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    RDU 19

    T'was about this time of the year a year ago that we started putting the last version of this together. So now begin to plan. A venue was decided upon at the last RDU. I believe it involved sand, sun, seafood, sunburn, more sand and mosquitoes ........ very Aussie location. I remember that we...
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    **FOUND** Standard Radiator - Damaged

    I want an old radiator. as long as the mounts and fittings are where they should be. Wanted for project. Will pay, plus freight to Aus. COD Preferred.
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    Want to Buy Not too broken, broken Radiator

    I need a broken radiator that is not too broken. I have a friend who builds radiators and is keen to build a custom one for me and if he can take his time the cost will be reduced greatly. The object is to build a narrower multi core radiator and we need an intact radiator to get the fitment...
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    Went for a ride

    t the top of the hill .... about to go down the 99 bends into Queenstown Western Tasmania - on the Darkside .... I honestly think that this is the best riding country in the world.
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    Grea Southern Cross Ride

    A couple of years ago I rode Sydney, Port Augusta, Darwin, Broome, Perth back to Sydney and I' thinking of doing it backwards. That would be Sydney to Perth then Broome, Darwin down to Port Augusta via The Alice then back to Central West NSW. I have put it on my personal Facebook as the only way...
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    Does anyone make their own tools?

    does anyone make their own tools by Longrider posted Aug 13, 2017 at 2:49 PM;)As toolmaker I'm a pretty good nurse, but I'm a bit happy with these. The fork spring compressor is a collar from a Hills Hoist (Aussie clothes line) and I made the ISCV tool because I got sick of getting my hands up...
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    The Two Rocketeers + 1 Explorer rider of to Parkes

    Three Depraved Desperados at Lucknow, having a little refreshment the night before going to "The Big Dish" at Parkes tomorrow, now the question is two were drinking one was not ........ which one?
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    Off for another little run

    I couple of times a year I take some time off work and go for a little ride to help with Men's Health Checks and get involved in some meetings (usually in pubs) talking about suicide detection, prevention and coping with the aftermath if missed. Other rides have taken me across Australia a few...
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    Move the fuel filter?

    :banghead::banghead: Is there any reason to keep the fuel filter in the tank? Up to all that again ..... plugs and fuel filter and I'm sick of pulling all that stuff out of the tank. Does anyone know of any reason that I just can't put a bit of fuel hose in the tank to bypass where the filter is...
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    Sows ear to silk purse

    For the past couple of months my '05 has been a pig to keep idling at start up ... been feathering the throttle while warming up, balanced injectors within an inch of their life. I searched threads and got to the stage where I was dreaming about TPS stuff and really didn't want to go there. A...
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    MC Cruise a long time to install....but wow!

    I just have to have a rave about MC Cruise. When I received the box and had a look inside it scared the devil out of me. I took three weekends of procrastination, read the detailed manual about five times, drank a lot of fire water and eventually attacked it. It seemed that I had to just keep...
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    Hooked up TuneECU and what did I find?

    Once, only once has my bike been to a Bike Shop .... at 20000K I booked it in to let someone else have fun with the valve service stuff. When I picked it up he said that it had an old tune and he had downloaded a new one. Bloody thing went like a scalded cat, so I was happy. Just hooked up...
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    about time I talked to other rocketeers

    Hi from the Central West of NSW, Australia. I have had the Rocket for five years. I'm on the Darkside. Crossed Australia West to East twice, South to North once and (counting the South, North trip) been to Central Australia (Alice Springs) twice, including the mandatory side trip to Ayers Rock...
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