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Discussion in 'The Pub' started by kiffsta, Nov 3, 2013.

  1. Stubanger

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    Off to Geelong this Saturday morning(14th) with a 3 bike trailer if anyone needs transport from South Adelaide to Geelong. Note trailer will be full on the return trip.
     
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  2. ShaneP

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    The Saga continues... The ZXR was going fine, just one carby had a lower fuel height because of concerns that the float needle mightn't seal off. Swapped carbies with new seats and needles, too rich in the middle, swap carbies back.... In that process I broke the only key for the bike, the tank liner started to fall away and the fuel tap started playing up. I got a key cut, then lost it 2 days later, found it 4 days later, went to ride it home and fuel supply is failing so it isn't working. Sigh. Hopefully it is an easy fix.
     
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    ...but now she sleeps until April...as you probably know, in my country due to Covid19 now we had severe restrictions, and we could only exit from our houses to go to work, buying food, etc...
     
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    kiffsta Senior Member

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    Checked out the ford escort , too much rust so I walked away , I then received a call from a lady trying to sell her husbands bike as they have to move house , he bought it new it 1977 , a Honda cb750f2 shed find, I went down last night and checked it out and walked away with it for $100

    I have always wanted a k series CB750 , but this will have to do

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    What is should look like
     
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    Great score, but I think flip that one.
     
  6. Andych

    Andych Moderator Staff Member Premium Member Contributing Member Dirty Wheel Club

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    Wow, that is a super score.
    Expensive to restore though.


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  7. Andych

    Andych Moderator Staff Member Premium Member Contributing Member Dirty Wheel Club

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    Now with the F1 AGP cancelled I will have time to do some stuff on the weekend.
    While it is tempting to do the front forks on the Postie I really need to get back into the SRX as well as give the Garage a really good clean up and sort out.
    Probably going to sell off my Parts cleaner as well so that needs to cleaned and photographed etc.
    Not to mention finishing the yard etc.
    Always stuff to do and not enough time to do it.


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  8. jimv50

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    Put the new battery on and it fired up after a few attempts, my new 5 Euro battery tester from Lidl indicated that it was charging alright as it should do, so I think you were right, duff battery messed things up a bit. I'll take it for a run tomorrow
     
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    finally! New tyres and bearings. Waiting for frame and rest of parts

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  10. ShaneP

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    Sold another bike (and a half) today: KDX 200D - air-cooled.

    Now what next? The ZXR has a flat tyre I just saw. Had to change it anyway... Sigh.
     
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    Managed to get out on the road for the first time this year, a gentle warm up followed by several red line runs for the heck of it.
    Looks increasingly like lockdown will happen sometime this week.
     
  12. Frankster

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    Our clueless government is still allowing us free-range constituents to mass together in groups of up to 500 people! Luckily, most people realise this isn't a great idea and are self isolating. I too, may go for a little ride today. The roads are still busy, but nothing like normal.

    I've been working on the Nostalgia Drag Bike since getting home on Monday. Ordered new tyres and a few other bits. Just waiting around now, so a ride is probably a good idea.
     
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    Swapped a bike on Monday, made a deal on the other bike; I won't have a registered bike. I'll have to sort out the CBR 400 or the gixxer is got in the swap, or maybe revive Buzz
     
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    Been stripping down the Nostalgia Drag bike while in isolation. Plenty of questions about to hit the forum.

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    I have a steering Damper here somewhere you can have @Frankster
    I think has a clamp to suit 36mm fork but cant be sure... happy to donate it to the cause for the cost of postage :)
     
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    Is that a 1975 DT250 engine in that?
    Head look's a bit different though
     
  17. Murdo

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    I woke up at the crack of dawn and decided to head for the hills, ended up at mt tambourine then headed back to yatala pies around 9am.

    was very surprised to see just 4 cars and a
    Couple of bikes in the car park...It was dead . Yatala pies is an institution in Brisbane and is usually packed

    I feel for businesses that don’t sell
    Toilet paper
     
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    Yes, it is a 75 DT250 with a 74 YZ250 barrel & piston on it. Do you know anyone who has a stock YZ250 pipe?

    @Andych thanks for the offer of the steering damper, but I need to fix whatever is causing the bike to head shake. The stock TS185 was capable of 75mph and I'm pretty sure it wasn't trying to throw the rider at any stage. Consensus among the local bike lads is frame/suspension geometry isn't right. I have told them Murdo used to race it without any issues, so first step is to put new tyres on it and then see what it does. If it still shakes its head, then we'll know the problem is elsewhere.
     
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    Headstock bearings, or a bend in the frame so that the alignment is out for the front wheel?
     

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