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1 hour ago, Wayne Potgieter said:Anyone on here into snow skiing - I am afraid the bug has bitten us hard on this.
Looking to try and source some second hand stuff and avoid the long lines at rental places.
Oh yes. I'm busy booking 10 days in Niseko for December...
10 hours ago, OVERDRIVE said:My man, if you cant afford your share you should have said so. In future, you can ask for a loan pre-ride not to create noise.
This tells me everything about the type of person you shared a table with and sums up the situation perfectly. A freeloading do0$ is a freeloading do0$, no matter how small the bill is.
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18 hours ago, Duane_Bosch said:Yeah. They are talking production capacity in the thousands and the guy in the youtube clip hinted very strongly that the investors behind the project have very deep pockets and aren't looking to be conservative. If even half of his claims come true they are going to be a major disruptor in the motorcycle space.
If they've got a motor and battery that has decent range and power there is no limit to the applications they can drop it into. Commuters, Moto, Mini Superbikes. Imagine an 80 BHP road going motard based on that thing.
I truly believe that the real future for EV's is 2 wheeled. Honda Cubs move WAY more people around the planet than Ford F150's
Alta had the recipe sorted, and was regarded as the bees knees when they launched. Until Harley Davidson played dirty to put them out of business, that is... Hopefully these new offerings are as good.
On 12/17/2021 at 4:57 AM, patches said:It's South Island for us! Fly to Chch then road trip our way down to Fjordland and Southland.
At some stage in 2022, I'm going to pester you for ideas. I've been wanting to fly over and do this exact trip (with a little fly fishing planned in...)
On 12/7/2021 at 8:56 PM, Thug said:3M make a tape that has been successfully used.
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b40068325/
Just a question of making sure the spokes have some type of thread locker on them and that the ends are nice and smooth.
Quite a few guys I know have done it by painting bakkie liner instead of tape. Much tougher too.
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9 hours ago, GhostSixFour said:There was this little thing going around called COVID-19. You might've heard something about it. Anyway, it really did a number on global supply chains and stocking predications went to hell. Then, there was a ship called the Evergrande that was doing donuts in the Suez Canals that caused some further delays.
These things conspired together to make things more expensive, but the cycling industry got hit hard as well.
You left out that other little thing called profit margin, which also seems to have increased since the start of covid. With global demand on sporting goods hitting an all time high, there was most certainly some profiteering going on.
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20 hours ago, Plentipotential said:Will do. Made in KZN, this one is from burled hook thorn. https://www.truttaangling.com/
I was just about to say that looked like one of Shaun's creations. Beautiful!
On 10/17/2021 at 3:05 AM, Spokey said:Guys……thoughts from you, investment potential of a 1981 CB1100R? I have the opportunity to purchase one in extremely good condition one owner since new, original purchase documents, but it is expensive and I wonder if it has potential for further growth in around 10 years.
Any ideas welcome!
I wont hold you to any dodgy decisions I may make!!
I would do it. I have a mate with 50+ collectable bikes, and he regularly sells to international buyers. The market for classic cars and bikes is ever growing.
5 hours ago, Pierre Nieuwoudt said:I understand that from all evidence available that Roman gladiators were vegetarian.
Some of the Buddhist monks that I knew were life long vegetarians and lived in places where there was no such a concept as "supplements " never mind actual supplements
Some gladiators were indeed vegetarian, because they mostly consumed barley, beans and fish. But they also took calcium supplements, as their diet lacked it.
Caffelatex. No flats in the past 2 years, but we also don't have broken glass everywhere here.
3 hours ago, patches said:It's a 2016 FE 450 and OEM version of the OEM version of the part is question is number: 78130002300KA.
Based on the bling I've seen in pic of yur shop, you guys probably do a lot of Hinson or Booysen upgrades too.
But yeah, PM me the cost of parts and shipping and maybe we can work something out!
Cheers Gnarly!
NZ level 4 lockdown rules strictly prohibit the building of forges, most other blacksmithing paraphernalia.
Jokes aside, I do have my eye on one of these at my local hardware store:
My welding skills are limited to watching my grandfather welding (and getting mild arc-eyes) and a few spot welds here and there in the mech workshops at uni. But I'm keen to learn, and the fact that this does MIG TIG and Arc is pretty cool!
I really need to stop reading your posts!! I need one of these in my life lol
51 minutes ago, patches said:Fortunately I had a stud in the centre between the window and door architraves, from a wall I demolished and patched over (as you'll see form the hole in the floorboards... future project, haha).
However, if there was no stud my plan was to use snap toggles. I bought some in the US years ago, but have seen them in NZ. I used them to wall mount a TV., and they seem to hold. They're also a good option if someone may need to remove the object in question, as they don't bore out the drywall but fasten against themselves.
Thanks. I have some of those (from Bunnings), I found the gravity toggles also work well.
But the drywall in my house is so crumbly, I wouldn't try hang a tv without finding studs to mount it on. I found this out the hard way...
29 minutes ago, patches said:With the erratic winter weather in Auckland, one has no choice but to dry their clothes indoors. Storing a clotheshorse is a pain (when not in use) and they're fugly so I installed some neat retractable washing lines inside the laundry area. These aren't quite enough for things like work shirts etc, so I came up with an idea.
I call it, the coat-hanger-hanger! (not a unique idea, but my take on it).
Made from some American Hard Maple I had lying around.
Made 2 for double the capacity
Not too much on an eyesore when folded away.
Great idea, I'm going to make one of those!
As an aside, what do you use to mount thing to drywall? I have little confidence in hanging anything remotely heavy...
14 hours ago, patches said:Was shifting stuff around in the garage and found an oil stain on the floor. So I started inspecting the Husky 450 and came across this
A crack in the ignition cover ????
I know how it happened (sidestand gave way on slippery driveway), but I didn't notice the damage at the time.
A new ignition cover will be around $200, but I see a number of KTM and Husky owners who have also befallen the fate of "gear lever vs thin magnesium casing" have opted for the JB Weld ghetto fix.
Anyone here tried it before? Did it do the job?
Try it. What's the worst that can happen?
I used pratley's steel putty on the ignition cover of a quad bike many years back, and it held up just fine. Just prep the area properly and that stuff bonds like crazy.
16 hours ago, Slowbee said:Because we are on a critical purpose visa, valid for 12 months, we are busy with the "what to declare" process.
In terms of what came over on the plane with you, what items did you guys declare ? Last thing I want is NZ$400 fine for "not knowing". Watching border patrol on DSTV has my knees terrified.
Medicine and anything organic (which I would avoid if possible).
1 hour ago, Wayne Potgieter said:Totally support it.
From watching the entire world, 1 case can become thousands if people are slow to react.
Personally, Id rather have a shorter sharper lockdown then a long drawn out one with people dying.
Spot on. Look at the different approaches NSW and QLD took, and the outcomes. The only way to contain the Delta variant for now is a hard, fast lockdown.
2 hours ago, patches said:I have an addiction and should probably seek professional help...
..but only after I work my way up to a Festool Domino ????
You're not helping my case either. I used my inherited 1950's Miller Falls router last week for some cut outs on a knife block I'm busy with, and decided a need a dust extraction solution. My workshop is an addition room at the end of my garage, so 2.5 x 8m, totally enclosed. I think I may look for something small like you've got but install it into the workshop area.
On 8/12/2021 at 8:16 AM, patham said:I use a Thule Easy-fold XT3. Back in SA I had a Thule hatch hanger-on style and I really didn't trust it for long trips or heavy loads (more than 1 bike). As I now carry 3 x dual-suss, I don't want that load on the sheet metal.
The in-thing now in Aus looking at the trail head car-parks is to buy an expensive 4x4 dual cab, and put a tailgate pad on !
???? Too true!
4 hours ago, patches said:Yeah, he has some great vids. First one I saw of his was how to make an MFT style workbench using the UJK Parf Guide setup. Went down a youtube rabit-hole and next thing I'm watching him attempting to cut dovetails in under 3min.
I've been in home quarantine for the past 10 days. Chisels and planes are all sharpened to perfection, and I'm set on becoming a dovetail master!
I was looking for a video on plane blade sharpening, and found such a good woodworking channel on YouTube. Not sure if it's been mentioned here before but this guy is brilliant - Matt Estlea https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxWzA3ZlYEOLr1JkKH0ZMyg
His website is also a good source of tips and tricks https://mattestlea.com/
37 minutes ago, patham said:To follow on from this.
Yes, most furniture from SA is too big for houses in Aus & NZ. But certainly in Aus, furniture is either cheap flatpack rubbish, or expensive Indonesian rubbish, or ultra expensive. So weed you stuff out for size and quality, but try and bring your quality stuff over. Life is too short for flatpacked, wobbly kitchen tables. I don't regret brining the rhodesian teak outdoor set, the kiaat dining room set (which is now the lockdown office furniture) and buffalo leather couches. But I will admit that these possessions can limit suitability of the available housing.
In Aus, most older houses do not fit reasonable family sized fridges. What many people do here though is have the daily use "slim" fridge in the kitchen, and keep the big fridge/freezer in the garage. As theft rates are low (but certainly not zero), many folk in the suburbs park on the street and use the garage for storage.
Don't bother with the dishwasher (I think) - looks like many are built in. We used a 40 ft container, but the guys packed very efficiently into the front half, so there was loads of room left over. And I will admit we brought too much. You have to weed out the boxes of university correspondence that you haven't looked at for 20 years before you move!
Garden tools, ladders etc we all left behind. Mainly for bio-security - those items often get pinged and then you get charged a cleaning / disinfection fee that is too high relative to the replacement cost.
Spot on! Bicycles, camping gear, gardening equipment, and fishing gear all trigger an inspection (which comes with an additional fee, surprise surprise...). I bought my lawnmower, leaf blower, bbq, etc. etc. All of which I've replaced. When I think of the time I spent cleaning those prior to packing, and the cost to move here (only to be replaced), it makes me want to cry.
13 hours ago, Slowbee said:Thanks for the heart failures guys! Not that I need more. Deciding what stays and what goes has me at the hairdresser trying to cover the grey/gray/grey.
But, I asked Wayne this, but thought it best on open forum. Is there anything you regret not taking over with you ? Either something you sold or gave away here that you wished you had taken? Anything you miss?
And since this is a cycling forum, did you guys take your bikes and bike kit with you ? As space (and hence money) is of concern to us we are weighing everything up. The main problem being, not many people are moving to NZ from SA, so being part of a group ship means you have no idea when your stuff is going to arrive (naturally the cheapest option). I would land up buying an N+1 if I did not know when the bikes were arriving. If we take a 20ft container, it will only be half filled and we would know more or less when the bikes arrive. However this is crap expensive as the container will mostly be empty. If we are what is called a cube container, we have to cut down HEAVILY on everything we take. Maybe even put 2 bikes on the plane with us (my daughter wants to cycle to school and new friends homes on her bike. Given she is on the spectrum selling her favourite blue pony for another one, is not going to work, let alone waiting 3 months or unspecified time to get it).
Basically any of you take your bikes ? Any regrets leaving behind a bike ?
I'll give you a lengthy reply later (or feel free to PM me), but this is my take having done this 2.5 years ago.
I took everything (except white goods), and on the one hand it's nice to have the creature comforts of home to help settle you in, but it creates an admin burden when you have 116 boxes to sort and unpack and store, all while you live in limbo between renting and buying. In 2.5 years I've tossed or replaced about 75% of what I paid R100k to bring here...
If I did it again I'd take personal effects, sentimental items, a few worthwhile kitchen items, bicycles and parts, tools and lots of hardware, and fishing gear. Use it as a fresh start to get new furniture, beds, linen, TV, fridge etc. and it will simplify the process a lot.
It's so hard having to tell kids to give their things away or sell them, but they are resilient and adapt in no time. Once you add in the ~R3500+ per sqm it costs to get things over here, you can start to look at some nice options on this side to replace - try make it a fun process for them.
Anyway, my 2c worth...
2 hours ago, eddy said:Import duty on complete bikes is 100%
Yes it is, and these days almost no-one agrees to ship the wheels separately so you only pay the 15%.
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I used to ski in Bad Gastein, Austria every year when I lived in SA. Never been to Japan but I'm very keen to go. My girlfriend lived there for 5 years in her 20's, and she said the snow in Sapporo region is next level.