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Boony wrote:

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👿 HaaHaaHaaa this will prove if you really have more than one friend :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

arent you my friend?

bob is my friend im certain of that anyway :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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Hey Hatto,

stop stressing mate

shit happens.

and when the shit does happen, it’ll be better shit :laugh:

Kabish?

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unfortunatyely choppa is out for paternal reasons

so its gonna be a lonely trip up for this spidy…

well to Mals place anyway. :laugh: :laugh:

then ill talk his ear off up to nundle :laugh: :laugh:

im gonna try conning Ranga into coming too since chop cant.

either way, sounds good boony, im hanging man :woohoo:

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axel wrote:

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Just looked it up on Boltons online :

54830107200 I AK PISTON CPL. GR 1 D=71.925 1 $344.65
54830107200 II AK PISTON CPL. GR 2 D=71.935 Nil $344.65

$104.65 over your kit from Mal’s/Prorider. Is this true? WTF?

yep :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: ktm pricing :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

if you look at the ‘prorider’ website, their kits are $239 but no group 2 in stock.
‘procycles’ (who are near suttos) do them for $263, and have group II pistons.

i found this out from “the 300 club” on DBW.

when i called Mal at Suttos, he started rattling on about $300+ pistons…

i stopped him with a chuckle and told him what i had found and he instantly matched it, well after he spoke to the boss anyway 😆
i quoted the $263 one because i could get it. i probably could have said $239 and got the same result but i didnt cause i couldnt get it.
maybe im too honest… oh well, im happy with the deal and i’d rather deal with Mal.
He was only doing his job after all and once he knew who i was and that i was from OBT, the salesmanship stopped and it was all smooth sailing

a couple of weeks before i was thinking i would have to source it offshore as the prices are bullshit here…..

i doubt i could walk into any bikeshop in melbourne and get that deal straight up so good on Suttos :woohoo:

i dont mind paying the freight because to be honest, i would have to travel at least 30 minutes each way down here to get to any bike shop i like anyway!! so whats $10-$15 bucks

suttos do a lot for us and i like to give them a go when its worth it.

i will be ringing Mal about my triple clamp and damper kit too. it never hurts to ask.

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thanks boys,

im off riding for the weekend

party on without I,

as you were gents :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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if you want a real knot in the stomach Axel, look at the videos on the ‘epic glenmaggie’ thread. i rode it like that for nearly 100km before i noticed…

it nearly made me sick :blush: :X

anyway, i got all the goodies from suttos yesterday and my new bench turned up….although it was damaged :angry: looks like it had a fight with a forklift :laugh: :laugh:
after a few phonecalls and some stern words, the manufacturer has decided to sort out the issue and send me a new top and some other bits…
it worked out pretty well. i wanted a 32mm mdf top but they wouldnt send it due to weight, only a 16mm.
now they are sending me another 16mm one, so i get my 32mm top :laugh: :laugh:

dickheads :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: typical sydneysider :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

im gonna go light the fire and check the ring gap, squish band, dimension ‘X’ and stuff this arvo.

i was gonna rebuild it saturday but im “told” im going to South Aus for a nookie weekend :blink: :laugh: sweet i say :laugh: :laugh:

via the great ocean road of course.

we just bought sammy a 2006 Corolla Levin the other week. its fully optioned and its a little rocket ship :laugh: it hangs on like shit to a blanket :laugh:

it ought to be a fun weekends drive

the rebuild will have to wait. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

ive pretty much talked myself into a scotts top triple clamp and underbar stabilizer kit. should be able to land it from seppoville for under $800AU.
otherwise a BRP clamp and mount, with a scotts damper, its a little cheaper

not sure i want BRP written on my bike though :laugh: :laugh:

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geez TB, any room for you (on the bike) :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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me and choppa are in for a feed mate

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thanks mate, but its new or nothing for the 3hungy

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firstly roy, the only thing i hit to bend those clamps was one too many beers :blush: during tensioning time :dry: idiot, i am

anyway, i havent pulled the wheel off yet to look at the axle for bendage.
my new workbench arrives tomorrow. ive been waiting for it as its a bit hard doing all this shit on the floor. :S

hopefully the pston kit arrives tomorrow too. i need the bench to pull down the PV and clean it out.

i reckon Bluey is right rings after 100ish, top end near another 100 again :laugh: :laugh:

the triple clamp….its another bone of contention :laugh:

my little joke to Mr Blue before about Katos having fully adjustable clamps from the factory has come back to bite me :laugh:
it seems that because of that, most major brands like renthal and tag and pro taper and shit dont bloody make them. :laugh: :laugh: there isnt any point selling them.

i walked into the local yammy/honda/harley peter stevens and asked the young fella about clamps. he looked everywhere and the best he could do was factory KTM gold SXS 18-20 offset you beaut super spoofo 25% faster ones for $999 (from boltons too) :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: we both had a laugh as i walked out :laugh: :laugh:

so ive been researching brands all arvo. it seems that there is a few to choose from in seppoland.
Zeta, Applied, RG3, Kite, maybe Fly….ranging from $199 to $599

then from Scotts, i could get a top clamp, underbar damper and highrise barclamps for under $700 :side:

i need to do more searching and re searching.

im still gonna have a go at clamping, heating and beating the old clamps back…. unless i see cracking or major damage from the fork bouncing around.

im pretty happy the bottom clamp will be alright….but the top one??? Errr :unsure: i dunno.
if it looks ok it might do for nundle

but we’re gonna stop at newy for a dunes bash with Moto on our way home, so id like a damper for the sand :laugh: :laugh:

i think i need to research some good excuses to tell Sammy :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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BOLLOCKS wrote:

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Notice there is no bike in the photos????…it was back about 200 mtrs..i passed 2 post codes before i hit the ground :ohmy: ..ahh…such sympathy…dying in the gutter and get my wallet pinched….thats sooo low.
and Jeffro…..bite me :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

see mate, i told ya it had 6 gears :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

2 hands for beginners, remember :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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how did you wrangle your way out of fathers day action JAK??

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have you got a 1/2 inch drive torque wrench mate??

mine is only 3/8.

need it for my barrel bolts

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Mr Blue wrote:

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if you get a lip in the composite bore it means the coating is GOOOONNNNNNEEEE and you’re toasty marshamallowed, but KTMs have one if not the best plating around. Piston clips put one in on the bench, piece of cake, the other sorta “wind” it in using fingers, or get a real short bit of pipe around the same id as the od of the wrist pin and using a bolt with a good fit push it in using bolt and thumb pressure, You’ve got a god set of hands on you you’ll piss it in.
Maybe next time it’ll get150 hrs

i reckon 150 easy mate, maybe 200 even!!

im not really worried about the ‘jesus clips’ as my dad used to call them :laugh:
i pre grooved some old pointy plier just for the job

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Mr Blue wrote:

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Agree with the lads on the triples too, just replaced my twisted upper one with a fully adjustable asv one, it’s gooodddd as gold mate.

Just do it, cause if the other one breaks I don’t need to go to vicco for a wheelchair run.

yeah, after mulling over the idea a bit i think i’ll have to lash out on some flash ones…

Hmmmm, i think black ones would go nice.

what is the go with the ASV ones Bruce, are they any lighter?
mine are fully adjustable from the factory so i lose out on that advantage

now im thinking under bar dampner while im there :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

wish my moneytree was an evergreen :laugh:

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