Bike mechanic needed

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How 's it all going Jade :?: :wink:
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k7 dave wrote:How 's it all going Jade :?: :wink:
Well Si and Gav are starting work today i beleive, so fingers crossed it all goes well and smoothly :shock: :D
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Good news... Jobs done. Turns out hardtail conversions are pretty easy!!!

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DynaMight wrote:Good news... Jobs done. Turns out hardtail conversions are pretty easy!!!

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DynaMight wrote:Good news... Jobs done. Turns out hardtail conversions are pretty easy!!!

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Ehhem....... :shock:
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Hi Jade, is that an Akrapovic can on there? If you don't want to hang onto it a mate of mine has just bought a 600FX trackbike and I'm sure he'd appreciate a spare can, battered or otherwise... :shock: If you're going to replace it can you drop me a PM and I'll let him know about it? Is it a full system or just a slip-on? Either way I'm sure Jon would take it off your hands as the system on his new bike isn't the correct one I reckon because it fouls the swingarm when the rear's unloaded.
Don't worry if you don't get a reply form me quickly, I'm off to Albacete with Phase One on Wednesday and won't get back to check mail until Sunday.
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Scotty the exhaust is a like a flat pancake no good to anyone except the scrappy
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Dynasangel wrote:Scotty the exhaust is a like a flat pancake no good to anyone except the scrappy
Well said!! :shock: :shock: it basically landed on the can. its no use to anyone.... sorry :shock: :?
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CBR6Jade wrote:
Dynasangel wrote:Scotty the exhaust is a like a flat pancake no good to anyone except the scrappy
Well said!! :shock: :shock: it basically landed on the can. its no use to anyone.... sorry :shock: :?
Oh well, it worth asking, but all the same it'd be worth a look, it's surprising what you can achieve with a bit of judicious tin-bashing - I even had to do that for Phase One in China four years ago after Henry Fincher lobbed the junior bike... on his way into pit-lane :roll: - found a good local engineer in the units behind the paddock and he helped us sort it out (plus I've reclaimed one or two of my own after er.... modifications
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If you still have it I can have a go at reclaiming it...
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Scotty wrote: I even had to do that for Phase One in China four years ago after Henry Fincher lobbed the junior bike... on his way into pit-lane
Technically “Shell Oils Endurance Academy”. Didn't we whip P1. Dam good trip though. :wink:
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the site wont allow me to post up a pic of the an but if u drop me an email i will send a pic to you, it even shows the hole she managed to put in it :shock:
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Hmmm... having seen the pic I'm inclined to agree with the others' prognosis - that's fecked, time to weigh it in... never mind Jade, my mate Jon has the world's worst luck with bikes (well anything, truth be told) - he swapped the camchain tensioner on his FX at the weekend as it was worn and noisy, everything put back together as it should be, dropped it at a local shop for a dyno run to verify fuel:air mix ok with a K&N filter, first run, 14k rpm BANG! one conrod exits stage left.. I've never really heard of a CBR engine throwing rods - we don't think it was tuned... maybe one day he'll learn the dangers of buying bikes from Fleabay - he's now after an engine for one, and he'll be on it at Llandow, his luck permitting... :roll:
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layne wrote:
Scotty wrote: I even had to do that for Phase One in China four years ago after Henry Fincher lobbed the junior bike... on his way into pit-lane
Technically “Shell Oils Endurance Academy”. Didn't we whip P1. Dam good trip though. :wink:
That was a good trip indeed Layne - hard to believe it's already four years since we went... :shock: Shane Russ talked you out of coming to Albacete tomorrow - wish us luck, watch us on the telly and on race24 :D
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I'M BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: 8)
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Is that why the bad weather has arrived? :mrgreen: . Nice one, glad to hear it's all sorted. 8)


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