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    Bike spam thread

    in General Bike Chat

    Posted

    I wouldn't know what they ride like but I can imagine it would sound cooool!
    Plenty of guts for a 100km highway run too I reckon.

    Ahh nice! I do love me a nice cheap twin.
    I've got a CD250uk sitting under the house. It's a parallel twin model, sounds lush. Looking forward to getting stuck into that once i've reduced the fleet post lock down!
    You can pick these up pretty cheap, i'll keep an eye out for you

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    Bike spam thread

    in General Bike Chat

    Posted

    Thats been on the tard for quite some time (read: might be able to low ball and get it cheap)
    Friend of mine resurrected this from the dead awhile back. He sold it and several months back it got listed again basically the same apart from the supertrapp exhaust has been modified..

    I hope this hasn't been silicone'd up? Might be just black paint..  
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    Kimjon's Harley bobber project

    in Two Wheels

    Posted

    4 hours ago, Kimjon said:

    My certifier will have the final say: if it's okay...its staying - If it's not enough, then I'll go to plan B.

    My woffer didn't mind the brake and tail light but wasn't okay with the integrated indicators so went for some really small LED ones on the side..
    Might be an option if you run into this. Looking goood man!

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    ksr's motorcycle document

    in Two Wheels

    Posted

    Just now, japawagons said:

    That GB is looking temptingly good. Floats my boat in all the right ways.

    The tank colour is rad.

    Thanks man, appreciate it!
    I hoped it would be a little darker to be honest but it has grown on me and I am happy with the outcome!
    I am going to sell it after lock down so if you're genuinely interested, slide into my DMs and we can chat 

    ksr's motorcycle document

    in Two Wheels

    Posted

    19 hours ago, tortron said:

    What did reshaping the seat involve? Just shave some off and reuse the of cover? Looks good

    Thanks, yeah exactly that man! I popped the original staples off (most were rusty so had to file them flush after they snapped) and attacked it with a bread knife and very gritty sand paper.. Even better if you have an electric bread knife!

    I did use a new seat cover (i'll link it below) because mine had a rip in it but at long as you're gentle with your original I can't see why you shouldn't get away with using the original but for the sake of $35 you'd have a fresh looking cover.
    https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/parts-for-sale/seats-seat-parts/listing-2596776032.htm?rsqid=9a91f7625c4f428bbfdd7e4eb511a81f-001

    ksr's motorcycle document

    in Two Wheels

    Posted

    I realised I hadn't updated this in awhile.. Not much has changed really.

    My GB's tank was poked, the seams leaked so I picked up a new one which was internally mint but externally a bit fooked.
    I fixed the dents, Por15'd the crap out of the inside to avoid leaking in this one, painted it myself in a glossy winter grey and added some cool racing stripes for additional HP.

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    Pretty happy with how the colour turned out with the stripes..
    Went for that same colourway with gloss black and matt black.
    Just need to put the drivers side mirror on and it's ready for a warrant check after lock down..
    It might be time to flick this one off..

    I also picked up a GD250n that had a blown motor..
    Got a new motor in it and did a tail tidy..
    It had problems with the TPS which I got fixed and went for a WOF. Failed on brakes and fork seals.. 
    Replaced those/got them fixed and rode to work a few times before the mrs decided she liked the look of it and started to ride it
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    Shes hapu so her riding days are over for awhile so this will be going up for sale once lock down is over.


    A couple months before lock down I nabbed another GN250 that I couldn't pass up on. I intend to fix and flip this.
    Needed some love/work. The electics were on the piss, the brakes were shot, fork seals were well and truly shot and was just lacking.. well, basic maintenance.
    Ordered a bunch of parts and it sat in the shed until I could find time to do anything about it.. Low and behold, had some time over the last couple of weeks to tinker with it.
    This was the state of arrival..
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    After new brakes, spoke wheels, new bars, new grips, re shaped seat, wiring all sorted, and a whole lot of elbow grease and love.. this is how it looks

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    After lock down i'll go for a warrant check, fix whats required if anything is required (seems OK to me) and flick it off..

    The red Hyo is in the shop for a WOF..  It failed on tyres and exhaust had a hole in it, so that's locked up at a workshop currently not being worked on which is all good.

    Thats really it I guess..
     

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    Bike spam thread

    in General Bike Chat

    Posted

    Has anyone ever gone through a cert process on a bike for upgrading the engine.
    A specific example - A Harley Iron 883 that has had an engine swap to the 1200.. 

    LVVTA Haven't got too much info on it

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    Mitch's 91 BMW R80

    in Two Wheels

    Posted

    I read somewhere once that it's nearly impossible to make these look cool without modifying the rear end which I agree
    This is gonna look like one bad ass r80. Enjoying the process so far

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    Bike spam thread

    in General Bike Chat

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, tortron said:

    how old are the lines? could be failed internally

    Look like OEM lines to be fair soo 14 years old
    I did think about that. I've got some other brake lines but are probably just as old but I could see if the behavior is any different.

    I'm thinking the seal is already fucked, I just gave the rubber outer grease/dirt seal bit a bit of a squish and had some green fluid come out.. I've been flushing it with yellow fluid

    Bike spam thread

    in General Bike Chat

    Posted

    A bike I recently picked up had no brake pressure what so ever, so I put on a new master cylinder, bled the lines and i'm still not getting any pressure..

    After faffing around with multiple ways of ensuring there isn't any air in the system, I decided to take off the caliper and see whats going on.
    I retracted the caliper piston back into it's most tucked in position, when I push in the brake lever (with no pressure) I get the piston to move out about 5mm and thats as far as it goes... If I push in the lever back and forth I can see it bobbing in a out a mill.

    Any suggestions?
    There are no obvious leaks in the line and the master cylinder is def pressurising (bench tested)
    Should I try pull the cylinder out manually to see if that free's it up? I don't want to risk making the seals porked as I can't buy any new ones for awhile and am keen on getting this bike off the lift. 
    It's a GN250 if that matters. Single piston

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