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Well this is how it goes

I have no idea of what I'm doing!

fk knows how to set up an eBay account or a posh website so "F$%$ " it is what it is ( "Fk knows" was my tech support )


As I approach retirement, and parasite Palace has pissed me retirement money against the wall as well as never expecting a hand out especially from the powers that think they are

AND having collected a lot of bike parts ( especially CR250r stuff and ...

"How do I solve the sizing for..." So, eventually, let's go one step further and here I am providing you a simple to follow informative article on motorcycle equipment, how it all is supposed to match, how you're supposed to use it and the reason why. Read on to find out how to avoid wearing a helmet so loose it slips down and covers your vision every time you go over a bump, and also how to avoid wearing riding pants which split in half when you try to bend your leg over your bike! ...

This run is the Chapters Annual Fund raiser to support Muscular Dystrophy Northern. Muscular Dystrophy Northern
like a lot of other identities receives no financial support from the Government. Funds we raise for this cause are used
to fund operating costs of the organisation including the upgrade of laptops etc for all of it's volunteer workers, workshops
on medical aspects and new Drugs available to benefit its members.
The Poker run is to be Held on Sunday 24th ...

While I was busy working on stripping my fork down for the project CBR400RR NC29 I of course need to order parts and so during that downtime I was busy working on the clocks, lights and front fairing stay mounts and brackets for the bike. The brackets were in an abysmal state as you can see here:




The front of the clocks look bad enough but the backs a total mess.
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When I got my CBR400RR NC29 I knew I had a lot of work to do to make it presentable again in polite circles so i decided to get stuck right in and began stripping the old girls clothes off ready for a bit of much needed beauty therapy. I decided to start with her pins as its always good to see a pair of slim legs working well kitted up nicely and I had to do something. The no1 issue I had was that the garage I had my old girl stored in was more like damp leaky dungeon than a real workshop but its ...

And here they are with the new tubes and seals fitted, ready for fast and furious action, almost...



I also managed to find and ordered a set of collars as the ones on the legs were in bad shape.



I found that the old collars had been glued with some sort of epoxy onto the legs, ...

I went crazy in the head a few months back as its been so long since I had a ride that I simply had to buy a bike. I am a bit of a fan of old school 400s and 250cc two strokes and often troll trademe and other online spots to see whats for sale out of curiosity (I am one of those people that watch auctions and don't bid often haha). While I was hunting a month of so back I came across a Honda CBR400RRN NC29 and the first thing that entered my head was the fun I had riding one at the dealership years ...

The lead up to the 2017 Paeroa Battle of the Streets was frantic, with lots of work being done on the bike.

On the 10th February I did a track day with MotoTT to test out a couple of things. I finally had a steering damper mounted on the bike and I’d also gotten hold of a gyroscopic mount for the camera, a couple of things I’d been wanting to get sorted for quite a while.

The steering damper had been quite a challenge. ...