governorsam Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 nbc110, have replaced gearbox bearings, centrifugal clutch unit, cam chain and rollers. loud whining noise when in gear. was like that when i got it, ex Dunedin postie bike with about 65000 ks on it. frame was broken at the swing arm pivot. has been ridden into the ground in anger by a postie. @RUNAMUCK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdenman Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 The perfect bike for a 700km bush bash 6 hours ago, governorsam said: nbc110, have replaced gearbox bearings, centrifugal clutch unit, cam chain and rollers. loud whining noise when in gear. was like that when i got it, ex Dunedin postie bike with about 65000 ks on it. frame was broken at the swing arm pivot. has been ridden into the ground in anger by a postie. @RUNAMUCK drop the muffler off and you wont hear the whine 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 East Manuherikia day 1 it was dry when I did it in April. It's dry as fuck down there right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Thompsons Gorge Road day 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Ooof! Not long now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 ONE MONTH TO GO! ONE MONTH! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 Holy shit! From eleven months down to one! I better do my winter lay away maintenance on my bike! Actually, ive done nothing to it. Im not even sure if it has a wof! Ffffffffffffff........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
governorsam Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 tempted to take the nbc110, but the xr125 is much better suited to me being a fat old man. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Replaced the worn spear on my right fork last night. Had exactly the right amount of shock oil for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
governorsam Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Have fitted spot lights, heated grips, USB port and foldable mirrors. and safety duck. new tyres should be here next week 6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 Electric start efi goodness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 Mine usually needs kicking because fucked battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 4 hours ago, RUNAMUCK said: Holy shit! From eleven months down to one! I better do my winter lay away maintenance on my bike! Actually, ive done nothing to it. Im not even sure if it has a wof! Ffffffffffffff........ Nope, thats expired. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 4 hours ago, RUNAMUCK said: eleven months down to one! Felt like 2 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdenman Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 It was touch and go for me too but after a sequence of events and borrowing an RG coil it's alive again.... Now to assemble and take a link out of the chain and test the new gearing.... tomorrows another day I have the camper with a new CSC & COF. Just need to check the lights all work on my bike carrier. I might take it fishing next week to test it 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 10 minutes ago, holdenman said: It was touch and go for me too but after a sequence of events and borrowing an RG coil it's alive again.... Now to assemble and take a link out of the chain and test the new gearing.... tomorrows another day I have the camper with a new CSC & COF. Just need to check the lights all work on my bike carrier. I might take it fishing next week to test it Did you properly fix your clutch cable? Or is it still the bodge from last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdenman Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 1 hour ago, RUNAMUCK said: Did you properly fix your clutch cable? Or is it still the bodge from last year? if it aint broke dont touch it.... actually i bought a brand cable installed it and first pull the end crumbled, so back to the backup one and i am carrying a spare. I need to take it up to the cable guy and get a new end 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin'joe Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 damn near thought it was today, and was expecting tail-end charlie on a blind corner over Dansey's. looked like some other crew out for a postie bike run ? unless graded prior, some of the steeper sections are corrugated to buggery , and will be a handfull. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 This year guys can we try and be more self sufficient, carry all your own gear. Last year we ended up with so much gear in the support vehicles they were stacked to the roof! This year we just can't be doing that, they're going to need to travel light just to try and keep up with us. Plus I reckon it's more of an adventure if you can do it on your own. The support vehicles are there for breakdowns and bbqs, and imo we're very grateful to have them. Just to give you an idea, if you're not sure, this is the gear I took on the recce in April. That's 3 pairs undies, 4 pairs socks, thermal top and leggings, 2x long sleeve sports type shirts, 2x sports type t-shirts (one has some merino in it), Polar fleece jersey, jacket and pants rain gear, and a beanie. (Toothbrush not pictured)(also towel, I just remembered) And that all fits in a 30l dry bag easy (Last year I also had small cooker, gas canister, small pot, and freeze dry meals in there too) I'm obviously not including motorbike jacket and pants because I'll be wearing them, and some of those clothes ^ So that and 2 person tent and bedroll looks like this Backpack has camelback and snacks. I did have a tank bag but that was mostly tools, phone charger, and lunch but you won't be needing that. It can be warm in the valleys and cold up top on the ridges. I ended up wearing the thermals, long and short shirts, Polar fleece under bike gear, and rain pants over bike pants. (The bike pants I took were a cotton Kevlar cargo pants so not warm to begin with. And it was April, I don't know if that made a difference) I try avoid cotton t-shirts, they soak up sweat and will make you cold. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 The sleeping bag is a mountain warehouse unit and I rate it. Has its own compression sack and is cheap af Also mountain warehouse has cheap rain gear in their own tiny stuff sack cheap too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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