Friday 27/07/07 Spanner Night of Ineptitude and Indescribable Incoherence!

[gijoe1313]

And yet again, the midnight frolics of bikers tinkering on their rides surfaces yet again! The usual schedule of work gets thrown out - so bring your rides, trusty and true, to make it run like new!

Oh yeah, usual guff about how food and refreshments provided and other silly stuff blah blah... :innocent:

[babyblade250rr]

And yet again, the midnight frolics of bikers tinkering on their rides surfaces yet again! The usual schedule of work gets thrown out - so bring your rides, trusty and true, to make it run like new!

Oh yeah, usual guff about how food and refreshments provided and other silly stuff blah blah... :innocent:

Fantastic cant wait,

Like myself a remarkable group of wacky people! Count me in!!!!:blink:

[babyblade250rr]

Donor,

May i suggest bring out the big guns on breakaways bike??? I have an angle grinder around here somewhere!!

P.s

Gijoe will you be needing my cheap but effective multi meter???

[Jeaves]

all going to plan i'll be there .

[Chrislost]

And yet again, the midnight frolics of bikers tinkering on their rides surfaces yet again! The usual schedule of work gets thrown out - so bring your rides, trusty and true, to make it run like new!

Oh yeah, usual guff about how food and refreshments provided and other silly stuff blah blah... :innocent:

got someone with the knowhow (and tools :gob: ) to change a VFR400 sparkplugs?
fuck me if i can get my tool or even my hand anywhere near them without removing most of the bike!

[Donor]

got someone with the knowhow (and tools :gob: ) to change a VFR400 sparkplugs?
fuck me if i can get my tool or even my hand anywhere near them without removing most of the bike!

Sounds like a worthy challenge to me...

[Chrislost]

good luck!
i actually have not much idea how to do it :mellow:

[breakaway]

Donor,

May i suggest bring out the big guns on breakaways bike??? I have an angle grinder around here somewhere!!

Shuttup you :shutup:

Definitely looking forward to it, the last one was great fun. Nice to meet you guys (Donor, GiJoe, McJim, BabyBlade, Ixion, Bass) sorry if I forgot any of ya.

Was a good night.

[klyong82]

Shuttup you :shutup:

Definitely looking forward to it, the last one was great fun. Nice to meet you guys (Donor, GiJoe, McJim, BabyBlade, Ixion, Bass) sorry if I forgot any of ya.

Was a good night.

Hey breakaway, do you study at AUT? I have seen a bike similar to yours parked in front business building (well the only 400 in that colour). Great bike with the 94 cbr900 tigerblade colour scheme

[breakaway]

Yeah that's me.

[gijoe1313]

got someone with the knowhow (and tools :gob: ) to change a VFR400 sparkplugs?
fuck me if i can get my tool or even my hand anywhere near them without removing most of the bike!

Just don't let Donor near it if you see him with a block of wood and heavy engineer's mallet in his hand! :eek5:

So far, we have managed to overcome all problems - we solved Dandi's problem by stripping her back to a bare frame! :innocent:

I don't think we'll need to go to that extreme with your Viffer hopefully! :lol: :sweatdrop

If you don't get any joy, turn up to one of these madcap spanner evenings and we'll see what we can finagle out of the more experienced and learned biker minds!

[xwhatsit]

At the moment I'm free for this -- hopefully by then I'll have my new headlight to show off! Either that or I'll get you bastards to help me fit it :lol:

[gijoe1313]

At the moment I'm free for this -- hopefully by then I'll have my new headlight to show off! Either that or I'll get you bastards to help me fit it :lol:

Yeah yeah, you just want to poke through those indicators and nab the pair you want! (and they are massive! :lol:)

[tomtyer-drake]

Im in for this, the ZXR is running a little bit shithouse, think im gonna need to do valve clearances - and take any other advice people have for me.

oh, and Iv got a top main faring bracket to bend back into shape & headlight bracket to make fit.

Tom

[gijoe1313]

Im in for this, the ZXR is running a little bit shithouse, think im gonna need to do valve clearances - and take any other advice people have for me.

oh, and Iv got a top main faring bracket to bend back into shape & headlight bracket to make fit.

Tom

The more the merrier! Yo ho ho ho! And a bottle of rum, 12 men dancing on a dead man's chest arrrr!

Avast me hearties, a crew be assembl'n ready fer sum dissassembl'n! :stoogie::drinknsin:spudbooge

[insane1]

you think if i can get some heated grips we can put them on dont want to get it done in a bike shop costs to much.

[gijoe1313]

you think if i can get some heated grips we can put them on dont want to get it done in a bike shop costs to much.

but of course! That's what Spannering nights are for heheh... to learn about how we can dismantle and install bits on our two wheeled rides of freedom!

Plus its fun, saves us some dosh and gives us the excuse to talk shite about bikes and everything else! :msn-wink:

[Mr Merde]

OK so tell me how are you lot at electrics?

I freely admit that when it comes to these I live up to my name. Merde.

I have a Stebel Nautalis (bought from Black Katana) that I want mounted to my bike and wired in. No idea where to go or what to do.

I'll need to get some wire I suppose.

Let me know what I need apart from the horn.

Give me directions and I will pop along if you dont mind.

Merde

[Indiana_Jones]

someone take my CBR250 to this meeting!

it's not starting!

Edit: lol 205cc

PM me if anyone can help :) though I might not be able to reply until tomorrow, as my net hasn't been connected yet.

-Indy

[surfer]

I would love to come, where is the venue for this marvelous night of mechanic mayhem?

[gijoe1313]

OK so tell me how are you lot at electrics?

I freely admit that when it comes to these I live up to my name. Merde.

I have a Stebel Nautalis (bought from Black Katana) that I want mounted to my bike and wired in. No idea where to go or what to do.

I'll need to get some wire I suppose.

Let me know what I need apart from the horn.

Give me directions and I will pop along if you dont mind.

Merde

No worries! I've installed those little beauties, and if ain't suitable I think I have two magnums you could swap one for!

Just see if you got some suitable lengths of wire and bring that in case we need to rout wires around!

[gijoe1313]

someone take my CBR205 to this meeting!

it's not starting!

-Indy


And there's yer prob! Somewhere along the way you lost 45cc somewhere! :gob:

[gijoe1313]

I would love to come, where is the venue for this marvelous night of mechanic mayhem?

PM sent to you and Mr :shit: :msn-wink:

[Jeaves]

you think if i can get some heated grips we can put them on dont want to get it done in a bike shop costs to much.


but of course! That's what Spannering nights are for heheh... to learn about how we can dismantle and install bits on our two wheeled rides of freedom!

Plus its fun, saves us some dosh and gives us the excuse to talk shite about bikes and everything else! :msn-wink:

Fitted some daytona ones to the Zeal last night , fairly easy enough to do....oh so fantastic on cold mornings :Punk:

[gijoe1313]

Fitted some daytona ones to the Zeal last night , fairly easy enough to do....oh so fantastic on cold mornings :Punk:

Now you're just showing off! :lol: All good... I may have to mount them on my little ol'Hornet when I do my SI tour!

[tomtyer-drake]

and can someone gimme the address too please? go zxr go go

[gijoe1313]

and can someone gimme the address too please? go zxr go go

PM sent! :msn-wink:

[Mole_C]

This out at your house? You should move closer so i can come :yes: Whats on the schedule for this one?

[zeocen]

Oooh, looks like a lot of people are going to this one, I may have to pop in for an hour or so to see what you maniacs are getting up to this night !

[crashe]

.......

Since I played 'Follow the leader' last time I came to yours... and I have no idea where we were going, throu some back roads to a motorway and then onto some more back roads I was totally lost..... so addy please, and I shall get my map book out.
(I still do reckon that McJim took us on a tiki-tour to get there.....) :rofl:

[Scouse]

you think if i can get some heated grips we can put them on dont want to get it done in a bike shop costs to much.But arnt you suposed to be at work on this night?

[McJim]

Since I played 'Follow the leader' last time I came to yours... and I have no idea where we were going, throu some back roads to a motorway and then onto some more back roads I was totally lost..... so addy please, and I shall get my map book out.
(I still do reckon that McJim took us on a tiki-tour to get there.....) :rofl:

If you can find a more direct route there madam I'll happily eat my hat (good job I've got a pizza on my head at the moment!)

[Indiana_Jones]

damn, bike is still dead

-Indy

[zeocen]

Lots of bikes this time, sorry I had to leave so late... as I wasn't on my own bike, didn't like to be out too late!

Whoever had the ZXR (didn't catch many names, I'm a bit away with the birds a lot of the time hehe), awesome bike. Scratches and all, the green is all worth it ! Oh and the Honda's were nice too, I suppose ;)

[gijoe1313]

And another night of Spannering is done and dusted! :sweatdrop

What a turn out tonight! I got a text from Donor saying that the place was infested with bikers and he was right! A bit of a feed (standing room only!) and then into the bikes we trolled!

A frikk'n motorcycle alarm kept us in conniptions until 3am ... with that completed a merry squadron of bikers hooned off into the still, dewy night.

Highlights was the saga of the blown fuses, the restoration of a bent kawaka front bit and the screams of Crashe as she watched her cables being tightened! :lol:

I had a lot of fun popping up with the "yes, as a matter of fact... I do!" in reply to tool/equipment requests .. too bad some of them were non-starters!

Ah well, the gargre is all tidied up now, tools put away, bikes stashed and tucked in for the night, as for me... time to :zzzz:

[xwhatsit]

Well I'm home safe and sound, I hope the rest of the convoy of law-breakers I lead (ever so carefully w.r.t. the speed limit, as not to attract the attention of our blue and red friends) get home soon without mishap.

Not long before the Takanini onramp did I see one plain-clothes and one patrol car parked side by side, lights a-flash; this caused some minor pant-shatting but we got past unscathed. I kept checking the rear-vision mirrors for the next couple of kilometres nonetheless :)

Going around that long dipping right-hander on the motorway where it joins with the airport motorway, I looked in my rear-vision mirror -- beautiful sight; bike headlights stretched out behind me, all on a slight lean, crisp air and engine crackling away. Riding at night is the best, pesky 10PM restriction.

Thanks all, nice to meet some new faces ^_^

[breakaway]

We (well I) got back safely too :D The ride back was fun as. Empty roads. How could we resist?

Thx Justin - Alarm working sweet as. Unfortunately my speedo has broke :lol:. Will check it out tomorrow.

[McJim]

We (well I) got back safely too :D The ride back was fun as. Empty roads. How could we resist?

Thx Justin - Alarm working sweet as. Unfortunately my speedo has broke :lol:. Will check it out tomorrow.

Could just be a cable. If it was a Ducati that would cost you $40 for genuine parts (happened to me last month!) but since you ride a Honda it's gonna cost you dear mate - should a bought a cheap Italian :rofl:

[crashe]

Cheers a great night and such wonderful company.

I started of by helping to pull off parts from the kwaka......

Then had great hugs from Donor....

Back to stripping the kwaka.......

Had a great feed...... Cheers Justin..... you cooked them good.

Then got chatting about lubing stuff.......
So the young lads thought ok we can do this...... and was tightening the clutch cable up tight....
I'm thinking but you have to loosen it up to take it off........ dont you?

Anyway Ixion popped over did an adjustment and pulled in the clutch lever and did a wee pull and off it came.... the lads learnt something about how to remove cables etc from a cruiser.

Cheers Ixion for lubing all my cables and sorting out the throttle...
They work a charm now.... Cheers Justin for all the lube.

Got to meet the parents....... hope she found the jewellery.
Some one may have swallowed it..... please wash and return if you find it.

[babyblade250rr]

Great night indeed,

Nice to meet all of you that were there last night (And this morning!!!) Justin another job well done. Thanks to the guys for the fantastic ride home.

Glad i found some other fellow auckland central boys:rockon:


P.s

Jeeves im sure you got home all toastie with your HEATED HAND GRIPS mannnnn was it freezing

[babyblade250rr]

Cheers a great night and such wonderful company.

I started of by helping to pull off parts from the kwaka......

Then had great hugs from Donor....

Back to stripping the kwaka.......

Had a great feed...... Cheers Justin..... you cooked them good.

Then got chatting about lubing stuff.......
So the young lads thought ok we can do this...... and was tightening the clutch cable up tight....
I'm thinking but you have to loosen it up to take it off........ dont you?

Anyway Ixion popped over did an adjustment and pulled in the clutch lever and did a wee pull and off it came.... the lads learnt something about how to remove cables etc from a cruiser.

Cheers Ixion for lubing all my cables and sorting out the throttle...
They work a charm now.... Cheers Justin for all the lube.

Got to meet the parents....... hope she found the jewellery.
Some one may have swallowed it..... please wash and return if you find it.

Thank you Crashe for the advice on riding, Yes everyday is a new experience and i would rather live to see another day of that!

:yes:

[Jeaves]

Jeeves im sure you got home all toastie with your HEATED HAND GRIPS mannnnn was it freezing

Freezing it was , felt even colder by the time we left Justins as i was fcked:zzzz: , the ride back woke me up a bit though :rockon:

[Donor]

I was nice and toasty warm... but Crashe hugs will do that to you :hug:

Pity I couldn't stay to play, but I got a hot dog, hugs and managed to leave without lifting a hammer and block of wood - miraculous!

Surprised nobody has mentioned a certain ATGATT non-moment... *cough* :dodge:

[xwhatsit]

Surprised nobody has mentioned a certain ATGATT non-moment... *cough* :dodge:

<hints id="hah_hints"></hints>Bahahaha, I laughed so hard I almost fell of my legs, Christ :lol:

That minimoto is the most ridiculously loud miniature twat-mobile I've encountered yet. At least the front brake sort of works now.

[babyblade250rr]

yeah your right that was ridiculously loud!:gob:

[babyblade250rr]

however the burning 2 smoke oil smell is Greeeeeaaaaat