The great calliper hunt.. (ride up noth sat 8th)

**motobob** · 8th February 2006, 21:53

Originally Posted by aff-man

So you gonna come motobob what's this 200 kmph thing.....???

Maybe might have to look after the kids on the WE.

Let you know a bit closer to the day.

Yeah I forgot that gixxer 6 Hundies can't get past 200Kmh. Custard said he had his yellow peril up to some ungodly speed chasing TL Rider and crew. That was one wicked section of road from P.

**N4CR** · 8th February 2006, 21:53

Originally Posted by markauckland

for my bike i can get complete calipers for like 20 bucks

There is a difference between chinese and japanese products, namely price and quality...

Originally Posted by markauckland

hmm gotta finish the mini chopper frame....then it will actually be a rideable "bike"

Since when were mini shoppers bikes?

**skidMark** · 8th February 2006, 22:27

Originally Posted by tristank

There is a difference between chinese and japanese products, namely price and quality...

Since when were mini shoppers bikes?

thats why i said "bike" lol

and affman :

if the caliper came off......how did it manage to break the hydralic hose?.......

did the caliper go through the wheel i'm guessing and just ripped the hose off?

**aff-man** · 8th February 2006, 22:30

Originally Posted by markauckland

thats why i said "bike" lol

and affman :

if the caliper came off......how did it manage to break the hydralic hose?.......

did the caliper go through the wheel i'm guessing and just ripped the hose off?

Nope i got braided likes but the bit that snapped was the bit that the hose connects to ... So the brake line is fine but the end bit snapped.

**skidMark** · 8th February 2006, 23:06

ahhh lucky.....did you feel a big jolt or anything when it happened? wonder why it came lose? / bolts snapped or whatever the hell happened

**aff-man** · 9th February 2006, 08:31

Originally Posted by markauckland

ahhh lucky.....did you feel a big jolt or anything when it happened? wonder why it came lose? / bolts snapped or whatever the hell happened

Thought i'd gone over a rock untill i had no brakes going into the next corner... that was interesting....

**DMNTD:Me** · 9th February 2006, 08:32

Originally Posted by motobob

...Yeah I forgot that gixxer 6 Hundies can't get past 200Kmh. Custard said he had his yellow peril up to some ungodly speed chasing TL Rider and crew. That was one wicked section of road from P.

LOL!! You'll never take me alive!! And what's this 200 bizzo?
Good golly gosh now that's just being a nutter We're all way too innocent for that sort of carry on...

Well it looks like at least 5+ riders from these ways that'll be in for saturday's ride so will be fun...oh and we can also look for said caliper too right?

**skidMark** · 9th February 2006, 13:04

Originally Posted by aff-man

Thought i'd gone over a rock untill i had no brakes going into the next corner... that was interesting....

yeah especially when you expect there to be brakes to slow you down and when you don't have them it gets messy ......geez i'm guessing you wernt going too hard into the corner then or just really had to go hard lean through it?

**aff-man** · 9th February 2006, 16:14

Originally Posted by markauckland

yeah especially when you expect there to be brakes to slow you down and when you don't have them it gets messy ......geez i'm guessing you wernt going too hard into the corner then or just really had to go hard lean through it?

Yeh if you read my thread about said incident you'll notice i made a quote::

Kornholio says: if you want to go faster through a corner.... loose the ability to brake.

**Zapf** · 9th February 2006, 22:11

LOL... fat chance of finding the said Calliper.... but heck... I might come and look for it on the road.... (hopefully I don't run over it)

Will be good to see u Aff.

**skidMark** · 9th February 2006, 22:44

i'm predicating it has most likely been squished by a vehicle with at least 18 wheels .....at least 50 times

either that or it's happily off to the side of the road

**aff-man** · 10th February 2006, 07:38

I've done the whole event , say you're coming thing

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/ca...day=2006-2-11&

Just let me know cause we will be leaving pretty romptly from westgate.

**Qkchk:Me** · 10th February 2006, 15:40

I would love to join you on the hunt but Im still trying to find that damn turkey................or was it sunstrike?

**Warr** · 10th February 2006, 19:09

Dont want to be a wet blanket on your search, but we lost the pack ..,shown, on the road north of Taumarunui. Now it happens to be a bit bigger than a calliper, and we never found our pack. So like me you will just have to accept it as one of those embarrassing events that happen occassionally !!

**aff-man** · 10th February 2006, 21:44

Originally Posted by Warr

Dont want to be a wet blanket on your search, but we lost the pack ..,shown, on the road north of Taumarunui. Now it happens to be a bit bigger than a calliper, and we never found our pack. So like me you will just have to accept it as one of those embarrassing events that happen occassionally !!

Ahhh but do you know the exact place it came off.... within about 5m??

I do and that there is probably the difference.

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