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    Geoff the giant small bike

    Right, I know you're all jealous and hanging out for pictures of the incredible Geoff.
    Well, here we go:
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    Obviously I already started polishing everything.

    Geoff cost me a whopping $665.
    What I've done?
    Gave the beast a wash.
    Polished the front rim, guard and clutch cover, started polishing the stator cover.
    Carb clean, float level, set the carb up.
    Valve clearances.
    Oil change.
    A skid.
    Font brake stripped/cleaned/bled.
    Chain clean/adjustment.

    What I'm going to do:
    Polish everything...
    Get rid of that giant tail light
    Might bob it...
    Might even go with a bare metal tank?
    Get rid of the tacho, don't need it.
    Might rig up some simpler idiot lights, the original GN stuff is uber big and stupid.
    Throw the exhaust down a cliff.
    Another skid?
    I want a dirty sprung seat and white walls, just for teh lulz.

    I really love wire wheels.
    Quote Originally Posted by Paul in NZ View Post
    Ha...Thats true but life is full horrible choices sometimes Merv. Then sometimes just plain stuff happens... and then some more stuff happens.....




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    I've just noticed something, that headlight looks almost exactly the same as the one on the ZZR!

    Reckon we need proof of that skid, I don't beleive you
    "A shark on whiskey is mighty risky, but a shark on beer is a beer engineer" - Tad Ghostal

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    Is it a Chinese-made Ginny? I'm always amazed at how the cases on a mid-2000s GN250 can have the worst alloy cancer I've ever seen. How fucked were yours to start with?

    Get the angle grinder on that front guard man!
    Bare metal tank would look pretty cool too. I've toyed with the idea of doing that to my Bandit before, I'm trying with the rearsets to get a sort of brushed finish on the ally, trying to replicate the look of aircraft skin.
    You want some advice - lightning strikes once, it does not strike twice!

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    haha, GN wars..

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    Not a bad score there, I'm sure you'll knock it into shape (your idea of shape) quick smart.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie View Post
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    haha, GN wars..
    Need a GF in a G-string on a GN thread?
    "A shark on whiskey is mighty risky, but a shark on beer is a beer engineer" - Tad Ghostal

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    thats no gf thats me, but I do need a gstring yea..

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    Where can I buy some shares in Autosol?

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    So, how well does it wheelie?
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    but once again you proved me wrong.
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    I was hit by one such driver while remaining in the view of their mirror.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GSF View Post
    Is it a Chinese-made Ginny? I'm always amazed at how the cases on a mid-2000s GN250 can have the worst alloy cancer I've ever seen. How fucked were yours to start with?

    Get the angle grinder on that front guard man!
    Bare metal tank would look pretty cool too. I've toyed with the idea of doing that to my Bandit before, I'm trying with the rearsets to get a sort of brushed finish on the ally, trying to replicate the look of aircraft skin.
    Nope it's a Jap one, but the cases were fucked up dirty/cancerous. I'll be polishing 'em again for extra bling bling.


    Bare metal is as rock as fuck, love it. I'll figure something out with it, it certainly needs less back seat and less front guard.
    Quote Originally Posted by bogan View Post
    I've just noticed something, that headlight looks almost exactly the same as the one on the ZZR!
    Shhhh

    Quote Originally Posted by bogan View Post
    Reckon we need proof of that skid, I don't beleive you
    No proof, it was that bad lol


    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie View Post

    haha, GN wars..
    Niiiiiice. I must spread rep before spreading Eddie's missu...um yeah.
    Quote Originally Posted by Zedder View Post
    Not a bad score there, I'm sure you'll knock it into shape (your idea of shape) quick smart.
    I'll manage something!

    Quote Originally Posted by bogan View Post
    Need a GF in a G-string on a GN thread?
    Yes.

    Quote Originally Posted by banditrider View Post
    Where can I buy some shares in Autosol?
    If you need any alloy polished, PM me

    Quote Originally Posted by nzspokes View Post
    So, how well does it wheelie?
    I know you won't believe me, but I haven't tried



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    I don't think I'll get a new side cover for it, the original ones make it too GN-esque...duh. It's more epicer without them anyway.
    Oil light and flasher unit fucked out today I suppose something was bound to go wrong lol
    Wouldn't mind converting to a vac operated fuel tap for practicality, the original one is a bit silly as you have to turn it off, or run the risk of hurting the needle/seat from the pressure of the fuel in the tank pushing on it.

    I've got a strange exhaust plan, secret for now, but it's stupid and you'll all like it.
    I want the gauges to be mounted lower and I'm going to polish the fork lowers.
    Quote Originally Posted by Paul in NZ View Post
    Ha...Thats true but life is full horrible choices sometimes Merv. Then sometimes just plain stuff happens... and then some more stuff happens.....




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    I think you may have some sort of obsessive compulsive disorder relating to polishing...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sable View Post
    I think you may have some sort of obsessive compulsive disorder relating to polishing...
    I think so too mate. I even noted to myself to polish the chain adjusters.

    ON A BLOODY GN!

    Geoff has developed quite the interesting issue.
    Top end/high rev stumble.
    Random loss of power/bogging down
    Sometimes holding revs up when throttling off or with clutch in.

    My theory?
    Carb's been cleaned, pilot screw is set to the factory 2 turns, float height is sorted, slide diaphragm has no tears or holes, so I'll rule those bits out.
    I think I have a sticking slide and possibly bung fuel filter, the fuel strainer in the bottom of the tap is missing (I'm sure there's mean to be a filtering element in it)

    The carb slide is looking quite sad, and being plastic I can't polish it up and hope for the best. (Already cleaned the slide up and then polished the slide bore up too.)

    So...
    Will be wanting a new slide, or maybe I can make a CVK-D32 from the ZZR400k motor work on a GN?
    Will pull teh plug out and see what it tells me.
    I'm putting the top end stumble down to the "air filter" and the other shit down to a sticking slide.
    Quote Originally Posted by Paul in NZ View Post
    Ha...Thats true but life is full horrible choices sometimes Merv. Then sometimes just plain stuff happens... and then some more stuff happens.....




    Alloy, stainless and Ti polishing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by banditrider View Post
    Where can I buy some shares in Autosol?
    Autosol is good stuff but mothers alloy polish is the shitz
    I have evolved as a KB member.Now nothing I say should be taken seriously.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mossy1200 View Post
    Autosol is good stuff but mothers ally polish is the shitz
    Have yet to try that on the bikes, might give it a whirl.
    Quote Originally Posted by Paul in NZ View Post
    Ha...Thats true but life is full horrible choices sometimes Merv. Then sometimes just plain stuff happens... and then some more stuff happens.....




    Alloy, stainless and Ti polishing.
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    My call is float valve is dead. When it happens turn off the fuel, see if it gets betterer. Or do the clear hose thing into the bottom of carb.
    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    but once again you proved me wrong.
    Quote Originally Posted by cassina View Post
    I was hit by one such driver while remaining in the view of their mirror.

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