Well its been a long while since my last blog in this serial which was mid May, since then me and my family have relocated out of wellington and moved up to rural Feilding. The whole Superstock question of whats going to be the bench mark for Nationals entry bikes has only now been formulated, agreed and published recently, so the R6 has been sitting out in the shed, infact ive only done 800kms on her giving the bike a good blast after the first 500kms. Very smooth super fast from 140kmh to over ...
Originally Posted by kittytamer Nice one Shaun! He Dont got $200
Need a suitable helmet, so bought a new one off TardMe & set about aging it Used a can of 'leather brown' vinyl spray but it still looked too new, so gave it a coat of black bumper wax & a light sand to knock the gloss back a bit Now I need to make a nice pair of brass goggles, like the ones in the pic, to match UPDATE: recently found & am lovin this cool copper helmet with 'exhaust pipes?' on the interwebs,reminiscent of that greek bloke Mercury & his winged helmet! thatll ...
Got the wheels, a pair of rebuilt much modded 23"ers, back from the powder coaters today,resplendent in 'primrose' epoxy p/coat now its onto rebearing them & a visit to Pitlanes for tyre fitting Ill be using a pair of block pattern trials tyres Also, as you can see, the flywheel has been shaved of its cooling fins,as it will be an exposed 'bacon slicer' style I didnt fancy it chewing on my leg!!
Picked up my ‘new’ 1996 Trophy 900 weekend last. First ride with the lads in the rain, sweeping roads to Tophouse for lunch. Big fairing so comfy and warm. And terrified! Bike won’t turn right properly, slipped at the rear – hey I wasn’t going fast. Then slipped at front – I want to get off now! Never been much for rain riding but over years got better and more confident. Learnt to be smooooth and accept tyres WILL grip. Not now. Seller said they were half worn so MUST BE OKAY. What have ...
This site has been so useful. I have read so much and found so much info, tips etc. The only thing that is missing is where to find a confidence pill for riding. The NW motorway is mind farking in a car let alone on a bike. Now I know why I see naughty riders using the pedestrian/cycle way! And I have not quite figured out how to get hair and makeup done at the lights. The forums have been very entertaining to say the least. And the commentary left about my post is so funny. All except one ...
Originally Posted by Skunk It's about time I did a race report I think. Battle of the Buckets and Pre 89 at Ruapuna B track. Thanks to Dave Trustrum I was able to attend this meeting. It's always good (though the weather was crap last time I went. A little snow never hurt anyone did it?) Great meeting, good track, and some good people. Tony and Sue put us up for the two nights - Sue even arranged a banquet in our honour. Very nice to meet you both, as well as Holly and Polly. Good ...
Not FOR SALE! Took SahSin (my red bike) out for a spin after work, after the gym on Saturday...and it was sooooo nice, I haven't ridden that bike since 2009! Couldn't lift it, due to shoulder injury, but shoulder is 95% better now!~ I LOVED IT! How can I even think of selling it? I am not selling it anymore! It was up...but I didn't respond to half the email I recieved...inside I think I din't want to sell it! So, I am keeping it! Gonna change the pipes on it and also get new grips! ...
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