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Hi from Dee Why

Discussion in 'New Members Say Gday' started by dandan, Jul 1, 2014.

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  1. andrew

    andrew Well-Known Member Premium Member Contributing Member

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    Welcome Danielle. This is the place to be if you need to ask a question or two.
     
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    Moo Plodge Racing!!!

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    welcome along! nice VTR. your so lucky some nice roads up dee why way!

    happy posting!
     
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    Cheers Glenn :)
    Thanks for the help yesterday and pointing me to this forum as well. I like it already.
     
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    dandan Active Member

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    There are some good places to ride around here, especially if you can get out in the daytime while everyones at work and the roos and possums are quiet!
    Still I get to ride military rd (probably worst traffic in Sydney?) and the harbour bridge to work most often so it balances out ;)

    I think I might go for a run up the old road today.... loverly day for it!
     
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    Phil Senior Member Contributing Member

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    Enjoy the ride.
     
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    Only ridden in Sydney on one weekend so far, it really made me appreciate Canberra's lack of traffic :lolsign:
     
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    Yeah rub it in! Wednesday lunchtime is a pretty good time to ride though ;) got to make the most of underemployment while I can!
     
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    It was Saturday evening and Sunday lunchtime in St. Peters and Newtown though.

    I don't normally drive in Sydney without a GPS and had nowhere to put it on the bike I was on, so I went past the place I was looking for and ended up in the city by mistake on Saturday evening! :idk:

    Have you been to the Rising Sun Workshop in Newtown? That's where I was going that weekend before meeting friends for a party. They have a community motorcycle workshop, noodle bar and cafe. Their ramen is great after a long ride! :D
     
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    Frankster Grey Pride...Adventure before Dementia Staff Member Premium Member Ride and Events Crew

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    Personally I'd buy the tool as it will make the job easier. They're normally expensive, but can be sold on eBay after you use it. If you're going to all the trouble you might as well do it right.
     
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    So after @ruckusman kindly explained shims to me the other day, I actually rtfm... :oops:
    Apparently I need 3 special tools for the job, cam lifter, valve wrench and adjuster thingamijg
    Has anyone done this before and might even have said tools in their kit? waiting for the honda dealer to get back to me on these, no idea how pricey these things are or how long it takes to get them in.
    manual_valvecheck.JPG
     
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    I have never heard of this place! Thanks it sounds great I'll have to check it out :)
     
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    Just found them too. I saw some "stories of bike" clips at the Throttle Roll event recently - think this is the same place. Great idea!
     
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    Will have to look into Throttle Roll, sounds interesting. :)
     
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    welcome to the site
     
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  16. Tim_

    Tim_ resident nutcase Contributing Member Dirty Wheel Club

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    welcome, nice tidy bike you got your self there... Also picked it up for a nice price as well..
     
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    Thanks Tim, I did get it rather cheap... but you already knew that? Have we met?
     
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    Update on the valve clearance job... Honda Australia don't have any camshaft lifters in stock and if they did they'd be $320ish, as if that wasn't enough the valve adjust wrench doesn't exist anymore and hasn't been superseded by another part - just can't have one. So this is fun...
     
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    Tim_ resident nutcase Contributing Member Dirty Wheel Club

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    Hahahaha Well honestly I miss read a post and thought you picked it up for $600... But I read it again and noticed it was not the price of the bike... :prankster:.. So I don't think we have met lol..
     
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    Yeah not quite that cheap! I saw one that's pretty much identical to mine on Gumtree at the moment for $1800 unregistered. Same colour too. If I had that I'd buy it as a spares bike...
     
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