DB1k 2011 official thread

[ADVGD]

I am quite busy this week at work but if you need me to do anything just yell and I'll see if I can help

Thanks Crim but no need, Cooneyr has offered to pay for all parts and repairs.

Nice guy that Cooneyr

[cooneyr]

Thanks Crim but no need, Cooneyr has offered to pay for all parts and repairs.

Nice guy that Cooneyr

Aye what!!! I'll help out though. Buy my 950S and all your problems will be sorted Oh you might want some platform soled boots though

[zeRax]

so who else has alot to do before dustybutt ;D?

typical slackness going on from my part, i remain oblvious to where we go and what names we will go through, but fark im looking forward to it


MT43 REAR tyre is the business! hope my ankle feels better by friday, thou too bad if its not rock on!

Thanks alot again ryan, you bloody rock!

peow !

[cooneyr]

Shall we start a book on whether its going to rain? Metvuw is predicting dry skys from North Otago down to Central from midday Wednesday till late Sunday. Metservice (and TV1 tonight) are predicting showers/drizzle from Tuesday till Sunday in North Otago and something similar in Central Otago.

My monies on Metvuw for the weekend but probably wet tomorrow and Wednesday.

[cromagnon]

so who else has alot to do before dustybutt ;D?

typical slackness going on from my part, i remain oblvious to where we go and what names we will go through, but fark im looking forward to it


MT43 REAR tyre is the business! hope my ankle feels better by friday, thou too bad if its not rock on!

Thanks alot again ryan, you bloody rock!

peow !

Only half of the engine is actually attached to the bike at the moment, the rest is scattered around the garage. Note to self: dont start repairs the weekend before the dusty as you will likely snap a bolt that only suzuki can supply it will hopefully be here tomorrow/wed. Not much else to sort out really though, just a bashplate, change the rear tyre, replace the broken brake lever, roll chart box, work out how my gps works, and umm.... hope that i dont fuck anything else up. see u there...... maybe

[ADVGD]

Shall we start a book on whether its going to rain?

It was looking pretty iffy a few days back but the forecast is looking a lot better according to the latest Metservice update

Bring on the sun, warm weather and some fricken awesome country to explore

Long session in the shed tonight, the bike repairs are coming along well

[_Shrek_]

Shall we start a book on whether its going to rain? Metvuw is predicting dry skys from North Otago down to Central from midday Wednesday till late Sunday. Metservice (and TV1 tonight) are predicting showers/drizzle from Tuesday till Sunday in North Otago and something similar in Central Otago.

My monies on Metvuw for the weekend but probably wet tomorrow and Wednesday.

no clouds here R the crap weather left about 9am & it got to 35c here in Rox but will know friday morn wether it's going to rain & if it does it will be ruther interesting aye

[Transalper]

....will know friday morn wether it's going to rain & if it does it will be ruther interesting aye

Less dust though so that wouldn't be totally bad.

3 days of work left....

[_Shrek_]

Less dust though so that wouldn't be totally bad.

you on to it TA

can one of you Nelson boys (doing the DB) pick up a pair of Fox Knee pads plezzzzz
bought them on Trade Me

[Underground]

no clouds here R the crap weather left about 9am & it got to 35c here in Rox but will know friday morn wether it's going to rain & if it does it will be ruther interesting aye

We've got a civil defence warning in place for our area tomorrow but bugger it we are off for a ride through the Molesworth and if we get hit here we will just have to clean up when we get home after the dusty ...(muddy?)

[Woodman]

Bit of drizzle would be a good thing i reckon. No friggen dust. Hate dust.
Also may be a bit cooler as last year was bloody hot and i damn near dehydrated on day one.

[Waihou Thumper]

2011....Has a great ring to it...
Whatever it is, weather, circumstance, act of that person upstairs...etc.
Have fun, enjoy and ride that magnificent South Island fellas......
Be it slow, fast or dodging puddles or fords.....Just enjoy.
Jealous....yes.....(No need for a Tui ad here)

[whatastoner]

But what about the rivers?
Would somebody please think about the rivers.

Helen Lovejoy

[BMWST?]

Made a short off road route and took thepom for a equipment shakedown and GPS test today.
The red arrow pointer on the Map60csx GPS wasn't so helpful as it is on my Map62s..
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It seemed to point completely the wrong way at times.
I'm kinda thinking he might almost be better using something else in that Data Field on the mappage display
The Map60csx compass page was a bit better, thing that got me was at one time the compass and pointer were pointing opposite directions on the 60csx. We were practically stopped on a via point though so maybe the compass was ahead of the pointer if that's even possible?

Anyway think it was a good learning trip for thepom as there is definately a nack to navigating by these toys.
To those that say why or whats the point, I came up with my answer today, it's like i get to do two hobbies at once. Ride and play with a mini computer thingy. yay

Finally put a camera mount on my Shoei so was testing that as well... stupid cameras.

If it's anything like my Colorado the pointer actually points in the direction you are facing, it's independant of the route and route compass. My pointer is also slowish to update when you change direction rapidly

i want really serious re wjats the point ..my humour seems to be lacking lately

[XF650]

so who else has alot to do before dustybutt ;D?

typical slackness going on from my part, i remain oblvious to where we go and what names we will go through, but fark im looking forward to it


MT43 REAR tyre is the business! hope my ankle feels better by friday, thou too bad if its not rock on!

Thanks alot again ryan, you bloody rock!

peow !

Another slack bugger here - motor sitting loose in frame (from gearbox re-build) but nothing connected yet. Spent most of the weekend trying to find "missing" rear engine mount. Garage looks like a bomb site from tipping out boxes of crap, thinking I had put it somewhere stupid. Didn't make sense cause I was sure I kept all the bits together. However it was months ago & I was starting to doubt myself.
Resigned that I must have thrown it out with rubbish, I got an engineer mate to fabricate one. Then last night while trying to fit it for drilling, I realised that the brake switch bracket is also the rear engine mount, DORK.
Still got a long way to go though.....