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13 hours ago, xsinclairx said:

Jeepers, how long did he have it 

Last February

This bike was mint until it was borrowed, guy sed he had it undercover and refused to bring it back, we had to go and up lift it, luckily its not mine

The ealy 900 ironhead actually is faster than the later 1000 version

Non motorcycle people who can sort of ride think its ok to store a bike in a sea cave at the beach  

I had to pick up a friend's bike from a guy who borrowed it and he has totally trashed it. 

In lower hut there is a good one

A home made chinese quad made from a Chinese motorbike and a Chinese quad?

On 05/10/2023 at 19:25, GregT said:

Don't know about car regs but I've seen a bike frame which was dipped to remove powdercoat - and subsequently broke. Internal acid damage.  I've been told at some point in the past that Motorsport NZ won't certify tubular rollcages which have been dip stripped No idea if that is still a current reg.

You can't get the shit out of the frame and for ever after the paint will come off around the seams, if you have it power coated after it will be a total mess

On 05/10/2023 at 09:08, tortron said:

Xr250 spotted

 

I wanted one of them so bad when I was 14, I found a XR500 with a Ballard's big bore kit on it but it was out of my price range and I had to settle for a stupid XL250

On 28/09/2023 at 12:57, markw said:

I have my car stripped down to a shell, and am considering chemical dipping to strip the paint and other matter. I have had a place in Rotorua recommended, but that would be a long haul from Auckland with a car trailer. Does anybody know of other shops around the north island that provide this kind of service?

Is that place in penrose still going?

It seems to be worse now, the sump plug was out last night and what I put in the oil tank went right through.

I will have to lift the engine out to clear the frame to get the pump out

49 minutes ago, Lord Gruntfuttock said:

Yeah think the evo pushrod has a rounded end the right size. Some people weld a ball bearing to a bit of rod/tube. It's an alloy pump so just needs a tap...

Prob should replace the ball if you've hit it...

I was just thinking it needed to be a rod with a rounded end, it would seat better, the ball is a hardened ball bearing, can smack the shit out of it no worries

Evo pushrod? There is just a ball and spring in the ironhead pump. I gave it a clean out and punched the ball into the seat just now, will see how well it works 

Has anyone tried the trick on an Ironhead sporster of using a punch to drive the check valve ball back into its seat to stop it wet sumping?

Enfield did a diesel model for a bit, 

You can do that by blocking the rear wheel off the ground and put it in top gear and pinn it and then take a photo and show everyone or thats the sort of thing I would do.

On 19/09/2023 at 11:23, Sunbeam said:

I thought I’d post here. I got given a DR200, about a 1987 I think. I got it to cough but petrol was pissing out of the carb. I opened it up and found the float completely locked, something I haven’t seen before. The reason turned out to be a bent pin plus stale fuel gunk. In removing the pin, one of the support pedestals snapped off. It’s a clean break. 

Fixable? Solder? Or junk?

Also there seems to be a linkage missing for the accelerator pump:

Carbs are unobtainium and Chyna pumper carbs are nowhere close in physical dimensions, and it’s not worth my time to adapt stuff.

I broke one of those tabs on a customers VF750 when I was pree apprentice, I superglued it back on and put everything back together, the bike never came back

On 12/09/2023 at 23:07, governorsam said:

just sold the dr650 to someone from greymouth.

sold the gb500 to someone from wellington a few weeks ago.

might sell the guzzi next.

 

maybe

 

 

more funds for the next bike, or the capri.

 

or the other 6 bikes that are left....

 

stay tuned for the next drunk Sam purchase .

When you get rid of something it creates a vacuum and you get other stuff

1 hour ago, cletus said:

no, repair cert is only for unregistered vehicles

sounds like a wof insector who is afraid of getting in trouble so is applying rules that are not valid for wof

Thats what I thought, once a wof inspector noted that my car had previous structural repairs 

1 hour ago, AllTorque said:

Nope.

Would need to be a hole bigger than 50mm unless it is near a suspension or seatbelt mount.

And then it needs a body cert?

A friend of mine took her car for a wof and it failed on light surface rust underneath and they sed it needs a repair certificate before anything can be done, they recommend she scrap the car.

Has the system changed recently or something?

On 22/08/2023 at 21:34, Kiwibirdman said:

 

Great fun for hunting 1200 Harleys. Definitely trade again.  

The 1200cc engines were introduced in 1948, I could probably win a fight with most 75 year olds 

For some reson hitting the weld with the chipping hammer makes it darken 

It must be working as it goes dark even if you point it at a glowing bit of steel