The "Official" Oz Monster Say Anything Thread...

[Wells]

Can guarantee I know which moron booked them

[Betty]

Just booked into our hotel, the Boss flicks on the tele and there is an ad for World Ducati Week ... maybe we should go check it out.

[dragonworld.]

maybe?? You said MAYBE?? Drag yer drunken Missus away from her Rosso and go see!! 

[bigiain]

Naah, not worth the effort.  Metro had a caliper in much better condition for $80. Those guys are awesome. I've also ordered a seal kit and new rubber bits from Honda, and will swap the newish pistons across from the other one.

How many k's has it got on it? I've found it well worthwhile to replace the pins the sliding calier slides on at ~100k km on both of mine. They were both quite corroded and beat up, and putting new ones in gave much better feel to the brakes…

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[suzyj]

How many k's has it got on it? I've found it well worthwhile to replace the pins the sliding calier slides on at ~100k km on both of mine. They were both quite corroded and beat up, and putting new ones in gave much better feel to the brakes…

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Kristyn's one is a baby, at just 60,000km.  I don't think the donor bike was anywhere near that, comparing the calipers.

In any case, with a master rebuild, caliper rebuild, new braided brake line, sintered pads and new rotor, the brakes are now "epic". That's good, right?

Oh, and she's got a new pipe, too, that makes it sound better than my duc.

[monstermick58]

In any case, with a master rebuild, caliper rebuild, new braided brake line, sintered pads and new rotor, the brakes are now "epic". That's good, right?

Suzyj, I've installed DP sintered brake pads and although I've only put about 200 kays (I blame it on this lousy weather) on them I am truely impressed by the response that they have given me, they are made by Dunlop in England and I believe the Spada's brake pads are DP106, not cheap, but very good.






                                      Mmick

[Betty]

Hmmm.

They serve an aperitif before dinner ... so obviously 'someone' ends up with two. Of course the local vino rosso is ordered by the litre ... and then they plonk down (pun intended) a couple of limoncello shots as a digestive ... again 'someone' gets two.

Naturally we find ourselves at the local pub as the Azzurri take on the Irish.

[Betty]

Did our first scuba dive in the northern hemisphere today and this is what I have to write home about: nothing.

[Jukie]

Did a 7 Km walk up and down the hill top of cinque terre in the warm weather. Must of sweated about 10 liters on the walk. Now off to Misano tomorrow morning to meet up with a few dmfers

[dragonworld.]

Sweatin' out the Vino Rosso!? 

[Betty]

Sweatin' out the Vino Rosso!? 

Ha, don't worry she replenished her reserves last night.

[Jukie]

Yes so hope to meet the guys soon just waiting on a later coming which I hope get his bike sorted sooner then later

[Betty]

Just back from the first night's beach party.

More bloody 1199s than you could poke a stick at. Oh and apparently t-shirt and shorts is the most appropriate riding attire. Also good to repeatedly find the rev limiter in the driveway ... especially if you are riding a diavel.

[Betty]

Spent some time out at the circuit today ... there were a few bikes there. Saw some anorexic girls (with mods I am reliably informed) getting ready to was bikes, but it was all a bit too sad for me to watch. Sorry.

We have met some Kiwis, some Aussies, former Aussies and even some DMF members plus some Dutch bloke called Al.

Oh and it's hot ... damn hot ... 40+ degrees. Time for a swim I reckon.

[monstermick58]

Spent some time out at the circuit today ... there were a few bikes there. Saw some anorexic girls (with mods I am reliably informed) getting ready to was bikes, but it was all a bit too sad for me to watch. Sorry.

We have met some Kiwis, some Aussies, former Aussies and even some DMF members plus some Dutch bloke called Al.

Oh and it's hot ... damn hot ... 40+ degrees. Time for a swim I reckon.

Hope you are taking lots of photo's Mark 






                                     Mmark