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Forum: Airheads Today, 01:59 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 17,529
Posted By Ras Thurlo
it looks like this fairing, which I believe to be...

it looks like this fairing, which I believe to be from a HPN bike from the late 80s and used coincidentally on the Pharaon's Rally

<a...
Forum: Airheads Today, 01:35 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,159
Posted By Ras Thurlo
That's the same feedback I got from my paint shop...

That's the same feedback I got from my paint shop after they spoke to their paint supplier on this subject.

They said that it was not a problem of getting the primer to stick, but that the petrol...
Forum: Airheads Yesterday, 04:39 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,159
Posted By Ras Thurlo
dumb question

is there really no way of painting a polyethylene 43l tank?

is there no way of putting a 'sealing' undercoat that stops the petrol vapours coming through, so that you can then apply paint onto...
Forum: Airheads 05-22-2013, 01:36 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 4,253
Posted By Ras Thurlo
what are the pros/cons of putting an airhead...

what are the pros/cons of putting an airhead paralever rear with an oilhead swing arm? (as opposed to a full 1100GS rear setup)

I would guess "if got one already" is a big factor.

Are there...
Forum: Airheads 05-21-2013, 12:59 AM
Replies: 143
Views: 23,437
Posted By Ras Thurlo
Chas, great '78 India trip, photos now look...

Chas,

great '78 India trip, photos now look so retrocool

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f146/chasbmw/Travels%2077-78/India/028_28-1_zpsb22c735d.jpg...
Forum: Airheads 05-20-2013, 01:38 AM
Replies: 666
Views: 193,363
Posted By Ras Thurlo
Just to put your mind at rest- R80/7 scrambler by...

Just to put your mind at rest- R80/7 scrambler by Blitz Motorcycles of Paris, at a recent French GS event:

...
Forum: Airheads 05-19-2013, 07:03 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 13,895
Posted By Ras Thurlo
I like big tanks and I can't deny (con)

I would really like to have a Kevlar rerun of the PD works tank - the issue is finding a tank to copy for a mould, everything else is easy.

Alternatively anyone out there willing to design up a...
Forum: Airheads 05-19-2013, 06:44 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 13,895
Posted By Ras Thurlo
I like big tanks and I can't deny

I dig big tanks, but dont find this one great looking - too boxy for my tastes (no pun intended)

It says in the Italian version of the text that the bike was build by Peruzzi, my local airhead...
Forum: Airheads 05-18-2013, 09:32 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 340
Posted By Ras Thurlo
+2`

+2`
Forum: Airheads 05-17-2013, 10:49 PM
Replies: 3,936
Views: 832,184
Posted By Ras Thurlo
with nothing but red earth dirt tracks in between...

with nothing but red earth dirt tracks in between :thumb

http://davorallyfan.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/DRF-2012/i-j9f7bk4/0/L/IMG_9762-L.jpg...
Forum: Airheads 05-15-2013, 11:36 PM
Replies: 3,936
Views: 832,184
Posted By Ras Thurlo
:thumb

:thumb
Forum: Airheads 05-15-2013, 11:16 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 4,253
Posted By Ras Thurlo
is this right that an 18" rim has difficulties?...

is this right that an 18" rim has difficulties? what rim does HPN use?
Forum: Airheads 05-13-2013, 03:41 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,969
Posted By Ras Thurlo
Auriol discovering the hard way about the...

Auriol discovering the hard way about the reliability differential between German and Italian manufacturing:

<a...
Forum: Airheads 05-05-2013, 11:05 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,267
Posted By Ras Thurlo
not a great turn angle is it time for...

not a great turn angle is it

time for airhead DRZ triples?

great bike btw
Forum: Airheads 05-04-2013, 11:28 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,267
Posted By Ras Thurlo
Had read here that the DRZ forks could not easily...

Had read here that the DRZ forks could not easily be shortened (as easily as the WP50s), so thats news to me




good for you guys!! :wink:
Forum: Airheads 05-04-2013, 09:22 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,267
Posted By Ras Thurlo
I think you need to upgrade your stock mono rear....

I think you need to upgrade your stock mono rear.

I lost all that handlebar judder in the rough stuff that afflicted both of us, when I put on an extended mono
Forum: Airheads 05-04-2013, 02:46 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 5,161
Posted By Ras Thurlo
no issue with fork clearance on that TAG tank, I...

no issue with fork clearance on that TAG tank, I think even for the wider USD forks.

Keep in mind that I have the flat KTM triples, and the R-Dubb ones with greater offset would have more turn....
Forum: Airheads 05-04-2013, 02:40 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 5,161
Posted By Ras Thurlo
From memory all Vespa Sprints had that square...

From memory all Vespa Sprints had that square headlight in the mid-late sixties. By the late sixties they went back to the round headlight.




I do :1drink
Forum: Airheads 05-04-2013, 02:13 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 5,161
Posted By Ras Thurlo
Rally Stance

<a href="http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/rasthurlo/media/IMG_0165_zps39d05d93.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s388/rasthurlo/IMG_0165_zps39d05d93.jpg"...
Forum: Airheads 05-04-2013, 01:55 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 5,161
Posted By Ras Thurlo
It does fit, but you're right- does not leave any...

It does fit, but you're right- does not leave any room for error.

esp when I go into the clay swamps that we get around here in the valley floors its could get all gnarled up.

I fear that you...
Forum: Airheads 05-04-2013, 01:49 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 5,161
Posted By Ras Thurlo
Moorespeed 42mm pipes and end can <a...

Moorespeed 42mm pipes and end can

<a href="http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/rasthurlo/media/IMG_0174_zps6eaed9cc.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img...
Forum: Airheads 04-29-2013, 03:13 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 5,161
Posted By Ras Thurlo
Jason Bourne

do these numbers mean anything?

<a href="http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/rasthurlo/media/IMG_0206_zpsba911c50.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img...
Forum: Airheads 04-29-2013, 02:59 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 5,161
Posted By Ras Thurlo
glad to hear that I am in good company my...

glad to hear that I am in good company


my set up fits, but boy is it tight in there
Forum: Airheads 04-29-2013, 02:56 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 5,557
Posted By Ras Thurlo
a few more shots of the recent TAG rebuild ...

a few more shots of the recent TAG rebuild

still love that footpeg mod

<a href="http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/rasthurlo/media/taghettinajapan01_zpsff06389b.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img...
Forum: Airheads 04-29-2013, 02:45 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 673
Posted By Ras Thurlo
+1

+1
Forum: Airheads 04-29-2013, 02:34 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 5,161
Posted By Ras Thurlo
brakes

Fitted 320mm disk:

<a href="http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/rasthurlo/media/IMG_0202_zps35d64a34.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img...
Forum: Airheads 04-29-2013, 02:15 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 5,161
Posted By Ras Thurlo
great advice, with a bit of route-planning the RT...

great advice, with a bit of route-planning the RT clutch cables worked out great on the giraffe risers

already had long brake line, so did not have the worry about that
Forum: Airheads 04-29-2013, 02:13 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 5,161
Posted By Ras Thurlo
with TAG 35l tank (still unpainted): <a...

with TAG 35l tank (still unpainted):

<a href="http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/rasthurlo/media/IMG_0192_zps8300d94e.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img...
Forum: Airheads 04-29-2013, 01:59 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,159
Posted By Ras Thurlo
I was hoping I had found a white painted nylon...

I was hoping I had found a white painted nylon tank, no such luck.

the burning polyethylene smelt good though

I think these two tanks are unpainted nylon (with dirtbike fuel gauge)
...
Forum: Airheads 04-29-2013, 09:44 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,159
Posted By Ras Thurlo
tried it - it worked and (unfortunately) it...

tried it - it worked and (unfortunately) it smells of candle wax
Forum: Airheads 04-28-2013, 01:24 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,159
Posted By Ras Thurlo
another African HPN tank ...

another African HPN tank

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/4872/dsc9100.jpg
Forum: Airheads 04-28-2013, 01:23 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,159
Posted By Ras Thurlo
will try

will try
Forum: Airheads 04-28-2013, 10:29 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,159
Posted By Ras Thurlo
a South African variant on the factory race look:...

a South African variant on the factory race look:

<a href="http://s926.photobucket.com/user/micksyd/media/HPN/IMG_2142_7.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img...
Forum: Airheads 04-27-2013, 11:38 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,159
Posted By Ras Thurlo
as has been mentioned here before there are two...

as has been mentioned here before there are two variants:

nylon- kind to paint and decals

polyethylene - not kind to paint or decals


the nylon variant is more expensive, so beware as many...
Forum: Airheads 04-27-2013, 03:50 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 5,161
Posted By Ras Thurlo
going minimalist in the cockpit look...

going minimalist in the cockpit

look basically no offset on the ktm triples

<a href="http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/rasthurlo/media/IMG_0171_zpsaf91535b.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img...
Forum: Airheads 04-27-2013, 10:59 AM
Replies: 868
Views: 83,083
Posted By Ras Thurlo
out of interest - should we be calibrating sag %...

out of interest - should we be calibrating sag % keeping in mind whether a fork is full length or shortened?
Forum: Airheads 04-25-2013, 09:16 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 5,161
Posted By Ras Thurlo
update

getting there slowly

current roadblocks are a lengthened cables to deal with the giraffe risers and oil cooler brackets

still currently on the 43l tank, but will try with 35l TAG as well

the...
Forum: Airheads 04-25-2013, 01:58 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 5,161
Posted By Ras Thurlo
The initial spring rate of 4.76 is quoted in...

The initial spring rate of 4.76 is quoted in N/mm. An internet translator has given me 0.485 kg/mm as the equivalent measurement.

The spring rate rises to 6.66 N/mm (0.68 kg/mm) after 225mm
...
Forum: Airheads 04-25-2013, 01:38 AM
Replies: 1,520
Views: 520,575
Posted By Ras Thurlo
gratuitous bump for a great great looking bike ...

gratuitous bump for a great great looking bike

...that is running a real risk of loosing its 'civilian' status

<a...
Forum: Airheads 04-25-2013, 01:27 AM
Replies: 776
Views: 133,091
Posted By Ras Thurlo
I have the Migsel stand and can confirm that its...

I have the Migsel stand and can confirm that its plenty sturdy

<a href="http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/rasthurlo/media/IMG_0035_zpscf980162.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img...
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