[DavidMember]

Funny stuff.
We were actually saying that there would be trouble with better halves if these discussions were recorded.:ohmy:

Lefty it is definately funnier on the camera, at about the 3rd or 4th time you dropped your pants it started to get a little weird and unsettling.:unsure:

[DavidMember]

Great footage Chris!
It is almost felt like i was there!:huh:
Oh! hang on a minute.:unsure: :huh: :dry: :blink:

[DavidMember]

Agreed!

[DavidMember]

Had a great day on the pre-ride.:cheer:
I haven’t ridden much in that area before so it was all new.
Thanks to TB for leading and all the alternate sweeps.
I agree with the ultra heavy duty tubes, i run them and had no problems.
From all the tracks we did it is going to be an awesome Birthday ride.
I wouldn’t want anyone to think we didn’t have tools with us as i always carry mine.
Unfortunately the tools i carry are to fix my bike so i wasn’t much help for Madge:dry:
I wouldn’t worry about the time spent fixing the tyre Madge, truth be known i enjoyed the rest.:whistle:
Thanks to TB, Lefty, Chris, Kieran and Madge a good group of guys to ride with.

P.S. TB i thought that Madges site name was Round Nuts? :laugh:

[DavidMember]

Great TB,
Looking forward to it.

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[DavidMember]

I think that this ICE idea is generally a good one.
In my situation i carry some basic personal details in my wallet and always have.
It is a hangover from being born before mobile phones.
The only set back i can see with ICE is that my mobile has a pin code on it so that it can’t be used if lost or stolen.
It would make it very difficult for the attending ambulance officer to use any numbers on my phone without the initial pin code.

My TCW.

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[DavidMember]

Congrats STM great to hear that everyone is well.
Sounds like it went as easy as falling off a bike!

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[DavidMember]

Yep totally agree!
I lost my rears at Micks Birthday ride and on the wet clay trails the front brakes were no fun.
That’s why i am thinking about using the reservoir extension.

Also had another thought, in my dark old mechanic days we used to leave problem brake bleeds to sit over night and bleed them in the morning. Sometimes used to get a good result, i guess the theory is that the air would settle????

[DavidMember]

Hello Bundyroy,
Thought i would throw in my 2 cents worth.
One thing i would suggest is that you back off the push rod adjuster on the brake pedal.
You may need a longer stroke to push more fluid through.
Sometimes when the adjustment is used to take up pad wear you actually reduce the piston stroke in the master cylinder and in doing this you reduce the amount of fluid that you get through.
I have used the brake fluid in the bottle process and it works. The reason behind the tube being submerged in fluid is to stop the bleed nipple drawing air back in as you lift the pedal. If it is not in the fluid the air in the caliper just gets drawn in and out and nothing is achieved.
I am always a little wary of forcing fluid through a master cylinder in reverse. The seals in the master cylinder are cup seals and are meant to work in one direction. Forcing fluid over the cup seal lip in reverse can cause damage to the seal.
As everyone has said keep an eye on the reservoir as they are pretty small on the KTMs.
I have been thinking about using the extended reservoir on my KTM to aid in fluid cooling.

As i said just my 2 cents worth.

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[DavidMember]

Nope never warmed my chain either.:huh:
I pretty much use the same process as Jeffro.

[DavidMember]

Well bugger me it looks just like an old suszuki petrol tank.

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[DavidMember]

The Indian seems to closely resemble the old Suzuki TS model range.:unsure:
Guessing probably 125 although they also came in 250 :unsure:

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[DavidMember]

Hi Peter,
Any mate of Mervs can’t be all bad.:laugh:
The XL250 is a good old bus i had a 500 in the old days.
You’ll find plenty going on here at the OBTs site so look around for some rides.
There’s been a couple of 2 – 2.5 rides down Nowra way that would be good to jump on when they come up again.
Oh! and don’t worry about the user name a lot of us didn’t really think ours through either.:unsure: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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[DavidMember]

Sign me up TB:cheer:

[DavidMember]

OK Gary,
Have to admit i was looking forward to catching up on this one.
No problems though, i assume that you are talking about the OBTs Birthday ride at the end of May?

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