peteretep

definitely need accounts for maximum amount of chargers, its a wild place out there right now, so need maximum options

why are the running costs of the tesla so much more than the leaf?

also try https://en.impex-jp.com/

Just make reg cost $1000 more per year for all light vehicles as an average RUC's cost and remove all the RUC's/excise taxes except for heavy stuff, then everyone is back on the same level, then we can get back to figuring out whats actually cheapest to operate

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/506914/changes-to-road-user-charges-will-see-ev-owners-paying-more-climate-expert-says

As an example, Hood compared two very similar cars: a new Kia Niro, non plug-in petrol/electric hybrid and the Kia Niro full EV.

She found that on the petrol version, the government collects $39 per 1000km in taxes, based on the car's fuel economy of 4.4litres per 100km and taxes of 89c a litre, including GST.

The fully electric vehicle pays more than $80 per 1000km in road user charges - twice as much as the like-for-like petrol vehicle, she calculated.

I wish they put RUC's in the rego instead of having the separate RUC's, and took it as an average, paying RUC's as a separate thing is a pain in the ass. I just had to buy heaps for my transit after realising I was several thousand km over, if I had been checked by police during that time I would have been fined massively too

DRZ400E? with a big tank/maybe some mods?

no one has any real idea right now. TBH there is not even that much speculation, there's just no info out there at all

I regularly drive 300+km after work on a friday in my model Y and its great. Only in really bad weather (or not charging battery fully the night before) do I occasionally need to stop to get more charge

Really keen to come but I got too much stuff on this time, will try to be there for next time

my yamaha had bad earths everywhere, thats probably where I would be looking

greasing the base paper gaskets is what I do these days, its legit, and generally means they can be reused a few times before tearing

jeez that looks so much better than the low pipes

for rust, this shit is seriously amazing, I used it on the inside of my new fuel tank and it came out amazing. also, its reusable

https://www.crc.co.nz/EvapoRust-Ready-to-Use/6895-3df38418-aaf1-46f9-abe2-534e825f0fae/

3 hours ago, SOHC said:

A TS185 will do 130 kph, even more with a gutted TF125 expansion chamber

Lush, if I geared my DT correctly I could probably do that. TS185’s are cool though, it was my other choice when buying my DT

my DT175 can almost hang at 100, I would recommend one of those, or a TS185. The TS is much more common too. It's so much fun to ride, and its easy to work on, plus its fairly capable offroad. Anything 2 stroke, 100cc+ would be great IMO.

Also, 2 strokessssssssssssssss

you guys ever filed down your clutch baskets? any tips?

Just took DT for a wof check, dude tried failing me on fitting a complete new LED headlight to the bike, but on the nzta lighting page it specifically says "It is permitted to replace a complete halogen headlamp unit with a complete HID or LED headlamp unit. If the vehicle is required to meet an approved safety standard for headlamps, only approved headlamps can be retrofitted". man that shit makes my blood boil, will show him the text when I take the bike back. What a damn Weiner

Further checking shows that my bike doesnt even need an approved headlight, as its first reg 1980, even though my one is

Vehicles required to comply with an approved headlamp standard are:

• vehicles of class MA and NA manufactured on or after 1 January 1992
• vehicles of class MB, MC, MD1, MD2, MD3, MD4, ME, NB and NC manufactured on or after 1 January 1996.

Also, $60 for a wof these days, fuck me

1 hour ago, Truenotch said:

454 is a wholesaler too. They shouldn't be selling direct IMO, but they should at least have the technology to show the correct stock... 

Is it for the street magic?

i was also surprised they sold direct

Nah piston for dt175

Ordered a piston from 454.co.nz 7 weeks ago, still not received it. God damn I hate NZ suppliers, doesn't help their website made it look like the part was in stock

1 hour ago, Willdat? said:

Did the Street Magic make another appearance?

Nah I retired the little guy, this was on one of glens CT’s. It would have struggled to make it due to how deep most of the fords were unless it was carried all the time. For the CT we drained airbox, carb, cylinder and oil, refilled oil away it went

The snorkel under my seat didnt help much when I tried to cross a river

What an amazing weekend, thanks chaps

not sure, but branding looks like Mikuni electronic throttle body

On 17/10/2022 at 11:18, Truenotch said:

@sentra @peteretep @Tumeke @slacker.cam - any chance I could bum a ride from Auckland with one of you jokers? I have a work trip in Auckland that finishes at 10am Thursday morning. It'll just be me and a carry on bag.

we havent discussed exact logisitics, but im sure its possible

You guys know if any shops in NZ have decent spares for old yamaha's?