Tauranga Rant and Rave

**Unit:Me** · 16th May 2007, 18:32

Originally Posted by DMNTD

Anyone NOT working on thursday that has a full licience?
I may be requiring a ride to Manukau leaving Tauranga at about 9:30am.
Will provide car and bourbons(later) obviously.

At this stage it's only a "probably" and not a definite as waiting to see how the auction goes.

Ooooh its getting exciting, KTM Superduke, will it happen, wont it, cant wait to find out

**Waylander** · 16th May 2007, 18:37

Originally Posted by Unit

Ooooh its getting exciting, KTM Superduke, will it happen, wont it, cant wait to find out

lol if I didn't definately need the money from working tomorrow I would take the day off just to be the first to see him with it. (and so I can say he has to let me ride it for a bit in exchange for driving his ute back)

But it's finally come time to start upgrades nd mods and proper fixes to my bike so...

And Mark, I don't know shit about fors so think I'm gonna let the profesionals handle it. Once I figure out wich springs nd emulators I'm gonna get I'll PM Shaun to ask him what he thinks and if he really does need the bike there or not.

**mark247** · 16th May 2007, 18:41

Originally Posted by Waylander

And Mark, I don't know shit about fors so think I'm gonna let the profesionals handle it. Once I figure out wich springs nd emulators I'm gonna get I'll PM Shaun to ask him what he thinks and if he really does need the bike there or not.

Fair enough, i saw the mechanic at GP Honda doing some yesterday, he had the forks off the bike. But yeah, ask Shaun. Good stuff.

Man i hope i can ride my bike tomorrow to riders, i have to go to tech, get home, do some stuff, put my engine back together from the conrod up. Im guessing that will take me a while..... I think i may turn up a little late, if at all. lol.

**Waylander** · 16th May 2007, 18:44

Originally Posted by mark247

Fair enough, i saw the mechanic at GP Honda doing some yesterday, he had the forks off the bike. But yeah, ask Shaun. Good stuff.

Man i hope i can ride my bike tomorrow to riders, i have to go to tech, get home, do some stuff, put my engine back together from the conrod up. Im guessing that will take me a while..... I think i may turn up a little late, if at all. lol.

Carefull you don't rush though. I rushed the last time I put my engine back together and I must not have setthe gasket in there right for it to start leaking oil as bad as it was.

**mark247** · 16th May 2007, 19:01

Originally Posted by Waylander

Carefull you don't rush though. I rushed the last time I put my engine back together and I must not have setthe gasket in there right for it to start leaking oil as bad as it was.

Im not even replacing any gaskets because that would involve me having to get them made up. The original gaskets should be fine, but im gonna put some gasket sealer around them anyway just in case. The gasket below the cylinder ( the one below the head gasket ) already had gasket sealer on it, so im just gonna rip all that sealer off and put some new stuff on it. Should be all good, its not like i havent bunged up gaskets before with sealer *remembers how many bottles of gasket cement went on old dirt bike carburetor when it started to leak*

**jimbo** · 16th May 2007, 19:58

Originally Posted by Unit

Ooooh its getting exciting, KTM Superduke, will it happen, wont it, cant wait to find out

Goodness me.......... can i bring te Superduke back...in a very Nana like way of coooouuuuuurrrse

**Ralph** · 16th May 2007, 19:59

Originally Posted by Unit

Ooooh its getting exciting, KTM Superduke, will it happen, wont it, cant wait to find out

I guess we'll find out in about 1hr & 18mins

**Ralph** · 16th May 2007, 20:01

Originally Posted by jimbo

Goodness me.......... can i bring te Superduke back...in a very Nana like way of coooouuuuuurrrse

He laughed his arse off when I suggested it

he must have thought I was joking

**Waylander** · 16th May 2007, 20:02

lol wonder what Chris would do if I bid on it a minute before closing....

**Ralph** · 16th May 2007, 20:03

Originally Posted by Waylander

lol wonder what Chris would do if I bid on it a minute before closing....

Dunno but can I be there when it happens

**MidnightMike** · 16th May 2007, 20:04

Holy shit, it looks nuts.

**Matt_TG** · 16th May 2007, 20:20

Originally Posted by Waylander

Who would y'all recomend for replacing fork springs, oil and seals that is fairly local and has a decent turn around?

I'm considering sending them to Shaun but not sure what if his skills will really be needed without the bike there aswell.

I took my forks in to the Motorcycle/Chopper shop who were in behind GP Honda, now at Papamoa.

I cannot recommend them enough, friendly people, even didn't cringe too much when I mentioned the bike was a CX500! Mick did the job and apparently it was a prick to undertake as the previous owner did a botch job.