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    There should be far more threads like this! Absolutely awesome.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nathanwhite View Post
    Seriously.
    Is that carpet I could see in some of those pics Doogle? What about that grass??!!!!!!!





    I can not believe that I have only just found this thread. What an amazing job you have done.

    PS: I hope that vernier serves you well young man, it seems to have found a very worthy home
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    Nonono,

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie View Post
    great build man it looks mint!
    Quote Originally Posted by superman View Post
    There should be far more threads like this! Absolutely awesome.
    Thank you's both. Very nice to hear these things

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    Is that carpet I could see in some of those pics Doogle? What about that grass??!!!!!!!
    Carpet? no. The bike sits on lino and the caliper was on the workbench. There is carpet on the other half of the garage but I dont go there. Dad is already a little irritated at how much mess I'm making and has made sure I'm not spreading it around.
    Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure.

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    Good work man, exhaust looks a million times better!

    Why do people call us both Doogle, this is odd looking at my nick name in posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Paul in NZ View Post
    Ha...Thats true but life is full horrible choices sometimes Merv. Then sometimes just plain stuff happens... and then some more stuff happens.....




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    Quote Originally Posted by nathanwhite View Post
    Dad is already a little irritated at how much mess I'm making ...
    Bloody parents eh?

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    Nonono,

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    Quote Originally Posted by ducatilover View Post

    Why do people call us both Doogle, this is odd looking at my nick name in posts
    Funny innit? Only the KB crowd calls me Doogle.
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    Exhaust Wrap

    I'm starting to think about wrapping the exhaust. The midpipe looks fine, but the header still is pretty horrible and I don't think there is any way I can get back to a full shine. I do like the look of wrapped exhausts, but I've never seen them on their own. The bike always has had some other fairly major modifications done to it. Still could be a good excuse eh?

    I've found a roll on TM here are there any places that also sell it?
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    I personally don't like the look, thought about high temp coatings? Will work better in theory and the wrap may trap moisture and rust your headers to buggery.
    Quote Originally Posted by Paul in NZ View Post
    Ha...Thats true but life is full horrible choices sometimes Merv. Then sometimes just plain stuff happens... and then some more stuff happens.....




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    with the moisture/rust thing, i've heard a lot of 'yes it does' and 'no it doesn't.' I think if you get it wet when the bike's not running then yea, but if it's either running or sitting dry in a garage its not going to get wet. Even if it does, wouldn't it all evaporate when you get going?
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    Fair points, I've heard people claim it has rusted their pipes.
    Might be worth a shot anyway, it looks dirty as... hmmm I should wrap the GN pipes, if it rusts, too bad, it's gay.
    Quote Originally Posted by Paul in NZ View Post
    Ha...Thats true but life is full horrible choices sometimes Merv. Then sometimes just plain stuff happens... and then some more stuff happens.....




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    Quote Originally Posted by nathanwhite View Post
    with the moisture/rust thing, i've heard a lot of 'yes it does' and 'no it doesn't.' I think if you get it wet when the bike's not running then yea, but if it's either running or sitting dry in a garage its not going to get wet. Even if it does, wouldn't it all evaporate when you get going?
    It just drys when it runs. Mine was fine on the Honda. Segdins auto parts has it. Cheap as chips, I think mine was $17 with 6 clamps(which you need) and enough for 2 pipes. It may change your jetting.
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    but once again you proved me wrong.
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    lol on the mess/occupation of garage topic, when i was 16 my first car was an ooolld mercedes which I soon set about strippin to rebuild.. first the garage was all mine... and then the parts started migrating into the house.

    oooo weee hahaha

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    Quote Originally Posted by nathanwhite View Post
    Now this little bit came out the bottom (I think) and I have no idea where exactly it's from. Does anyone know what it is? or even could be?
    HAHAHA! That's exactly what happened when I cleaned my FXR carb!!

    http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...-part-(FXR150)

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    Righty! now that our internet has rolled over I can start uploading photos and stuff with my usual abandon

    Havent done an awful lot actually though, got the rear tray/mudflap on

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    and the taillight bracket cleaned up and stuck on

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    I also bought myself a chain breaker from TM, nice and cheap. It's not brilliant and I would harldly describe the chain in 'good condition' after wards....

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    but it does no damage to the other section of chain which is good, as long as I don't break off too many links.


    In other news I got myself some race leathers (I'll post up a pic soon I promise) however when I got them home I found a hole that the slider was covering they were adverised in 'as new' condition which I'm kinda miffed about.... ah well, that'll learn me to fully check stuff before I buy

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    I tried flipping the bars upside down and found that they dont really fit properly, and can't turn all the way to the stops also. So I'm just going to have to run them the right way up for now

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    Also took the gauges off the bracket, things wern't working anyway so so no biggie.

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    and yes the key is in the ignition damn the consequences! I'll most likely end up rewiring it for a killswitch on/off anyway.




    and for a bit of a gripe, for the last day or two I've been greeted with this in the garage . . .

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    looks like i'm going to have to pull the forks apart again
    just for a ballpark, any idea what would cause a slow leak of fork oil?
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    I have a basic ignition barrel/key set up at my parents place, if I can find it next time I'm down there you can have it.
    Put some clubman bars on it

    Can you link me to the chain breaker? I want one, easier than using the angle grinder...

    Excellent progress dude
    Quote Originally Posted by Paul in NZ View Post
    Ha...Thats true but life is full horrible choices sometimes Merv. Then sometimes just plain stuff happens... and then some more stuff happens.....




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