ducatilover's squidtastic pile of crap

**bogan** · 29th May 2012, 20:54

Originally Posted by Geeen

You should hang it under the clip on like this

You got see-through arms bro?

**ducatilover** · 29th May 2012, 21:04

Originally Posted by bogan

You got see-through arms bro?

This guy has a good point

**Geeen** · 29th May 2012, 21:58

I tried it with mine on the speedy and it works ok. I prefer the the other way for now though

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**ducatilover** · 30th May 2012, 19:20

Originally Posted by Geeen

I tried it with mine on the speedy and it works ok. I prefer the the other way for now though

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Will see what works for me, they do look much cooler under the bars

Picked up some rattle can black and alloy pipe, made a clutch adjuster thing and an exhaust mount (polished both of course...)
Painted subframe and dash unit, so will sand 'em flat tomorrow and clear

**ducatilover** · 31st May 2012, 14:12

Went to fire her up today for teh lulz, not playing ball.
A mixture of issues methinks.
It's not really lifting fuel through the carbs and the intake rubbers were loose

I think the fuel is properly stale now anyway.

So, just having lunch and will peel the carbs out, raise the fuel level, clean them and set the pilot screws to 2-3/4 out.
Need to put washers under the needles, easy.
Need to go buy more jets, will wait 'till it's running, but from what researching tells me a set of Dynojet 136/Keihin 148 jets will do the job, or Mikuni 127.5 (which I have only one...)
For those who didn't know, a few models of Keihin and Mikuni jets are interchangeable, but the numbering is on the piss, here's a link.
http://www.4strokes.com/tech/carbjetxover.asp

**ducatilover** · 1st June 2012, 17:26

More issues!
I NEED a 41mm socket...
Managed to get the LHS fork cap off, then failed at bleeding the fork with the new fluid

My giant stupid spanner slipped on the RHS and I've done my hand a big mischief

and I cannot for the life of me make it budge
I thought it could be the top triple crimping the fork tube, but, no.

So after three hours I have one rock solid fork with no preload or damping adjustment and one almost dry fork that I can't open.

Oh well, off to find a big socket!

I won't be put off that easily. It's a shame I now have no $$$ after buying the brake rebuild kits because there's a set of forks in Palmy for $300 ish

**nzspokes** · 1st June 2012, 21:52

Your special parcel is making its way down the island, hope it works for you.

**ducatilover** · 5th June 2012, 15:25

Originally Posted by nzspokes

Your special parcel is making its way down the island, hope it works for you.

Will let you know when it arrives

**nzspokes** · 5th June 2012, 19:19

Originally Posted by ducatilover

Will let you know when it arrives

According to track and trace it was delivered and signed for at 1.24.

**tigertim20** · 5th June 2012, 20:15

Originally Posted by nzspokes

According to track and trace it was delivered and signed for at 1.24.

Give him a chance, whatever it is he has to first polish it, then wank on it, then clean it, and polish it again before coming online!

**ducatilover** · 5th June 2012, 20:42

Originally Posted by tigertim20

Give him a chance, whatever it is he has to first polish it, then wank on it, then clean it, and polish it again before coming online!

Fuckin' A.

Originally Posted by nzspokes

According to track and trace it was delivered and signed for at 1.24.

I don't think I was even home then... perhaps one of the family has put it somewhere

**nzspokes** · 5th June 2012, 20:48

Signed for by Jude?

**ducatilover** · 5th June 2012, 20:51

Originally Posted by nzspokes

Signed for by Jude?

No Jude here

Could have been the Postie picking it up from the courier, they get all the parcels delivered to them and drop them out here, good ol' rural deliveries.

**nzspokes** · 5th June 2012, 20:54

Originally Posted by ducatilover

No Jude here

Could have been the Postie picking it up from the courier, they get all the parcels delivered to them and drop them out here, good ol' rural deliveries.

Ah ok, just read this bit in the track. EKETAHUNA RURAL DELIVERIES C/- GASOLINE ALLEY,

Hopefully you will see it tomorrow.

I got a loaner bike that made me think of Geoff. Mine is in for a few little bits and they gave me a new GV250 to use. God its gutless but a hoot to ride.

**ducatilover** · 5th June 2012, 21:03

Originally Posted by nzspokes

Ah ok, just read this bit in the track. EKETAHUNA RURAL DELIVERIES C/- GASOLINE ALLEY,

Hopefully you will see it tomorrow.

Ah that makes sense, I'll scoot up there tomorrow and pick it up

Originally Posted by nzspokes

I got a loaner bike that made me think of Geoff. Mine is in for a few little bits and they gave me a new GV250 to use. God its gutless but a hoot to ride.

My sympathies mate

They're massively slow. The only reason one can have fun is it has two wheels.