Christchurch maintenance evening(s)

**phoenixgtr** · 25th June 2008, 15:49

Originally Posted by Dave-

i have to go have a beer with my now ex-work mates then ill be over, probably be there 6:30ish? maybe 7?

what time are we starting?

Starting at 6.30

**helenoftroy** · 25th June 2008, 16:26

Sorry Wayne prolly too late to be letting you know but I will be coming tonite

work has obliged

Homer and his partner are riding up from Ashvegas to come too

**Papa Bear** · 25th June 2008, 19:20

Sorry we didnt make it tonight.. bloody work. trust it was a great night. hope to make it to the next one.

**skidMark** · 25th June 2008, 19:24

my bike needs new rings and gasket kit.

Who wants to play?

LOL

**has to order ghaskets etc from germany**

DOH

**fireliv** · 25th June 2008, 21:37

Must be going well Tris aint home yet!!

**JMemonic** · 25th June 2008, 21:37

Well time did not allow me to make it, had to play with the carbs on the Yamaha, its been an interesting experience, seems 80's bikes and cages are having issues with the newer fuels and it is destroying older O'rings, which might be why my throttle has been jamming on. Time will tell if I have managed to solve the issues, but in the process it has meant I need to counter the tension of the new seal I had to tighten the tension on a few springs, thus the throttle is rather stiff to wind on, in such that now its going to be part of my exercise programme.

Hope you all had a good night, all going well I might make it next Wednesday.

**Mikkel** · 25th June 2008, 22:25

Originally Posted by fireliv

Must be going well Tris aint home yet!!

He should be home now. But it certainly was a good night - and some of us went off to the Twisted Hop for a beer afterwards.

Originally Posted by JMemonic

Well time did not allow me to make it, had to play with the carbs on the Yamaha, its been an interesting experience, seems 80's bikes and cages are having issues with the newer fuels and it is destroying older O'rings, which might be why my throttle has been jamming on. Time will tell if I have managed to solve the issues, but in the process it has meant I need to counter the tension of the new seal I had to tighten the tension on a few springs, thus the throttle is rather stiff to wind on, in such that now its going to be part of my exercise programme.

Hope you all had a good night, all going well I might make it next Wednesday.

Funny you should say that. Digby (the spares guy at Norjo's) told me that in his time working in spares (6-9 months IIRC) he has sold heaps of fuel-taps since the O-rings and membranes just shit themselves like crazy.

**karla** · 25th June 2008, 23:02

Originally Posted by fireliv

Must be going well Tris aint home yet!!

Originally Posted by JMemonic

Well time did not allow me to make it

We missed you both (and others who didn't make it)

Great turn out tonight!

Glen is an absolute professional. His talk tonight about suspension was really interesting, and you can just tell that he knows his stuff inside out. It was easy to see the improvement in Mikel's bike after he'd had a twiddle with it.

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He covered/explained about springs, dampening, preload and rebound, trial (plus diagram), steering bearings wearing out, fork oil and how temperature affects it, carrying passengers, suspension on the track, a bit about tyres and rubber, and a whole lot more but that's the limit of my very non-mechanical contribution/memory.

Thank you Glen

**Rashika** · 26th June 2008, 09:12

one day I am DETERMINED to make it!
But in Auckland at the moment visiting my new nephew... its wet, and we had a huge thunderstorm last night, very impressive!
I hope you are all planning on making it to the Westpac fundraising run on saturday, great cause guys!

I will be there in thought, and may make it to the Auckland end instead.

**helenoftroy** · 26th June 2008, 10:02

Originally Posted by fireliv

Must be going well Tris aint home yet!!

He got thirst

:But he didnt get lost!!
Never follow me on a ride people I could lead you astray......

Originally Posted by karla

We missed you both (and others who didn't make it)

Great turn out tonight!

Glen is an absolute professional. His talk tonight about suspension was really interesting, and you can just tell that he knows his stuff inside out. It was easy to see the improvement in Mikel's bike after he'd had a twiddle with it.

.

He covered/explained about springs, dampening, preload and rebound, trial (plus diagram), steering bearings wearing out, fork oil and how temperature affects it, carrying passengers, suspension on the track, a bit about tyres and rubber, and a whole lot more but that's the limit of my very non-mechanical contribution/memory.

Thank you Glen

An excellent night guys.I learnt heaps - just have to remember stuff

**Mikkel** · 26th June 2008, 10:33

Originally Posted by helenoftroy

Never follow me on a ride people I could lead you astray......

Well, being led astray is a goal in and of itself - if you can achieve it while enjoying the view no-one should be able to complain

**Dave-** · 26th June 2008, 11:07

solstice passed last week...must be time to start the WNR again!....oorrr not.

**phoenixgtr** · 26th June 2008, 13:38

Hey guys. Great night last night. I learnt a thing or two. Where I lack is the experience to diagnose problens. Glen explained it all so well. I just quickly whipped up this template which I'll use to set up my bike when I eventually get it back. It's important to record the current settings before you make any changes, because then if you manage to make it worse you can always revert back to what you had.