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The box of assorted british engine & gearbox mounting plates arrived on the doorstep this morning
Im off to see which ones could be modded to fit .......

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great post...

Originally Posted by Marmoot

Hose it down, then wash it with a bucket of warm water and good carwash soap (meguiar or turtle wax) with a clean soft sponge. Then dry it with a good clean chamois.
Apply good wax (I use Meguiar gold class) on the painted plastic parts, let dry (10-15 minutes minimum), then wipe off with a clean microfibre cloth ($2 at Bunnings, can be washed with hot water and let dry).
Wipe unpainted metal parts (swingarm) with CRC or WD40 to clean any oil/chainlube

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Well almost.

The Redline Test day at Taupo was cancelled because everyone (including the organisers) was at Manfeild doing the Vic Club round so I had to go to Hampton Downs. While Hampton Downs is a better track the format for the day isn't as good for sorting out a bike. Doing fixed length sessions isn't anywhere near as good for sorting Gremlins.

However, at Hampton Downs I'm able to work for track time so it's definitely cheaper.

I was paired up with Gareth_d ...

Spent the day organsizing the back wheel bits
Robbed the hub out of a spare jappa back wheel & stripped a 23" front wheel, from a '79 XL/XR500 ,down to its naked rim
Ill get them bead blasted ,respoked , powder coated in satin creme then Ill rebearing & reseal the result
Then its a new sprocket & trials tyre time

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I was out riding my motorbike (00 Suzuki TF125) today at the local river and i had been riding it the whole day. just bought it. always made a slight tapping sound. anyway rode it for the whole day then all of a sudden it stopped. still got spark. compression. fuel. and air still turns over, but doesnt want to start now. what else should i do before it start deassembling it. is it possible that its just worn piston ring, down on comp than normal

Had the Transoesophageal Echo (TOE) this morning, at North Shore Hospital. I was frankly surprised at the difference between the two hospitals (the last procedure was at Mercy Ascot). While everyone was kind and seemed proficient, they were less organised. The nurse couldn't get the shunt in my hand, and had to have another go with a fresh needle in my arm. Meanwhile, I was having trouble not fainting (partly whimpishness, partly a factor of the fault mitral valve), Eventually, it was all go. ...

Hi, Just added a NXR125 to the fleet and have spent too long goggling workshop manual, Anyone know of a link please,

Grant / Warkworth

And heres the piece d'resistance, an old veteran brass squeezy bulb horn from, yet again, TardMe & its bloody LOUD!!!

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