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What town are you in again? I'm game to ride that far. But all the way to the J-5 ranch is a bridge too far.

Great idea. but no. It pre-dates abs.

If the cup on the piston is fucked, your accelerator pump won't discharge when you dump the gas. This will give you all of the flat spots. But that area is still flooded with gas. And there's a check ball in the bottom of the accelerator well. So yeah air shouldn't be able to infiltrate your fuel metering circuit from that torn boot. I've had a few carbs that were flat spot/bog happy. Ebay is the cheapest place to buy a carb kit. Or you can buy a whole new china one off aliexpress. Or just buy a 1 3/4 SU from a 2.5 trumpet and modify your manifold. (I'm sure and old barry like you could tune one of them in your sleep)

That accelerator pump boot wont be your air leak. the piston is sealed in it's bore. the area above the float level in the carb is vented anyway. And the float chamber top has a gasket around the venturi anyway. It does pay to check that the top is dead flat. If it's been apart a few times overzealous school boys tightening up the screws can warp the lid leaving an air gap.

Just been doing my due diligence. The Lake Whakamarino Lodge at Tuai is around 10kms further than the Lake Waikaremoana Holiday Park. (Give or take) And a single dorm bed is only $30 per night. And I can get a mean hot feed, and a cooked breakfast there. That also means, no carrying a tent, or a bedroll. (Those were a p.i.t.a. last year) Plus after sleeping in/on K-marts finest at the batch (with bruised ribs) I swore I wasn't doing that again. I'd defo prefer to stay with the majority of the other participants. But I'm too smart/old and fucked to be roughing it.

Yes it does have a very convaluted looking valve arrangement. Looks like I'm replacing that next. Anyone wrecking a honda Rafaga? (I think ascot might be the same)

any lower north island people planning on coming? (Welles/kapiti) If no one local to me is keen, I'm thinking I'll ride to Picton. Then try scab a ride to J-5's. I'm also undecided if I soup up my super reliable Dio for more top end, or pull the trigger on a big block scooter. (It's a 50cc sir, honest) I only rode the Dylab once. But I Really like how nimble the Dio is.

I'd have to look. the left front tyre is shitty too. I'm going to try swapping the best one onto that corner too.

Do they have them left to right?

Is the Base plate of the carb worn, of the thottle shaft? I have a large box of carb stuff.

Fucking hell Michael. you really have got it bad havent you! There's a cruise in two weeks if youre road legal.

The pads are the mega dusty kind. But have lots of meat

No. But I could?

Service. Front

I have an early 90's honda whigh has failed a wof on brake imbalance. Car had been sitting for over a year. I pulled the calipers off and scuffed up the pads with a coarse file. Gave the discs a good hick up with emery cloth. Then cleaned where the pads sit, and regreased the slides. Didn't help. then I pulled the caliper piston out of the opposite side to the one that's locking first /diving to and gave it and the caliper bore a once over with a scotch bite pad. threw it back together and bled it up. Still does it. Could it be a wobbly rotor? Front shocks seem equal. (Left one its soft. what else can I try? This car is a beater at best. So I don't wanna drop and more $ned$ on it than I have to. (It's going on marketplace the same night it passes the wof too) Help.

@- i5oogt - has expressed interest as attending in a support role. Also has a diseasel van which I assume had a towbar?

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I'm down like James Brown!

So If I read that right, a valiant which began life as a 245, but was swapped with all the parts from a 318 car. And only has headers, a 4bbl, and "the cam is stock sir I swear it". (to be fair it doesnt have a ropey idle) wouldnt need a loop? (I could dyno it, then show a cert guy the sheet, vs the factory rating of "230hp") All pie in the sky stuff becuase A), I probably wont bother certing it anyway. And B ) I ll probably never finish it anyway.

The sticker needs to be a veiny dick and balls with bike wheels jizzing flames. maybe wheels and tyres for the balls.

The Flaming phallus gravel odessey

@johnnyfive please start a new thread. Maybe stick it in events?

65 is the minimum I would try it with.

Changes oil, bike develops nasty tic/tap noise.

But don't change your oil, right J-5?