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Honda / CR250M rear sprocket WANTED

« on: February 27, 2021, 01:34:00 pm »

 CR250 M   REAR sprocket   WANTED    fits 1975 and 1976 model     it is a dished sprocket   47 , 49  and 51 teeth were available

 6 bolt to hub    111mm center hole   and approx 17mm of offset     same as MR250 enduro of 1975.   wanting to buy a NOS sprocket.

    cheers G.

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General Discussion / Re: Rats and two stroke oils

« on: December 20, 2020, 07:54:56 pm »

 thank you for the advice and feedback ,  my neighbour Nick  had the rat bastards chew the piping on the rear seat of his XY GT Falcon that he has owned since new. world war 3 started immediately.
 
i have  enjoyed  long term baiting of the things and have jack russells and a couple of resident carpet snakes yet old rattus norvegicus still manages to chew random stuffs .

 an 89'  kawasaki ZX10  1000   i recently acquired at a garage sale had a  rat built 3 bedroom unit tucked into the voluminous tail piece and under seat area , its size only matched by the urine stench and shit pellet decor they had been living in.        g.

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General Discussion / Rats and two stroke oils

« on: December 19, 2020, 06:35:52 pm »

   a few years ago placed two 1 litre bottles of two stroke oil on a shelf in the shed with all the other oils most of us accumulate for lawn mowers , pumps ,chainsaws ,brushcutters  and the usual oils for our 2 and 4 stroke old bikes.  the yamalube racing 2-R fully synthetic with ester and the Maxima Castor 927 pro series racing formula 2 cycle oil  were both oils i probably would not buy (  actually won them at classic dirt during the trivia contests ) .

these unopened bottles sat ignored till today ,when i picked them up they were empty yet  their caps retained the seals,  it seems rats ? have methodically chewed small holes in each bottle from top to bottom and consumed the leaking oil as there was none on the old hardwood shelves and no telltale oil on the stuff on the shelf below. not a drop .

never had rodent problems with the run of the mill oils in the last  forty odd years ,  do rats prefer the expensive full synthetic with additives ??

anyone else had similar or odd rat /rodent  problems or  if you are an authority on the digestive system of a rat please comment   

safe riding and a happy healthy 2021 to all     g.

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Honda / honda SL125 shocks wanted

« on: April 11, 2020, 09:22:42 pm »

 hi , the shocks needed are 355 mm  long , with an unusually long 120mm long  shock body (to clear the incredibly beautiful and heavy large chrome chain guard) the shock body is approx 40mm wide .   there is various ones on ebay from thailand ,  wondering if anybody has /used an aftermarket shock , something from another brand ,  ? ? ? .   that may suit. thanks

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For Sale / Re: 2018 swap meets

« on: March 14, 2018, 07:29:05 pm »

Nabiac swap meet - sunday 29th July 2018.      bike and car    held at the national motorcycle museum    33 clarkson st nabiac nsw.     143 km north of newcastle,  29 km south of Taree.

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Honda / Re: HONDA XL 350...250

« on: February 03, 2018, 05:22:32 pm »

try    [email protected]       specializes in pre 75' hondas.

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Bike Talk / Re: 1971 Japanese MX Comparison

« on: October 05, 2017, 07:01:24 pm »

Dirt Bike magazines nov71' issue had a 10 pg comparison of the RT1 mx and the Kawa 350 bighorn fitted with mx kit ,  also their Oct71 issue with a 15 pg comparison of the Husky 400 cross, TM400R and the Maico  K 400 .        Cycle magazines may71' issue had a 7pg test of the TM400R v. K400 Maico.     g.

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Wanted / Re: ADB magazine article late 70's

« on: October 02, 2017, 06:34:07 pm »

hi ,  the ADB article titled  "modifying the suzuki TS185B" is in vol 2 no.2   (nov/dec 77 issue)
its a 3 pg article,  followed by a 2pg story called ' horses versus horsepower '-  geoff eldridge on a
ts185 v.  tex nowlan on a horse.    cheers g.     pm sent also.

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For Sale / Re: Purple Monty

« on: July 28, 2017, 08:25:55 pm »

I thought that was the same as your ole commuter gb.

   actually its a 40 year old extremely rare exotic european sports motorcycle with shiny bits and crinkley stuff

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For Sale / Re: Purple Monty

« on: July 28, 2017, 07:29:26 pm »

great bike ,  i have had mine for 22 years -the Rapita at only 110 kg dry is a very good handling fun bike with a claimed top speed of 150kph. rarer than gravity defying big tits , the southwest montesa web site claims only 600 were made, from 1976 to 1979, i know now of 3.  motocicleta fabulosa , hope it goes to a good home

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Wanted / Re: Hodaka tank

« on: June 28, 2017, 11:08:03 am »

  hi johnmcc ,  PM sent thanks.

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Wanted / Hodaka tank

« on: June 22, 2017, 01:47:25 pm »

hi,wanting to buy in usable condition a  tank to fit Ace 100 Hodaka , pretty sure a lot of other model hodaka tanks are the same. please PM
thanks G.

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General Discussion / Re: Old school road bikes ?

« on: May 19, 2017, 10:28:32 am »

i have one of these rare things,  have owned it for about 22 years . its a 1976 250 Rapita -  the montesa king scorpion 250 trail bike of the time was quite similar , the rapita has a 19 inch front wheel, narrow h'bars, higher gearing , different mudguards and exhaust . (sorry no pic of the actual bike in my ph'bucket thing) ,   also have a 1981 BMW R80G/S    " the original adv bike "   more an old school all roads bike , had it since 1992 .    and was recently given a very tidy 1985 Suzuki GS850G .   
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Tech Talk / Re: 1984 YZ490 40mm carb jetting??

« on: April 25, 2017, 05:53:42 pm »

 hi ,   Motocross action , Dirt bike and the lesser known Motocross ,  magazines from 1984 all recommended the following for the YZ490L
       stock is   440 main    needle Q8     slide 2.5    pilot 50    air screw  1 3/4 turns out
  recommended     440 main      needle Q4 on 3rd clip    slide  3.0    pilot   35     air  2 1/4 turns out , if it pings go richer on needle pos.    g.
       

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General Discussion / Resto Expo pics ? best resto ? other stuff ?

« on: April 04, 2017, 07:47:22 am »

hi , couldnt make it to resto expo but interested to know what got best resto, any other awards and pics of the bikes/ event. have seen the few short youtube things. have i missed something  posted elsewhere ?     cheers g