Ok...lets sort this out once and for all. MSL, how I got involved, and what it is, what it means. In light of recent events and in the interest of setting a few records straight, I decided to blog the course of history that lead me to be on the ACC MSL Safety Council. You all know I was involved with BIKEOI, and thats effectively where my involvment began. BRONZ Wellington opened, and grew, and started to get attention from TPTB Foxzee called ...
As per my previous post, I needed to remove all the accessories from Katie and send to Mount Maunganui for them to fit. Naturally, since the bike was technically barely mine any more, I wasn’t going to do this without assistance (like hell I trust myself with mechanical stuff). A batter of my eyelids while still at Mount Maunganui and I had two willing helpers. Well, GiJoe offered up his assistance, Toto declared he would watch the circus. I knew I would turn him around once we got ...
Squiggles and map books have never really got on. The lines on the page never quite seem to match up with his perception of direction. They remain straight and fixed and reach their destinations while he wanders off towards back roads and dead ends and left-not-rights. It will be interesting to see how he goes with the new generation of orienteering devices: today he bought a GPS. This GPS has been a long time coming. The deal was that he had to learn to read a map before he was allowed ...
So, the problem with the throttle sticking open has been found and fixed. The cause of the problem goes back to the round at Hampton Downs where the throttle was originally sticking. The throttle cable would slip out of the adjuster (similar to the pic below) when I opened the throttle and would then catch on the edge when I closed the throttle, causing the throttle bodies to stay open. Because of where this is located (between the frame and engine) I couldn't see the ...
Some people make New Year’s Resolutions. Some just promise to do better. Others make changes because it’s the New Year. For some, it’s the needed impetus to do something they have been waiting for the opportunity to do. Normally for me… it’s normally just another day, and time to remember to change the dates on cheques, file names etc. A couple of weeks after that, clients come back from holidays, all hell breaks loose, and the break is a distant memory. This year, ...
Originally Posted by roadracingoldfart That 1st pic tells the truth Frenchy, front tucked and still lots of brakes. Those pre 89 forks no good for you mate ?? . Didint no they had sv650 forks back in 1989??
Frustration. It's a very annoying word. A bloody nuisance when it applies to an entire weekend. Metvuw said no rain so, thankfully, the wets kept collecting spiders webs in the shed. Steve picked me up, we picked my bike up and hit the road. The drive down was uneventful and we got there in time to leave the trailer at the track so we didn't have to fight for a space the next morning. A burger and chips eaten on the bonnet of the car and we were ...
Since August I’ve been dithering over whether to do the TT2000 on the last weekend of February, the Southern Cross on the 2nd week of March, or both. I was leaning towards doing the SX, but in the end, due to the time factor (4 days for the TT as opposed to 8 or 9 for the SX) and the route for the TT including lots of new roads for me, I made my decision this week. I then ordered a Garmin Zumo 660 GPS, booked my ferry crossings, booked Friday & Sunday accommodations and liased with Jantar over the ...
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