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Sounds like an adventure!! :woohoo:
I have discussed the situation and changes with the minister of Finance and War as well as the Minister of Job Security and have been granted the seal of approval by all said Ministers..
I have verbally and thoroughly discussed the situation with the CEO of OLD BULLS and I stand under what has been put forth and I would like to exercise my own free will and I hereby let it be known I would like to follow…
All maintenance requested to be completed from the Cameron Corner ride has been competed.
Cheers…
Krusty (AKA – pleb, sheep, wage slave) :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:Nickj wrote:On the way back from last weekends ride DY4 asked me a out using filter skins on this ride and I said last year I rotated 2 skins.
He gave me a top tip to use pool skimmer filter socks fr Bunnings instead , same material , 1/5 th of the price !!
Hope the tips not too late to save anyone thinking of using them on this ride !!Cheers DY
NickGreat tip mate!!! However too late for me as I bought the skins this week… hahaha :laugh:
Well day one of maintenance completed and should get to finish up tomorrow…. yeah!!
Head stem bearings checked and greased… Sleeves and bearings were in good condition.. No marks on the sleeves..
Wheel bearings done..
Tires Fitted..
New brake pads front and back done…
New throttle cable fitted.. (The sticking is gone.. :laugh: One of the cables was slightly freyed at the carby end and at the throttle end one of the casings had a slight crack at the very edge.. :ohmy: )
New Clutch cable fitted.. Feels so much better I reckon the old one was stretched..
Stock muffler fitted with ballards end cap.. vroom vroom (no more anoying cracking eh TB? :laugh: )
Swing arm and shock linkage checked and greased..Day two planned accomplishments:-
Front and Rear sprocket (going to a 42 rear with new sprocket bolts and nuts)
New Chain
Inline fuel filter
Check front and rear brake fluid levels and bleed
Replace coolant
Air Filter
Oil and Oil Filter
Go Over all bolts touched or notHey King… consider me in limbo for the moment…
Days would be Friday and Saturday ride..
Missing out on the ride this weekend with DJ and TB
as its a tear down maintenance weekend for me……..Anyone know which one of the many flavors of locktite to use for nuts and bolts…
Cheers….
what a weekend eh fellas!!!
755k round trip for me……
I think most everyone has detailed the ride in previous posts…..
In no particular order some of ups and downs from my perspective were:-
– Lefty taking the verbal punishment he got all weekend and it seemed to just roll off him…
– Seeing Lefty picking up the XR on Moose’s crossing… :woohoo:– Seeing one and hearing about the few offs DJ had… :ohmy:
– Working out my friggin muffler end cap fell off somewhere near Bathurst… Wood duck!! :whistle:
– Sticking to Gaz a bit too close at moments when he decided to have moments causing me to bail into the bush… :blink:
– Seeing Gaz go down on the fine bull dusted slippery ass track… Looked worse than it ended up being…– Riding up right in reverse about 6 meters down a hill before finally realising I should probably dismount.. :huh:
– Smashing my back into the side of a large crater during said dismount… Ouch…….. :pinch:
– Not seeing the easy smooth ride up and around said craters… :laugh:– The water crossings… They were actually fun.. The big one looked worrisome but wasn’t bad at all….
– Saturday nights camp.. Was a great night with great company and some great stories… I really like these moments of a ride…
– riding directly into the Sun Saturday evening racing to Hill End, then riding directly into the sun leaving camp Sunday morning… hahahaha….. :laugh:
I had a blast this ride.. It was long, challenging and forced me to push myself, even to the point where I just had to have a break…
And as always it amazing watching Boulder jump into action at every step of the way wherever trouble rears its ugly head…
Thanks to TB for Running a great ride off the top of his head, lefty for the laughs and Gaz showing me we will make a good team during Camerons…
some photos I took.. Not the greatest camera man but some random shots anyway….
Motley Crew I believe this shot was called..
Gathering the vittles at Hill End Pub… the Old Bulls sticker is still on the right window of the door at the top…
Boulder and DJ helping Lefty push start the XR Sunday morning as she was being a stubborn bitch…
No Worries boys job well done!!
One of the many funny moments of Lefty using something to elevate himself to start the XR.. :whistle:
Motley Crew outside of Sofala on the road to Sunny Corner…
Yo Wood Duck you lost your End Cap!!! :huh: :laugh:
Lefty and Boulder working on the Flat…
Gaz’s Front tire I believe has had enough… :woohoo:
Trailboss wrote:Krusty wrote:That Big ass tank is 2-3 times heavier than the stock tank and fins empty… :huh:Not picking here Krusty but whats 2 – 3 times heavy really mean, thats your opinion? I have both here, I reckon having just had the two, the steel DR650 tank and the 30 litres huge ass Safari tank in my hands there wouldnt be much difference, but whats much :laugh:
Would there be much difference between a plastic and a steel tank? The steel is thin, the plastic is thick that would be interesting
Bring your DR in trail mode we will weigh it and then try it in ADV mode, what do you think the difference will be, cause any figure I use will be plucked outa my arse :laugh: :laugh:
Lets weigh them
TB
Good Point… Yes I would like both modes weighed…
I edited my post to make sure it was understood I was only interested in my setups.. :laugh: :laugh: see above..
I think this thread is a great idea.. Good onya Lefty!!!
