Monday, May 30, 2011

Nice Triumph!

But crap photo... Sorry blackberry doesn't like to take pics at 5am in the
dark...

Someone loves her though, checkout the flatslides and gauges!

Mancave is almost done!

New workbenches, bike lift... more importantly a 42in Plasma with big sound system, hooked up to my XBMC media database to watch bike videos and races whilst working. :D

I even got the SRX and the CB projects inside so their stalled rebuilds can continue!!!

Thursday, February 10, 2011

New Workbench

Total cost.... $47.

Now just need to build some shelving and pack stuff away to reveal the long
lost floor, and I may just end up with my first real workshop!


Sunday, January 30, 2011

TECHNICAL EXTRA ELECTRICAL THEORY: BY JOSEPH LUCAS

Positive ground depends upon proper circuit functioning, which is the
transmission of negative ions by retention of the visible spectral
manifestation known as "smoke". Smoke is the thing that makes
electrical circuits work; we know this to be true because every time
one lets the smoke out of the electrical system, it stops working.
This can be verified repeatedly through empirical testing.

When, for example, the smoke escapes from an electrical component
(like, say, a Lucas voltage regulator), it will be observed that the
component stops working. The function of the wire harness is to carry
the smoke from one device to another; when the wire harness "springs a
leak," and lets all the smoke out of the system, nothing works
afterwards. Starter motors were frowned upon in British motorcycles for
some time, largely because they consume large quantities of smoke,
requiring very large wires.

It has been noted that Lucas components are possibly more prone to
electrical leakage than Bosch or generic Japanese electrics. Experts
point out that this is because Lucas is British and all things British
leak. British engines leak oil, shock absorbers and hydraulic forks and
disk brakes leak fluid, British tyres leak air, and the British defense
establishment leaks secrets ... so, naturally, British electrics leak smoke.

From the basic concept of electrical transmission of energy in the form
of smoke, a better understanding of the mysteries of electrical
components - - especially those of Lucas manufacture - - is gained by
the casual user.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Friday, September 3, 2010

XS650 Club Ride

The XS650 club met to attend a Charity ride day at Nepean Raceway.
The charity was for an old racer that died of cancer so money raised went half to his family (McFarlane Trust) and other half to the Cancer Clinic.




We had a great day watching all the old bikes racing flat track

This Triumph must have been the shiniest bike in the paddock.


This XS has a purpose, and its not just to look pretty.

Herb's fleet of Yellow Trackers.



The "other" Jamie's fancy Sparx alternator

Club parking, I have never seen so many XS's in 1 place at 1 time!




Spy Pics of a couple of projects in the works, they are both amazing!