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My heart stopped.

In a dark, dank corner I uncovered several cartons, I recognized them as crankshaft cartons.

I thought they were empty, but no -

My pulse quickened as I worked one of the cartons out, covered in dust, misc parts and fixtures, no easy task.

Opening the carton, my heart stopped - three rods, obviously two stroke!

Quickly I took the number from the carton and made my way to a computer to cross reference the number -

Fantasies races in my head about how much I could save on a rebuild now, and still have a few to sell, it was hard to type the part number in I was so so excited, how had this slipped by me!

Had to be the H2 crank, had to be, maybe the 500, maybe a few of each!

Enter number - click the fitment and POP!

That was my bubble being burst....

JetSki crank assemblies, Blah!

They'll still sell, just not as exciting.....

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steve

Yesterday, I bought this paddock stand from Aldi for $49.99




I assembled it & discovered the solid plastic swingarm holders slide forward on my wife's Honda VTR250. Hmmm, no grip... so I bought this rubber mat from Bunnings Warehouse for $12.90





I cut out two squares, and with a bit of drilling, two caphead screws & some JB Weld I modified the swingarm holders





The stand now works perfectly! No more rolling the bike back to lube the chain





Trevor

thats cool John... Kawasaki no doubt hit a HUGE home run with that bike. For the last few years, I've been keeping an eye on craigslist for a cheap/crashed one.. they are usually TOO crashed or not cheap enough. Patience is a virtue.

It is a lot of fun,

Keep an eye out, I think used prices are gonna be falling very soon, with the next generation out next year......

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Twist the throttle, tilt the horizon, and have a great time. What triples are all about...........

Needs new radiator and tank rust fixed. Done the tank, got the radiator. Just needs assembly. should be fun.
WOOPS, that was meant too go into whats your latest purchase. Sorry
Can the powers that be move this post please

Some bling for my 85 lemans

Cool. I've been looking at old LeManses, hoping to get a crummy/scraped up one cheap to cafe. Just for m in sc, that is.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

They look like ally-foil chook trays...........!!

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"One day, your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's worth watching." : anon.

Very nice

I've got access to a load of Guzzi parts, might be my next gig......

85 LeMans

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steve

One owner from new. Crashed once then laid up since '92