Manawatu Rant n Rave

**ducatilover** · 27th January 2011, 19:48

Okay, the tail piece is prepped for paint, I have just fallen in love with the white. I think I may keep it...

Excuse the camera phone quality and poor light, I was just so excited...
Thoughts on a (very sharp) white paint job? and I may grab those z1000 exhaust cans and gut them a bit, then smack them on. Seeeeexy.

**bogan** · 27th January 2011, 20:57

Originally Posted by ducatilover

Thoughts on a (very sharp) white paint job? and I may grab those z1000 exhaust cans and gut them a bit, then smack them on. Seeeeexy.

be a prick to keep it looking clean, and black is way more metal anyway

**ducatilover** · 27th January 2011, 21:05

Originally Posted by bogan

be a prick to keep it looking clean, and black is way more metal anyway

I'll keep the frame black, that way it's undercover metal

I've found many people have modified the Z1000 end cans... so I placed a bid. Now who can weld some stainless for me

On the list then:
Paint/decals (Will PM MSTRS)
Zorst and K&N
Another service
Lower profile rear tyre.

Then some beers.

**bogan** · 27th January 2011, 21:14

fair enough, make it a matte black

i tried stainless welding last week, cunt of a thing, though I was trying to weld inside corners which is one of the hardest thing to do with it apparently, my practise bits which were flat joins came out good, then fucked the proper bit

so made another and rocked some spot welder action instead

why the low profile tyre?

**ducatilover** · 27th January 2011, 21:41

Originally Posted by bogan

fair enough, make it a matte black

i tried stainless welding last week, cunt of a thing, though I was trying to weld inside corners which is one of the hardest thing to do with it apparently, my practise bits which were flat joins came out good, then fucked the proper bit

so made another and rocked some spot welder action instead

why the low profile tyre?

Wana do some ugly welding for me haha I've never done stainless.
The current tyre is a higher than standard profile, it's put the gearing all up the duff, doing 1500 ish rpm lower at 100km, I need all the revs I can get on it... plus 4th gets it just past 190 (eventually) which is just stupid.

**bogan** · 28th January 2011, 13:40

could possibly do some welding, you'd have to make the joins pretty immaculate first though otherwise it'd likely get fucked.

Here's some epic boganism from some westies

Legendary

**ducatilover** · 28th January 2011, 14:07

That's a, pretty epic burnout!!!!!
I've got the 100/102 jets in at the moment, it's pulling like "snot" up the top, but at partial throttle eg 100km/h it's boggin down. I'm going to lower the fuel level and see if that helps at all.

Taking the carbs off is not an easy job on this stupid thing. It was running good on the 98/100 jets, but, would back fire at high revs off the gas, so now it's running rich enough, but too rich in pastial throttle etc and I can lower the needles....I think...
Off to the garage again.

EDIT: Was poking around (Giggity) with a torch and the carb to air box rubbers weren't sitting correctly, so a bit of coarse language, spit, a huge hammer and silicon spray and they slid on eventually, took it out to the gas station and then gave it a thrash for a few Km and no problems yet.

**yod** · 28th January 2011, 22:34

Originally Posted by specter

congrats man!

cheers man

Originally Posted by cowboyz

good job!.. you know in 13 years your gonna have a house full of teenage girls!

yeah thanks for the reminder

Originally Posted by Owl

Congratulations Jonno!

Good healthy weight

cheers mate, yep she's looking like being a fairly tall one, very long at birth...

Originally Posted by NZsarge

Feckin' awesome! Pass on the congratulations please dude. Sweet!

will do

Originally Posted by bogan

congrats dude

cheers ears

Originally Posted by banditrider

Awesome dude! Glad to hear all well. Starting on a netball team eh?

perhaps just a tennis doubles pair....better money than netball

Originally Posted by oscarnz

Awesome stuff, congrats to you all.

thanks Carmen

Mama and little one came home today, all well...

**NZsarge** · 29th January 2011, 03:35

Originally Posted by yod

Mama and little one came home today, all well...

Nice!

**ynot slow** · 29th January 2011, 09:15

Originally Posted by yod

Mama and little one came home today, all well...

Congrats to you both,can't forget mum,the feminists say she does all the work,now need a sidecar for kids.

**banditrider** · 29th January 2011, 12:37

Sweet ride!

[youtube]PRMKtGYDYEY[/youtube]

**Owl** · 29th January 2011, 12:42

Originally Posted by banditrider

Sweet ride!

Where do you find this shit?

**banditrider** · 29th January 2011, 12:48

Originally Posted by Owl

Where do you find this shit?

http://cars.failblog.org/

http://failblog.org/

etc, etc...

**NZsarge** · 29th January 2011, 20:34

Just been to that free FMX display in the Square in Palmy, friggin' mint that was!

**banditrider** · 29th January 2011, 20:35

Saw ya there. Damn good show too. Got over 100 piccys of the madness...uploading soon....

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