Spanner Evening

[flyingcrocodile46]

I'll host the first one tomorrow night.

We can start by stripping my carbs from between immovable 23 yr old (inflexible) rubber boots (no longer able to replace with new), strip, clean (incl blocked jets & bleeders), replace O rings, re-set floats, re-assemble, re-install (without busting boots), prime, fire up, Balance carbs and open the beers (I'll buy)

[Ixion]

Heat 'em in glycerine (the boots, not the carbs)

[flyingcrocodile46]

Heat 'em in glycerine (the boots, not the carbs)

Glycerine ?... what?, How?, Where?

[boomer]

OK guys, it seems like we have enough interest and even a couple of guinea pigs.

i'll arrange something for maybe next week.. watch this space for further details

[Brett]

Count me in fella's. Would be keen to learn some of the more technical aspects of servicing, some suspension works such as fork seals etc. and maybe a bit about the engines (modern, ie fuel injected).

Will see you there.

[zeocen]

I am very keen on this idea! I would love to learn anything from basic mechanics to learning how the engine actually 'goes' :P

Awesome!

[Gubb]

Will keep an eye on this for a newbie friendly session first, no point in going into something way over my head, although i'll soon enough have a bike that will need plenty of work done to it if you need a volunteer.

[Ixion]

Glycerine ?... what?, How?, Where?

Wodja mean what how where?

Glycerine. AKA Glycerol. As in glycerol trinitrate. Don't use that though.
However you please, I use the kitchen stove m'self, but you may have to wait until y' wife's out, women never understand these things
In the kitchen of course

(TIP: Y'dont need to do the whole boot, just the bit that goes on the carby. Saves on the glycerine. Stand it the right way in the saucepan. )

Oh, and break a wee bit twig off the nearest bush to keep the boot off the bottom. That stuff gets BLOODY hot so be careful. Works a treat though.

[flyingcrocodile46]

Wodja mean what how where?

Glycerine. AKA Glycerol. As in glycerol trinitrate. Don't use that though.
However you please, I use the kitchen stove m'self, but you may have to wait until y' wife's out, women never understand these things
In the kitchen of course

(TIP: Y'dont need to do the whole boot, just the bit that goes on the carby. Saves on the glycerine. Stand it the right way in the saucepan. )

Oh, and break a wee bit twig off the nearest bush to keep the boot off the bottom. That stuff gets BLOODY hot so be careful. Works a treat though.

Cheers. Does this make them more pliable and a longer lasting rejuvination than chucking them in a snaplock bag after a good dose of silicone spray???

[Bikestore]

come along and learn;

Spanner night 1
Spanner night 2

plus we stock everything from the following dealers and more

• PP Tuning
• Gillies
• Woodcraft
• CRG
• Sato Racing
• satoracing
• apracing
• matmladinimports
• www.1tail
  and many more....... can't see what you're after....CALL US

You want top gear at prices you cant get hear or over seas.. call us! It makes sense

[zeocen]

Damn I finish work at 7 Are we able to sneak in after it starts?

And will you have stuff for sale from those dealers at the spanner nights?

[flyingcrocodile46]

come along and learn;

Any chance of a rough idea of area or does central Auckland mean "Central Akld" rather than South/West/east/north?

Location will possibly make a difference to my availability as will the time of "17:30 - 20:30" if your announcement post means what it says..... "* This event ignores DST"..... because that would make the time 4:30pm to 7:30 pm by current daylight saving time... unless those drugs I took earlier are working...


Anyway... being a meticulously nit picky possibly drug crazed bastard I should probably be quite happy, as I usually finish work at 4:00 and work in St Helliers so a 15 minute zip into the central city would actually suit quite well.

Please confirm.. Cheers

[Sharry]

Oh toss. Wednesday nights coincide with the Wednesday night mentored rides and aslo I finnish work in Sth Auck just after 5 so cant get there till 6pm

[SixPackBack]

Sounds cool.

Strippers and piss would round out the evenin' nicely

[L.L. Cool M]

I would have been keen except the time is not suitable. I don't know how many people could make that time into the city given that it's rush hour traffic. As a suggestion, if that's the time of day you want to do it, how about a Sunday?

Sundays are boring/free generally for most people, and there's no rush hour traffic at 5.30pm.

Good on you for doing this anyway.