Snoozin

Had considered, but it has a new AGM battery for the time being. Maybe when that carks it I'll look at lithium!

Turns out I can't help but tinker. After a run out in the Santoft forest with Blizzo and Max, it became apparent that the XT could do with a couple of improvements. Namely, less weight, and more ground clearance. Without the saggy-ass underslung pipes, this thing would have DR650 spec ground clearance - maybe a little more! So I flexed my PayPal trigger fingers and went shopping. First stop was Dominator exhausts, in Poland. There's been a handful of manufacturers who make a high-mounted 2-1 pipe of these, but the Polish lot is one of the only readily available left. It's also quite cheap, how they shipped this here for $18 Euros is beyond me, but hey... it arrived yesterday, 2 weeks after I made the order. 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (34) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Consists of an oval muffler which has a 'dB killer' in it (more on that later), a 2-1 section with slip joins and the individual header pipes. All CNC bent and machine welded by the looks, it seems pretty decent for the dollars. 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (35) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Big old "DOMINATOR" sticker can respectfully go in the bin! 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (36) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Close up of slip joint collector and welds. Minimal welds is nice I figure, on a big single that's liable to vibrate things to oblivion. Couple of springs were included etc to pull it all together. The second thing, was to visit the Off The Road (OTR) website, the the pursuit of engine protection since moving the exhaust to a high location leaves the cases open to being demolished. OTR are basically the worldwide experts in XT660's, be it R, X or Z models and have a huge range of parts they've developed over the years. One of which, is a bash guard to suit a bike with a 2-1 high pipe on it. Click, into the car that went, along with a case-saver for the clutch cover, and a side stand add-on thing to spread the load a bit more on softer ground. This actually arrived within a week! 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (45) by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (44) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Really happy with this. Looks fairly simple in it's construction, basically laser cut and bent then welded on two planes to create a nice case-hugging bash plate. Mounting brackets not pictured here! 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (39) by Richard Opie, on Flickr This is the case saver, a basic billet piece that attaches to the clutch cover via 3M VHB tape and prevents your brake pedal smashing it when you fall off. Time to pull some shit apart, again. 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (38) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Didn't take a huge amount of pics, but the old exhaust came off surprisingly easily. All the bolts and nuts cracked with ease, the O2 sensor was about the trickiest/most taxing thing to unscrew, but even that came off quickly. I didn't bother taking pics of the old stuff, but man it's nuggety. The old cans have catalytic converters in them, and weigh a tonne! 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (48) by Richard Opie, on Flickr The install was relatively easy for the exhaust. The header pipes had to go on first, but need to remain loose in order to line up the collector for the 2-1 section. Which I duly did. 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (51) by Richard Opie, on Flickr I then slipped the muffler on and tightened it all. Whoops. The main pipe was fouling on the frame, that ain't right... so everything needed to be loosened, and a bit of persuasion with a rubber mallet seated the slip joint properly. 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (52) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Muffler then went on - with blue Loctite on the mounting hanger (Loctite seems a smart choice again, for a big single, surely?) and everything tightened up... what else to do, but kick it in the guts?! So yeah, it makes a racket. The video doesn't really illustrate it perfectly, but it has a real whip-crack noise to it when the throttle is opened. Could be placebo but feels like it's more responsive? Anyway, lots of pops and bangs on decel thanks to the air injection gubbins for emissions purposes. 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (49) by Richard Opie, on Flickr The bash plate went on a treat, a couple of bolts were tricky, probably more in part to putting this on AFTER the exhaust. No drama though, I gained about 65mm of ground clearance by removing the old exhausts, and the bash plate claimed back another 10mm or so.... a net ground clearance gain of 55mm, so now we're bang on even with a DR650! 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (55) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Case saver is nothing special to look at but might be a big bonus for me in the future when I stack it... Here's a few beauty shots after a quick ride. It's hilarious now. 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (66) by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (57) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Looks heaps more purposeful now. Like, an actual dirt bike. It feels like it's lost that weight too, swinging it around seems a little easier/more fluid/I dunno could be imagining it and justifying the time and expense. 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (59) by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (63) by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (58) by Richard Opie, on Flickr The system is colouring up nicely after only a 25 minute hoon, though! 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (61) by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (62) by Richard Opie, on Flickr No doubt this won't look pretty for too long. Thanks for looking. I'm getting really pumped on this old thing.

Dad just got his one (1969, red tank, unrestored, owned for 40 years or so) running again, apparently I'm allowed to ride around on it when I get my restricted (his permission, not the laws). We should have an H1 meet and make some blue smoke.

Not doing a great job of flicking it so I'm still hooning it when I can. A quick run over Ridge Road to Apiti, starting from Pohangina, which isn't all that far from home really. 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (24) by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (29) by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (26) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Thoroughly enjoying it though, and every time I head out on gravel I'm learning a thing or two. Not going to claim I'm quick, by any means, but definitely building confidence. So - I have ordered a 2-1 high pipe and muffler from Dominator in Poland. It's being made at the moment according to the email, and should shave 10-12kg weight off its lardy ass and gain 65mm ground clearance. Also on the way is a bash guard to suit the high pipe - so it tucks up closer to the cases - a clutch cover saver, and side-stand extension from Off The Road in Germany, who are pretty much the peak XT specialists and offer zillions of other expensive fancy shit I don't need. I'm trying to get an alloy radiator shield that goes in place of the crappy factory plastic one too, from a joint in Belgium. But wait there's more. A set of serrated billet pegs coming from JBS in Aussie (would rather Pivotpegz...), a new set of cush drive rubbers, a new DID O-ring chain and sprockets with a tooth smaller on the front to hopefully shorten it all up handily without sacrificing too much speed - but it's not like this thing needs to be doing over 100mph like it currently does... 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (30) by Richard Opie, on Flickr

This is for sale if anyone would like a cheap bike, full disclosure, it's a bit compromised as a serious dirt machine but goes pretty well on the gravel. I want less weight and a little more ground clearance. If no one buys it I guess I'll have to give it less of one and more of the other myself.

I'm scratching my head... but I'll ask the plastics guy who pointed me in the right direction. I want to say it is PVC of some description.

Try CarColors in Auckland, they sell product by SEM. I got some stuff colour matched for plastics painting, and I note they also have a coating suitable for carpet etc (they specifically say it is not a dye, though). But I'd start with them.

Also, ID the plastic types you're bonding. Often when it's two different types (ie. PVC-U to PE etc) it can be damn near impossible. Went through this when I modified my shifter surround to look/mount OEM but have the hole further back, it was pretty imperative to find the same kind of plastic to ensure a reliable bond.

Yes, I am fucked in the head.

T190 Carina/Corona featured similar, but with that upright fabricated instead of machined.

Yep, it's basically a homologated Superstrut.

Cheers! Wicked channel, it's interesting listening to some of his yarns about road riders coming unstuck on the dirt, especially in cornering/keeping body weight straight... I'm the complete opposite, I struggle with the road side of things a bit, in that I did all my riding on dirt, and still ride like that.

I'm just here to say that Jagwah looks like a nice tidy old bus, injected manual V12 should be some lushness, hope it's gonna be loud! As usual though I have no informed technical input.

Always had a small pine for these, what a neat machine man! Enjoy the wee ring-dings!

New tyre day! I ordered some Mitas E13 for the front, and E09 for the rear following some consultation with Blizzo and friends. Much much more aggressive than the mostly-road spec Metzeler on it (and way less dry rotted) and hopefully a shit tonne better on the loose stuff, as I had a few moments where the front end was on the brink of washing riiiiiiiiight out on the small rides so far. However - bike shops aren't open on Sundays, and I was keen to get it done. Dad reckoned we could have a crack, so I loaded them up and rode out to his place to hook into it. 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (18) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Couple of tubes on there too. The front went exceptionally well, under 30 minutes to remove the wheel, remove the old tyre and fit the new E13 and a tube. 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (19) by Richard Opie, on Flickr The rear put up a bit more of a challenge, the sidewalls being much stiffer and the bead quite narrow vs the rim. It was trickier taking the old tyre off, and with a bit of soapy water the new one went on fairly well. Learned a few new tricks, anyway... while it was apart, we noted the cush-drive rubbers probably have a bit of a limited lifespan, and the rear sprocket much the same. So I'll organise some parts to give it a birthday, and do it all at once some time in the not too distant future. 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (20) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Then, voila! Completed tyre swap. Pretty happy with the look, it's a good lift from the old tyres and should, all going well, mean the bike is a far more effective thing to use in grubby conditions. Bit of a change on the road though, you can tell the big tread blocks move around a heap more! 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (22) by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (17) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Can't wait to go for a skid, now!!!

Doubtful, I try not to be a cunt in most situations. Just mindful of ruining other folks experience by not adhering to the guidelines.

I agree this was a good time. Hells Angles 4 lyphe.

So I've got a twinshock PE175, and this could be the kick up the arse I need to hook into it and get it running and on the road. Is a 21-inch front wheel in the spirit, lol?

Noted - and a good idea! I know it's only a matter of time until I bin it. It was a relatively frequent occurrence when I was a younger fella but I'm probably a bit more cautious now.

Sorry! Lack of update. I sorta went on holiday, and drove the KP around the South Island for a couple of weeks having the time of my life. A bumpy, noisy, hot time of my life but great fun. Before I took off however, I bought a seat cover off Trademe made by an Italian outfit called Blackbird Racing. Allegedly the local store on Trademe had been sent it in error, and it was dirt cheap. Their loss, my gain, or probably their gain my gain I guess.... who knows. Anyway, fitted it to the seat and voila! We have a nice fresh looking new seat in some fandangly kind of non-slip material. Closer to how it should look stock, as the seat on it was perished, had gone sticky on some surfaces and was generally gross. The old boy was kind enough to go and get a WOF on it while I was away, and he secretly-not-very-secretly enjoyed riding it so did about 400km on it over those 2 weeks because he had a blast on it. Perfect! Shot out for dinner the week we got home, and ended up taking it on my first ride longer than a few KM... in the dark. So yeah my first ride as a learner was at night, from my folks rural property all the way into town. Then I ended up belting all around town on it, making a pest of myself and giggling at how much fun it was to ride. Exhibit A. 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (1)-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr Also, while I was away, a parcel arrived with my first "upgrade" bit for it. Although maybe the seat cover applies, but anyway... the mirrors, as you'll not on previous posts and pics were awful things. Plus, the RHS one would rattle and vibrate to a point it sounded like the top end of the engine was about to explode through the tank. So I bought a pair of DRC 161 mirrors out of Japan, and slapped these on. Much impruv. 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (2) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Then I donned my fresh and some not-so-fresh (thanks marketplace) riding gear and headed out for a bit of an explore on a sunny day. First port of call was heading over the Saddle Road, and up the Wharite Road. 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (3) by Richard Opie, on Flickr I rode to the end of that track above, then hit a locked gate and came back the other way, the made the ascent up to the transmission tower at the top of Wharite. The thing wasn't amazing on the tighter gravel turns with these old, dry rotted and 80/20 road focused tyres. Nearly had a few front end washouts, which kept me on my toes... 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (4) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Stopped at a little flat section on my way down the hill - this is only just below the tower and you get a great view South West of the windmills, and the mighty Manawatu. 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (7) by Richard Opie, on Flickr After heading down the Wharite Road, I ended up going to Ferry Reserve (no pics) on the Eastern end of the now-close Manawatu Gorge. Rode over some rocks and stuff near the riverbed. Then headed across the Ballance bridge and hooked a right to head up to the windmills. This is the OG wind farm of Manawatu, and you can see some of the original phase one turbines with the big solid white towers, and some of the newer guys with the lattice towers. A bit of 4wd traffic on this road, I rode until I hit a boggy patch then decided it wasn't worth the effort with these crummy tyres. 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (10) by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (11) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Eventually I made the descent again, I had to stop for a pic with this rando sign. Never seen one of it's ilk before. 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (13) by Richard Opie, on Flickr This is slightly further down the track, overlooking the Tararua region and looking Eastwards. How good are those mirrors though. 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (14) by Richard Opie, on Flickr After this, it was really just tarmac work. Riding along the Ballance Valley and back over the Pahiatua Track to return to Palmy. This was sort of new to me, moving my weight on the bike to corner on tarmac, keeping my head level with the horizon etc. All really new techniques that until now were foreign (and really, still are). I intend to jump on some of the Ride Forever courses and learn more about this! It didn't really need it, but I'm a weirdo so I gave it a quick spritz when I got home - just beat the rain. Overall, put nearly 200km on it over the day and had a total blast. 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (15) by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2007 Yamaha XT660R Phone (16) by Richard Opie, on Flickr I've already ordered a few odds and ends for it. It'll be getting an oil change ASAP, but I have some Mitas E09 and E13 tyres for it (way more aggressive) that should make it heaps better on the loose stuff. Some Renthal RC bend bars, with 26mm offset risers, new grips, Barkbusters etc also en route for it. Can't wait to get into it! Cheers for looking! Suggestions, complaints, complements welcome.

Sounds like a larf what's the criteria? Is 175cc and only 2 strokes acceptable (it may use a bit of premix tho) cos I already have that, although in need of recomissioning. You wouldn't call it a moped tho, by any stretch.

So anyway, given this thing had been sitting for an age, I figured it was probably a solid idea to drain the tank and see what was going on, before attempting to kick it in the guts. So out with the tools, and lets tear this thing to bits, sorta. How easy are bikes to work on... 20230307_220313 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Exhibit A. Fuel. 20230307_222423 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Hmm, yeah that's not so flash. You can probably smell it from where you're viewing this, too. To drain the fuel, I had to remove the fuel pump also. This is what I found. 20230308_101611 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Yummo, sweet varnish, and crusty flaky shit in abundance. So I figured some internal inspection was probably necessary. 20230308_101634 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Shit yeah OK this isn't the best situation to find myself in. So I figured the best solution was to treat and re-line the tank properly, with a POR15 kit. On the shelf at City Honda too! So I was able to crack into this pretty promptly. This is the result after a clean, and a treat with the 'metal ready' stuff, and a thorough drying with heat and airflow to really get all the moisture out. 20230309_191253 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Actually not bad! I popped the liner in after this, swirled it round, mopped out the excess (it wasn't as simple as just draining it, as the fuel pump flange has a return on it internally, I guess to add stiffness, so it just creates a big dam for the liner spooge to flow around, and not out...). I didn't get any pics of this process, but it spent a solid 5 days curing, while I turned my attention to the pump. When I chucked 12v on it, the pump did NOTHING. Like, it was locked solid. Since I had the housing all apart, I popped it in a bath of white vinegar to soften up all the varnish, and left it for a while. Progress photos below of this process. 20230308_170524 by Richard Opie, on Flickr 20230308_170513 by Richard Opie, on Flickr 20230308_170516 by Richard Opie, on Flickr 20230308_164256 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Gross, right. I didn't get any pics of the new pump by itself. But after a soak, the plastic housing and so forth cleaned up pretty well with an easy scrub. 20230310_154941 by Richard Opie, on Flickr 20230310_184857 by Richard Opie, on Flickr 20230311_094124 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Anyway, I got this all installed, and hit the button. Well, firstly, the pump gasket leaked the proverbial. And secondly, the thing would fire, and just not run past that initial burst of throttle. It'd just peter out. And on the very rare occasion it did run for more than a few seconds, a little bit of throttle would kill it instantly. It was fairly apparent that it was a fuel issue, the ECU has a great feature where you can test relays, sensors etc via a diagnostic mode on the dash. With this, I was able to check spark, throttle position, MAP sensor, fuel pump relay, the injector was pulsing via ECU, as well as pretty much everything on the bike (fan, headlight, you name it... all triggered via the ECU). While it didn't immediately lead me to the cause, it made me confident that everything electrical/electronic was functioning, and that it was likely a physical/mechanical problem causing the drama. So... with consultation from some of PPSC's finest, I figured getting the injector cleaned would be the best next step. A few days later, and with a freshly cleaned injector in the bike and a non-leaking fuel pump gasket/seal.... it fired up on first hit of the button! A real eureka moment. Unfortunately the injector seal was leaking now, like a bloody garden hose. But Blizz saved the day and popped by with a "maybe it's nitrile, maybe it isn't" Aliexpress O-ring kit, so it now runs and its fluid tight! So a few pics of the reassembled bike to celebrate. 2007 Yamaha XT660R-1 by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2007 Yamaha XT660R-13 by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2007 Yamaha XT660R-20 by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2007 Yamaha XT660R-25 by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2007 Yamaha XT660R-28 by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2007 Yamaha XT660R-42 by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2007 Yamaha XT660R-44 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Yeah. It's not really a serious trail machine, but it should be a neat starter thing to get me enthused and focused on what I might prefer more, something with a more offroad bent, or perhaps a more road friendly bike. But it's first ride was the evening I fired it up, down to the servo for a bit of premium gasoline for a treat. 20230318_223212 by Richard Opie, on Flickr More to come...

I've been wanting to get my bike license for a decade, easily. I've just been super terrible about it, lazy, busy, unmotivated, you name it, I found an excuse. Usually i just forgot, but yeah anyway. Since both of my cars are in great shape (gone and jinxed that one...) and essentially just need servicing, washing, and WOF-ing I figured I should do something about this long-delayed motorbike license and get it done. So I did. The basic handling was easy, and the written test even easier. Not bad for a bloke who hasn't thrown a leg over a bike in 20 years or so. The other motivation was the rides @BLIZZO etc have been fanging, I had a bit of a hunger to go out exploring and an adventure bike was the most likely candidate. Although I probably wussed out a bit on the seriousness of it all, as you'll soon see. So I researched a bunch of options, KLR650, DR650, DRZ400, even toyed with the idea of buying a brand spankers CRF300, but instead a chance Facebook marketplace find led me to this thing, a Yamaha XT660R. Here's how the purchase went down, it's a bit of an interesting yarn I think. I spied this bike while browsing marketplace (during work hours, natch) and it looked pretty tidy. Details were scarce, and it was allegedly in Cambridge. But the info seemed good, km were low at 33000 so I fired a message. "Oh it's my dads bike, here's his number" was the response I received. No big deal, I dialed the number and got the seller/owner on the phone. "So those pics aren't actually the bike I'm selling," was the first thing this joker said, literally. "It's a bit hard to get to at the moment, and my son saw this bike just like it so I told him to take some pictures of it so we could list mine. Oh yeah it's actually in Tokoroa, not Cambridge, too." Still, no big deal, I've gotten this far so I might as well find out a bit more. Aaaanyway. Here's where the plot thickened. "I bought it 9 years ago, I never rode it and I just put it in my spare room, it's really mint though, looks like it just rolled out of a showroom." Interesting, and surely, the bloke's talking shit, right? The phone conversation would go on for a full FORTY SEVEN minutes, I thought I loved a yarn but this chap was the GOAT. Everything from working in the mines. How good is Thailand? Oh the time I owned a Porsche, I just had a big target on my back. And more. It turned out he'd gone to Wellington for some reason or another, and this bike took his fancy, so he bought it, but then he needed to get it home so he bought a Hiace to transport it back North. How good? As it turned out I was due a trip up that weekend anyway, to go and ride bikes (the kind with pedals) at Redwoods in Rotorua so I figured I could make a detour and check this thing out. I rolled in the driveway at about midday, and the place looked a little sketchy - you know, the kind with the fence made out of longrun roofing because they sure as hell don't want you to see in. Really, it was obscuring a yard chock full of treasure, and when I got to meet Brent, the owner, it was whilst dodging a a dog that was fairly vocal and upset about my being there. A great start, then. Brent had obviously been working quite hard that morning, to get the bike to a point where I could actually view it. So like, cleaning it up, or maybe getting it ready for a start-up or something? No. Brent had just been CLEARING OUT the tonnes of crap that had hemmed this thing inside his spare room for some years. "I like to collect stuff," he explained, "I'd rather put my money into things, you know?" Well, he sure had a LOT of things. Enough things, that meant we had to traverse a perilous path carved through the labyrinth of 'things' (oh, theres a couple of postie bikes under all that, and a brand new scooter somewhere under there *gesticulates at pile of stuff*) populating the hallway and entrance of his old mill house, before we entered the cavern of XT660, and the sight below greeted my eyes. Just to the left of this shot is a stack of bric-a-brac and assorted appliances that reaches the ceiling, I almost considered confined space entry gear to deal with this situation. 2023-03-21_11-00-29 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Remember how I was optimistic about it's condition? Well it sure wasn't showroom, but holy shit it was pretty good, especially considering the relatively meagre bucks this thing was listed for. No major paint wear on the pegs or engine cases, all the plastics still glossy and unmarked, it even had it's original graphics still present. Looked like it had never seen any dirt, no major oxidisation on the alloy components, no fluids where they shouldn't be - but I wasn't allowed to fire it up. Whipping off the fuel tank, it had been BRIMMED before it was stored, but Christ it was whiffy in there, and didn't look like it was going to be a great time in steel fuel tank-ville... but I figured this thing seemed a pretty good starting point, it was tidy (and you all know I love my vehicles clean and tidy), had done minimal work and seemed to offer the goods for a capable enough dualsport bike. Reg on hold was a decent cherry on the top, too. So I made an offer, and we made a deal. The Monday night after that, Markku and I drove up to Tokoroa after work with a trailer in tow, to pick the thing up. The trip was swift but largely uneventful, and we arrived around 8:30pm to find the bike sitting outside, and Brent waiting with a stack of pre-selected yarns. We got the bike loaded, had a quick feed of fresh KFC and hit the road, arriving home at 1:30am, and loading, where Jarvis quickly meowed his approval at my latest folly. 2023-03-21_11-02-35 by Richard Opie, on Flickr 20230307_021343 by Richard Opie, on Flickr 20230307_020302 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Next chapter. Wil it run?!

Not really an update but this thing is going pretty well so far, I've put 8000km on it (more actually as the speedo/odo wasn't working for at least 500km as we couldn't initially get it to read a pulse from the speed sensor - a moderately long story but it's working mint now). So what's been happening? I entered this in 4&Rotary Nats show, because I wanted to tick that box really, nothing more, nothing less. So myself and @oftensideways made the trip up, both trailered - in my case now wanting to get it all grubby due to spending hours cleaning and sprtizing. As it turned out, this was the weekend those hectic rains came in and hit Auckland, so we drove up in generally garbage conditions, and the car was coated in a thick film of schmutz when I got theire (engine bay included) which meant a hurried cleaning mission to get it ready. I reckon we presented pretty well though! KP61 4nR 2023 Show1-2-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr KP61 4nR 2023 Show1-5-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr KP61 4nR 2023 Show1-3-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr KP61 4nR 2023 Show1-11-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr Lots of sweet car yarns and hangs ensured throughout the following day, and when prizegiving rolled in I was pretty humbled to receive the Best Toyota trophy, against what I think were some pretty wild cars (Supercharged LS KE70, a big power JZX100 dripping in all the lush Japanese parts etc). So when I got home I wiped it down and took a few pics - note the addition of the limited edition Momo Heritage Prototipo, with a TRD horn button I've been hoarding for some time. This is likely as good as the car will ever look. KP61 Orakei Rd-219-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr KP61 Orakei Rd-230-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr KP61 Orakei Rd-44-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr KP61 Orakei Rd-48-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr KP61 Orakei Rd-111-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr KP61 Orakei Rd-147-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr KP61 Orakei Rd-144-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr KP61 Orakei Rd-137-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr KP61 Orakei Rd-158-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr KP61 Orakei Rd-172-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr KP61 Orakei Rd-175-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr KP61 Orakei Rd-218-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr KP61 Orakei Rd-89-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr KP61 Orakei Rd-239-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr KP61 Orakei Rd-102-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr

Came here to post exactly this. How odd!