KLR riders out there

[warewolf]

Under $NZ400 shouldn't attract GST (or has the threshold changed now?)

Yes and no. Sorta.

The rule was and is: if the combined taxes, duties & fees is below $50.00, it isn't collected. Most stuff for motorbysickles is 0% duty, so at 12.5% GST the limit was $400. Now that GST is 15%, the limit is $333.33. So technically the threshold has not changed, as the threshold is expressed as the tax due not the spend.

stuff.co.nz recently published an article where the "journalist" (if I can be forgiven for misapplying the term) completely and utterly misunderstood this and rabbited on about how a $400 import now gave you $60 GST-free. And that was reporting on a government paper about whether the private import rules were fair and/or hurting local retailers. The retailers want the exemption removed, the consumers wanted the limit to be a $1000 spend, like Aussie. No mention of exchange rate differences, either.

[Woodman]

Pulled the valves out of the head today, thinking that all I would need to do was to replace the valve stem seals. WRONG. The inlet valves and seats are in mint condition so i will leave them alone, but the exhausts are another story entirely. The seats are very pitted, probarbly caused by the amount of carbon(from the oil burning) that has got squished between the valve and seat, and they are not seating all the way round. Probly need to check my valve clearances a bit more often e.g. more than once in 20'000km. When they were last checked the exhausts were fine and the inlets were tight so I only reshimmed the inlets. When I stick it back together the exhausts will be set at max clearance.

Who round nelson these days is good on bike stuff. e.g. boring the cylinder and the valves and seats etc.? I,m a bit outta touch in that trade nowadays.

getting a very itchy throttle finger

[NordieBoy]

Who round nelson these days is good on bike stuff. e.g. boring the cylinder and the valves and seats etc.? I,m a bit outta touch in that trade nowadays.

Vin Orr.

[Woodman]

Vin Orr.

yeah but does Vinn do the actual machining there? I remember back in the day doing a bit for him myself.

[JATZ]

Who round nelson these days is good on bike stuff.

I used Precision regrinds for the Big. I think they did it in house. Didn't cost much either and they did a good job. Will be using them for the Tenere when it gets bored out too.

[NordieBoy]

yeah but does Vinn do the actual machining there? I remember back in the day doing a bit for him myself.

He did my XR rebore.

I think he's doing it from home or something?

[Morcs]

Anyone done a thermo-bob, or deem it necessary in NZ?

and what oil is recommended - both in terms on reducing oil consumption (i dont get any currently), fuel economy, and temp range (with regards to the cool running of the motor)

Chur.

[pete376403]

Have a T/bob on my '08.
What it WON"T do - cure overheating.
What it will do - make the engine come up to normal operating temp (in my bikes case, middle of the temp gauge) and maintain it there.
What it might do - prevent uneven wear of the cylinder barrel resulting from uneven cooling or the temperature swings that the standard cooling system is prone to (check the details at Watt-mans site - it's really well documented.

To those who say the t/bob is unecessary, well every other modern* water cooled automotive petrol or diesel engine that I am familiar with uses the same principle.


*for the purpose of the argument I am considering the KLR a "modern" design

[Padmei]

Does anyone have a stock standard bashplate they've taken off their bike & no longer need? I want to sell Gonzo with one but not the ugly one i've got.

[pete376403]

Does anyone have a stock standard bashplate they've taken off their bike & no longer need? I want to sell Gonzo with one but not the ugly one i've got.

Could swap (with cash diff your way) for a slightly broken (bit missing below the gear lever) standard one

[Taz]

Could swap (with cash diff your way) for a slightly broken (bit missing below the gear lever) standard one

Have you not seen his bash plate?

[Padmei]

Yeah Tas is right -mine is pretty ugly (so I've been told- I made it so it's a thing of beauty to me) besides which the price of ali plate is horrendous so It'll probably morph into a BMW one.

I will wait & maybe try to sell it without one. I just thought those who have changed theirs may have their old one around.

[marks]

I just thought those who have changed theirs may have their old one around.

which we will put back on when we try and make our bikes appear like they've never been off road when we try and sell them....

[Box'a'bits]

which we will put back on when we try and make our bikes appear like they've never been off road when we try and sell them....

excepting for those people who have thoroughly munted their bashplates, & are now forced to use a HONDA bashplate. Which they admit is an upgrade

[marks]

excepting for those people who have thoroughly munted their bashplates, & are now forced to use a HONDA bashplate. Which they admit is an upgrade

some of those people who have fitted Honda bashplates to their KLR's have since broken/bent all the bash plate mountings and changed the shape of their Honda bashplates

the DT230 is really slumming it - its bashplate is off a BMW.....