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Post by grandad on Mar 4, 2008 4:02:23 GMT -5
hi all iv finaly sent my seat to be recovered.....so.. shes ready for blue slip whe it comes back...iv even updated my 1970 arai for a modern bash hat....altho i still think the old one is cool in a grandad kinda way . the old one was made about the time of stone ( the movie not the rock..lol)......by th way does anyone know if helmets go out of date...cheers..greg  |
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Post by milkman on Mar 4, 2008 7:30:33 GMT -5
You could probably get good money for your old helmet from a retro fan on ebay somewhere
I'm not sure of the actual time frame, but being made of foam, plastic, fibreglass etc, all those things that lose there flex over time, that you're probably better off with the new one.
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Post by modrocker on Mar 4, 2008 7:38:15 GMT -5
so does any body know where i can get a kit for a 78 sr carby.....thanks..greg grandad, I bought a kit for my '79 from Sirius (through eBay but they have a website too) in Canada. It is a kit that is for a stock set up. I needed the gaskets and the pilot for sure...a local bike shop has Mikuni main jets out of the yingyang so I can play around with tuning too. |
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Post by StewRoss on Mar 5, 2008 20:43:00 GMT -5
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Post by wotavidone on Mar 5, 2008 23:42:20 GMT -5
My first helmet was a Bell Star racing full face from 1970. I say racing because it had a sticker inside saying it did not meet the rules for peripheral vision and was not for on-road use. Its heavy and uncomfortable, but I refuse to throw it out, even though I have bought a new lid.
Mick
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Post by grandad on Jun 9, 2008 0:48:58 GMT -5
hi all i havent posted any thing for a while..because i had nothing much of interest to show...as im still waiting for my seat and graphics to come back.....so...out of frustration iv started another small project....its not realy for this forum as its neither a yamy or a thumper...but something a bit more of the beaten track..lol...it will be a cafe racer of sorts tho....kinda...i will probably show the build up in the off topic discusion section ,,if its ok with everyone........heres a couple of pics of what im starting with...a bsa d1 plunger frame..1954...and a villiers 10d motor 1950 ish..i also have some japanese running gear ...so she will be a bitser but hey its all in good fun   |
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Post by milkman on Jun 10, 2008 5:15:42 GMT -5
i've got no problems with you posting it, but I'm a nobody  always good to see any new project, see how its done, different ideas. Especially as I'm depressed i didn't bid up on a local rego ready (apparently) xt600 tenere that went for $1100 on ebay this weekend . Yes Curly, you told me so. |
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Post by grandad on Jun 12, 2008 6:19:14 GMT -5
milkman..your nobody?...yep sure..to bad about th xt...... and!...i finaly hav a seat  |
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Post by grandad on Jun 15, 2008 2:15:08 GMT -5
well i finaly have a complete bike seat and all..and after talking to my sign wrighter ill have some graphics this week(hopefully)...iv put in a rubber rear tank mount and a drilled rear disk from an xs 850.......iv also added up what iv spent so far......and i reckon iv blown my $1000 budget by about $50....so i will be over by about 200 by the time i have the signs on....so ...im ready for rego!!!!!....YAY!!!!....now i just need the money ..lol  |
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Post by StewRoss on Jun 15, 2008 4:32:18 GMT -5
G'day mate, Well done...coming down to the SR Rally in November? SR  |
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Post by canucksr on Jun 15, 2008 8:21:13 GMT -5
Man...that's one huge fuel tank. The range of your SR must be well beyond what your butt can take...
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Post by milkman on Jun 16, 2008 4:27:35 GMT -5
Only $50 buck over budget?
that doesn't count at all
Good work mate - now get out there in those lovely Orange winters
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Post by davedunsboro on Jun 16, 2008 5:46:50 GMT -5
Should be able to make it to the rally & back on the one tank I'd recon ! Its a cool looking bike , especially for the money spent on it!That sort of what I like to do & use what I've got at hand.It always comes unstuck though as you run out of master cylinders,pipes,mufflers,tyres,brakes&brake hoses. It always blows out my $50 over my budjet buy another budjet ! cheers Dave.
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Post by curly001 on Jun 16, 2008 18:42:41 GMT -5
WHAT'S a BUDGET  ? |
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Post by fenz on Jun 18, 2008 16:38:47 GMT -5
A little bird you put in a cage? ? |
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Like I do...heh, heh...
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