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Wanted / YZ490 rod kit

« on: April 11, 2008, 07:03:27 PM »

can anyone tell me what kits are available for the 490.
Pro-x no longer can supply.
genuine parts work out to $400 :'(

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For Sale / XR 75 5 speed 1977

« on: April 04, 2008, 08:36:59 PM »

full bike for sale in tassie,will store it until nationals if needed

runs ok,bit of blue smoke on start up,suspension is tired,pipe is butchered at end

points cover is good,no welds on splines.

$500  will get some pics if anyone is interested

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Bike Talk / Zedder for honda part no

« on: March 26, 2008, 08:43:43 PM »

could anyone run this number on zedder and tell me what models use it.

51437-329-010    ring piston( on damper rod)


thanks in advance

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General Discussion / are these the first boots that fox made

« on: November 15, 2007, 10:05:48 PM »

a pic of some Fox boots that belonged to my brother-in law who passed away some years ago.

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General Discussion / any one heard of a Tyran pictured here in old advert

« on: September 13, 2007, 12:30:03 AM »

were they any good?
did any get to australia

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Bike Talk / 1975 suzuki advert

« on: September 12, 2007, 12:15:46 AM »

they could talk the talk back then

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General Discussion / Posting scanned ads and articles from old mags

« on: September 10, 2007, 07:26:46 PM »

Is it ok to post copies of old adverts and articles from old mags such as trail and track?

Im talking about thirty year old articles?

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Tech Talk / cheap DIY tool for honda wheel bearing plates

« on: September 05, 2007, 11:36:49 PM »

not my idea but still a good one.
take your 12 inch shifter(or buy a metric one)
drill a couple of appropriate size holes to suit two pin punches
and there you have the perfect adjustable tool to put even pressure on those wheel bearing plates.
would probably work on a smaller shifter for some shocky tops?

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General Discussion / The hazards of a posties job

« on: September 03, 2007, 07:35:19 PM »

been a bit wet in Hobart lately

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General Discussion / Picture of blonde biker chick with short shorts

« on: September 02, 2007, 10:53:42 PM »

just as I described 

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For Sale / YZ250(D) 1992? workshop manual

« on: August 06, 2007, 08:39:27 PM »

genuine yamaha manual good used condition

$20

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General Discussion / a few trail pics(what we do between races)

« on: August 04, 2007, 08:26:22 PM »

light frost



lucky the tree was there



stuck,took five men and lots of wood underfoot to get it out

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Competition / new MA regs for evo and pre 85 and 75 cr125 eligibility in pre 74

« on: August 02, 2007, 12:39:07 PM »

if this link works,it will give you the latest info on the Classic MX regs

http://http://www.ma.org.au/AM/Template.cfm?Section=MA_Reports&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentFileID=26201

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Introductions / gorby reporting

« on: July 30, 2007, 08:20:41 PM »

gidday all,
            first job was in 74 at a servo come bikeshop ,serving petrol,servicing bikes and cars,making fibreglass stone fairings and cafe racer guards etc.
first bike was Honda dax 70,progressed to yamaha electric start 80cc trailbike,ts125j then a series of roadies.
built up a yoshimura kitted cb125 into a bombardier garelli frame,then put same motor into a XL125.
shifted into city to Suzuki dealership workshop about when the first RM125 came out.
I never was interested in the MX scene then and was a poor rider.
just did trailriding up to being involved at the VMX nationals that were held near my home in Tassie.
The bug bit and I purchased an XL350 sideport for the pre 75 class.
The first race meeting fetched me back to reality.My two weaknesses have always been riding in loose
conditions and ruts.The track was almost 100% powder and ruts!
The leader almost lapped me in a 4 lap race.I kept at it and after 2 years could be within a couple of bike lengths of him.
After a break of 12 months from all sorts of riding, I have started racing again and have found out just how out of condition I really am.

my real name is Michael,the nickname came from working at a place with four Michaels and the boss coined me with gorby- short for Mikael gorbachoffe .

 

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Competition / Tassie Nationals 2008

« on: July 30, 2007, 10:49:23 AM »

hello all,
             the Tassie Nationals will be held over four days,fri 6th to mon 9th of june 2008.
The monday being a public holiday for all states except WA

The provisional venue is at Quercus Park,Carrick in central northern Tasmania about 20km from Launceston.

The track layout at this stage will be natural terrain grass track for the pre 75/78 classes and include separate sections with enhanced features (jumps) for the evo/pre 85.

it is proposed to run pre75/78 on the fri/sat and evo/pre 85 on the sun/mon (subject to change)

The classes to be run are being sorted out.

The inclusion of sidecars is also being discussed and a result will be posted soon.

If you have any suggestions or queries please contact myself or fatboyracing through the forum or private message