saweet, will grab one from bunnings and give it a whirl tmoro if I finish the sidecar. chur.Originally Posted by Kickaha
I wouldn't hurt an innocent pussy...
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saweet, will grab one from bunnings and give it a whirl tmoro if I finish the sidecar. chur.
I wouldn't hurt an innocent pussy...
Forum whore
Successful day of testing yesterday at Ruapuana, weather was great and some pretty sweet cars out there as well.
Warwick dragged his bucket out and after dripping some oil onto his rear wheel proceeded to try and lap me on the old GN.. fuckn thing. It does look like fun tho..
Had stayed up til about 2.30am the previous night chucking the new master cyl in, plumbing up the lines, checking the bike over, lock wiring all the nuts n bolts up, loctiting and giving it a basic setup suspension and brake bias wise etc etc.. takes longer than you think in the dark by yourself hehe.
I basically set the bike up neutral, front and rear shock were setup the same (identical shocks) and brake balance 50/50 or near enough. The emergency hand brake is still a no go so will replace the hand master cyl or rebuild if cost effective. (easier to buy new master cylinders for foot brake than rebuild em in future..)
Went out on the track - for some reason the elbow fittings on my front calipers are in a different position after the rebuild, so the brake lines were getting in the way of the fairing and getting dangerously close to the ground - So I left main fairing off for the testing.
Felt great, didn't bother checking tyre pressures as I didn't have a gauge on me.. so they are probably around the 15-20psi mark. But the bike was nice, brakes nice and in a straight line and felt positive, suspension was very compliant and the bike tracked along nicely - felt confident on it. with the chair in the air something was scraping on the ground so maybe need to firm up the shocks a bit - that or the chair was going up higher than normal - different swinger for the day.
All 'n all a good day and happy with the bike again.. all the work put into it has at the least resolved the snaking under brakes issue.. and it may even increase the lap times. Still pushes the front a bit going through right handers, lefts are fine. Could be suspension setup, the really old front tyre vs new rear or the swinger since we had no front fairing he had no forward hand hold for the right handers. More work to be done, time to check the motor over and gear box, and tidy up a few things around the bike as much as possible. Ideally strip it right down, blast the frame, reassemble it and rewire it. But that is impossible with the bike in chch and me in Dunedin. will see what I can do before first round of KOL - but happy where its at now, I could happily go out and race it as is. But will carry on improving and maintaining it.
i'm motarded
My Sidecar is forsale, its excellent, and cheap, will be at the have a go day, PM me for details.
In the riders seat
What are you replacing it with?
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
i'm motarded
A hyosung powered LCR
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Aw yea, just took a fella in Chch for a few laps on Friday - he was looking to get into sidecar racing down South..
He might see this and PM ya, I'll txt him too.. I'm assuming it's cheaper than the 2/3 bikes for sale down here at the moment.
In the riders seat
Fucking cheque book racers
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
i'm motarded
Yeah bro it would be good if you textify him up, its the deal of the century.
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You dont need to give it away.
I doubt anyone will be let to cut you off at the pass for the Hyobag if you dont hurry.
i'm motarded
I think its a fair price dont you? I mean you wouldnt even get a front hubcap for a longbike for what im asking, and theres enough spares to make another one nearly.
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If I knew what the price was it may put me in a better position to commentate on the matter.
i'm motarded
Bthe price is 6k for everthing
Hardcore Biker
YOU CAN HAVE MINE FOR 6 AS WELL
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Including the swinger?
i'm motarded
YOU CAN HAVE MINE FOR 6 AS WELL
What about the other $10 to fix the engine and to stop it blowing up?
You can buy my engine for $6k :-P
The swinger has already gone sorry.x
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