our pot plants, chewed around complete top. She chewed the paint off stair rail, 12 steps, top to bottom.I read a book, said if you could teach your dog 7 words of command, very good. I figured she knew 11. Only bad until they figure out whos Boss. Great lookin pup
Today bought new EVO 3 Five gloves, Summer gloves. I tried a lot on but they were best.
I had to read that twice, I'd swear it said Evo 3 finger gloves the first time :lol:
Today i paid zero. Continuing insurance repairs. All plaster fixed, 2 blokes painting for 10 hrs. Amazing results. Whole ceiling re paint, whole wall in lounge, fascia board on shed, cedar boards on shed. Front wall of house. New front steps and new garage doors all thats left. No complaints about my insurance company. :)
Quote from: grog on Friday, 05 August 2022, 06:44 PM
Today i paid zero. Continuing insurance repairs. All plaster fixed, 2 blokes painting for 10 hrs. Amazing results. Whole ceiling re paint, whole wall in lounge, fascia board on shed, cedar boards on shed. Front wall of house. New front steps and new garage doors all thats left. No complaints about my insurance company. :)
Who are you with. We were happy with Suncorp when we had a claim but they wouldn't cover us with the new place so we're with RACQ.
RACQ, dearest but best.
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Friday, 29 July 2022, 05:28 PM
Judging by the garden in the background it could be used as a fancy hedge trimmer....
Luckily not my garden. Photo was taken by the seller in his own garden :imrgreen:
Quote from: KiwiCol on Friday, 29 July 2022, 04:56 PM
Looks very swish Froudy, what ya gonna do with that then? Impale burglers?
Now there's an idea :boogie:
Not today but last Monday, picked up a 2011 CBR250RA Honda from the local dealership.
My first student today liked it and found it easy to ride and we managed to get his emergency braking training done despite being wet because it has ABS. The other 3 students bailed due to weather.
Today i bought 60ml syringe with hose attached. Instead of using vac brake bleeder, this time ill push fluid up from caliper bleeders. Mentioned b4 by Hooli and Workmate does moto cross bikes, reckons only way they get theirs perfect. Ill give it a try.
A secondhand but working i3 6100 CPU for my NSAA computer. $40.
If that doesn't fix it I'm up for a new motherboard - let's hope not because that's $800.
I have a guru in Caloundra Vlad.Reckon he could solve your problem.My computers come from him at 1/4 price of other places.All very good.
Tyres.
My T30s lasted less than 5k Kms 🤬
Gone for Pirelli Angels and hope they last longer.
I'm not even hard on them.
Youll be right now Mate. Great tyres.
I bought Five brand summer gloves. Think they should be good, great fit.
12 months rego / CTP on the GSX14... $381.72c (£223)
Road tax, with 3rd party insurance for a single seat bike.
Mines sitting there, $573. Might just take pegs off, sign the form. Nearly $200 saved. No way i can think of to block off rear seat. No cowling for my seat.
Quote from: grog on Monday, 15 August 2022, 05:11 PM
Mines sitting there, $573. Might just take pegs off, sign the form. Nearly $200 saved. No way i can think of to block off rear seat. No cowling for my seat.
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Guess thats a just do it Tony👍Maybe glue a rubber snake on rear seat.
Today my new brake bleeder showed. Total of $5.50. Love trying a new way, if no good in the bin, lost a fortune.
Tonight tried to change bike to single seat online, not allowed, must visit office. So i thought fuck it, pay full amount and change later. Cant BPAY unless set up by bank, credit card only option. That incurs extra charges. Seem they get you every which way. Guess ill just go and wait inline at office, thats usually not quick. So annoying.
Quote from: grog on Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 05:47 PM
Today my new brake bleeder showed. Total of $5.50. Love trying a new way, if no good in the bin, lost a fortune.
Good idea, but do ya reckon that 60ml will fill the callipers & the lines in 1 go? If you take it off to refill it, won't you be introducing air into the system? Think a 150 - 200ml one would be better.
Shut the nipple between fills. Even if air does get in, it'll rise up with the fluid flow rather than against it & get out.
Col, will be fine. Not using it to fill from bottom, just bleed from bottom. Ill fill lines, calipers etc by gravity or suction or lever pumps.Get as much air out as i can. Then bleed from nipple to top. My plan, hopefully a good plan. Watched a few videos so not my idea at all, just one i thought good.
Today got timing belt kit for car. Most places over $100. I searched, not tight arse but some rob you. Not much money but love a chase. USA belt, Japanese seals and Korean tensioner, $55 landed. Happy result. Thats an extra case of beer in fridge.
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 05:54 PM
Col, will be fine. Not using it to fill from bottom, just bleed from bottom. Ill fill lines, calipers etc by gravity or suction or lever pumps.Get as much air out as i can. Then bleed from nipple to top. My plan, hopefully a good plan. Watched a few videos so not my idea at all, just one i thought good.
I've had one of these for years, got mine when they came with all the different lids and attachments, have had 100% success with it including the 14.
https://www.motiveproducts.com/products/0100-european-bleeder
I bought them last week, but got Avon Cobra Chromes fitted on the HD today.
Quote from: Hooli on Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 09:11 PM
I bought them last week, but got Avon Cobra Chromes fitted on the HD today.
is that ready for harvesting the crops? :rofl2: :rofl2:
Got my Ventura delivery today, top box for when the missus wants to come along. Got a sports rack to mount my small bag when it's just me. Also got my Healtech gear indicator as well. I'll wait until the block off plates to arrive before I fit it.
Hey Steve, someone has graffitied your garage wall . . . :stir: :whistling:
Quote from: KiwiCol on Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 03:40 PM
Hey Steve, someone has graffitied your garage wall . . . :stir: :whistling:
Haha I've had that print for many years. Had 5 Harley's and various other bikes over the years. Really enjoying the 14 now and a big change from my last bike, a 2006 Yamaha Roadstar 1600.
Ordered some of the Castrol mega thick gear oil (EP140) for the chain...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181731602840?epid=8017010563&hash=item2a500c3198:g:-SwAAOSwI9Zgfp6P&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA8GhhVcezHEV%2Fj4PcblSWVAnXlN74VEW7vE2pnbY9Al7%2BpB7%2F0b3vIR1xEeSfnebqtdJB%2BFv9Lq9%2FGxJWlBUJ3%2F7ed12Rwcdj60eLX%2BxAm6i1BRQ%2FS9SEkZd1Wr%2BTmjG4Q8pXvvPiu3SvtQAGUodXJCJuk5YEFf0cfdFsVulsBuaupUZeH1Pqp7wUG78vBpTR4%2FLBiSAppr3pF1R1uqMBZgqcg4e93v7QShbGHqTCpu6yT8ROOFujjzpuHYuSnENdNmUcbb5nwx3%2FAvP8xGxjNXex7Pa0%2Be5XosZLpRlWIrMj38YIcIc2vtGe76tLzyi6vQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBMjrT_jdpg
Also ordered a new ultra heavy duty JDC cover for the GSX
https://www.jdc-products.co.uk/collections/waterproof-motorcycle-covers/products/jdc-ultimate-heavy-duty-waterpoof-motorcycle-cover
mrs notty laptop buggered so bought a new one had 20% off with 2year warranty for £329 - then they want to send email link to set up new one - how the duck you expected to do that if old pc broke sorted now but what a faff. I use a Mac thingy myself and all seamless when setting up new iPhone or Mac but this is windows 11? last time I set up a windows machine things had just moved to windows XP which was great as no longer needed piles of floppy discs waiting ( 26 for Microsoft office was it ? ) - I need a lie down in a darkened room and some beers :bugga:
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Thursday, 25 August 2022, 03:22 AM
Ordered some of the Castrol mega thick gear oil (EP140) for the chain...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181731602840?epid=8017010563&hash=item2a500c3198:g:-SwAAOSwI9Zgfp6P&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA8GhhVcezHEV%2Fj4PcblSWVAnXlN74VEW7vE2pnbY9Al7%2BpB7%2F0b3vIR1xEeSfnebqtdJB%2BFv9Lq9%2FGxJWlBUJ3%2F7ed12Rwcdj60eLX%2BxAm6i1BRQ%2FS9SEkZd1Wr%2BTmjG4Q8pXvvPiu3SvtQAGUodXJCJuk5YEFf0cfdFsVulsBuaupUZeH1Pqp7wUG78vBpTR4%2FLBiSAppr3pF1R1uqMBZgqcg4e93v7QShbGHqTCpu6yT8ROOFujjzpuHYuSnENdNmUcbb5nwx3%2FAvP8xGxjNXex7Pa0%2Be5XosZLpRlWIrMj38YIcIc2vtGe76tLzyi6vQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBMjrT_jdpg
Also ordered a new ultra heavy duty JDC cover for the GSX
https://www.jdc-products.co.uk/collections/waterproof-motorcycle-covers/products/jdc-ultimate-heavy-duty-waterpoof-motorcycle-cover
Did you order the LARGE size cover Speedy?
Quote from: frenchgixxer on Thursday, 25 August 2022, 05:43 AM
Also ordered a new ultra heavy duty JDC cover for the GSX
https://www.jdc-products.co.uk/collections/waterproof-motorcycle-covers/products/jdc-ultimate-heavy-duty-waterpoof-motorcycle-cover
Did you order the LARGE size cover Speedy?
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Yes I did order the Large size..
Bought a beer
Did it come with a rocket?
A SSB lithium battery for the 1400
technically I didn't buy it but my M8 Andy did - a 1993 Ducati 888 with 18k miles from new - he always wanted one so added to his collection - v4 Honda Crossrunner - Yamaha Mt01 - Honda Fireblade SP1 - HArdley. sportster 1200 -and his favourite ride a tatty Varadero
Andy looks a bit cramped up on that, reckon it would suit you better Notty.
New Yuasa battery for the bike.
I unpacked the JDC "Ultimate Heavy Duty" Waterproof cover and fitted it over Miss GSX. (The one on the Right)..
If any of you are after a DECENT heavyweight cover for bikes that live outdoors then these are Excellent.. The size you want for the GSX is Large.
In my opinion for what they are, they arent even all that expensive..
Very heavy so the wind doesnt flap them around..
https://www.jdc-products.co.uk/collections/waterproof-motorcycle-covers/products/jdc-ultimate-heavy-duty-waterpoof-motorcycle-cover
As I walked past the 2 bikes I overheard the Triumph saying "You Bitch, coming here and taking over" . . . :rolleyes:
Bought my 12 year old daughter a new helmet as she has outgrown my wife's helmet. She was all excited about choosing her own helmet lol ended up ordering it through sports bike shop as I have bought from them before and it is free delivery and free returns should I need to exchange it for a different size
Today had a simple re rivet door hinge job. have about 4 sets of drills, as usual, missing the most used/broken. Not today but tomorrow, will buy another full set. Far cheaper to buy set than replacement individuals.
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Monday, 29 August 2022, 12:20 PM
cover for bikes that live outdoors
I'd send the missus to sleep outdoors before I'd make the bike do it.
He doesn't have a Mrs to send out Vlad, that's why he can afford 2 bikes . . .
Got my drill set. Ryobi for $25. Compared to Milwaukee, side by side, couldnt see difference except price, they were $100. Come from same factory, im happy.
New 4 legged alarm, he's so far managed to terrorise the cat and stressing out the incumbent Border Collie (9yo).
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 08:37 PM
New 4 legged alarm, he's so far managed to terrorise the cat and stressing out the incumbent Border Collie (9yo).
Nice looking pup. We bought ur puppy last year it is surprising how quickly they become part of the family
Not me but my Mrs, another sign for the shed...
(The long one with the black background)
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Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 08:37 PM
New 4 legged alarm, he's so far managed to terrorise the cat and stressing out the incumbent Border Collie (9yo).
Had mine less than 5 weeks, he's rapidly changing in looks, size and personality.
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Looks like a killer in the making , , , , cute wee thing, what's his name?
Quote from: KiwiCol on Friday, 02 September 2022, 04:47 PM
Looks like a killer in the making , , , , cute wee thing, what's his name?
Roof.
(Roofy, Rufus)
After my Hero Rufus T Firefly. The Groucho Marx character.
Karcher steam cleaner, had a go at a few things with it and reckon it's going to be bloody useful
Quote from: steve porter on Friday, 02 September 2022, 06:28 PM
Karcher steam cleaner, had a go at a few things with it and reckon it's going to be bloody useful
I'm confused why does steam need cleaning 🤪🤪🤪
Quote from: GSXKING on Saturday, 03 September 2022, 02:54 PM
Quote from: steve porter on Friday, 02 September 2022, 06:28 PM
Karcher steam cleaner, had a go at a few things with it and reckon it's going to be bloody useful
I'm confused why does steam need cleaning 🤪🤪🤪
Because of all the mind controlling chemicals they put in our water
Should be comfy.
WTF are they doing to you over there Jeff? You need to get back here so Dan can bash some sense in to you.
Quote from: Snapey on Sunday, 04 September 2022, 08:06 AM
WTF are they doing to you over there Jeff? You need to get back here so Dan can bash some sense in to you.
Definitely more comfortable than this.
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Friday, 02 September 2022, 04:37 PM
Not me but my Mrs, another sign for the shed...
A mate of mine makes those signs.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 04 September 2022, 08:16 AM
Quote from: Snapey on Sunday, 04 September 2022, 08:06 AM
WTF are they doing to you over there Jeff? You need to get back here so Dan can bash some sense in to you.
Definitely more comfortable than this.
Is that garage In Ireland or OZ Jeff ??
@Irish in Oz Looks like GT Monaro in back ground
GTS isn't it?
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 04 September 2022, 07:49 AM
Should be comfy.
I had one. The standard screen was awful, it directed the wind at eyelevel, I couldn't even do 30mph with my visor up. Lucky it also came with a givi barn door. Only other things I'd have done long term was an adjustable clutch lever and quicker throttle tube
I think they've got a cam belt haven't they?
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Is that garage In Ireland or OZ Jeff ??
@Irish in Oz Looks like GT Monaro in back ground
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It's at Dan's place in Oz, It is some type of Monaro with a big block in it, his orange IMA 14 in the background.
Quote from: Hooli on Sunday, 04 September 2022, 03:22 PM
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 04 September 2022, 07:49 AM
Should be comfy.
I had one. The standard screen was awful, it directed the wind at eyelevel, I couldn't even do 30mph with my visor up. Lucky it also came with a givi barn door. Only other things I'd have done long term was an adjustable clutch lever and quicker throttle tube
I think they've got a cam belt haven't they?
I have the standard screen for it, but it has a GIVI on it, don't know what it's like as I havn't even ridden it. I stole it of coarse that's why I have it, a mate in Oz has one and loves it although he is Honda bias still has his CB750K2 from new.
Not sure about engine running gear but have read they are good for 250000 miles, it has 18000.
Went down to wales to see froudy and bought his rattle gun had a cup of tea and a natter.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 04 September 2022, 07:31 PM
Quote from: Hooli on Sunday, 04 September 2022, 03:22 PM
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 04 September 2022, 07:49 AM
Should be comfy.
I had one. The standard screen was awful, it directed the wind at eyelevel, I couldn't even do 30mph with my visor up. Lucky it also came with a givi barn door. Only other things I'd have done long term was an adjustable clutch lever and quicker throttle tube
I think they've got a cam belt haven't they?
I have the standard screen for it, but it has a GIVI on it, don't know what it's like as I havn't even ridden it. I stole it of coarse that's why I have it, a mate in Oz has one and loves it although he is Honda bias still has his CB750K2 from new.
Not sure about engine running gear but have read they are good for 250000 miles, it has 18000.
Swingarms rot out near the pivot as do exhaust collectors. I don't recall many other common issues when I looked into them.
Hope it's a good'un they are a decent bike.
Irish, ST1100 ? I saw one today, solo seat, no panniers, some weird rear guard. Same colour as yours. Are these what they call a Pan?
I'm fairly sure they were called PanAmerican in Oz.
There's a few ex Police bikes with solo seat doing the rounds 🧐🧐
@Hooli Stainless steel headers are already on, very fussy previous owner, full original tool kit, manuals, mot's, extra's like headset and oxford grips all in the early versions and still working.
@grog When they don't have the panniers on the rear end doesn't look right as the panniers are sort of moulded around. They are known as a Pan European in Europe/UK.
@grog When they don't have the panniers on the rear end doesn't look right as the panniers are sort of moulded around. They are known as a Pan European in Europe/UK.
[/quote] nice bike Irish, I agree re the panniers, they form part of the overall bike silhouette. My bmw is the same, looks all front heavy without the panniers on.
Has it still got the flaps that fold down to cover the pannier mounts? Normally the pivots snap off.
Not confirmed, a little car for Wife. She wanted small, shes going from kick arse 3.5 litre to tiny. Her choice. Guess shell be complaining about no grunt. Just her choice.
@grog Can't go wrong with one of those, missus had one we upgraded and handed it down to a nephew learning to drive was then passed on to another and he is still using it and going well 5 years later.
Quote from: Hooli on Tuesday, 06 September 2022, 04:10 AM
Has it still got the flaps that fold down to cover the pannier mounts? Normally the pivots snap off.
One of them has been removed, I haven't looked at it yet, plenty of time won't be back on road until next year.
Quote from: grog on Tuesday, 06 September 2022, 07:23 PM
Not confirmed, a little car for Wife. She wanted small, shes going from kick arse 3.5 litre to tiny. Her choice. Guess shell be complaining about no grunt. Just her choice.
join the club, sold a corolla sportivo 144kW 8200rpm rev monster for an anaemic barina....
The middle daughter has the micra Ti, a nice litte machine, very nimble and easy to drive (5spd manual) perfect to learn in. Nicely built cars.
Frame covers from Just Bandits - amazing speedy delivery :clapping:
Quote from: Notty on Wednesday, 07 September 2022, 04:42 AM
Frame covers from Just Bandits - amazing speedy delivery :clapping:
Nowt to do with me !! :imrgreen:
60 Quid from Lidl, my favourite spec on this tool is the extra on the belt clip.
Batmans utility belt has got nothing on you
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Friday, 09 September 2022, 09:01 AM
Batmans utility belt has got nothing on you
So it doesn't have a bottle opener.
2 x 2.4m x 150mm posts.
2 x 6 foot black star pickets.
6 x Rapid Set concrete.
1 x Post steel brace kit.
2 x Gate Hinge kits.
1 x 1.2m mesh gate.
1 x Coffee.
1 x Bacon baguette.
One of these, still need to get the hose clamps and probably a new length of efi fuel hose.
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They work well Eric. I need to get new O ring for mine, proflow dont sell them. Think ive asked before, any clues as to material type needed or where to buy.
Mate, i reckon an assortment kit like these should have the size you need.
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Viton materials would be ideal, but a 70%Nitrile rubber (NBR70) should do the trick.
Last week i posted bought Nissan Micra. Went to get, sold out from under me, offered more money. Mongrel. Today bought Mazda 2, 2g cheaper, looks a good car. Home in shed, found 3 minutes from home. Micra seller did me a favour.
I bought some new Held Gore-tex Gloves, come with a 5 year warranty.
Some firewood for winter
Today Wife went and registered her new car. Number plates end FK8. Asked her if she has a name for car, always does. She said, got to be Fuck It, made my day. :rofl2:
Quote from: grog on Tuesday, 13 September 2022, 06:49 PM
Today Wife went and registered her new car. Number plates end FK8. Asked her if she has a name for car, always does. She said, got to be Fuck It, made my day. :rofl2:
Fuck Hate :lol:
Ill put that to Her, i like it.
Today got timing belt kit, rocker cover gasket, spark plug seals, bolt seals. For 3AFE Toyota motor. All quality, Japanese, Korean and USA. Searched on net, all up $85 delivered. To buy locally, around $200. Local stuff doesnt even say if Chinese seals.
Had similar when I had the corolla with the 2ZZGE engine. Leaking timing chain cover. All gaskets genuine Toyota for less than 200bucks was 165 from memory impressed they still carry parts for a 12yo car
20 ltrs of petrol for the mower. It won't do all the front but I'm working on the theory when the fuels gone... I'm done for the day.
Just remembered I have a old dead tree down, very little firewood, and I'm out of chainsaw fuel too. :rolleyes:
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Quote from: T 24 on Sunday, 11 September 2022, 06:49 PM
Some firewood for winter
That's a nice setup you've got there
@T 24 :onya:
Quote from: froudy on Thursday, 15 September 2022, 05:25 PM
Quote from: T 24 on Sunday, 11 September 2022, 06:49 PM
Some firewood for winter
That's a nice setup you've got there @T 24 :onya:
And not caring one iota for global warming burning all that carbon rich timber :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: :happy1: :happy1:
T24, just the pile or whole shed full as well?
Mate moved down to Tasmania, he spent $1500 on wood for Winter.
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 15 September 2022, 08:58 PM
T24, just the pile or whole shed full as well?
Mate moved down to Tasmania, he spent $1500 on wood for Winter.
When I was in junior skool , aged around 9 we had a girl from Tasmania join us as her father was in government working in Wales - surname was Gunter,possibly Susan I think , pretty girl :) how in gods name do I remember that when I don't know what I did yesterday ?? :rofl2:
Didn't buy but was given a Power Commander previously on a friend's GSX1400.
Now looking to purchase a Yoshi exhaust to suit and a trip to the Drag Strip to test it.
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 15 September 2022, 08:58 PM
T24, just the pile or whole shed full as well?
Mate moved down to Tasmania, he spent $1500 on wood for Winter.
With electricity prices you will be spending that on air conditioning this summer.
Just the pile. 20 m3 of dry birch.
The price of electricity is now ten times(10x) more than a year ago!!
Thanks to Mr Putins attack to Ukraine.
Abba stand and a natter with a coffee from Steve (Froudy) :cheers:
Quote from: T 24 on Friday, 16 September 2022, 12:50 AM
Just the pile. 20 m3 of dry birch.
The price of electricity is now ten times(10x) more than a year ago!!
Thanks to Mr Putins attack to Ukraine.
We are just out of winter here. I'd be surprised if I light the log burner again. I do have a few dead trees so I should start stock piling it over the Summer and not have to buy any next winter.
I'm fortunate that my place is very well insulated. Doesn't take much to keep it toastie. We have reverse cycle aircon that works well, but there's something really nice about a proper fire / log burner.
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I've had a few comments about how it's not great for the environment. I don't let it stress me. The alternatives are pretty expensive, and in my defence I'm not using mains water, mains sewer, dustbins etc, I'm planting more trees than I'm burning.
It'd be interesting to see how home fires compare with 45,000,000 acre bushfires or our coal fired powerstations etc for environmental impact.
@Tony Nitrous I've got no problem whatsoever with log burners. As far as I'm concerned it's making use of a natural resource that in a lot of cases would rot and go to waste. In a lot of cases too it's free heating. With the way energy prices have rocketed in the UK I think a lot more people will be burning logs over the coming winter to try any keep warm and save some money.
Living in an old farmer workers cottage in the middle of nowhere in central France, my heating is a wood burner, no central or air con etc. I gather as much deadfall from verges and hedges as I can as it would otherwise just rot. Plenty of wood in France and much of the older housing stock is reliant on it as a heat source and its almost free from the effects of rising electric and gas prices. As for carbon emissions when you burn it - don't make me laugh!
When i pulled my old pool deck apart, next door neighbour got enough firewood for two Winters. Today bought 2 garden hoses. One is retractable into housing, very flash. Other is un kinkable, well see.
According to our government the DRAX power station that burns wood pellets is carbon zero. The reason for that is it's not our wood we burn, it comes from America and Canada. So to be carbon neutral just don't burn your own wood.
mjgt, guess my neighbour is carbon neutral, its my wood hes burning. :laugh:
On that logic the car I'm driving is also carbon neutral as the bank owns nearly all of it. I like that logic
The theory on wood burners being carbon neutral is it's not fossil fuels, so the carbon came out of the atmosphere as the tree grew & will be reabsorbed by the replacement tree planted.
Personally I don't believe the new religion of man made climate change, but it does amuse me to pick holes in their logic at times.
Not wood it's plastic.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Saturday, 17 September 2022, 01:01 AM
Not wood it's plastic.
Why are you burning them
@Irish in Oz they're very nice :rofl2: :rofl2: :happy1:
@GSXKING Burnt a hole in my pocket.
Picked up this today from a local farm, a 20ton hydraulic press. It was advertised as "artisinal" which, in France, really means homemade. It's solid as, weighs over 80KG and is nearly 2m high. Has seen some use (farmer upgraded to a 30ton pneumatic one) as many of the small local farms still make their own equipment here. Not so long ago they'd have at least one blacksmith employed too. Now its almost all welding not forging. I'll make some press plates from mild steel scrap I have. Kicker was it only cost 40 euro's, less than £35, so would have been rude to refuse!
I can just imagine the :drool: :drool: :drool:
@frenchgixxer from some of the TOOL collectors on here :whistling: :whistling:
That has seen some use, at at a bit over its 20t rating judging by the dip in the bottom bean.
Can't knock it back for forty euro though....
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Sunday, 18 September 2022, 05:57 PM
That has seen some use, at at a bit over its 20t rating judging by the dip in the bottom bean.
Can't knock it back for forty euro though....
I've simply turned the bottom beam upside down so any use will straighten it out lol
Quote from: GSXKING on Sunday, 18 September 2022, 05:38 PM
I can just imagine the :drool: :drool: :drool: @frenchgixxer from some of the TOOL collectors on here :whistling: :whistling:
Old heavy duty tools here are a give away, if you spend time looking and buy carefully. Picked up a few that way :-)
A couple of used ebay bargains, pair of brake & clutch levers £15, they have cleaned up as good as new & the real bargain, a complete headlight assembly (even had the bulbs in it) £35! and it is in near mint condition :onya:
Powerhouse UK caliper seal sets for the 1402, front and rear. Just as the range-hood / extractor fan over the stove died, so now I need to replace the blower/fan in that as well
A UV torch to see where the dog is pissing, and some special cleaner which breaks down the UV in the urine (which dogs see). This should stop him pissing there in future.
I hope.
Quote from: VladTepes on Monday, 10 October 2022, 11:21 AM
A UV torch to see where the dog is pissing, and some special cleaner which breaks down the UV in the urine (which dogs see). This should stop him pissing there in future.
I hope.
I thought it was the smell that makes them do it in the same spot? Everyday a school day...
Both. They do scent the pheromones but they also are (not colorblind as if often said) but partially colorblind to our visible spectrum, so their eyesight is biased so they can see UV as well.
So its a bit of both.
Plus I guess the stuff probably gets rid of the smell pheromones as well?
Time will tell
Being Diabetic cant use sugar. Hermesetas little tabs i use in coffee. Around 6 or 7 bucks for 300 local supermarket. For $11 got 1200 from UK landed today. We sure get robbed in OZ.
Some turf...
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Looks smart Tony, gonna need plenty heaps of water though.
Bought another house ! Sold the present one at the first Open for cash as well !
At 73 I'm downsizing and looking forward to not living on the rideon every 6 days (at the mo).
So if I live as long as the old man ,this one should see me out in twenty years ? (jeeze 92 !!)
Good on ya Roo.
Do you not have to cut the grass at the village ?? :stir:
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Tuesday, 11 October 2022, 09:09 AM
Good on ya Roo.
Do you not have to cut the grass at the village ?? :stir:
Haha Kiwifruit, nah no retirement village for this boy,just can't face that ! They can carry me out of this newish 4 yr old house.... My family reckon I'll be using the rideon to nip down to New World.
Look, it's even got somewhere to store your groceries on the way home. You most probably won't have to worry about wrapping your frozens with that either . . .
Slide hammer and internal bearing expanders, helping a mate out with de-baffling his BMW R-nine-T
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Quote from: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 11 October 2022, 04:29 AM
Looks smart Tony, gonna need plenty heaps of water though.
At the moment I have over 90,000 ltrs. 4 x 22,700ltr tanks full after the recent rain. I have 2 more slightly larger tanks on order so I'll be able to hold over 140,000 ltrs then. As you say, no point in putting turf down if you're not going to water it, but not having mains means it has to be done sensibly.
Treated myself to a new laser level. I have a 12m x 14m area I want to put some gravel down temporarily and later pour a concrete slab, also have some drains to put in, and a few other jobs where it'll come in handy.
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.... and seeing as I have a heap of Ryobi tools and battery's I bought a Ryobi 18v blue tooth speaker to play the tunes and radio from my phone. 6 year warranty.
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Bits for the car arrived today, I'd actually bought them yesterday.
2 x front callipers.
Pads front & rear.
Oil filter.
I'll get the oil locally along with some brake fluid as the place I'd ordered from don't do that.
Fit them at the weekend & it'll be ready for the MOT, the current one expires mid Nov.
Having always used Castrol had a shock how much the price for oil has gone up - £30 4L last year to £39 now !!
so having read all the endless oil advice on the forum went for Halfords and of course it comes in 5L so only need the one pack - £22 !!! happy days :)
I always used that in my 14 & you know how long that lasted. Still looked perfectly clean inside a month or so before it was nicked, I know as I had the sump off to get the hole welded.
I've used Halfords 10w 40 semi synthetic motorcycle oil for 20 years and it's as good as anything .
Never had a problem with slipping clutch or oil use .
And as our bikes oil changes are about half of most other bikes I'd say it's only half used really anyway 🤔
ready for Halfords oil a new Fumoto valve £24 :)
IMO, a great buy Mate. Make life easy. Mine been on quite a while, never had a problem, i ride to work, drain pan under, turn on and let drain until lunch, 4 or 5 hrs. Cap for filter removal, just use 3/8 extension on ratchet. Such an easy oil change. Some say valve too low, choose your path i reckon.
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 13 October 2022, 07:13 PM
IMO, a great buy Mate. Make life easy. Mine been on quite a while, never had a problem, i ride to work, drain pan under, turn on and let drain until lunch, 4 or 5 hrs. Cap for filter removal, just use 3/8 extension on ratchet. Such an easy oil change. Some say valve too low, choose your path i reckon.
Had one for years but weeping ever so slightly so new one :)
Never seen the point myself, a sump plug isn't exactly difficult to use.
Quote from: Notty on Thursday, 13 October 2022, 06:42 PM
ready for Halfords oil a new Fumoto valve £24 :)
Are they like the stahlbus valves?
Just picked up 4 planks of 20 year old cut elm, the biggest (single pic) about 2.3m x 70cm x 8cm, the tallest one of the four in the 2nd pic which is just under 2m and 2 others about 95cm long. Thought they'd look really nice stained up for kitchen worktop surfaces when I redo my kitchen next year. Gonna need stout bases as they need 2 people to lift 'em lol
Quote from: frenchgixxer on Thursday, 13 October 2022, 10:50 PM
Just picked up 4 planks of 20 year old cut elm, the biggest (single pic) about 2.3m x 70cm x 8cm, the tallest one of the four in the 2nd pic which is just under 2m and 2 others about 95cm long. Thought they'd look really nice stained up for kitchen worktop surfaces when I redo my kitchen next year. Gonna need stout bases as they need 2 people to lift 'em lol
Awesome, as a suggestion, mix up some fibreglass resin with ground charcoal (if you want black) or sawdust from these slabs and fill the cracks, then sand smooth before staining and laquering. If using as a food prep, you will need to use a low VOC or food grade laquer to avoid contamination.
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Friday, 14 October 2022, 01:31 PM
Quote from: frenchgixxer on Thursday, 13 October 2022, 10:50 PM
Just picked up 4 planks of 20 year old cut elm, the biggest (single pic) about 2.3m x 70cm x 8cm, the tallest one of the four in the 2nd pic which is just under 2m and 2 others about 95cm long. Thought they'd look really nice stained up for kitchen worktop surfaces when I redo my kitchen next year. Gonna need stout bases as they need 2 people to lift 'em lol
Awesome, as a suggestion, mix up some fibreglass resin with ground charcoal (if you want black) or sawdust from these slabs and fill the cracks, then sand smooth before staining and laquering. If using as a food prep, you will need to use a low VOC or food grade laquer to avoid contamination.
Thanks Eric. I'm not used to working with wood so have been googling how to prep them. There's cracks and splits to deal with though nothing going all the way through thankfully. My house is an old farm workers longere so there's a lot of wood in it. The beam, in my smallish main room, is 15 x15 inches for example so I thought I'd keep the theme going, add some off white/light cream units to contrast. stainless steel electrical goods which I already have. Might enlist the help of a mate when cutting the hole for the sink as don't altogether trust my straight lines lol
Mate of mine got a burl from an old eucalypt and we turned it into a coffee table. Same idea, we just filled all the cracks and crevices with resin, sanded smooth and he then had a piece of tempered glass cut in an ellipse and he made stainless legs. Finished product was awesome.
Kinda like this but with a glass overlay and on 3 legs.
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Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Friday, 14 October 2022, 07:27 PM
Mate of mine got a burl from an old eucalypt and we turned it into a coffee table. Same idea, we just filled all the cracks and crevices with resin, sanded smooth and he then had a piece of tempered glass cut in an ellipse and he made stainless legs. Finished product was awesome.
Kinda like this but with a glass overlay and on 3 legs.
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That is really nice! Lovely pattern to it
I bought this for my wrist on recommendation of you lot on here.
Quote from: Tally on Friday, 14 October 2022, 11:08 PM
I bought this for my wrist on recommendation of you lot on here.
Got one a while back, hated it as it just got in the way of cog swapping, was ok so long as you didn't change gear lol
Perfect for long hauls on m/way down to Cornwall, take it off for short blasts :onya:
Quote from: frenchgixxer on Friday, 14 October 2022, 11:25 PM
Quote from: Tally on Friday, 14 October 2022, 11:08 PM
I bought this for my wrist on recommendation of you lot on here.
Got one a while back, hated it as it just got in the way of cog swapping, was ok so long as you didn't change gear lol
Yeah. I went through a whole range of various throttle supports and cruise controls etc. I just found them annoying. I've had a couple of bikes with proper cruise control which I absolutely love, but after market add ons to rest your grip etc I just couldn't get on with.
Funny how we're all different. I wouldnt be without my rocker, makes life easy, never bothers me. So while we're all listening ill just reco some tyres, oil n brake pads. Surely we all use the same. :rofl2:
I carve my own brake pads from old bits of pine, there's no stopping me when I'm saving money.
Today just GSX 750 Inazuma from 1999 with 22 thousand km on clock in great condition. :grin:
More posts, more gate hinges, more Rapid Set concrete, more plants. Started on the orchard / veggie garden area now.
I've binned the wrist rocker , it did nothing for me it was only £3 so no great loss
The missus went online and bought "me" a leather reconditioning kit for "my" detailing stuff.
And apparently it has NOTHING to do with the fact she recently commented the lounge suite could do with a spruice up, it's only because the leather seats n the car need a clean.
Yep, ok.....
I'm with you Mike, whenever my missus says "I've been thinking" I know I'll be painting, tiling, building or spending money on something I don't really want or need.
Another two x 5500 gallon tanks for the new shed, to add to the 4 x 5000 gallon ones we already have.
31,000 gallons = 141,000 ltrs!
If we were careful it's about a years worth without rain topping them up. In reality it means a long shower or watering the garden isn't an issue even without having mains water.
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One thing I've always aimed for is to steer towards off grid, but without having to compromise. Sort of off the grid but to a town level of comfort. Bottled gas seems to be lasting ages, water now sorted, internet OK, septic is fine, PO Box in town, rubbish to the local tip free of charge. Slowly getting there. Power will be the big one but that's a way off yet.
Those wrist rockers take a bit of getting used to. I loved mine when doing all my motorway commuting.
I just bought an Atlas throttle lock. I will fit it on the weekend. They look like a well made product.
Hope you like it, not a cheap price tag.
Quote from: Stevel3 on Monday, 17 October 2022, 06:08 PM
I just bought an Atlas throttle lock. I will fit it on the weekend. They look like a well made product.
Post a pic once fitted please 🙏🙏
Bought 6 of M8 10.9 button heads, nickel plated. Will use as caliper mounting bolts, $3 from bolt shop.
Quote from: grog on Tuesday, 18 October 2022, 06:25 PM
Bought 6 of M8 10.9 button heads, nickel plated. Will use as caliper mounting bolts, $3 from bolt shop.
@grog I always shied away from using button heads as caliper mounting bolts because the depth of the hole for the Allen key is very shallow. I think that they could strip out very easily when trying to remove them and cause problems getting them out. I always used stainless cap heads.
Thanks Froudy, i understand your reason. Ill check torque rating for button heads. Have high tensile Allen keys in at present, just not shiny. Further reading ill get onto. Thank You Sir👍
Quote from: froudy on Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 05:45 PM
Quote from: grog on Tuesday, 18 October 2022, 06:25 PM
Bought 6 of M8 10.9 button heads, nickel plated. Will use as caliper mounting bolts, $3 from bolt shop.
@grog
I always shied away from using button heads as caliper mounting bolts because the depth of the hole for the Allen key is very shallow. I think that they could strip out very easily when trying to remove them and cause problems getting them out. I always used stainless cap heads.
Mr. Froudy, do you use copper slip or never seize on them, since their stainless? What torque do you then use? I've currently got plated 10.9 hex bolts in, I have some hex head stainless bolts that are equivalent to gr8.8 (800MPa) bolts that i might fit becuse they look nicer. I'm concerned if I use a thread lube and the specified 25 NM that I'll overtorque and strip the threads out of the calipers.
I read somewhere to reduce the torque setting by 10% if your using an anti seize..
S
10% may not be enough. Changing the friction factor only slightly can have a huge impact on torque values
My bikes are up to 42 years old, some have been apart a LOT of times. I take recommended torque settings with a huge pinch of salt. Maybe head, crank cases, mains etc that are rarely apart, but stuff that's regularly apart I'm often a bit more cautious off.
You blokes love your torque wrenches, me also. Im with you but i also trust my feel, been doing up bolts forever, have you ever noticed the bolts in dinosaur legs. 😂 Sometimes feel is better than just tension on a tool. IMO only.
Trying to think when I last used a torque wrench, it might have been the head gasket on a Subaru Legacy I had in about 2010. or before that a timing belt on a LR Disco I sold in 2007.
The massive problem with using torque wrenches is the torque settings are only valid on new bolts not when refitting them .
If you torque a used bolt to its original tightness it'll more than likely snap before you get it tightend to the preset torque.
:cheers:
Quote from: seth on Thursday, 20 October 2022, 07:23 PM
The massive problem with using torque wrenches is the torque settings are only valid on new bolts not when refitting them .
If you torque a used bolt to its original tightness it'll more than likely snap before you get it tightend to the preset torque.
:cheers:
Plus examples like the stator rotor bolt on 14s, that torqued once lose their elasticity & come loose with torqued up 'correctly'.
That's only true if the bolt is torqued to a preload that takes the material into the plastic deformation zone. AU design of bolts usually only allows a fastener to go to 65% of yield, whereas EU design (e.g. DIN std bolts) allow to 90% of yield, making most AU fasteners oversize and DIN bolt single use only. The single biggest issue leading to bolt failure is the use of thread lube. This changes the friction factor which was used to calculate the required bolt preload in the first place, sometimes by up to 40%. This means ( for example, a dry bolt that could only handle say 100Nm before plastic deformation, smeared with thread lube and torqued to the same 100Nm, suddenly has 140Nm applied to it and it fails.
Going by feel is fine, and structural steel fasteners are normally done this way using part turn method, so snug tight and then a fixed amount, say 1/6 or 1/4 turn.
What is interesting is that if you use torque plus a part turn, this gives great accuracy, the torque part ensures the flanges or joint is tight, the part turn provides the preload in the bolt. Issue is, using this method, all bolts are yielded and therefore single use only.
Snug tight is subjective too, but it works. Hand tightening is about 30-50% accurate and suitable most times. Torque tightening is 10-30% accurate, and stretch to load tensioning is 5-10% accurate. Most accurate is ultrasonic elongation measurement used in conjunction with stretch to load, this is used in aircraft engines, power plant turbines etc.
So for critical fasteners like crank main bearings and sprocket nuts, camshaft cap bolts and such use a torque wrench, for not so critical, an experienced hand is just as good.
Another 9 star pickets..... so I could then start putting up some more barbed wire. Got 4 strands done (out of 5) and ran out of barbed wire. 18mm of rain whilst I was working, so I'm over it for a while. Almost half way with fencing this area. Might do a bit more next week but I have some bills coming in for the water tanks ($5k+) and some external blinds ($5k+), so maybe not much.
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Today was going to fit new front brakes, other stuff been in the way so taken me a while. Realised i hadnt bought new washers, now ordered. Bloke at HEL shop said just stick old ones in the oven for 10 minutes, will work perfectly. Hes prob correct but the rest is new so ill wait for new washers.
Hooli says the same, if you get them red hot this just re-anneals them, does the trick. I've done it, no leaks
I actually bought a watch after about 35 years. I generally don't wear watches (skinny wrists) but the motorcycle training needs me to keep on a tight timeline and constantly getting my phone out seems rude so I bought an Apple Watch ⌚️. Has some great features that I might eventually use but best of all, it keeps the time.
Eric, cherry red and dunk in cold water. Told should be done to even new ones. I wont.
The things you do for your kids. Number 3 son has just started in his own landscaping business & my old 7 x 4 wasn't cutting the mustard so I bought this to help him along.
https://www.balancetrailers.com.au/products/9x5-tandem-trailer-bt95twe/
I dont even need or have use for a Trailer and yet I want one of those !! :)
Only 3 more plants today.
Not much but I'm trying to put something in every week.
I think that's 60 I've put in recently.
I think it's going to be several years work at this pace !
(Not that it'll ever really be finished)
Planting for a windbreak, wildlife, and some colour.
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@Tony Nitrous If you can get that Bougainvillea to grow it looks amazing when in flower. Loads of it in Spain. I picked up a plant from Lidl earlier this year and it's flowered ok, but it's not really suited to our cold wet climate.
This has reminded me to get it back indoors before the first winter frosts get at it and kill it.
Quote from: froudy on Sunday, 23 October 2022, 05:25 PM
@Tony Nitrous
If you can get that Bougainvillea to grow it looks amazing when in flower. Loads of it in Spain. I picked up a plant from Lidl earlier this year and it's flowered ok, but it's not really suited to our cold wet climate.
This has reminded me to get it back indoors before the first winter frosts get at it and kill it.
There's some real big ones around here, great colours.
That one is a "mini" and only gets to about 1.2m which is fine for where I've put it.
They do grow quite well around here....
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Just never try to prune one without body armour. Vicious thorns.
Quote from: grog on Sunday, 23 October 2022, 05:52 PM
Just never try to prune one without body armour. Vicious thorns.
The Barbed Wire Bush !
When I moved here I rented a place with an overgrown one in the front yard. I thought "no problem, I'll trim it back and chuck it in the Ute"
Another bad one is Yucca. Its spiny pointed leaves fit perfectly in our ears, pierce ear drum. Have a big one about to cut down.
I Love OZ..
Even the plants are Non PC
:onya:
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Sunday, 23 October 2022, 07:42 PM
I Love OZ..
Even the plants are Non PC
:onya:
https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/queenslands-gympie-gympie-worlds-most-painful-plant
Anything introduced to Australia becomes a pest, that's why I had to leave.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 23 October 2022, 08:00 PM
Anything introduced to Australia becomes a pest, that's why I had to leave.
By choice :stir: :stir: :stir:
Another timber post, another 2 bags of Rapid Set, a gate latch, and $40 worth of fuel for the mower. Slow progress but slowly getting there....
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Nice day today. Grounds still a bit wet but at least it's stopped raining. If we have another couple of days like this I'll see when they are going to cut turf again and go back to that (more important) job.
Today bought nothing. sold a car. Happy with that result.
I just bought a selection box of solderbutts, for those days when you need to extend some wiring.
Couple more plants.
That's about 75 I think.
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Moonlight grown up. Unfortunately got ripped out by storm.
Quote from: grog on Friday, 28 October 2022, 08:00 AM
Moonlight grown up. Unfortunately got ripped out by storm.
Yeah, a bit exposed where I am and we do get winds, I'm planting a lot of Grey Gums and Tallowwoods for the Koalas so I'm hoping they will work as a windbreak.
Another 40m of turf. Slow progress but chipping away at it.
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Solderbutts came today
Quote from: Tally on Saturday, 29 October 2022, 12:27 AM
Solderbutts came today
Didn't they have a larger pack John ? :rofl2: you starting a business?
@Tally
Quote from: Tally on Saturday, 29 October 2022, 12:27 AM
Solderbutts came today
I fitted the aftermarket dash to my 14 several years ago using those screw together electrical connections to connect it to the plug from my smashed clocks, screw together was fine to make sure everything was correct and worked for a test ride.
That was several years ago.
I might have to invest in some too ! :embarrassed:
Never used solderbutts. Do they self solder and shrink insulation just by heating? Do they still need crimping first?
Quote from: Tally on Saturday, 29 October 2022, 12:27 AM
Solderbutts came today
I've got an identical solder butt kit sat in the shed. Probably tempting fate saying this, but I bought them a few years ago now and still havent needed to use one :rofl2:
Quote from: grog on Saturday, 29 October 2022, 04:53 PM
Never used solderbutts. Do they self solder and shrink insulation just by heating? Do they still need crimping first?
@grog I used to use them for soldering the capillary tube when working on refrigeration. Very good they were too.
You heat them up and they shrink and solder all in one go. No need to crimp first.
Thanks Froudy. Reckon i can use some. EBay tonight. 👍Forever fixing wire terminals on something.
I got a kit off ebay a fair while ago, only used it a couple of times, but 100% success rate when I have
Some crusher dust to sit the new water tanks on.
Now I need to get an excavator on site.
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Not yet, but thinking about adding a TL1000 (either S or R) to the stable. Ideally one in blue and white, but a slower black one or the lurid canary yellow one might be an option. Am I crazy to entertain this idea?
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Monday, 31 October 2022, 12:57 PM
Not yet, but thinking about adding a TL1000 (either S or R) to the stable. Ideally one in blue and white, but a slower black one or the lurid canary yellow one might be an option. Am I crazy to entertain this idea?
Probably, but in a good way! :P Full speed ahead I say! :onya:
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Monday, 31 October 2022, 12:57 PM
Not yet, but thinking about adding a TL1000 (either S or R) to the stable. Ideally one in blue and white, but a slower black one or the lurid canary yellow one might be an option. Am I crazy to entertain this idea?
I looked at a black TL-S recently. Traditional rear damper fitted. I've never got on 100% with twins I've had before but there's something about the S that temps me. A bit dated now but still a fun bike.
When I lived SE of Melbourne, there was a yellow one, TL1000 S I believe, still hear that booming sound as he gassed it up Princess Hwy...
A one owner black S on bike sales at moment, in SthOz. Bloody nice, yoshi cans, reckon it would sound superb.
Seen that one. This one is nice, but waaaayyy out of budget. https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/brisbane-city/motorcycles/suzuki-tl1000r/1281801833?utm_source=com.sec.android.app.sbrowser&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=android_VIP_sticky?utm_source=copylink&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=mweb_VIPGallery
This is more like it....Gumtree: SUZUKI 1998 TL1000R
Please view this ad:
SUZUKI 1998 TL1000R,
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/eden-hill/motorcycles/suzuki-1998-tl1000r/1302828440?utm_source=com.samsung.android.messaging&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=android_VIP_sticky
Price: $5,850
Download the application from the Google Play Store.
https://tinyurl.com/n4b7djy
Not up with it but got bad handling reviews. Widowmaker name mustve had a reason. I guess it couldve been fixed. Ive always wanted one and TRX 850 Yam. No real reason, just looked good.
Quote from: grog on Monday, 31 October 2022, 05:30 PM
Not up with it but got bad handling reviews. Widowmaker name mustve had a reason. I guess it couldve been fixed. Ive always wanted one and TRX 850 Yam. No real reason, just looked good.
They had a quite different rear suspension. A rotary vane damper. It working in theory and worked on some roads, but I think the issue was after repeated loads it did something nasty like locking up. The one I rode was fine but I wasn't game to abuse it. Most had now got tradition shocks fitted.
Fitting normal shocks an easy conversion? I read that rotary thing contained bugger all oil, just overheated and stuffed up.
Quote from: grog on Monday, 31 October 2022, 06:05 PM
Fitting normal shocks an easy conversion? I read that rotary thing contained bugger all oil, just overheated and stuffed up.
I've seen them with various brands of traditional styled shocks. I don't think it's quite as simple as our 14's but there used to be a few options and many got done.
It certainly wouldn't put me off buying one.
A welding table, for the princely sum of 100 euro's. Another french bargain I reckon. Size 2m x 0.7m. All metal except for a new 5cm laminated plywood top thats covered with 6mm sheet steel. Quite heavy at about 100kg, took a bit of humping around on me own lol
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Monday, 31 October 2022, 12:09 PM
Some crusher dust to sit the new water tanks on.
Now I need to get an excavator on site.
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Thought you owned a Hardley D Tony! - just fit a bucket to it!
Quote from: Globalrider on Tuesday, 01 November 2022, 07:39 AM
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Monday, 31 October 2022, 12:09 PM
Some crusher dust to sit the new water tanks on.
Now I need to get an excavator on site.
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Thought you owned a Hardley D Tony! - just fit a bucket to it!
Only owned one, and that was a while back. I was glad to see the back of it. Just 4 cylinder Suzuki's here now and probably for the future.
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Monday, 31 October 2022, 12:57 PM
Not yet, but thinking about adding a TL1000 (either S or R) to the stable. Ideally one in blue and white
I'd really love to do that - have had it in mind for years, but realistically would never get it past the missus (or in truth really be able to justify it myself while we have a big arse mortgage)
I'd definitely want an -R
S is more collectable. Seen by many as the hooligan version. It's reputation is a bit hyped but it's still up there with stuff like H2's, X7's, 350LC's etc as being a "bad boy" of motorcycles.
R might work a bit better and be up a bit on horsepower but it's different is a lot of ways. R was aimed at Superbike racing and had very little success, so Suzuki went more into the GSXR's.
Personally I'd buy an S but not an R. It's like the Z1000 did a heap of stuff better than a Z900, but the 900 is the one to have. To me the S has more character, is the original, has the reputation and value. If I judged them on their ability I wouldn't be buying a TL as they are both very dated now.
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Today I didn't buy a TLS, I bought more plants.... :rofl2:
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I have the same discs from ebc I like them better than the full wavy ones I've had in the past .
:cheers:
I bought a black TL1000S in 1998 I found it much more user friendly than any Ducati's I'd ridden prior.
Huge grunt out of corners & very good handling, excellent wheelie machine. Rode to Phillip Island & back no issues 👍
Downside was rotory dampner on rear shock got cooked by rear exhaust heat. Expensive to replace, bike sold immediately 🧐
Des, another of our local GSX1400 owners had a nice TL.
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^ That'd be my choice.
TLS, in black, can's, black screen, nice wheels and single seat hump. :cool:
This one looks interesting.....
Pity I have about $10k in bills this week.
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Wednesday, 02 November 2022, 02:05 PM
This one looks interesting.....
Pity I have about $10k in bills this week.
on Bikesales Tony? I found this one, but 10k is too much. Very close to my place though...
Check out this 1997 Suzuki TL1000S
Check out this 1997 Suzuki TL1000S.
https://www.bikesales.com.au/bikes/details/1997-suzuki-tl1000s/SSE-AD-13480193
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Wednesday, 02 November 2022, 02:53 PM
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Wednesday, 02 November 2022, 02:05 PM
This one looks interesting.....
Pity I have about $10k in bills this week.
on Bikesales Tony?
Facebook Market place. I was searching Suzuki's as some folk don't list their bikes as GSX's, Bandit, Busa's etc so did a general search in South Qld.
Today I bought some outdoor all weather blinds.
We really wanted the house facing the way it is, every thing from its appearance to the view out the back. The down side was always the outdoor area gets the setting sun on an evening and can get a bit breezy. 3 outdoor roller blinds make a huge difference without losing the view.
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Nothing quite as expensive, I bought a new pair of headphones.
I bought a second key , was £75 knocked him down to £60 cos he ordered the wrong case , now got the right case , took him all of 5mins to program . Key works a treat. Jobs a good un.
Nice blinds Tony :onya:
Some star pickets...
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... and a washing line...
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I remember when life was all heavy machinery, motorbikes and holidays, now it's plants, fences and washing lines, Fark me! I need to get my act together.... 🤣
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Friday, 04 November 2022, 12:14 PM
Some star pickets...
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... and a washing line...
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I remember when life was all heavy machinery, motorbikes and holidays, now it's plants, fences and washing lines, Fark me! I need to get my act together.... 🤣
Need some weed killer too by the look of it...
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Friday, 04 November 2022, 12:58 PM
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Friday, 04 November 2022, 12:14 PM
I remember when life was all heavy machinery, motorbikes and holidays, now it's plants, fences and washing lines, Fark me! I need to get my act together.... 🤣
Need some weed killer too by the look of it...
Yeah, haven't got to that bit yet. It'll get turfed or seeded, but I got a guy to camera all the drains this morning to check after I had some issues with the build, wasn't going to do anything untill I got the all clear, hence only just putting the washing line up. Turns out it's all good so that's a relief.
Nice spread mate, green with envy.
Quote from: Nic on Friday, 04 November 2022, 03:55 PM
Nice spread mate, green with envy.
Thanks. It's only taken me nearly 40 years of mortgages and mutiple house renovations, failed relationships and jobs I hated to get here and fund it. .... ;)
Tony, red pineapples would look good. Bit spiny only prob. Mine just coming on now
Today i bought a new flexi funnel, someone at work liked my last one more than me. 😡
Got an excavator in.
Strip top soil, spread crusher dust, lift tanks into place.
A bit messy but it's progress.
5th and 6th water tanks in place, now they need plumbing in. We can now hold up to 31,000 gallons / 141,000 ltrs. Nearly 200ltr a day each for a year! In reality it means we can water the garden, wash cars and not be paranoid about using water in the house as we don't have mains water out here.
My wife tells me not to be jealous of others.
But I am Tony.
This morn bike clock was 6 mins slow, unusual as always been perfect.That was the clue. Started no probs, went to servo, started again no probs. Went to put inside at work, nothing. .2 V under load. Total open circuit battery. Amazing they can just do that. $140 later, new AGM Superstart, same as b4.Fitted cut off rubber hose under terminal nuts, talked about this b4, works so well. 👍 Reset clock, all good. Rode home, just got in and huge rain. Lucky batt stuffed up at work, lucky i missed the rain.
A bit of head scratching. Wanted to run a downpipes overhead from one shed to the other. The tin sheeting isn't screwed to the big C section so nothing really solid to mount too. Wanted to tension a cable across to take the pipes weight when full.
Ended up using big steel L brackets inside the shed off the 200mm C purlins to sit inside the sheets to mount too.
Managed to find a fitting to gravity feed from the two old (full) tanks into the new ones.
Tried a different balancer pipe. Old shed used suction hose in a big 360 degree loop, but it's a shit to work with. Fittings don't allow a straight pipe. We added 4 x 90 degree bends, not done it before but it lets you mount the straight pipe directly on with no force or bending.
A bit of tidying up today but all the plumbing is in. (I am not a plumber!)
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...... and I bought and put in another steel corner post brace and some star pickets for my next fenced off orchard / garden area.
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Thursday, 10 November 2022, 04:25 PM
A bit of head scratching. Wanted to run a downpipes overhead from one shed to the other. The tin sheeting isn't screwed to the big C section so nothing really solid to mount too. Wanted to tension a cable across to take the pipes weight when full.
Ended up using big steel L brackets inside the shed off the 200mm C purlins to sit inside the sheets to mount too.
Managed to find a fitting to gravity feed from the two old (full) tanks into the new ones.
Tried a different balancer pipe. Old shed used suction hose in a big 360 degree loop, but it's a shit to work with. Fittings don't allow a straight pipe. We added 4 x 90 degree bends, not done it before but it lets you mount the straight pipe directly on with no force or bending.
A bit of tidying up today but all the plumbing is in. (I am not a plumber!)
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(https://i.ibb.co/wcrzVd7/B0-BCE562-D2-E1-4-BE1-A5-E0-2-B186-FA5-A5-D7.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6XJWzy8)
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...... and I bought and put in another steel corner post brace and some star pickets for my next fenced off orchard / garden area.
Mate, great job, I'm no plumber either. I would suggest to watch that black poly balance pipe. Your tanks will grow and contract with the sun during the day and at different rates depending how full they are. A bit of flex in the balance pipe will allow for this differential expansion. Too rigid and it will pop the fittings and you will lose all your water
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Thursday, 10 November 2022, 06:02 PM
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Thursday, 10 November 2022, 04:25 PM
A bit of head scratching. Wanted to run a downpipes overhead from one shed to the other. The tin sheeting isn't screwed to the big C section so nothing really solid to mount too. Wanted to tension a cable across to take the pipes weight when full.
Ended up using big steel L brackets inside the shed off the 200mm C purlins to sit inside the sheets to mount too.
Managed to find a fitting to gravity feed from the two old (full) tanks into the new ones.
Tried a different balancer pipe. Old shed used suction hose in a big 360 degree loop, but it's a shit to work with. Fittings don't allow a straight pipe. We added 4 x 90 degree bends, not done it before but it lets you mount the straight pipe directly on with no force or bending.
A bit of tidying up today but all the plumbing is in. (I am not a plumber!)
(https://i.ibb.co/t4zmZYm/E7411344-DD5-F-4-DC1-8-F3-B-34-F87139-C9-F4.jpg) (https://ibb.co/s2Cm5sm)
(https://nonprofitlight.com/tx/mckinney/friends-of-imagine-international-academy-of-north-texas)
(https://i.ibb.co/GJG39rz/E7-D16-CB2-54-BD-432-F-A3-D9-FA74-AD8-EF8-D9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/n048BKx)
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(https://nonprofitlight.com/ga/gainesville/humane-society-of-hall-county-inc)
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...... and I bought and put in another steel corner post brace and some star pickets for my next fenced off orchard / garden area.
Mate, great job, I'm no plumber either. I would suggest to watch that black poly balance pipe. Your tanks will grow and contract with the sun during the day and at different rates depending how full they are. A bit of flex in the balance pipe will allow for this differential expansion. Too rigid and it will pop the fittings and you will lose all your water
Yeah, I'll keep an eye on it. I have two pairs of these tanks already and any movement is very minimal. The link we did does allow for a bit of flex in the link pipe. I'll certainly watch it.
Tony, my gutter pipe from shed to house over 30 yrs, never a problem. Your tank link pipes, should be ok, id be happier with black nylon water pipe, sun will kill flexi, throw a cover over it.
I bought some new Yoshi's for the skoot today... :boogie: very nicely made...
Another 500m of barbed wire. That's 3 sides of the garden extension fenced. Remaining side already has the gate and posts concreted in. Just need to buy 1 post brace kit, 12 more star pickets, and possibly another roll of barbed wire.
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Arrived today a mini cordless heat gun, £15.99 from amazon
Tally, good idea. I have full solder, braze, heat kit, old but good. Prob now is, they wont refill gas bottle. Have to buy a new one. $20 only but if not used for a while, gas gets low, another new bottle. PIA. Used to be around 5 bucks to refill. They wonder why so much rubbish.
The wife rang me at work, motorcycle jeans at Aldi, would I like a pair. How much I asked. 100 dollars was the reply. Yes I said. Cane home and tried them on, 'Torque' is the brand. Aramid lined in the bum, hips and knees, comes with hip and knee armour. Ykk zipper and double stitched all round. CE approved. Not too bad at all I reckon, will give them a go. My current Draykos (by Draggin) are nearly worn out.
Will be looking out if they bring out a cargo style
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Friday, 18 November 2022, 09:28 PM
motorcycle jeans at Aldi,
They're good quality jeans & fit well but wait until you need to piss. Unless you're hung like a porn star you really need to undo the top stud & belt or you'll struggle to get the old fella out. ;)
I find Aldi "Torque" gear a real mixed bunch.
I have several of their paddock stands that were very cheap but they are fine. I have had a pair of their summer gloves and wore through the fingers in a few months. Other stuff is similar, some find some not. At least it's cheap so you're not investing heavily in it.
Quote from: Snapey on Friday, 18 November 2022, 10:54 PM
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Friday, 18 November 2022, 09:28 PM
motorcycle jeans at Aldi,
They're good quality jeans & fit well but wait until you need to piss. Unless you're hung like a porn star you really need to undo the top stud & belt or you'll struggle to get the old fella out. ;)
Well, lucky me then I guess..... :lol:
Good jeans. Put extra armour in mine.
Quote from: grog on Saturday, 19 November 2022, 12:20 PM
Good jeans. Put extra armour in mine.
Where grog? Mines got hip and knee protectors already, you mean elsewhere or in addition to?
Thats it Eric. Mine had the pockets but no armour in them. I just thought thats how they came, someone mustve knicked it.
Last week or so, new alternator , brake rotors n pads for wifes car. New shaver n creme for her legs. Dwarf Mandarin tree, bought rubbish man service to remove lots, set of long ring spanners, tap repair kit. New drivers licence, thanks to Optus scam, was free. Big week.
a new computer case
When it rains it pours they say. Solar hws element failed after 7years, so a new one needed...220. Bathroom reno saw us put in a "back to the wall" semi free standing bathtub, the drain blockedrecentky, so i tried to unblock it and the drain pipe disconnected itself from underneath the bath, so bath has to come out to reconnect the drain..$$$..my plumber loves me.
Yesterday I noticed that the swimming pool salt cell is leaking, turns out the clear poly is cracked where the anodes enter into the cell, another 600-700 for a new cell.
:furious:
Heavy duty steel work bench.
I have a few workbenches in the shed but I wanted a "dirty" bench... :grin: for sawing, drilling, grinding etc.
This one is seperate and near a door. Bolted it down to the concrete with 4 big expansion bolts, added an extra piece of thick timber for the top, drilled and added extra bolts, fitted my vice and bench grinder. It's pretty solid now.
About to change my shed around, re organise tool boxes, a new bench. Only taken 30 years. Work benches are bloody expensive. Will get new vice, new bench grinder, tidy up is all really. I think 8 old tool boxes can be turned into 3, so much shit in other boxes, my mission for next few months.
I've been using an app on my phone I want to give a wrap it's called Petrol Spy I've attached a screenshot I think it's saved me quite a bit of money over the last six months.
In these days of ever increasing inflation & petrol companies blaming Russian warlords for increased prices 🐂🐂🐂💩💩💩 anything that saves is worth passing on 🙏🙏🙏
Quote from: GSXKING on Saturday, 26 November 2022, 03:38 PM
I've been using an app on my phone I want to give a wrap it's called Petrol Spy I've attached a screenshot I think it's saved me quite a bit of money over the last six months.
In these days of ever increasing inflation & petrol companies blaming Russian warlords for increased prices 🐂🐂🐂💩💩💩 anything that saves is worth passing on 🙏🙏🙏
+10 for that one Chris, I use it too, always find the cheapest diesel, ulp and pulp near me. Best near me is an independent called Atlas Fuel, always 10-15 cpl cheaper, no frills, no loyalty cards and all that bs. Even cheaper than the DIY bowser only. They turn over a lot of fuel, so less likely to get rubbish in the tank. Only 'downside' is they open at 5am and close at 9pm, and I have to drive 15km to get there, but well worth the savings in fuel.
Great idea those apps. Been using Gas Buddy a long time. Same thing basically.
Up at 3am, on the road by 4, at the bike auto jumble by 5.
Heaps of stuff there, Harley, Brit, and heaps of older dirt bike stuff. Not much that I'm chasing, 16v Suzuki stuff. What there was I wasn't happy about the price or condition.
Came home with a complete 80's GSX tail light, lens, back, bulb and loom for $20.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
I've had some real bargains before so I'll take the bad with the good.
Today was replacing bench grinder and need bigger vice. Instead just got new wire brush for grinder, flattened grinding wheel with tool i borrowed. It lives again. Vice will sort soon.
Picked up an old french safe, made by Raoult. I think its kinda cool, furniture really but usable as it locks. Need to work out the combination though as that is set and the 4 dials do nothing. I'll strip it over the winter and try to work it out, so long as the mechanism is still intact and can be reset!
I Love the "distressed" paint job on your safe..
(I know how it feels)!
270 odd piece kit for my Dremel. Not genuine but quality is ok. Made by toolpro for SCA, 22.95
Eric, what was price? $22, gotta be bargain of the year. I bought 6 Ah Ryobi generic batt for $38, my bargain. Have 3 from same people, work well. Perspective, my 4ah genuine now 9 yrs, cost nearly 80 bucks back then. Lasted so well.
Here's the link 22.99 aud
Try again
Another 40m of turf.
Thats 5 x 40m of Kikuyu (the good stuff) and I think it was 18m of Sir Walter.
Thats a 6m wide area across most of the front and the back. The easy bits. The two ends are going to be harder. One is bigger and steeper, the other needs more earthworks. I'm not too worried about the bare area between the original paddock and the new turf, Kikuyu is very aggressive and will fill that in. Main priority is to cover the bare earth / mud / dust around the house.
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(https://dedupelist.com/)
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Tony we are trying to get rid of kikuyu. Lush green in summer looks brown and dead in winter. It don't like frost, easy to spray out once it's frosted but comes back so fast.
Just keep sprigging Sir Walter, cut off runners and plant. Ive turned around 40 metres into 400, takes a while, yrs not months. Advantage of it, stays nice thru Winter.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Tuesday, 06 December 2022, 04:38 PM
Tony we are trying to get rid of kikuyu. Lush green in summer looks brown and dead in winter. It don't like frost, easy to spray out once it's frosted but comes back so fast.
It's very popular here. Both for farmers and for lawns. Loves full sun, pretty aggressive so spreads well and self heals. We only see1 or 2 light frosts. Mine died back a bit in the recent hot dry weather but soon came back after a bit of rain.
Very popular turf here, the turf of choice for schools, playing fields, race courses. Etc, local turf farm is 90%+ Kikuyu. Suits our location.
Have little LED indicators on, Not totally what i wanted, been looking a while.Always hated big originals. Stedi look good but didnt want sequential. Finally found GSXR at right price, smaller and LED but what ive been looking for. They promised me good quality, gave them a ring. For not much money ill find out. Local shop to Brisbane.https://www.ozled.com.au/~180792
Today got little Ryco fuel filter as found by Eric. Got 6ah Ryobi battery, MechPro screwdriver set, certainly not perfect quality but not too bad, for $30 im happy. At Repco Aussies. https://www.repco.com.au/en/tools-equipment/tool-kits-sets/screwdriver-bit-sets/mechpro-blue-70-piece-screwdriver-set-mpbsd109k/p/A5496560
Didn't really need a small cheap roll cab.
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... but I still bought it as without the wheels on it fits under my "Dirty Bench" that I use for grinding, drilling, sawing etc. The bench is better than it looks, quite heavy and 4 bolts into the concrete.
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A few brackets and some self tapping screws and the El Cheapo draws are fixed to the bench pretty solid.
I'll keep a basic set of tools in it so they are at hand. Screwdrivers, metric sockets, pliers, hammer etc.
(https://i.ibb.co/kqjv5CQ/BD606602-55-D7-451-F-A77-E-10-D2-E5102-A93.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bNTDQ9z)
Not purchased today, but a while back. I found a couple more sets of Vessel JIS screwdrivers I'd squirrelled away so 1 set can go in the new "dirty" tool box.
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Fits the Busa, GSX14, B-King etc, and I wanted a spare.
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Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Thursday, 15 December 2022, 07:29 PM
Fits the Busa, GSX14, B-King etc, and I wanted a spare.
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like them, so handy. Also works on my BMW front wheel
That reminds me, I need to check if I still had one.
Think I had two, but one was under the 14's seat.
Quote from: Hooli on Friday, 16 December 2022, 10:29 PM
That reminds me, I need to check if I still had one.
Think I had two, but one was under the 14's seat.
I have a several threaded bar "rod coupler / all tread joiner nuts" that are a perfect fit for the 1400. Cost very little as they are a consumable in the building trade and work great with a socket or ring spanner on them.
(https://i.ibb.co/cL606Hm/C5938-A8-F-9-DAB-4286-A9-F8-22-AFF9-DEDEAA.jpg) (https://ibb.co/74nPn59)
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Last week saw me buy my first ever pair of Kevlar jeans! Often thought about a pair when I had my k5 but price was an issue over ten years ago. These were heavily reduced (a good deal and keeping my money in my pocket are a life time hobby) queue up the tight Scotsman jokes! Reduced from £160 to £70 they seem good value. I think the reason they were so cheap is I require MAN size now, I'm not taking the piss out of you lads that would make a good pull through brush for a rifle, I was one myself? but I'm starting to notice the benefits of not being standard size when it's sale time.
If you can fit your midriff into a 32-34 waist there's little point in thumbing through the end of season paraphernalia and likewise 42-44 chest. In order to save my forum muckers some serious cash I'll pass on my knowledge.
During the first lockdown I accompanied Mrs Boon on the weekly shop, yes I was that bored! We were in Lidl when I found their own brand steak pies and toffee filled yumyums, I jest you not, culinary crack cocaine my friends, that first year was just a blur of sticky fingers and gravy stained t-shirts. There's no evening meeting for yumyum addicts though so be warned, I'm learning to live with it but if the wife hadn't intervened well,,,,,,,2 inches shorter and I'd be a sphere?
On Sunday it will be 4 weeks since my Bike has been started, due to bad rain and then for the past week freezing weather (-8C here yesterday)..
I dont have a garage nor a shed and so all my bikes have lived outside under a decent cover.. I have NEVER used a maintenance charger of any sort and have NEVER had battery issues!
The reason being I ride all year (weather permitting) and a short ride for me is 40 miles..
In other words my riding habbits keep my Bikes Battery charged..
My previous GSX went 4 weeks and started on the button straight away, But that had a Yuasa battery !!
The GSX I have now has a Chinese Battery.. A make I have never heard of called "BS" (Great brand marketing there)..
Because its an unknown quantity I decided to buy a "Boost Jump Starter"..
Hopefully I wont have to use it, once the weather becomes drier and above freezing!
See below:
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S.
A front stand turned up today.
It may have been a late night Amazon purchase from a while back.
Really handy for me.
As I'm getting older, my arthritis is worse, a hernia, a lazy valve in my heart etc putting the bikes on and off the rear paddock stand is starting to get a bit sketchy. The holding the bike upright on my own and lifting it with the rear stand is still do-able but getting harder.
With a front "roll on" stand I ride the bike onto it, get off and the bike requires little or no effort to hold upright as I walk around the back and fit the rear stand.
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I'm sure the internet experts will correct me, but fitting a paddock stand over the roll on stand actually works fine (just looks odd). It lifts the front enough to clean the wheel, check the tyre, find the valve for pressure etc)
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Bought myself some decent quality computer speakers.
https://www.edifier.com/product-r1700bt.html
They sure look the part Mate.
Today bought new 3/8 drive Minimax ratchet. Didnt know were still made. Original socket set, still all good, few sockets replaced, bought 1973, so ratchet almost made 50 years, lots of that time as full mechanic work days. No doubt about Japanese quality.
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Nice Sportster!
Awesome tractors, one of the best, prob more grunt than Hooli HD. :stir:
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 28 December 2022, 06:36 PM
Awesome tractors, one of the best,
It's what I've been after for a while.
A 135 Fergie with the Perkins 3 cylinder diesel motor, and NOT restored. Seen a few with "Dulux Restorations" new paint over a lot of crap.
It needs a few things, a couple of gauges don't work, needs seat pads, rear tyres are starting to crack. Nothing that's a drama, normal old tractor. It drives fine, motor feels strong, arms and PTO etc work fine.
I'm after a flail mower, but slashers are cheaper and more plentiful (but I'd prefer a flail).
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 28 December 2022, 06:36 PM
prob more grunt than Hooli HD. :stir:
I didn't need the grunt as I didn't order the plough attachment.
Besides the only reason to go fast on a bike is because you're embarrassed to be seen on it, that's why busa riders always pin it on the straights.
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Wednesday, 28 December 2022, 07:23 PM
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 28 December 2022, 06:36 PM
Awesome tractors, one of the best,
It's what I've been after for a while.
A 135 Fergie with the Perkins 3 cylinder diesel motor, and NOT restored. Seen a few with "Dulux Restorations" new paint over a lot of crap.
It needs a few things, a couple of gauges don't work, needs seat pads, rear tyres are starting to crack. Nothing that's a drama, normal old tractor. It drives fine, motor feels strong, arms and PTO etc work fine.
I'm after a flail mower, but slashers are cheaper and more plentiful (but I'd prefer a flail).
Nice MF. Learnt to drive tractors on a MF back in my farm labouring days. Then moved to Fendt specifically for low profile inside glasshouses and narrow tracks (my boss at the time was growing cut flowers year round) Best was the old MF though, easy to drive, loads of grunt, good visibility
Just a bit of information on MF tractors, Harry Ferguson raced motorcycles and was also involved with Rex McCandless another well known motorcyclist and inventor.
A front set of Comet discs seem reasonable price at 150 quid, apparently they are made in the USA, and a full set of Goldfren S33 pads. Calipers are being refurbished as well all ready for this years touring.
Some diesel....
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Just over 2m of 300mm pipe.
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The place I was about to use would only sell me a 4m length at 3 times what this 2m piece cost me, I only need 2 x 800mm pieces. Saved myself a couple of hundred $$'s.
Tony I have a bit of a small old tractor fetish (bit in a non sexual way LOL) I'd love an old Ford 9N or similar for example, even though I don't have any property to put it to user on (or even park it).
I just made a sneaky purchase at MSY :devil: (have to go pick up tomorrow at Slacks Creek hope its not raining). Upgrading CPU to AMD 5800X3D and Noctua DH15S cooler.
Also got another SSD (2nd hand but near new at a great discount) .
Spend next couple of days putting it all together. :D
Had the painters in, great machine for painting the roof. Pleased to get it done as the roof needed some rust addressed. Cleaned out all the gutters and fitted leaf gaurd. Changed the colour which is quite refreshing. Money well spent.
:cool: two genuine suzuki front fork seals from Mick Hone Suzuki, 35 each plus 15 freight
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 09:08 AM
:cool:two genuine suzuki front fork seals from Mick Hone Suzuki, 35 each plus 15 freight
Which way up does the seal go? There's 2 internal ribs on 1 edge, I assume these aim down & the single rib, on the other edge, aims up?
I will check mate, haven't got them yet, but what you say makes sense, 1 up would be a secondary dust seal (back up for the main dust seal) , the 2 down one would be the main seal, the lowest one another wiper. At least that's how I see it, others on here with more knowledge may know more...
Yeah I've always fitted them so the double seal acts on the oil & the single one keeps crap out.
On the genuine seals I have just bought, there is a yellow dot on one side which I believe is the top of the seal, I'm sure it's been covered on here before...
Manual says what to do :cheers:
Seals arrived today, yes yellow dot on one face. From the above excellent tip, this dot faces up or to the outside if referring to the oil inside thr fork stanchion.
:facepalm: I knew some old chap had posted the info before... Reply #3 :doh: grey matter is not what it used to be :lol:
https://gsx1400owners.org/forum/index.php?topic=7084.0
New set of wheel bearings for the BMW plus outer seals. 45 aud the lot compared to 34 per bearing from BMW.
@Eric GSX1400K3 where did you purchase them from ?
Is it same manufacturer 🧐
Statewide bearings here in WA. The bearings are a 6005 2RSC deep groove ball bearing, shaft 25mm. Seals to match are 32mm ID x 7mm. I got NSK as I could not determine the oem brand from the bmw parts number.
They are a standard bearing, nothing unusual.
Check https://www.statewidebearings.com.au/#branch-locations
Sure looked like newbies needed.
Looks like you got your money's worth from the old ones Eric.
I reckon so. I think they are the originals. Just glad I caught it, would not have been nice to have it collapse like that on the freeway. Took the bride out for lunch and really noticed it on the way home, maybe it was the dessert cake that did it...
Good to know 🙏
I priced genuine Suzuki bearings & seals 😱😱😱 when I got up off the floor I went to bearing shop & paid for everything & it was less than one "genuine Suzuki" one 💰💰💰
The standard genuine Suzuki bearing are cheap rubbish and cost a fortune.
Replacement quality ones are much cheaper .
:cheers:
I sent for clutch slave cylinder seals (can I still call it a slave cylinder?🤪🤪)
Stripped mine out and the new ones don't fit.
I had the seals sent to the house in Scotland I was staying in, now home in France.
Of to main dealer tomorrow to order originals. 🤬
Quote from: seth on Thursday, 02 February 2023, 10:49 PM
The standard genuine Suzuki bearing are cheap rubbish and cost a fortune.
Replacement quality ones are much cheaper .
:cheers:
Some aftermarket ones are cheap and are rubbish too. I went All Balls a few years ago, must pull the front wheel off and check them, have to anyway to do the fork seals. If they're bad, they are definitely rubbish as they would have done less than 4000km
I fitted all balls bearings once, never again. They were utterly shit.
As expected, the All Balls front wheel bearings have gone Balls Up. Only about 4000km, inner race corroded, very stiff and lots of black goop coming out. The dust seal isn't much better. :furious:
Front end is off now anyway for new fork seals (another Balls Up) :furious: :furious:
Update on seal replacement. Fitted new today.i was really surprised how dirty the fork oil was, seeing as I did them not that long ago. The copper sliders are doing their job though. Insides nice and clean. Followed instructions and all back together now.
See photo of All Balls old seal on the right and Suzuki genuine on the left. Tbh I couldn't see much difference. New wheel bearings arrive next week, so at a standstill. Ordered front and rear including sprocket carrier and seals from Statewide bearings, 183 aud all up including GST. Priced it via Mick Hone, 316 aud plus freight.
A New Philips Halogen lamp X-Tremevision Moto H4 60/55W (specifically for motorcycles ) as my expensive LED bulb has gone tits up after just 18months.
My mates riding in front of me said it was toooo bright and they couldn't see my indicators !! Old way is sometimes best :)
That just means a poor beam pattern :stir:
Genuine Suzuki Clutch slave seal, spring and pushrod.
Excellent service from Anto Kidd at Priory Cycles, Dublin.
Excellent prices and service, always worth a call if in UK or Europe. 0035318307300
Decided to have a go at RC my last one was 25-30yrs ago this is a LOSI-DBXL-E 2.0 1/5th scale it's huge.
Quote from: Yetiman on Sunday, 26 February 2023, 03:43 PM
Decided to have a go at RC my last one was 25-30yrs ago this is a LOSI-DBXL-E 2.0 1/5th scale it's huge.
Can you give us some perspective on size? place a coke can or beer bottle next to it photo ??
No probs but will be tomorrow going to work soon.
Quote from: GSXKING on Sunday, 26 February 2023, 05:01 PM
Quote from: Yetiman on Sunday, 26 February 2023, 03:43 PM
Decided to have a go at RC my last one was 25-30yrs ago this is a LOSI-DBXL-E 2.0 1/5th scale it's huge.
Can you give us some perspective on size? place a coke can or beer bottle next to it photo ??
You won't fit in it mate.
Here it is GSXKING with a 375ml can.
I watched a video, kick arse machine.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Monday, 27 February 2023, 07:35 AM
Quote from: GSXKING on Sunday, 26 February 2023, 05:01 PM
Quote from: Yetiman on Sunday, 26 February 2023, 03:43 PM
Decided to have a go at RC my last one was 25-30yrs ago this is a LOSI-DBXL-E 2.0 1/5th scale it's huge.
Can you give us some perspective on size? place a coke can or beer bottle next to it photo ??
You won't fit in it mate.
My ashes might
@Irish in Oz & drive it off a cliff @ MtGlorious lol 😂
Quote from: Yetiman on Monday, 27 February 2023, 04:51 PM
Here it is GSXKING with a 375ml can.
Thanks
@Yetiman thats huge. Definitely not a kids toy 🧸
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Monday, 27 February 2023, 07:35 AM
Quote from: GSXKING on Sunday, 26 February 2023, 05:01 PM
Quote from: Yetiman on Sunday, 26 February 2023, 03:43 PM
Decided to have a go at RC my last one was 25-30yrs ago this is a LOSI-DBXL-E 2.0 1/5th scale it's huge.
Can you give us some perspective on size? place a coke can or beer bottle next to it photo ??
You won't fit in it mate.
LOL maybe I can sit on it, I seen a vid with a bloke towing his Daughter in a x4wheel cart around a park.
A 3 in 1 welder, MIG TIG and MMA.
All i bought today was new dishwasher, no, not a new wife. Quote for new bathroom re do. That quote will scare the 14 parts away for a while. Maybe wont even be able to afford petrol for it. :)
Today bought new bottle Loctite, sump studs for Wifes car, Electronic rodent repeller, plugged in and hopefully working.A new golf club, always needed. A Suzuki polo shirt. 1kg lamb chops, about to cook. Great Day. Nearly forgot, job on a Maseratti 3200, wouldnt start, fixed it. My first one ive ever worked on, sound very nice.
on the weekend I bought several new drill bits, as I managed to screw several building a small shed.
I also got a little 100W inverter to use in the ute as I am camping with my CPAP in a fortnight. Technically though I didn't buy it, a mate sent it to me.
Today new Suzuki shirt. $35 from E Bay. Has genuine parts tag, not sure. Great quality, heavy material, not a Summer shirt. Worth a look Aussies.
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Took a trip to Helmet City in Cheddar on Wednesday for a new lid, £300 budget nearly doubled but i did walk out with an extremely comfortable flip front Shoei.
Can you post a pic & more info please :hat:
On Sunday I bought an Aprilia RS250.
Must be nuts, but I've wanted one since 1999.
Needs a bit more attention than I thought, but that seems fairly normal when you're as excited as I was.
Hope to have it ready for Southern Downs Rd 1 (Formula 3) in April.
Quote from: Teufel on Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 12:31 PMOn Sunday I bought an Aprilia RS250.
Must be nuts, but I've wanted one since 1999.
Needs a bit more attention than I thought, but that seems fairly normal when you're as excited as I was.
Hope to have it ready for Southern Downs Rd 1 (Formula 3) in April.
They're designed for jockeys @Teufel & much less grunt than a 1400 🙄🙄
I can be a jockey.
I'll just cut out the wine, pasta & bread etc.
OR maybe I'll do a few track days and decide it's not worth giving up the wine etc.
Either way it's another of my "must have bikes" ticked off the list.
But most of all, it'll be fun.
Don't forget it's about 100kgs lighter than the 1400.
Almost forgot, hope you are doing well.
Pretty sure the engine is Suzuki supplied so no problem with spares 👍
Aprilia Aust very poorly run under John Sample Group so keep it upright 🫣🫣
I'm very well thanks 🙏
A great buy Teuful, look so good,one around here, a banshee, so loud. Reckon he idles it at 5th revs.😂
Today i bought $2000 of bathroom tiles. A pair of Ugg boots from sheepskin shop.Found it pretty appropriate shopkeeper a Kiwi.
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Should arrive next week sometime
Little fan cover grille getting rusty. $6 Aust but nil stock. Same price Japan but $47 freight. Guess ill just paint it.
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Should arrive next week sometime
I'd like one like this but to get a good quality one in Australia the price is expensive.
Stevel, have USA made headlight fairing screen if you want. Tried but prefer naked.Yours to pick up.10 yr old pic of it on mine.
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Should arrive next week sometime
I'd like one like this but to get a good quality one in Australia the price is expensive.
Chic design do one, think it's called Samuri, based in Japan, looks really nice but too expensive for me to ship to uk
Ignore me, I've just realised it's different.
Quote from: Teufel on Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 12:31 PMOn Sunday I bought an Aprilia RS250.
A mate of mine has one sitting in his garage, I wanted to buy it but it can't be road registered, don't think he'll be racing it again.
Today i bought a 40 th Birthday card for my Daughter. Do i feel ancient, sometimes yes😎
A mate of mine has one sitting in his garage, I wanted to buy it but it can't be road registered, don't think he'll be racing it again.
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Hi Irish in Oz,
Is this in Northern Ireland? If it's in Oz I'd like to talk to him.
Bought some Oxford heated grips last week. Arrived in a few days.. From Third Gear.. Online shop.
For those in Australia and who are looking for a bargain..
https://www.thirdgear.com.au/oxford-touring-heated-grips-v8
Oxford Heated grips - The Touring model grip on sale
Normal price is $154
On Sale price is $75. plus postage..
and no, I am not affiliated with Third Gear.. but have bought stuff online from them in the past and have never had any problems.
So with winter around the corner, its a nice bargain.
I dont need heated grips but 3rd Gear are good to deal with. 👍
Quote from: Hooli on Thursday, 23 March 2023, 08:43 PMIgnore me, I've just realised it's different.
I'm just not going there :stir: :stir: :stir:
Quote from: GSXKING on Sunday, 16 April 2023, 09:40 PMQuote from: Hooli on Thursday, 23 March 2023, 08:43 PMIgnore me, I've just realised it's different.
I'm just not going there :stir: :stir: :stir:
I thought it was the same as a friend has on hers, but it's not.
Bought nothing. As said in other post, offered bloke for his TL, today wanted triple its worth. Forget that one. Went shopping on phone and online for new Winter gloves. Wanted 5 brand, just nil stock in XL everywhere. Similar story in 2 other brands. Brick Wall. Got the shits. Went home, dug out 2 pairs i had, silicon spray outside, inside best i could, smell nice. Theyll do me this year. Cheap day. :clapping:
Yesterday I ordered a Delkevic 420 tri oval slipon, so sick of the Staintune both in sound and looks. Like the look of the tri oval, can't wait to put it on.
Quote from: Teufel on Sunday, 16 April 2023, 09:44 AMA mate of mine has one sitting in his garage, I wanted to buy it but it can't be road registered, don't think he'll be racing it again.
Hi Irish in Oz,
Is this in Northern Ireland? If it's in Oz I'd like to talk to him.
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It's here in N.I. unfortunately, full race version with a bit of history.
A couple of 3m posts and some premixed concrete.
Made a start on a 14m x 14m hen pen and a 14m x 14m veggie garden. The fence will be 2.1m tall and it'll have a bird net / shade cloth top. Veggie garden will have 10 raised beds with room to get the mower between them.
I'm not busting my bones to finish it so I'll just do a bit here and there and see how it go's.
(https://i.ibb.co/XXB0pQB/5-AEB22-BC-9832-4-A79-A5-A6-353-B8-DFBE5-E8.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qBGq9SG)
(https://i.ibb.co/gVQQWyb/7-C79-B6-B7-6663-4787-8-E51-AE26603-F507-E.jpg) (https://ibb.co/L5BBgSD)
A big project Tony. Then a big project looking after vegie garden. Make that cloth insect proof as well as bird. Ask me how i know that.
Quote from: grog on Friday, 28 April 2023, 05:43 PMA big project Tony. Then a big project looking after vegie garden. Make that cloth insect proof as well as bird. Ask me how i know that.
Yeah, it's a bit of work. I'm from a farming family and always put plenty of work into my gardens even in the town or city. I hope to grow more of my own stuff but if it becomes a chore then 2 minutes with the wire cutters and the hens get a much bigger pen.
One of the locals has lost a couple of hens to hawks, I have a few but regularly get Wedge Tail eagles too, had 60 ducks in the yard the other morning so it's definitely getting a top of some sorts!
So far today...
1 x 3m / 125mm post.
1 x 20kg bag of Rapid-Set concrete.
1 x Can of coke and a Sausage from Bunnings.
4 x 2.4m black star pickets.
1 x take away Coffee.
1 x Bacon and Egg roll.
Some of the above may be an indication that my Mrs is away today and I've been left unsupervised with no one to feed me.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 04:20 PMQuote from: Teufel on Sunday, 16 April 2023, 09:44 AMA mate of mine has one sitting in his garage, I wanted to buy it but it can't be road registered, don't think he'll be racing it again.
Hi Irish in Oz,
Is this in Northern Ireland? If it's in Oz I'd like to talk to him.
It's here in N.I. unfortunately, full race version with a bit of history.
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Thank you. That's unfortunate.
Just been on the phone. There's a bike for sale a couple of hours away. I'm told I need to be there mid day and bring money. Realised the seller and I have a mutual friend, made a call, mutual friend says seller and bike are all good. 🤔.
Another Busa??
This arvo - A car service for the Mazda3 and a new tyre due to sidewall bulge. :(
Dealer wanted $350 to fit one new tyre. Tyre place nearby is $265
I should also find a non-dealer to do services - somewhere in North Brisbane (I'm at Bracken Ridge if anyone happens to know a good place)
Quote from: VladTepes on Tuesday, 02 May 2023, 11:26 AMThis arvo - A car service for the Mazda3 and a new tyre due to sidewall bulge. :(
Dealer wanted $350 to fit one new tyre. Tyre place nearby is $265
I should also find a non-dealer to do services - somewhere in North Brisbane (I'm at Bracken Ridge if anyone happens to know a good place)
stick with the tyre place, stealer prices are crazy. 265 for a new tyre including fitting and balancing is not too bad. Perhaps consider a full new set, will be cheaper per tyre than a single, as these places like to sell in sets of 4.
Turns out they have ONE tyre in stock today. perfect. But yeah I normally would do at least 2.
Quote from: grog on Monday, 01 May 2023, 05:13 PMAnother Busa??
Yes. I was after a specific year / model / mileage so it took a while to find one I was happy with.
34,000K's, recent service, new tyres, braided lines, Carbon cans.
(https://i.ibb.co/C2C8wB1/B29-ED02-C-E6-E0-45-FF-8046-B8240-AD62-C7-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/X80LWX2)
(https://i.ibb.co/GsrZt34/84061-CE9-76-C7-45-DA-875-F-13-D1-F378-C9-CA.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mvPnXFV)
(https://i.ibb.co/pfWCyMs/B73-CB352-B974-49-AC-AF2-F-39-FC4-C8007-B7.jpg) (https://ibb.co/VgHXmzh)
(https://i.ibb.co/6WqBYbn/521-E3359-E8-B9-4-B4-E-9-AA8-ACC339-FD2-A94.jpg) (https://ibb.co/z4tJsbn)
That is pure porn Tony. So bloody nice. All the good gear, low ks. Well done.First photo a prize winner. Ive heard same exhaust on Busa, think i posted that, superb sound. :clapping:
Quote from: grog on Tuesday, 02 May 2023, 05:36 PMThat is pure porn Tony. So bloody nice. All the good gear, low ks. Well done.First photo a prize winner. Ive heard same exhaust on Busa, think i posted that, superb sound. :clapping:
Yeah, no baffles in the cans, they are a bit louder but not bad and have a much deeper rumble to them.
It has new Angel GT2's which aren't what I wanted on it, but the wheels will swap with the gold ones on my B-King so it might get them, or I do have another spare pair of Gen-2 rims. They are in my 190/55 preferred size though.
Beauty :drool:
Very nice. I'm sorely tempted.... I have found this one.
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Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Wednesday, 03 May 2023, 11:20 AMVery nice. I'm sorely tempted.... I have found this one.
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Looks OK but it's not dirt cheap, getting close to a Gen-2 price.
Gen-2's eat less 2nd gears and have much better brakes as well as other improvements, 1340cc not 1299, better electrics etc etc. Even buying an early Gen-2 it's still a model that was sold up to 2020 where any Gen-1 is at least 15 years out of production.
I've had / have a few Gen-1's but I think the 2 is worth any extra it might cost.
(https://i.ibb.co/zFSs6BQ/5-E37-CA73-AD7-A-4-C2-C-84-B3-0-DD69-F1-FD8-A5.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Qk69DTp)
Today:
Called my insurance and added the Busa.
Fully comp / minimum use, not a daily or regular use bike. Included everything, cans, screen (new one on order), braided lines etc.
No Dept of Transport anywhere near here so I went to the local little police station and their admin changed everything into my name for me.
They'll also change it to single seat when I get a cowl for it (Cheaper rego / annual road tax).
Nice :)
Thanks Tony, will redirect my attention to gen2 'Busa's.
Eric, if youre looking, just get one same as Tony new one.Beautiful. Today i bought the most sold Honda in the world.😂
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Wednesday, 03 May 2023, 03:43 PMThanks Tony, will redirect my attention to gen2 'Busa's.
[/quoteQuote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Wednesday, 03 May 2023, 03:43 PMThanks Tony, will redirect my attention to gen2 'Busa's.
Just my opinion, so take it with a large pinch of salt, a lot of folk do like Gen-1's.
I've had various Gen-1's since 2004. Only recently bought a Gen-2 but had a B-King since 2007 which is close to being a Gen-2, had a Gen-3 for over a year.
I personally think the 2 is a noticeable improvement over a 1, it's also the most powerful Busa. The 3 suffers from a high price and having to meet emissions that the 2 didn't have too. Busa's do get better by the age, but the 2 offers the most for your dollar.
Busa bore.
Gen-1.
99-00 1299cc unrestricted and same ECU.
01 different ECU again.
Early bikes also had different fuel pumps, different subframes.
03-07 similar with a different ECU again.
Gen-1's have 6 pot brakes that aren't a patch on the later radials and 2nd gear failures although not super common certainly affects Gen-1's more.
Gen-2.
1340cc 08-12 Non-ABS, non-Brembo.
13-20 ABS, Brembo.
Gen-3.
1340cc 2022 on, factory quickshifter, cruise control etc. Huge amount of minor engine changes.
B-King.
1340cc Gen-2 engine. Gen-2 wheels.
Forks swap but B-Kings are softer.
Rear shock swaps but Busa's is longer.
Gen-1 not restricted.
Gen-2 most powerful.
Gen-3 fastest acceleration.
For some reason all 3 tails swap, from the earliest Gen-1 to the latest Gen-3 the subframes use the same mounts.
All Busa's got a 190/50, all B-Kings got a 200/50, lots of owners fit a 190/55 to both.
Not unlike GSX14's, there's differences between early and late but nothing drastic to love and hate.
Cheers, Tony and Grog. I just picked up my new LR defender, so I'd be pushing it to add another bike to the stable. I'm not in a rush, will keep an eye out for a gen 2 busa, maybe a project bike. Never know. May sell the bmw. I haven't decided yet. 1400 will stay, that's for sure.
This arrived in the mail the other day, thought I'd give it a go, so far so good. Mornings have been crisp here (7-8 deg c at 6am) , so winter jacket with lining in, but 23-24 deg c on thr way home. Can tell the airflow under the legs is noticeable, seating is a bit higher 10mm or so, comfort is good so far, yet to try it on a multi-hour ride.
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That looks... odd.
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Tuesday, 02 May 2023, 05:11 PMQuote from: grog on Monday, 01 May 2023, 05:13 PMAnother Busa??
Yes. I was after a specific year / model / mileage so it took a while to find one I was happy with.
34,000K's, recent service, new tyres, braided lines, Carbon cans.
(https://i.ibb.co/C2C8wB1/B29-ED02-C-E6-E0-45-FF-8046-B8240-AD62-C7-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/X80LWX2)
(https://i.ibb.co/GsrZt34/84061-CE9-76-C7-45-DA-875-F-13-D1-F378-C9-CA.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mvPnXFV)
(https://i.ibb.co/pfWCyMs/B73-CB352-B974-49-AC-AF2-F-39-FC4-C8007-B7.jpg) (https://ibb.co/VgHXmzh)
(https://i.ibb.co/6WqBYbn/521-E3359-E8-B9-4-B4-E-9-AA8-ACC339-FD2-A94.jpg) (https://ibb.co/z4tJsbn)
Did you get that from Kawasaki at Bowen Hills?
There was one the same/very similar sitting on their lot a few weeks back noted as sold.
I didn't know blue was a factory colour, but if it is I bloody well want one!
(but just a pipe dream)
I have the same thing on the 14 & the 700 Grizzly Eric, very comfy, and cooling as you say.
Quote from: VladTepes on Thursday, 04 May 2023, 01:07 AMQuote from: Tony Nitrous on Tuesday, 02 May 2023, 05:11 PMQuote from: grog on Monday, 01 May 2023, 05:13 PMAnother Busa??
Yes. I was after a specific year / model / mileage so it took a while to find one I was happy with.
34,000K's, recent service, new tyres, braided lines, Carbon cans.
Did you get that from Kawasaki at Bowen Hills?
There was one the same/very similar sitting on their lot a few weeks back noted as sold.
I didn't know blue was a factory colour, but if it is I bloody well want one!
(but just a pipe dream)
No. Private sale of Ipswich Rd.
There have been a few similar blue Gen-2's.
Lighter Blue graphics, gold graphics or white graphics for different years. I think the 08 and 11 may be the same blue with different trim colours as the plain blue single seat humps share the same part number.
Haven't been to Bowen Hills since I had my H2 SX serviced there and never went back for it!
A battery for the Rav-4. It was still showing 12.8v but on cold morning was getting lazy and Mrs does a 180k drive either early morning or late evening on her own.
If I drove all the way to the city Supercheap wanted $229 for one, Repco wanted $225 for one.
Collecting the mail from the little local town I see the towns tyre fitters, two old guys normally sticking tyres on tractors, 4x4's and ride on mowers.
"How much for a battery if you have one?"
"$190 fitted (Rav's don't always like power being disconnected) with a 30 month warrantee. 1 in stock"
Done !
As i said yesterday, bought Honda largest selling item, a whipper snipper. It actually starts easily, not something i could say about last one i just binned.
That looks like a real rice rocket! :hat:
Quote from: VladTepes on Thursday, 04 May 2023, 01:07 AMI bloody well want one!
(but just a pipe dream)
I did hope the price of Gen-2's would have dropped after the release of the 3 but the 3 had a bit of a salty price rise and folk over reacted to it having a fraction less horsepower, so Gen-2 prices stayed strong.
There's a few around closer to $8k but rarely cheaper. They are still in demand by drag racers and sprint car builders etc so holding some value.
Saw a yellow today, i dont know which version, had same exhaust as your new Tony, Id like my bike to sound that way.
Dramatic drop in temps here. Yesterday I was sat outside the cafe in a T-shirt enjoying the day, today it's down to low single digit temps and some very strong winds. It's like going to bed in one season and getting up in another.
So.... I bought some warmth.
(https://i.ibb.co/1XhXhbm/1-F854-F6-D-7-DBE-4-A55-8471-59-CD3-E06-C64-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/FYNYNnD)
Seasoned Ironbark hardwood.
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Quote from: grog on Friday, 05 May 2023, 06:23 PMSaw a yellow today, i dont know which version, had same exhaust as your new Tony, Id like my bike to sound that way.
I didn't like the yellow when it came out but they have grown on me. Very much an in-ya-face yellow and certainly stands out.
Pretty sure it'd be a later Gen-2, so very similar to mine but with ABS and Brembo's.
A bit like TL, not a yellow fan but thats colour id have one in.
Oxford motorcycle lid lock, just a way to secure the lid when it's hanging off the handlebars, if they really want the lid it won't stop them but hey ho
Today I've ordered a new rear Avon Cobra Chrome for the tractor. They've gone up £15 since last July when I got the last lot, so £189 today. But free postage on this one so that saved £7.50 compared to where I got it last time.
Can't complain as it'll have managed 10k miles by the time it's definitely illegal. The front still looks like new so can stay on.
Another 14 shirt. $23 Ali Express. IMG_0378.jpeg
Not a huge fan of iridium screens.
Amazon to the rescue.
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Currently looking for a welded up BTL, some sticky tyres to replace the Angel-GT2's and a 2 bike trailer, although my funds are currently somewhat limited.
Today, paid for more tradies building new bathroom, bike stuff expensive, nowhere like bathroom stuff. Gives me a lot of points for no complaint bike stuff. :boogie:
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 06:15 PMToday, paid for more tradies building new bathroom, bike stuff expensive, nowhere like bathroom stuff. Gives me a lot of points for no complaint bike stuff. :boogie:
in my experience you only ever get 1 brownie point, revocable at anybtime, regardless of right or wrong or expense involved.
just got me a 24 mm front axle allen socket and a 1/2" drive breaker bar.
You can't have enough tools.
D.D.
2 more 3m x 125mm posts and 4 bags of rapid set.
2 more posts concreted in, cut to height and oiled.
Thats 9 posts, 3 x 3. 2 more posts and I'll start fencing the hens half. It'll need a further 2 posts to fence the veggie side. Both sides need doors / gates. Just slowly chipping away at it. I'm intentionally only doing a small amount each week as the previous fences hurt my body and wallet. Winter starts here in 10 days time, so it's probably a better time for digging and fencing, and good timing to get it ready for the coming Spring / Summer.
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A...
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B...
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C...
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Even though I have the correct tool, I probably use "B" the long-nut the most. It's actually for joining lengths of threaded bar for bracing up timber house frames, I think Bunnings / DIY stores sell them, I have a heap in a bucket. Fits some of my spindles great and easy to put a socket, ring spanner or rattle gun on.
Thought those joiners were 1" so too big for our 24mm axle internal hex bolts
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 09:58 PMThought those joiners were 1" so too big for our 24mm axle internal hex bolts
As you can see, the ones I have are a perfect fit. I guess they come in different sizes but we only used those.
EDIT: I'm not going back out to the shed tonight, but looking at the Bunnings website....
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Awesome. I have option C and A, used C on both my bikes, works a treat.
Might have to visit Bunnings, i have a homemade one but its gone into hiding. Keep one, put other 3 on E Bay, Suzuki special tool, $30. 😂
Bought some vernier calipers as my bike passed it's M.O.T with two advisories, chain was out of alignment and too tight, so used them too set the rear wheel correctly(4mm out). As other posts have pointed out DO NOT rely on the swing arm markings. I measured from where the adjuster bolt sits , from the end of the swing arm to the edge of the adjuster block.
Quote from: Tally on Saturday, 03 June 2023, 09:07 PMBought some vernier calipers as my bike passed it's M.O.T with two advisories, chain was out of alignment and too tight, so used them too set the rear wheel correctly(4mm out). As other posts have pointed out DO NOT rely on the swing arm markings. I measured from where the adjuster bolt sits , from the end of the swing arm to the edge of the adjuster block.
never used the adjuster marks on the swingarm, on customers bikes I used a wheel alignment jig (2 long straight edges clamped to the rear wheel) to get the wheels straight. and when you check the adjuster marks they where always out :whatever:
Even more so once you tighten the axle nut, so much flex.
I just look that the chain runs straight as it comes off the sprocket
Have checked, measured and my marks are spot on. Guess someone had to be lucky. Having said that, just on 20 th ks since chain has needed adjusting. EK are great chains.
Don't know what make of chain mine is, but it is the original from when I bought BIG SOOZ as she only had 600 miles on her, she's now approaching 20,000 miles . I will look at necessary replacements when I service her and see what I need.
Quote from: grog on Sunday, 04 June 2023, 05:28 PMHave checked, measured and my marks are spot on. Guess someone had to be lucky. Having said that, just on 20 th ks since chain has needed adjusting. EK are great chains.
My marks are also spot on.. I even used a vernier caliper to check each side..
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Monday, 05 June 2023, 06:10 AMQuote from: grog on Sunday, 04 June 2023, 05:28 PMHave checked, measured and my marks are spot on. Guess someone had to be lucky. Having said that, just on 20 th ks since chain has needed adjusting. EK are great chains.
My marks are also spot on.. I even used a vernier caliper to check each side..
Same here, use the marks, check with vernier and eyeball the chain is straight, all lines up.
My marks are correct as well, did check with vernier
I use a vernier to set the distance, but the marks also match up, guess they built a few true.
Raining here. Thought I'd have a day in the shed. Still haven't got it wired up properly yet so just have 5 lights on a string hung up. Not great. Realised they are designed so they can be linked up with multiple sets, so I went into town and bought a second set. Much better. It's brighter in there now with 2 sets and the doors closed than it was with them open and 1 set.
2 sets is 10 x 9W LED, works better than it sounds.
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I'm not sure I've ever used or checked my swingarm marks.
I set the chain straight as it comes off the top of the sprocket when I fit a new chain & then count the flats any time I turn the adjusters so they stay aligned.
I agree Hooli. Not such a big deal, just needs to running true on sprocket. I've used marks, then measured, then looked at chain running over sprocket.My dose of-gear oil, love that sound of well oiled chain running true. No adjust in 20th ks, must bedoing something right😂
The same trick worked to get my Hornet riding straight too. Follow the swing arm marks & it goes down the road sideways, but I think it's bent somewhere rather than bad marks. Not worked out where, but I suspect the swingarm mount area as everything else looks straight by eye.
if you measure from the end of the swingarm to the centre of the spindle you can get it lined up but ive seen on some bikes where the swingarm legs are different lengths !!!!! so it puts the wheel out. an alignment jig is the best way as it gets both wheels bang on in line, but most people don't have one. so another way is to measure from the centre of the wheel spindle to the centre of the swingarm pivot bolt. can be awkward with exhausts in the way but you do get an accurate measurement :onya:
Quote from: hard road on Monday, 05 June 2023, 08:46 PMif you measure from the end of the swingarm to the centre of the spindle you can get it lined up but ive seen on some bikes where the swingarm legs are different lengths !!!!! so it puts the wheel out. an alignment jig is the best way as it gets both wheels bang on in line, but most people don't have one. so another way is to measure from the centre of the wheel spindle to the centre of the swingarm pivot bolt. can be awkward with exhausts in the way but you do get an accurate measurement :onya:
When I bought my new 1200 Bandit someone local had a Motoliner jig (I think that was the name). On went the new 1200. Cheacked and double checked, removed it, refitted it and checked again, the marks on the adjusters were a fraction under 1 full mark out side to side. I was told that wasn't unusual at all and they'd seen much worse on brand new bikes.
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Monday, 05 June 2023, 09:48 PMQuote from: hard road on Monday, 05 June 2023, 08:46 PMif you measure from the end of the swingarm to the centre of the spindle you can get it lined up but ive seen on some bikes where the swingarm legs are different lengths !!!!! so it puts the wheel out. an alignment jig is the best way as it gets both wheels bang on in line, but most people don't have one. so another way is to measure from the centre of the wheel spindle to the centre of the swingarm pivot bolt. can be awkward with exhausts in the way but you do get an accurate measurement :onya:
When I bought my new 1200 Bandit someone local had a Motoliner jig (I think that was the name). On went the new 1200. Cheacked and double checked, removed it, refitted it and checked again, the marks on the adjusters were a fraction under 1 full mark out side to side. I was told that wasn't unusual at all and they'd seen much worse on brand new bikes.
yes its pretty common Tony. i used the alignment jig at the shop I worked at on many new bikes having their first service, and most of them where out :bugga: I was told the frames on many bikes where 3mm out at the headstock from new !!!! but that was an acceptable amount apparently ????? motorliner clamed they could get a frame to 0.5 of a millimetre from true.
Quote from: hard road on Monday, 05 June 2023, 10:38 PMQuote from: Tony Nitrous on Monday, 05 June 2023, 09:48 PMQuote from: hard road on Monday, 05 June 2023, 08:46 PMif you measure from the end of the swingarm to the centre of the spindle you can get it lined up but ive seen on some bikes where the swingarm legs are different lengths !!!!! so it puts the wheel out. an alignment jig is the best way as it gets both wheels bang on in line, but most people don't have one. so another way is to measure from the centre of the wheel spindle to the centre of the swingarm pivot bolt. can be awkward with exhausts in the way but you do get an accurate measurement :onya:
When I bought my new 1200 Bandit someone local had a Motoliner jig (I think that was the name). On went the new 1200. Cheacked and double checked, removed it, refitted it and checked again, the marks on the adjusters were a fraction under 1 full mark out side to side. I was told that wasn't unusual at all and they'd seen much worse on brand new bikes.
yes its pretty common Tony. i used the alignment jig at the shop I worked at on many new bikes having their first service, and most of them where out :bugga: I was told the frames on many bikes where 3mm out at the headstock from new !!!! but that was an acceptable amount apparently ????? motorliner clamed they could get a frame to 0.5 of a millimetre from true.
Yeah, the guy I knew regular straightened brand new bikes, stuff that most folk (like me) wouldn't notice on the road is seen as a big deal to serious racers / race teams who want stuff spot on.
Bunnings:
Me... "Coffee and Sausage Roll please".
Girl... "No problem, that'll be $9 please".
(Swipes card, pays $9, payment clears)
Girl.... "Errr... We don't have any Sausage Rolls though".
🙄🤐
Today:
12 months fully comp insurance on my ute was $600+.
A blood test and 3 injections for the dog got him C7 boosted, C5 renewal and heart worm etc etc for the next 12 months for $300+.
I don't regret either but that's another $1000 out of my "Busa go faster" fund.
My bike insurance is due next month which is my worst annual bill and always a bit painful.
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Tuesday, 06 June 2023, 06:44 AMQuote from: hard road on Monday, 05 June 2023, 10:38 PMQuote from: Tony Nitrous on Monday, 05 June 2023, 09:48 PMQuote from: hard road on Monday, 05 June 2023, 08:46 PMif you measure from the end of the swingarm to the centre of the spindle you can get it lined up but ive seen on some bikes where the swingarm legs are different lengths !!!!! so it puts the wheel out. an alignment jig is the best way as it gets both wheels bang on in line, but most people don't have one. so another way is to measure from the centre of the wheel spindle to the centre of the swingarm pivot bolt. can be awkward with exhausts in the way but you do get an accurate measurement :onya:
When I bought my new 1200 Bandit someone local had a Motoliner jig (I think that was the name). On went the new 1200. Cheacked and double checked, removed it, refitted it and checked again, the marks on the adjusters were a fraction under 1 full mark out side to side. I was told that wasn't unusual at all and they'd seen much worse on brand new bikes.
yes its pretty common Tony. i used the alignment jig at the shop I worked at on many new bikes having their first service, and most of them where out :bugga: I was told the frames on many bikes where 3mm out at the headstock from new !!!! but that was an acceptable amount apparently ????? motorliner clamed they could get a frame to 0.5 of a millimetre from true.
Yeah, the guy I knew regular straightened brand new bikes, stuff that most folk (like me) wouldn't notice on the road is seen as a big deal to serious racers / race teams who want stuff spot on.
So what is the biggest issue, the wheels not being aligned or the chain running true. If most frames are made from factory not straight surely it has to be one or the other you can only get right.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Tuesday, 06 June 2023, 07:31 PMQuote from: Tony Nitrous on Tuesday, 06 June 2023, 06:44 AMQuote from: hard road on Monday, 05 June 2023, 10:38 PMQuote from: Tony Nitrous on Monday, 05 June 2023, 09:48 PMQuote from: hard road on Monday, 05 June 2023, 08:46 PMif you measure from the end of the swingarm to the centre of the spindle you can get it lined up but ive seen on some bikes where the swingarm legs are different lengths !!!!! so it puts the wheel out. an alignment jig is the best way as it gets both wheels bang on in line, but most people don't have one. so another way is to measure from the centre of the wheel spindle to the centre of the swingarm pivot bolt. can be awkward with exhausts in the way but you do get an accurate measurement :onya:
When I bought my new 1200 Bandit someone local had a Motoliner jig (I think that was the name). On went the new 1200. Cheacked and double checked, removed it, refitted it and checked again, the marks on the adjusters were a fraction under 1 full mark out side to side. I was told that wasn't unusual at all and they'd seen much worse on brand new bikes.
yes its pretty common Tony. i used the alignment jig at the shop I worked at on many new bikes having their first service, and most of them where out :bugga: I was told the frames on many bikes where 3mm out at the headstock from new !!!! but that was an acceptable amount apparently ????? motorliner clamed they could get a frame to 0.5 of a millimetre from true.
Yeah, the guy I knew regular straightened brand new bikes, stuff that most folk (like me) wouldn't notice on the road is seen as a big deal to serious racers / race teams who want stuff spot on.
So what is the biggest issue, the wheels not being aligned or the chain running true. If most frames are made from factory not straight surely it has to be one or the other you can only get right.
getting the wheels in line is the priority, the bike has to handle correctly. once the wheels are in line the chain run is pretty much right anyway. but saying that if the rear sprocket is out it will be hardly noticeable anyway, plus the teeth on the sprocket have a slight taper so no real issues.
Quote from: hard road on Monday, 05 June 2023, 08:46 PMif you measure from the end of the swingarm to the centre of the spindle you can get it lined up but ive seen on some bikes where the swingarm legs are different lengths !!!!! so it puts the wheel out. an alignment jig is the best way as it gets both wheels bang on in line, but most people don't have one. so another way is to measure from the centre of the wheel spindle to the centre of the swingarm pivot bolt. can be awkward with exhausts in the way but you do get an accurate measurement :onya:
Ok this gets your rear wheel in the middle and hopefully aligned well for chain, but if most headstocks are out of alignment from factory the wheels cannot be aligned, or am I missing something. I'm not sure how one could align wheels on a shaft drive.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Tuesday, 06 June 2023, 09:49 PMQuote from: hard road on Monday, 05 June 2023, 08:46 PMif you measure from the end of the swingarm to the centre of the spindle you can get it lined up but ive seen on some bikes where the swingarm legs are different lengths !!!!! so it puts the wheel out. an alignment jig is the best way as it gets both wheels bang on in line, but most people don't have one. so another way is to measure from the centre of the wheel spindle to the centre of the swingarm pivot bolt. can be awkward with exhausts in the way but you do get an accurate measurement :onya:
Ok this gets your rear wheel in the middle and hopefully aligned well for chain, but if most headstocks are out of alignment from factory the wheels cannot be aligned, or am I missing something. I'm not sure how one could align wheels on a shaft drive.
we are only talking a few mil here so its not gona make much difference to us normal humans ;) but it might from a race bike. Im not saying every bike has a bent frame, what im saying is 3mm out is the acceptable limit set by the factory's but im sure most modern frames are less than that. when something is mass produced then tolerances can shift form the blueprint, its for this reason why racers blueprint their engines. :onya:
as to shaft drive then you would hope they are bang on !!!! I might check my old XS1100 and see if thats in line :shocked:
their are many cars out their where the rear wheels can not be adjusted in line with the fronts, if they are out then you live with it or start buying suspension arms to see if it can be fixed :embarrassed: I know as I worked on a Hunter alignment system.
Today, new gas bottle, one of those Ryobi 18v air blowers, Queen size mattress. Can a big mattress actually fit in this little box. Ill find out tomorrow. IMG_0402.jpeg
Quote from: grog on Friday, 09 June 2023, 05:53 PMToday, new gas bottle, one of those Ryobi 18v air blowers, Queen size mattress. Can a big mattress actually fit in this little box. Ill find out tomorrow. IMG_0402.jpeg
We bought a Queen size mattress in a box like that a couple of years back. I was very doubtful about how it'd turn out, but I was pleasantly surprised. I gave it a while to settle and it's really nice. It's our spare bed now, my Mrs prefers the new one we bought but I honestly can't tell the difference.
I was once told that when the MZ factory was building 1000cc bikes they would make the Chromo frame up on jig and weld it up and drill all the necessary holes for engine, rear suspension mount and accessories ect. Once cool it would be put on another jig to bore the steering head bearing cups and swinging arm holes to ensure 100% accuracy of the frame.
Doing my bit for the environment, going all electric.
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Should be good Irish. My Whipper Snipper, pressure cleaner and mower petrol, everything else battery. Blower, hedge trimmer, sabre saw. Theyre just 18v so 40 should kick arse. I reckon my pressure cleaner recoil could almost land me in UK. :laugh:
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Friday, 16 June 2023, 05:48 PMDoing my bit for the environment, going all electric.
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And charging them by solar power as well I'd imagine :stir:
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I bought nothing cos my stupid bank locked me out of online banking cos my secure key battery was low and spawned spurious codes so I could not be verified. :furious: :furious:
Otherwise I would have bought Honda carb parts and a clutch cable.
D.D.
Quote from: Dwain Dibley on Sunday, 18 June 2023, 06:42 AMI bought nothing cos my stupid bank locked me out of online banking cos my secure key battery was low and spawned spurious codes so I could not be verified. :furious: :furious:
Otherwise I would have bought Honda carb parts and a clutch cable.
D.D.
Maybe they were a little suspicious of your rather "Dodgy" looking photo Mr Dibley ! :)
Quote from: Dwain Dibley on Sunday, 18 June 2023, 06:42 AMI bought nothing cos my stupid bank locked me out of online banking cos my secure key battery was low and spawned spurious codes so I could not be verified. :furious: :furious:
Otherwise I would have bought Honda carb parts and a clutch cable.
D.D.
Just another reason I don't do banking on my phone.
Quote from: grog on Friday, 16 June 2023, 06:20 PMShould be good Irish. My Whipper Snipper, pressure cleaner and mower petrol, everything else battery. Blower, hedge trimmer, sabre saw. Theyre just 18v so 40 should kick arse. I reckon my pressure cleaner recoil could almost land me in UK. :laugh:
Kicks arse alright did my 36 square metres in 2mins and 46 secs. Didn't even drop a bar on either of the two led battery meters and I didn't even have it in eco mode, was in auto mode speeds up if the load gets greater, bit like traction control.
I'm working on how long it would take to do 10 acres and if I will need a couple of spare battery's as it's a 1 hour charger.
The windmill is arriving next week to make it all legit.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Monday, 19 June 2023, 05:33 AMQuote from: grog on Friday, 16 June 2023, 06:20 PMShould be good Irish. My Whipper Snipper, pressure cleaner and mower petrol, everything else battery. Blower, hedge trimmer, sabre saw. Theyre just 18v so 40 should kick arse. I reckon my pressure cleaner recoil could almost land me in UK. :laugh:
Kicks arse alright did my 36 square metres in 2mins and 46 secs. Didn't even drop a bar on either of the two led battery meters and I didn't even have it in eco mode, was in auto mode speeds up if the load gets greater, bit like traction control.
I'm working on how long it would take to do 10 acres and if I will need a couple of spare battery's as it's a 1 hour charger.
The windmill is arriving next week to make it all legit.
@ Irish in Oz - by my calculations you will need 5 batteries :confused1: but you would be best sticking with the one so you can have an hours rest each time it needs a charge :stir:
[/quote]@ Irish in Oz - by my calculations you will need 5 batteries :confused1: but you would be best sticking with the one so you can have an hours rest each time it needs a charge :stir:
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I've got 3 4AH and 4 2AH so I won't have time to rest, job should be done I don't want to waste time on those Utube channels.
@ Irish in Oz - by my calculations you will need 5 batteries :confused1: but you would be best sticking with the one so you can have an hours rest each time it needs a charge :stir:
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I've got 3 4AH and 4 2AH so I won't have time to rest, job should be done I don't want to waste time on those Utube channels.
[/quote]I was thinking more a quick run on the bike for a pint or two
I bought a set of hex head socket things for the drill, and a pair of multi-grips. Exciting huh.
Quote from: VladTepes on Monday, 19 June 2023, 09:05 AMI bought a set of hex head socket things for the drill, and a pair of multi-grips. Exciting huh.
Can never have too many tools Matey.
D.D.
Ermax bellypan, Pics when it's fitted :cheers:
They were both replacements for ones I already have but that have disappeared into thin air.
Today just 2 more electronic pest reppellers ordered, finding dead spiders, roaches so convinced me they work. These will be for shed, i get rats, possums , geckos, spiders in there.Doesn worry me except they crap everywhere, not the spiders. :grin:
Bellypan arrived, looks quite well made
my Mrs bought me a GSX1400 hoodie for me 60th yesturday :boogie2:
Quote from: hard road on Thursday, 22 June 2023, 03:11 AMmy Mrs bought me a GSX1400 hoodie for me 60th yesturday :boogie2:
You can hang around on street corners now with all you gang members, did she buy you a kitchen knife as well so you can fit in better. :lol:
Quote from: mjgt on Thursday, 22 June 2023, 05:52 PMQuote from: hard road on Thursday, 22 June 2023, 03:11 AMmy Mrs bought me a GSX1400 hoodie for me 60th yesturday :boogie2:
You can hang around on street corners now with all you gang members, did she buy you a kitchen knife as well so you can fit in better. :lol:
no my Mrs has banned from touching knives, and thats no joke :embarassed:
You can borrow my new knife a Khukuri from Nepal ex Gurkha issue , Dad fought with the Gurkhas in Borneo in WW2 couldn't speak highly enough of them
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A cousin of mine used to command a Gurkha detachment in the RAF, he's got nothing but praise for them either. Amazing fighters & all decent people.
Quote from: horse on Thursday, 22 June 2023, 10:13 PMYou can borrow my new knife a Khukuri from Nepal ex Gurkha issue , Dad fought with the Gurkhas in Borneo in WW2 couldn't speak highly enough of them
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thats impressive horse but I better not :rolleyes: but total respect to your dad and the Gurkhas :notworthy:
I think
@froudy collects Knives
I bought some warmth.
Probably overdoing it a bit, log burner is rarely let to go out. A bit of crude man maths says my house is like an oven 24/7 over winter for around $30 / £17 a week. I'm happy with that.
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You wouldnt like my place Tony..
In winter time my mates keep their jackets on when they visit (and I am NOT joking).
On several occasions during the winter months when the weather has warmed a few degrees, I open the doors and windows to "let the heat in"!
I have several mates are from Yorkshire and even they think I am tight!! (UK guys will know what I mean)..
Yorkshire folk have a reputation for being errrr "careful" with money..
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Rent rooms out as a 'bracing health spa' Speedy
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Saturday, 24 June 2023, 01:35 PMYou wouldnt like my place Tony..
In winter time my mates keep their jackets on when they visit (and I am NOT joking).
On several occasions during the winter months when the weather has warmed a few degrees, I open the doors and windows to "let the heat in"!
I have several mates are from Yorkshire and even they think I am tight!! (UK guys will know what I mean)..
Yorkshire folk have a reputation for being errrr "careful" with money..
:grin:
I hate the cold. It was certainly part of leaving the UK and moving to the coast here.
My wife liked this area originally. I said I never want to live anywhere that has a frost !
She convinced me with an offer of early retirement, big sheds, and a warm house. New place is very well insulated, in walls, in ceilings, under the room etc, and brick skinned not timber like most around here. Reverse cycle aircon and a log burner means we have had Winter nights here when we have opened windows to get some air in!
To be fair Winter here isn't like the UK. Even on the rare days we see a frost once the sun is up it's normally a really nice day, warm, dry and sunny.
I've worked outdoors in Aussie summers for 19 years and love it, cold... I hate !
This week (1/3rd of the way through Winter)
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As I posted in the other thread, this is my Winter...
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(I just wait untill the temps in double figures and avoid early starts!)
Im with you Tony, hate the cold. Weve had three 2 degree nights this month. A/C does a great job as heater, cheapest way of doing it.
Quote from: grog on Saturday, 24 June 2023, 05:01 PMIm with you Tony, hate the cold. Weve had three 2 degree nights this month. A/C does a great job as heater, cheapest way of doing it.
Yeah, we have a really good reverse cycle system in the new place. Very clever thing. Can't fault it, except I love having a log burner. I find it very therapeutic and it's a little bit of old Skool low tech in my life. A big lump of Iron Bark in when I go to bed still gives me nice glowing embers the next morning.
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Mum used to have a 200 year old cottage..
Had a lovelly solid fuel / wood / junk burning fire..
Really churned out some heat !
Grew up with fireplaces, combustion stove. Stove heated our water and cooked. Learnt to drive at around 8 yrs, that was so i could drive old ute up the back to collect firewood. Living in the bush was incredible childhood, had my own rifle, chainsaw, axes etc. Chopping wood, cutting sticks, cleaning out fireplace, just not something ive ever wanted to do since, just turn the A/C on, like it.Ute was a Dodge Fargo, i still remember the flogging i got, threw a bit of wood thru its rear window. :) Other story, fire threw a cinder into lounge , old man was talking to a customer, werent allowed to interrupt, i didnt. When he finished i told him, still remember dragging it out into yard, another belting.He wasnt at all bad, just how he did things, all good in my books.
bought a bike and a frame today, need a new project :grin:
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Quote from: grog on Saturday, 24 June 2023, 05:51 PMGrew up with fireplaces, combustion stove. Stove heated our water and cooked. Learnt to drive at around 8 yrs, that was so i could drive old ute up the back to collect firewood. Living in the bush was incredible childhood, had my own rifle, chainsaw, axes etc. Chopping wood, cutting sticks, cleaning out fireplace, just not something ive ever wanted to do since, just turn the A/C on, like it.Ute was a Dodge Fargo, i still remember the flogging i got, threw a bit of wood thru its rear window. :) Other story, fire threw a cinder into lounge , old man was talking to a customer, werent allowed to interrupt, i didnt. When he finished i told him, still remember dragging it out into yard, another belting.He wasnt at all bad, just how he did things, all good in my books.
Brilliant childhood Grog of which you can be very proud..
The 1st book I ever asked my parents for Christmas at the age of 8 was Tom Sawyer (Followed by Huckleberry Finn)..
I really related to their adventures and free spirits..
No Bullshit Health & Safety and no Mind destroying computers or mobile phones..
We went out to play when the sun rose and came home at dusk for tea/Bath/Bed
Kids now really do not know what a crap childhood they have..
Brainwashed into subservience !
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never read Tom Sawyer but I love the song by Rush ;)
@Grog
Dodge Fargo, still have it hidden away somewhere, will do it up one day, Kew 250 ci flathead.
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@irish in oz when you say hidden do you mean you've just forgotten where you stashed it ? :rofl2: :stir: :stir:
Quote from: GSXKING on Monday, 26 June 2023, 10:53 AM@irish in oz when you say hidden do you mean you've just forgotten where you stashed it ? :rofl2: :stir: :stir:
I know where it is, about 8 metres away from this pic in another shed beside a classic boat that has the same type of motor, the plan is one day it will be towing that boat.
Side valve 6 cylinder?Bloody heavy old motors.
That's the one. It's all about torque, where used in trucks, combines, forklifts and airport tugs.
A month or two's drinking water for my wife.
Really should look at getting a proper 2 stage canister + UV filter but that'll be part of a bigger job as I want to get a new pump for the house and use this pump on the sheds.
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She seems to think the bird poop on the roof, frogs in the gutters, smoke ash from the log burner and the dust etc isn't ideal for her health.
Tastes fine to me! :happy1:
Where does she think the minerals in volcanic spring water come from?
Quote from: Hooli on Monday, 03 July 2023, 05:39 PMWhere does she think the minerals in volcanic spring water come from?
I'm guessing they filter the bird poop and frogs and other stuff out though... :happy1:
When I was in The Falkland's I was the Detachment Commander and one of my duties was to be fully aware of everything that went on. While checking how the water on the mountain was collected and processed I found that all waste water was put though an agitator/aerator before being pumped out onto the peat bog. Fresh water was pumped up from a stream further down the mountain. Tasted fine and there were no side effects (that I Know of). :)
We have a two stage canister and UV filter it's great, we collect and drink our roof water.... 60,000 litres of it, our tanks are overflowing at present. Great storage for watering the brides garden in summer.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Monday, 03 July 2023, 06:59 PMWe have a two stage canister and UV filter it's great, we collect and drink our roof water.... 60,000 litres of it, our tanks are overflowing at present. Great storage for watering the brides garden in summer.
I'm holding about 141,000 ltrs at the moment. Maybe a years worth if I was careful. My goal was always to live as if I had mains, but without it.
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I'm putting another tank on my field shelter and the house and shed tanks will overflow to another in the veggie garden / orchard.
The "experts" all told me "Oh, on tanks you can't flush the loo unless it's number two, no long showers etc etc". We live as if we had mains and never have to skimp. Tanks regularly over flow.
My creek / spring hasn't stopped flowing in 2 years. I always have the option to pump up from that and may do if I get cattle or livestock.
We don't need to store water in Ireland.
One piece summer base layer, should make it easier to peel off the leather trousers when I'm a bit sweaty Betty. And no it doesn't have a button up but flap :rofl2:
Air compressor powered nail gun from the Aldi. Now I can re-foam my 1400 seat and redo the staples DIY
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:cheers: the statistics confirm it 👍
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Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Tuesday, 04 July 2023, 08:20 AMAir compressor powered nail gun from the Aldi. Now I can re-foam my 1400 seat and redo the staples DIY
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Haven't used my compressor in quite a while. I'm a bit cautious.
I've seen old ones that didn't get the moisture drained from the tanks regularly and it's not unknown for them to let go one day... KAAABOOOOM! It's nasty when it happens. Mine is old and I've been a bit slack draining it. If I start using one again I might look at getting a new one. Mine wasn't really big enough to keep up with my air-wrench or air chisel for long. Handy things if you have a good one although 18v tools have taken some of their work off them.
Not knocking home compressor's, I have one and I like them, but it pays to be careful.
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Quote from: GSXKING on Tuesday, 04 July 2023, 09:13 AM:cheers: the statistics confirm it 👍
Yeah, plenty of places here would get more than that, I think Bris gets something like 1200mm although 2022 was a lot higher , but ours is less dragged out. We are more wild storms then drought. Living in the UK I never saw the intense rainfall we get here in storm season, but plenty of drawn out wet days.
We get plenty of rain here, just not always when we need it. Hence the tanks.
Qld, 95% of the time lovely... the other 5% on fire or underwater !
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Tuesday, 04 July 2023, 10:15 AMNot knocking home compressor's, I have one and I like them, but it pays to be careful.
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Thanks Tony, mine gets used regularly and I always drain after the days jobs are done, leave the drain valve open so it can dry out.
Quote from: GSXKING on Tuesday, 04 July 2023, 09:13 AM:cheers: the statistics confirm it 👍
We know how to harness it without flooding the city.
4 more 8 foot star pickets and some tie wire.
Did a bit more to my hen pen build.
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Recently... a gate, another post, 2 more 8 foot star pickets and a few bags of rapid set.
That's all the posts, gates, star pickets and the lower weld-mesh sunk into the ground. Just need a couple of strainer wires and two runs of chicken mesh and the hen pen is finished.
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15m x 15m x 2.1m. Should keep the hens in, and hopefully the fox's, wild dogs and dingo's out.
Might look at getting a net top. Friend here was lost a couple to hawks and I get them here, and 3 Wedge Tail Eagles recently.
Yep get a net mate. A mate nearly lost his Jack Russel to an eagle.
How you gonna deal with snakes?
Quote from: VladTepes on Friday, 14 July 2023, 02:27 PMYep get a net mate. A mate nearly lost his Jack Russel to an eagle.
How you gonna deal with snakes?
I thought about making it mouse / snake proof, it's do-able but was going to be a lot of work and real expensive.
I don't get many pythons here, just Red Belly's and Eastern Browns. I'll try and make their coop secure and mouse proof, and not leave food or eggs around.
More concerned about the wild dogs, Dingo's and Fox's (and the birds of pray).
My eggs come in a box, they are even free range.
Free range boxes? you don't see many people farming those these days.
Im the same Irish. Next door has chooks, dog eats the chooks, snakes come, rats come.chooks get sick. Eggs in a package seem much easier to me.
Quote from: Hooli on Friday, 14 July 2023, 07:04 PMFree range boxes? you don't see many people farming those these days.
Do you take yours home from the farm in your top box then have scrambled eggs.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Friday, 14 July 2023, 07:53 PMQuote from: Hooli on Friday, 14 July 2023, 07:04 PMFree range boxes? you don't see many people farming those these days.
Do you take yours home from the farm in your top box then have scrambled eggs.
TBH I'm not much of an egg fan so don't buy them.
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Friday, 14 July 2023, 05:43 PMQuote from: VladTepes on Friday, 14 July 2023, 02:27 PMYep get a net mate. A mate nearly lost his Jack Russel to an eagle.
How you gonna deal with snakes?
I thought about making it mouse / snake proof, it's do-able but was going to be a lot of work and real expensive.
I don't get many pythons here, just Red Belly's and Eastern Browns. I'll try and make their coop secure and mouse proof, and not leave food or eggs around.
More concerned about the wild dogs, Dingo's and Fox's (and the birds of pray).
get some cats
One of these https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/162171816295?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=aMteZpsvRm6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=_M0J_4k6R_O&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Saturday, 15 July 2023, 12:48 AMQuote from: Tony Nitrous on Friday, 14 July 2023, 05:43 PMQuote from: VladTepes on Friday, 14 July 2023, 02:27 PMYep get a net mate. A mate nearly lost his Jack Russel to an eagle.
How you gonna deal with snakes?
I thought about making it mouse / snake proof, it's do-able but was going to be a lot of work and real expensive.
I don't get many pythons here, just Red Belly's and Eastern Browns. I'll try and make their coop secure and mouse proof, and not leave food or eggs around.
More concerned about the wild dogs, Dingo's and Fox's (and the birds of pray).
get some cats
Cats do a lot more harm than good here. A lot of rural folk hate them with a passion. A mate up North was getting $10 for cats and $5 for kittens for shooting them, he shot a LOT. They are a real problem. There was a push a while back to kill another 2,000,000. I had cats in the UK. I won't have one on the place here. Too much vulnerable native wildlife that needs protecting from them.
1 roll of chicken mesh. 1.2m x 50m.
1 roll of chicken mesh. 900mm x 50m.
6 x 900mm plant stakes.
2 x Lilly Pilly plants.
1 x Brocks billet clutch kit to remove the stock 2 piece Suzuki BTL that ruins aggressive hard launches. I really don't need a poor version of a slipper clutch, but I do need to stop the jolts and bucking from dead stop launches.
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Free Range Eggs ?
Some are. Some are more than others. It's pretty common to use tricks like stick several thousand hens in a shed and have a door leading to a couple of square metres outside. In theory a hen could go outside. There's a heap of similar ways around being able to claim free range. They change the laws and rules but most free range eggs couldn't be produced for the price in some idilic fairyland.
I like having hens, and a veggie garden, orchard etc. it's quite a bit of work, and rarely cost effective but it's a nice hobby, I find it very therapeutic and appreciate anything I can grow.
It suits me a lot better than being in the pub or watching TV.
Pricing up a few cattle next. 4 legged lawn mowers to end up on the grill.
Free range is classified as having 10,000 chickens per hectare, or each hen having 1sq.m each....
My neighbour exact same. 20 sq enclosure, 20 chooks. It gets more space as snakes get them, also a few just die. I like the shop option for eggs. Similar story, my wife feeds birds, we get some nice ones, also brings rats, mice, snakes.Not really a problem.
While I'm at the farm I grab a few duck eggs as well. The farmer is a good mate they are all free.
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Monday, 17 July 2023, 07:14 PMFree range is classified as having 10,000 chickens per hectare, or each hen having 1sq.m each....
Yeah, that's part of it, but there's more to it than that, like access to an outdoor area, the time they spend outdoors and the size of the area etc, and the time they spend indoors more confined etc.
I've spent the last 60 years in a farming family, some farms are really good, but the label on the supermarket egg box isn't really a guarantee of how they all spend their days. Not every egg producer is as good as we'd hope they are.
Tony - How big is your block? Needs to be quite big to legally use a rifle or shotty I think. But a little 410 would be handy.
Quote from: VladTepes on Tuesday, 18 July 2023, 04:10 PMTony - How big is your block? Needs to be quite big to legally use a rifle or shotty I think. But a little 410 would be handy.
Why does it have to be legal when he lives near hillbillies 😜😜
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I think the word you are looking for is "Bogan"
Quote from: GSXKING on Tuesday, 18 July 2023, 05:39 PMQuote from: VladTepes on Tuesday, 18 July 2023, 04:10 PMTony - How big is your block? Needs to be quite big to legally use a rifle or shotty I think. But a little 410 would be handy.
Why does it have to be legal when he lives near hillbillies 😜😜
"He sure got a purdy mouth"
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Mate got a Honda NC700 virtually free and need a brake reservoir so a trip into England to a breakers near Yate. lots of 2 strokes outside :)
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Quite a few bucks there Notty, first model i think. I had 1972 H1B, think thats correct. Bored it to fit 550 Suzuki pistons, put chambers on it. Wouldnt stop or go around corners but what a motor. Total missile, chewed fuel at 12 mpg.Totally useless but was a good project.
For a while I have been thinking of getting one of these "culinary" flame torch type jobbies for work as I like the VERY controllable flame.. We get Bow screws seized into the end of Violin / Cello bows and I used to use a candle to heat up the end of the threaded rod.. It did work but took ages..
I got one of these (for work).. Not at all expensive..
After trying it the other day and seeing that even on the lowest smallest flame the bow screw glowed Red within about 8 seconds, I decided to get another one for home / Bike / Car use..
I tried in at work on a zinc plated bolt (held in a small metal work vice) and it got the bolt that hot that the zinc disapeared!! (I had the fsn on and the door to the outside open).
Very impressed at how intense yet controllable the flame it.. Plus it starts with a click (Piezo Crystal, so no batteries)
Very cheap and very effective
I use something similar as in a chefs blow torch for when I cut laminate glass as it melts the stuff in the middle making it easier to separate without shelling the edge of the glass. Also use it for melting solderbutts when joining wires together. A very useful tool.
New charging system should be full by June 2024.
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Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 13 August 2023, 07:39 PMNew charging system should be full by June 2024.
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Bahahahaha have you gone green Jeff 🙀🙀
Forty shades of it, I've just ordered a new car it's diesel turbo.
Admittedly a few days ago, and lift kit courtesy of Stepdoug
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 13 August 2023, 07:39 PMNew charging system should be full by June 2024.
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I run a very similar setup in one of my sheds, I use it for Lighting (4 LED strip lights) & for keeping the 2 quad bikes battery charged & also maintain 2 power packs using the USB ports. I'm using a 100w panel & a 40amp MPPT controller, the setup does it all easily. Happy as with mine.
Looking at yours Jeff, I'd say you have spare capacity there as well.
Exactly about the same here Col, Chinese controller and the panel I think is from the States.
Just testing on the bike I bought it for the boat my main power user away from dock is the fridge.
Bought a new renntec rack as the top quality German Fehling chrome rack (£150.00) only survived one Welsh winter
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a good buy at £69
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Top quality stuff Notty. One year wrecked it. I wonder if a China item wouldve out lasted it.
Last week bought Top Don jump pack. Have used about 5 times, works perfectly. Started a Merc Vito diesel no prob. A bit slow to charge only fault ive found. Theres a 3000 model if you need bigger.Cant fault quality even though Chinese. Found on sale, $119, with E Bay coupons $87. :) https://premium-diagnostics.com.au/products/topdon-jumpsurge2000-js2000-2000a-jump-starter-12v-battery-charger-power-bank
I'm suspecting this is a china item with a German label attached. Does anyone know of a factory actually making these - as opposed to just the brand name?
They say all made in Germany Col.
Quote from: Notty on Saturday, 19 August 2023, 01:58 AMBought a new renntec rack as the top quality German Fehling chrome rack (£150.00) only survived one Welsh winter
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Is this a result of salted roads @Notty ?
Quote from: GSXKING on Saturday, 19 August 2023, 08:59 PMQuote from: Notty on Saturday, 19 August 2023, 01:58 AMBought a new renntec rack as the top quality German Fehling chrome rack (£150.00) only survived one Welsh winter
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Is this a result of salted roads @Notty ?
Yep Chris - salt on our roads is a killer :bugga:
Looks like a form of cancer. I can't imagine what riding in those conditions would be like. Isle of Man in May was cool enough. I had the heated hand grips on all day long. :confused1:
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Quote from: Notty on Saturday, 19 August 2023, 09:15 PMYep Chris - salt on our roads is a killer :bugga:
Salt is an issue here but for different reasons.
When I've been buying a ute or 4x4 it's very common to see No Beach Work / never been on the beach or near the sea. I know places that have specific car washes aimed more at under the vehicles for this reason.
Today was new boots day. Sunstate Suzuki web site says all sizes in stock. Id like to try b4 i buy. Rang today, none in stock, can order in. So bloody annoying, whats printed is not real. Sure, can order online but need to try obviously. Answer is now, brand i wanted no one stocks, another shop has diff brand, very similar, all sizes to try. No wonder some shops are avoided.
Today I got a gps antenna for the boats vhf radio. The radio has an inbuilt gps receiver but it works sometimes & not others, so that's no good to me, brought the plug n play antenna & she's a good un again.
Quote from: grog on Friday, 25 August 2023, 06:46 PMToday was new boots day. Sunstate Suzuki web site says all sizes in stock. Id like to try b4 i buy. Rang today, none in stock, can order in. So bloody annoying, whats printed is not real. Sure, can order online but need to try obviously. Answer is now, brand i wanted no one stocks, another shop has diff brand, very similar, all sizes to try. No wonder some shops are avoided.
Agree, I need new boots too, so hard to find the ones I want, don't want to buy untried. Just a hassle.
I am lucky in that regard as I have three large chain stores nearby. All neatly lined up within a few km. Order there stuff online to ship to their store, try on and keep what I like. Pay with cash :worshippy:
Mine I bought from my local bike shop which just happens to be next to H's cafe at Dorchester oxon, tried them ,liked them , bought them.
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Quote from: Tally on Saturday, 26 August 2023, 01:23 AMMine I bought from my local bike shop which just happens to be next to H's cafe at Dorchester oxon, tried them ,liked them , bought them.
I like the look of those..
Details ??
@speedy1959. The boots are made by SIDI and they are called the Denver range and that's about all I can tell you about them, I can't remember what they cost either. All I know is they're comfy and waterproof.
Just a little warning about lace up boots, make sure the loops are tucked in.Few weeks back pulling up to lights, went to put foot down, lace loop had found its way around gear lever. Frantic few seconds, ended up ok. Couldve easily been disaster. First time ever happened but scared me into checking them now. New ones im buying actually have a little garage for tucking laces into.Great idea.
Grog
I have done that EXACT same thing when I was younger and first into bikes..
Its a great way of injecting some adrenalin ! :grin:
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Sunday, 27 August 2023, 05:05 PMGrog
I have done that EXACT same thing when I was younger and first into bikes..
Its a great way of injecting some adrenalin ! :grin:
I have a no heels, no laces rule on my bike boots. I'm not sure what the style is called but a very insignificant heel is nice to move the foot around with than a more chunky one.
We all have different tastes.
Good rules Tony. Another new thing i like but dont. Helmets with slide together fastening instead of D rings. Like the way they work but number of times almost dropped helmet, carrying it and hit clasp release. Totally aware now but need to be careful.
Quote from: grog on Sunday, 27 August 2023, 04:52 PMNew ones im buying actually have a little garage for tucking laces into.Great idea
Thank you for the reminder. My hiking boots have lace-garages. Never needed them as the laces were long enough to loop the ends around the shaft. So forgot about them. Bought new laces which are shorter, so I left them dangling. Very annoying as they kept getting into the shaft. Now they get garaged and I am minus one annoyance :boogie2:
My laces wrapped around the gear change lever so when I stopped couldn't put the stand down :bugga: mate came and cut them off :)
Why persevere with laced boots? Why not get zipped & velcro ones? I've been using these for years n no issues.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 29 August 2023, 05:31 AMWhy persevere with laced boots? Why not get zipped & velcro ones? I've been using these for years n no issues.
Col, you sure it's not because you can't tie shoe laces.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Tuesday, 29 August 2023, 03:52 PMQuote from: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 29 August 2023, 05:31 AMWhy persevere with laced boots? Why not get zipped & velcro ones? I've been using these for years n no issues.
Col, you sure it's not because you can't tie shoe laces.
Yeah, well, there's that too, but they're still easier! :onya: :clapping:
I've always used lace up boots and never had a problem with them. Started out with Doc Martins, then Military boots (Which I still use, although not the same pair) and then moved on to high leg safety boots and now use altbergs.
They never allow convicts to have laces, so I've always had zip and Velcro boots...
These keep my legs dry I find
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Thursday, 31 August 2023, 05:56 AMThese keep my legs dry I find
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Quote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 31 August 2023, 07:03 AMQuote from: Speedy1959 on Thursday, 31 August 2023, 05:56 AMThese keep my legs dry I find
Did you get those off Notty?
No - they have laces so too dangerous - mind you the heels mean I could put a jack up kit on and still reach the floor :rofl2:
Laced boots for me, more comfy, more adjustable and means I can get ones comfy to walk miles and miles in.
Hence I've got Altberg hoggs
Quote from: Hooli on Thursday, 31 August 2023, 06:57 PMmeans I can get ones comfy to walk miles and miles in.
Aye, makes sense to get them for when the Hardley Movington breaks down.
Do you want some sunscreen @Hooli ?
You just got burned ☀️🔥☀️🔥☀️🤣🤣🤣
I'd respond, but there's no signal on this bit of road. Wait till I get to the top of the hill....
More seriously, I took about an eight mile hike the other day & used my bike boots. So saves carrying other footwear when away.
2 Avocado trees for my orchard...
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New (2nd hand) frame so I can rebuild my trusty '03 :happy1:
All the best ... Barry
New genuine suzuki airfilter
Ordered new teeth, old ones out Friday and newies fitted. Reckon theyll cost more than a few bike bits😡
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 05:05 PMOrdered new teeth, old ones out Friday and newies fitted. Reckon theyll cost more than a few bike bits😡
That'll take a bite out ya savings.
For sure Hooli, just cant wait to be able to eat Subway or a Taco again. Been a while. Funny, 5 teeth to come out on Friday, came home today, grabbed hold of one, pulled it out myself, bit of effort but i did it, $200 saved. Biggest worry tomorrow, builder coming to quote moving laundry back upstairs, scary. My Wife has developed Essential Tremor, just not good. No more pillion rider. Life sure can change. Old age sux. lately been thinking 14 is a bit too heavy for me, trying to find lighter alternative, nothing i like.
My dad that a tremor for decades, might have been the same thing I can't remember. Annoyed the hell out of him at first as he used to be a precision engineer & hated not being able to do stuff. But he got used to it, depends how bad it is I guess.
Good luck with it all.
18-1/4 by 19 RH 3 Blade Prop.
I run a 15½ x 19 on the J150vx, also have a 15½ x 17 that I swap round now & again.
Is this a foreign language fellas? :laugh:
Nautical Grog, so yeah, a foreign language for this forum. :happy1: :onya:
Looks like algebra, maffs for those who can't manage numbers :lol:
I thought it was Kiwi or Irish, wasnt sure. :confused1: No harm meant, i knew what you blokes on about. Never owned a boat.
Boat propeller outside diameter and blade pitch all in inches
Yeah, that's how it's done, in inches. Never heard of metric being used for prop sizes, guess it'd confuse the hell outta folk if ya said you had a 39.37 x 48.26, but I guess you'd get used to it.
You would need that 17 inch to get me out of the deep on one ski or 500kg of paua onboard.
She's pretty good no matter what the load, but the 17 is def quicker. Strangely is way worse in reverse, just doesn't grab as good as the 19. Oh & 500Kg of paua is a def no no, allowed 6 per person only.
We were talking about cash a while back, My new dentures, 2 thou bucks, keep it quiet, give me 500 cash was old mates story. cant argue with that. Perfect job, he has beers for weekend.
Been searching new boots. Today bought RST Frontiers. Tried on demos off shelf, perfect. They supplied a new pair from stock. Home and happy until i tried on. RH boot not made correctly, has protruding ridge near small toe/ rhs of foot.Impossible to walk in, rubs badly.Im sure will be replaced or diff brand bought. Bloody annoying, hours wasted to go back to shop.
Jiggler pump valve, after draining my tank of a gallon and a half of Tesco finest 99 ron I rediscovered that my mouth and petrol are not good friends.
Insert pump valve/hose in tank, give it what looks like a five knuckle shuffle and out comes the golden fluid. Also came from the land down under, although manufactured in China :whatever:
I just use a long clear pipe so I can see when to stop sucking. Handy to fill my petrol stove when camping too.
Quote from: Hooli on Thursday, 21 September 2023, 09:40 AMI just use a long clear pipe so I can see when to stop sucking. Handy to fill my petrol stove when camping too.
Just had an old hosepipe at the time, for £8 all in it was cheap enough
I think my bit is left over from buying a roll of 3mm tube to replace the delivery pipe on a Scottoiler, being small it's a bit slow. Which is handy as the cooker holds about 150ml.
A regular sized latte from the Costa Coffee machine and a packet of Royal Dutch Miniature cigars.
(Now you can understand why I don't contribute to this forum topic regularly :embarrassed: )
I'm going to guess the 17 and 19 are pitch?
I gather the greater the pitch, the bigger the difference between forward and reverse performance is.
Quote from: VladTepes on Friday, 22 September 2023, 01:27 PMI'm going to guess the 17 and 19 are pitch?
I gather the greater the pitch, the bigger the difference between forward and reverse performance is.
The pitch is the amount of water thrust per revolution of prop. Cavitation is probably the main reason for difference between forward and reverse.
Returned my faulty RST boots, full refund. Got Eleveit Nirvana.Much better fit and quality, also waterproof? Comfy and light👍On special $200.Full praise to AMA Warehouse, no hassle return.
25kg of fine crushed glass for blasting bits of the bike clean.
I already have glass beads (somewhere) but this was cheap enough to allow me to experiment to see which is best for cleaning with the least amount of damage.
All the best ... Barry
Boots look good Grog :onya:
They are good Col.RST were disappointing,thought id buy British for quality. Turned out badly made inside and materials not that good.Stitching protruded and couldnt walk in them. Italian boots made in China, who would think far better, not me but they are.
Quote from: BanditsHigh on Saturday, 23 September 2023, 06:41 PM25kg of fine crushed glass for blasting bits of the bike clean.
I already have glass beads (somewhere) but this was cheap enough to allow me to experiment to see which is best for cleaning with the least amount of damage.
Quote from: BanditsHigh on Saturday, 23 September 2023, 06:41 PM25kg of fine crushed glass for blasting bits of the bike clean.
I already have glass beads (somewhere) but this was cheap enough to allow me to experiment to see which is best for cleaning with the least amount of damage.
All the best ... Barry
All the best ... Barry
I have been thinking about building a wet blaster as I have an endless supply of zirconia glass beads.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 24 September 2023, 07:28 PMI have been thinking about building a wet blaster as I have an endless supply of zirconia glass beads.
Been looking into that a bit as well and this attachment for a Karcher pressure washer should do exactly what we need ... just ordered one and will let you know how it goes ... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/374371603693
All the best ... Barry
Great minds think alike, should do OK with the K3.
New STPS from Mick Hone motorcycles online, $167 including taxes and freight to WA
Hoping it'll cure your C28?
Yes mate, getting sick of the random FI light popping up and the ecu dropping into limp home mode.
Another pair of Pilot Road 4 tyres but for the K3 this time, only got a pair for the K4 two months ago!!
All the best ... Barry
That reminds me, the Storms on mine are getting to be very odd shapes & nearly ready for replacement.
Avon Spirits (the replacement for Storm 3DXMs) will be going on.
Spirits ordered yesterday afternoon for about £260, already here! not bad for a 2-3 day delivery service.
Even better a local shop had a gap so booked in to get them fitted tomorrow afternoon. Just need to bungee the tyres on the bike to get there, at least it's not far.
Quote from: Hooli on Tuesday, 03 October 2023, 09:42 PMSpirits ordered yesterday afternoon for about £260, already here! not bad for a 2-3 day delivery service.
Even better a local shop had a gap so booked in to get them fitted tomorrow afternoon. Just need to bungee the tyres on the bike to get there, at least it's not far.
It seems to becoming more popular to buy tyres online and pay a local to fit them, my local independent bike tech recons the mark up on tyres for him is so small he is happy to fit the customers own and balance at £10-£15 per tyre, while the main dealers want to overcharge for the tyres and refuse to fit any that they haven't sold
I've started doing it as it's cheaper like you say. It's got to the point I can buy tyres online cheaper than garages can from their suppliers, so beats me why they don't order online too.
Quote from: Hooli on Thursday, 28 September 2023, 08:22 PMThat reminds me, the Storms on mine are getting to be very odd shapes & nearly ready for replacement.
Avon Spirits (the replacement for Storm 3DXMs) will be going on.
Will be interested to hear what your thoughts are on the Spirits..
Hopefully they havent knackered a succesful formula by changing for changes sake!
They get good reviews, will be interested in yours.Price here is $100 pair more than Angels.
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Wednesday, 04 October 2023, 02:33 PMQuote from: Hooli on Thursday, 28 September 2023, 08:22 PMThat reminds me, the Storms on mine are getting to be very odd shapes & nearly ready for replacement.
Avon Spirits (the replacement for Storm 3DXMs) will be going on.
Will be interested to hear what your thoughts are on the Spirits..
Hopefully they havent knackered a succesful formula by changing for changes sake!
100 miles or so done last night between getting them fitted & reaching the pub 17 miles away. They feel great so far, i thought they were strange turning in to start with, but that was me being used to how deformed the old front was. I'll report back on longevity.
Interestingly Moonie, for those that remember him on the old Org, has got some Spirits to go on his Versys too. We're both 3DXM fans so will see what we think.
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Have an exciting* pic of when I arrived at the bike shop to get them fitted.
Well done Hooli, its quite amazing what you can occy strap on when needed. Think my record, lived in share house, no car. 6 garbage bags full of rubbish, trip to tip on old XS650 Yam. Never lost anything.
Somewhere I've got a pic of when I bought a microwave whilst out on my 14. That fitted nicely on the back seat & I still had the topbox fitted at the time. That or a 20kg sack of dog food would be the biggest things I've moved on the bike.
Useless tip of the day - don't jump a Pan Euro ST1100 over a humpback bridge with 20kg of dog food on the back, it lands so tail low I found myself stood on the pegs looking past the headlight to see the road.
My worst effort on 14, strapped 30 box of beer on, one turn, one bump from home, strap broke, all on road. Never saved one. Back to pub in car, clean the road up. Was expensive box of beer.
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 05 October 2023, 07:05 PMMy worst effort on 14, strapped 30 box of beer on, one turn, one bump from home, strap broke, all on road. Never saved one. Back to pub in car, clean the road up. Was expensive box of beer.
Six glass bottles of beer in a topbox & a spirited ride is a bad idea too. I didn't loose anything, but I had to empty six pints of beer out the box afterwards, minus what'd soaked into the clothes I'd taken with me.
Quote from: Hooli on Thursday, 05 October 2023, 06:37 PM14 New Avon Spirit STs (600 x 450).jpg
Have an exciting* pic of when I arrived at the bike shop to get them fitted.
@Hooli They have even got the hose pipe out for you to give her a wash :stir:
Quote@Hooli They have even got the hose pipe out for you to give her a wash :stir:
:happy1: :happy1:
Nah there was a bonfire burning rubbish behind me as I took the pic, it was for that.
Bought a pair of kevlar lined motorcycle jeans for the good lady wife, we are touring in South West WA next weekend. They look good and fit well by all reports.
Today bought used Toro self propelled mower. Mower shop rang me. Lawn contractor dropped it in 12 mths ago, said replace cables, filters, blades and full service. He never came back, cant be contacted. Its like new, mine for service cost $275. Commercial mower valued on market $900 to 1000. $1600 new. Yeah, well happy with that result.
Bought a tungsten carbide tipped scribe (with spare tip), has a lovely sharp point, perfect for marking metal and various other things.
Also bought a few 30A fuses for the 14, when I say a few I bought 100 (£6), thought I'd get a few spares :happy1:
All the best ... Barry
You blow those 30 amp often then Barry? 100 will probably last over 100 years!
Quote from: KiwiCol on Sunday, 29 October 2023, 03:56 AMYou blow those 30 amp often then Barry? 100 will probably last over 100 years!
Nope, but had a few days of coming out to the bike this week and nothing when I turned power on ... I figured out that it was probably the main fuse after a few seconds, wiggled it about and all was good again.
Took it out today only to find one side of the plastic melted, most likely a bad contact causing the current to flow over a smaller area than normal ... this would tend to explain the usual power going off/on and the clocks sweeping when I tried starting the bike.
So thought I'd get a few spares :rofl2:
All the best ... Barry
Twenty 2.4m lengths of CLS timber (38x63mm) and two 25kg bags of Thistle Hardwall plaster ... getting the finger out and trying to get my bathroom back to being a bathroom.
Timber will be used to construct the rays of a sunburst with an oval in the middle, which will be the ceiling of the bathroom ... gaps will be covered over with white material of some sort to spread the light.
This is instead of the plywood version I made which wouldn't have let much light through!!
All the best ... Barry
Quote from: BanditsHigh on Sunday, 29 October 2023, 05:16 AMTwenty 2.4m lengths of CLS timber (38x63mm) and two 25kg bags of Thistle Hardwall plaster ... getting the finger out and trying to get my bathroom back to being a bathroom.
Timber will be used to construct the rays of a sunburst with an oval in the middle, which will be the ceiling of the bathroom ... gaps will be covered over with white material of some sort to spread the light.
This is instead of the plywood version I made which wouldn't have let much light through!!
All the best ... Barry
Could you put a before n after pic up Barry?
Posted before i bought a Toro mower. Yeah i did, went to pick it up, hed lost the catcher WTF.That deal fell thru, how do you lose a catcher? Today i got a Honda👍👍Pity they dont make Suzuki mowers.
Paint the Honda blue and white and put a Suzuki decal on it
Bought and installed an EvaHeat pool heater/cooler for the pool. Spent the day gluing and cutting pool pvc piping...
I picked up some groceries, a new phone case, and a cool poster for my room. Also got some snacks because, you know, can't resist those!
Gidday Sparra, haven't seen you around for bloody ages! Welcome back.
Bought while back. Portable tyre inflator, usb charges, set pressure and turns off when correct. Tried it lots of times now, fits under bike seat, quicker and easier than dragging out the compressor air hose. Dont know how long itll last but for $40 great so far.Also charge bank for phone.
Got a link Grog? or a brand name & model?
Col, just a chinese thing, no idea if it will last but ok so far. Right angle connector makes bike super easy, flicks off valve easily, no pressure lost. Its accurate, have checked. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/374359363679?hash=item57298e905f:g:ORoAAOSwhLVjc1Ob&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwDi65ZPAr3ZS6qmyxa1XKQRh9gOouupEgfufIDH1v9edjqpaZrr3M8oIQuhK6vhbDWpmyp8kmz%2F6ivrrn6otZ93YNviENEhrm803x7Y9FE%2FbXo53pZOYOQiLSbCDgUwHg3Vrba7ITgy8n4agh83KLXKuLCMUdETEYlBI1ADppEXiHJJaiu12FoRz%2BYc1ac1SzLPRxcQgsSb0HjRTZREKvucYspmT4aW%2For7tTkVk0LSt7bZXX0Tt69NKnvdsVWH%2BfQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABlBMUMKItKOMYw
Grog, as you said it fits under the seat - I bought one off Amazon 48 bucks CAN will be here tomorrow. Hope your right!!!
Cheers
Stan
Some ammo for our end of year 'farm gun' clay shoot - I'll drag out my old side by side shotties.
Also an iced coffee because... food, water, shelter, coffee :)
7 Drawer Tool Box with lots of tools in it, not counted them but I think there was mention of 400 plus.
Have taken a punt and bought the bride a late model written off Aussie caravan that's been struck by lightning. Structure looks fine. Hopefully not every electrical component is fried..... some must be but we shall see.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Thursday, 14 December 2023, 07:10 PMHave taken a punt
Should be a good punt, "Lightning never strikes twice"
New tyres, brake rotors on front, brake pads front and rear. Replaced all brake fluids and clutch fluid.
It was a chilled ride home in a thunder storm ⛈️ ⛈️⛈️🙀🙀🙀 no bedding in of anything other than my sphincter 😳
Well done Chris, made it thru the rain on slippery tyres.
Nice. Which tyres did you go for?
Oh you bought those old tyres :popcorn:
Seat completed, now being sent back to me
That looks amazing Phill :hat:
Send some pics when you have it on the bike please 🙏
Will do :cheers:
Got it back :)
Looks very plush Phil how is the comfort factor ? :hat:
It feels OK to sit on, not riden it yet though.
Seat hump is about an inch back from my butt so if I ever slip back I won't go too far
Bought a flght to Brisbane
Let us know when you're here mate we'll organise a beer 🍺
Quote from: GSXKING on Monday, 25 December 2023, 06:24 PMLet us know when you're here mate we'll organise a beer 🍺
Arrive on june 8th late. Plan is to travel from Port Douglas back to Brisbane in a camper together with my son. He has been staying in Australia as working backpacker in Arcadia Valley for the third time. After the roadtrip flying home together on the 28th
Sounds like fun 1200kms of the Bruce Highway I hope your son shares same choice of music as you lol 😂
Chris, a touch further than 1200
Ordered this in 1/18 scale
Today a 5 draw chest to put spare tool box on,normally over $400, on special delivered $159. 1.2 metre work bench with 2 shelves, $120 normal, sale for $69. Mr bargain hunter and happy with result.
Where can I get onto those deals
@grog ?
PM sent.
Bought the anchor a new car for her 60th , apparently 500 HP of brute force and ignorance is what you need to go for coffee and pick up the grocerys
That looks ideal for popping to the shops.
The black rims should hide the kerb rash nicely :stir:
I'm sure there is touch up paint in my future but she is pretty careful ( probably not keen on being yelled at)
She must be a very good girl ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Not a bad looking car Horse :onya:
I preferred it without the orange but its her car and it gives me peace and quiet and the ability to go off on my next bike trip with no pushback , off to do th Ho chi Min trail,motorcycle trip with mates this year, when we get our act together ,will be hard to beat the everest trip but will give it a go.
Flash car Mate👍👍
$1,600 worth of land rover repairs... :bugga:
Quote from: VladTepes on Friday, 19 January 2024, 11:27 AM$1,600 worth of land rover repairs... :bugga:
Grog would have done it for $1200 . . . :cheers:
Surely you jest Col,Land Rover is charge double.
Thats just a fuel and air filter...
https://www.louis-moto.co.uk/en/motorcycle-bike-stands-17-18-inch-10055545?filter_article_number=10055545
I'll tell you if it's any good when it arrives from Germany.
Eric, i thought youd at least get new wiper blades as well😎
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Friday, 19 January 2024, 05:07 PMhttps://www.louis-moto.co.uk/en/motorcycle-bike-stands-17-18-inch-10055545?filter_article_number=10055545
I'll tell you if it's any good when it arrives from Germany.
It should be spot on .
We have an account with louis and have brought stuff from them for well over 25 years .
Top tip they do a full range of kids bike clothing and helmets if you know anyone who needs them ..
Quote from: grog on Friday, 19 January 2024, 05:15 PMEric, i thought youd at least get new wiper blades as well😎
:grin: maybe pre covid
Ordered it on the 16th arrived this morning, that's 2.5 days process and delivery from Germany to N.Ireland, I'm happy with that.
Tool box, drawers and bench. $280 all up, happy with that result.
Today i bought new car tyres. Decided on Korean brand as didnt want Chinese. Showed up today, engineered in Korea but made in Bloody China. 😡Oh well, mine to live with now.
Everything is made in bloody China including.. china.
"an estimated annual output of around 8.47 billion square meters of ceramic tiles "
Pair of new horns and some handlebar risers....probably made in china
Just bought some new Bridgestone's for my Triumph, made in Japan. :clapping:
Quote from: Mick_J on Wednesday, 29 May 2024, 06:43 PMJust bought some new Bridgestone's for my Triumph, made in Japan. :clapping:
Japlope's
Today bought & fitted new rear brake shoes wheel cylinders , brake fluid to my Corolla. Shoes, cylinders only lasted 25 yrs, fluid changed regularly. Not a bad innings i thought. Drums still in good nick. Amazing little car.
Had my BMWR1200RT's annual service yesterday I have complete faith in these motorcycle technicians at Skinny's Garage. The bike is 2015 model first registered April 2014 just travelled 177,000 kms is now due front rotors and pads which will be replaced asap as we're doing Christmas in July At Tenterfield 20/7. Rear rotor and pads were replaced last year. Trouble free riding is my goal.
Nothing too exciting - basic service items, R1 throttle tube, grips, Tokico 4 pot calipers. Promised I'd leave my newly acquired GSX alone until I finished some other projects but it's escalated already and I'm on my way down the slippery slope...
Quote from: GSXKING on Friday, 21 June 2024, 07:38 PMHad my BMWR1200RT's annual service yesterday I have complete faith in these motorcycle technicians at Skinny's Garage. The bike is 2015 model first registered April 2014 just travelled 177,000 kms is now due front rotors and pads which will be replaced asap as we're doing Christmas in July At Tenterfield 20/7. Rear rotor and pads were replaced last year. Trouble free riding is my goal.
TeeKay at Skinny's did a high comp piston and big valve head for the wife's DR650 recently and I was very happy with the level of service and workmanship. It takes a lot for me to hand something I'm capable of doing myself over to someone else but this was ultimately a trial run for a much more extensive rebuild of an XS650 I've had tucked away in the back corner of the shed for quite some time.
Lurch, bloody old 650 Yams. What a bike. Bought one brand new 1975, maybe TX. Had cafe racer kit, had chopper kit, more exhausts than i remember. Never a problem. Rode it Melb to Brisbane, Brisbane to Melb. Think in 80 th ks just a few globes, amazing bike.
Muc-Off sent me a 20% Birthday discount, so I treated myself to one of their bike specific jet washers with all the tools and cycle and motorcycle specific wands, plus a snow foam wand. Plus about six bottles of the pink stuff, and various sprays.
It also had a free gift containing a few bits and bobs in smaller bottles, and some stickers. Oh....and some super duper thin expanding sponges and 2 micro cloths.
We all like stickers don't we lads ? I will decorate my shed with mine.
I made a specific space for it right by the door, so when the need calls, it's not a great big faff to haul it all out to use it.
D.D.
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Oxford Boss alarmed disclock/padlock, one lock for each end now,both alarmed.
It's just your colour too
Healtec gear indicator with tre, clearly I can't count :whatever:
You need a glove off someone in Norfolk & number the fingers :lol:
Quote from: Hooli on Saturday, 20 July 2024, 07:34 AMYou need a glove off someone in Norfolk & number the fingers :lol:
Going up the gears are fine, fast...faster.....getting on it.....woo hooo.....its getting blurred now........was that 100 officer or 120. Going down is the problem.....now was I in 4th or 3rd.....or is it 2nd, nope that's deffo 1st :lol:
Seat of your pants and the note of the engine will tell you more than a tre bud :stir: :stir: :stir: :cheers:
Quote from: GSXKING on Sunday, 21 July 2024, 08:00 AMSeat of your pants and the note of the engine will tell you more than a tre bud :stir: :stir: :stir: :cheers:
To a point yes, this is just a nice fail safe, option of tre will be interesting
A pair of bobby Dazzlers. DXR from Sportsbike Shop.
D.D.
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Make sure you tuck those laces in, lh boot with laces looped over gear lever makes life interesting pulling up to put foot down.
I bought a beer at a bike night...
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Pairs delete kit although not for the 1400 as its was out of stock so went for the gsx1300r/hyabusa/bandit 1250 kit as apparently its the same kit bar one of the hose block offs.
And some new plugs.
I bought a service kit for the bike , oil &filter sparks and air filter.will service bike when they arrive.
Searching for some new GSX shirts today. Found these,while browsing.Quite good i thought, not my style but still searching Suzuki shirts.
Vcan gloss black open face lid, I know not everyone likes open lids but this is a bimble to the shops max 30 mph lid.
Also a hand pump to drain fuel from the tank.
I rode my 14 in an openface lid for years, never did more than 163mph on the clock though as it wouldn't go any faster. Did loads of euro tours in it, including Croatia. Only reason I went back to a proper lid was I'd bought one for the Sprint GT I got & it was stupid not to use a £400 lid.
Quote from: Hooli on Friday, 04 October 2024, 06:11 AMI rode my 14 in an openface lid for years, never did more than 163mph on the clock though as it wouldn't go any faster. Did loads of euro tours in it, including Croatia. Only reason I went back to a proper lid was I'd bought one for the Sprint GT I got & it was stupid not to use a £400 lid.
163 :) :cheers:
Always fancied one for the 3 days a year it's warm :doh:
Quote from: Phill P on Friday, 04 October 2024, 06:38 AMQuote from: Hooli on Friday, 04 October 2024, 06:11 AMI rode my 14 in an openface lid for years, never did more than 163mph on the clock though as it wouldn't go any faster. Did loads of euro tours in it, including Croatia. Only reason I went back to a proper lid was I'd bought one for the Sprint GT I got & it was stupid not to use a £400 lid.
163 :) :cheers:
Always fancied one for the 3 days a year it's warm :doh:
That's all it'd do! except one day under the overpass outside the Toyota factory nr Derby. It hit 163 in 5th & pulled to the bottom right of the Odometer that day, so about 175 on the clock. No idea why as it's never done it again. I did get home to Burton from the Centre of Derby in 11 mins though...
I ride a bit slower these days though, can't remember when I last saw past 140 and rarely clear 100 by much anymore.
I used open face for most of my life. Got a flip up about 4 years ago,excellent helmet.Best of both worlds.
Quote from: grog on Friday, 04 October 2024, 10:37 AMI used open face for most of my life. Got a flip up about 4 years ago,excellent helmet.Best of both worlds.
I thought about a flip up lid but like most things here in the uk technically you can't ride with the lid flipped up, another reason to hassle you. 🤔
There are some that are legal, at least here (EU), to ride up or down.
Have to be certified according to ECE Homologation type: P/J
P stands for full (integral),
J for Jet.
You find the designation on the chin strap.
My Nolan 100-5 is one that is certified P/J
Aye a few are certified. Generally easy to spot as the chin guard slides round around to the back to make a smooth shape in case of a crash.
Ah well I stand corrected :cheers: ,when I spoke to the shop they said err no as not tested in the flipped configuration. Clearly not the ones they stocked maybe.
100-5 looks/reads good Col. On sale around $400. Im not caring about legal to ride with chin up, if i get booked for that, bloody petty. My LS2 due to replace, great hat, a bit noisy but i wear ear plugs.I spent $800 on Shoei,buy the best was told, hated it, noisy, no side vision, gave to a relative. Next will be Nolan, Shark Evo or LS2.
Removing fuel hose from tank last week, realised id lost my pliers for JIS connector. Mongrel job without them.As a not that often job, bought off Temu, took the chance for $6 including postage not the $50 from the local tool shop. Anyway, look ok to me, will do the job.
There's a tool for that? I've got so used to doing it with my fingers I've never thought to see if one existed.
Quote from: Hooli on Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 10:14 PMThere's a tool for that? I've got so used to doing it with my fingers I've never thought to see if one existed.
Me too I've never had a problem removing the h/p hose ever 😅
I disconnected the fuel line from the fuel rail ,it's easier, remove tank and then disconnect from tank, saves a lot of faffing about , and no ! I didn't know there was a tool for it as well.
Bought a 100W soldering iron, my old 30W was not up to the task, and I have some wiring mods to do on several cars.
I think this one will do nicely
Pinlock for the simpson and some oxford earplugs as the venom has the aerodynamics of a brick and gets a tad noisy. Never used ear plugs before :whatever:
Quote from: grog on Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 04:30 PMRemoving fuel hose from tank last week, realised id lost my pliers for JIS connector. Mongrel job without them.As a not that often job, bought off Temu, took the chance for $6 including postage not the $50 from the local tool shop. Anyway, look ok to me, will do the job.
Nice to have. For that price a no-brainer. Unless I stumple over one that cheap my finger will do it nicely.
Quote from: grog on Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 04:30 PMRemoving fuel hose from tank last week, realised id lost my pliers for JIS connector. Mongrel job without them.As a not that often job, bought off Temu, took the chance for $6 including postage not the $50 from the local tool shop. Anyway, look ok to me, will do the job.
Hi Grog.
I'm looking for this kind of pliers for some time, without luck. Would you have some sort of reference/model name and/or number?
google "Temu" go into their site & search for "quick connector fuel hose pliers" it brings up the ones Grog got & heaps of other ones too.
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I bought one of them before Eric, didn't think much of it.
Quote from: Mick_J on Thursday, 17 October 2024, 05:51 PMI bought one of them before Eric, didn't think much of it.
yep, I'm not much into soldering either, but this one at 100W i can also use to heat up and remove loctited bolts, which bmw seem very fond of, so it does serve another purpose.
Eric, butane torch for your bolts 👍Much easier than rooting around with soldering iron. Cheap as and refill cans also cheap.Surprising how much you use once youve got one.
Quote from: grog on Friday, 18 October 2024, 04:28 PMEric, butane torch for your bolts 👍Much easier than rooting around with soldering iron. Cheap as and refill cans also cheap.Surprising how much you use once youve got one.
yeah, got one of those too, issue is the bolts I need to undo are in the roof rails of my car, and i don't want to damage the paintwork by using a butane torch.
I know at least one garage I use can't get insurance for blow torches etc. No naked flames are allowed, so no oxyacetylene on stuck bolts etc. They've got a hoofing great inductor, it's two clamps that pass a massive electric current & heat things that way.
Almost tempted to make my own inductor by setting up 2 x 12v car batteries in series to generate 24V, some jumper leads and a piece of solid copper rod.
Will try the soldering iron option first...
A GSX14 tail. Came with some other stuff and was dirt cheap. I do like having spare plastics, wheels etc.
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Well done Tony, $1000 new painted.
Quote from: grog on Saturday, 19 October 2024, 04:38 PMWell done Tony, $1000 new painted.
It's not mint, but no noticeable damage.
$10.
Service kit
Drill Press and a spare MT2 chuck 1~13mm, it came with a 3~16mm chuck.
Took 14 into coast, bought and carried home 8 cartons of beer.Not quite true, bought enough ingredients to make 8 cartons, was bloody heavy in backpack, shouldve put bag on bike. Took the long way home, all good👍
Ahh, dehydrated beer! :cheers:
Quote from: Hooli on Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 10:14 PMThere's a tool for that? I've got so used to doing it with my fingers I've never thought to see if one existed.
I botched up this tool when I had the Bandit, I couldn't get that bastard off to save my life.
Very good Nic. Seems some of these clips are easier than others, one off my tank is a mongrel, hence the pliers.
Quote from: Nic on Saturday, 02 November 2024, 08:27 AMQuote from: Hooli on Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 10:14 PMThere's a tool for that? I've got so used to doing it with my fingers I've never thought to see if one existed.
I botched up this tool when I had the Bandit, I couldn't get that bastard off to save my life.
I thought the times bandits were treated this way have long past. :confused1:
Quote from: Andre on Saturday, 02 November 2024, 09:41 PMQuote from: Nic on Saturday, 02 November 2024, 08:27 AMQuote from: Hooli on Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 10:14 PMThere's a tool for that? I've got so used to doing it with my fingers I've never thought to see if one existed.
I botched up this tool when I had the Bandit, I couldn't get that bastard off to save my life.
I thought the times bandits were treated this way have long past. :confused1:
???
Quote from: Nic on Sunday, 03 November 2024, 09:44 AMQuote from: Andre on Saturday, 02 November 2024, 09:41 PMQuote from: Nic on Saturday, 02 November 2024, 08:27 AMQuote from: Hooli on Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 10:14 PMThere's a tool for that? I've got so used to doing it with my fingers I've never thought to see if one existed.
I botched up this tool when I had the Bandit, I couldn't get that bastard off to save my life.
I thought the times bandits were treated this way have long past. :confused1:
???
Thumbscrews to make a bandit "talk".
Quote from: Nic on Saturday, 02 November 2024, 08:27 AMQuote from: Hooli on Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 10:14 PMThere's a tool for that? I've got so used to doing it with my fingers I've never thought to see if one existed.
I botched up this tool when I had the Bandit, I couldn't get that bastard off to save my life.
Clever, but mine has been off so many times it's not a hassle. I knew a very similar connector on a Kwak that took 45mins to get off, it was seized solid. Knowing the history of the bike I doubt it'd ever been off since new & the bike was about 15 years old when I had my hands on it.
Quote from: Andre on Sunday, 03 November 2024, 06:07 PMQuote from: Nic on Sunday, 03 November 2024, 09:44 AMQuote from: Andre on Saturday, 02 November 2024, 09:41 PMQuote from: Nic on Saturday, 02 November 2024, 08:27 AMQuote from: Hooli on Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 10:14 PMThere's a tool for that? I've got so used to doing it with my fingers I've never thought to see if one existed.
I botched up this tool when I had the Bandit, I couldn't get that bastard off to save my life.
I thought the times bandits were treated this way have long past. :confused1:
???
Thumbscrews to make a bandit "talk".
Clever :clapping:
Today a new lawnmower drive belt. Only 4 hrs out of last one. Went to same place, asked if they make a stronger one. His answer, thats not a mower belt, needs to be kevlar, they sold you incorrect part. Guess who sold it to me. I didnt bother saying anything, shake my head and try again. 😡
Brought loads of stuff lately, couple of good things are a milling table for the drill press & a mini air compressor with jump start ability & USB out & light. That'll be real handy under the seat. Haven't got them yet - in transit.
I bought one of those little compressors. No jump start but is a great little tool. Pressure is accurate, easier than using air line from garage compressor. Pumped 10 tyres and still plenty of battery, $30 or so,fits under seat. A bargain, also torch & usb.
Order placed for a new GSX-S1000GX
Treated myself & should have her in a couple of weeks, totally different I know to the 14 but what I fancy admittedly over £2K off, free panniers, 0% finance & the first service thrown in helped sway my decision
Just need to decide on the blue or black PDQ!
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Bought one of those dog turd puncture repair kits to go with my recently ordered Aliexpress rechargeable compressor. Think I'll be giving my mate the new one as I've destroyed the packaging on the one he's lent me.
Quote from: Will14 on Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 06:08 AMOrder placed for a new GSX-S1000GX
Treated myself & should have her in a couple of weeks, totally different I know to the 14 but what I fancy admittedly over £2K off, free panniers, 0% finance & the first service thrown in helped sway my decision
Just need to decide on the blue or black PDQ!
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Blue & Silver my vote for what it's worth :stir: :stir: :stir:
Aye black & primer looks better, which is not saying much due to the awful blue & manky grey/white they use on the other.
Good Luck with it Will. Black might even make it look ok.
Another 14 shirt,got a few
Had the car serviced yesterday. A Suzuki Swift sport/turbo.
Second service at 20,000kms rotated the wheels and fucked up the pressures (I'm fussy !!!) supposed to be 33 f 31 rear I got 39.5 all round !!!!!!
The bill for that lot $350.00
Said they changed the brake fluid ??? at 20,000 ?????
So basically an oil change and filter !!!!!!
ps I was a mech in the mid sixtíes, times have changed ?//
Grog could of done it for ya . . . plane fare & a few beers :onya: :cheers:
Col, no hoist now ive retired, makes life difficult. Have never paid for a car service in my life, that might change now, im not crawling around on the floor. At least old Boss wont charge much, shes pretty good with that stuff.
I've never had a hoist (looked at getting one though) so I just use ramps & get under it. Hoist would be better for sure.
Quote from: Roo on Thursday, 21 November 2024, 08:22 AMSaid they changed the brake fluid ??? at 20,000 ?????
Every two or three years regardless of mileage on any schedule I've bothered to read. Cause it's hygroscopic.
Exactly correct Hooli👍
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 21 November 2024, 12:15 PMCol, no hoist now ive retired, makes life difficult. Have never paid for a car service in my life, that might change now, im not crawling around on the floor. At least old Boss wont charge much, shes pretty good with that stuff.
would love just a lift for the bikes. Cars I can still deal with, up on stands and a crawler dolly.
Coming from probolt
All in stainless
Front and rear caliper pinch bolts,rear caliper mounting bolts,front and rear disc bolts,chain adjuster bolts, axle nut.
When it's not freezing out wheels will get powdercoated :grin:
I bought another 36 "Double Flowering May" shrubs. They will get about 2m wide and 2m tall. Already put in about 50 "Red Robins" in front of the house, these will go behind it. Both were chosen as I know they grow well here.
I counted 350 trees and shrubs I'd put in but that was a while back, I'd guess I'm well over 400 by now.
Started planting more for the local Koalas too.
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Local gym closed so bit the bullet and bought a functional trainer to stop the old chassis falling to bits (maybe) its great not to put up with the bullshit at the gym with some of these delicate Gen X legends
Geez man, that's a massive piece of kit! Looks the dogs bollocks for sure! :onya:
Lookin good Horse, puts my gym to shame😂
Funnily enough Grog they are what I'm missing!but a $1000 for a set of 40kg adjustable dumbells is giving me a nervous twitch at the moment!
NZ Trade Me advertising quite a few, much less than $1000, might be worth a look🤷
Will have a look ,lots of different types out there, there are cheap ones for half of that but not what I'm after Nuobell or equivalent that go up in 2 kg increments are at the moment pretty pricey, I think the freight to WA would probably kill it anyway
Thanks anyway
Shiny things
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 04:43 PMAnother 14 shirt,got a few
Where are you buying the shirts ?
Micky, last couple aliexpress,others from just ebay and general searches.Usually buy one size larger
I brought a new Jacket & pants. Something wrong with the sizing on these, in a Jacket I'm an 8XL & Pants a 7XL! Big boned you understand . . . :rofl2: but least I got some new gear that doesn't constrict me as much as my old gear.
Also tried a K1600 on for size, yeah nice & a Road Glide Ultra - not so much, bloody heavy compared to our 14 or a BMW. On the plus side, me & the Harley would weigh just over half a tonne!!! :happy1: :happy1: :happy1:
The latest K1600 is getting some good reviews, still prefer my K1300GT though...
You get a Hardly Col, with your size imagine cost of compulsory tattoos required😂
Can I ask which brand of motorcycle clothing you chose @KiwiCol ?
I'm a big fan of RST stuff designed in UK for the more rotund riders. My RST boots are 5 seasons old and still 100% waterproof 👍✅💰
Nope, not buying a Harley. The one I sat on was a newer model of one I was thinking about. Felt like twice as heavy to get off the side stand as a 14. Who needs that? Believe it or not, it felt more cramped for me than the K16. The salesman also said I fit the K16 better, & he said 'thats from a Harley salesman too'. Think he was a bit surprised himself, as I was. Dunno how the hell a Road-glide Ultra can feel cramped, but it did. So that's gone.
The K1600 fits nice, but it's fairly well stone chipped all over, screen looks like it's covered in bugs, it's not, it's deep stone chipping. Not for me.
The brand of gear I got was Dririder. First because it's what I had before & second because it was the only one they had that fitted me, so no choice really.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 03 December 2024, 04:08 AMThe brand of gear I got was Dririder. First because it's what I had before & second because it was the only one they had that fitted me, so no choice really.
I'd only used Dririder for textile light Summer jackets, but one day I was looking at Dririder leather jackets and the Mrs offered to pay so I ended up with one. It's been really good, even after a lot of use.
I'm not a big guy, just a not so pretty 5-11", slim with a bit of a gut, jacket fits great and the removable liner makes a huge difference over my other fixed liner leathers.
Certainly a brand I'd be happy to buy again.
The jacket I got is called Apex V (5)
Dririder winter jacket, Shark summer. Both very good. Winter comes with 2 liners,just too hot for here. Strangely Chris, i bought RST boots last year, just not my fit after 5 minutes. Money back and Eleveit which are brilliant. AMA Caboolture, top service.
Bought a new hat.
I bought a brake hose union to replace one removed by previous owner, and some goodridge (OEM set up) braided brake lines F+R.
Black renthal bars
Good buy Mate, re do calipers, fit new lines, bleed them multiple times, tap every junction each time you walk past. Eventually, after thinking it cant get get better, it does. Mine is now perfect, maybe 2 mm to stopping.Took months but now so damn good. 14mm spanner is a good tapping tool👏
I'm wearing a RJays Leather Jacket I bought when I was 18 .... I'm now 71 🥴🫣🤔 It was worn a lot from 18 - 29 then my son ended up with it and 4 years ago he said I may as well have it back as it no longer fitted him. Fits me perfectly..
Quote from: MickyJB on Thursday, 05 December 2024, 07:35 PMI'm wearing a RJays Leather Jacket I bought when I was 18 .... I'm now 71 🥴🫣🤔 It was worn a lot from 18 - 29 then my son ended up with it and 4 years ago he said I may as well have it back as it no longer fitted him. Fits me perfectly..
Do I detect a bit of a Scottish accent there Mick? :whistling:
Quote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 05 December 2024, 07:58 PMQuote from: MickyJB on Thursday, 05 December 2024, 07:35 PMI'm wearing a RJays Leather Jacket I bought when I was 18 .... I'm now 71 🥴🫣🤔 It was worn a lot from 18 - 29 then my son ended up with it and 4 years ago he said I may as well have it back as it no longer fitted him. Fits me perfectly..
Do I detect a bit of a Scottish accent there Mick? :whistling:
Haha ... True Blue Aussie mate ... just shows us how good they made things back in the 80's 😁
After yesterday's ride the bride complained of a sore lower back. So we will see if the Airhawk pillion seat cushion helps her. I really like mine.
Thinking of those as well, may try one under the wind rider 3d mesh cover I've also got fitted.
Bought a set of pirelli angel gt's for when the old but very unused Michelin PR4's wear out.
Flywheel, just stick the newies on. PR4 must be at least 6 yrs old. My 14 came with PR3, i didnt know any better but almost sold it, tram tracked, felt strange in front end, was a pig to ride.I loved the rest of it but wasnt sure if i could put up with its handling, my other at the time was a 30 yr old Ducati which handled perfectly.Id tried everything but still the same. I had same with earlier GS1000, was the tyres, Dunlop Elites, very bad, so i changed to Angels on 14.Amazing difference and 12 yrs later still use same.Dont know if PR4 are better than 3.
Wanted 9m of heavy duty 150mm storm water pipe in 3m lengths (so it's easy to transport)
I was on my way home and wasn't spending 2-hours driving around or on the phone.
Bunnings: 3 x 3m pipes, double male ends, and two fittings to joint them...
$303.
Called in at the only other plumbing place I've used locally.
They only sell 6m lengths, but they have female ends. The guys grabbed a saw, cut 2 in half, gave me the 2 with female ends and 1 without...
$148.
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True to form, I drove home and found my blue glue has gone off and set solid.
Been there done that re glue Tony, luckily mu Bunnings is only a short walk away.
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 06:06 PMBeen there done that re glue Tony, luckily mu Bunnings is only a short walk away.
Nearest place we have is rural farm store that a lot local farms and properties use, it's a bit rough and ready, it's right by an abattoir, I think a lot of Bunnings customers would be traumatised in there, it's chaos and dusty, they sell everything from hens and nuts and bolts, to water tanks and vet supplies, and do welding jobs. They still hand write every receipt out in a duplicate book and tear out the customer copy.
Edit: I'm on bottle gas, 2. X 40kg bottles. A bottle lasts me several months. When 1's empty I mention it to the girls who serv there, one of the girls brothers brings a full one around and swaps it over. Occasionally I get a bill. ... I love it !
I'll bet they have some tomorrow.
Quote from: grog on Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 04:22 PMFlywheel, just stick the newies on. PR4 must be at least 6 yrs old. My 14 came with PR3, i didnt know any better but almost sold it, tram tracked, felt strange in front end, was a pig to ride.I loved the rest of it but wasnt sure if i could put up with its handling, my other at the time was a 30 yr old Ducati which handled perfectly.Id tried everything but still the same. I had same with earlier GS1000, was the tyres, Dunlop Elites, very bad, so i changed to Angels on 14.Amazing difference and 12 yrs later still use same.Dont know if PR4 are better than 3.
Thanks for the advice grog.
I have noticed it does feel a little wooden in the front when going around corners alright.
Quote from: FlyWheel on Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 07:05 PMQuote from: grog on Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 04:22 PMFlywheel, just stick the newies on. PR4 must be at least 6 yrs old. My 14 came with PR3, i didnt know any better but almost sold it, tram tracked, felt strange in front end, was a pig to ride.I loved the rest of it but wasnt sure if i could put up with its handling, my other at the time was a 30 yr old Ducati which handled perfectly.Id tried everything but still the same. I had same with earlier GS1000, was the tyres, Dunlop Elites, very bad, so i changed to Angels on 14.Amazing difference and 12 yrs later still use same.Dont know if PR4 are better than 3.
Thanks for the advice grog.
I have noticed it does feel a little wooden in the front when going around corners alright.
You can check the date code on the tyres. Most companies say up to 10 years old is old but it depends how they're stored. So I'd agree with Grog to improve the bike. Plus when tyres get really old, they go hard & don't wear out, or grip...
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 07:01 PMQuote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 06:06 PMBeen there done that re glue Tony, luckily mu Bunnings is only a short walk away.
Nearest place we have is rural farm store that a lot local farms and properties use, it's a bit rough and ready, it's right by an abattoir, I think a lot of Bunnings customers would be traumatised in there, it's chaos and dusty, they sell everything from hens and nuts and bolts, to water tanks and vet supplies, and do welding jobs.
We have similar as were on the edge between the urban sprawl and country hardware stores. I love the old school store, can buy individual bolt and nut if you want, not a 50 pack when you only need 2 or 3.
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 07:39 PMQuote from: Tony Nitrous on Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 07:01 PMQuote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 06:06 PMBeen there done that re glue Tony, luckily mu Bunnings is only a short walk away.
Nearest place we have is rural farm store that a lot local farms and properties use, it's a bit rough and ready, it's right by an abattoir, I think a lot of Bunnings customers would be traumatised in there, it's chaos and dusty, they sell everything from hens and nuts and bolts, to water tanks and vet supplies, and do welding jobs.
We have similar as were on the edge between the urban sprawl and country hardware stores. I love the old school store, can buy individual bolt and nut if you want, not a 50 pack when you only need 2 or 3.
When they are busy I often just load up my ute, star pickets, barbed wire hen food etc and tell who evers nearest to the till what I have, they never check.
When I do that in the trade section in Bunnings they search my Ute !
Understandable, but there's something nice about dealing with the folk you see in the pub, supermarket and in the local car club. Everyone is on first name terms here, I didn't even know my next door neighbours in the city.
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 07:39 PMQuote from: Tony Nitrous on Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 07:01 PMQuote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 06:06 PMBeen there done that re glue Tony, luckily mu Bunnings is only a short walk away.
Nearest place we have is rural farm store that a lot local farms and properties use, it's a bit rough and ready, it's right by an abattoir, I think a lot of Bunnings customers would be traumatised in there, it's chaos and dusty, they sell everything from hens and nuts and bolts, to water tanks and vet supplies, and do welding jobs.
We have similar as were on the edge between the urban sprawl and country hardware stores. I love the old school store, can buy individual bolt and nut if you want, not a 50 pack when you only need 2 or 3.
Aye, proper shops. A dying breed.
I also have a choice, co op store, very good. Bunnings on the coast, same as already said,i really hate going to Bunnings but sometimes need to.
There's a distinct possibility the below item may be finding a new home in my shed next week. Will see if the stars align just right.
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Nice :onya:
6 coils, 6 iridium spark plugs, and manifold gasket for the Bride's Jeep Grand Cherokee,
Thermostat including sensor, coolant overflow bottle, engine oil, air filter, oil, coolant and PS fluid for daughter #3's car,
Some Christmas presents for the family...
And
Paid up camping spot for 2 weeks over Christmas down in Geographe bay.
Now I'm skint for the month...
I have noticed it does feel a little wooden in the front when going around corners alright.
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"Wooden feel" is common thread in reviews I read.
Bought a carton of ten cans of sardines. Cashier lifted each one. When I said something about it, she told me that she wants to be sure they are all the same. I hate being lied to as much as I hate the thieving bastards who compell the cashiers to check for stolen goods.
Went to get some oil drain copper seals to a large bike chain store. Guy had to go in the back to get them. If not doing that, they would be out of them constantly as thieving bastards fill their pockets. When I go to the small store around the corner, I get as many in as many sizes I want for free. It's the owners policy to not charge for penny items. Gets a tip from me which exceeds what he pays for them.
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 07:01 PMI'll bet they have some tomorrow.
Yes, as predicted they had some plumbers "Blue Glue".
I had to smile, they have a glass fronted fridge, like you'd see in a servo or newsagents with cold drinks. I went to grab a cold can and much of the fridge was full of cattle / horse etc medical stuff.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 07:21 PMThere's a distinct possibility the below item may be finding a new home in my shed next week. Will see if the stars align just right.
I have always liked the look of those. However new bike prices are high here and very few are sold second hand.
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Hope you get it Col, looks really good.
You should fit that puppy Col... :onya:
I do fit!! I went up to Nelson yesterday to eyeball a black one they've got up there, was allowed to take it out for a spin too. Quite different to the 14, few things I'd have to change on that one, brake pedal was too high & shift lever was too low, tilt the bars up a bit. I also noticed turn in wasn't like I'm used to. It wasn't bad, just different & something I'd have to adjust to.
So it's looking like 98% probability I'll be bringing it home from Bluff on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday next week.
The plan:
Mrs & I are driving down on Sunday, stay in Haast sunday night, Monday: Haast to Bluff, check out the bike & overnight in Invercargill. Tuesday ride back up through Alexandra to overnight in Haast again, then back up the coast road to home on Wednesday. Lots of driving & riding on an unfamiliar machine, but I've done it before - aye Col. Looking forward to it - and it looks like it may even be fine & dry on the wet west coast early next week. (but we won't hold our breath . . .)
I fit on on the GT, not the R. The pegs are in a different place & the bars are lower / flatter. The GT is a nice comfortable position for my frame.
BTW, when I was in Nelson, had another try on a new road glide ultra (salesmans suggestion) and it just doesn't 'fit' me. It feels cramped & my knees are in the way.
I recall Dave Barmy left the 14 & went Trumpet then to BMW. I was looking at the K16 as well.
This Rocket comes with a tank bag & a small pack rack bag sorta thing too, but nothing like the luggage space of a K16. It also has a tune in it & she runs 170 at the rear wheel with a quickshifter as well. It's only 1 year old & done 5800K's. Like brand new the seller said. Hope so.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 12 December 2024, 05:59 PMIt also has a tune in it & she runs 170 at the rear wheel with a quickshifter as well.
Nice cycle, but dunno why a cruising battleship like that needs a quick-shifter, but hey if it's fitted why not.
At ~320kg wet weight (without rider and pillion passenger) you've got 0.53 hp/kg (based on rwhp), maybe slightly more at the crank to play with.
Internet says 57hp/100kg, ~180hp/225Nm @4000rpm, so accounting for drive train losses (20%?) in stock form you'd have 144rwhp or thereabouts. 170 rwhp indicates 204-205hp at the crank, not too bad.
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Friday, 13 December 2024, 10:01 AMQuote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 12 December 2024, 05:59 PMIt also has a tune in it & she runs 170 at the rear wheel with a quickshifter as well.
Nice cycle, but dunno why a cruising battleship like that needs a quick-shifter,
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Friday, 13 December 2024, 10:01 AMQuote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 12 December 2024, 05:59 PMIt also has a tune in it & she runs 170 at the rear wheel with a quickshifter as well.
Nice cycle, but dunno why a cruising battleship like that needs a quick-shifter, but hey if it's fitted why not.
Fly by wire bikes changed my opinions of quick shifters.
A 2 way up / down shifter with an auto blipper is next level, and being able to tap and change between regular and sports shifters etc.
Today I bought my morning mug of coffee and a bacon and egg roll. It was quite cheap.
I did spend some time looking at white / blue final run 2008 GSX1400's for sale though. I haven't talked myself into it yet but they are the 14 I've always fancied. My favourite model / colours.
Yep, I'd have one of those too, just to keep the K3 company in the garage, of course
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Friday, 13 December 2024, 10:01 AMQuote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 12 December 2024, 05:59 PMIt also has a tune in it & she runs 170 at the rear wheel with a quickshifter as well.
Nice cycle, but dunno why a cruising battleship like that needs a quick-shifter, but hey if it's fitted why not.
At ~320kg wet weight (without rider and pillion passenger) you've got 0.53 hp/kg (based on rwhp), maybe slightly more at the crank to play with.
Internet says 57hp/100kg, ~180hp/225Nm @4000rpm, so accounting for drive train losses (20%?) in stock form you'd have 144rwhp or thereabouts. 170 rwhp indicates 204-205hp at the crank, not too bad.
The bloke selling it says it has a Penner Tune & she's putting 170+ RWHP with a crank HP of 195 region. Only using Sport mode, the other modes are basically stock. I know nothing about these sort of tunes, but from reading up, I see it's entirely possible and even more is obtainable, not that I want any of that at this stage. I'll be taking it cautiously on the way home till I get a feel for it. Reckon that's a fair way to go about it.
The quickshifter is just a nice addition, real nice. Why? Why not?
As long as the bike stacks up in the flesh, I'm on it, and happy about it. :onya: :cheers:
I saw one moving along last week, sure can go. Theyre getting 10.6 1/4 miles on stock bikes(139 bhp). Unrestricted, remapped are up to 176 on dyno.160ft lbs torque amazing, our 14 are 92.Give it respect Col😀
Absolutely! Got no intentions of whipping it till I feel comfortable with it, which will be a while cos, I'm an old fucker . . .
Was riding ze Beeeemer on the weekend, a new bike joined out group, a R18 being ze 1800cc boxer like zis one: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_R18
For all the sheer bulk and presence of this machine, having 90hp and 158Nm seemed a bit low, but it did hustle along. Built for the torque I guess.
Certainly not built for looks, about 2/3 of Rocket torque, i cant understand why actually spend money on it😵�💫🤷
Quote from: KiwiCol on Friday, 13 December 2024, 05:13 PMAbsolutely! Got no intentions of whipping it till I feel comfortable with it, which will be a while cos, I'm an old fucker . . .
Perhaps I might suggest then a look at a GSX1400 on Trade Me
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Seeing as you collect them Col.
Nice looking rig, do ya think I'd fit in the sidecar? probably not, I'd have to have the bike.
Rocket much better choice, never understood,fitting sidecar to ruin perfectly good motor bike🤷
They're everywhere ...spied this one today !!
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Quote from: grog on Saturday, 14 December 2024, 07:15 PMRocket much better choice, never understood,fitting sidecar to ruin perfectly good motor bike🤷
If I was unable to hold a bike up I'd ride a rig, but never a trike. Trikes are cars, no matter what the parts are from.
I had a leaning sidecar to get around the stupid uk 125 laws, it was basically a wheel with a fibreglass top that could lean, now a full on sidecar leaning over could be interesting :facepalm:
Quote from: Phill P on Sunday, 15 December 2024, 02:21 AMI had a leaning sidecar to get around the stupid uk 125 laws, it was basically a wheel with a fibreglass top that could lean, now a full on sidecar leaning over could be interesting :facepalm:
Sidewinder?
Quote from: Hooli on Sunday, 15 December 2024, 02:30 AMQuote from: Phill P on Sunday, 15 December 2024, 02:21 AMI had a leaning sidecar to get around the stupid uk 125 laws, it was basically a wheel with a fibreglass top that could lean, now a full on sidecar leaning over could be interesting :facepalm:
Sidewinder?
That's the puppy, trapped my right leg a few times, even managed to carry a bag of sand
Any pic's of said sidewinder?
Not with me, this was years ago,have a pic of the z250ltd it was attached to
Quote from: KiwiCol on Sunday, 15 December 2024, 03:57 AMAny pic's of said sidewinder?
Try this for starters Col
https://reddevilmotors.blogspot.com/2016/02/sidewinder-learner-sidecar.html
A Dainese "Air Crono 2"summer mesh jacket, comes with shoulder and elbow armour but no back protector, which i swapped from my other leather jacket. Fully vented, nice closures on the wrists and adjusters on the arms to keep the elbow protectors in place. Comfortable collar and a few pockets. Nicer fit than the dririder offerings and not as dear as the Alpine stars similar jacket. Also a pair of DriRider Aero mesh 3 gloves, 2XL, great fit, full leather with meshed back and CF knuckle guards. Wore them yesterday on my 730km ride, was 36.5deg C inland and 24deg on the coast, both performed very well, lots of airflow and comfortable all day long.
That's a decent ride Eric. 36 degrees is getting toasty :onya:
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Sunday, 15 December 2024, 10:41 AMA Dainese "Air Crono 2"summer mesh jacket, comes with shoulder and elbow armour but no back protector, which i swapped from my other leather jacket. Fully vented, nice closures on the wrists and adjusters on the arms to keep the elbow protectors in place. Comfortable collar and a few pockets. Nicer fit than the dririder offerings and not as dear as the Alpine stars similar jacket. Also a pair of DriRider Aero mesh 3 gloves, 2XL, great fit, full leather with meshed back and CF knuckle guards. Wore them yesterday on my 730km ride, was 36.5deg C inland and 24deg on the coast, both performed very well, lots of airflow and comfortable all day long.
Got a photo ? Where did you get it ? AMX or ??
Yes AMX rockingham. I wanted the grey and black, but only the red and black left in my size (58). On special atm.
I have a Gen-1 Busa I'm working on that's seat that has very little thread left on the mounting, so....
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A set of EBC & Ferodo brake pads.
The Bike has never stopped better !
Got spanked by another seller of gsx1400 dust seals, looks nothing like the originals. Was told its generic and fits, told him his picture is wrong then. Not impressed.
Went to Fowlers, x2 ordered. Fecking ebay sellers
Have you looked here (http://brooksuspension.co.uk/) ?
I know you have them now but to compare prices ??
D.D.
Quote from: Dwain Dibley on Tuesday, 07 January 2025, 07:32 AMHave you looked here (http://brooksuspension.co.uk/) ?
I know you have them now but to compare prices ??
D.D.
No wasn't aware of it, just really annoying when a seller puts up a pic of what looks like a suzuki looking seal and then sends out something different, yes I'm sure it will fit but I want whats being advertised, grrrrrr
Today new front house steps. Stringers, 3 hardwood treads, bolts &screws, $400. 3 yrs ago treads were $35 now $80 😡
You can't get the wood you know
/The Goons
From my hospital bed ......
Oxford heated grips
Full set of Hel brake and clutch lines in black/stainless
4 x t shirts
Guess it's all r & r for when I get home to relax before getting back to work
Being discharged this afternoon, a day short of two weeks out of my life.
How pleased to see the real world later on.
Couple of weeks off then ease myself into a more relaxed form of work.
Lots of bike bits to process in the coming days.
Cheers everyone !
Genuine suzuki master cylinder lid screw, man I live in the fast lane :lol:
Happy for you Chrisl! I know it's necessary sometimes to be incarcerated there, but I personally can't stand being "locked in" Been in a few times myself & it's always such a great feeling getting out. :cheers:
1980's Katana fuel tank.
Tatty but useable, with fuel tap and gauge sender.
Seems solid, bit of repairable rust to one of the rear mounting holes. No key for the cap though (easy fix)
$20, £10.
It was in a mountain of car parts, guy didn't know what it was for. Hours of walking around a huge swap meet.
No other treasures but still made it worth going.
Interesting morning. I did resist buying another bike that tempted me.
I was tempted by a GSX750.
The price was reasonable, but I went for a walk and gave it some thought, decided it was a 7 not 11, and I rarely use the one I've got, or work on the ones in bits. Still tempted though.
Had it been an 11 I'd probably have bought it, but then it probably wouldn't have been AU$5,500.
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Couple of years back nearly bought similar. Only wanted $1500, huge oil leak, had just had service and rocker cover gasket, obviously fitted wrong. Thought about it also, why?? Didnt buy and a good decision.
Renntec engine bars in black, sadly no longer available in chrome so may get them done.
Quote from: Phill P on Sunday, 02 February 2025, 05:02 AMRenntec engine bars in black, sadly no longer available in chrome so may get them done.
I got mine powdercoated in black many years ago still look great .
(Just make sure they get blasted or the powdercoate will come off)
Tried to buy a cart! The sort that go's behind a horse.
Large twin axle thing, big wooden wheels, the shafts to put the horse between. It was the real deal and looked impressive, the sort of thing a brewery or farmer would have had. It was pretty much what I wanted to put in my front yard with some plants and landscaping... untill we got to the price.
$3,000 for garden art isn't for me !
3 grand sounds like a bargin mate, especially for something like that. Reckon Mrs Nitrous would have given you heaps of points for a purchase like that. :whatever:
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Monday, 03 February 2025, 10:04 AMTried to buy a cart!
First thought: Oh no, is he picking up golfing (and to lazy to walk).
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Monday, 03 February 2025, 10:04 AMThe sort that go's behind a horse.
Second thought: Oh cool. Maybe he gets a Belgian or similar horse too.
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Monday, 03 February 2025, 10:04 AMto put in my front yard with some plants and landscaping
Third thought: NUTS
Quote from: seth on Monday, 03 February 2025, 07:08 AMQuote from: Phill P on Sunday, 02 February 2025, 05:02 AMRenntec engine bars in black, sadly no longer available in chrome so may get them done.
I got mine powdercoated in black many years ago still look great .
(Just make sure they get blasted or the powdercoate will come off)
I'll see how it looks in black then decide, not sure how much chroming stuff costs :whatever:
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Monday, 03 February 2025, 10:04 AMTried to buy a cart! The sort that go's behind a horse.
Large twin axle thing, big wooden wheels, the shafts to put the horse between. It was the real deal and looked impressive, the sort of thing a brewery or farmer would have had. It was pretty much what I wanted to put in my front yard with some plants and landscaping... untill we got to the price.
$3,000 for garden art isn't for me !
should have gotten a horse first, the cost of owning a horse would make the cost of the cart far more appealing, plus then you would not have put said cart before said horse
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Tuesday, 04 February 2025, 09:13 AMQuote from: Tony Nitrous on Monday, 03 February 2025, 10:04 AMTried to buy a cart! The sort that go's behind a horse.
Large twin axle thing, big wooden wheels, the shafts to put the horse between. It was the real deal and looked impressive, the sort of thing a brewery or farmer would have had. It was pretty much what I wanted to put in my front yard with some plants and landscaping... untill we got to the price.
$3,000 for garden art isn't for me !
should have gotten a horse first, the cost of owning a horse would make the cost of the cart far more appealing, plus then you would not have put said cart before said horse
Done the horse thing many years ago. Ex-Mrs was into horse riding and we had one at home, a Welsh Cob, I used to ride a bit but not seriously, I was a lot more serious about clay shooting at the time. Seen all the horses I ever need to. I was offered some cash to put a friends horses in my paddock but I have very little enthusiasm for having anything to do with horses again.
Buy today ?
3 x Jacaranda Tree's and a Poinciana Tree.
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Went past the tool shop. Didn't really need anything but grabbed a few little things as part of changed my very mixed collection of a dozen brands from over the last 40 years to an all Kincrome set. Slowly chipping away at it, bits at a time.
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Plant those a long way from house, paths, pipes, power lines etc Tony. Lovely trees but destructive roots. My tools all different but too late to bother now. If you want the best hacksaw blade for your new frame, Bahco are amazing, i wish id found them 50 yrs ago.
Yeah, been putting in Hoop Pines, Bunya Pines, larger Gums and Wattles and a few others too. I keep everything big away from the house, partly as the roof feeds our tanks and the less vegetation that can make it to the gutters the better, and partly to keep a fire break around the house, We are on the border of where the rural fire brigade start to back burn to protect the nearest town, but no trees around the house is a good thing. I keep some short lawns around the house but most of my planting is 40-50m or more away.
I may have to plant out to mark a driveway. A forum member off here came to see me on his 1400 and ended up going off road across the front paddock trying to work out how to get to the house !
Or go American & put land mines in the paddock so they can't do that again :lol:
Some R3GT T Shirts . . . yeah I know . . . from Aussie though. :happy1:
Thermostat for the T509 Triumph .. took plenty of detective work as they are obsolete from any Triumph seller. Stant make one that fits and correct temperature. Ordered through Rock Auto USA.
great find Mick, Ive found Rockauto.com is a great resource, Ive also managed to find parts for my 09 K1300GT BMW motorcycle on there, and general service parts for all other makes are nearly always in stock, and amazingly cheap. I ordered a set of 6 coil packs and iridium spark plugs from them, around 450 aud delivered. Stealer wanted 600 aud for the spark plugs alone. Rockauto had the Bosch plugs at 7.65 aud each compared to mopar charging 95 per plug.
I know some of you are tractor fans. 😳
This was in our import wash bay at work. Being fumigated etc.
I'm not sure if it's new made to look old or refurbished ?
1960's era Chris, very nice resto job done on it.
Quote from: GSXKING on Thursday, 06 February 2025, 07:49 AMI know some of you are tractor fans. 😳
This was in our import wash bay at work. Being fumigated etc.
I'm not sure if it's new made to look old or refurbished ?
It's a Fergie 165, I'd guess at a 4 cylinder Perkins.
(Mid 60's onwards I think)
The 3 in front of 165 and yellow paint just mean it was originally built and classed as industrial not agricultural.
Jeez, that yellow burns my eyes in the photo...can only imagine how bright it really is.
Someone has put some time, effort and $$$ into that, but it's not my bag. I'm a sucker for the little old red or grey Fergies, before the 135.
Nice Fergie. 45 bhp, 22 mph, mid 60s to mid 70s. When a kid my friends Father had one, red, brand new, we thought we were kings being allowed to drive it, the old grey sat in shed for a while.🚜
Quote from: Pommeroy on Thursday, 06 February 2025, 03:01 PMJeez, that yellow burns my eyes in the photo...can only imagine how bright it really is.
Someone has put some time, effort and $$$ into that, but it's not my bag. I'm a sucker for the little old red or grey Fergies, before the 135.
Like this Grey Fergie 😂 myself and kids .., youngest is now 42 🥴🥴🥴
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Wednesday, 05 February 2025, 10:12 PMgreat find Mick, Ive found Rockauto.com is a great resource, Ive also managed to find parts for my 09 K1300GT BMW motorcycle on there, and general service parts for all other makes are nearly always in stock, and amazingly cheap. I ordered a set of 6 coil packs and iridium spark plugs from them, around 450 aud delivered. Stealer wanted 600 aud for the spark plugs alone. Rockauto had the Bosch plugs at 7.65 aud each compared to mopar charging 95 per plug.
I like the BMW K1300's .. one day I might find one to add to the shed.
I bought this rectifier for the 1402, thought I'd give it a go. Original one is 23y.o, good to have a spare.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/134780219029?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=2mIROpGxRuO&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=_M0J_4k6R_O&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
It's not the Tourmax one, but doesn't seem too bad quality wise.
Are you going to install that one Eric & keep the original as a known good spare?
Yes, that's the plan. I will also check the HT leads for any issues. Starts and runs fine, just seems to use a bit more fuel than normal. need to measure it though.
Eric, how many k/litre? Mine always 18 or better. Pretty much 50mpg.
Hey grog, I usually measure in l/100km>
Typically I was getting 5.4 to 5.6l/100km which is around 18.5 to 17.8 km/l or 52 to 50mpg (UK).
As I said I need to measure again, but it seems that I go from the full 5 bars to 1 bar and flashing in less than 300km on the trip meter, indicating I'm around 8.0l/100km / 12.5 km/l or 35mpg(UK). I have done the fuel filler neck mod a long time ago, plus the HP filter bypass and LP in line filter mods too.
New STPS and TPS sensors, fresh fill of GW Syntax 3000 and HiFLo oil filter, clean and reoiled K&N air filter. Lithium battery (SSB). Bike starts and runs fine, fast idle works well (STVA) and no flat spots in the rev range from idle to redline. I do sometimes get a strong fuel smell coming up from under the tank but I cannot see any fuel leaks, I am using the original EFI hose clips on the HP filter by-pass, and the proper clamp fittings on the LP in line filter.
Thinking it may be injectors worn or needing a clean, toying with the idea to chuck a new set of 4 in and get the original ones ultrasonically cleaned and see what, if any difference that makes.
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Friday, 07 February 2025, 11:57 AMHey grog, I usually measure in l/100km>
Typically I was getting 5.4 to 5.6l/100km which is around 18.5 to 17.8 km/l or 52 to 50mpg (UK).
As I said I need to measure again, but it seems that I go from the full 5 bars to 1 bar and flashing in less than 300km on the trip meter, indicating I'm around 8.0l/100km / 12.5 km/l or 35mpg(UK). I have done the fuel filler neck mod a long time ago, plus the HP filter bypass and LP in line filter mods too.
New STPS and TPS sensors, fresh fill of GW Syntax 3000 and HiFLo oil filter, clean and reoiled K&N air filter. Lithium battery (SSB). Bike starts and runs fine, fast idle works well (STVA) and no flat spots in the rev range from idle to redline. I do sometimes get a strong fuel smell coming up from under the tank but I cannot see any fuel leaks, I am using the original EFI hose clips on the HP filter by-pass, and the proper clamp fittings on the LP in line filter.
Thinking it may be injectors worn or needing a clean, toying with the idea to chuck a new set of 4 in and get the original ones ultrasonically cleaned and see what, if any difference that makes.
G'Day Eric
In regards to fuel consumption, I have recorded mine since I have had it and it consistently gets mid to low 6lts per 100. I do have a concern that I'm getting to use all the 22lts in the tank as I find the fuel gauge gets to the last two bars and starts flashing and last fill up it took 17lts, I haven't run the bike to empty and hope I don't ever have to squeeze Bout the last drop to find a fuel station. Fuel HP filter has the mod and in line HP filter fitted. I dose the fuel with F10 each tank full. Bike runs superbly if just like a longer range before fill ups. Compared to Yammy with mid 5's
Quote from: Pommeroy on Thursday, 06 February 2025, 03:01 PMI'm a sucker for the little old red or grey Fergies, before the 135.
135 is a good cut off point for Fergies.
The older ones from the little grey TE's to the 35's etc are very collectable. Their smaller size also makes them more suitable for collectors, and they were the ones that set the Fergie's name and reputation in history.
The 135 is the start of the modern (better) stuff. Sold in huge numbers globally the 135 up to the 185 don't have the vintage / old Skool appeal but they are better suited to doing some work.
Surprisingly the 135 is getting more and more popular with collectors and restorers, not like a rose tinted TE but I guess a lot of folk spent long hours on them and love them too.
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Old Skool simplicity but a better working design still in daily use around the world.
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So around 5.5 l/100k.Over 400k tank normally. Its never varied over a decade.Exact same all octane petrols.Clean injectors, no need to replace, not unusual to have one leaking or bad spray pattern.
Cheers, will investigate the cleaning route a bit more. Found a matching part on RockAuto when I typed in the Suzuki part no 15710-65D00: FJ344 from Ultra Power: https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=12007269&cc=0&pt=6224&jsn=463&_nck=8LVLUxTaILBT%2BtLxkg8%2B3Ag7%2F0bbOhvn7P3rkFbL809YNOHQDmNBznFtdYfbcEUriQ0mcmy%2FTcWfcbfHTjxSwndfe2chgzy88liHO2MoAcp7wW7lek5DxawTLSg%2FDpYU6glXntEIULr3uhmpv1YTGK%2FEAEWKmfQl9mCbYuF7dz%2B24TIa73nppj7KIyT47xXG9i2KHscmJQghJV4lwZn%2Fvv0bLvk0XGi%2ByfnDhpbQJZ1ilpanrcYy3zOXu7mqpo6x4yZUAD5cJTf2Wi%2BYshSfowpGKc%2Fn70ii5pAvPUghmjk%3D
Suzuki OEM are over 300 AUD each at Mick Hone (!) Webike Japan has them for 235USD for an assembly, but not clear if one off or 4 off.
Quote from: MickyJB on Friday, 07 February 2025, 01:28 PMG'Day Eric
In regards to fuel consumption, I have recorded mine since I have had it and it consistently gets mid to low 6lts per 100. I do have a concern that I'm getting to use all the 22lts in the tank as I find the fuel gauge gets to the last two bars and starts flashing and last fill up it took 17lts, I haven't run the bike to empty and hope I don't ever have to squeeze Bout the last drop to find a fuel station. Fuel HP filter has the mod and in line HP filter fitted. I dose the fuel with F10 each tank full. Bike runs superbly if just like a longer range before fill ups. Compared to Yammy with mid 5's
Thanks Mick. The mod on fuel filler neck is described on here, it allows you to utilise the full 24L tank capacity, its pretty straight forward and involves a PH screwdriver and parking the bike on the side stand, then gently punching a hole on the inside of the filler neck up near the top edge where it meets the tank at the highest point (opposite the side stand) The sheet steel is very thin and its easy to do, it doesn't damage the tank but what it does do is allow the tank to breathe much better when filling and gets you a true 24L fill. Ive only ever once ran the tank to nearly empty, both the last bar and fuel icon were flashing, I filled close to 23L into the tank. This was at night, on the Forrest highway below Mandurah heading down to Bunbury. In my rush I forgot to check fuel level when I left home. Was so glad to see the fuel station.
Quote from: grog on Friday, 07 February 2025, 01:51 PMSo around 5.5 l/100k.Over 400k tank normally. Its never varied over a decade. Exact same all octane petrol. Clean injectors, no need to replace, not unusual to have one leaking or bad spray pattern.
That's 50.5mpg in old money Grog, (and for the poms) good on ya mate, you have a gentle right hand. Amazingly the R3GT can do the same & better with a gentle right hand as well . . .
I often/mainly go to 1st flashing, still 100k left. Both flashing still 30k. Works very well👍
Eric, injectors come under lots of part numbers, Mits, Yamaha etc etc.Couple of numbers on pic, dont buy from seller on photo.Some really bad reviews.
Quote from: grog on Friday, 07 February 2025, 03:49 PMEric, injectors come under lots of part numbers, Mits, Yamaha etc etc.Couple of numbers on pic, dont buy from seller on photo.Some really bad reviews.
saw them too, their name makes you want to avoid them "Bruce Shark" hahaha.
That's a good mod Eric. I've had 24L in it but have never run it out to see how far it goes on a full tank. I start looking for gas at 300kms from full. I should pay more attention next time I fill it.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Friday, 07 February 2025, 05:59 PMThat's a good mod Eric. I've had 24L in it but have never run it out to see how far it goes on a full tank. I start looking for gas at 300kms from full. I should pay more attention next time I fill it.
I don't have the fueltank mod but if I take my time filling I get the same results (24ltrs)
From totally full I've had just over 225miles (everything was flashing by then) from fort william to ullapool via Applecross (so a big variety or roads and speeds) this was late summer last year (2024)
In the past fully loaded with camping gear ect (2 week tour of Europe) we both (2 gsx1400's 1 tubed 1 standard) have regularly got over 200 miles per full tank 😀
Mine has been cutting out randomly when the first bar flashes & then comming back with some stirring from the starter. Must be a slight air leak in the lower part of the pickup tract, but I've not investigated yet as I can still get 200miles of sensible riding before that's an issue.
Same here 200miles before I start to look for fuel.
Today I bought 4 x Ngk Cr8e plugs from Halfords £ 23.36 delivered - bargain !
Interesting, mine must be getting close to needing plugs. I last changed them at 150k & put second hand ones in as they'd come out of a mate's bike & looked almost new.
#YorkshireFinance
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#HooliMcTavish lol 😂
Hooli,
I changed my other half's Honda Jazz's plugs at 95,000, they were manky.
My bike ,however gets special treatment and for £20 ish quid who cares.
:)
Quote from: GSXKING on Sunday, 09 February 2025, 09:02 AMMore like
#HooliMcTavish lol 😂
Did you know that copper wire was invented when a Yorkshireman and a Scotsman were fighting over a penny?
Some new calipers :)
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Did ya wear out the other ones Notty? :devil:
Quote from: Notty on Tuesday, 11 February 2025, 02:53 AMSome new calipers :)
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First question why ? 😈
Second question how much for bling ? 💵
Very pretty Notty. Very expensive also. Will it stop better, im sure youll tell us.
Quote from: GSXKING on Tuesday, 11 February 2025, 11:15 AMQuote from: Notty on Tuesday, 11 February 2025, 02:53 AMSome new calipers :)
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First question why ? 😈
Second question how much for bling ? 💵
why? old calipers had been repainted in the past and it was falling off. Looked at loads of reviews on refurb the old ones- around £350 for a quality job but they would still be 20 years old and I needed new pads. They worked fine but looked like shite! - new ones with new Hel braided hose were £600
Had they been tucked away in Froudys shed for long ??
:drool:
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Tuesday, 11 February 2025, 07:43 PMHad they been tucked away in Froudys shed for long ??
:drool:
Froudy is having to move house so he has a bigger man cave for bike bits :rofl2:
Quote from: Notty on Tuesday, 11 February 2025, 07:03 PMQuote from: GSXKING on Tuesday, 11 February 2025, 11:15 AMQuote from: Notty on Tuesday, 11 February 2025, 02:53 AMSome new calipers :)
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First question why ? 😈
Second question how much for bling ? 💵
why? old calipers had been repainted in the past and it was falling off. Looked at loads of reviews on refurb the old ones- around £350 for a quality job but they would still be 20 years old and I needed new pads. They worked fine but looked like shite! - new ones with new Hel braided hose were £600
Can be considered a bargain compared to new original: "£672.26 each" at https://www.suzukiparts.co.uk/shop/online-store/suzuki-parts-finder/gsx/gsx1400/k2-k3-k4-k5-k6-k7-2002-2007.htm#!gsx1400frontcaliper
@Notty that's a bargain 👍👍
Yeah, i agree, you made it look affordable.
New boots....RST touring boot. Stiff as anything will take some breaking in. So not quite as comfy as my 12 year old pair. Though should keep the water out.
Better than roses for Valentines Day !!
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Quote from: Kiwifruit on Friday, 14 February 2025, 03:45 PMNew boots....RST touring boot. Stiff as anything will take some breaking in. So not quite as comfy as my 12 year old pair. Though should keep the water out.
Better than roses for Valentines Day !!
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Jeez, you must ride hard. I yesterday bought a pair of Alpinestars SMX-6 Goretex to replace my 18 year old SMX-4 (non Goretex).
If they last as long and I'm still riding, I'll be well chuffed, as I'll be 78.
Not today but 14 months ago. Cheap Chinese tyre inflator. Works perfectly, set pressure, turn it on. Mustve pumped over 50 car/bike tyres. Today was first time battery went flat, incredible.Makes 14 tyres easy, very good right angle connector
I have something similar grog, they're good.
Today went and paid for my tyres.......... $760.00 fitted.
I'm still in the recovery position !!
Col, only around 100 more than here. All good if you like them. Just checked Angels, around $530, surprised they still make them.Guess they have to after GT2 being no good.
40 ltrs diesel for the Fergie.
20 ltrs petrol for the mower.
Oil filter, oil, air filter, pre-filter, 2 new blades for the mower.
1 x Bougainvillea.
1 x Conifer.
20 kg of hen food.
Will do a few jobs around the place today to stay on top of things and have Friday as a ride day if the weather looks OK.
I have nothing against Angels it's just that I put Mitchy 4's on the bike when i bought it and have had no reason to change brands.
Last evening I came home in torrential rain and I could see a line on the road in my mirrors, they shift lots of water.
Col, exactly same. Mine came with Michy 3, terrible tyre. Angels now 12 yrs, no reason to change.Im a bit annoyed Angel 2 are nogood, Mate fitted them and even b4 bad reports i didnt like tread pattern.
Bought some chain lube to try - goes on white so you can see if its put on properly
and has anti-corrosive properties :)
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Put it on your new brake pads so they don't go rusty like the old ones.
Cover the whole bike with the stuff.
A new phone, been getting to grips with it for the last 4 hours. S24 Ultra cos it was on special . . .
Old hips, todays ride constant hip cramps, excruciating. Buy a Harley or bar risers for 14. Hopefully they help.
I get hip cramps too, I know how you feel grog. I have had cramp issues for years. Got carted off in an ambulance from home one time, I was in quite a state. Ambo told me to take cramp very seriously as your internal organs are doing the same but we don't feel it.
I think buying a Harley would put too much strain on my heart...... :facepalm:
Sold the R1 because of increasing hip cramps. The 14, with risers, is a joy in comparison.
And so is a R3GT with forward controls, no more hip cramps for me now, thankfully. But honestly, the forward controls have banished the hip cramps, until I mount the 1400 again. Sometimes on the GSX I get away without them other times not.
Quote from: grog on Friday, 28 February 2025, 05:32 PMOld hips, todays ride constant hip cramps, excruciating. Buy a Harley or bar risers for 14. Hopefully they help.
Have you tried magnesium? I'm a bit cramp prone too but one of these before bed every night seems to help
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They hurt so much, standing on pegs, helps sometimes.Ive tried massage, stretches, magnesium, nothing works. Worries me about riding closure.
New titanium hips?
I've always been a stretcher since the early days of training with weights and martial arts.
I have a particular set of movements that have kept me flexible.
I've never had hip cramps or any kind of cramps to my knowledge.
I take fish oil and chondroitin daily to help with arthritis in fingers and one ankle (multi times fractured) ☠️
Probably correct Eric but nobody cuts me unless total last resort.
Went to a store in the city, got a quote on a dealer service for the Gen-3 and a quote on fitting a pair of S23's with my favorite 55 rear.
Both things I could do myself, but I like having one bike that I don't have to spanner. Happy to just ride it and let someone else do the maintenance. I'm quite happy tinkering and maintaining most vehicles, my other bikes, tractor, mower, Ute etc, but the Gen-3 and my Fortuner can be someone else's job.
Quote from: grog on Friday, 28 February 2025, 08:44 PMProbably correct Eric but nobody cuts me unless total last resort.
Same. Regular trip to hospital last year. Two electrical cardioversion's and one Angiogram that I was knocked out for, changes of pills, treadmill stress tests and several ECG's.
Heart specialist said the next thing we try is Cardiac ablation, a stay in hospital 200k's away, we go in through the groin and feed up to your heart and scar the heart to calm it down.
I never went back.
Today, cyclone close by, hard to buy anything. Im home stocked with food n beer.Medicines all ok. Planning is the answer.
Go for forward controls Grog. NO hip cramps for me now I've changed to a cruiser set up. It's just age I reckon.
Yeah Col, know what you're saying. Been exercising, a lot better. New golf cart,house expenses, budget now empty for a while.
Next thing you'll have running boards Col :stir:
I've been hitting the Mag Phos Tissue Salts oral spray Grog. Great product.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 06:31 PMNext thing you'll have running boards Col :stir:
They are not an option on the Rocket, the Americans have looked into it for their bikes & Triumph don't make any for it nor does anyone else apparently. They're sad about that, but I'm not.
Today received brilliant smart charger,12&24v, for golf cart also. Problem is, another being delivered tomorrow, late nights , beers & ebay just not a good combination.😂
That's funny grog. I recently ordered and took delivery of a noco smart charger that also does lithium batteries. Quality gear. Then I ordered the noco lithium jump starter 1500Amp too.
Just ordered new o.e.m. Genuine Suzuki fork seals, wezmoto steel braided brake lines and a chain alignment tool. When they arrive I can start on my bike from front to back. Already have the service kit and new chain and sprockets ready to go, M.O.T is due end of May. Just gotta persuade my mate to lend me some garage space. As he drinks snakebites I'll bribe him with Stella and cider. (For those not in the know , mix half lager ,half cider in same glass = snakebite).
You gotta love retirement sorting the stuff you've been putting up with for years, New airline reel , turfing messy hoses
Flash! My air hose is wound round the handle of the compressor.
Totally agree Horse. Fixing up crap been putting up with. Ill get air hose reel now you've mentioned it. I got same for garden hoses, what a difference. 8 mths retired now, mustve fixed 20 odd things, [been putting up with].
Sydney tools have that (bayer) on special at the moment $180 down to $120 not vouching for the quality but for home use I reckon it may be OK
Fitted bar risers while back, first ride two chrome caps on Allen keys disappeared, new ones arrived today. All looks neat n tidy now.
So how does it feel with the risers? I remember when I put them on mine, it felt better, but it didn't last for me.
Risers i like.Bike feels different with no weight on arms.Risers also moved bars back 18mm, hands closer is also better. Theres another set of bars with extra 30 mm pull back, id like them but means extended brake and clutch hoses, not doing that. So far a good change.
Put risers on years ago only 20mm I think, maximum the clutch and brake lines allow. I have my bars rolled back and down a long way too. Wrists used to get quite uncomfortable. Not any more.
Think it was 50mm longer I had the brake & clutch braided hoses made when I swapped mine out. No extra charge either, or bugger all if it was. Pommy outfit that I got them from & had shipped out to me.
Brake lines and chain alignment tool arrived today which means I can start on my bike weekend. Forks I'll do last as I may need to have a run out first I haven't ridden since November when I parked her up.
Old Karcher pressure cleaner sitting in shed,time it got tossed and get a newie. I decided, after at least 15 yrs to try it, no expectations. Bloody thing, no leaks, works perfectly, unbelievable.Used nearly two hours, also tripped over hose and now very damaged toe.🤷
It's about time you got some safety boots Grog. I think I've heard of previous foot injuries on here?
Amazing memory Col. Today was 2nd toe i tried to cut off last time. Boots on front verandah, dont always put them on, obviously.
@grog got a link to the risers so I can compare with what I have on mine?
Today I bought a Samsung s23 Ultra phone to replace my Huawei Mate20 Pro.
The Huawei has been a great phone but recently the battery has been lasting like half a day at best if used moderately. It even goes flat before close of business if not used, just sitting there.
Vlad, just type in Motowolf. Lots for sale, same ones $20-$150🤷. 38mm up and 18 back. Ones you have are 30 straight up, thats if youre using my old ones. They even do red ones. As for phones, bit like which tyre is best.
Today I bought a"new" propeller to my tiny Etec outboard motor. OMC Raker gen 1 28" :boogie:
Quote from: T 24 on Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 07:37 PMToday I bought a"new" propeller to my tiny Etec outboard motor. OMC Raker gen 1 28" :boogie:
That's a lot of thrust. 14 1/2''
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Thursday, 17 April 2025, 04:33 AMQuote from: T 24 on Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 07:37 PMToday I bought a"new" propeller to my tiny Etec outboard motor. OMC Raker gen 1 28" :boogie:
That's a lot of thrust. 14 1/2''
Yes, 14 1/2" x 28". And 1.86:1 . Now with 26" Raker, Etec revs to the limitter @ 66 knots.
I'm going to try a prop change from the boat ramp this weekend, get the waders on hope its not too cold.
Lucky I've got a Bravo 2 or I'd to pay for the big tractor and trailer.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Friday, 18 April 2025, 01:37 AMI'm going to try a prop change from the boat ramp this weekend, get the waders on hope its not too cold.
Lucky I've got a Bravo 2 or I'd to pay for the big tractor and trailer.
Looks like a max of 12C over your way on Sunday. Keep warm! 29C here on Sunday in Sydney. Great riding weather if you get out early before it gets too hot.
Bought some clay bar from Repco and after washing the car used it to detail out some marks on the white paint.
Clay bar is great for removing marks and nicks. My favourite detailing tool.
Today was my first ever trip into a Harley shop, engine brightener buy. Not at all a Harley person but that shop was impressive. Set out perfectly, spotlessly clean, staff all in nice uniforms, then the amount of shiny new bikes, overpowering, over priced but two showrooms& outside, reckon over 200. One bike had a $65g sign on it, i dont know their models so cant say why so much. Enjoyed totally.
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 04:14 PMVlad, just type in Motowolf. Lots for sale, same ones $20-$150🤷. 38mm up and 18 back. Ones you have are 30 straight up, thats if youre using my old ones. They even do red ones. As for phones, bit like which tyre is best.
Yeah I am. Thanks mate. The 38/18s you bought do they suit with no changes to lines?
At the max but ok, thats with braided brake line not original, not sure if exact same length.
A non buy. My Wifes Mazda2 has a tiny clunk in steering, can notice a bit notchy driving.Ive checked and its in Electric unit on rack. $1600 quoted for part today. Think itll be staying notchy.
Quote from: grog on Friday, 09 May 2025, 04:45 PMA non buy. My Wifes Mazda2 has a tiny clunk in steering, can notice a bit notchy driving.Ive checked and its in Electric unit on rack. $1600 quoted for part today. Think itll be staying notchy.
our neighbours daughter had a Hyundai terracan i think it was, slight clunk in the steering for a while, then complete failure, no steering at all. Replacement of the steering rack was quoted at 7k, more than the car was worth. Apparently common on those.
Eric, Qld Hyundai parts near here, biggest used Hyundai parts in Oz, only model they wont deal with is Terracan. A diesel fuel pump is around 5g, everything else also outrageous.Car is a piece of crap anyway.
Last steering clunk I had was solved* by soaking the UJs in the steering column under the bonnet in WD40 every few months.
I wish Hooli, have checked Unis, clunk is in unit on rack. :angry:
Figured you'd have checked tbh grog.
Had to replace a rack on a MG Midget years ago as the bush at one end had gone, right faff even on a simple car like that.
Years ago Hooli, lh bush Holden Commodore,Vauxhall, Opel same crap. We were told couldnt service. Rattles badly, $2 bush was available. Fix was so easy, take end off rack after turning to the right. Actually turn left, using rack out of bush to push it out. Knock in new bush, $2 job. Think back then was $600 for new rack.
Same, so called computer experts, back in old days, wonder how many fortunes were made just pulling plug out, reconnecting, pretending to be gurus ???Charging us lots.
Quote from: grog on Friday, 09 May 2025, 06:53 PMSame, so called computer experts, back in old days, wonder how many fortunes were made just pulling plug out, reconnecting, pretending to be gurus ???Charging us lots.
Reminds me of a PC my parents had & the computer shop said it needed replacing as it kept crashing.
5mins to open it & wrap a couple of layers of sellotape over the end of a memory stick so the clip held it properly & the PC still works to this day.
My dad (88 y.o. and very stubborn)doesn't want me to do maintenance on his laptop. "If something is broken you can fix it then". This was the case, after several years, this week. Attachments didn't show in his emails. I sat down and noticed that the case had buckled substantially. Took the bloated lithium-ion battery out. Now much less likely that I will get notified that my dad died in a house fire.
Works fine without battery for his use-case. Good opportunity to put an up-to-date linux version on.
Today, under dash to recheck, universals and shaft are inside this model.Noise still seems in rack motor. Decided to re torque shaft to spline bolts, got around 45 degrees more, they were tight but not enough. Success, noise& clunk gone. Persistence/ stubbornness is a good thing.
Today was first time in 53 yrs paid for a car repair. Retired now, no hoist access. Sump needed reseal on car, thought about jacking up and rolling around on floor, decided too hard.All done and paid for now. Tomorrow clean up shed floor where its been leaking.Wasnt as distressing as i thought it would be.
I hear ya Grog. Today jacked up the rear of my ute. I'm running a cable to connect up the rear vision camera for our caravan. So I'm on my creeper feeding the cable along side the original loom and I start feeling sick. Haven't laid on my back working with my hands above my head since my heart op nearly 18 months ago. Weird, went inside and laid on the couch. After a couple of hours I came right but I did feel really sick. Don't like paying for stuff I'm capable of doing... but maybe I should.
Take care Col, can't have ya popping yer mortal coil just yet mate!
Brake caliper piston extractor.
Cheap Hagon shocks with none of those knobs to twist.
Tally, yeah i know you just ordered a tool, but, best way ive ever found is 3/8 extension and appropriate sized socket. Just works so easy, one of the best tricks ive ever learned. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY7rCT3HGPo
That's a bloody good tip Grog! What an excellent way to get 'em out.
Yeah, grog. That's the method I've been using as well , but for less than a tenner I thought I'd give it a go, see whether it's any use at all. I'll try it and see if it's any easier.
Cosmic !! One for the memory banks.
D.D.
I bought a cheap pair of piston extractors the other month, they only work if the piston isn't seized at all.
Grease gun. Or compressed air.
Not had a good look yet, but another bike, new battery, full workshop manual, Staintune can, nice front roll on stand. Starts and runs.
Wasn't seeking an RF900 but it was cheap and local if a bit tatty.
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Just what that shed needs Tony, another bike.
I've always liked the RF900. Under rated bikes that were comfy for longer rides, but could pick up their skirts and go when required.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Friday, 16 May 2025, 05:00 PMJust what that shed needs Tony, another bike.
Still have another shed the same size and a double garage, both without a single bike yet. I have a large sturdy field shelter I'm going to pour a floor in soon too. Pretty sure the mezzanine would hold a few too.
Starting a Suzuki museum are we Tony? I'd come and visit
Quote from: Pommeroy on Friday, 16 May 2025, 05:09 PMI've always liked the RF900. Under rated bikes that were comfy for longer rides, but could pick up their skirts and go when required.
They are in that middle ground of not being modern and not being Old Skool, a bit like the GSX14, TL1000 and a few others. Like the B-King the styling (Ferrari fins and starship tail light etc) wasn't for everyone.
Being based on a Watercooled GSXR and having a reasonably light steel frame makes for a lot of options. I've just been reading up on a RF1000 build someone is doing.
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Friday, 16 May 2025, 08:45 PMStarting a Suzuki museum are we Tony? I'd come and visit
You need Suzuki weaving looms to complement the bikes for a genuine Suzuki museum.
Visited the Suzuki museum in Hamamatsu. Was a bit disappointed to be fair. Too many weaving looms and not enough old race bikes. (If you're visiting you must book a time slot)
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Monday, 19 May 2025, 12:37 PMQuote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Friday, 16 May 2025, 08:45 PMStarting a Suzuki museum are we Tony? I'd come and visit
You need Suzuki weaving looms to complement the bikes for a genuine Suzuki museum.
Visited the Suzuki museum in Hamamatsu. Was a bit disappointed to be fair. Too many weaving looms and not enough old race bikes. (If you're visiting you must book a time slot)
I've turned down or walked away from a few bikes that were affordable and Suzuki's. I'm not chasing Suzuki's in general.
All mine are chain drive, 16v, inline-4's. Theres still quite a few I'd like that I haven't got. From the GS1200Ss, to the Inazuma 1200, another 1100 Kat again, a Slingshot GSXR, an 1135E, a 750 pop-up, a Yoshi X1 Busa and quite a few others !
I have several other non-bike projects and travel plans on the go, so not sure if I'll find much more I'm after now.
Surely a couple of strokers Tony? Titan, Rebel, Hustler, amazing bikes. A ride on Yoshi Busa, would be bucket list. Was build you watched Jessica?
Have you ever fancied a TL1000R Tony ? I'd love to have a ride on one but hardly practical for me with that riding position.
One for sale here 98 $10k 65kms. Also a 2007 SE14 done 51k for $13k...getting up there !
My first big bike was a RF600RR. Horrible cramped thing & it had carb issues & a bent frame so not a good example.
Quote from: grog on Monday, 19 May 2025, 05:18 PMSurely a couple of strokers Tony? Titan, Rebel, Hustler, amazing bikes. A ride on Yoshi Busa, would be bucket list. Was build you watched Jessica?
Looking forward to riding a stroker again when I get back to Oz, the RD400 I miss.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Monday, 19 May 2025, 06:43 PMHave you ever fancied a TL1000R Tony ? I'd love to have a ride on one but hardly practical for me with that riding position.
One for sale here 98 $10k 65kms. Also a 2007 SE14 done 51k for $13k...getting up there !
Prefer the earlier tube frame S than the later beam frame R.
I know the S gets a bad rap but it's an easy fix.
I've had a lot of bikes, from FS1E to a Harley, KH triples and Super-six 250's, to Blackbird and ZZR, KDX to classic early CB750 and Z900 and lots more.
I think I'll just stick to 16v, iL4 Suzuki's now, they are the ones that interest me and where I'm happy.
There's a lot of nice bikes out there but I like my little niche and know where I'm happy. Going off track with the H2 SX SE only confirmed that.
Not bike related, well, sort of is, if I save money on something, I have more to spend on bike stuff! :clapping: :onya:
It's time to put some new pads in the Merc, so when I was in Christchurch the other week I went in to the dealer, got a price for front & rear pads & 2 sensors, $1078!!! bloody hell, I'll have a look around. Went onto my Trade Supercheap account & got both sets & 2 sensors for $267, much better price. Wonder if they'll stop the car? Bugger, I bet they don't have the Merc logo on them though - :happy1: :cheers:
I was after DBA gear but it's not avail here through SCA, they have it listed but ya can't order it - server error.
Thats a pretty fair price Col👍We had a Merc at work couple of yrs back, HID headlight blown. Dealer said no globes available, new unit. Only $10k😵�💫. Was a prick of a job, couple of hours work, new globe in and perfect $650 all up.Just a bit of difference 😂
Quote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 22 May 2025, 02:07 PMIt's time to put some new pads in the Merc, so when I was in Christchurch the other week I went in to the dealer, got a price for front & rear pads & 2 sensors, $1078!!! bloody hell, I'll have a look around.
Have a look at Rockauto.com next time. US parts supplier for almost all car makes and models. If your car was released in the US, they will have parts for it. Cheap too, so much so even with freight they can beat some of our local prices. Dealer quoted me AUD95 per iridium spar plug and over AUD200 each for the coil packs for our Jeep. Rockauto.com sorted me out for under aud600 delivered for 6 plugs and coil packs.
I had DBA on the Discovery, then went to RDA and their black treated, slottted and vented versions. Great rotors.
Not bought today but delivered today with the help of some mates since I'm still recovering from a recent 701 destroying accident. Upgraded my workshop lift to one with some additional features. IMG_3884.jpeg
Good looking hoist Lurch, I'm very jealous :drool:
You've got the shed for one Col . . .
K Tech front fork compression adjusters, mine are siezed and look a bit chewed up.
Honda powered 8Kva generator.
3 year warranty on the Honda engine,
2 year warranty on the electrical side.
Both 10 and 15amp plugs.
Loads of "RCD/MCB Combination / surge / appliance safety" etc tech I don't understand.
Waiting on the wheel kit for it.
I've had the house powerboard modded with a change over switch and a male plug so i can just plug it in and it powers the whole house.
Had 5 outages last year, bit annoying.
House runs fine with it. It's only a back up so 8kva is fine, I'm not going to run the aircon or oven. Apart from the fridge freezers and my wife's office, stuff like not being able to flush the loo as the water pump is electric get annoying.
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Could have gone a little smaller but there's a few jobs I might do that require an 8Kva.
Cool, I've got a couple of generators here as well, as we're an earthquake & flood prone part of the country & we need to be semi self sufficient in a disaster situation. We'd be cut off for months probably, only access to this area would be by air (or sea), if the airport survives . . .
One is an 8.5kva & the other is 3.5kva
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Monday, 26 May 2025, 07:05 PMLoads of "RCD/MCB Combination / surge / appliance safety" etc tech I don't understand.
RCD/MCB combo just means that what you may previously have seen and known as a separate "safety switch" is built into each circuit breaker.
RCD - residual current device (old terminology = safety switch)
MCB - miniature circuit breaker
The only problem with these more industrial type units is getting them far enough away from the house that the noise doesn't drive you mad without creating voltage drop issues due to the length of tiny conductor in an extension lead. Aside from that they're quite a bit more robust than the shiny plastic covered units.
Quote from: lurch on Monday, 26 May 2025, 07:39 PMQuote from: Tony Nitrous on Monday, 26 May 2025, 07:05 PMLoads of "RCD/MCB Combination / surge / appliance safety" etc tech I don't understand.
RCD/MCB combo just means that what you may previously have seen and known as a separate "safety switch" is built into each circuit breaker.
RCD - residual current device (old terminology = safety switch)
MCB - miniature circuit breaker
The only problem with these more industrial type units is getting them far enough away from the house that the noise doesn't drive you mad without creating voltage drop issues due to the length of tiny conductor in an extension lead. Aside from that they're quite a bit more robust than the shiny plastic covered units.
Yeah, I knew an open frame one would be a bit loud.
I ran it for a while in the shed that's about 20m from the house, wasn't too loud in the house and everything worked fine.
I'm not that clue'd up on them but others have told me "A stable sine-wave alternator" is something I needed.
I may look out for a smaller (quiet!) enclosed one just to run the bare basics at nights and to take camping. Any excuse to buy more toys.
Nice looking bit of kit there Tony.
Yes Col you'd be isolated even with a slip so having a back up is a great idea.
I'm relying on the gas and solar on our caravan in the event of an emergency.
Yeah power cuts are terrible things. My last one was nearly 2 seconds long & I had to reset the clock on my oven while the internet router rebooted.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Monday, 26 May 2025, 07:39 PMCool, I've got a couple of generators here as well, as we're an earthquake & flood prone part of the country & we need to be semi self sufficient in a disaster situation. We'd be cut off for months probably, only access to this area would be by air (or sea), if the airport survives . . .
One is an 8.5kva & the other is 3.5kva
Power is the only service we have.
No mains water, gas, septic, phone or internet, no dustbins, no postman. Don't really need any of it, we have really good alternatives, 140,000 ltr of water in tanks, modern multi chamber septic, Starlink fast internet, a PO Box in the nearest town, 2 gas bottles that last over a year, just power left to do.
We have a 25Kva transformer on a mainline to a local town, but it's never been that great, the lines are up to capacity.
Long term plan is always to go big on solar and disconnect. When we priced up a system we were happy with, to match mains standard, panels, batteries, back up generator etc, it was waaay over $50k, I got a transformer put on the mainline line and put my own power pole in for $4k.
You guy's are not helping the planet environmentally you should be putting up windmills.
I love my generator it's a 2KW two stoke the smell is something else, I use Castrol R30.
I've been a fan of gennies since the quakes in Canterbury. Bought an open frame Honda one at that time, but as I have to work at home sometimes, and we get maybe an outage a month, I purchased a smaller Honda inverter (EU22i) to run the computer stuff - it's very quiet and starts first time, every time.
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Monday, 26 May 2025, 09:12 PMQuote from: lurch on Monday, 26 May 2025, 07:39 PMQuote from: Tony Nitrous on Monday, 26 May 2025, 07:05 PMLoads of "RCD/MCB Combination / surge / appliance safety" etc tech I don't understand.
others have told me "A stable sine-wave alternator" is something I needed.
Modern 240v ac devices need a 'clean' alternating current (ac) to avoid getting burnt out. The generator creates DC voltage, and the alternator/inverter on it converts that straight line (direct) current into a sinusoidal line (alternating) current. However, cheaper versions can create a very choppy curve. The steps in those lines creates harmful eddy an voltage pulses. What is needed is lots of smaller steps so you get a smooth curve and no harmful pulses. Modern led globes, phones, tablets, smart watches and laptops are sensitive to this, old school filament globes etc not so much.
Today I ordered an Insta360 Ace Pro2 & Samsung SD card. Gonna get some better videos of my travels on the R3GT, once I learn to use the camera functions. :onya:
Today bought bike insurance. Budget Direct. $205 which is $180 less than renewal from current insurer.Maybe worth a look Aussies.
That is an absolute awesome price Grog! Our Insurance is way higher, in the hundreds higher.
As it happens I recently got my contents insurance renewal, no claims or any issues but the premium went up 34% on last year! Bloody sure inflation wasn't that high.
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 29 May 2025, 12:27 PMToday bought bike insurance. Budget Direct. $205 which is $180 less than renewal from current insurer.Maybe worth a look Aussies.
wife's car is now with them too, they are cheaper, but also provide good policies and coverage. They have been rated #1 for 4 years in a row by Canstar, the independent review people.
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 29 May 2025, 12:27 PMToday bought bike insurance. Budget Direct. $205 which is $180 less than renewal from current insurer.Maybe worth a look Aussies.
Interesting. You were paying exactly what I am with Shannon's. I've just had confirmation from them today that the 701 I crashed a few weeks ago is a total loss (I expected as much) so I'm curious to see what that does to my premium before I start shopping around again shortly. They've been excellent to deal with mind.
They were untouchable when I had modified and vintage cars in the past but I've gradually reduced the fleet and have no real need for "enthusiast" insurance presently.
My only concern,market value only, cant agreed value. No big deal, 14 not really worth much, except to us who own one.Priceless machine.IMO. 😂
4 new injectors as I'm still having issues despite cleaning the whole fuel system. I suspect injectors are blocked or worn out from having such dirty fuel run through them. A local injector place wanted aud 66 per injector to flow check. Rockauto.com has them for aud56 each brand new.
I found a set of 4 for under aud40. Will try them, if no good, I'll order the rockauto ones and still be cheaper than getting them checked. Suzuki oem are aud320 each!! These injectors are pretty common, ipn771 is the designation, cross checks with the oem part number 15710-65D00, used in 4 cylinder outboard and various Mitsubishi and Suzuki car models as well.
Not today, but recently I brought an Insta360 Ace Pro 2 action cam, because I wanted to get better video of my rides.
Well, after having to also source a new ram mount for the bars (32mm) I was ready to give it a shot. To say I'm happy with the result would be an understatement, this thing is fabulous and the play back of the recorded info is staggering, just wonderful. Gone are the vibrations and shakiness, I can pause the video and read a licence plate where as I couldn't do that with my previous cam.
I've got a new Samsung 256gb v30 micro sd card which will keep me going all day if I want it to, I can record while on battery or while plugged in to the bike. I've got a 2nd battery & separate battery charger that charges the spare camera battery using either the bikes usb port (1 under the seat in a compartment & another one by the handlebars) or a powerbank, so I have plenty of power avail to go with the all day sd card.
I've just ordered a real fast usb cable for downloading from the camera to the laptop, current one only does 75mb/sec (which to be fair doesn't hold things up much) the new one can do up to 40gb/sec, but my 3.2 usb ports don't go that fast, think 10gb/s is their limit, but still waaaay faster than my current cable.
Now to wait for the better weather to come around so I can get some more touring miles into the lens . . .
Today, sold not bought. My beloved Corolla. 10 years of the best car ive owned and ive had lots.We only need one car now and my new golf ride on didnt fit in Corolla.Gone to a good home so im happy with that result.Over 50 Facebook inquiries in one day, buyer ended living 1k away.
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 05 June 2025, 04:47 PMToday, sold not bought. My beloved Corolla. 10 years of the best car ive owned and ive had lots.We only need one car now and my new golf ride on didnt fit in Corolla.Gone to a good home so im happy with that result.Over 50 Facebook inquiries in one day, buyer ended living 1k away.
We've had our turbo diesel Corolla for 15 yrs and it's done 313,000 kms (we've done 270,000 of those). Best car I've owned too, and as we have one car too many, I keep thinking of selling it and then back away from it. Not sexy cars, but so reliable.
Today, I bought a loaf of bread.
Exciting eh?
Depends, was it a Tiger loaf ??
D.D.
Danish farmhouse, from spar as you're obviously a man devoted to facts.
Quote from: Hooli on Friday, 06 June 2025, 05:16 AMDanish farmhouse, from spar as you're obviously a man devoted to facts.
"Now, what I want is, Facts...Stick to Facts, Sir!"
Quote from: Hooli on Friday, 06 June 2025, 05:16 AMDanish farmhouse, from spar as you're obviously a man devoted to facts.
I just thought a tiger loaf was the most exciting, having "Tiger" in its name.
So you were right the first time..
D.D.
Quote from: Dwain Dibley on Friday, 06 June 2025, 10:12 AMQuote from: Hooli on Friday, 06 June 2025, 05:16 AMDanish farmhouse, from spar as you're obviously a man devoted to facts.
I just thought a tiger loaf was the most exciting, having "Tiger" in its name.
So you were right the first time..
D.D.
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Too much Coffee DD . . .
$40 worth of diesel.
Gave the back yard its winter haircut.
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Quote from: Hooli on Friday, 06 June 2025, 04:18 AMToday, I bought a loaf of bread.
Exciting eh?
Don't talk about bread please.... I loved a wedge of fresh bread and jam.
Being a diabetic celiac has put paid to my bread and jam fetish :cry2:
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Friday, 06 June 2025, 05:14 PMQuote from: Hooli on Friday, 06 June 2025, 04:18 AMToday, I bought a loaf of bread.
Exciting eh?
Don't talk about bread please.... I loved a wedge of fresh bread and jam.
Being a diabetic celiac has put paid to my bread and jam fetish :cry2:
Noted, I won't mention that loaf works really well toasted with Ardennes pate on for lunch then.
I also gave a garage just over £700 when collecting my car earlier. Two front spring pans replaced, plus the broken spring they found & a coolant leak fixed with a new hose. Although I got the low coolant warning when nearly home so I'm not sure they bled it properly.. I'll top it up once cold & make sure they did bled the intercoolers properly, then see if it behaves. Seemed decent folk there as it's a place I've not used before so I expect it's an honest mistake.
Quote from: Hooli on Friday, 06 June 2025, 09:31 PMI also gave a garage just over £700 when collecting my car earlier. Two front spring pans replaced, plus the broken spring they found & a coolant leak fixed with a new hose. Although I got the low coolant warning when nearly home so I'm not sure they bled it properly.. I'll top it up once cold & make sure they did bled the intercoolers properly, then see if it behaves. Seemed decent folk there as it's a place I've not used before so I expect it's an honest mistake.
Hmm, about that.
They'd misrouted the little hose they'd replaced so it was rubbing & already damaged, so good job I needed a reason to look under the bonnet really. After looking at it for 5mins & removing the top rad brackets to see more I rerouted properly so it wasn't hooked behind an AC line & rubbing on another coolant pipe. I'll keep an eye on the coolant level still though.
Also I got a rough price for the timing chains & guides replacement I should get done. This car has the early ones where the tensioners fail and the guides crack, hence I replaced the secondary tensioners when I got it as those are the ones that kill your engine if they fail.
It'll be about £1200-1500, depending on a few bits they say often break when touched & that includes a new water pump as that has to come off. Again the early ones which this might have, you can't tell from outside, do fail when the plastic impeller comes loose on the shaft. I asked the obvious question when taking that part of these cars apart & they'd fit the bottom pulley of a 4.2 for the cost of the part while doing it cause it's coming off anyway. That adds about 20% power, mostly bottom end & midrange, so would be very rude not to get it done. It'll be a true 400+bhp car then & that just sounds a nice figure to me.
I might well book it in towards the end of this year for that to be done if nothing else decides to steal all my money.
Proper exciting - a new mattress/workbench :facepalm:. With some added hardware in my back now (T6 to T9 has titanium rods and screws) post 701 accident the old one wasn't quite cutting it.
We even added an electric adjustable base to help with the comfort side of things. Reaching this stage at not quite 44 makes me wonder if I've made some bad choices or lead a life well lived, think I'll go with the latter.
You're not supposed to wear the body out that fast! Least they've done some running repairs on it for ya, hope it lasts another 44.
I'm probably not as bad as that made me sound to be fair. I'd be just fine without the fancy bed base but it will help at times and the wife deserves a few little luxuries for putting up with me.
Hanging around for another 44 years only interests me if I continue to enjoy life to that point. It doesn't bother me if it's 4 or 44. Actually maybe 4 would be cutting it a bit short...
Youll be right Lurch, youre still healing, youre still here. :cheers:
I plan on continuing to ride into my 80's, I should of got the hang of the R3GT by then . . . :onya: :cheers:
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Thursday, 29 May 2025, 06:15 PM4 new injectors as I'm still having issues despite cleaning the whole fuel system. I suspect injectors are blocked or worn out from having such dirty fuel run through them. A local injector place wanted aud 66 per injector to flow check. Rockauto.com has them for aud56 each brand new.
I found a set of 4 for under aud40. Will try them, if no good, I'll order the rockauto ones and still be cheaper than getting them checked. Suzuki oem are aud320 each!! These injectors are pretty common, ipn771 is the designation, cross checks with the oem part number 15710-65D00, used in 4 cylinder outboard and various Mitsubishi and Suzuki car models as well.
weird quoting my own post, but as an update, new injectors arrived today. Did I mention they were under A$40 for the set of 4?! They seem decent quality, have the same 4 holes in the bit that matters and the correct connectors etc. New rubber seals as well. Happy to give these a go, if they're sh#$%te then the next cheapest option is from the US via rockauto.com.
Didn't buy, but went to see someone and get some prices today.
Gen-3 Busa now out of warranty and lots have been modded and products tested and proven. I always said if I modded the Gen-3 it wouldn't be a bit here, a bit there, it'd be a proven package. Possibly lose 2 or 3hp in the midrange ( hard to notice) and extend the top end with up to 30hp more, but more aggressive across almost all the range. A tried and tested set up.
A full titanium 4-2-1 Akra pipe.
A DNA High Flow air filter.
A pair of Gen-2 / Brocks cams.
A set of BT Moto airbox stacks.
Pre (stock) dyno'd, mods done, restrictions removed and dyno tuned, road tested etc by someone who's highly recommended and has a 2 month wait time.
A ride in ride out price was about the same as a nice tidy GSX1400. Much as I'd like another 1400, or another 1100 Kat, and much as spending the price of a whole bike on mods doesn't sit right with me, I'm still tempted.
My days of riding or buying stupid stuff are certainly limited and something so ridiculous appeals to me.
I have 3 bikes I like but don't use and wouldn't cry over selling if I need to, to top up funds, although I'd rather not.
I'm currently torn between "what a stupid thing to do" and "it'd be a whole heap of crazy fun"
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Monday, 16 June 2025, 02:56 PMDidn't buy, but went to see someone and get some prices today.
Gen-3 Busa now out of warranty and lots have been modded and products tested and proven. I always said if I modded the Gen-3 it wouldn't be a bit here, a bit there, it'd be a proven package. Possibly lose 2 or 3hp in the midrange ( hard to notice) and extend the top end with up to 30hp more, but more aggressive across almost all the range. A tried and tested set up.
A full titanium 4-2-1 Akra pipe.
A DNA High Flow air filter.
A pair of Gen-2 / Brocks cams.
A set of BT Moto airbox stacks.
Pre (stock) dyno'd, mods done, restrictions removed and dyno tuned, road tested etc by someone who's highly recommended and has a 2 month wait time.
A ride in ride out price was about the same as a nice tidy GSX1400. Much as I'd like another 1400, or another 1100 Kat, and much as spending the price of a whole bike on mods doesn't sit right with me, I'm still tempted.
My days of riding or buying stupid stuff are certainly limited and something so ridiculous appeals to me.
I have 3 bikes I like but don't use and wouldn't cry over selling if I need to, to top up funds, although I'd rather not.
I'm currently torn between "what a stupid thing to do" and "it'd be a whole heap of crazy fun"
I'd do it Tony. Unless doing a thing will likely kill, maim or bankrupt me, I'll give it a go. I don't want to die wondering "What if?"
We work hard and long, and not everything we love is (or needs to be) a 'sound' financial investment.
Today was Wife to hospital visit. Shes ok, outpatients room we waited. After today i got reminded how many people live in hell from injuries. A bloke today, knee op, 3 1/2 yrs later still has infection. While able, just do your dreams. Go for it Tony.
If you can afford to do it I'd say go for it Tony, this is not a rehearsal, you only get one go.
As I see it you got 2 choices, put calamine lotion on every day for the rest of your life or scratch that itch! Yeah it could seem crazy and not needed, but there's an itch and the thing about itches is they don't go away, they get more itchy, scratch it! :onya:
Just do it, as my teenage daughters say "YOLO Bru"
Quote from: KiwiCol on Monday, 16 June 2025, 07:55 PMAs I see it you got 2 choices, put calamine lotion on every day for the rest of your life or scratch that itch! Yeah it could seem crazy and not needed, but there's an itch and the thing about itches is they don't go away, they get more itchy, scratch it! :onya:
I need to focus and decide what I want. My goals and attention wander.
I always intended to replace my Kat I sold in the UK with a better version.
I bought a Gen-2 Busa with the intention of building something more drag focused.
I bought the Gen-3 Busa knowing it had huge potential waiting to be unlocked.
My 14 was rough as guts but showed me how much I needed a better version of one.
I have several other unfinished projects.
I have my finger in too many pies. Really need to pick one and see it through, not leave a trail of ideas and projects.
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Last week was PC failure time, new one is excellent. Today was tv failure day. Lasted 10 yrs, good effort i thought. New one exact same price for latest model of previous back then.The size and clarity of the big tv in shop showroom unbelievable. Wonder whats next in home stuff to fail?
Quote from: grog on Friday, 20 June 2025, 04:22 PMLast week was PC failure time, new one is excellent. Today was tv failure day. Lasted 10 yrs, good effort i thought. New one exact same price for latest model of previous back then.The size and clarity of the big tv in shop showroom unbelievable. Wonder whats next in home stuff to fail?
Washing watching may be next for me. I don't have constant water pressure. It comes from a pump. Turn on a tap, there's a brief moment of hesitation then the pump starts up. This is hardly noticeable with taps, showers, loo's etc, very hard to spot.
However...... my washing machine doesn't like it, it keeps putting up "Error". Others have had the same issue and say some machines are fussy, some aren't.
Being able to override the pump and run it before the machine asks for water would work, but isn't ideal.
Funny, if I'm having a shower, washing up or flushing the loo the machine works fine. What it doesn't like is the hesitation before the pump kicks in.
Tony, maybe look for old school non electronic machine, not sure if still available .
Couple of rocks (lifetime warranty) and Persil :onya:
Build your own "water-tower" for the washer.
You need a constant pressure tank so you don't get those surges. Relatively easy fix imo.
We've got a tank with some sort of pressure bladder in it. Had it fitted to stop water hammer. About the same size as a 9kg gas bottle. Works well.
Didn't buy it but a training course for Sunday. If you do two "Ride Forever" courses in a year you get $100 of your annual rego. Normally they cost $50 but the provider must have had spaces to fill so I grabbed it. I've done a few and always come away having learned something. Usually a good day out with other like-minded people.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Friday, 20 June 2025, 11:17 PMWe've got a tank with some sort of pressure bladder in it. Had it fitted to stop water hammer. About the same size as a 9kg gas bottle. Works well.
growing up, mum and dad had a property that was not connected to mains water. We relied on rain water off the roof, always plenty of water. The pump we had had a pressure / priming tank sitting on top, about the size of a 9kg gas bottle as KiwiFruit says, that would gravity fill and prime the pump. Never had an issue with water hammer.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Friday, 20 June 2025, 11:32 PMDidn't buy it but a training course for Sunday. If you do two "Ride Forever" courses in a year you get $100 of your annual rego. Normally they cost $50 but the provider must have had spaces to fill so I grabbed it. I've done a few and always come away having learned something. Usually a good day out with other like-minded people.
I'm the same Col if you go to these Ride courses with an open mind and decent instructors you'll always pick up something you've either forgotten to do or in best situation something new which is helpful. Kind of a refresher of your skills no matter how advanced you think you are 🧐
Quote from: Mick_J on Monday, 16 June 2025, 06:18 PMIf you can afford to do it I'd say go for it Tony, this is not a rehearsal, you only get one go.
Quote from: Mick_J on Monday, 16 June 2025, 06:18 PMIf you can afford to do it I'd say go for it Tony, this is not a rehearsal, you only get one go.
I was round at someone's house in the next town yesterday. His Mum and younger brother turned up. He's a little younger than me, his brother younger again. Both in there. 50's.
Mum was driving as his brother has had a few epileptic turns and has other health problems.
As I was leaving his brother had a turn, one minute OK, the next on the floor being rolled over onto his side. Family knew what to do, I wouldn't have a clue.
The younger brother had a few bikes, had a place out rural, same as my mate and I.
After losing my next door neighbour recently it's certainly made me think. It's good to plan for the future and think ahead, but there's no guarantee you'll get there.
Today I bought... Warmth !
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Mines easier, grew up with fires, not interested now. Push the button i like😎
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 26 June 2025, 05:34 PMMines easier, grew up with fires, not interested now. Push the button i like😎
Yeah, I have one of those. I can heat or cool and pick fan speeds for individual rooms from my phone when I'm heading home. Still prefer to put my feet up in front of the log burner in Winter.
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Another 6 x 2.7m zinc / corrugated sheets. Now screwed and wired around the hen pen, poor buggers were getting a hard time in the high winds. The sheets have made a huge difference. I should have shopped around but I had to go into the city and was driving past Bunnings and couldn't be arsed spending an hour to save a dollar.
Renewed bike insurance. Shannon's. Left the 3 x 1340's (Gen-2 Busa, Gen-3 Busa and B-King) on fully comp, agreed valuation, all extras and mods listed. They dropped the new Busa down $50 as I'm not doing the mileage I used to.
A few items from Coles, a chicken curry pie for me, and a Pho soup for my wife, my wallet was noticeably lighter !
As the insurance was $50 less than I thought that'll pay for a breakfast and a splash of fuel tomorrow... that's a free ride out... man maths!!!
A Swiss vignette at about forty quid, just to avoid the possibility of a large fine should I accidentally stray onto their motorway network during the two days I'm passing though. :furious:
A bill i didnt buy.House insurance went$1800 to $4500. They are just robbing wankers. Only done one online quote so far, $2700. I hate paying it but cant sleep without insurance. As ive said before, storm damage last 8 yrs just on $150g so im in front.
Feel your pain Grog, even over here in the west, they try to bump up the premiums to cover their payouts on the East coast. Definitely shop around. When our renewal came around, I got 4 quotes, then used them to drive the renewal with our current provider down to what I wanted to pay fir the level of coverage.
Yeah Eric, i was spoilt for 34 yrs, 20% discount. Back to the real world now :grin:
Crikey! I saw a news article warning of premium rises last week actually but I wasn't expecting a jump like that. We've got a couple of months left on the current policy, guess I'd better limber up ready to be bent over...
Quote from: grog on Monday, 14 July 2025, 05:21 PMA bill i didnt buy.House insurance went$1800 to $4500. They are just robbing wankers. Only done one online quote so far, $2700. I hate paying it but cant sleep without insurance. As ive said before, storm damage last 8 yrs just on $150g so im in front.
I pay short of $1500 for landlord insurance and it was half that before the Brisbane flood. Is your place valued at a couple of million.
Samsung galaxy tab2 tracker, only works with Samsung phones but similar to the apple airtag, has motion detection and up to 700 days battery life on low power mode.
Will hide it on the bike and see how it goes.
Heard a story over the weekend. Insurance company cancelled a blokes house Insurance because they said his property was in a flood prone area. Tough to get insured now as he cannot say he has never had Insurance cancelled. Poor bugger, it's becoming more common. They love your money but not if you might make a claim.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 06:26 AMHeard a story over the weekend. Insurance company cancelled a blokes house Insurance because they said his property was in a flood prone area. Tough to get insured now as he cannot say he has never had Insurance cancelled. Poor bugger, it's becoming more common. They love your money but not if you might make a claim.
An insurer can cancel a policy only in limited, and well defined, circumstances. More commonly, they decline to reinsure when the existing policy ends. The distinction is of no comfort to the poor sod who can't find a company willing to insure a riskier property. There are parts of NZ where flood risk from rivers or sea is such that no insurer will offer insurance to homeowners.
Rob, here they keep selling rip off properties in flood areas. one in a hundred yrs they say, that once in a hundred is up to maybe 5 in last 30 yrs. So that puts insurance thru the roof. My house cant flood, on stumps and 2 way run off, i still have to pay flood insurance. Usually a news story, go fund me, no insurance and house wrecked, feel sorry for them sympathy, only because they dodged the insurance cost. No Irish, not a 2 mill house, youll find out next bill.
That's an issue in the UK and NZ too Grog. As building land becomes harder to find, developers increasingly look at areas that traditionally were avoided. I remember a developer building a small estate on old watercress meadows near where I lived in Leicestershire...the old villagers wet themselves laughing at that one.
It's becoming increasingly important to check flood risk data before buying a property. Adapting to climate change is unavoidable.
I built on a hill, 655m above sea level but way above the nearest town and surrounding valleys, I even brought 250 cubic metres of fill in from another site to raise the house pad above the surrounding paddock. If I flood the 99% of S/E Qld will already be gone.
Many years in Civil / Earthworks has made me real cautious.
Floods don't bother me, now I'm more worried about bush fires and high wind / cyclone damage. I build and plant to suit.
Quote from: Pommeroy on Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 06:54 PMThat's an issue in the UK and NZ too Grog. As building land becomes harder to find, developers increasingly look at areas that traditionally were avoided. I remember a developer building a small estate on old watercress meadows near where I lived in Leicestershire...the old villagers wet themselves laughing at that one.
It's becoming increasingly important to check flood risk data before buying a property. Adapting to climate change is unavoidable.
Yesterday was the 4th anniversary of a major flood here. Over 100 people lost their life. Many homes totally destroyed. They are rebuilding on the same spots. Instead of checking flood risk data, they should check their heads.
Quote from: Andre on Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 12:30 AMQuote from: Pommeroy on Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 06:54 PMThat's an issue in the UK and NZ too Grog. As building land becomes harder to find, developers increasingly look at areas that traditionally were avoided. I remember a developer building a small estate on old watercress meadows near where I lived in Leicestershire...the old villagers wet themselves laughing at that one.
It's becoming increasingly important to check flood risk data before buying a property. Adapting to climate change is unavoidable.
Yesterday was the 4th anniversary of a major flood here. Over 100 people lost their life. Many homes totally destroyed. They are rebuilding on the same spots. Instead of checking flood risk data, they should check their heads.
It was a terrible time I remember it well so sad 😞
To see the devastation caused by flooding is heartbreaking. I've witnessed houses full of silt level with the windowsills, grass and debris stuck and caught in the guttering after the floods in the Esk Valley a few years ago.
Like you Tony we are elevated and get nobody else's runoff.
Near new hydraulic bike lift. Been wanting one for ages, sick of crawling on the floor to do basic maintenance. This one popped up on Gumtree.
Very nice Eric. I'd like one of those myself, but I don't want it in the way when I'm not using it. I need a shed like Kiwifruit, plenty of room in that . . .
Quote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 17 July 2025, 01:44 PMVery nice, Eric. I'd like one of those myself, but I don't want it in the way when I'm not using it. I need a shed like Kiwifruit, plenty of room in that . . .
mine won't be in the way. It should hold the Beemer when it's not holding the Suzi... need to clear out the kids' stuff from the shed then id be able to fit a second lift....(cue Tony Nitrous and his gambit of 16V cylinder bikes...)
Quote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 17 July 2025, 01:44 PMVery nice Eric. I'd like one of those myself, but I don't want it in the way when I'm not using it. I need a shed like Kiwifruit, plenty of room in that . . .
My mates said the same put it to the side and park the bike on it, they all bought one.
Sat in the city with a coffee and my feet up waiting for the Fortuner to be serviced. Fixed price, $290. Like the bikes I like having one car dealer serviced and under warranty, and Toyota have done me a very expensive repair under warranty at almost 7 years old on a previous vehicle.
Time to kill so I googled a full Gen-3 Hayabusa derestriction and hot up combo. Akra full system, short BTmoto stacks, air filter, Brocks Super Stock cams, Brocks clutch conversion, a Super Stock V2 plug in box, full dyno tune by Yuri.
Price for the parts and tune without labour and fitting...
AU$9,000 !!! Fark !!!
So I then priced up a bull bar for the Fortuner. Toyota supplied and approved, doesn't effect the airbag, the airflow or the warranty, in black steel, with a small loom to move the sidelights, installed......
AU$3,907 !!! Fark !!!
Both are on my wish list, but I think I need to lower my expectations a bit
I bought a Chicken Curry pie and a coffee instead.
AU$10.50. :lol:
I don't think my wallet is up to playing in the Premier League... :rolleyes:
Plan 437B... maybe it's looking cheaper to make a Gen-2 Busa go a bit quicker than it is. Doesn't need the clutch, Super Stock box, cams etc and will still be good enough for a talentless old bloke like me.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Friday, 18 July 2025, 04:39 AMQuote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 17 July 2025, 01:44 PMVery nice Eric. I'd like one of those myself, but I don't want it in the way when I'm not using it. I need a shed like Kiwifruit, plenty of room in that . . .
My mates said the same put it to the side and park the bike on it, they all bought one.
They do take up a bit of room, but you'll never see mine without a bike sat on it. Even if the bike doesn't need maintenance, cleaning or jobs doing it's not a big drama to park a bike on it. I've tried other stands but the large working platform is a must for me, parts, tools, mugs of tea etc on a large area under the bike, and the ability to take a dozen different bikes with no fitting kit is great. I can see why they are a standard bit of kit in bike shops.
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Monday, 21 July 2025, 02:03 PMSat in the city with a coffee and my feet up waiting for the Fortuner to be serviced. Fixed price, $290. Like the bikes I like having one car dealer serviced and under warranty, and Toyota have done me a very expensive repair under warranty at almost 7 years old on a previous vehicle.
Time to kill so I googled a full Gen-3 Hayabusa derestriction and hot up combo. Akra full system, short BTmoto stacks, air filter, Brocks Super Stock cams, Brocks clutch conversion, a Super Stock V2 plug in box, full dyno tune by Yuri.
Price for the parts and tune without labour and fitting...
AU$9,000 !!! Fark !!!
So I then priced up a bull bar for the Fortuner. Toyota supplied and approved, doesn't effect the airbag, the airflow or the warranty, in black steel, with a small loom to move the sidelights, installed......
AU$3,907 !!! Fark !!!
Both are on my wish list, but I think I need to lower my expectations a bit
I bought a Chicken Curry pie and a coffee instead.
AU$10.50. :lol:
I don't think my wallet is up to playing in the Premier League... :rolleyes:
Plan 437B... maybe it's looking cheaper to make a Gen-2 Busa go a bit quicker than it is. Doesn't need the clutch, Super Stock box, cams etc and will still be good enough for a talentless old bloke like me.
Good idea to tune it up a bit Tony, as it's widely acknowledged that Busas lack get-up-and-go! :happy1:
Quote from: Pommeroy on Monday, 21 July 2025, 03:41 PMGood idea to tune it up a bit Tony, as it's widely acknowledged that Busas lack get-up-and-go! :happy1:
I'm trying to use horsepower to compensate for my lack of ability... :lol:
Maybe a dyno sheet for some bullshit bragging points down the pub? :lol:
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Monday, 21 July 2025, 02:07 PMQuote from: Irish in Oz on Friday, 18 July 2025, 04:39 AMQuote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 17 July 2025, 01:44 PMVery nice Eric. I'd like one of those myself, but I don't want it in the way when I'm not using it. I need a shed like Kiwifruit, plenty of room in that . . .
My mates said the same put it to the side and park the bike on it, they all bought one.
They do take up a bit of room, but you'll never see mine without a bike sat on it. Even if the bike doesn't need maintenance, cleaning or jobs doing it's not a big drama to park a bike on it. I've tried other stands but the large working platform is a must for me, parts, tools, mugs of tea etc on a large area under the bike, and the ability to take a dozen different bikes with no fitting kit is great. I can see why they are a standard bit of kit in bike shops.
first one I've had, bit nervous to put the BMW on it, not much room to get on and thrn off the bike while on the ramp, then put the stand down etc. Need a mate to help I think....
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Monday, 21 July 2025, 07:03 PMQuote from: Tony Nitrous on Monday, 21 July 2025, 02:07 PMQuote from: Irish in Oz on Friday, 18 July 2025, 04:39 AMQuote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 17 July 2025, 01:44 PMVery nice Eric. I'd like one of those myself, but I don't want it in the way when I'm not using it. I need a shed like Kiwifruit, plenty of room in that . . .
My mates said the same put it to the side and park the bike on it, they all bought one.
They do take up a bit of room, but you'll never see mine without a bike sat on it. Even if the bike doesn't need maintenance, cleaning or jobs doing it's not a big drama to park a bike on it. I've tried other stands but the large working platform is a must for me, parts, tools, mugs of tea etc on a large area under the bike, and the ability to take a dozen different bikes with no fitting kit is great. I can see why they are a standard bit of kit in bike shops.
first one I've had, bit nervous to put the BMW on it, not much room to get on and thrn off the bike while on the ramp, then put the stand down etc. Need a mate to help I think....
I'm piss weak, some days worse than others but a list of health issues that aren't in my favour. Some days I struggle with grip and strength, easily out of breath.
I start the bike, put it in gear and walk it up onto the bench with me walking to the left. Hit the kill switch, hold it with my right hand and reach down and tighten the front wheel clamp with my left hand. Walk around the rear and fit the paddock stand.
I've lost count of the amount of folk who have told me that it's dodgy as all fuck and the bikes going to end up upside down with me under it.
20 years later I'm doing it several times a week without a drama.
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EDIT: I take no responsibility for folk who do dumb things that I get away with... :lol:
Nice tidy set up Tony :onya:
Admittedly I have the advantage (in this case) of being 43, 6'4" and 110kg but I used to idle my 1290 Adventure up in a similar way to what Tony has described.
It got a bit interesting if I wanted to put it on backwards to work on the front end. That's just one of the reasons I updated my lift to one that the front wheel clamp can be removed from / dropped down out of the way.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Monday, 21 July 2025, 08:20 PMNice tidy set up Tony :onya:
It was. That was a previous place. Just used it as a pic of my lifts. I seem to have accumulated a lot more junk since then!
Cheers and thanks for those tips, will give that a go
I once tried to put big girl on 4 post hoist at work. Not sure how we all didnt end up a heap on floor. Looked easy but didnt pan out easy. Never tried again.
Monimoto 7 tracker and an Oxford beast 2 metre chain, should slow the fuckers down a bit.
I decided to go all in & get a bike lift, https://www.machineryhouse.co.nz/a3495 and a compound vice for the drill press https://www.machineryhouse.co.nz/v1205?s=compound%20vi. $1200, includes delivery to my place.
Man has gotta have these things. . . :cheers:
Well done Col, both good prices.
I've just ordered fork seals from Webike Japan & a 46mm seal driver ebay as borrowing one last time made the job so easy.
Yup another mate's bike needs them, this time the K4 B/R I went with Amy to look over early this year (I think it was). Probably getting done this weekend as the seals are due to arrive in 3 days...
Upgraded my 25yo compression tester, should arrive next week so that i can check all 4 pots. Suspecting a blown head gasket, seeing as all sensors and fuel pump checks out.
Expensive Lift Col -IMG_93061.jpg I paid CAN$300 - and it operates on an air or hydraulic.
Only problem is Stan, I'm in New Zealand not Canada, else I'd of got one at that price. How long ago did you pay $300? It's a good price for a unit like this over here. Basic ones with foot only operation and smaller with less capacity are around $800 then another couple of hundy for delivery.
Col, pretty comparable to Oz.
Not sure which one to put on my 1200 CVT Japanese domestic market Suzuki Swift.
Will it improve the horsepower, fuel economy and increase mid range torque ??
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Might even get one for the mower.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Tuesday, 29 July 2025, 07:19 PMMight even get one for the mower.
Needs to be the Yoshi-mower for that! :lol:
and one for the chainsaw . . . :onya: :clapping:
Awesome, I've always wanted an Alikropovic exhaust!
I put a Yoshi can on my Ryobi garage vacuum. It sucked so hard that now its all disappeared, my shed is empty.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Tuesday, 29 July 2025, 07:19 PMNot sure which one to put on my 1200 CVT Japanese domestic market Suzuki Swift.
Will it improve the horsepower, fuel economy and increase mid range torque ??
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Might even get one for the mower.
at those prices almost worth a try, one of each.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 29 July 2025, 05:10 PMOnly problem is Stan, I'm in New Zealand not Canada, else I'd of got one at that price. How long ago did you pay $300? It's a good price for a unit like this over here. Basic ones with foot only operation and smaller with less capacity are around $800 then another couple of hundy for delivery.
Yeah Col I just checked they have double since I bought it in 2000!
:cheers:
Put another 10 plants in this week. A mix of trees and shrubs. I've been saying for a while "That's between 300 and 400", but thinking about it I'm probably past 400 now.
Maybe not ideal weather at the moment but there's moisture in the ground, no frosts forecast, and they aren't expensive plants to take a risk with.
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Fortunately I have a very good Community Nursery not too far away that sells tube stock for $3 (£1.45p) and traders at the local farmers market that sell larger plants at double that, so just doing a few a week isn't going to break the bank when I go back to native plants on a larger scale in spring.
Quote from: lurch on Tuesday, 29 July 2025, 08:35 PMAwesome, I've always wanted an Alikropovic exhaust!
Ali-Crap-povic ? LOL!
I think I have at least 8 Yoshi cans, either on standard systems or on Yoshi 4-1's or on the shelf, and I've long been a self confessed Yoshi exhaust fan.........
......... However, I just can't find the love for the latest ones. Not a fan of the more recent cans, and some of the link pipes look like an awkward after thought.
For the first time in a long time, I'm finding myself looking at Akrapovic systems.
The new lift table arrived today, got it unpacked & put together ok. The Black 14 was the Guinea Pig for it.
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Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Wednesday, 30 July 2025, 02:54 PMQuote from: lurch on Tuesday, 29 July 2025, 08:35 PMAwesome, I've always wanted an Alikropovic exhaust!
Ali-Crap-povic ? LOL!
I think I have at least 8 Yoshi cans, either on standard systems or on Yoshi 4-1's or on the shelf, and I've long been a self confessed Yoshi exhaust fan.........
......... However, I just can't find the love for the latest ones. Not a fan of the more recent cans, and some of the link pipes look like an awkward after thought.
For the first time in a long time, I'm finding myself looking at Akrapovic systems.
knew you'd come around....eventually
Quote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 31 July 2025, 02:53 PMThe new lift table arrived today, got it unpacked & put together ok. The Black 14 was the Guinea Pig for it.
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looks great. Mines the scissor type, so it doesn't lean fwd when it goes up. Your looks well built and sturdy.
Looks good Col👍All i got was intank filter and JIS connector. External needs new o ring which i cant source. Will give this a go, connector is rejoin hose where filter was. $40 total cost both.Genuine filter over $600. I know its china copy, will see. Might not even have filter material in it🤷
Quote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 31 July 2025, 02:53 PMThe new lift table arrived today, got it unpacked & put together ok. The Black 14 was the Guinea Pig for it.
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Looks like mine, except a different wheel clamp.
I keep saying I'll put a couple of rawbolts into the floor to stop it moving as I push bikes on, but then it's handy to be able to move it to the side at times. Maybe I'll drill the holes in the floor & just drop some bar in so I can lift them out as needed.
Drill and tap an M16 or 3/4" in the flat part of the foot,then use a suitable bolt that you can wind down to lock it in place, wind up to move it around. Saves drilling holes in your floor.
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Thursday, 31 July 2025, 09:38 PMDrill and tap an M16 or 3/4" in the flat part of the foot,then use a suitable bolt that you can wind down to lock it in place, wind up to move it around. Saves drilling holes in your floor.
Mines got tubes on the side designed for something to go in & poke down, if I could weld I'd put nuts on the bottom of them & use your idea.
The lift has wind down stoppers already fitted - blue circle at the bottom. It has swivel castors on the front & cast wheels at the back. It moves very easily, well, I did grease them all before commissioning it. Same as the compound vice for the drill press, greased 3 threads & dry lube on the slides, that's moving nice as well.
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Ah missed though, handy.
Bought about 2 weeks ago, arrived today. New screen for the Bavarian Mistress. The old one was getting opaque and was scratched up.
The new one has 15% grey tint. it looks rather nice, I think. In my view screens work on some bikes, not on all. The K1300GT is one where it definitely works.
I had another look at my ramp this morning after the chatter on here. Turns out the tube bits I mentioned are internally threaded so I just need to find the size & put big bolts in there. Looks about M12 or so.
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Yesterday was the 4th anniversary of a major flood here. Over 100 people lost their life. Many homes totally destroyed. They are rebuilding on the same spots.
Me : Our government buys continually flooded properties back and demolishes those homes and rezones the area never to be built on again.
There's been a few people on one side of a street bought out however the other side of the street is deemed OK.
I was involved in 1974 Brisbane floods as a child but never had a house flooded thank Buddha 🙏🙏
2 sets of locknuts, one for the caravan, the other for daughter #3 car, as thieving scum are scoping around stealing rear mounted spare wheels off caravans and SUV's. Found our van wheel rear cover on the ground, and our neighbour had the same, but they also managed to get 2 of 3 lug nuts undone.
Needs a cull Eric, it's the only cure.
Not ideal weather for putting in plants, so I planted a garden arch (deep holes, lots of concrete) When it gets warmer I'll put some roses or climbers in.
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Pragmasis 16mm x 2 metre chain, will be good for the garage but too heavy to carry around. Also oxford beast ground anchor.
Apparently I can't help myself, so I bought this. Quite tidy and only 26,000km. I'm not actually back on bikes yet so it'll be a challenge not to go overboard as I get into some maintenance and tidying up.
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More trees.
Quite a few of these.
Planting a wildlife corridor across the front paddock.
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Quote from: lurch on Wednesday, 06 August 2025, 09:38 PMApparently I can't help myself, so I bought this. Quite tidy and only 26,000km. I'm not actually back on bikes yet so it'll be a challenge not to go overboard as I get into some maintenance and tidying up.
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Hope you have a healthy Bank Account!
Brother has multiple KTM - after service is crap and very costly! Always in the shop!
Omg.... it's got racist forks !!
Quote from: Globalrider on Friday, 08 August 2025, 03:55 AMHope you have a healthy Bank Account!
Brother has multiple KTM - after service is crap and very costly! Always in the shop!
I've owned many KTM's. Never a problem, could be something to do with my maintenance habits? This one's old though so after sales service won't bother me.
Mine don't just get ridden around the block either. I've confidently tackled numerous remote long distance trips (e.g. Simpson Desert). Guess I'm just lucky...
If I believed every comment like yours I read from a random stranger on the internet (most of whom have never actually owned one) I'd probably just walk everywhere to save myself some trouble.
Hey Lurch, for a bit of KTM off road action check out kiwi Chris Birch on U-tube.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Friday, 08 August 2025, 12:05 PMHey Lurch, for a bit of KTM off road action check out kiwi Chris Birch on U-tube.
He's one very talented rider. I actually have a brother who lives at Cooks Beach which isn't far from Chris Birch. I'm planning to stash a bike with little brother in the future (maybe even another KTM :shocked: ) and attend some of his training, or just catch up for a ride during my travels around NZ.
Thanks Col, great videos. Totally enjoyed a quite a few. Im no good off road but appreciate their magic. 👍😎
Check out N20Adventures on Utube Grog those guys are nuts. Some great NZ scenery too
:cheers:
Up at 2:45am, on the road by 3:45am, rain, fog, long wait in some timed traffic light road works, a VERY near miss with some deer, and a 2 and 1/2 + hour drive to a swap meet.
Rain this weekend so not many there.
Did pick up a spare GS750 tail, and chatting with the seller he has some other Suzuki stuff so we've arranged to meet up in the future.
I took the Ute, ramps and some cash but nothing took my fancy.
How exciting !!
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I'm chubbing up just looking at them Col. . . . :onya: :rofl2:
Be a smooth runner soon Col, it even says vmx on the box, the lube to use😎
Quote from: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 02:45 PMI'm chubbing up just looking at them Col. . . . :onya: :rofl2:
Only put the photo up for you Col.....
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 03:57 PMQuote from: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 02:45 PMI'm chubbing up just looking at them Col. . . . :onya: :rofl2:
Only put the photo up for you Col.....
I don't get to play with those anymore, but I do get to lube up the splines in the drive shaft to the bevel box with Moly Paste. Ooooh, can't wait
So Col, that job hasnt changed from early models.3 Mates had them, dont think was ever a problem.
Bought one of these for her indoors, she has lost her confidence in two wheels after being knocked off the 14 last year.
That's a strange car.
Can Am Spyder? Mate has one sitting in his shed, years now. Always telling me to take home and use, just havent got around to it, dont like trikes or sidecars. Hope your Wife enjoys.
One of the bmw club members has one, she was knocked off her bike and smashed her hip, so cant sit on a regular bike anymore, the CanAm let's her still ride but sits more like a car seat. Horses for courses
Grog, it not a spider, it's a Ryker, same idea but smaller and only has a 900cc engine, the spider uses a 1330cc.