Get my bike back today (29 November)

[James Deuce]

Car #2 shat itself (water go in, water go out. Either water pump housing or rear cylinder head gasket - can;t see under all the crap down that end) so I'm picking the bike up today. We're waiting for a mirror and an indicator, so no bloody comments about the scuffed mirror and indicator going back on today.

The new mirror and indicator will be here in "two weeks". In the meantime, STFU.

Thanks.

[Joni]

Love you mate... especially when you are in one of your chipper happy moods... :bleh: :lol:

btw - glad the bike is on the way... :yes:

[jeremysprite]

Yay the bike's better anyhow. Doesn't sound too good about your car? Gonna bother fixing it?

Don't worry about the scuffed indicator and mirror, I just tell people thats how far I lean over.

[bistard]

Jim,explain to me how you got scratches on the mirror etc,as I havent heard
I hope you didnt damage that lovely Micron muffler I got for you

[MSTRS]

Good news on the bike front. Hope your car water troubles aren't as bad as ours. Sunday after getting home from your way, the Holden shat the waterpump, every pulley and the auto-tensioner.:bye: :bye: $

[James Deuce]

bistard, I made sure I fell off on the left. Muffler is fine. Bike now sports Oggy Knobs.

MSTRS/jeremy I'm pretty sure the car will be uneconomic for repair. 175,000kms and 6 years is pretty good. Car's 14 years old now, so something was bound to happen.

[Hitcher]

Mrs H and I admired your knobs on Saturday afternoon, and noted the otherwise fine appearance of the Z750, albeit devoid of a mirror and indicator.

[Pwalo]

Good news about the Kwak Jim. Take it you'll be a bit less grumpy now.

Bad news about the car. Take it you'll be a wee bit grumpy then?

[James Deuce]

The bike's quite a long way from being finished, but I need it unfortunately.

On the good news front, the new engine cover looks grouse, the rear hugger looks great and will stop the Ohlins getting covered in munt, and the DNA air filter has freed up about 10HP and fixed the fuelling right through the range.

Open the taps at 100km/hr in top and there is no need to change down to overtake now.

[bistard]

So whos fixing it,should I ask or not??
Whats been the hold up???
One more question,how did it happen??

[James Deuce]

TSS are fixing it. There was a thread about the accident. Basically two surface changes and loose gravel in the braking zone at the end of a street and a car. Low side.

Parts take for flipping ever. It was rideable after the accident, but I'm picky about cosmetics.

[bistard]

Oh,so you mean I cant slag off Motorad/Sawyers then,damn
Oh well there will be plenty of other oppertunities no doubt

[Motu]

So what's the car? The Commodore V6 is the easiest water pump to do these days,a true 20 minute job,although we'll still waste another hour sorting out air locks.But FWD V6 engines are a nightmare to work on,shutting the bonnet is the best part of the job.

I hope the new plan to limit the age of imports backfires on them like I think it will.They will remove the $10,000 bracket,and it won't be filled from the top but from the bottom.So those still good but worthless cars will have some value afterall....and become repairable.At the moment people are walking away even from head gasket jobs,once a repair goes over a grand they flag it.We used to average an engine job a month,and a couple of head gaskets a month - now we are lucky to do one engine job a year,and only half a dozen headgaskets.We have to get away from the disposable car,not make them even more worthless.

[bistard]

Yes,speaking of waterpumps,about six weeks ago I did one on my Import Hiace van,prick of a job,had to remove the bloody air conditioning compressor & bracket to get to the last waterpump bolt
There probably a little Japanese man sitting in a office laughing his head off

[Fatjim]

Given he said "Rear gasket" I gather its an East-West, not North-South six.

Did they make Camry's in '92? Maybe a Magna/V3000?

[Fatjim]

Oh, bugger about the bike then car. Be nice to seee the Z around a bit. Might try to scrounge a test ride? :innocent:

[Crasherfromwayback]

Oh,so you mean I cant slag off Motorad/Sawyers then,damn
Oh well there will be plenty of other oppertunities no doubt

nah....do it mate!

[Krayy]

TSS are fixing it. There was a thread about the accident. Basically two surface changes and loose gravel in the braking zone at the end of a street and a car. Low side.

Parts take for flipping ever. It was rideable after the accident, but I'm picky about cosmetics.

Hell it's not a flipping Benelli, it's a Kwaka for god's sake! How tough can it be to get parts!?!

[Ixion]

So what's the car? The Commodore V6 is the easiest water pump to do these days,a true 20 minute job,although we'll still waste another hour sorting out air locks.But FWD V6 engines are a nightmare to work on,shutting the bonnet is the best part of the job.

I hope the new plan to limit the age of imports backfires on them like I think it will.They will remove the $10,000 bracket,and it won't be filled from the top but from the bottom.So those still good but worthless cars will have some value afterall....and become repairable.At the moment people are walking away even from head gasket jobs,once a repair goes over a grand they flag it.We used to average an engine job a month,and a couple of head gaskets a month - now we are lucky to do one engine job a year,and only half a dozen headgaskets.We have to get away from the disposable car,not make them even more worthless.

Yes. If they start actually doing emission testing at the border, then watch the cheap used import trade shrivel and die. Why d'you suppose those cars are cheap in Japan? Cos they fail emission testing!

What I suspect will happen is that the older car market will be pruned, the complex hard to work on stuff will be junked, but people will find it's worth while to keep the Holdens and Nissans and such like running.

'Twill suck to be a boi-racer if that happens.

But NZ is very dependant on the private car. Public transport is never going to work in this country, and our low income levels mean that a big percentage of the population aren't going to be able to afford a new(ish) car. But they still need transport

(Gee, can't afford a car but need to get to work. Wonder what a solution to that could be> Might be a REAL good time for people in the industry to look at starting up their own shops).

We need a "NZmobile". Simple enough to be fixed and kept running, tough enough to stand our roads, big enough to carry a decent load. And fu*k blurdy emission controls.

[James Deuce]

'92 Mitsi Galant Viento. It's been bloody reliable until this very instant. I think it's probably water pump rather than head gasket, as there is no oil contamination at all.

Krayy! You weren't listening! It takes FOREVER, I said!

Parts are all ex-Japan, so 6-8 weeks. They should be here in another two weeks. I did suggest ordering from Aus instead. No line of communication in that direction apparently.

[MSTRS]

Ixion - most of us wouldn't be seen dead in a Lada

[James Deuce]

Oh, bugger about the bike then car. Be nice to seee the Z around a bit. Might try to scrounge a test ride? :innocent:

No worries - bring the fireyawn. I've always wanted to crash, err, try one and I don't fancy stacking a Bayliss Rep.

[Ixion]

Nothing wrong with Ladas. Seriously tough cars, and very easy to work on. I wish they made a modern version of the Trekka.

As to not wanting to be seen in one, a cage is for transport not Jonesing.

[Paul in NZ]

Nothing wrong with Ladas. Seriously tough cars, and very easy to work on. I wish they made a modern version of the Trekka.

As to not wanting to be seen in one, a cage is for transport not Jonesing.


Totally agree - I mean a flash car really makes me look cool... ah hem...

[Fatjim]

No worries - bring the fireyawn. I've always wanted to crash, err, try one and I don't fancy stacking a Bayliss Rep.

That's what the 'yawn is for! But for $25kish you can stack the Duc too :)

[Hitcher]

Hell it's not a flipping Benelli, it's a Kwaka for god's sake! How tough can it be to get parts!?!

Don't get me started on parts delivery. For those who may have forgotten my torment at the start of this year, a Honda ST1300 that got a "bit scraped" down one side on Boxing Day, was not received by its foaming-at-the-bung owner until Easter. A few weeks could have been shaved if ANZA had thought to check the straightness of front forks before they had bolted all of the other bits on, but it still took eons. I think that parts companies save money by using relayed teams of Korean kayakers, with no maps or compasses, to deliver their items, rather than using something a bit quicker, like aircraft.

[Fatjim]

At a guess, alot of parts aren't stored at HO in Japan, but ordered in in batch's as the orders pile up. Some exceptions to this obviously, but that's how these things tend to work.

[Ixion]

I used to work in the motor parts industry, for a Robert Bosch agent. PROVIDED we were allowed to bypass Australia, we could get any Bosch part out of Germany within 72 hours. If we had to go through Australia it took at least three weeks.

I also worked in the pharmaceutical industry. We could get ANYTHING from the USA or UK within a day.

Now I work in the IT industry. A couple of years back I had an IBM AIX server go down on the morning of the 24th December. Sent the diagnostic report to IBM at 10am . At noon , they called. Needs a FSU replaced, nearest one is in the USA. Oh, bugger, oh well, do what you can.

Went home. On Christmas Day, around 11am, I got a call." Hi, it's XX from IBM here , your FSU has arrived from the States, it's on my desk, do you want me to come out and fit it this afternoon" (Remember, this is Christmas day!). "Uh, no mate, she'll be right you just enjoy your Christmas". Now that's what I call service! Big Blue FTW.

[Motu]

The 2 or 3 weeks ex Japan just seems to be the standard coverall,from my experiance of ordering shit loads of parts it takes as long as it takes.One of my parts guys said they don't actualy know what parts are in stock in Japan or where they are until the order is actualy submitted - they may be on back order from their (Kawasaki) supplier,they may be in a container on the water...or in a container out the back waiting to be unloaded....your parts man is actualy in the dark himself,hence all the conflicting information.

Staying ahead of Mitsy V6 water pumps is very important.They often sieze,strip the cambelt and good bye valves.Standard cambelt job for these includes all tensioners,idlers,seals,auto tensioner and water pump.Serious money....but so is another motor.

[yungatart]

At long last Jim, you will be a happy man, I guess.
Bugger about your car, tho, but at least you can ride now.
When are you coming to see us?

[James Deuce]

I'll come up when the bike is actually finished. Things could still break at any moment and the fairing doesn't line up right.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I'll come up when the bike is actually finished. Things could still break at any moment and the fairing doesn't line up right.


I think you should simply come and trade that puppy in.....

[James Deuce]

When it's fixed proper mate - I'm not trading it for $5 you cheeky c**t.

[Crasherfromwayback]

When it's fixed proper mate - I'm not trading it for $5 you cheeky c**t.


$5.00? Who said we'd give you that much??

[SPman]

Nothing wrong with Ladas. Seriously tough cars, and very easy to work on. I wish they made a modern version of the Trekka.

As to not wanting to be seen in one, a cage is for transport not Jonesing.

Don't mention the Trekka!


Mind you - they're quite collectable now........