Kimjon

Think we need an old school "shit bike" trail ride up Thompsons track in the kaimais or similar.

And exciting news...got rid of that deathtrap from TopmaQ. And brought a decent hoist. I got a refund, but only after reporting it to worksafe. Honestly don't buy one of those TopmaQ lift platforms like I've posted previously, it's simply an accident waiting to happen. No good will come of it, just you losing a limb or getting crushed to death!!! This new one is sweet. Very safe, with proper well thought out safety features. It even has 2 safety pins in different locations for extra redundancy, I'm very happy with it. Oh and its red, so my ocd is satisfied too, my universe is in balance again.

Todays efforts, DIY chain slider made from hard plastic landscaping edging. I've ordered one from ebay for $19 as honda nz wanted $89 for the same part. This will last years, so I'll keep the new one as spare when it arrives.

Sweet new toy, well new to me...about 30 years old, but doesn't look a day over 27?? Introducing the 1991 Honda XR250R: Its so cool, like cooler than cool!! Ive been on and off it all day, getting to know it. I don't have a bad word to say about it...its lawnmower reliable, it just works, no bad attitude, just does what it should When it should. Its so perfect for me; old, so slow, reliable and cheap...ticks all the boxes.

What a line up of pure Americana...America, fuck yeah!!

It worked...sooooooo LOUD!!!!!

Air horns plumbed up. The kit comes with about 800mm of hose, so thats less than 200mm per horn. Im not sure how anyone could make that work, especially in a car situation? But anyway, bunnings sells a similar sized product in 10m rolls for $10, so fingers crossed it works?

Yeah buddy!!!

Small amount of progress. Clutch turned up (last one was missing). And I'm trying a shortcut here, bolting a split sprocket directly to the original sprocket. Think its going to work, but its on the edge, as there's not a lot of overlap. I'll just send it...see what happens???

Got air horns...yes I do!!

Added a cool RAM phone holder, just so I don't miss any updates on oldschool whilst riding at 200kph... I cut down this adapter. I put a long bolt through it, which in turn goes through a 50mm long bit of fuel tube with a nut on the other end. When tightening, it expands like a dyna bolt does in concrete and it's well stuck in the hex head hole now. It can sit/pivot plus or minus about 50mm each way. Ive positioned it a little closer since these photos were taken, so I can read my guages better. Its a fucking sweet product. Top quality.

Resurrection from the dead...upcycling this old motor that's done 4 years on another trike. Its now going to get a second chance to make wheels spin for someone else.

These paddock stands are awesome. I was probably a bit critical of the build quality. They're perfectly functional for what they need to do. I also discovered this: Best day ever!! Works so good. In the past I used blocks of wood and an axle stand, which wasn't secure and a rather optimistic amount of faith to hold the rear end off the ground. It would have looked right at home on a worksafe "what not to do" training video. Paddock stands for the win!!

Cool new addition to the shed. Paddock stands: Let's just say, you get what you pay for. Mine were cheap and the quality (lack of) represents the price point. I had to manually stretch them out by standing on one end and pulling up on the other end, to fit my extra wide rear-end (thats not a flex). However price/quality aside - do they work...hell yes, they work great! Pretty handy for doing brakes, wheel changes, wheel bearings, stuff like that. I can even put the bike on the hoist and use the paddock stands under it as well...sweeeeet!! Also great way of storing bike when not in use. Keep tyres in better shape etc...

I had to Google that to get that image above. Work phone... Just waiting for my boss to email me concerning breaching of my code of conduct.

Same. But walk to the beat of my own drum...

Funny how when you buy something like a motorcycle, you're also buying into a bit of a club containing others with the same obsession. Harley riders like leather and enjoy the company of other men, who also like wearing leather just a little too much. Dudes into scooters seem to do anything they can to make something that is already painfully slow...ummm...even slower by adding as much shit to them as humanely possible. And Hayabusa riders confirm that aliens have already landed!!

Are Hayabusa's fast?

That's cool!! How stable is it?

0.0cc???? FML...going nowhere fast, exercising to get back on my road to recovery after knee surgery. But hey, its getting better everyday, with 6 months recovery time ahead of me. After that, an actual ride going anywhere but here and really fast was in order. So I burned over to a mates house, where we rode together for a couple hours riding time. He's a very good rider and hung with me on his 1450cc softail harley. My bike would spank his if I pinned it, which we did a few times, as in totally spanked his. However at a respectful pace, he stuck with me through some of the waikatos "twistiest roads", a testimony to his riding abilities and my lack of.

This would have been so good!! It was registered too.