[Bruce CurtisMember]

Gee Mick you’re an important man, they’re holding the 4 day in your honour this year and all eh?

Would love to0 help but my hair needs washing that weekend….

Bruce

[Bruce CurtisMember]

Why are you stalling/flooding so often?

sounds a bit suss to me.

[Bruce CurtisMember]

Admin wrote:

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I am not sure I like where this thread is going at the moment.

How’s about we just stay in the farmer’s sheds.

I have no idea at all admin,w here it’s been, now back to the subject at hand, that old bike is it a Sachs or yamaha?

[Bruce CurtisMember]

WTG linkaged KTMs back in the melee’ again, good to see.

reckon the husabergs will get one too?

BC

[Bruce CurtisMember]

JAK wrote:

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Please tell me your joking Mr Blue. It’s not just a Vicco thing.

Nah sorry Jak, the bits I get are

My Nuts
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your Face
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Teabag?????

see I’m not a pictogram thinker, sorta really A Moron with an IQ…..

Oh wait on it could mean, a less than full bag???

[Bruce CurtisMember]

micknmeld wrote:

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TISCO wrote:

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Lets see if this brings back memories.
My house backs right onto it in Silverdale

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orl8uNuQqew[/video]

Birkshire Park?? Just a guess as I cant see youtube at work.

With you Mick, there’s posts that obviously have something in them but all i get to see is a lot of blank white space… so I call it Boony…..

BC

[Bruce CurtisMember]

menace wrote:

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Trailboss wrote:

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Ha ha been waiting for a witty reply Menace instead I got that, well figures expecting to much from you

Back on topic then

Kettle :kiss:

is that it, ive seen better replies to party invites :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

now we can get back on topic :woohoo: :woohoo:

No not yet, just for a minute just pretend I’m an idiot and explain the teabag to me….

I Just can’t get it, unless it’s a Vicco thing, then I don’t want it… :blush:

BC

[Bruce CurtisMember]

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Ah yes the 80’s.

Who could ever forget the Bronsky Boys or Bananarama.

But I reakon Aido, if you slapped a pair of glasses on you could be one half of the Proclaimers. :laugh: :laugh:

it would appear that JAK wasn’t paying attention during the decade of decadence, t’was Bronski Beat…
Musta been the Mullum madness eh Jak?

I now like alot of music from the eighties, but at the time i hated most of it, inless it was the Clash, from the UK or SKA inspired… ahh how time tempers our tastes.

BC

[Bruce CurtisMember]

micknmeld wrote:

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I was quoted $240 for a genuine piston, rings and the two gaskets.

I got a genuine piston, two sets of rings,gudgeon pin,bearing ,clips, two full gasket kits, a genuine tool kit all for $144 of ebay from some bike shop (Triumpth dealer) at Lismore.

Cool, pretty close to my home Lismore is(bikeworx also a Kwaka dealer too…, I )just got piston, two sets of rings, small end assembly, two complete gasket sets, workshop and owners manuals same way.
Now knowing you’re a highly respected “bargain hunter” Mick I feel good about the price I paid too…

Murph, your maintenance regime on 2Ts will end in tears for someone (note to self, never buy second-hand bike off Murph)

BC

[Bruce CurtisMember]

Running in , pretty well everyone has their favorite method, but I agree with Mr Rat, a couple of heat cycles is all that is needed to get it all mated and the piston/bore right. Again I run a bit richer oil mix for a tank full, but usually only on bottom ends rebuilds.
no real right and wrong if you do something along Rats or My lines.

And Mick that is absolutely Arse-lucky, I rebuild by performance/ note and hours, i reckon unless it’s an IT175 you can’t go wrong by that method.

Musta been the weekend for it eh, I finally pulled the young Blokes KX60 down last friday, never been done since new (only has about 40 hours tops, but got massively overheated a few months back), has pretty good burn pattern, rings are completely marshmallowed and have no tension left, and the bore has one little mark below the exhaust ports, where it looks like a ring snagged on first revolution and then settled down. Sorry to hijack a bit Mick, but have you ever seen the meat those 60s have in the bore liner?, I reckon you could get a 10mm over bore and still have more jacket left than the average bike…..
Mick how much was the topend kit for the 85?

Bruce

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Boony wrote:

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Thats what I meant….(Shaking head slowly)god its hard some days.

Bring on beer o`clock

Now if the beer doesn’t work Boony, a cold spoon or some Bromide may, cause we can’t have you in “that condition” some days

BC

[Bruce CurtisMember]

According to the experts this was the single worst handling dirtbike of the past decade, almost bought one once and after riding it a few years back I’m glad I didn’t cause I totally agree with those “experts”. All in all typical pre 2008 KTM, excellent engine in search of a chassis.

BC

PS Ollie why can’t i see your reply????? :S

[Bruce CurtisMember]

The Jappa sportbike riders here and in SE QLD mostly used to use the “lift the left hand off the grip in a simple open palm, and nod”, anything more is rather “excerburant” and probably a bit Homyspecial.
but if that’s your thing go ahead.

BC

be understated

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Aaron wrote:

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The road is not a race track. There are some roads that feel very much like one. Eg the road to the Natural Arch out of Nerang QLD.Minimal intersectons, driveways and lots of sweet corners. I sold my road bike because at 100 kph it felt like you could get off and walk!!! At 100 in the bush sometimes it feels crazy fast. I want to go out and put the hammer down. But on a road bike you cant unless you want to stay in second gear.(legally) If I had a road race circuit close by that could satisfy my requirements. I know i could still hit a tree at 50 and not make it, but at least i have removed cars from the equasion.

Aaaron that’s the area I grew up in, and you’re right even on a big chook chaser it feels slow, Tamborine and Canungra the same. Lakesides not that far and used to be good fun….

BC

[Bruce CurtisMember]

Pretty well you summed it up Chris, alot of middle-aged Blokes getting killed last few years, I put it down to:
I wanna bike
I wanna big bike
I wanna shiny Bike
I wanna go places
I wanna go fast
I wanna go fast on twisty roads
I wanna be like those blokes that go fast on twisty roads
I don’t wanna admit i need to learn some stuff first.

I wanna nice coffin

BC

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