flyingbrick

Hi all. Does anyone here paint helmets? Do people worry about the type of paint they are using and how it might affect the shell? I'm pretty keen to go with "she'll be right mate" but keen to hear opinions.

Did this happen?

Yes, as small as 12mm

@vk327 is definitely the right person to discuss this with. Wont beat around the bush and you can trust what he says

Dont metal spray it. Just tig it up and have ur mate lathe it smooth and then polish with paper till its shiny. Will still be better than any used shaft.

Was on my mb100. I drew up the instrument panel and had Roman print it for me

Oh man i love history like this. The stories attached to those items makes them absolutely priceless- it just blows my mind thinking about where they have been, what they have seen and what they actually represent. Fuckin imagine raiding a downed plane for plexiglass so you could make a sweet knife handle!!! And makes me so deeply sad that so many of these chaps go without passing on their stories.

Is that the hamilton store... kinda looks familiar

very late but highly recommend this speedo.

Fitted an Aliexpress handle. Makes the bike really easy to lift and turn around, great mod for the money. Bought a Vapor for very cheap, and picked this up today from PB tech. Was hopeful that its Desulphating function might increase battery capacity but it only did that mode for about 30 seconds, so it's unlikely. Need a new battery but at least this should mean i can reliably start the thing this coming weekend.

I bet you could make a great youtube channel with these builds

Did this happen? If not, it should.

Keen to tag along for a hoon.

Keep an eye on trademe. I got a second hand one (few years old but it's just sat in a box) for 200 last week Edit. Also, i have that koso on my MB. would trade again.

Hey what is the front number plate mask from?

yeah I'd love to attend, but unless someone gives me dispensation, the only bike I have going is clearly outside of the rules @cletus has a DRZ that he's probably keen to get some kms on too. Also, going down to With regards to camping @Thphantum this is something that I have been wanting to get into for a while, there are a few MINT spots for camping off this road, you'd just want to be super discrete about it (and leave no trace of your night when you go). Flick me a PM if ya keen to plan something outside of this! more fun if its not just me (I don't know anyone else keen to camp in random places during winter, LOL) Edit: hmmn, I could ride the wifes farm bike. 125cc. not close to road legal though.

man that is super impressive.

Looks great! How do you adjust table flatness?..or is it perfect right now and so rigid it will never move?

I am keen to see how this looks with the factory box removed (That is what you are doing, right?)

LOL, Obviously they lift the head to the correct angle and then tape the cylinder shafts to hold it up in position. Funny.

Argh so the KTM has broken. JOKES, still going fucking lush as. Still very happy with the choice of bike- I'm not so sure i'd have been keen to fang a heavier dual sport bike around the farm and paddocks like I do with this one. The ride last weekend did raise an issue that the bigger KTM EXC's are known for- the infamous KTM Boilover. For some strange reason 99% of them have no radiator fan or recovery tank- this is a problem for many people in hotter climates and after two hours following the wife round at walking speed (lol) and stopping to open farm gates the bike had a few extended burps of steam. KTM, Trailtech and many other manufacturers all make steel frames that hold a small fan onto the rear of the radiator, these are usually around $350 NZD delivered. I'm cheap so went straight to Ali Express. If anything fails then its simply back to stock and burps some steam so who cares? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000429659534.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.405b4c4dLsmVvs https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000091384568.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.405b4c4dLsmVvs https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32836090581.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.405b4c4dLsmVvs https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000102872989.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.7d953c00Rc2rKS&mp=1 My only concern really is that the fan vibrates on the radiator and wears a hole- will use a ring of self adhesive foam on the mating faces to prevent this. Also ordered is a pair of these but undecided how many to use and where to locate them (possibly under rear side fairing oppose muffler). They perfectly fit a small fuel bottle (I forget the brand) but usually used for tools, spanners, tire irons, tubes etc. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000372255982.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.70b14c4dI3L9yy And a pair of these cheap dry bags for luggage https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000833648876.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.70b14c4dI3L9yy Will see if @64valiant has time to make me some sort of strap system to hold them down nicely.

So good.

You can easily make that cone, do you need steel?

Done around 350km on this so far, fuck i love it. Slowly working through all the little niggly (is that word racist? ) problems like idle tune, loose rear view mirrors, lever adjustment etc after each ride. Fitted the steering dampener off bike #1. Also got a sticker kit off trademe for $50. It was good practice but unfortunately half the stickers were missing and some were completely wrong for the bike. Next on the list has got to be a seat recover and widening with maybe denser foam or something. Right now it feels soft and luscious until You get an hour into the ride.. then it feels like ya arse bones are hard against the hard plastic seat base.