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Odakyu-sen
1st August 2017, 13:54
Hello Guys,

I ride an R6 (2001, 143,000 km from new) but I also fly a 2-stroke engine-powered hang glider. Last Sunday, metal fatigue caused the muffler of my exhaust to fall off mid-air and destroy my pusher propeller, forcing an emergency landing. The video link is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdseriW150Q

The pipe broke off just after the expansion chamber. I need to get the curved and straight piping after the chamber, and a stinger, as well as the safety springs and brackets. A mate of mine is a TIG welder and is offering me a good rate. But I need to get the parts for him to weld.

I asked around and some said to contact "Wobbly" and this forum is where I should start. Can anyone put me in touch with him?

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HenryDorsetCase
1st August 2017, 16:35
no idea how to contact him but wanted to congratulate you on the video. Its excellent and it looks like a lovely spot. Any flight you can walk away from, right?
BuzzardNZ
1st August 2017, 17:42
I want to offer my congratulations too. Seemed like a very controlled landing from what must have been a pretty nerve racking experience. Well done :niceone:
Madness
1st August 2017, 18:09
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That should get his attention.
sidecar bob
1st August 2017, 18:15
He posts in here all the time under "wobbly" https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/86554-ESE-s-works-engine-tuner/page1789
Odakyu-sen
1st August 2017, 20:09
He posts in here all the time under "wobbly" https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/86554-ESE-s-works-engine-tuner/page1789

Thanks for the link. I have sent a message to Wobbly.
Odakyu-sen
3rd August 2017, 12:50
Sorry to waste people's time, but I got a price from the Swedish manufacturer, and it is cheaper than having repairs done (to an already half-busted) exhaust system here in NZ. Also, one-off projects can be real time-wasters, so I have decided to spend the money and buy a completely new (and improved) exhaust system. Should take a couple of weeks to arrive in NZ.
haydes55
3rd August 2017, 21:35
How can I get started hang gliding? I think it looks like massive fun. But I also don't like the idea of buying a used one on trademe, no idea what quality it is and jumping off a cliff.

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AllanB
3rd August 2017, 22:37
How can I get started hang gliding? I think it looks like massive fun. But I also don't like the idea of buying a used one on trademe, no idea what quality it is and jumping off a cliff.

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Duct tape, sticks of bamboo and a double bed sheet and you are sorted mate.

People are so soft now days.
F5 Dave
4th August 2017, 21:00
All you need to knowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8qDz7K1nbU
Odakyu-sen
5th August 2017, 20:08
How can I get started hang gliding? I think it looks like massive fun. But I also don't like the idea of buying a used one on trademe, no idea what quality it is and jumping off a cliff.

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You will need training for hang gliding. There are instructors in the Auckland, Wellington, Nelson and Queenstown areas. I suggest you take a tandem flight with a qualified tandem pilot and see if you like the sensation. I know people in Auckland who can point you in the right direction. You can contact me though my YouTube channel.
Quite a few hang glider pilots are also keen motorcyclists. The two sports seem to harmonize.

Anyway, I took the R6 out for a blat this afternoon it felt wonderful to be back in the saddle again.
F5 Dave
5th August 2017, 21:43
As opposed to a man hanging off you back passage.