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General Discussion / Re: Broadford Mega Ride Day this Sunday 4 Dec

« on: November 29, 2011, 05:47:29 PM »

You didn't plan that very well then

Yeh, I am so quick to offer my help to clubs I forget about busting my own laps.  May see if I can slip away mid afternoon, kids only need 5 hours tuition time for their licence  :-)

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General Discussion / Broadford Mega Ride Day this Sunday 4 Dec

« on: November 29, 2011, 04:40:34 PM »

The Mega Ride Day is on at Broadford this Sunday, I've ripped the Natural terrain track, with showers forecast in the lead-up to the weekend, the track will be BLOODY AWESOME! ...... no mud, no dust .... what more could you ask for?

I think I have to fulfill coaching duties at the dirttrack so I may miss-out  :-(

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General Discussion / working bee / ride @ Broadford vintage track this Sat 26th Nov

« on: November 24, 2011, 05:00:26 PM »

Weather and track conditions are looking good for a ride this Sat at Broadford.  To get our 'free' ride, we have to do a working bee first, so clean up some tree branches laying around, throw a few rocks off the track, work 10am to 12 noon, then ride all arvo  :-)

If you you're interested email me so I know who's coming johnsuperbike@gmail.com 

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General Discussion / Re: Gunnar Gasser cheap copy warning ........

« on: November 22, 2011, 07:32:10 AM »

Thanks for the heads-up

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General Discussion / Re: working bee / ride @ Broadford vintage track this Sunday? - cancelled

« on: November 19, 2011, 08:30:10 PM »

Sorry to those that were coming, area is under water so working bee / ride is cancelled, maybe on again in 2 weeks.

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General Discussion / Re: working bee / ride @ Broadford vintage track this Sunday?

« on: November 18, 2011, 11:25:45 PM »

The only people that know of this working bee / ride day are you guys; weather is looking great for Sunday; email me if you're coming.

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General Discussion / Re: working bee / ride @ Broadford vintage track this Sunday?

« on: November 17, 2011, 04:40:12 PM »

Ok the day is on, if you wanna ride, you have to be there by 10am to be classified as working the working bee.  If anyone has a chainsaw they could bring, that'd be great; just want to clean up the 'paddock' area.

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General Discussion / working bee / ride @ Broadford vintage track this Sunday? - cancelled

« on: November 15, 2011, 06:37:04 PM »

I just graded the natural terrain track at Broadford, with the prospect of showers coming during the week and on the weekend, the track will be awesome!

If we have a working bee (pick up a few sticks) in the morning, we can ride for free in the arvo.

Any Victorian guys interested, send me an email if you're up for it, we can confirm once we see how the weather will be as the weekend gets closer.

johnsuperbike@gmail.com

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General Discussion / Re: VMX HAS IT REACHED ITS PEAK ?????

« on: November 10, 2011, 05:18:45 PM »

As someone new to classic dirtbike racing, and being a few years past my riding prime, the thing that plays a BIG part to me getting out and riding is the preparation of circuits for inclement weather.  I spend many hours building the bike in the garage, searching the internet for the rare parts to keep my bike in a rideable state.  I am not going to pound it around in knee deep mud that will put me back in the garage again for weeks fixing the damage; aside from that, I ride for fun, I do not feel that it is fun wobbling around in bad track conditions.

This is why I have decided to create a purpose built VMX track at Broadford, where I have input and can try to keep it smooth, keep it dry so it is old bike & rider friendly.

Just how 'I' feel.

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General Discussion / Broadford Mega Ride Day this Sat 12th Nov

« on: November 10, 2011, 03:34:59 PM »

Broadford's Mega Ride Day is on again this Saturday, ride the Natural Terrain / Vintage MX (NTMX) track, main MX track, Enduro loop, Speedway in the am and dirt track in the PM; knobbies allowed on the dirt track in the arvo.

I've been working on the NTMX track today so it is ready for Sat.

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General Discussion / Re: Oh hell yes! New Ossa enduro bike!

« on: November 09, 2011, 12:48:03 PM »

Interesting rising-rate linkage from a side mounted rear shock.

Now that is a 'snail pipe'!!

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General Discussion / Re: Oh hell yes! New Ossa enduro bike!

« on: November 09, 2011, 12:44:12 PM »

I reckon it would look better in Phantom colours! Notice the swingarm relationship to counter sprocket.If only they had that back in the day! J

Now that is A+ for thinking.

Shoot them an email - an option to purchase in Phantom colours would be great...

Maybe their motocross version will be in Phantom colours?  ;-)

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Tech Talk / Re: RM125B rear shock rebuild

« on: November 09, 2011, 12:40:58 PM »

Has anyone had a stock set of RM B shocks apart?  I want to re-oil and gas my stockers, I need to know if I can just drill down through the top of the reservoir to release the gas, undo the stock hose and change the oil, then tap a thread back in the top of the reservoir to fit a valve stem for re-gassing.

Thanks, John

John, I would like to do the same with my RM250N shocks. have you had any advice?
Who is Marty Orchard? back in the eighties i went on a caotic trail ride around Woods Point,floods,snow, lost.
Have this pic I had written on the back Marty Orchard someone elses bike sept 83

Hmmm Marty Orchard, Marty runs the KTM & Husaberg dealership in Frankston.  Marty competes in enduro's, he use to import Honda NSR250's from Japan through his company 'NSR Import'.  He use to own Frankston Kawasaki and Top Gear Motorcycles (Frankston Honda & Suzuki dealers).

Marty use to test enduro bikes for Trail & Track magazine at the same time as I was testing the motocross bikes for them.  Marty's dad was named John orchard, they are no relation.

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Tech Talk / Re: RM125B rear shock rebuild

« on: November 09, 2011, 12:35:58 PM »

But that is only for a re-oil & gas, my experience doesn't really go as far as pulling the shock bodies apart.  I have just bought a pair of RM250B rear shocks which I am going to disassemble to see how it all works.

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Tech Talk / Re: RM125B rear shock rebuild

« on: November 09, 2011, 12:33:11 PM »

Has anyone had a stock set of RM B shocks apart?  I want to re-oil and gas my stockers, I need to know if I can just drill down through the top of the reservoir to release the gas, undo the stock hose and change the oil, then tap a thread back in the top of the reservoir to fit a valve stem for re-gassing.

Thanks, John

It all sounds good until you try to refill with oil. You won't have any way of bleeding the air from the system or setting the remote reservoir piston in the correct position prior to regassing. Most shock guys have a pressurised oiling system that would probably work.

I would give your local guy a call to check it out first.

You undo the hose from the reservoir/nitrogen chamber, make a make-shift reservoir (funnel will do) and top it with 5wt suspension fluid, then stroke the shock remembering that any air in the shock will rise (so remember to position the shock so all air will rise up to the make-shift reservoir), once all bubbles stop coming up, shock is bled.  Drill a hole in the top of the nitrogen chamber of the reservoir (prepared previously), drill and tap a thread for an air valve stem, position the floating piston (that is inside the remote reservoir) at aprox mid way in the chamber, tip the reservoir upside down, fill it with oil.  Now bring the shock hose (with oil filled to the end) and the reservoir (also with oil topped to the max) together and tighten. Now put 1000kpa's of nitrogen in through the air valve stem...... done !!   :-)