Get my bike back today (29 November)

**James Deuce** · 29th November 2006, 08:40

Car #2 shat itself (water go in, water go out. Either water pump housing or rear cylinder head gasket - can;t see under all the crap down that end) so I'm picking the bike up today. We're waiting for a mirror and an indicator, so no bloody comments about the scuffed mirror and indicator going back on today.

The new mirror and indicator will be here in "two weeks". In the meantime, STFU.

Thanks.

**Joni** · 29th November 2006, 08:45

Love you mate... especially when you are in one of your chipper happy moods...

btw - glad the bike is on the way...

**jeremysprite** · 29th November 2006, 08:47

Yay the bike's better anyhow. Doesn't sound too good about your car? Gonna bother fixing it?

Don't worry about the scuffed indicator and mirror, I just tell people thats how far I lean over.

**bistard** · 29th November 2006, 08:51

Jim,explain to me how you got scratches on the mirror etc,as I havent heard
I hope you didnt damage that lovely Micron muffler I got for you

**MSTRS:Me** · 29th November 2006, 08:58

Good news on the bike front. Hope your car water troubles aren't as bad as ours. Sunday after getting home from your way, the Holden shat the waterpump, every pulley and the auto-tensioner.

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**James Deuce** · 29th November 2006, 09:22

bistard, I made sure I fell off on the left. Muffler is fine. Bike now sports Oggy Knobs.

MSTRS/jeremy I'm pretty sure the car will be uneconomic for repair. 175,000kms and 6 years is pretty good. Car's 14 years old now, so something was bound to happen.

**Hitcher** · 29th November 2006, 09:24

Mrs H and I admired your knobs on Saturday afternoon, and noted the otherwise fine appearance of the Z750, albeit devoid of a mirror and indicator.

**Pwalo** · 29th November 2006, 09:51

Good news about the Kwak Jim. Take it you'll be a bit less grumpy now.

Bad news about the car. Take it you'll be a wee bit grumpy then?

**James Deuce** · 29th November 2006, 10:24

The bike's quite a long way from being finished, but I need it unfortunately.

On the good news front, the new engine cover looks grouse, the rear hugger looks great and will stop the Ohlins getting covered in munt, and the DNA air filter has freed up about 10HP and fixed the fuelling right through the range.

Open the taps at 100km/hr in top and there is no need to change down to overtake now.

**bistard** · 29th November 2006, 10:31

So whos fixing it,should I ask or not??
Whats been the hold up???
One more question,how did it happen??

**James Deuce** · 29th November 2006, 10:39

TSS are fixing it. There was a thread about the accident. Basically two surface changes and loose gravel in the braking zone at the end of a street and a car. Low side.

Parts take for flipping ever. It was rideable after the accident, but I'm picky about cosmetics.

**bistard** · 29th November 2006, 10:42

Oh,so you mean I cant slag off Motorad/Sawyers then,damn
Oh well there will be plenty of other oppertunities no doubt

**Motu** · 29th November 2006, 11:03

So what's the car? The Commodore V6 is the easiest water pump to do these days,a true 20 minute job,although we'll still waste another hour sorting out air locks.But FWD V6 engines are a nightmare to work on,shutting the bonnet is the best part of the job.

I hope the new plan to limit the age of imports backfires on them like I think it will.They will remove the $10,000 bracket,and it won't be filled from the top but from the bottom.So those still good but worthless cars will have some value afterall....and become repairable.At the moment people are walking away even from head gasket jobs,once a repair goes over a grand they flag it.We used to average an engine job a month,and a couple of head gaskets a month - now we are lucky to do one engine job a year,and only half a dozen headgaskets.We have to get away from the disposable car,not make them even more worthless.

**bistard** · 29th November 2006, 11:16

Yes,speaking of waterpumps,about six weeks ago I did one on my Import Hiace van,prick of a job,had to remove the bloody air conditioning compressor & bracket to get to the last waterpump bolt
There probably a little Japanese man sitting in a office laughing his head off