Willdat?
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1 hour ago, Indiana_Jones said:
Pillions on sports bikes is no fun.
/Well wasn't at least on my poor CBR250 trying to move me and my mrs (at the time). Hate having the pillion sitting higher than me.
Ironing board seat on the scrambler was so lush.
Pillionz on lots of bikes isn't much fun. WR250R used all of the suspension travel to pitch and dive everywhere. Derestricted Hyosung SF50 Rally was awesome though.
My wife's riding gear is still nicer than mine for the twice a decade she gets on the back.
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3 hours ago, ThePog said:
That was Elliot who owns the X that is getting some loving at Ellis Street Autos. He just happened to see me parked up outside Supercheap so stopped and loitered til I came out, we had a good chat and I took him for a wee dort.
Edit; you should swing by and have a go...
Sounds like more fun than caravan renovation. Next time I'm in credit I'll be in touch...
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1 hour ago, kws said:
I'll tell you what, it may be a weird looking wee thing, but having picked it up today it goes pretty well.
Looking forward to any tastes like petrol content on the Leaf.
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I saw this doort past me today with maybe even an @HumberSS or look a-like. (Don't tell the Mrs if I'm wrong!) in the co-pilot seat. Sounded/looked awesome.
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2 hours ago, BlownCorona said:
Also, now that they no longer have to pay that driver, the rides wont cost as much so now they can offer their rides for a lower rate, which of course they will not do because most things in life are priced just below the threshold of tolerance.
Pointed this out to a mate involved in a clean energy research thing. One of two things will happen if we have unlimited/cheaper power. First, if the cheapest energy is x cents/kWh the new source will be x-1 cents/kWh. Secondly, all of the resources that were previously too energy expensive to extract will be fair game...
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1 hour ago, tomble said:
We found a piece of plastic that was approximately the right size to serve as a temporary (and safe on the metal) shaft key to allow us to turn the crank and cams at the same time.
Then, we measured the valve clearances - properly this time, when the lobes are perpendicular to the tappets.
And I don't really know what I was stressing out about because fortunately everything measured in spec. The worst one is exhaust #6 which is still well within spec.
Phew!
Still can't find that fucking shaft key (PN 09421-04005) though
https://www.partzilla.com/product/suzuki/09421-04005 I love that this is a quad bike part...
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1 hour ago, 440bbm said:
Out of curiousity, what have they actually been if not 50cc?
Lifan family, I'd assume 110cc
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My Shanyang SY50 was definitely not a 50 either...
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A decent Leaf can be had sub $5K at the moment. Would be a great kit car base I reckon...
This one in particular went yesterday for $4.5K.
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620s must be amongst the most water soluble vehicles ever made, my Dad owned one before I was born, was on its third set of guards (now in fibreglass) by 1984 when replaced with a new ( and heavily rust proofed) 720. I admire your perseverance.
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This event is always a goodie, lock it in!
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3 hours ago, igor said:
Driveby's question has much relevance for those of us with fairly short commutes largely consisting of rural highways with 100 km/hr speed limit.
They're not grunty enough to pull a 100km/h. My gut on top speed would be 65 km/h downhill as they're only 1kW x 2...
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4 hours ago, Willdat? said:
@Bling called it, sub 1000kg you're golden, I wonder what happens to sub 1000kg diesels in future?
I may have been day dreaming this afternoon about mid engine Leaf kit cars to crack the magic 999kg (I'm assuming the weight will be loaded?).
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On 19/03/2024 at 17:26, Willdat? said:
I'll be smug faced around town using less RUCs than anyone else, temporarily...
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/minister-confirms-reduced-ruc-rate-phevs
I wonder what RUCs will be on small motorcycles?
@Bling called it, sub 1000kg you're golden, I wonder what happens to sub 1000kg diesels in future?
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14 minutes ago, RUNAMUCK said:
You wanna camp there in winter?
Thats a Tori level of misery.........
As a seasoned camper there it's really not that bad when you're well insulated. Would definitely trade again...
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I'll be smug faced around town using less RUCs than anyone else, temporarily...
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/minister-confirms-reduced-ruc-rate-phevs
I wonder what RUCs will be on small motorcycles?
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23 minutes ago, governorsam said:
Got this for the kid to learn to drive in.
registered as a nismo sport.
has nismo shocks, exhaust, black interior, body kit bits etc.
fun to drive.
Is it a 12SR? Would be weird if it wasn't....
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20 minutes ago, ajg193 said:
Heck that's expensive. At what point does it make someone an inconsiderate prick when their worn out old car is blocking a charger for a long time due to reduced charge acceptance?
A lot of the paid chargers have a per min charge as well as a per kWh. Encourages you to only charge up to 80% to maximise the curve.
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On 11/03/2024 at 11:51, square said:
This is key, I think it's fair to say most who read these pages aren't running one car households, also most aren't in a position to buy a new 100k cock extension ( or retractor ) new off the lot.
I'm currently looking for a used model 3 AWD, they seem to age ok but feel a touch cheesy. Good buying for the performance and range. I plan to put coilovers in a drop it a bit, then drive around suffering crippling range anxiety waiting for it to shit itself.
1 hour ago, square said:I played the confused boomer at one in omarama yesterday, drove there from chch, car told me to stop there and force feed it. The thing ( charger and car ) made some interesting noises getting juice rammed in at 600 odd amps. The car said it was preconditioning the battery pack for superchargering before we got there whatever that means
Impressive though, 350ks extra range in 20 minutes
I think the preconditioning is getting battery to optimum temperature to get the Watts in ASAP.
The long range AWDs seem like great shopping to be honest and have already had the solid chunk of depreciation done. @Fresh is the other resident Tesla expert, he bought a second one so they can't be too nerve racking... I'm still day dreaming about a Model S P100D after passengering one a few years ago.
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31 minutes ago, RUNAMUCK said:
Also,
Has anyone bought stuff off blue wing honda? I was googling parts, and they have the bit i need cheap AF. Part numbers checks out with the ones on lambda. (At way way less $$)
Blue wing are the original importers, NBC should be cheap AF to buy parts for as they must be the most common Honda on the road in NZ.
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20 minutes ago, NickJ said:
Making some thank you gifts for friends that looked after us on our recent trip overseas, reliefs of the mountains they call home.
Carved out with the cnc to replicate contour lines on a map then run over with the gas torch to highlight the ridges.
Is there a hack for generating the profiles?
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Whose was the red Supercub @RUNAMUCK?
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6 hours ago, chris r said:
Orthia update. Done a few hundred km since the tune. Turns out more midrange torque/power means better economy. Best since the vtec conversion. The 7.8 L/100 was when it was stock auto non vtec
The local ac shop redid the suction hose for me, was a bit more than I expected to pay but it's hopefully done right. I'll get a conversion fitting for the service port and let's hope that's it.
Pretty impressive, DOHC ZC Beagle was 10L/100km...
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A mate's Mrs has one and it is well loved. But he has definitely drunk the orange kool aid.