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motorcycling Australia license, you can buy 1 day for around $20 or there close to $300 for a full race license, it’s a scam but you can’t race without it supposable covers for insurance

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well done jimmy, Like Wolfie I also hope to complete the race 1 year, I have heard so crazy stories on total cost some saying between $6K-$10K!! is it really around that sort of cost?

what is the entry fee?

I hope atleast to ride out there via birdsville , simpson etc next year and ride the track and watch the race and move to different choice viewing spots

any info / advice would be awesome

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Caleb Auricht X96 outright 7th is the mechanic at my local Honda shop and 1 of the nicest blokes you’ll meet

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filthyphil wrote:

plenty of lube is the key…or if your a lazy bugger like me lash out on one of these blue things… best money I ever spent…

That’s GOLD

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G’day mate, i’m on the sunny coast if your down this way and keen to ride pm me

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I’m interested to see several replies saying the S12 don’t hold up to heavy throttle abuse

I have just worn out my 2nd S12xc on the XR650R 140/80 (I think)
The 1st I got 1200k’s turning it a couple of times it was wearing well but I staked the side wall in a nasty bog hog

The 2nd I got 1600k’s out of also turning a few times last 200k’s was open tar and gravel roads chasing a mate on a 690 so I gave it plenty it was worn out but not torn/chunked I was surprised as how I had ridden it
I use to run m404’s lucky to get 500k’s outta rear

still running the m403 front in the 90/100 size luv’em

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Yammyman wrote:

is it for a 140kg rider thank you tom

yes tom it is to suit a 140 kg rider or a lighter rider carrying a load say 110kg rider who wants to carry 30kg load

I also have a complete set of forks sprung to match revalved and gold valves installed i’m considering selling

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been some time since I last logged in, Big Thanks to nic for his help over the phone a couple of weeks ago!
fly wheel is stock, so back to rejetting and getting it onto a dyno for testing,

missing my pig ATM as it is in storage at a mates as I have just moved and down sized in garage space :S until the new shed is built :woohoo:

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i is not an ex race bike jake brought it in very stock form this is a pic he posted of it on adv ride saying he had just purchased an xrr he then went about modding it with full staintuned exhaust tried a tm40, a crf???x usd front end and had the rear cr500 hybrid shock built at tecnik i believe as it had a tecnik sticker on the res and i’m pretty sure that he told me it was done with you guys i have since modded it more myself your fork spring, some gold valves and the rear shock was overhauled and valved by dave (suspension matters)

when i get a chance i will pop the cover and take a picture
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it only denotes at low speed on start of throttle which is why i went to a 32.5 pilot it helped with denoting so i then went to a 1.0 air jet but that was too much and wouldn’t start nicely etc i have the pumper set very active as soon as the slide starts to raise the squirter kicks in i was at 145 main with a y6 needle jet and it was running a black sutty pipe so dropped back to a 142.5 main and y4 needle jet, i thought it is strang jake had problems as i think he is normal size and engine was in stock form at that stage

i may have to source a decent stock carb

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not my motor but piston looked the same as this 1

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thanks for the great reply i have a je 11:1 raised top piston, freshly overhauled head with kibblewhite valves and spring std size, just running stock stator and ign pick up long story to this bike but you have atleast built the rear shock it was previously owned by a bloke know as “advjake” he live in sydney at the time was sold to a tourist and then stolen and recovered in cairns

in full stock form oem piston etc jake fitted a tm40 pumper and had the same denoting problems and reinstalled the stock carb and it run well this is how i got it

a mate and myself rebuilt the motor, the head was done at a local shop i supplied the hardware i did run it with stock carb for a short time at run in then decided to install the tm40 the denoting only happens under heavy load i am 150kg+ and it normally happens on hills starts, laboring the motor on a hill never use to do this with stock carb , it happens below 95 but is worse when hotter,

i am running 15/48 gearing and use engine ice coolant may not mean sfa but thought i’d add incase

Thanks for the advice on the fan i will use it in sorting out a fan, I am also considering bigger rads fluindybes mostlikely the pwr’s are out of my budget

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Trailboss wrote:

Cheap ones are crap they crack around the tanks. I have a set of PWRs and they are awesome, well made. PS I dont know why Glen had trouble getting his to fit :whistle:

Well made, strong and Aussie. Oh yeah much more expensive then the Chinese ones you should compare the quality :huh:

Just my opinion

TB

yes i have had a couple of people say to steer clear of the ebay jobs i do like the pwr’s but man there prices :sick: over $600
i wondered about glen’s fitting issue?

i am thinking fluidynes at $400 landed if pwr where closer on price i would buy there’s

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thanks for the reply nick i thought that range was where it should be,

if you don’t mind can i ask if not from lean fuel what does it rattle/ping?

i have thought about a fan some say get a little 12v computer fan others reckon ktm set up is the go but i am clueless with elec system, what is the best option for this as it would be a great to have?

i am using engine ice and that has lowered the running temp the uni biker guards do hamper the air flow but are great protection for the area’s i ride mostly tight single and hills i do tend to collect sticks and rocks in rads and drop it sometime on hills i have the upgrade thermostat from xr’s only and cap

am am thinking of the cheap ebay rad’s from ASI
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/performance-aluminum-radiator-Honda-XR650R-XR650-00-07-/300717546478?pt=AU_Motorcycle_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4604299bee

i would buy fluidynes but for the cost

cheers

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ianb wrote:

and this is single track mode

nice pig you got there mate 👿 , i’m another pig rider, mine has same suspension as yours but set up for someone a little heavier :blush:

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