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Postby red_dave » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:05 pm

hoffy wrote:
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Glen wrote:There's a few of us North West. ie Kellyville, Rouse Hill, Windsor, Richmond (Very good proximity to Old Road, Putty, Bell's) 8)


The rest of us live in Sydney and have street lights and electricity, CONGESTION, RAPISTS, BREAKINS, NOWHERE TO RIDE AND SMOG etc... :lol:


hehe......smart ass :lol:


I'd rather that than Buck toothed sister/cousins tryin' to mount ya leg at barn dances etc... :lol:
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Postby BikerBoy » Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:18 am

Thats Cool Mike-S, i live in Botany, too easy.


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Postby BikerBoy » Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:51 am

Just booked into Narellan Kawasaki next Sat for the service, Richard seemed like a dude, so hopefully bikes comes out well.

thanks for the advice again all.
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Postby Che » Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:51 am

Bad experiences with bike shops? well let's put it this way.... I'd rather burn my bike than take it anywhere near a bike shop... :shock: Ofcourse a 5 year TAFE course helps lol 8)
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Postby BikerBoy » Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:43 pm

Wanna service my bike for free Che? :D

i've always wanted to do a bike mech coarse, where'd you complete yours? what tafe?
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Postby I-K » Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:56 pm

BikerBoy wrote:i've always wanted to do a bike mech coarse, where'd you complete yours? what tafe?


I realise you didn't ask me directly, but for me it went like this... I looked at the bike, I looked at the tools my Dad had pilfered from the factory when it shut down, I looked at the bike again, said to myself "How hard can it be?" and started unbolting stuff.

Haven't had a rod come through the cases yet, and with the money I save in mech fees, I manage to keep a second bike on the road.

Ultimately, given how easy it is to do most mechanical work, how much advice and wisdom is available at boards like these, there's no excuse for leaving your servicing to a dealership workshop.
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Postby Wattie » Fri Oct 13, 2006 5:21 pm

red_dave wrote:
hoffy wrote:
red_dave wrote:
Glen wrote:There's a few of us North West. ie Kellyville, Rouse Hill, Windsor, Richmond (Very good proximity to Old Road, Putty, Bell's) 8)


The rest of us live in Sydney and have street lights and electricity, CONGESTION, RAPISTS, BREAKINS, NOWHERE TO RIDE AND SMOG etc... :lol:


hehe......smart ass :lol:


I'd rather that than Buck toothed sister/cousins tryin' to mount ya leg at barn dances etc... :lol:


hey,
any hole is a practice hole! :lol:
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Postby hoffy » Fri Oct 13, 2006 6:06 pm

Wattie wrote:
red_dave wrote:
hoffy wrote:
red_dave wrote:
Glen wrote:There's a few of us North West. ie Kellyville, Rouse Hill, Windsor, Richmond (Very good proximity to Old Road, Putty, Bell's) 8)


The rest of us live in Sydney and have street lights and electricity, CONGESTION, RAPISTS, BREAKINS, NOWHERE TO RIDE AND SMOG etc... :lol:


hehe......smart ass :lol:


I'd rather that than Buck toothed sister/cousins tryin' to mount ya leg at barn dances etc... :lol:


You talking about my sister....... :lol:
Red Dave, your a latte sipping poofy city boy, and your a Queenslander to boot. :lol: :lol:
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Postby BikerBoy » Mon Oct 16, 2006 12:37 pm

I-K wrote:
BikerBoy wrote:i've always wanted to do a bike mech coarse, where'd you complete yours? what tafe?


I realise you didn't ask me directly, but for me it went like this... I looked at the bike, I looked at the tools my Dad had pilfered from the factory when it shut down, I looked at the bike again, said to myself "How hard can it be?" and started unbolting stuff.

Haven't had a rod come through the cases yet, and with the money I save in mech fees, I manage to keep a second bike on the road.

Ultimately, given how easy it is to do most mechanical work, how much advice and wisdom is available at boards like these, there's no excuse for leaving your servicing to a dealership workshop.



Its cool that you can do the work yourself, i can do minor works myself too, but i personally don't have the time or the tools, ie vacuum gauges a dyno machine etc etc etc to do mechanics work myself.

It also depends how festideous you are about your maintanance. I keep my ride in top nick, and prefer the piece of mind in having a trusted mech do my servicing regularly.

So saying 'theres no excuse for leaving your servicing to a dealership' is a pretty irrelavent comment.
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Postby red_dave » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:36 pm

hoffy wrote:Red Dave, your a latte sipping poofy city boy, and your a Queenslander to boot. :lol: :lol:


Hey, I slurp, not sip... :evil:

and I was born in Gosford... Got the hell out just before the second head started to sprout. :twisted:
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Postby Glen » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:44 pm

red_dave wrote:Hey, I slurp, not sip... :evil:


That there's fancy inner city talk fer dribble ain't it.

I bet you squeal like a pig boy...
It's really all about standing around drinking Dave's beer.
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Postby BladeBoy » Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:42 pm

red_dave wrote:
hoffy wrote:Red Dave, your a latte sipping poofy city boy, and your a Queenslander to boot. :lol: :lol:


Hey, I slurp, not sip... :evil:

and I was born in Gosford... Got the hell out just before the second head started to sprout. :twisted:


Hay Dave, Go get a big one upya,...no wait on second thought you would probably like that.
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Postby Colette » Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:25 pm

Them's fightin' words there cousin Dave...but don't worry, I've got yer back ;)
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