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Dunno about other states, but in NSW you are supposed to notify the RTA of a colour change on a vehicle.
Police this time of year? nah!

Regards, Andrew.

Coolant is mostly glycol, it won't hurt rubber (hint, what are radiator hoses made of?), and at worst, will leave a sticky residue that will rub off with some slight use.

Regards, Andrew.

Here we go, I think we have the problem:
http://www.concours.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=37724" target="_blank
Some incredibly knowledgabele Kawasaki people on that forum.

Regards, Andrew.

O.K, just had Bogan out here, flushed and bled clutch hydraulic system and removed slave cyl, hydraulics functioning normally, no leaks (but horrible filthy fluid flushed!). Pushrod is smooth and free in it's bore, but it is hitting something solid at the other end. The end of teh pushrod is not ...

I use this in my Kawasaki truck:

It's the shit, give it a go.

Regards, Andrew.

i nod, even to harley and ducati riders... oh and posties! :lol:

Me too,just about fell off my bike last week when a Harley Rider nodded back-first one in 3yrs-we're all of us riders.


I find true bikies wil nod, posers with leather frills (how ghey) will not nod, as they are too cool for ...

I have a pair of gloves that give me pins and needles in teh hands, the leather crinkles up under the knuckles and cuts off blood flow and crushes teh tendons.
Have a look into that, next time it happens, slip a glove off for a bit.

Regards, Andrew.

Sounds like a sticking clutch master or slave (I bet slave). Not much on the mechanical side that will cause this.

You have a PM on CanberraRiders.

Regards, Andrew.

If the stitching is synthetic (for strength, as it should be) it wil never rot......

Regards, Andrew.

On my old Z, I can't really roll start the bike if it's in gear and cold. The clutch sticks a little overnight and makes it an absolute bugger to push, lots of friction( that's what clutches do!).
So, I ride down the driveway, wait till I'm going about 15km/h, select 2nd and clutch smoothly in ...

Well, now you have started something eh! I have owned (as daily drivers too)
VJ 770 Charger 265 auto,
VJ Charger 770 318 auto with dual exhaust,
VJ Xl Charger 245 3 spd manual,
CL LeBaron 318 auto W35 alloys dual exhaust cam,
CL ute with CJ front 318 auto dual exhaust cam extractors ...

We just had a big extension put on a shopping centre here.....8 bike parking spots painted and marked right outside the front entrance. It's great!
Of course, some tool in a Harley had taken up two spots with his bloody truckbike.

Regards, Andrew.

I went through the Wheel Skills (RTA contractor) pre learner's course here in Newcastle about three weeks ago. In my group of six, we had two women, both had not ridden a bike before and one had not driven a manual car in 20+ years. We were all treated as equals, and the whole instruction syllabus ...

This is what my Z 650 looked like before I did some work to it.

Feel sorry for anyone who has had to push one far...they are pretty heavy, 210kgs! They are a bloody strong bike though.

Regards, Andrew.

First post. Have a 1977 Z650 which I bought to commute to work. Needed some work but is registered and runs well now.
Also new to bike riding, sure is a lot of fun! I think commuting will not be the only use for the bike, some nice roads around here.

Regards, Andrew.