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by Rumbles
Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:36 pm
Forum: ZX-R Older Model Discussion
Topic: ZX12 boat anchor 2
Replies: 5
Views: 1732

ZX12 boat anchor 2

Bugger neighbour (nearly)...it's unusual to have two such major failures. :?
It's very unusual and more so that it was the same thing both times #3 Conrod It gets serviced regularly and this motor has only been in the bike for 3000 km atleast the last motor was a fuck up bouncing off the limiter ...
by Rumbles
Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:04 pm
Forum: ZX-R Older Model Discussion
Topic: ZX12 boat anchor 2
Replies: 5
Views: 1732

ZX12 boat anchor 2

Motor number 2 exploded on the way to work this afternoon did the same as last time Conrod on number 3 jumped out the front found half a clamp on my pipes
by Rumbles
Sat Sep 10, 2011 9:37 pm
Forum: ZX-R Older Model Discussion
Topic: Rear tyre for 12
Replies: 23
Views: 6888

Rear tyre for 12

Michelin in all there wisdom have stopped making the pilot sport hpx as this was the only tyre I really liked I have a problem
Does anyone have any suggestions on a comparable tyre in a 200
by Rumbles
Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:27 am
Forum: ZX-R Older Model Discussion
Topic: swapping motors on zx12
Replies: 0
Views: 1835

swapping motors on zx12

have just bought an 03 zx12(damaged) and want to put the motor in my 05 is there any reason i cant just stick the motor in and use my computer and fuel injection etc, basically just swap the bare motor and leave all my gear in place ?????? help please motorcycle gods i dont want to fuck anything ...
by Rumbles
Fri Jan 15, 2010 8:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thieving Bastards
Replies: 3
Views: 316

Re: Thieving Bastards

the cops wont do anything because these 2 boys are under age and the cops are sick of dealing with them and getting nowhere. plus we are in a small town where the cops are lazier and more incompetent than the council workers
by Rumbles
Thu Jan 14, 2010 12:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thieving Bastards
Replies: 3
Views: 316

Thieving Bastards

Our local motorcycle club was broken into over the christmas break, although they only got away with some grog it was more the damage the little pricks did that has annoyed the most of us. The fact that the local coppers know who these low life little arseholes are and still do nothing about it ...
by Rumbles
Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:46 am
Forum: ZX-R Older Model Discussion
Topic: zx12 boat anchor
Replies: 5
Views: 1340

Re: zx12 boat anchor

Given the floggings that old mate has mentioned in the past, my guess would be that he has lunched a crank, and spat a hole in the front of the block through the radiator......just a wild guess though....

8)
thats pretty close to the mark only didnt damage the radiator, the chunk out of the ...
by Rumbles
Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:02 pm
Forum: ZX-R Older Model Discussion
Topic: zx12 boat anchor
Replies: 5
Views: 1340

zx12 boat anchor

R.I.P 05ZX12R
managed to blow a hole about 3cm by 5cm out the front of my motor on saturday, she went off with a bang and a cloud of smoke. :cry: :cry:
on the up side it still ran, how i dont know, but i managed to get it home looking like a steam train as it smoked the whole way there. luckily it ...
by Rumbles
Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:42 am
Forum: ZX-R Older Model Discussion
Topic: FI light coming on ???
Replies: 19
Views: 4391

Re: FI light coming on ???

could be a problem with the fuel injection system you might have to hook it up to a comp and check it out
by Rumbles
Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:56 pm
Forum: ZX-R Older Model Discussion
Topic: zx12 lock up
Replies: 5
Views: 1290

Re: zx12 lock up

yes it is the same bike that gets a pizzling around the riverina but it still hasnt got a lot of k's on it and it was only serviced about 500-600k's before this happened i dont think they pulled it down but the mechanic said the oil was spotless and there were no faults on the computer and ...
by Rumbles
Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:25 pm
Forum: ZX-R Older Model Discussion
Topic: zx12 lock up
Replies: 5
Views: 1290

zx12 lock up

while riding home from work the other day my 12 lost power and locked up. i pulled off the rode and tried to fire it up and when it did it spat fuel and smoke out the pipe?????
it did this once more before i got home. The bike spent 3 weeks in the shop and they couldnt find anything wrong with it ...
by Rumbles
Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:36 pm
Forum: Off Topic Discussion
Topic: Goose of the Week
Replies: 28
Views: 1386

Re: Goose of the Week

aardvark wrote: You are either:
1) Some kind of halfwit, or;
2) Having a lend and trying to get people here fired up.

fire up all you want theres no bullshit in what i wrote and as far as the halfwit bit hows get fucked sound
by Rumbles
Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:44 am
Forum: Off Topic Discussion
Topic: Goose of the Week
Replies: 28
Views: 1386

Re: Goose of the Week

i guess that makes me a hoon everytime i get on my bike. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
i dont know what all the fuss is about , so what he was going a bit quick its not like he was going hypersonic through a school yard.
Victoria obviously has a lot of wanker cops and fuckwit politicians, i got ...
by Rumbles
Sat Mar 29, 2008 8:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: NEw ZX7 and Girlfriends - NWS
Replies: 18
Views: 1155

Re: MY ZX7 and Girlfriend - NWS

mmmmmmmm both lookin nice
by Rumbles
Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Narrandera Drags Easter 08
Replies: 6
Views: 644

Re: Narrandera Drags Easter 08

1/8 mile! So it's just a race to see who can get the clutch out quickest? ZX10 would do well there, it would only need first gear :D
pretty much its just to see who can hold their bike down launching full tilt for 7 seconds a couple of bags of cement on the front and the zx10 would probably clean ...