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New and Old...ZRX entering a rebuild phase.new Gumby! Rego'd

Postby swabio-ACT » Sun Oct 12, 2014 6:59 pm

Well,

a couple of peeps already know..... but I came to grief on the mighty Rex on Thursday.... which resulted in some pretty hefty damage to it ..... which the quick mental sums and and time required calculation..... indicated that it would be cheaper and quicker to get another bike as an interim measure............

Good thing was no real injuries other than some soreness............ my head didn't even touch the ground.........bizarre.......

so a quick look around the interwizzle led me to Fadz' Gumby...... so..... By thursday I was heading to sydney with a trailer to check it out........... I did...... and bought it...... so just under 24 hours from mangling the Rex to getting a replacement........ there was some time pressure due to work etc......... but anyway.......... got the Gumberino home, saturday, dumped the oil and filter......... thought I had some motul brake fluid floating around....... but didn't so the brakes will have to wait until tomorrow........but will change the fluid and bleed the front and rears to make sure all nice new fluids are coursing around inside it...... oh and picked up a new battery, as the storage one that Fadz had in it had died through lack of use!

So next on will be get the RWC done ASAP, Identity check by ACT RTA........ then register the bad boy............ possibly change the tyres.......as am a tad dubious about the Shonky Shinko's........
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Re: New and Old.......ZRX entering a rebuild phase...new Gum

Postby Glen » Sun Oct 12, 2014 8:35 pm

Shit news about the ZRX mate but that is a sensational looking Gumby, nice work.
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Re: New and Old.......ZRX entering a rebuild phase...new Gum

Postby tim » Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:03 pm

Look out, dangerous voltages on those forks!
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Postby robracer » Mon Oct 13, 2014 1:45 pm

Tim that's Shock treatment...... forks have been done by Terry Hay in Sydney 8)
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Re: New and Old.......ZRX entering a rebuild phase...new Gum

Postby mark1 » Mon Oct 13, 2014 2:32 pm

great looking bike plus no injury 8)
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Postby bonester » Mon Oct 13, 2014 4:20 pm

Hope your crank isn't bent with a whack like that. Pity about the ZRX. :( Are you in Brisbane now Richard?????
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Re: New and Old.......ZRX entering a rebuild phase...new Gum

Postby swabio-ACT » Mon Oct 13, 2014 11:45 pm

mark1 wrote:great looking bike plus no injury 8)


Happy to have nothing but a bit of soreness...........

bonester wrote:Hope your crank isn't bent with a whack like that. Pity about the ZRX. :( Are you in Brisbane now Richard?????


NFI Tony, I reckon it will be sometime before I even pull bits off the rex............ I am still working out what to do with it.........and I am back south in CBR.. ..... too far from the Coast!

robracer wrote:Tim that's Shock treatment...... forks have been done by Terry Hay in Sydney 8)
Nice Pick up Richard, only worry is keeping the licence intact :lol:


Yeah, will have to go easy on the right wrist..........



Although this afternoon was spent pulling it apart and refitting the stock exhaust.......... to get it through the Rego and vehicle identity check down this way........... have to do the tail tomorrow, then get it in for inspections!
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Re: New and Old.......ZRX entering a rebuild phase...new Gum

Postby swabio-ACT » Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:43 pm

Booooom,

ready for a roadworthy inspection..... what a dick around changing it all over!
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Re: New and Old.......ZRX entering a rebuild phase...new Gum

Postby tim » Wed Oct 15, 2014 9:37 am

Good work! Did you check if it may have got through without original parts? :)
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Re: New and Old.......ZRX entering a rebuild phase...new Gum

Postby swabio-ACT » Wed Oct 15, 2014 4:16 pm

tim wrote:Good work! Did you check if it may have got through without original parts? :)


Yeah mate, unfortunately it has to :( but hey all done!

Just ordered a set of Metzeler M7RRs to replace the Shinko's... they will be fitted friday, Rego should be sorted tomorrow........... boom.........

hmmm should I get a PC 5? that is the next question..............
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Re: New and Old.......ZRX entering a rebuild phase...new Gum

Postby Gosling1 » Wed Oct 15, 2014 5:50 pm

swabio-ACT wrote:......hmmm should I get a PC 5? that is the next question..............


the answer is - when you do, Brett @ Motogarage is the bloke to tune it :kuda:
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Re: New and Old.......ZRX entering a rebuild phase...new Gum

Postby Wattie » Wed Oct 15, 2014 5:52 pm

Nah. Don't need a pc
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Re: New and Old.......ZRX entering a rebuild phase...new Gum

Postby swabio-ACT » Wed Oct 15, 2014 7:48 pm

Gosling1 wrote:
swabio-ACT wrote:......hmmm should I get a PC 5? that is the next question..............


the answer is - when you do, Brett @ Motogarage is the bloke to tune it :kuda:


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hmmmmm really......... I'll see how it goes............
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Re: New and Old.......ZRX entering a rebuild phase...new Gum

Postby swabio-ACT » Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:13 pm

Registered as of today! Booooooooooooom
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Postby swabio-ACT » Fri Oct 17, 2014 6:24 pm

boooom,

new shoes.... ie Metzeler M7RR's and registered...........ready for me to park it up for a couple of weeks as I head away with work!
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