latest news from the dasterdly duo

[Minty Hippo]

<!--quoteo(post=12212:date=Thu 27th Jul 2006, 07:06 AM:name=Toneski)-->QUOTE(Toneski @ Thu 27th Jul 2006, 07:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->i couldnt either, til i did some jiggery pokery
try this links instead
http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/26172/pan..._2_800.jpg
http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/36526/sulov_add_sp.jpg<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Thanks...but "<b>403 Forbidden</b>" says my screen sternly, but then I'm at work so it probably just means I'm up for a disciplinary.

[wicklamulla]

<!--quoteo(post=12237:date=Thu 27th Jul 2006, 01:38 PM:name=Minty Hippo)-->QUOTE(Minty Hippo @ Thu 27th Jul 2006, 01:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Thanks...but "<b>403 Forbidden</b>" says my screen sternly, but then I'm at work so it probably just means I'm up for a disciplinary. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->


ditto !!!

[iand1947]

<!--quoteo(post=11473:date=Thu 20th Jul 2006, 01:22 PM:name=stu)-->QUOTE(stu @ Thu 20th Jul 2006, 01:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Says you with your Diamond Black TDM 900 and a <!--coloro:#FF0000--><!--/coloro-->Gay<!--colorc-->
<!--/colorc--> 200 Enduro

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Jealousy! Diamonds are a girl's best friend.

[TonyDevil]

<!--quoteo(post=12267:date=Thu 27th Jul 2006, 08:01 PM:name=wicklamulla)-->QUOTE(wicklamulla @ Thu 27th Jul 2006, 08:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->ditto !!! <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
hmmm....it worked from home, but now i'm at work i get da same 403 msg.
ga'dammit!

net.feckin.politzi

[dapleb]

Thanks to all the very kind help and suggestions, pads are now sorted. Eccles found some in Banska.

Boop

[tdm850rider]

<!--quoteo(post=12340:date=Fri 28th Jul 2006, 06:20 AM:name=dapleb)-->QUOTE(dapleb @ Fri 28th Jul 2006, 06:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Thanks to all the very kind help and suggestions, pads are now sorted. Eccles found some in Banska.

Boop<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

This is wearing my map collection pretty thin... Can't wait for the Blogs.

[dandywarhol]

Next instalment from Czech-Polish border....................

Watched an afternoon,s ĺocal racing at Brno on Sunday - missed last week WSB round - and on the way back to our apartmënt I could hear the 900 timing chain rattling on light throttle.

There,s been a few postings about chain noise and modified tensioners but this was getting on my goat..........

I could remember that you,d to set the crank at position T on the firing stroke to adjust the chain but I somehow fecked up and the inlet cam jumped it,s teeth on the chain

With moral support from Dapleb and borrowing grandma,s basin to catch the coolant we began to strip the camcover off and reset the cam timing.............the inlet cam had jumped around 6 teeth

A few turns of the crank by hand made sure nothing touched followed by a spin on the starter motor - everything was fine

A flashlight and headtorch assisted the rebuild, refilled with coolant and pressed the button................the motor started and ran fine............................until it warmed up and the fast idle control came off...............the fecker would,t idle anda spin up the road showed it lackëd power - but not at all times

Next day and a trip to the local internet cafe and a trip to JBX,s website for the ECU codes. - excellent info JBX

Nothing showed up as a fault code so I tried a hard reset by disconnecting the battery..................problem solved - all I can come up with for an answer is that by spinning the engine over on the starter with the camshaft cylinder identification sensor disconnected confused the ECU and it went into limp home default until it was reset.

Alls fine now although the chain still rattles like a bassad on light throttle - but that can wait til I get home

Might get a thrash round the Nurburgring on the way home

Ohhh.............forgot to mention, the Givi topbox mount cracked with all the rough riding and a few kilos more weight than recommended - probably on Bulgarian roads - a Swiss Road Racing Team who were at a week,s track event at Brno came up with the goods and tie wired the mount to the frame as a get-me-home..............all in all, an eventful day

This post was last modified: 02-08-2006, 10:42 AM by dandywarhol.

[duibhceK]

<!--quoteo(post=12816:date=Wed 2nd Aug 2006, 12:23 PM:name=dandywarhol)-->QUOTE(dandywarhol @ Wed 2nd Aug 2006, 12:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Ohhh.............forgot to mention, the Givi topbox mount cracked with all the rough riding and a few kilos more weight than recommended - probably on Bulgarian roads - a Swiss Road Racing Team who were at a week,s track event at Brno came up with the goods and tie wired the mount to the frame as a get-me-home..............all in all, an eventful day <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

That sounds very familiar

it happened to me on the excellently maintained French roads. I also fixed it with some rope.

[wicklamulla]

WELL HERE ARE 2 TEXTS I HAD FROM FOREIGN SHORES.....

LOL....Eccles just made coffee....took a big swig and his face gurned & gobbed back into the cup and ran to the sink, he used salt instead of sugar baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !!!










LOL............sometimes when karma kick in it serves you a double, AE tried to adjust the cam chain and it jumped a few teeth, bike came to bits to reset the timing, took all evening.

[Guest]

I told ya I'd get ya back AE, it took some doing to put salt in yer coffee and mess up yer cam chain from Edinburgh

[dapleb]

<!--quoteo(post=12894:date=Wed 2nd Aug 2006, 06:33 PM:name=Emmett)-->QUOTE(Emmett @ Wed 2nd Aug 2006, 06:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I told ya I'd get ya back AE, it took some doing to put salt in yer coffee and mess up yer cam chain from Edinburgh <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Managed to get the sink wretching and swilling on vid Emmett, but didn,t film the gulp and gurn [which was foooony as feg}.

We is now at MrGs hooose. E has been feedin us cakes and beer....I loike cake. Last leg of journey starts tomato...back to UK.

B oop
dapleb

[LIAW]

great stuff, but remember ''it ain't over 'til the fat ferry sinks'', or something like that, the UK will be such a let down now.

[tdm850rider]

I wonder how many pages they are going to get when they sign on and click 'View New Posts'?

This post was last modified: 08-08-2006, 10:25 PM by tdm850rider.

[dapleb]

<!--quoteo(post=13418:date=Tue 8th Aug 2006, 11:09 PM:name=tdm850rider)-->QUOTE(tdm850rider @ Tue 8th Aug 2006, 11:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I wonder how many pages they are going to get when they sign on and click 'View New Posts'? <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Apparently I have only missed 10posts .....somehow me thinks it lies!

G's forks (set #2) gave up in spectacular fashion on the way tut ferret. Pishin pickled onion water down the mudguard, engine, caliper, discs etc. The handling got very funky, overtaking lollies would make the steering go very light and a touch scarey .

Boop
dapleb

[Guest]

So when are you two lazy buggers gonna post some pics?

[dapleb]

<!--quoteo(post=13690:date=Fri 11th Aug 2006, 08:10 PM:name=Emmett)-->QUOTE(Emmett @ Fri 11th Aug 2006, 08:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->So when are you two lazy buggers gonna post some pics?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I dunt have a camera, so that'll be Mr Dandy's job. I will take some stills off the camcorder footage (including salted coffee sink spitting) but need a new hard drive first ....and need to do some work before I can afford one....might be a while.

Currently typing up a BLOG though.

Boop
dapleb

[dandywarhol]

Once I stop projectile vommitting and hosing simultaneously I'll get down to it - Superfast Ferries' breakfast has a lot to answer for - just hope it's an isolated case and there's not dozens of foreign tourists having a miserable start to their hols...................

This post was last modified: 11-08-2006, 10:38 PM by dandywarhol.

[bondy]

<!--quoteo(post=13708:date=Fri 11th Aug 2006, 11:23 PM:name=dandywarhol)-->QUOTE(dandywarhol @ Fri 11th Aug 2006, 11:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Once I stop projectile vommitting and hosing simultaneously I'll get down to it - Superfast Ferries' breakfast has a lot to answer for - just hope it's an isolated case and there's not dozens of foreign tourists having a miserable start to their hols................... <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->


Seen your pics and read PK's blog, seems you had a fantastic time.
Wish I was there, maybe next year.

This post was last modified: 16-08-2006, 07:38 PM by bondy.

[dandywarhol]

Here's the map of the route we took:



Some facts and figures.....

Approx 5000 miles in total, although the map says less we spent a bit of time off the route when we were stopped at each location

In my case, I left with the oil tank slightly overfilled and returned with the oil tank slightly overfilled

Approx. 700ml of scottoil

Rear Z6 has done nearly 6000 miles and still good front hardly marked

Best fuel consumption 64 mpg, averaged over 55

Both the above figures due to a self imposed speed limit of 65/70 on a roads and apart from the run back from Guinness' to the ferry we did less than 100 miles of motorways

Best bits - all of it

Worst bit - hmmmm, difficult to think of one - probably the climb into the Alps on day 2...miserabley cold and v. wet - white finger and tired / hungry. All soon forgotten about when tucking into a meal of alpine proportions

This post was last modified: 20-08-2006, 06:14 PM by dandywarhol.

[wicklamulla]

thats mighty impressive, if i ever go that far oil need to remortgage and invest in Opec....