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Competition / Re: Mandatory front & rear armour for classic riders say MA.

« on: December 05, 2025, 08:24:38 am »

In the “safety” world we live in - I’m not surprised.
(I found out recently that 9” Angle grinders are banned in industry - I was first handed one as a 14yo at TAFE)

Can’t find the 2026 MOMS.
Does it specify a “standard” for the armour?
Or the “Roost Protectors” commonly worn will suffice?

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System problems? / Re: Banned

« on: November 25, 2025, 09:37:19 am »

Thanks Pokey

The fact that it has happened to an unknown, but significant number of people. (Who knows how many can no longer access the site to tell us they have been banned?) is odd, and suggestive of a site issue?

It’s on my late model, up to date iPhone that I’m experiencing the issue - I thought they were a little immune to most of these “cookie” type issues. “Resetting” would lose me a lot of stuff, even clearing all the temp files would mean logging in to a heap of sites etc again. (Not the end of the world, but not ideal.)

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System problems? / Re: Banned

« on: November 20, 2025, 09:32:25 am »

I still can’t access the forum on my iPhone (Due being “Banned”)
Others have mentioned the same issue.

I think there may be some that don’t have, or use an alternative (I’m on my iPad)

This issue could contribute to the forum dwindling away.

It there anyone that has the know how to “unban” the recently “banned”?

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General Discussion / Re: revisiting old topics on the forum when its quiet

« on: November 05, 2025, 10:29:07 am »

A forum is a great place for invaluable information.
People with so much knowledge.
Categories, “sticky” subjects, and infamous, and often ignored, “search” function.

A shame they are being slowly usurped by the instant, short term, shallow, Facebook. (Not unusual to be reading an interesting post, have the phone lock, and never be able to find the post again.)

Long live the obsessive freaks on obscure forums!!

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System problems? / Re: Banned

« on: October 28, 2025, 09:35:02 am »

Thanks.
But I don’t have any antivirus, and I think the iPhone updates automatically.

It’s like the forum has banned the ID (IP?) of my phone, but not my account. The way it would if I were deliberately banned for some reason.
Quite weird.

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System problems? / Banned

« on: October 26, 2025, 10:35:27 pm »

On my iPhone, I get a message:

Sorry skypig, you are banned from using this forum!
This ban is not set to expire


No matter what I try - home, copy a link, it ends up with this message.

No such problems on my iPad (hence this post)

Any suggestions?

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Maico / Re: 490 Maico Value

« on: September 08, 2025, 09:00:15 pm »

Thanks guys.

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Maico / 490 Maico Value

« on: September 06, 2025, 03:14:55 pm »

A friend of mine has a nice 490. He has half the parts to make a second one, (no frame!) he is considering buying a “new” frame (Made in Holland?) and all the other parts he needs. He has made a comprehensive list - from Ohlins shocks to Cables. Adds up to around A$16K.

I suggested a good 490 would be worth around that. So potentially wait till one came up for sale….

I know second hand VMX bikes are worth exactly what at least one person is willing to pay - but is A$16K the ball park?

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Wanted / Re: Mechanic Wanted.

« on: August 10, 2025, 10:36:30 am »

Good luck.
Apparently it’s difficult to find people to work on bikes. (And cars/houses)
Most people with experience on Elsinores would be even older than me!

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General Discussion / Re: Election 25

« on: May 08, 2025, 06:55:29 pm »

From my limited understanding:

When Dutton was elected leader of the opposition I thought Labor was given a free election win or two.
Albanese managed to make himself so unpopular, I thought the election was Duttons to lose.
Lose it he did: Apart from those with investments in commercial real estate, who thought attacking “work from home” was a good idea? Lying about building Nuclear Power stations was also fraught with danger. Those that believed it were split 50/50ish in support/opposition, and half of them would have been disappointed. The rest of us just thought he’d lost his mind.

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General Discussion / Re: Election 25

« on: May 05, 2025, 09:43:16 am »

Albo was so unpopular, broken promises and the soundly rejected “voice”, that it was Duttons to lose. And lose it he did. It’s incredulous that he even mentioned “work from home” let alone attack it, then back flip. I personally have no issue with nuclear power, but all the “smart money”, those that can do math, and understand the power industry, say it isn’t right for Australia.*
Most political commentators also thought it was a lie that he ever planned to build any - rather it was just a “political ploy”.

I despair for our future with the continuing choice of dumb or dumber. Where’s the plan to get paid fairly for selling our resources? Where’s the plan for reliable and affordable power. (Gas generators for base load, while “renewable’s” continue as technology progresses. As recommended by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO). Where’s the plan to stop banks and insurance companies destroying the country with the requirement for record profits every single year. Whatever the “cost”?

So sad.
“Where’s my bike?”


*Expensive to build and maintain to 1st world standard. No first world country is planning anymore nuclear power plants (some are continuing to build already planned plants)

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KTM / Re: Dark clouds hanging over Mattighofen

« on: March 06, 2025, 09:24:40 am »

It is sad. But look at MG

 
I think MG used to stand for “Morris Garage”?
Now I think it’s “Ming Gua”?

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KTM / Re: Dark clouds hanging over Mattighofen

« on: March 05, 2025, 10:00:31 am »

Or Holden.
Life does go on, but it’s still sad that Holden have gone.

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Tech Talk / Re: Spluttering When Rich - What's Actually Happening in There?

« on: January 10, 2025, 11:01:26 am »

My guess:

It’s too rich to ignite/burn reliably. Possibly momentarily fouling the plug (bridging the gap with liquid)?
So the spluttering is a stroke where it didn’t light off?
Or potentially the mixture is burning more like a liquid than a gas?

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Tech Talk / Re: PVL Timing

« on: January 07, 2025, 09:30:22 am »

I love this Forum.