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Re: Oh Hai

Postby Daisy » Sun Jun 23, 2013 10:11 pm

Let's just say that I could have bought a good one for what this has cost me. Of course if I'd known the frame was bent I wouldn't have started - and it was having to replace the frame mid project that blew the budget.
Still, by the time it gets a coat of paint I should be able to get my money back, unlike the nine which owes me about 2k more than its worth.
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Re: Oh Hai

Postby bonester » Mon Jun 24, 2013 9:27 am

Bugger. Kewl project anyway and you know it is put together properly.
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Re: Oh Hai

Postby Possum » Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:20 pm

Hey Daisy, i havent been about.. and dropped in to catch up.. Great result! You are amazing. Good on you for sticking with it. You should pop the story with pics in a book or set up blog page.. DIY bike resto for bit of extra $$ on the side!

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Re: Oh Hai

Postby Possum » Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:20 pm

Hey Daisy, i havent been about.. and dropped in to catch up.. Great result! You are amazing. Good on you for sticking with it. You should pop the story with pics in a book or set up blog page.. DIY bike resto for bit of extra $$ on the side!

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Re: Oh Hai

Postby Daisy » Sat Mar 07, 2015 10:51 am

I never got around to painting this. A set of China fairings came up on Gumtree for $250 and I figured it was worth the fettling they'd require. The guy even gave me a free door for my ute. See the gate in the last pic? It had blown open in high wind and smashed into the door almost where it is in the pic. What's the odds of someone having the same bike and car?
Anyway, I soon found out why he'd given up on the fairings. I spent ages gluing tabs, fitting heat reflective sheet and reinforcing the headlight mounts, but when I put them on the heatshieds were out by 10 or 15mm and hit on the engine cases. I left them out. My word you notice the heat on your shins without them. The upper section is made in 3 pieces because the Chinaman's mould was too small. When they glued them together it flares the part where it joins to the side fairing. I got one side to fit, but without some serious trimming the right side will always have a gap. I didn't want to do any cutting because it would damage the paint - and the whole point of buying them was to avoid painting. The colour doesn't match, but because the tank isn't touching any other part you'd have to look very closely to spot it. The mirrors were scratched and needed painting anyway, so I did them the same colour as the dash surround.

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I sold it last week to a guy who will probably only ride it for a latte on sunny days. He was happy enough with the China plastics, but I gave him all the originals as well in case he needs to put the heatshields in. Somebody else can paint them. ;)
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Re: Oh Hai

Postby seiko1 » Sat Mar 07, 2015 12:53 pm

That's just bloody lazy :lol:
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Re: Oh Hai

Postby Daisy » Sat Mar 07, 2015 7:16 pm

I know. :oops:
But honestly, I've not really enjoyed this bike and I wanted it moved on so I'd be closer to the one I really want - the bus version of yours.
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Re: Oh Hai

Postby seiko1 » Mon Mar 09, 2015 11:30 am

Daisy wrote:I know. :oops:
But honestly, I've not really enjoyed this bike and I wanted it moved on so I'd be closer to the one I really want - the bus version of yours.

I hope the seat is more comfortable than mine ;)
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Re: Oh Hai

Postby Daisy » Sat May 09, 2015 2:08 pm

seiko1 wrote:I hope the seat is more comfortable than mine ;)

Apparently not. It still feels like a bus seat. :cry:
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Re: Oh Hai

Postby seiko1 » Sat May 09, 2015 7:12 pm

Daisy wrote:
seiko1 wrote:I hope the seat is more comfortable than mine ;)

Apparently not. It still feels like a bus seat. :cry:

Well.... you'll just have to get a bigger arse then won't you :lol:
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Re: Oh Hai

Postby Daisy » Sat May 09, 2015 9:55 pm

I used to have one, but I got rid of him when I met Reg. :lol:
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Re: Oh Hai

Postby Possum » Tue Aug 11, 2015 10:00 pm

Daisy wrote:I used to have one, but I got rid of him when I met Reg. :lol:


I saw what you did there ... Love your work :lol: :lol: :kuda:
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