Slipway ROUND 4 August 3rd

**quallman1234** · 3rd August 2008, 20:44

Awesome day, only crashed once at the beginning!, go me! thats definetely a record.
Had some wicked battle's mainly with luke and malcolm (koba).
Mmmm I need a big 4 stroke!

**_STAIN_** · 3rd August 2008, 20:47

Great day out thanks Bayden, spectators you missed a great day of racing. Just follow the signs to Wind Turbine carpark, open gate and keep riding slowly. http://www.scs.net.nz/trackslipway.htm

**_STAIN_** · 3rd August 2008, 20:55

Originally Posted by nudemetalz

No, I believe the axle is okay length. The chain adjuster bolt broke off taking out the washer that sits on the end of the swingarm, this being the LHS one. So, it pulls the wheel sideways under acceleration while cranked over, taking the sprockets out of alignment and woohoo, I fight to keep the bike from highsiding me !!!

Well that's my theory anyway, but I hear what you're saying

OK ...easier to reply than check it out

**nudemetalz** · 3rd August 2008, 21:08

Cheers, Stain.

I guess it is the 6mm bolt, made from the finest (or is that funniest !!)engineering in Thailand or Taiwan or Korea or wherever those RGV150's were originally made, at fault here.

Onto more engineering "issues" from today.....
QUIZ # 1.
Can anyone here tell me what is wrong with this (admittedly not very well taken) picture,..?
ie what are those red-arrows pointing at?

I'll give you a clue....it comes from a bucket that has more than one cylinder....

**Buddha#81:Me** · 3rd August 2008, 21:12

Originally Posted by nudemetalz

I'll give you a clue....it comes from a bucket that has more than one cylinder....

Yeah thats not the first valve adjuster on a honda twin I've seen "go west"......seems to be a common "fault".

**Number One** · 3rd August 2008, 21:18

Originally Posted by nudemetalz

Onto more engineering "issues" from today.....
QUIZ # 1.
Can anyone here tell me what is wrong with this (admittedly not very well taken) picture,..?
ie what are those red-arrows pointing at?

I'll give you a clue....it comes from a bucket that has more than one cylinder....

oi you stop rubbing that in

sadly though that was not the most major of it's problems today.

Another great day - despite the Sled dying on us. Good fun. Good people. Good weather

**_STAIN_** · 3rd August 2008, 21:27

[QUOTE=nudemetalz;1674193]Cheers, Stain.

I guess it is the 6mm bolt, made from the finest (or is that funniest !!)engineering in Thailand or Taiwan or Korea or wherever those RGV150's were originally made, at fault here.

Let me Dumb it down for you, the axel nut is bottoming on the axel thread before it is clamping wheel in swingarm tightly. Sadly you bike hasn't enough horsepower to break even a 6mm Thailand bolt.

**Sully60** · 3rd August 2008, 21:28

Originally Posted by nudemetalz

No, I believe the axle is okay length. The chain adjuster bolt broke off taking out the washer that sits on the end of the swingarm, this being the LHS one. So, it pulls the wheel sideways under acceleration while cranked over, taking the sprockets out of alignment and woohoo, I fight to keep the bike from highsiding me !!!

Well that's my theory anyway, but I hear what you're saying

Stain might be into something here Nudey, if the spacing/axle length is correct and everything pulls up as it should there should be very little load on the adjuster.

**Slingshot** · 3rd August 2008, 21:29

Originally Posted by nudemetalz

I'll give you a clue....it comes from a bucket that has more than one cylinder....

That's a bit below the belt isn't it, shouldn't you leave it to the rider to decide if he/she (that's he or she, not he-she) wants to share their mishap.

**Sully60** · 3rd August 2008, 21:37

Originally Posted by Slingshot

That's a bit below the belt isn't it, shouldn't you leave it to the rider to decide if he/she (that's he or she, not he-she) wants to share their mishap.

Aww then I'll just have to talk about the fact that I almost beat him on the fifty. How does it go Chris, inside, outside, any way you like it.

That particular shade of purple looks quite good up that close.

**nudemetalz** · 3rd August 2008, 21:44

Craig gave me permission to take a pic of it but apologies if it offended.

And yup Lady P ain't quick, you were a lot quicker than me, Craig and err......yup I hear what Stain is saying, I shall check that out.

Sheez,..my shout at the pub next time by the looks...