Bucket update

**Sketchy_Racer** · 24th July 2006, 17:44

Be nice Matt..

haha

**MattRSK** · 24th July 2006, 17:52

Of course I am going to be nice. He has earnt my respect. Riding down from Auckland to watch the buckets. Legend. Hey Mark maybe you could stop by at my house and we could ride down together.

**TygerTung** · 24th July 2006, 21:51

Originally Posted by TonyB

Mate, I've ridden thousands of K's in the wet. Haven't fallen off in the wet yet, you should have plenty of grip for braking. Did you brake on shiney tar or diesel or something? Sooner or later you will have to ride in the wet, so it'd be a good idea to sort it out.

Yeah I still do ride in the wet, just really cautious now, it was on fendalton road, just before the railyway lines. Must have been a combination of the hard old arrowmax on the front, 16" front wheel, twin front disks, and a slippery surface, or just maybe I was on a white line, who knows. Hope it doesn't happen again soon anyway.

**Wasp** · 24th July 2006, 22:18

Originally Posted by RG100!!

Lol wasp i would love to say yes, but i am yet to see if i can even get my bike there!!

See my pm

**skidMark** · 25th July 2006, 11:38

got a blown fork seal (well leaks a tiny little bit....bugger theres 200 bucks ive been qouted to get it done (both shocks) will have to see what happens moneywise now.

but i will try make it

**Wasp** · 25th July 2006, 13:38

bad luck mark, ironically I rooted my left fork's seal in the weekend too, just went into the shop and was told 1 and 1/2 hours labour for one shock or 3 hours for 2.

aaahhhhh well.... i was getting new tyres and rear brake pads anyways sooo yea....

oooh, got my leathers too rg

**ajturbo** · 25th July 2006, 13:49

Originally Posted by markauckland

got a blown fork seal (well leaks a tiny little bit....bugger theres 200 bucks ive been qouted to get it done (both shocks) will have to see what happens moneywise now.

but i will try make it

making excuses now?

**stanko** · 25th July 2006, 15:35

3 hours to do fork seals !
They must give that job to the work experience kids. No one else could do it so slowly
Save yourself some money ,do it yourself. If it gets really hard in the middle of the job take the forks tho the bikeshop, dont pay them 120.00 for unbolting the forks. Even if you ended up buying some circlip pliers you are still gunna be 150 to 250 better off. But if money is no poblem get a man to do them

**Wasp** · 25th July 2006, 15:38

I would do it myself but

I dont have the tools
I dont have the space
I dont have the equipment
I dont even have a garage...

**stanko** · 25th July 2006, 18:34

Originally Posted by Wasp

I would do it myself but

I dont have the tools
I dont have the space
I dont have the equipment
I dont even have a garage...

buy the tools maybe 2 sockets and an allen key
dont need any more space than your bike currently occupies
what equipment ? abeer crat to sit your bike on
see no 2 just dont leave it in bits for months

you will still have plenty of change from 2 or 300 bucks enough for a big bag of weed

**Ivan** · 27th July 2006, 11:32

Ok im not racing this weekend i opted out as I found out that my arm has fractured elbow and got a tendon wrapped around elbow ball joint and will need surgery

Buckets just aint a safe option as if i crash and smack a gutter my arm could be screwed for life

**ajturbo** · 27th July 2006, 15:33

Originally Posted by Ivan

Ok im not racing this weekend i opted out as I found out that my arm has fractured elbow and got a tendon wrapped around elbow ball joint and will need surgery

Buckets just aint a safe option as if i crash and smack a gutter my arm could be screwed for life

sooo where's the problem????