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  1. #2821
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    Good stuff. Always wondered about those. And what Jatz said,
    I mentioned vegetables once, but I think I got away with it...........

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    Tell me more about these "rideouts", what do they entail?



    As long as there's no steep, river, muddy or gorsey bits.
    I've heard of what you do to noobs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NordieBoy View Post
    Tell me more about these "rideouts", what do they entail?



    As long as there's no steep, river, muddy or gorsey bits.
    I've heard of what you do to noobs.
    But rideouts almost always involved gorse, hills, single track, mud and a chance of someone dying....
    Or a quiet pootle over the gravel roads locally followed by pizza and beer..
    Either is good for me.

  4. #2824
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    Screen before...
    Attachment 334784

    And after 140mm has been chopped off...


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    It's running a bit hot but I think the fork gaiters have something to do with that.
    Will cut them off and if I put some on later, they'll be neoprene sleeves.

  6. #2826
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    Fork gaiters gone, GPS mounted...

  7. #2827
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    And the speedo is reading 111kph at 100 on the GPS.
    Must be the normal speedo error compounded by a smaller diameter rear tyre.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NordieBoy View Post
    And the speedo is reading 111kph at 100 on the GPS.
    Must be the normal speedo error compounded by a smaller diameter rear tyre.
    Would not a smaller rear wheel slow it down and a lower speed shown (at the same rev's) ... regardless of error ... ???
    When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    Would not a smaller rear wheel slow it down and a lower speed shown (at the same rev's) ... regardless of error ... ???
    Had a hard think about it too
    That would be the case with a gearbox (rpm) driven speedo, this is off the rear wheel.
    Less distance traveled per revolution of the wheel.
    It thinks you're doing 1km, when in fact you're doing 900m.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NordieBoy View Post
    Had a hard think about it too
    That would be the case with a gearbox (rpm) driven speedo, this is off the rear wheel.
    Less distance traveled per revolution of the wheel.
    It thinks you're doing 1km, when in fact you're doing 900m.
    My mistake ...
    When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...

  11. #2831
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    Quote Originally Posted by NordieBoy View Post
    It's running a bit hot but I think the fork gaiters have something to do with that.
    Will cut them off and if I put some on later, they'll be neoprene sleeves.
    The fan kicks in at 103° and cuts out at 100°
    That was happening a lot...

    Now in 30° outside temps, I can go over the port hills at 40kph and it'll sit at 85° and on the highway at 75°.

    Fork gaiters...

    Before, on the open road, it'd be sitting on 95° and higher.

    The screen is however still crap
    May try flattening the curve up top to even out the wind flow.

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    Mine cruises at about 70 C, and on hot days the fan starts up at about 103 if i get caught in traffic, or park up to open the farm gates. The TransAlp 700 does seem to run warm.

    Haven't checked the speedo yet but that might explain being tailgated by a monster logging truck about 2m from my number plate at an indicated 80 kmh near Napier airport. Maybe not.

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    Nice. I think. Maybe. They look a bit funny...

    Wanna sell that FCR?

    Cheers
    Clint

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    Quote Originally Posted by clint640 View Post
    Wanna sell that FCR?
    Yes

    I think I actually have two(ish).
    One set up for the DR that has a pumper bleed valve and one off a WRF that doesn't.

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    Ahh, it's been too long...
    After a year spent compressorless, I've upgraded from a broken 40L, 2.5hp, noise maker of a beast to this little 24L, 1hp, 50L/m, quiet wee beastie.

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