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Thread: Sat 25/09 Ride - JazBug5 goes "splat" and tests out her riding gear

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    My ex had low bars on the GN with no worries, they made it so much easier & she wasn’t a tall girl. By adding oil (& many bikes are notorious for not having the correct amount of oil in the forks, 80s Kawasaki’s esp. it seemed they were trying to save money on fork oil) anyway by adding oil you are decreasing the airspace which increases the springrate near full compression.

    Ideally new stiffer springs would be better at slowing the forkdive but oil is cheap. I don’t mean fill them up or anything, that would cause hydraulicing & likely blow the forkseals. But adding 10-20 ml should give a slight improvement.
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    Some pix from said ride:

    Elaine and Larry Mccool at the top of the Paekak hill. What a fantastic run over the hill and back around the inlet as the sun went down. Cheers for a great day guys.
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    Thanks Mr Bung. That Elaine can ride, gave me a good run for my money down the hill.
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    Jazz....

    According to Vicki I'm recovering from a sordid handlebar fetish and thus have a few... Um... 'spare' ones of the lowish Honda 400/4 - BSA A10 type shape.. Yours for free if you think it will help. Some a re a bit second hand but helps to decide the shape before you purchase.

    More than happy to help change em and check your fork oil too... Or if you would prefer, loan you the tools so you can do it! Get those yobs that knocked you off (see I told you the story would get better) at 200kph to come out and help too...

    Paul N

    PS - Don't stress about cornering on a GN... It will wobble about like a baby elephant on P but if you stick with it and trust the bike to sort it's self out it will generally do so.... It's when the rider starts interfering with things that it all goes horribly wrong....


    PPS - If you want to know about alternative bikes and are concerned about the old inside leg measurement... Go here http://www.nebcom.com/noemi/moto/sbl.sbl.html

    Cheers

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    Paul in NZ

    Do you have to be so helpful? hehe good on ya mate, it's appreciated I'm sure. But, I have a better solution.

    Take the GN, and fit it with a Nitrous Kit, and Gas Quick Shifter. Drop a few cogs on the sprockets, graves velocity stacks and a say, Full Micron exhaust system.

    To complete the look, some "Ape hangers" and a bolted on side car (extra wheel stability). Get it fully chromed and put a 190 rear tyre on.

    Consider your ride now "Pimped"

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    Quote Originally Posted by StoneChucker
    Do you have to be so helpful? hehe good on ya mate, it's appreciated I'm sure. But, I have a better solution.

    Take the GN, and fit it with a Nitrous Kit, and Gas Quick Shifter. Drop a few cogs on the sprockets, graves velocity stacks and a say, Full Micron exhaust system.

    To complete the look, some "Ape hangers" and a bolted on side car (extra wheel stability). Get it fully chromed and put a 190 rear tyre on.

    Consider your ride now "Pimped"
    Actually... I was just going to swipe the motor out of your R1 and but that in the GN but yours sounds OK too...

    Perhaps you should come out with Jazzbug too. She might be less suspicious about the huge meatgrinder in the corner and the "Fresh Scottish Meat Pies" sign out front then.......

    Either that or I can bring the remains of the handlebar collection into town and you can wing it from there!

    cheers

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    You know me...

    I'm easy, gimme a time, gimme a place.

    Oh, might be a good idea to do it at your house, with your expertise and all

    Erm..... I think we're organinsing a little pre-emtively. Lets see what Jaz says hehe

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    Talking

    I say, yes yes yes!


    Thanks guys! Mr. McCool has also offered the benefit of his considerable expertise; we're going there Saturday morning anyhow to do a little 'pre Waikato' organisation, so perhaps we can look at the fork oil issue then?
    (If not actually do it then- length-of-operation times noted McCool!)
    He agrees that in his opinion I would probably be better with lower bars, so I guess it depends really on when Mr. Paul will be 'at home' to visitors etc.
    I have added that link about good bikes for shortarses to my 'Favourites' list so I can dream a little over the next 8 months or so...
    I will have to give you something in exchange; what'll it be? Bottles of firewater or shiny buttons?
    Oh, and you really should know that Scots make terrible pies. We're awfully bitter, you know. And full of cholesterol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jazbug5
    Thanks guys! Mr. McCool has also offered the benefit of his considerable expertise
    I can recomend Mr McCool as a very handy fella to know
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    I'm currently coming down with a cold... Bah humbug!! saturday / sunday is Ok with me if I'm still alive by then (rotten headache right now) but I live up the Kapiti coast....

    Changing bars is no biggie. Oil is simple as long as you know how much to put back in! Should be in the manual / handbook.

    Get in touch friday or something, see how I'm going eh??

    Paul N (orf to bed - sniff)

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    Oh noooo... poor Paul!

    Hope it's not this dreaded 'flu thing!
    Loads of honey and lemon for you; try adding a bit of Turmeric and cayenne as well, and some ginger.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul in NZ
    It's when the rider starts interfering with things that it all goes horribly wrong....
    Too right!
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    Quote Originally Posted by jazbug5
    Oh noooo... poor Paul!

    Hope it's not this dreaded 'flu thing!
    Loads of honey and lemon for you; try adding a bit of Turmeric and cayenne as well, and some ginger.
    Honey for a Diabetic?? Well it would have a result....

    I did a 14 hour day today and if I can hack that a poxy handlebar ain't gunna worry me is it? Just don't decide to do it at 9 am OK!

    Call me (04) 904 9710 or 027 249 9959 if you want the bars and help! I have fork oil too.

    Paul N

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    Oh dear.

    Sugarfree lollypops dipped in currypowder then?
    HIGHLY unlikely you'll be getting disturbed at that sort of unGodly hour.
    What do you think we are? Heathens?
    Will text you at a civilised time tomorrow...
    + hope you're feeling better
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    Cor Jazbug, I don't think I'd like your cooking, diabetic lollypop dipped in curry powder, arrgg, I think I'd rather just have the cold/flu

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