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  • #240158

    Mick D
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    Crashed it ………… again……… :blush:

    #227478

    april
    Member

    Took Antonio to the doctors (put the Husky in at the mechanic)

    Leaking rear brake master cylinder
    Missing front radiator guard :blush:
    Mode switch being installed so I can decrease the power when I don’t need it.
    F*&I(NNG clutch being stripped completely and if all else fails a ktm one being put on! Going to try and change piston in mount, hopefully that makes it lighter.

    oh and bit of free play being put on throttle… :blush: brain to hand co-ordination still crap :whistle:

    #240570

    steve fripp
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    Fitted a sunline MDX clutch lever to the 300exc.

    I have broken or bent 3 levers in 4 rides

    #227479

    craig evans
    Member

    pulling bike to pieces, because im bored and cant ride it still

    #240579

    Matt Baker
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    capri935 wrote:
    Fitted a sunline MDX clutch lever to the 300exc.

    I have broken or bent 3 levers in 4 rides

    You shouldn’t let your bike fall off the stand when you are warming it up :(

    I let the air out of my forks, lubed the chain and its ready for a Thursday arvo session.

    #240583

    steve fripp
    Member
    LC4skin wrote:
    capri935 wrote:
    Fitted a sunline MDX clutch lever to the 300exc.

    I have broken or bent 3 levers in 4 rides

    You shouldn’t let your bike fall off the stand when you are warming it up :(

    .

    Thanks for reminding me Matt, and pointing out my stupidity to everyone else. :silly:

    #240584

    Matt Baker
    Member

    At least it was soft mud and didn’t break the lever this time.

    #227480

    Rach
    Member

    Just headed down to the garage to change my front brakes pads …. this was the first time … not that confident on the tools so had done a bit of research was all set ready to go … then noticed my fork seal is leaking DANG IT!! :(

    #240673

    Mick D
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    After my little come off up in Werrikimbe, I had a bent brake pedal on the XR. Thanks to the brake snake it wasn’t bent too badly but bent none the less.

    I had visions of using a heat gun to warm up the cast alloy a little and bend it back into shape but took TB’s advice instead and did a cold bend on it and it worked a treat.

    I then made a new brake snake, this time using wire trace instead of 200lb Jinkai marlin trace.

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    #240674

    Ben Guest
    Member

    Machined up some new foot peg mounts (well the machind did) Changed the offset down 10mm for my long legs so hopfully l can crip the bike better. Will find out on Saturday.

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    Time to program up some new foot pegs as these Honda ones are crap in the wet :S

    Thrillseeker

    #227481

    craig evans
    Member

    hi micknmeld just a quick question about the brakesnake wouldnt it be better to use the marlin [nilon ?] trace compared to wire trace as it gives abit more ,if the snake is to ridgeid wouldnt it put alot of stress on your bash plate [ bolts ]

    wolfie

    #227482

    craig evans
    Member

    nice job thrillseeker

    #240899
    Thrillseeker wrote:
    Machined up some new foot peg mounts (well the machind did) Changed the offset down 10mm for my long legs so hopfully l can crip the bike better. Will find out on Saturday.

    [attachment=3831]P5020147_zps7fc7238a.jpg[/attachment]

    Time to program up some new foot pegs as these Honda ones are crap in the wet :S

    Thrillseeker

    Nice work mate!
    Do want to sell a pair of those and do you think you could get away with 15mm?

    STM

    #240902

    Ben Guest
    Member

    Hey STM

    Yep could sell a set no worries. They would come with pins and spacers also.
    I will give them a good test on Saturday on some tree stumps and rocks first.
    I think 15mm would fit ok.

    Lets see you them work first.

    Thrillseeker.

    #240901

    Mick D
    Member
    wolfie wrote:
    hi micknmeld just a quick question about the brakesnake wouldnt it be better to use the marlin [nilon ?] trace compared to wire trace as it gives abit more ,if the snake is to ridgeid wouldnt it put alot of stress on your bash plate [ bolts ]

    wolfie

    I reckon she’ll be right Wolfie, those Whipps bash plates for the XR650 are pretty tough. I think the brake pedal will flatten before it will pull the bash plate bolts. That bash plate has taken some serious knocks in the past.

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