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  1. #61
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    Quote Originally Posted by Trudes View Post
    Took an awful lot of wriggling, cutting, welding, and smashing him with a sledge hammer to get it to fit... but it's in!!
    Ahhh, that brings back memories . . . There's quite a bit of that happened in another life to that bucket.

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    Quote Originally Posted by speedpro View Post
    Ahhh, that brings back memories . . . There's quite a bit of that happened in another life to that bucket.
    Poor old thing! I guess what doesn't kill it will make it.... stronger, umm!! *shrug*
    Hey we were checking out your hollowed out engine mounting bolts.... reason for that? We figured it was a weight saving thing

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    yep . . . . . .

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    Quote Originally Posted by speedpro View Post
    yep . . . . . .
    So what did you do will all the weight you saved, surely it's worth something by now?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trudes View Post
    Took an awful lot of wriggling, cutting, welding, and smashing him with a sledge hammer to get it to fit... but it's in!!
    Ummm but you put a MB100 in did you not and that what came out... err so should it not have been a easy fit?
    Or did you silly welly lot put the enging in sideways or back to front or some silly shit?
    cheers DD
    (Definately Dodgy)



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    Quote Originally Posted by Trudes View Post
    Thanks Kendog for helping too, you looked like you were enjoying helping with "your woman's bucket", I don't remember you being that involved in the building of Pamela, were you keeping an eye on Rangi?
    I just want to make sure its ready for the first round for you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dangerous View Post
    Ummm but you put a MB100 in did you not and that what came out... err so should it not have been a easy fit?
    Or did you silly welly lot put the enging in sideways or back to front or some silly shit?
    Something strange happened many years ago in the life of Rangi. It caught up with Speedpro when he blew up the MB100 that was in #6 and it caught up with Trudes recently. Somehow the engine had non-standard mounts.

    I'm not sure if at the time it happened it was an Auckland, North Island or South Island thing. Note the three distinct parts of the Country.

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    I'm sure photo's will explain all ..... *cough* .....

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    Once my seat comes back from being spruced up I'll take some new pics... he looks a bit funny at the moment.

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    Well, Rangi is all together, and looking pretty good!! Everything seems to be going good, new engine is a hummer, the gear box is sweet, frame and everything else seems to be working good.....(Thanks to Sully60, Skunk, Sketchy and Kendog!) Just having some fueling/carb issues, seems to keep "bogging" (not sure if that's the right term, but that's what it feels like he's doing when he does it) and feels like it's starved of gas. Tried some things, but he doesn't seem to want to go for more than about 5 minutes before he "bogs" and stops.
    Well, this is how my day went and some crappy pictures I took of him! (He is pretty though... will sort out a chamber for him soon.
    I had a mixed bag of a day.
    Rangi didn't want to be a good little bucket and after we exhausted all the ideas we could think of trackside and him dying just before the start line for the fourth time, he was parked up in the pits to look pretty out of the rain (I think he just didn't want to get wet!). He is pretty though (*mumble mumble bloody bucket mumble mumble shut up with the two stroke comments, I don't want a four! mumble mumble*).
    Andrew kindly offered me a ride on his FXR that he has for sale, so after I'd thought about it for all of ummmm 4 seconds I took him up on his offer, figured I might as well get a ride on something today and see what all the fuss about these FXRs is.
    hehehehehe I liked it *grrrrrr* I really did. So easy to ride, was like riding a smaller version of my Hornet around the track, very fun! So did the first points round on that.
    Then Andrew said that there was someone else wanting a ride on it and would I mind taking the FXR he races out.... ok, had to think a little harder about that one, didn't want to crash his race bike, especailly as he is a contender for the big points in A grade... so after 6 seconds of thinking about it and Andrew assuring me that it wouldn't matter if I crashed it, but he knew I wouldn't anyway (I mean, I don't go fast enough to do any major damage ) I was off for a practice race.
    That thing is FUN!!! I had a ball!! Did the second points race on it (Congrats on your win Skunk!) and only got lapped once (I think...), felt like I was going a bit faster and smoother and leaning off a bit more.
    Anyway, had a great day. Thanks to Nudey for all his organising, Sketchy for being Mr Jonny on the spot all day, All the flaggys, especially Sue (you're a gem, thanks for all the encouragement too) and everyone who tried to fix Rangi or gave me tips to help. He will ride again.... just not sure when
    And a huge thanks to Andrew for trusting me with your bikes, you rock!!!!
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    I love that sexy maori! Looks great Trudes...if my bike gets going we should have a swapsy one day I promise I'll give him back

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    Quote Originally Posted by Number One View Post
    I love that sexy maori! Looks great Trudes...if my bike gets going we should have a swapsy one day I promise I'll give him back
    Looks like it needs a decent feed though eh?....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maha View Post
    Looks like it needs a decent feed though eh?....
    Rangi is built for speed NOT comfort

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    Quote Originally Posted by Number One View Post
    I love that sexy maori! Looks great Trudes...if my bike gets going we should have a swapsy one day I promise I'll give him back
    Thanks doll, and absolutely we'll swap, we both need to sort our naughty little buckets out! Some is in order!!!
    Quote Originally Posted by Maha View Post
    Looks like it needs a decent feed though eh?....
    Well he is starved of gas or something, but he's just so cute!! All 80 kg of him!!!
    Quote Originally Posted by Number One View Post
    Rangi is built for speed NOT comfort
    This is true Yet somehow he's still quite comfy!

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    Oh and Maha, yes the seat isn't quite how I envisaged it would be..... the guy who did it obviously didn't quite realise that it was meant to be going on a race bike.... not a cruiser!! Anyway, it's comfy and slidey enough for some butt movement.

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