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Quote from: CraigB on April 27, 2020, 08:57:47Quote from: nzenigma on April 27, 2020, 08:51:00An hour ago, I SMOKED the Z3 past old Harry's house in at similar manner. 120 kph in 2nd! As I returned, idling past him at 3800 rpm, he was lying on his lawn, but he looked up and motioned a thank you wave to me ... it seems he has lost all fear of getting COVID-19.Sure he wasn't choking on the smokey Z3 fumes...he might have been waving for help Nah, It was all applause, he thought he was back at Bathurst again,
Quote from: nzenigma on April 27, 2020, 08:51:00An hour ago, I SMOKED the Z3 past old Harry's house in at similar manner. 120 kph in 2nd! As I returned, idling past him at 3800 rpm, he was lying on his lawn, but he looked up and motioned a thank you wave to me ... it seems he has lost all fear of getting COVID-19.Sure he wasn't choking on the smokey Z3 fumes...he might have been waving for help
An hour ago, I SMOKED the Z3 past old Harry's house in at similar manner. 120 kph in 2nd! As I returned, idling past him at 3800 rpm, he was lying on his lawn, but he looked up and motioned a thank you wave to me ... it seems he has lost all fear of getting COVID-19.
I had to look up HF, still none the wiser.
Truly amazing mechanical insight , with a " why don't we just do this then "
Quote from: mickd on April 30, 2020, 12:59:27Truly amazing mechanical insight , with a " why don't we just do this then "@mickd Similar guy, John Britten is a cousin on mum's side. He was using carbon fibre in the 1970s. John Britten - Wikipedia@The Gonz , been pushing buttons and finding people for the last 10 years. couldnt help it.
Quote from: nzenigma on April 30, 2020, 22:22:39Quote from: mickd on April 30, 2020, 12:59:27Truly amazing mechanical insight , with a " why don't we just do this then "@mickd Similar guy, John Britten is a cousin on mum's side. He was using carbon fibre in the 1970s. John Britten - WikipediaBritton motorcycles , awesome design and creative building techniques. KIWI
Quote from: mickd on April 30, 2020, 12:59:27Truly amazing mechanical insight , with a " why don't we just do this then "@mickd Similar guy, John Britten is a cousin on mum's side. He was using carbon fibre in the 1970s. John Britten - WikipediaBritton motorcycles , awesome design and creative building techniques.
Sounds like hard work.. No time for mischief there.. Wouldn't suit me!
@Dazzler You'd love this work. A lot of it goes like this :"You know what goes where, you can't see it, but, you can feel it. Now close your eyes, put some hair around it and be gentle".A saying from a mate's dad when we were young.
Quote from: Dazzler on May 08, 2020, 11:15:48Sounds like hard work.. No time for mischief there.. Wouldn't suit me! Ignore him Mick, it used to work in a bank. Say no more.
Only plugs and oils & had the shafts out before. ( years ago I decided to do shaft process after giving it a 4 x limit run in a 50 . Discovered the final drive had stress cracks )Have a workshop service manual, usually read a couple of times, then do. Am learning as going.All good fun, come on parts.
Quote from: mickd on May 10, 2020, 04:26:09 Only plugs and oils & had the shafts out before. ( years ago I decided to do shaft process after giving it a 4 x limit run in a 50 . Discovered the final drive had stress cracks )Have a workshop service manual, usually read a couple of times, then do. Am learning as going.All good fun, come on parts. As you say all good fun My brain is wired so that I read the manual, find 10 useless anomalies , start the job and get to the WHAT the f part? or OK thats what they meant part, and then I re-read the manual.Mate of mine is an aircraft engineer and pilot; he is wired the same way. Initially he couldnt understand the theory. Eventually said to the instructor, just let me fly the bloody plane. He went up, landed and passed the written test.
Quote from: nzenigma on May 10, 2020, 22:07:40Quote from: mickd on May 10, 2020, 04:26:09 Only plugs and oils & had the shafts out before. ( years ago I decided to do shaft process after giving it a 4 x limit run in a 50 . Discovered the final drive had stress cracks )Have a workshop service manual, usually read a couple of times, then do. Am learning as going.All good fun, come on parts. As you say all good fun My brain is wired so that I read the manual, find 10 useless anomalies , start the job and get to the WHAT the f part? or OK thats what they meant part, and then I re-read the manual.Mate of mine is an aircraft engineer and pilot; he is wired the same way. Initially he couldnt understand the theory. Eventually said to the instructor, just let me fly the bloody plane. He went up, landed and passed the written test.My Brother and I are like chalk and cheese when it comes to RTFM.. He reads them cover to cover (I seldom use them at all) They are always the very last resort for me (more like to google if I get stuck)
I find the piston and caliper work fascinating.Can't say the same for home imporvement. After improving 5 houses (rentals and home) it's become very mundane.Don't get me wrong - I still maintain my rentals first-hand - but the most interesting job I had recently was ... (click to show/hide)wait for it ... (click to show/hide)I said wait for it ... (click to show/hide)3D printing a replacement part
I find the piston and caliper work fascinating.Can't say the same for home improvement. After improving 5 houses (rentals and home) it's become very mundane.Don't get me wrong - I still maintain my rentals first-hand - but the most interesting job I had recently was ... (click to show/hide)wait for it ... (click to show/hide)I said wait for it ... (click to show/hide)3D printing a replacement part
.... Only one mechanic was competent , the other 5 aardvarks just demonstrated how to screw the job up.
After another 2 days, slipped a long 6mm bolt in rear of caliper, packed out the front with wood and ssllooowwyy pressed piston out in vice.
Is there some system of adding or removing (or reforming) padding to the existing shells?
Quote from: The Gonz on June 03, 2020, 12:41:25Is there some system of adding or removing (or reforming) padding to the existing shells?Not in motorcycle helmet land. You have to pick something that fits your head size and shape the best.
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