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    I must admit that people moved out of my way on the test ride , Just too heavy for me as a daily rider

    The good news is that once this bike does the remembrance ride ,’it is being donated to the police museum
     
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    I went for a ride a while back on the NT400 and realised there were gremlins in the drive train. Checked the bike out and a few things need attention down there, but the main culprit seemed to be the Cush drive. I pulled the wheel off to take it to Pablo's as soon as we're allowed to free range again. Tyre on the back is square and 2009 vintage, so time for a new Pirelli Rosso something.

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    Took the Cush drive component apart and low and behold, half of the Cush drive rubbers have left the building! That would explain the whacking noises.

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    I will check all bearings, fresh grease and clean everything up before new tyre and new Cush rubbers go onto the bike. Sprockets and chain still okay, so might reuse them. I don't know why Honda went with a 525 chain/sprockets on these bikes. I've often though it was because of the single-sided swingarm...effing heavy thing that it is. Lots of modern stuff on here for a 1988 bike!
     
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    6FB325A8-B6BA-4602-90A3-5BA866DC0E97.jpeg Chain and sprockets on the mc22 are done , just waiting on the tank to be painted
     
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    Wrapped half the tank and front mudguard, painted forks and lower triple clamp.

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    Current state of tank... lol
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    Is that vinyl wrap your using? I attempted learning to apply that stuff on a tail piece. Wow, that’s an exercise in patience. Mudguard looks great. How well and how long will it wear?
    How do you get the next layer to line up correctly on the fuel tank?
     
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    Yep. First time using it. That layer you see on the fuel tank took me 2 hours. Use knifeless tape and follow the seam. Overlap the next piece over it, then cut it. I leave about a 1cm thick seam, looks quite nice I think.
    Don't know why it looks orange in this pic, but you might be able to see the seam if you zoom in.
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    Apparently lasts 4 years for outside use and 10 years inside, so 5-6ish years is probably a good bet if you store your bike in a garage.
     
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    Replaced hoses on ZX10R today with a set of Samco hoses and new clamps. Put "Engine Ice" coolant in it. Did engine oil and oil filter and cleaned DNA air filter a few weeks ago. Serviced the rear brakes. Finish putting it back together tommorow morning and take it for a spin. Valve clearances is prob all thats left to do to this bike, looking forward to riding it, i been riding my MC19 for 3 months now every day and loving it. Better give the Kwaka a run.
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    Hang on to her (and your licence)! A lot of power in those litre bikes, intense fun but the speed limit turns up really quickly and the fun ends so soon - hopefully not as suddenly as it did for me when I high-sided the R1. But that's just me, I'm scared of them now, and find it boring riding a fast bike slow. Good luck
     
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    yep, im hearing you, i do get to the track occasionally, but ironically the 250 will teach me to ride the 1000 better.
    I did a 3000km tour in 6 days on the ZX10 in march this year, fully loaded up all day its a treat.

    This was on The Snowy Mountains Way between Jindabyne and Bombala.

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    Every once and while I get offered some amazing bikes for free or quite cheaply , yesterday was one of those days.

    I had an older guy saying he had a Kawasaki zr750 which he doesn’t ride anymore and offered it to me free of charge. I pulled the shed door down and headed over to pick it up, when I got there , I saw a 1999 Kawasaki zr750 in almost mint condition with 13,000 kms on the clock. In my head I’m thinking this is a $3000 plus bike, but the little voice in my head had different ideas.

    After chatting with the owner , he told me he bought it brand new in 1999 and stopped riding it a few years ago, the battery was flat, tyres a bit ho hum , fork seals looked like they were leaking, and some of the panels were removed. I tried to offer him some money for it and eventually he reluctantly took $200 for it.

    I loaded it into the van and decided to pay it forward. I have an older guy Henry who helps me at the shop, he rides a clapped
    Out Yamaha xj600 from the 90’s. Henry does 8-12 every day and won’t let me pay him, he was medically retired in his 40’s with a crook heart , so he says coming in and playing with bikes keeps him alive.

    So yesterday afternoon I messaged Henry and said that I was on my way to his place with his new bike , all I got in response was “okay” , I pulled up and he was out the front with his dog, I showed him the bike and he said it was very cool, I started unloading it and he was like .. what are you doing …

    I said you him that you help me out heaps , this is my way of saying thanks , enjoy your new bike. There was lots of protesting , then he got a bit choked up , took me a while but I got him to sit on it but I finally got a pic.

    It’s been a bit of depressing time of late with covid , but this is a good news story worth sharing .
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    Henry came in today and tried to give it back , I am like hell no, I just ordered you some fork seals and tyres , this is your bike mate, enjoy it.
     
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    Good man Chris. A more deserving person you could not find.

    Not sure Henry would appreciate you calling his XJ 'clapped out'.
     
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    He got it running ….. super stoked for him
     
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    GSF250V build update.

    Previous episode...

    Started and ran okay in the yard. And then just as I was about to ride off, the revs decided to do their own thing. And, I mean REALLY do their own thing. Not 3 or 4,000rpm, the bike jumped from idle to 10,000 without any throttle. I instantly turned it off and had a bit of a look around to see if everything was where it was meant to be. I then grimaced and started the bike again. To my surprise she went straight to idle and returned there after a few blips of the throttle. Taking a punt, I put her in gear and was just about to let the clutch out and she did it again. There's obviously an air leak somewhere that I'll have to find before attempting another ride.

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    Well, I finally got back around to trying to sort out the revving issue I previously had with the GSF250V (bandit). Decided to take the tank off so I could get a better look at hoses and other possible culprits. I put the tank petcock to the 'off' position and was surprised to find fuel coming out given this is a vacuum petcock and doesn't have a Prime position.

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    I placed the tank on a bench and let the fuel run out into a bucket.

    After a quick check of hoses and anything else that might be causing problems, I turned my attention to the petcock. Long story short, it's a vacuum petcock that uses the carb boot off cylinder 1 to provide the suction to open the fuel flow. Anyway, the petcock isn't right. Not sure where it came from, but when it's setup properly internally it's actually OFF at 6 o'clock; ON at 9 o'clock and RES at 12 o'clock.

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    The tap was out by 180 degrees and the dial markers out by 270 degrees. So, I guess it was revving up because it was running out of fuel. When I was turning the tap OFF, it was actually like a PRI(me) setting and fuel was getting into the carbs. I have installed the components properly, but have had to write the real 'settings' on the dial in permanent marker, which will be fine for the time being. I'll take her for a ride around the block tomorrow.
     
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    The final chapter...

    After changing the fuel petcock, I was ready to take the GSF for a spin around the block. Put it in gear and road out of the shed with no revving issues. Went to ride out of the back yard and it revved up again. I was just about to turn the engine off when I realised I had the handlebars turned left. As soon as I turned them straight the revs dropped. I thought I'd checked the cable routing, but obviously I did not check it thoroughly. Pulled the throttle apart and put it back the right way and now no revving issues. I was just about to ride off and I noticed the fuel gauge was reading EMPTY.

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    Years ago I would have had to ask a sparky mate to fix this, but after hanging around with Murdo I knew exactly what to do to fix it. After fixing the fuel gauge, I eventually managed to get the bike out for a quick spin. This engine is a bit smokey, but being unregistered I'm unable to put any miles on it or the new tyres to determine if there are any issues. I didn't rev it too hard going around the block. It seemed to pull okay with a slight stutter at 8,000rpm, so I kept the revs low. I may have to take this thing to Broadford for a track day to see how it goes. The engine was purchased by the PO from a wrecker in Sydney. It doesn't have good compression, which could be due to sitting and doing nothing for years. Bike looks okay, but I don't understand why these bikes don't have a temperature gauge (unless this bike has the wrong cluster on it?).

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    No temp gauge but it will have a temp light on the dash that will come on when it reaches critical temperature, indicating you should shut it down. The radiator fan is also very quiet on this bike.
     
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    @James Mclaren stopped by the shop on his nc30, Vfr400


    Such an amazing bike

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    Not taken recently maybe some time late last year, I cut the side stand switch straight of from the bottom only to realize I could've easily disconnected the thing from the wiring box, it was too hard basket giving it a thought at the time I had to get rid of the thing to eliminate all faulty electrical errors...


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