Manawatu Rant n Rave

[banditrider]

now thats saying something.. right.. im never riding my bike again.. that should keep it clean!

But it's only a once every 100,000km job isn't it?

[specter]

But it's only a once every 100,000km job isn't it?

danm.. mines not due for another 991,323km's

[banditrider]

danm.. mines not due for another 991,323km's

You gonna skip the first 9?

[specter]

You gonna skip the first 9?

i was talking about my 10th good clean thank you!!!

[bogan]

anyone got a tie rod end separator? the van's one is stuck and I can't find a blowtorch so may be needing one...

edit: nevermind, just unleashed some fury and bashed it out.

[bogan]

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/Ne..._/R-EPI-128613

New PR3s these seem a little different, what you reckon those little grooves are for? marketting hype, cosmetic only, awesome grip, perhaps hardout manufacturing marks. They don't appear to be very deep so would wear off well quick.

[specter]

you shouldn't be reading reviews! you should have been riding with us today!

[bogan]

you shouldn't be reading reviews! you should have been riding with us today!

would have been a pretty uncomfortable ride with my seat and cowl sitting on hte desk at home

but hard work paid off with the next project concept.



and a paint.net'd (photoshop is for rookies) pic of how it'll fit on the bike.

[specter]

would have been a pretty uncomfortable ride with my seat and cowl sitting on hte desk at home

but hard work paid off with the next project concept.



and a paint.net'd (photoshop is for rookies) pic of how it'll fit on the bike.

lol your mad!

[oscarnz]

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/Ne..._/R-EPI-128613

New PR3s these seem a little different, what you reckon those little grooves are for? marketting hype, cosmetic only, awesome grip, perhaps hardout manufacturing marks. They don't appear to be very deep so would wear off well quick.

The little grooves are to help with the bedding in of the tyre when its new. The more grooves the more the tread blocks moves, thus creating quicker heat up in the first inital heat cycles of the tyre (words from my knowledgable partner )

Very cool looking tyre

[86GSXR]

would have been a pretty uncomfortable ride with my seat and cowl sitting on hte desk at home

You wouldn't have needed a seat as the roads were very bouncy today!

The little grooves are to help with the bedding in of the tyre when its new. The more grooves the more the tread blocks moves, thus creating quicker heat up in the first inital heat cycles of the tyre (words from my knowledgable partner )

Very cool looking tyre

Very cool looking tyre, can see some of these appearing around the place soon. And thanks for the info too

[specter]

do ya think this will fuck with the cops a little?

https://www.plates.co.nz/search/?leg...cle=Motorcycle

[bogan]

do ya think this will fuck with the cops a little?

https://www.plates.co.nz/search/?leg...cle=Motorcycle

put the L at one end, so it's not symetrical, even harder to remember that way

[specter]

put the L at one end, so it's not symetrical, even harder to remember that way

yeah true.. and im thinking if the plate is on enough of an angle the cop wont notice the bottom of the L

so something like this https://www.plates.co.nz/search/?leg...cle=Motorcycle

or plan b is https://www.plates.co.nz/search/?leg...cle=Motorcycle

[bogan]

so something like this https://www.plates.co.nz/search/?leg...cle=Motorcycle

yeh that would be an absolute coont to remember But what you really need is some sorta fandangled highly directional light or somesuch, which actually obscures the bottom of the L, sufficiently hidden and sneakily done so anyone who gets a closer look once you are stopped or slowed just sees the stock plate and figures they were mistaken with their earlier observation. I mean that's probly what an engineer of significant skill would do if they ever planned on committing such misdirection, for the purposes of avoiding rego fines or tolls