Heh. I'm thinking of doing a course on it now just for fun. Except I could see it ending in tears with me wanting to weld everything in sight. A bit like the alternative angle-grinder. -- Lesley CBR600 FW ZXR400SP SOLD SBS#11[with oak-leaf cluster] BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12 BONY#54P BOB#18 Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally Un-cork me to reply
It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the Cast Iron Sidestands? Why youngfellermelad, we've got all sorts of Cast Iron Goodies down at the Olde Cast Irone Workes. Why, only this morning that nice young Mr 'Onda was in asking for some of our Pig Iron Special Edition, but I said to 'im we couldn't do it, not for love nor money, since all our production of sidestands was taken up by some Scouse Burd. Can do you a lovely line in pot'andles, though. Only a tenner a gross. -- Dave GS 850 x2 / SE 6a SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3 FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10
It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the **** me. -- Dave GS 850 x2 / SE 6a SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3 FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10
Cnut! I liked it though. -- Lesley CBR600 FW ZXR400SP SOLD SBS#11[with oak-leaf cluster] BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12 BONY#54P BOB#18 Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally Un-cork me to reply
heh. Ive done that but ended up with it wedged in a garden border, having to lean the bike on a wheelie bin leant on a tree and go and introduce myself to my new neighbours! -- Adie (replace spam with nickname to reply) UKRM FAQ: http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ Triumph 955iSS / GSF600 bandit MRO#11 BOTAFOF#7 BOTAFOT#130 DIAABTCOD#17 MIB#24 YTC#16 BOB#15 ex-UKRMMA#22
where's he doing his track day? he offered me a go of his bike the other week outside the SP but i declined.... i wouldn't mind a go on the track though, Have you got the CBR yet? if so where did you get it from? local dealer? private? i'm still in two minds whether to go for a gixxer myself, i've just renewed my insurance an it's down to £102 tpft with 1 yr NCB so i should be able to do a gixxer 600 or 750 now??? might see you on Wednesday night, fucking MOT ppl there again i suppose?
He's going back to Oulton Park sometime in June. Of course, now having much of a conversation with him is difficult cos h's currently 'wiv a burd' and so pre-occupied.. Picked it up Saturday, local dealer but at a good price for a dealer - something to do with the amount of business I've put their way recently ;o) Well, if Steve can tear himself away take the bike out for a quick blast? I don't think you'll be disappointed, and you'll get a genuine Alstare limited edition, not a Suzuki that's only had the paint job to make it look that way. Aye, Vicky wants a go on the CBR. -- Lesley CBR600 FW ZXR400SP SOLD SBS#11[with oak-leaf cluster] BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12 BONY#54P BOB#18 Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally Un-cork me to reply
Picked it up Saturday, local dealer but at a good price for a dealer - when you say local dealer, you mean Almaxx or Rothwells???
Nope, Bridge Road Motorcycles. Almaxx didn't have what I wanted in, and I wouldn't buy a washer from that thieving **** who owns Rothwells, never mind a bike. -- Lesley CBR600 FW ZXR400SP SOLD SBS#11[with oak-leaf cluster] BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12 BONY#54P BOB#18 Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally Un-cork me to reply
Now, see, this is completely different to what I'm used to. If any welder in places where I work were to do this sort of thing without first checking what material it was and which electrode to use, they'd be out of a job... Well, prolly not, but 99% of them wouldn't consider it a wise thing to do. Do you mean cast steel, a fabricated item implies that it's made out of several bits and, er, fabricated. Again, I never said it was cast iron, read my post in the thread about the Aprilia side stand. A general purpose electrode would prolly do the job eg. 7018.
On Sun, 23 May 2004 11:41:52 +0000, SP blathered on about: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Sorry, we've been busy... ^^^^^^^ Eh? Shock, shirley? Didn't we do this, already? http://www.google.co.uk/groups?q=g:...lm= Sidestand was chopped by about an inch and a new foot fabricated and welded on. HTH. -- | Wik -UKRMHRC#10- 2003 R1150GSA -DC#1 -'FOT#0 'FOF #39 - BOD#12 BOB#12 |# You don't believe me | "Experience is the worst teacher. |That the scenery | It always gives the test first |Could be a cold-blooded killer. | and the instruction afterward." ***** human response from wik at blueyonder dot co dot uk *****
Why? Don't you know anyone who can weld? [snip] <shrug> Whatever works for you, pal. Maxton are nearer to us and we know some people, etc... -- | Wik -UKRMHRC#10- 2003 R1150GSA -DC#1 -'FOT#0 'FOF #39 - BOD#12 BOB#12 |# You don't believe me | "Experience is the worst teacher. |That the scenery | It always gives the test first |Could be a cold-blooded killer. | and the instruction afterward." ***** human response from wik at blueyonder dot co dot uk *****
Why? Don't you know anyone who can weld? -- | Wik -UKRMHRC#10- 2003 R1150GSA -DC#1 -'FOT#0 'FOF #39 - BOD#12 BOB#12 |# You don't believe me | "Experience is the worst teacher. |That the scenery | It always gives the test first |Could be a cold-blooded killer. | and the instruction afterward." ***** human response from wik at blueyonder dot co dot uk *****
On Sun, 23 May 2004 23:35:40 +0200, mb blathered on about: [big sidestand-related snip] What a steaming pile of shit. Maybe in your world sidestands are made of "unknown alloy", but in this reality, they're generally good old-fashioned steel. Mebbe some Italian exotica like MVs or Benellis or even some of the Duc's have fancy stands, but Mr.'Onda, he make functional sidestand of steel. -- | Wik -UKRMHRC#10- 2003 R1150GSA -DC#1 -'FOT#0 'FOF #39 - BOD#12 BOB#12 |# You don't believe me | "Experience is the worst teacher. |That the scenery | It always gives the test first |Could be a cold-blooded killer. | and the instruction afterward." ***** human response from wik at blueyonder dot co dot uk *****
I just ground the stop down so the side stand reached further forward. This makes the bike lean over more and has the added advantage of making it harder to roll off of the side stand.
Ho hum, another one. What a steaming pile of shit. What is "good old-fashioned steel" when it's at home? ps. "Alloy" is what steel is, do you know what a Honda sidestand is made of ? No, I didn't think so.
