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Re: evolution of a postie
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:24 pm
by robracer
Thats on the money

instant HP....... good for 1 pass

Re: evolution of a postie
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:29 pm
by Glen
Here's an idea. We've all got spare bits lying around that we'll probably never use. Whatever we've got that we don't want any more lets whack it up here and see if it can be used on the postie project.
I'll go through the garage this weekend and see what I've got

Re: evolution of a postie
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:30 pm
by ty
lol I've seem some posts online of people wanting to do that.
maybe later

Re: evolution of a postie
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 4:17 pm
by Wattie
i've got a couple of these lying around, reckon you could make one fit your postie??
http://store.proitalia.com/9645xx08b.html
HTH

Re: evolution of a postie
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 4:46 pm
by ty
just lying around you say?

I think that might be beyond my abilities. Plus I'd definitely have to chock it up with new wheels or shocks to get the ground clearance

ty
Re: evolution of a postie
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 6:05 pm
by Wattie
yeah true, if only you had a welder to weld titanium

Re: evolution of a postie
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:49 am
by ty
I've been thinking of dabbling in a little bit of majick

Re: evolution of a postie
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:37 pm
by Wardy
A mate of mine is playing with a postie bike also.
From what I noticed he's put on a staintune pipe, pod filter and different bars with bark busters. I'll ask him a bit more when I speak to him next and take a pic also.
have fun.
Re: evolution of a postie
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 8:40 am
by ty
Cool - but what are bark busters?
Be good to see a pic of the staintune - I haven't found much locally yet.
ty
Re: evolution of a postie
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 8:49 am
by Jonno
I have put a set on every serious dirt bike I have had.
They help prevent lever breakage and especially your hands being whipped by those fast moving bastard tree branches (how dare they move so fast) or from having the"bark" taken off your hands or broken bones when smackin your way through the bush scraping bark off trees etc, bouncing off stuff as you do

.. Hence the name "barkbusters". Also good to minimise wet and cold.
Been around for decades and a must have for that kind of riding.
pictures say it all.
Linky to stockists review
Also good for pushing slow bastards off the track with a wack to the rib cage on the way through
Just kidding

wack'em in the elbow is far easier and they steer off the track themselves

Re: evolution of a postie
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 10:47 am
by zx-10r
ty wrote:
- big-bore kit
forget a big bore kit, think of the possibilities
instert 500cc + motor into a postie. That would be a very feral delivery device

Re: evolution of a postie
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 12:30 pm
by Six Addict
see if a KLX 140 engine will fit!!!

Re: evolution of a postie
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 2:29 pm
by ty
Jonno - thanks for the explanation
zx-10r - as per this thread -
http://www.ksrc-au.com/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 21&t=24113 - I was thinking of a replacement. But it was suggested a big-bore kit would be best (it's also cheaper)
ty
Re: evolution of a postie
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 3:22 pm
by Jonno
ok a bit of a hijack sorry, bit bored waiting for work to happen..
Here you go, youtube ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OIl9oLGx1o
or these clowns who seemed to make it fit better somehow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeEKj_HH ... re=related
How about some inspiration, or should I say aspiration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGXcM9ev ... re=related
Go turbo

Re: evolution of a postie
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 8:12 pm
by ty
I'm intimidated now - that's insane. I don't think I'll be doing anything that extreme - but who knows I guess

Sorry I'm not working fast enough

probably feel like you're watching the kettle boil.
Things will happen, but slowly

I've seen pictures of both turbo and NOS mods - baby steps, big bore first. (is that a baby step?)
ty