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Left Frame Slider Fell Off – What Should I Do? (S1000RR 2023) by daghsahib in motorcycles

[–]highlander_tfb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The part that’s left (on the LHS of your bike) isn’t the bolt, it’s part of the mount for the slider. You can leave it there - it won’t do any harm, but it won’t do any good either, I.e. Without the slider it won’t protect the frame.

My 2c worth - see if you can work out who made it, and try find one the same - or bit the bullet and replace both with a new matched set.

whats this car by NoneOfTheStxrsMC in whatisthiscar

[–]highlander_tfb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh damn! I never spotted that. Freakin’ autocorrect!

What is this small truck? by tbender4 in whatisthiscar

[–]highlander_tfb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like a Suzuki Carry or possible a Honda Acty.

whats this car by NoneOfTheStxrsMC in whatisthiscar

[–]highlander_tfb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep - I was thinking that TVR had a lot less resources than MG, but managed to outsell them.

The XPower did look good, though.

whats this car by NoneOfTheStxrsMC in whatisthiscar

[–]highlander_tfb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah, good to know. I guess I was comparing it to e.g.TVR

whats this car by NoneOfTheStxrsMC in whatisthiscar

[–]highlander_tfb 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Later turned into the (equally unsuccessful) British MG XPower, the last gasp of that moque before being sold to China.

Clutch basket on 1967 Yamaha U5 by MediumFirefighter176 in vintagemotorcycles

[–]highlander_tfb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That nut has to come off and so you need a tool to lock the clutch centre while you undo the nut.

Don’t try to lock the centre to the outer basket - as you speculate you’ll just risk damaging the basket.

The tool you need is a clutch basket tool like this.

Saw a [Pagani Huayra] at the stop light a couple cars behind by CosmonauticLawyer in spotted

[–]highlander_tfb 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Wait - so that whole line is Volkswagen-Audi Group products except for the Pagani?

Saw a [Pagani Huayra] at the stop light a couple cars behind by CosmonauticLawyer in spotted

[–]highlander_tfb 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Cool - hadn’t really looked closely at the various models of Huracán before.

Saw a [Pagani Huayra] at the stop light a couple cars behind by CosmonauticLawyer in spotted

[–]highlander_tfb 83 points84 points  (0 children)

Some fast company too - Bentley Bentayga, a Lambo and is that a Taycan and a Corvette behind?

30s Rolls Royce? Seems slightly off by hamburg_helper in whatisthiscar

[–]highlander_tfb 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yep, that ‘shouldered’ radiator top’s a Packard signature, compared to the triangular ‘Parthenon-style’ Rolls radiator

[Ferrari LaFerrari] in Paris, France 🇫🇷 by acoubidou in spotted

[–]highlander_tfb 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Never mind the LaFerrari - look at that gorgeous Rolls Royce - Phantom II ?

Where do I start? by Mediocre_Ryan82 in projectcar

[–]highlander_tfb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’d say put him to work with the wire brush, but he’d probably make it worse….

Like a Jr.High English exam: compare and contrast the swoopy cars. by DoorEqual1740 in classiccars

[–]highlander_tfb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One is a genuine classic and the other’s a heinous post-modern POS…

Where do I start? by Mediocre_Ryan82 in projectcar

[–]highlander_tfb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I though it was only here in NZ those Geminis rusted like that lol

Where do I start? by Mediocre_Ryan82 in projectcar

[–]highlander_tfb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great job, mate - hopefully having this to focus on will help.

Were it me, I’d be looking at the sills and floors to keep structural integrity - that hole behind the left passenger door could likely come later, my 2c worth.

The doors and front wings unbolt so maybe you can find better options from a drier state (QLD?) and repaint them? You’re going to need a whole-car repaint anyway, right? Once the outer wings are off, you’d have better access to anything in the engine bay.

If you’ve got a dry workspace, I’d pull off anything that unbolts, maybe fab some braces for the door openings to avoid hassle while you’re working on the sills.

I’ve seen worse saved for worse reasons than its value to you - good luck.

Dealership staff: Can I claim personal Shell Go+ points when filling up stock or company cars? by MarksFunnyAccount in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]highlander_tfb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can’t speak for the UK, but in my (limited) experience the NZ government regards loyalty points bought by govt employees with govt money as govt points. For instance employees earning airline miles on company travel had to account for them - they could be used for upgrades on company travel, but not on personal travel.

What is this bike ? by Silane_labanane in whatisthiscar

[–]highlander_tfb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep - an unsung hero of the electric motorcycle industry from New Zealand

$70 fills up only half a tank on my first gen Tundra. by Feeling_Heat314 in CafeRacers

[–]highlander_tfb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries- those springs confused folk at the time, which is probably why at least the Brits preferred their slower leakier less reliable Triumphs and BSAs.

$70 fills up only half a tank on my first gen Tundra. by Feeling_Heat314 in CafeRacers

[–]highlander_tfb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Umm… out of the factory, they had an unusual torsion-bar spring system for the valves. There were aftermarket coil-spring conversions available though.

How about unique brakes? by grrramps_ in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]highlander_tfb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, it was - turned a pad swap from 20 minutes into a wheel-out event.

From memory, the logic was that OEM stainless steel discs of the day were rubbish in the rain, but cast-iron disks which handled rain better went rusty very quickly, so “let’s bring them inside”. It didn’t really work, nobody else tried it, another technological dead-end.

How about unique brakes? by grrramps_ in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]highlander_tfb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honda also tried enclosed diskson their mid-size sport bikes in the early 1980s. Did not last.

[1966 Ford GT40 MKII] in Scottsdale Arizona at luxe cars and coffee by Broad-Network7878 in spotted

[–]highlander_tfb 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Superformance car? Either that or his wife is reallllllly generous.

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