[Bruce CurtisMember]

menace wrote:

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i think this is the bloke, back when he used to ride a honda :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

i think his name is “ranger roo” :laugh: :laugh:

Dunno Menace although you’re probably right, cause Boony ended up “Kangaroo Edward”

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[Bruce CurtisMember]

90% rider Boony, 90% rider. Like I said in another forum about Chook chasers at track days “while some blokes where impressive the blokes they were wiping weren’t”.

plus most occassional racer 4T riders from what I have observed over the years seem to rely on the “rolling start” mentality.

But all the same well done for getting into the first turn quickly, only trouble is getting around it, maybe you outbraked him?

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[Bruce CurtisMember]

Good Boony as long as you didn’t damage that choice headlight setup, me like alot.

Bollocks, are you sure it was “CPR” not a dawn buster in progress.

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[Bruce CurtisMember]

BOLLOCKS wrote:

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Your a big boy….even though you did scream like a girl!!!

So would after a WR450 was thown at me and then I realised I had to pick up a prone DRZ400….

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[Bruce CurtisMember]

Yep they make bloody great chainsaws too Mr furry one, certainly last longer than 70 hours use between builds. Pretty good on warrantee too.

[Bruce CurtisMember]

So the XR650R would’ve had to undergone 7 major engine rebuilds if using the BMW replacement schedule.

Sorta takes the gloss of riding doesn’t it?

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[Bruce CurtisMember]

WikdBeemer wrote:

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The BMW mechanic said the 450 motor is like 1 cylinder of a F1 car, only designed to do 70hrs before a new piston, rod and crankshaft are needed.
Now I’m thinking of joining the 650 contingent!

Wow!! that’s harsh, what Einstein thought that was good idea, I mean nice bikes and all, but they don’t exactly blitz the others in power output or real world performance so surely they could engineer the engines to be understressed and get longevity out of major components like the crank, holey Moley.

[Bruce CurtisMember]

The crux of this problem I believe TB is that some motorcycle distributors really don’t believe they should be lumbered with warranty, they wish to live in the 19th century and do as they always have and put the onus of proof on the purchser. I have had this problem going back to 1979, and yet to met a dealer where it’s been “OK we’ll take care of that, it’s obviously a problem with the bike” even when it is blatantly obvious it was manufacturing or assembly issues.

This is what soured me on Yamahas for 28 years, it soured me on Kawasaki and almost on suzuki, and they were roadbikes.

Motorcycle distributors and dealers should be taking a leaf out of the electrical and whitegood industry, loyalty is high and warrantees are almost to a fault honoured immediately.

EG: Bought a brand spanking new hoover 7.5 k washing machine in 1999, three weeks later it stopped, rang dealer that afternoon a new one was delivered and installed, old one carted away, and the replacement still lives in our laundry, and we have bought several otehr hoover branded items from that exact dealer.
This is what will inspire customer loyalty and repeat business, Now Paul Feeney is the national boss of Husky Australia and in my dealings with him over the years have always found him personally to be an honourable Bloke, but this is not the first instance I have read about, maybe it’s somewhere in between the dealers and him, or maybe the old “blame them above” mentality that lazy people love to use.

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[Bruce CurtisMember]

Mick it is nice to see you spell “arse’ correctly in that context, now at least TB knows that to fulfill your wishes he must experience some perswonal bodily discomfort, unlike others whom stated “Jam it up your Ass” which is to be frank, Animal cruelty at it’s worst for what did some donkey ever do to deserve that punishment?

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[Bruce CurtisMember]

Congrats Chris, it’s a good thing the whole family enjoys “your” hobby , I already guessed you where the “mystery buyer” on Micks “buy one pivot peg, get one free” thread.

Nice looking bike the 400s, haven’t heard a bad word about them.

Nice choioe on the rest of the families bikes too, quick Q? is that a zook quad or a Hyosung? (same diff anyway, made in the same factory)

Bruce

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DanD wrote:

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Chasing a frisby in the park

Not far off the truth Dan, he’s thrown the bike away a few times that resembles throwing a green frisbee, and yeah Boony, spend a few hours teaching him Races starts and next thing he’s smoking me off the line, outcornering me, out jumping me, and is later on the brakes than me (actually I’m not sure he actually uses them, just throws the bike into the corner methinks) now I’ve gotta get sneakier and pull more tricks outa my bag.

Might weld a washer in his header pipe… that’ll slow him up.

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Uncle Fester wrote:

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BTW in photo one his helmet looks way to loose.

yeah he keeps pushing it up on his head, which is weird cause this is his 6th helemt and the only one he’s done it with.

You wish Mick, it’s a lifelong dream of mine, I’ve evn pinpointed which golf course……… 👿

[Bruce CurtisMember]

Bad luck Boony, sometimes people get carried away in the moment and take out half the field, watch a season opener seniors “C” grade MX race at the first corner and the results are hilarious.

Like TB said you OK?

WR450s are heavy buggers too.

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[Bruce CurtisMember]

It’s an ’03 genuine plated YZ250WR as released by yamaha
MPE suspension mods both ends, gold valves, revalved shock .43 springs in front and titanium spring at rear.
V3 force reeds
JD red needle on 4th clip
175 main
46 pilot
50 powerjet
pivot pegz (of course)
Honda CRF M/Cyl (Thanks to T/B )
Genuine honda brake pads
’07 pipe (better bottom end response)
Shortened silencer (to help above)
Timing retarded by 1.5 degrees
Blueprinted ports
Stuffed crank (that’s crank stuffers not buggered ok)
Fatbars in low flat bend,
15mm risers
and some other stuff that escapes me now

just three more things i need
3rd,4th,5th gears out of WR450…… they slide straight in
CRF front caliper
Big acerbis tank.

and one want
Vortex programmable ignition.

because of it’s origins and the deliberate changes I have made,It’s a lot more vicious off the bottom than your average bike, to quote a TM300 rider I know “too much, too soon for me” ask Menace what it accelerates like…

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[Bruce CurtisMember]

Well if you have some OBT printed in Blue, I’ll be first off the rank, plus Keg (DBW owner) was really cool to deal with when i bought some YZ (he owned a YZWR that broke his back)bits off him, if not email me the template and I’ll get some made

BTW send me your addy for those bits Bud.

Bruce

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