Tales from the Emporium

[Transalper]

Nice one, Matts lesson was similar, new tyre stopped holding air when it cut the tube, think he got trailered home an hour in to what was an awesome full day out for the rest of us.

[talbertnz]

-Cold forged steel
-8.5 inch size is easy to carry and fits in most fanny packs


...fanny packs?????? ....Woman only??????

[warewolf]

8.5", fits in fanny pack, women only...

Where do you put the batteries?

[NordieBoy]

This may not be ready by the time the DB rolls around but it should be good when it's done

[Transalper]

Didn't think the two day riders needed lights.
Looks good though. The DR250 Djebel had a big round bright good one a lot like that.

[NordieBoy]

Didn't think the two day riders needed lights.

We may get delayed and end up going through the Porika in the dark

Got the bi-xenon HID kit to go inside it too

It's a nice little 7" off an SV650.

[NordieBoy]

I hate it when I get bored...

It's done.


Just need to get some better bolts/washers/nylocks and it'll work long term and I'll make a new pair of side mounts for it with a bit more meat around the bolt holes and some room to bolt a fairing/top piece to hide the wireing.
Only got a Phillips 55/60W +50 in at the moment.

Thanks Devil

[NordieBoy]

It works too



Oh and a Shinko SR244 at 28psi has more grip than a Pirelli MT21 at 20psi through the Maungatapu even at 10pm in the rain

[NordieBoy]

Just checked the rear tyre pressure this morning...

Make that a Shinko SR244 at 15psi has more grip than a Pirelli MT21 at 20psi

Thanks to my mad patching skillz

[NordieBoy]

Headed off this morning and found a tube at McLean Motorcycles and some talc at the chemist.

I like these Shinko SR244's.
Broke the bead with some wd-40 and my heals.
Talc'd up the new tube, aired it up slightly and bunged it in.
Hardest part was getting the valve stem back in as I only broke the bead on one side.
Lubed up the bead and worked around it with my custom lever and one of the spoons and ended up only using the custom one as it was so much easier and far less chance of catching the tube.

The bead popped at 25psi vs 60psi when I first put the bugger on.

If I was more confident I'd flip the front tyre around as well but I'm not going to push my luck.

Also reinforced the screen onto the bash guards to stop it moving around with some strips of 0.5mm or so alloy strip that I cut out with a pair of scissors

Oil and air filter and it's ready for the Dusty

[Transalper]

If I was more confident I'd flip the front tyre around as well but I'm not going to push my luck.

Front tyres are soooo much easier to change than rears... generally.

[warewolf]

I will see if I can borrow my mate's KTM levers for 'show and tell' at the dusty butt BBQ (and maybe the DB itself) as they are the schizzz! They have a lip on the tip to hook the tyre getting it off, and a lip on the underside a little back from the tip to hook the rim getting it on.

Ok, got 'em, and they aren't quite like I described. There are no lips on the ends, they are just nicely shaped to cause the same effect.

[NordieBoy]

The ride over to Mangarakau was sweet.
Met HondaV2, HondaV2 Jr, Jatz and Mrs Jatz at the Mot petrol station.
Stopped about every 30 secs on the gravel out to Mangarakau for photos and finally arrived at the Nugget Cafe at about 8pm.
I headed off to the Tuamawiwi the next morning loaded up with christmas prezzies for the family members staying out there and got 12 km when there was a metallic chunkking sound and it wasn't the chain.
I pulled the side cover off the engine and there were small chunks of metal visible
I would have been doing about 30kph and in 2nd gear.
I pushed it for over an hour back about 2km along the hills and got a tow the rest of the way.

Bugger

More story and some photos to follow when I get back to my computer and am not stuck using this cellphone...

[Transalper]

We wait with anticipation to hear diagnosis.
I wonder if too much farkling has over stressed and thus farlked it.

Very bad time of year for breakdowns.

[buggsubique]

Man, that sucks . One positive is that atleast it didn't happen halfway down the Molesworth in a couple days time. Real interested to hear what you reckon it was - bearing failure? One of them little phillips heads come out of the neutral indicator?