[dennis da menaceMember]

micknmeld wrote:

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menace wrote:

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next fear to face will be my triple clamps. im not sure whether or not to fix them with a hammer and risk major damage to myself if they snap, or bin them and get some faster flasher ones

Go the bling triple clamps mate. Metal fatigue is hard to see,aluminium that has bent that far, wouldn’t have my confidence.

thats the lines im thinking along Mick.
considering they are cast solid and slotted to allow for a couple of mm, bendind it out 20+ must have rooted it somehow or way :S

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blah blah blah Bruceee :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

its just fine for me as it is, imperfect burning and 36mm carb and all :laugh: :laugh:

im really happy with the condition of its innards though. i was expecting a little scoring or a bit of lip, but nothing :woohoo:

cant wait for the postie so i can wack it back together

im already dreading putting those f**king gudgeon clips in though :laugh: :laugh:

next fear to face will be my triple clamps. im not sure whether or not to fix them with a hammer and risk major damage to myself if they snap, or bin them and get some faster flasher ones

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smurf19 wrote:

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hilarious if you ask me shame they don’t supply bolt tighteners as well

that is harsh mate :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

but fair :laugh: :laugh:

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xy-transit wrote:

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what was the prognoses on the triple clamps? Menace.

were they able to be saved?

im too scared too look. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

i have been pricing new bling ones just in case

looks like chop is in too JAK

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part 2

anyway, i undid these two bolts and tapped the starter out so i could get to the left PV cover.

took the left PV cover off as you need to to expose a nut needed to get the barrel off. A little bit of oil and muck but pretty clean.

this got me thinking about spooge and its uselessness in life. :laugh: :laugh:
heres my pipe, engine end…..slight carbon, no wet spooge, little buildup

and muffler end, just as dry and clean…

its all tooooo clean…..!
i was starting to think there was something wrong

too lean, not enough premix!!

luckily, then i remembered that its a bloody KTM300, the highly refined and efficient big bore 2 banger, whose superior burn pattern allows it to run clean even when it is lugging around in places only goats and boony venture…effortlessly too i might add :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: sorry bruce, couldnt resist

anyway, i ripped the RH PV cover off as you need to get into another barrel nut and remove a little clip off the actuator arm. i didnt get any pics because i was getting too excited, here is one of the cover :laugh:

Next, i took the head off…and low and behold it looked new :woohoo:

there was very little carbon on the top of the slug. i reckon half of this was from sweeping last ride and lugging home with a dodgy fork.

barrel is in perfect condition with no lipping or scoring :woohoo:

i then whipped the barrel off(or JUG as the seppos call it )
the piston is still near perfect. i reckon it would have been good for another 50+ hours.

a light scotchbrite-ing and it will be apples
the cross hatching is still visible on the bore down low.
very little wear….good oil pays off!!
motul 800 is the best!

even the PV flap is pretty clean, a bit of carby clean and wire brush and it will be sparkling again.

i looked all over for the best and cheapest piston kit for the Kato.
the best i found for a ‘group2’ kit (one size up) was $240. and believe it or not in sydney, from ProRider. they didnt have one in stock when i enquired.
the next cheapest was also from sydney, ProCycles at $263.

Seeing procycles is a KTM dealer and they were doing them that cheap, i thought id give Mal at Suttos a go.
in typical dealer fashion he quoted me an astronomical price :laugh: i think the piston was $300ish :laugh: :laugh:

i told him what they were going for and he matched the price on the spot good onya Mal, much appreciated.

i should have the bits express post tomorrow.

to be continued

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i see a mob called Diamond Strike has brought out a new fandangle tool kit for the DRZs. they claim you can fix anything on a suzi, anywhere and anytime with this toolkit…

check it out banana boys :laugh:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Diamond-Strike-Anywhere-Matches-Large-Kitchen-250-count-/110574854871?pt=AU_Tobacciana_Collectables

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im there if my bike is back together.

will need to run in my new top end before nundle

and i’ll bring a bbq

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you forgot Bol you twit :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

dont write him off yet :laugh: :laugh:

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good work crew the boon has done it to a ‘tea’

Bols chucked it down the road again is he alright?
hope he didnt hurt his ego, its a big part of him you know :laugh:

bring on nundle :woohoo:

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whats the go with this ride any room left for another

Can we swag it somewhere

I still have to repay menace for his wrongdoings yet

And where TF is nundle

sweet bob, i will be humbled by your presence..

and always on the look out :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

i thought Nundle was the sister city of Neville :blink: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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thats in the US rocket you twit :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Derrrr :dry: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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Jeffro wrote:

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Poor old Aido, you blokes give him a hard time

he loves the attention Jeffro :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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Trailboss wrote:

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Hey Menace where are we going riding on friday the 29th of November, can we make it the friday and maybe the saturday :laugh:

TB

im taking you from toongabbie, through snapping gum forest, across razor spur, down the decent of death, along leech river track to bush tick junction and along Honda road (its called that coz its shit boring) :laugh: :laugh: and into walhalla for a graze….

we’ll assess ourselves then as to the trip back :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

oh, and it will include some of the track from the last A4DE in Vic…al those years ago :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

:laugh: :laugh: i only asked ranga on the weekend about the CR :laugh: :laugh:

well actually, it was more like, im goin riding with TB in november… if you wanna come you will have to bring your KX mate, coz i have already borrowed the CR….mate, buddy pal…. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

looks like it will be OK……well….he didnt say NO :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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aido wrote:

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TB you can teach me how to do the pictures when you come down here

for faaarks sake aido…

look in the ride reports title there is a tutorial on it there….its piss easy

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WHERE IS AIDO’S RIDE REPORT?????????????

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