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Maybe you could just photocopy chapter 11 to mail to Zero? Hopefully it's written in plane language.

Welcome mate. Unfortunately we already have an Oscar here so you'll need to fuck off. With love, Oscar.

I've seen his safety considerations around the shop, no way he's gonna bareback a paper back.

And THEN you find the perfect truck in your own back yard.... and the bastard will NOT sell

Sorry, dont know the make, was fitted when I bought the 'bike. Carbon cans on it too, and OEM's given me also in sale. 46K miles, new MOT (roadworthy certificate for 1 year from April), Was a bargain at £1800, ($2350) Rides very nice, as expected. Future plans are wavy discs, polished rims, de-link brakes with a 'HEL' conversion line set. Black, polished ally and chrome always the best colours.

The 7.3 has nowhere near the power of modern Diesels, but somehow it has enough power to pass the repair shops that the modern ones just can't seem to get around.

"diesel" Plus, it's a 7.3, so the power to weight is about the same as a grom..😜

That's the good side.

im in West aus so a lot of my parts i get online. chain and sprockets i have been buying from RPM MOTO in Queensland.i wait for them to have their sales and can get chain and sprockets delivered for less than just a chain in WA. Lately i have been buying oem parts from WEBIKE JAPAN.our exchange rate has been good at the moment.just keep an eye on postage costs.i order enough spares /consumables to keep it under the next step up in postage rates. i have ordered a stator,air and oil filters and neutral and clutch switches most of them at half price in comparison to Australia.delivery takes about a week. I have also ordered from BLUE City Motorcycles in Sth Aus.Postage from them has usually been around $7. EBC brake pads i get from the UK.works out around $70 per set delivered.just keep an eye on the exchange rate. I know a few people order from JAWS Motorcycles in the UK as well but i havent as yet.

That's not a Black Bird, it's a fire-fly. 🤢

Bill, I didn't know you were Indian.

LOL. First paper cut you get, you'll be done.

If the engine is complete and you have the harness, you'll just need to connect to the ignition box and coils. If you don't have a harness you'd need a wiring diagram to connect the parts. What does "Y reg" mean?

Thats a very interesting thread. I am building a Blackbird track day (fun) bike at the mo, and lots of bits coming from all over the place. Some bits bought new too. Although I managed to get a set of throttle bodies with fuel rail and injectors for £140 the rail needed a fuel pressure regulator. In the UK they are on Fleabay for £75 to £95 but with some extensive research I found A company in Asia that makes and /or sells these valves at £30 each so ordered 2, sold one and used one. Just shows shopping around and 15 mins on the PC can save you ££££"s. Good forum, always interesting reading. Neil

That's why you buy a diesel from the South. "Sorry, I bought this from Alabama, and I don't know what all they cut off of it but it gets 22 mpg, has 1000hp and 2000 ft/lbs of torque, and is loud as FUCK." I looked at a CC 4X4 6.7 the other day that had a straight pipe with a tip pointing at the ground behind THE CAB. Kid was like "Want me to crank it?" I was like HELL NO. I could hear Greta screaming out the window from her plane from 30,000 feet at this dumbass 🤣

The hinge side stile on an exterior wood door to the conservatory/sun room rotted out. Big hole, no way to patch. This door is 1 of 3 so it has to match. To have a new door made to match...would be expensive, I didn't check, but thick end of a grand probably, not including the large insulated glass panel, which is salvageable. The large glass panel and small wood panel below it are held in with silicone and wood keeper strips finished nailed into place. I removed the keeper strips, cut the silicone and successfully remove both panels. Luck was on my side as the door turned out to be mortice and tenon construction, so I carefully chopped away at the offending stile leaving the rest of the door and tenons intact. I say lucky because mortice and tenon door construction is far and away the best/strongest method. My only real expense here was going to be a suitable piece of wood for the new stile. I went cheap here by going to the big box store, but spent some time going thru every suitable piece on the rack. Cost 15 vs 60+ at real lumberyard, 45 x 90 x 2400mm PT spruce (I think, it didn't say). Everything else I had already. Tools used: small jobsite light table saw with brand new finish blade Sharp chisels/ hammer cordless drill and impact driver Forsner wood drill bits...............................creates a flat bottomed hole and you can even change direction (a little) while drilling circular saw hand power planer As the wood was slightly wider than needed I was able to plane it "straight" on one edge and table saw it on the other, if that makes sense, to create a very straight piece. Using a suitable sized forsner wood bit and following up with a hammer and chisel, I created 3 mortices. This last bit is quite tricky and must be done accurately or the door will only look straight to a drunken sailor. The insulated glass panel came apart as I removed it, so after cleaning and removing all old mastic, I sandwiched it back together and used 100% silicone out of a tube instead of the hot mastic that the pro's use. Before hanging the door, I cut a 4 degree bevel on the hinge side, see sketch. This gives relief from binding and plenty of room for paint. On a single door the bevel should be present on both sides, hinge and latch. For a double door unit (this one), only the hinge side for the passive door, both sides for the active door. If you read this far, thankyou, pics to follow in chronological order. First pic is all that I had to work with after removing the rot. Bottom rail was removed and repaired.

No chance of me owning that, think more slanty. But yeah, the recirculating fans are pretty ineffective. We have a real outside vent, otherwise I'd just move the pepper spray around faster. I forgot the other side effect. No cross contamination, no issues with stuff not being disinfected.

I want to make sure I have this straight. A group of grown "men" sitting around talking about cleaning products? No wonder slappy left.

Racist.

Sounds exactly how I did it.

https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/1970-motorcycle--trail-biking-handbook/9234906/#edition=8548605&idiq=7480837 Only 2 left. $9.69

Yes, but it's also Facebook, so it's 98% scams to start with. If it's crazy overpriced and on FB, then it's probably real.

When it looks to good to be true, it usually is, but not always. When I was hunting for a 7.3 truck I came across a cream puff F-250; fully loaded, low miles, garage kept, one owner, full service history, and priced below all the high mile beaters. When I finally got ahold of the seller it was gone. They were surprised that so many people wanted grampa's noisy stinky old truck that none of the family wanted.

20 seriously, like in one shot? How? I'm looking forward to fucking around with shop stuff and have things to do. Despite the retarded 105 degree high today, still. That's a lot of deep sleep. I did take 120mg of melatonin. Yes, I said one hundred twenty, it's a new experiment, backed with some good evidence.

Nope, you should absolutely not. Hope you feel better soon Carlos.

Covered in chapter 17.

@DaveK I think this will meet your approval. I've posted about Adam's graphene tire coating before, don't think I've posted a full thread. Short story; it's fantastic, and can also be used on motorcycles safely. I was mildly disappointed that it seemed to fade away on the new truck tires kind of quickly. Also it has never looked as smooth/even as I'd like. I did some digging and asking, and learned it's because of the amount of oxidation and "stuff" that seeps out of new tires. The recommendation was to really clean them, and that it would take at least two applications. So I did it again yesterday, scrubbing with a stiff brush using car soap, and then another round of tire-specific cleaner, and more brushing. Normally they say to just spray that on and hose off. The results are great. I suspect this time it will work for a longer term, like it had on the Tesla's already-used tires, when I first applied it on that. Oh yeah, the 2x4 was a trick to reach the entire tread, although next time I'd use a 4x4 to get even more space.

Thanks poida, this is the info. I'm after. I've bought a chain and sprockets from RPM MOTO before and I've heard of Blue City Motorcycles. I'll get busy looking at the places you suggested. Cheers

@poida @Banshee @paul99xx

I did something similar for my bike when I was still riding but hardwired into the bike electric as I found a compatible remote that used a 12V battery. Then Swampnut the fucking enabling enabler, brought the Smart Wi-Fi garage door opener to my attention and for about $25 I was then able to open my garage doors with my phone or even better with my voice with Google through my phone. Not sure if you have your phone mounted on the bike while you're riding or if you use a headset paired with your phone but both are much easier options then wiring up a remote just for use on the bike. Anyhow, shelved all the remotes and don't need to use homelink in the cars anymore. It's nice that my garage door will open with the phone app, voice control or you can even set it so once you get within a certain distance of your house, it will automatically open the garage door. You can also open it from anywhere on the planet where you have cell service in case you need to let someone in remotely. Not the exact one but similar to this...https://a.co/d/aybxCcP

Guess you've missed the dozens of threads about gut health, underwear, socks, body aches, weird moles, best prunes and skin disorders.

$500, it's beastly looking

That's it. I had it adapted down this past weekend and was taking off 7mm headed bolts on my old parts mower with it with 1/2 to 3/8 to 1/4 drive 7mm deep well 🤣

I believe it's the highest torque rated one Ryobi sells. Milwaukie sells more powerful one for hundreds of dollars more.

Yeah that really works for me too! Must resist adding too much yellow.

I caught a blurb on the radio about how doctors are now saying that whole milk and cheese are good for you. I wonder what the current stance on eggs is, that has also run the good-bad bullshit a few times. Is bread good or bad these days? Dried meats? Fuck it, I'll order a pizza to cover all the bases.

The only milk I drink is half & half, working my way down from the pure stuff. My Dad was a whole milk drinker, doc told him he needed to switch to non-fat or at least low-fat because of his cholesterol. "But doc, that stuff tastes like shit." So doc recommended that he buy some low-fat and mix it with whole milk about 50/50, then start leaning out the blend slowly so he could ween off of whole milk. When dad got to the store he was amazed to find that they sell it pre-mixed. He was more surprised to find out that the shit's even better than whole milk. Then he had to be weened off of half & half.