Brass Monkey 2010 by gravel

**_Shrek_** · 5th June 2010, 08:17

Originally Posted by 98tls

My can better arrive thawed or there will be trouble.

Thanks for reminding me ...... just gone to get it out of the fridge

**Aslan** · 5th June 2010, 10:12

Originally Posted by _Shrek_

Just been taking to XF650 at Danseys Pub DEEP SNOW took 3 1/2 hrs to make the pub other bikes pulled out his advice don't do it

Onslow is firm & Dunstain is open watch out for ice -7 here more hiher up

Hi Shrek et al - sounds like Struan's DT230 would be te weapon of choice in those conditions - I think I'd have been struggling on the big heavy leven fiddy

Have a good one - Ciao Aslan

**NordieBoy** · 5th June 2010, 17:35

Originally Posted by FJRider

Doesn't he like it rough and dirty ... ???

Just not deep

**marks** · 5th June 2010, 17:44

Originally Posted by Aslan

sounds like Struan's DT230 would be te weapon of choice in those conditions - I think I'd have been struggling on the big heavy leven fiddy

Have a good one - Ciao Aslan

except it would appear it got a bit hot and bothered trying to get through the snow and blew the head gasket

apparently a lot of the big bikes turned around on the haka as there was a fair bit of snow on that as well

I'm now feeling better about pulling the pin and not joining Struan - the klr was all prepped and ready to go but I would have been out of my depth riding in those conditions.

**dmc** · 5th June 2010, 18:32

Good thing I left the fidy at Superior as almost went and got it the other day,

**timg** · 5th June 2010, 19:50

Well that's the Brass done and dusted for me

Set off from Rollyberg this morning. First stop Kurow via the Hakataremea Valley/Pass for a pie and fuel. Pie was good but when fueling up I noticed the engine was covered with some strange looking mud

A quick poke confirmed my suspicions that it was oil, but where from?

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It would appear that when the bike was in for its 36000km service somebody has forgotten to tighten the tappet cover on the front cylinder. Fortunately the Kurow garage had some 4T oil to top up and a litre bottle to get me home. Getting at the tappet's involves removing the fairings, tank and air-box & I was not too keen on doing that at the side of the road.

Perhaps I should have had an inkling all was not right when I checked the tyre pressures last night and saw this

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The bike had only been ridden home from being serviced at the bike shop. Somebody forgot to do up the lock-nuts as well.

Frigging annoying when you pay good money for shit service that f**ked up what should have been a great weekend. Some bike shop is not going to have a happy start to their week Tuesday morning.

**Aslan** · 5th June 2010, 21:00

sorry for you Tim - that sucks - cheers Aslan

**dino3310** · 5th June 2010, 21:08

im with Aslan on that Tim - that really sux.
that lock nuts a real worry mate, could have caused a major

**dmc** · 5th June 2010, 22:02

Originally Posted by timg

Well that's the Brass done and dusted for me

Set off from Rollyberg this morning. First stop Kurow via the Hakataremea Valley/Pass for a pie and fuel. Pie was good but when fueling up I noticed the engine was covered with some strange looking mud

A quick poke confirmed my suspicions that it was oil, but where from?

It would appear that when the bike was in for its 36000km service somebody has forgotten to tighten the tappet cover on the front cylinder. Fortunately the Kurow garage had some 4T oil to top up and a litre bottle to get me home. Getting at the tappet's involves removing the fairings, tank and air-box & I was not too keen on doing that at the side of the road.

Perhaps I should have had an inkling all was not right when I checked the tyre pressures last night and saw this

The bike had only been ridden home from being serviced at the bike shop. Somebody forgot to do up the lock-nuts as well.

Frigging annoying when you pay good money for shit service that f**ked up what should have been a great weekend. Some bike shop is not going to have a happy start to their week Tuesday morning.

Could be worse you could have hemorrhaged a stator in the middle of the Dunstan, then hemorrhage you wallet fixing it. The Monkey has a way of killing bikes.

**_Shrek_** · 6th June 2010, 13:46

Originally Posted by timg

Frigging annoying when you pay good money for shit service that f**ked up what should have been a great weekend. Some bike shop is not going to have a happy start to their week Tuesday morning.

we heard Tim, you were missed if ya ears were ringing it was us have a wee tipple or 2 for you

& if you were pre pay add that cost to them as well

cya in a cupple of weeks