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KAYZ1 replied to Seymour Asscrack's topic in MOTORCYCLE CHAT
All i can say about the KTM's i worked on, and there were enough to buy me a now bike about two year. I used to do jobs on my machinary lathe, Mill, Boring. Lots of little jobs that used to get me a credit ( at the time i thought i was just helping out my Local Dealers) as he was Honda also..i ride Honda cos i like to get to ware i set off to go at the start of the day.. Anyway two years into repairing these KTM's that TKM would not warranty ( but the dealer did ) i ended up with a young lady from the dealership asking if i was going to spend this account i had biult up...(Me) what account? the dealer had put money into an account within the dealership for me for all the work i done for them. Seems kT thingy would not warranty the items that were failing at an alarming rate..i later found out the rear swingarm was over a grand to replace...and i fixed them in 40 mins.. It ended with me getting a part ex ( cash in hand ) plus a new bike from my acount....Local family run Motorcycle dealer...buy you bikes and bits from your local dealers before we loose them all...shit will happen then. -
Plus i could maybe even have a few or more bits that may or even could be of use to some nut sorry i mean well meaning person to help one's Little Lady and her high sidding mate.
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Do the PM thing with your address, i have a new cylinder and leaver here some place plus a spare zorst like the scabby one fitted now..but not scabby Lyn.. Tis afterall just gone Crissy.
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Does work, i had an 8foot iron pipe on my last one across the wall...not nice if you forgot and put your hand on it.. Like a dick i started to hang tools on it in the summer, winter came and i just went to lift a rat-shit from it..I can say it did not stay in hand very long But as a heater it worked well.
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27th job in 2 years, no its not, this place, aabc, council dustcarts, corners transprt and metcalf farms in last 2 years So 5 in 2 years and corners was because we moved back down south otherwise id still be there The others just didnt really fit with what I wanted, especially money wise and if the money isnt right why would you stay
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You love sorting it out.
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Clean the float valve seats and run some piano wire through the jets.
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It's hard to keep up, this is your 27th job in two years. Nearly four months must be some sort of record for you.
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Bitumen spraying as I have been since September
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Buckster replied to Seymour Asscrack's topic in MOTORCYCLE CHAT
Most things are. -
What are you doing now?
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I've got a job j26 of the m5 tomorrow night... an emergency patch so must have been a car fire or a crash of some description
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I remember him from the 1970's, bit of an enforcer in his day. TBH I didn't know he was still with us up to now. Sad nonetheless
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Yeah bit dirtier than I expected to be honest, they bike seemed to run pretty well. The tickover issue developed after I messed with it but before it was fine. But now I am in might as well do everything, I have a full rebuild kit including floats and jets so seems silly not to do it properly now.
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Vamana Gupta replied to Seymour Asscrack's topic in MOTORCYCLE CHAT
Why do I even bother...its beyond me...