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Successful day testing the ZXRD400 at Manfeild yesterday. I pushed it up pit lane a lot which lead people to believe I had problems but I was doing plug chops and it didn't roll far enough.
It sorta, almost, nearly nipped once as it wasn't right when running off the main. Stopped once due to an electrical fault that cut power to the Ignitech. Had so help sorting that so it didn't happen again.
We ended up changing main jets, pilot jets (thanks Murray Cross for going home and getting ...

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Having read a post on KOROJ's blog, where he linked a clip taken with a GoPro over the rimutak's, It reminded me of one I made a couple of years back on an $80 Camshot bought off one-day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wWotLf8bXk

It shows two things: technology in bike mountable movie cams has taken some good leaps forward, and, we're so fortunate here in the mighty Waikato to have some great, low traffic volume biking rooads.

The Camshot was mounted ...

My Project bike has become a serious passion, two months in the garage over winter and she came out like this.
I have rechromed exhaust, new levers, new paint job, new mirrors, new clutch cable, new handgrips, carb overhaul, only some minor upgrading of small parts to do but it is now spring and its time to ride again!

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Since my last blog I've done a lot of short rides but I've been as slack as Gremlin at not getting anything written up!!

I've continued experimenting with the Go Pro in various positions and after trying the side of the fairing and the front above the headlight, the next variation was on 24/08, when I tried mounting the GoPro facing forward on the right pannier. The only trouble was that at the time, I was doing some slow riding so half of the frame is taken up by my fat arse shuffling ...

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A couple of weeks ago I took the CBR over to Gary Pendleton for a dyno tune. Each time I've put a bike on the dyno I've gotten a great result and this time was no different.

Once again we'd gotten lucky with the ignition curve as not only did we find a few more horsepower we also cleaned up the power curve so it was no longer rough and lumpy, it was now much smoother and the holes were filled in. Usually Japanese sports bikes ...

Make My Day Charity Ride 2013

Where: www.druryperformancecentre.co.nz 257 Great South Road Drury
When: 10:00am on the 10th of November 2013
why: To Raise 7k to purchase a special needs vehicle for solo mother Darilyn Robbie and her disabled daughter Kayla Robbie Brougham


How much: $20.00 per person
What's in it for me:
Loop Ride
Win a set of Dunlop motorcycle tyres
Win ...

The 400 has been rebuilt and tested and some problems were found. I decided a complete strip and reassembly was the best idea.
A thorough check and test of every step lead to the conclusion that the engine itself is fine. No air at all.
The carbs however were a different story. I did a LOT of research into the carbs and discovered that there isn't a lot of places to find the information required to check everything.
When I did find the info it pointed to the reasons for it ...

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