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  • in reply to: Old Coach Road, Newnes #231056

    Steve
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    Dammit, I was looking forward to that one, pity Google earth doesn’t show gates

    Thanks

    in reply to: Central West 2 day 18 & 19 Feb #216365

    Steve
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    In Hindsight it probably wasn’t a good idea to do a 6 hour bush walk the day before a ride, I slept right through the alarm :blush:

    Had the ute all loaded up and gear packed

    Bugger !! :angry: next time I’ll know better

    Hope you all had a good time

    BMSteve

    in reply to: Central West 2 day 18 & 19 Feb #216143

    Steve
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    Can’t wait

    ;)

    in reply to: Central West 2 day 18 & 19 Feb #216133

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    mal5.1 wrote:
    Saturdays ride is now full. There are 12 riders booked in and that’s heaps to get through the tracks we are doing.

    I can’t make the Saturday, maybe someone would like to take that spot
    Cheers
    BMSteve

    in reply to: Central West 2 day 18 & 19 Feb #215295

    Steve
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    Hey Guys, my first ride with the OBTR
    Sign me up for the Saturday
    And maybe the Sunday as well

    Can someone please post a map on where you meet for both days, I have no idea where these places are

    Cheers
    steve

    in reply to: Facebook Test #213787

    Steve
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    Very Good Scotty, well spotted.

    I was just up there today, now I have to put one in with my bike :laugh:

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    in reply to: Facebook Test #213784

    Steve
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    It Seems to work, the good thing about facebook is that they never delete anything so I have an account that is totally locked out to other people but I can store pickies there
    Cool Hey !!

    in reply to: IronClad Gloves #212348

    Steve
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    Hi Nick

    I think like most of us we ride a variety of terrain, on the W/E I did 80k’s of Fire trails, sometimes I just do a few K’s of tight, twisty singles, I think mine are Large and they fit really well, so No blisters to report as yet, anyway as I said nice and comfy, sturdy and a good price, beats any of the $40 offerings from the bike shops, I’ve used these for 10 rides I guess and they look as good as the day I got them except dirty.

    BMSteve

    in reply to: Applying Graphics #212277

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    The clear nail polish might work, but I’m not sure if it sticks to plastics very well, another good way is to get some 10mm pinstrip tape and stick that half on the graphics and half on the plastics, pinstrip tape will bend around just about any corner

    Steve

    in reply to: Applying Graphics #211901

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    It makes me laugh at some of the antics people do to stick down there graphics, I’ve seen some clasics over the years :laugh:
    first off, I’m a signwriter and this is how I do it all the time.

    HOW TO REMOVE OLD GRAPHICS

    1) To remove old graphics get a hair dryer (NOT A HEAT GUN, WAY TO HOT) and some turps and some rags
    2) Use the heat gun to soften the stickers and peel them off.
    3) Use a rag well soaked with turps and wipe it over the remaining adhesive (just keep rubbing at it and keep it wet with turps, it will all eventually come off)
    4) Keep doing this until the adhesive softens and comes off, when the rag gets all slimy with adhesive chuck it out and get a clean one.
    5) After you have all the adhesive off get a new clean rag and wipe the whole area down 1 final time with turps.
    6) Then get some normal washing up liquid (MAKE SURE IT’S NOT LEMON, LEMON DAMAGES THE NEW ADHESIVES) and wash the whole area down with a fairly
    strong solution of Washing up liquid, and then rinse clean.
    7) rub your hand over the surface to check you got alll the glue off
    8) give it a wipe down with metho if you really want but I don’t usually bother but doesen’t hurt either

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    HOW TO APPLY NEW GRAPHICS

    You will need the following tools:
    A 500ml plastic spray bottle, the type you remove the trigger from.
    A squeegee of some kind, you can get stiff rubber ones from a hardware store
    Washing Up Liquid (NON LEMON TYPE)
    Clean Rags
    Hair Dryer

    1) Rinse out the spray bottle to remove any crap that may be in there
    2) Fill it nearly to the top and put about 1/2 a teaspoon of washing up liquid (AGAIN MAKE SURE IT’S NOT LEMON, LEMON DAMAGES THE NEW ADHESIVES)into the bottle and shake it to mix it up
    3) Spray down the plastics you are going to stick the graphics to
    4) Peel the graphics off the backing paper and spray the sticky side with the washing up solution
    5) spray enough on to make them slippery and then move the graphics into position
    6) Now spray the front of the graphics as well, it makes it easier to squeegee out the air bubbles
    7) Take your squeegee and squeegee out the water starting in the middle and then work out from there
    I usually squeegee a vertical line from the middle up and the middle down and then work horizontally to the outside edges

    Now here’s the tricky bit, Stickers will stick to a single curved surface no problem (an arc like a mud guard)
    but don’t like to stick to compound curves (that is like a ball, curves in 2 directions at once)

    So squeegee out as far as it will go and then just wait for it to dry leaving the unstuck edges up then get your hair dryer and start to heat the graphics
    and stretch them gently and squeegee then down at the same time, this is where you may need some help, it’s tricky to heat, stretch and squeegee at the same time, takes a bit of practice

    The heating and stretching allows the graphics to wrap around compound curves, if you have cleaned the plastics well you should have no problems

    MOST IMPORTANT, KEEP YOUR FINGERS CLEAN AND WHEN YOU ARE HANDLING THE GRAPHICS KEEP THEM WET WITH THE SOAP SOLUTION, EXCEPT FOR THE LAST BIT WHERE YOU ARE HEATING AND STRETCHING

    Hope this helps, any questions ?

    in reply to: Blue Mountains Rides #211360

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    Lambo wrote:
    Hey Steve,

    Count me in for what ever comes up.

    Cheers

    Sent you a PM
    Steve

    in reply to: Helmet Cams #211119

    Steve
    Member

    Hi Roy

    I recently purchased a CONTOUR HD Camera 1080P from Torpedo7 and found it to be crap, I couldn’t rotate the lens to orient it, the rubber flap on the back is a joke, it’s suppose to be a seal :laugh: , anyway I got a refund and am going to buy one of these little beauties

    ATC9K

    Cheers
    Steve

    in reply to: OBT stickers #210508

    Steve
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    Hey Guys, I’m A signwriter, if you still want some stickers let me know

    BMSteve

    in reply to: Hot tips and Cheap tricks #201295

    Steve
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    You guys are bullshitting me, I just did the bark busters and no peanut better was going to fix them

    I not that stupid :unsure:

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    in reply to: Hot tips and Cheap tricks #201294

    Steve
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    Had a go at fixing some of my scratched and stressed plastics today

    Step 1. I used an orbital sander with a fine grade paper to take out the worst scratches

    Step 2. Then used some of the same paper with some water sprayed on the surface

    Step 3. Then some steel wool and soap/detergent to give some slip

    Step 4. Then a 1500 watt heat gun, Be careful, don’t melt a hole !!

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    You can see the difference between this one and the next shot, it looked like that both sides

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    It looked like this both sides

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    This is the finished result, took me 5 munites, not as glossy as new stuff but it works for me, it’s a dirt bike after all ;-)

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