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Trailboss wrote:

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October 1st?

yeah, i’m in at this stage.

but i could run out of money / have an injury, or Get a better offer by the 1st of October.

making it difficult to attend your ride.

maybe i should have said the end of oct.

anyway i’m in for now!

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so craigs hut to Coziosco then!!!!

at this point in time i’m interested.:woohoo:

however as with everyone else, depends on what happens between now and October 1st.:unsure:

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Trailboss wrote:

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Yeah your right XY, in that environment it will be fine, 90% of deisel sumps are that combo and no dramas

TB

+ all the alloy heads with steel bolts holding everything on.

all i can say Rocket on the alloy plug, “‘cos they can”.:huh:

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Ollie wrote:

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Galvanic corrossionB)

cereal?

even being in oil and subject heat cycles?

how do the XR boys go running the cat bolts?

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steel plug in alloy will only cause problems if you cross thread it.

the only thing i can think is if you use an ordinary bolt you will need to use a copper washer to give a proper seal.

if you like i’ll PM you my post address, send the old one to me and i’ll have a crack at fixing it.

if that fails making a new one.

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would a steel bolt the same tread size and pitch and of the same length do the same job?

dose the drain plug have any special recess on the filter side?

i’m guessing it’s alloy only to save weight? bugger all but 10g here and there adds up i suppose.

have you tried to see if a normal bolt will fit the filler thread, just to see if anything else will fit?

just a thought to ( TRY) and help.

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hey Shane,

can you take the old plug to a nut and bolt shop and get something in the same thread and length?

it’d be metric i guess. cant be that hard to get one.??? but then it might not be.

just a thought.

did i read in one of your posts that the filler is the same thread? or am i dreaming again:blush:

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Hey Wicked,

can i be so rude to ask what the beamer set you back?

how dose it perform? what can you compare it to? i.e. what have you ridden and how dose it stack up?

much appreciated, regards drew.

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Boony wrote:

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Hey Aidan when your all fixed and better you should borrow TBs new BMW and come for a blatt with us all at LOUEE. in september

boony you will give the poor bloke post traumatic stress syndrome!

TB would not simply just keep it, he’d offer Aidan your Narna as a consolation gift :woohoo:

TOP EFFORT TO TB and CHOP! big thumbs up.

all OBT members are thinking of you Aidan!

hope you can find a pain killer that eases the joy thief!

and looks like until you can mount up again you will be entertained by the OBT crew.

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chris72a wrote:

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Ha Ha Looks like what they made us do in our riding license test.

Chris

yeah i was thinking YORN too.

but i’d like to have a crack at the track though!

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micknmeld wrote:

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Actually XR’s only aren’t getting all that good of a rap on Thumpertalk as of late. A few people have been bagging them.

oh, well i won’t tell you they do header pipes as well then:blush:

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have you heard of XR’s only? and JE pistons?

Al Baker’s XR’s only

they do 629cc/100mm – 654cc/102mm kits for the 600’s. around the US$200 mark.

there are loads of yank sites/ builders use the JE stuff, but i have not heard of any experience out here.

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Ollie wrote:

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xy-transit wrote:

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but when you get Shafted by the dealer it leaves a lasting bitter taste in your mouth:angry:

The question begs to be asked? why did you have the dealers shaft in your mouth?:laugh:

Ollie

i knew it!:S something did not add up!!!!! :huh:

yeah Honda’s CRM is a ripper too!!!! little known about model. a limited amount brought out here. and sadly no longer made? well imported anyway. but not quiet up to the 300’s power and stopping.

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Thanks Ollie!,

i loved the katie 300! on the rear wheel for first 3 gears;) and it could top out at 148km/h with a heifer lump like me on it:lol: but funny thing is it was no quicker top speed with my bro who is 1/2 my size! ?

but when you get Shafted by the dealer it leaves a lasting bitter taste in your mouth:angry:

ktm were rumoured to be going oil injected like the honda CRM 250. but i have not heard any more about it.

anyway i’ll remain faithful to my first Katie until then.

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Hey ollie,

the gasser is still oil/ fuel premix, is it not?

do they still run a ceramic cylinder bore?

the only way i’ll go back to a 2banga is if it’s self mix/injected.

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