Turakina Valley road is a good option heading up that wayOriginally Posted by F5 Dave
In the riders seat
Turakina Valley road is a good option heading up that way
"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."
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
Steve has planned and don't have GPS routes yet. Next we go lake Waikaremoana, then somewhere else I cant spell with a P near the coast and down a bit. Um poirangahou I think.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
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then come home via Whangaehu Valley road or visa versa
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
Well I've meant to do this for a while. Upgrade clutch springs.
The clutch is the lightest I've ever experienced. Some reports of clutch burning out. Worth fitting the Uncle Wang (yes really) stiffer springs. Supposed to be 20% stronger.
Net result is it is a stiffer pull but still super light.
I leant the bike over just a bit more than sidestand thanks for clue that perhaps I didn't need to lay it over.
Easy swap. New 3Bond.
Springs slightly longer and stiffer. I compressed them against each other in the vice and the new springs were longer than old.
It's not much but glad to have a tickle more pressure when you dump the clutch and want it to bite again.
I had a look at first steel and no sign of bluing.
They gave us another bearing for pressure plate so fitted that as it was in kit.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
In the riders seat
Planning on that myself later this year, 1988 on my BMW R75/7 was the last time I went through there
"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."
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
I starred out from Wairoa thinking of staying there on way to collect wife in Opotiki the next day.
I was on my RF9 and assumed pre Google that maybe it was sealed a lot of the way from that side.
It was not and the RF was not the bike for the job.
Turned back and spent night in Wairoa hut with bike chained to post near door.
Walk into town for food was interesting.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
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