Originally Posted by sgtp Ive never done it yet and want to swap out the rollers soon. let us know how things go. Yea I got an impact driver off my mate, a smack with a hammer job, and it did exactly what it was supposed to do which is awesome. One thing to watch out for though is that I got caught out by not having a long enough socket. make sure you have a long reach socket as the crank shaft extends out quite a long way. after you get that off it's a piece of piss, everything slides off nicely.
Originally Posted by Winston001 Just a quick note: if you aren't making a profit, you aren't making money. The problem is many people think what you express above - I used to as well. Here's how it actually works: you buy a block of land or building. You borrow the money. In the first year you make mortgage payments of $20,000. You think you can deduct all of that from your gross business turnover right? Wrong. Lets say $10,000 is interest - that is deductible. But the other $10,000 is reduction of debt - and that ...
For some time now, I’ve been keen to have a go at doing a ‘Police Rodeo’, which is a slow handling event requiring balance and control to negotiate a course marked out with cones, as opposed to the Harley Style Rodeos which are more like a ‘Top-Town’ fun day on bikes. The cops make it look pretty easy on You-Tube, throwing their big Electraglides around what appears to be some sort of maze and some googling revealed rules and courses, so over the last few months, I have checked out ...
Kerry has performed a feat of magic on Zensen's forks. He has installed gold emulsion valves and removed the sag. Unfortunately the last meet was rained out so I have missed out very much trying them out. lets hope the meet next month weather is ...
Originally Posted by Hanne ... some motorcycle-inspired thoughts that occurred to me during a recent trip to Viet Nam.
After posting some posts on KB about my wiring issue with the Zumo 550, Saturday morning rolls around. I head over to a mate, who likes wiring, and since I shouldn’t be left alone with a multimeter (and I now own one) I figure that he would be of some very useful assistance. He shows me that there is far more to a multimeter than just measuring volts. It can even do circuit testing and other stuff (that can come when I need to know). This means I can hook into the wiring wherever, ...
Originally Posted by jasonu Dave Mullins is a name I haven't heard for years and he is a top bloke!!! A top bloke and good mechanic. He may come to the track on Saturday to take some photos befor he goes to work. He has lent me his bike and a 70cc Derby kit to have a look at, for a f4 bike. His bike was in a pile of bikes and weeds in his garden. Needs a bit of TLC but i got it running tonight. He would not let me buy the bike, because he lends it to people who want to get into Buckets. A realy decent ...