Aww c'mon mate, do it yourself! Kiwi (biker) DIY thread

[bogan]

So far I'm more of thr helper but it won't take long for that to change

yeh, quickest way to learn is to do the job while someone more experience looks over your shoulder I reckon.

[davebullet]

I diagnosed and replaced the thermostat in the old '92 Accord shitter yesterday.

Not one leak. I even took the wrong end off (top hose into head) rather than the bottom hose. I had no idea which end the thermostat lived in, and couldn't be arsed googling.

I didn't torque it either. Just even turns both side of the housing until she felt good and tight.

May she govern temperature for another 250,000kms

[Subike]

Well I have to admit that the most sucessfull DIY"s ever done resulted in
My sons
Thats one DIY you dont pay a professional for !

[Corse1]

I do everything myself if I can even if i can afford to pay someone..................but then again I have dutch heritage.

Here is a pic of my home made tail tidy just fitted tonight. It has come off again now for powdercoating

[Sable]

I do everything myself if I can even if i can afford to pay someone..................but then again I have dutch heritage.

Too true. I'm 19, have done 2 stroke top end rebuilds, caliper and fork rebuilds, stanchion straightening, stripped down a bike to nothing, painted the frame and reassembled it, swingarm and headstock bearings, built computers from scratch. No professional training but I've had most of it checked out and nothing's exploded yet. It's just a matter of having the balls to try it. Workshop manuals help too, not that I need them anymore.

[bogan]

I do everything myself if I can even if i can afford to pay someone..................but then again I have dutch heritage.

Here is a pic of my home made tail tidy just fitted tonight. It has come off again now for powdercoating

thats one of the best bits of being a diy'er I reckon, making something from scratch purpose built and unique to your requirements.

[Brian d marge]

. Workshop manuals help too, not that I need them anymore.

please pleaase use the workshop manuals

please

Stephen

[Corse1]

Oh and the internet. Where would I be without it...............you can find instructions to fix anything. And the info is free Hahahahahahahahahaha

[tri boy]

And the info is free Hahahahahahahahahaha

And always accurate..........

[davebullet]

I do everything myself if I can even if i can afford to pay someone..................but then again I have dutch heritage.

Here is a pic of my home made tail tidy just fitted tonight. It has come off again now for powdercoating

Nice tail tidy, however without a plate your bike isn't legal.

[rustic101]

So what have ya done/attempted, and how did it turn out?

So far at a mates house I have:

Moved 12 ton of dirt by hand out the back, landscaped and built a deck,
Gutted the master bedroom, rewired, insulated, relined, painted, papered and hung doors, fitted av units and flat screen, laid carpet etc
Built a walk in wardrobe off the master bedroom,
Gutted, remodelled, rewired, re plumbed, and decorated the kitchen. Kitchen unit was installed by me but built by my mates brother in law.
Currently working on a new en suite have to get a bloody plumber in thought (that's the law grrr)

Next will be to hire a mini digger and landscape a new car pad, build a carport or garage and a new access way, terraces and stairs to the house.

On the list after that is gut, three more bedrooms (it'll be a quick job) rewire, insulate and redecorate. Then follow that up with the main bathroom and laundry. Unfortunately I have to get a plumber for that too as we are replacing the H/W cylinder. O and a Sparky to put a new switch board in...

[KiwiGs]

Me and SWMBO did most of the work redecorating our old villa. Which included a new kitchen, bathroom, turning the basement into a spare room and lots of painting!
The only thing I didn't do was install the log burner 'cause installation was part of the deal we got on it, which was lucky 'cause I didn't want to have anything to do with that 100 year old pressed tin ceiling....
When it comes to the bikes, so far I have done all of my own work.......

[admenk]

I managed to completely demolish a pie at lunch time - and a brilliant job I made of it as well, even if I do say so myself.

[Brian d marge]

ahh when it comes to house building stuff,,, i have, planted some sweetcorn and

reached for my wallet ( all by myself) and paid the nice man who did...everything

I have to put up the letter box , but I might call nice man back , ( safer)

Stephen

[martybabe]

I'm a Pom but I reckon I was a kiwi in a previous life, I've always just waded in and done stuff, born of necessity I guess as I never had the money to pay a 'professional'. Mixed results and a huge learning curve, just coming to the end of my fourth kitchen now, cock-ups a plenty but it's looking pretty cool. It's all about working out how to get round/cover up the mistakes I reckon...oh and sticking to one project at a time, man I get bored quick.