Tassie Monster - The Thylacine has new paws.

[Dannog]

Wow, that bracket make the vid very bouncy. Either that or the road in Tassie are a lot worse than I remember.

Looks like your enjoying it.  [moto]

[Yellow Meanie]

Actually, I don't even have a bracket.
You can see the tank bag has some bungy cord on top, the video camera is strapped on there.
I'll get one of the fuel cap brackets eventually.

[Yellow Meanie]

Whoo-Hoo, more goodies arrived today.

Magura bar,top triple and clutch cover from Spider Exports
Bar end mirrors from Ebay.


Interesting choice in boxes there Spider

[Jukie]

AAARRRRR that better MR Meanie love that sound. Gee i though your bike wasn't going to start there for a second. Very good vid, just a bit bumpy,cant help that.  [moto]

[Yellow Meanie]

Bugger

Bloody top triple doesn't fit :'(





The diameter of the middle hole is way too large and off centre from the original.
And it will hit the frame near the ignition.


Anyone got any other ideas?

[Yellow Meanie]

So, the triple and bars have been sent back to Spider. 
Thanks for trying anyway mate, at least we know now, that they don't fit

I've ordered a "blemished" Cyclecat top triple from Ca-Cycleworks. It was pretty cheap, and I'll polish it or powdercoat it or something.
Then I just have to decide on which clip-ons. I'm thinking about the Speedymoto Tall-Boys, but they are a lot of $$$$ Or then there's the Swatt Moto clip-ons too. I want some with a bit of rise. But I do like the adjustable down angle of the Speedy's


The new bar end mirrors are on. I love 'em! Not only do they look cool, but the vision from them is soooooooo much better than the stock mirrors.
Eg. from the left mirror, I can see the lane behind me and the lane to the left of me, vice versa for the right.
They are slightly convex so objects in mirror are actually closer than they appear.

I've done a little painting too. Belt covers, sprocket cover and headlight brackets have all been painted black.
And then there's the clutch...



Stock cover from Spider has been drilled, cut, dremelled, filed and painted.
Pressure plate has also been painted - I don't know how long it will last though, might have to get it powdercoated.
Springs were soaked overnight in coke (yes CocaCola, it's really acidic) then hit with the wire wheel to get rid of all the rust.
Spring caps were also hit with the wire wheel. (I do however, have stainless springs and gold caps coming with the top triple)





My gauge housing was also cracked. So I pulled it apart, glued it up, and painted it the same black as the belt covers.
While the front end was apart, I moved the front indicators down a little, cleaned up some of the wiring, and cleaned out a lot of bugs
Oh, and I inspected and greased the speedo cable, and changed all brake and clutch fluids. AND cleaned out a whole lot of crap from behind the front sprocket.



Whoa - busy day...

Time for a few

[Betty]

You don't muck around do you.

Well done Mr Meanie.

[Yellow Meanie]

The Post Man arrived today with a box of bling



I ordered the parts online, on Tuesday afternoon. Within an hour I received a PM from CannedIce saying my parts had been shipped!
Then they arrived today. That's less than 7 working days for delivery from the States

I'm very impressed with CannedIce and Ca-Cycleworks 

[Betty]

Gotta love the 'blemished' clamp. Anything visble?

[Yellow Meanie]

There's a tiny little scratch/mark around the centre hole. Most of which will be covered by the big bolt on top of the stem anyway!

[goldFiSh]

that's a great pickup. the cyclecat stuff is great . and yes, chris and the good people at ca-cycleworks have been awesome to deal with for me as well in the past.

[EGAS1]

The Post Man arrived today with a box of bling



I ordered the parts online, on Tuesday afternoon. Within an hour I received a PM from CannedIce saying my parts had been shipped!
Then they arrived today. That's less than 7 working days for delivery from the States

I'm very impressed with CannedIce and Ca-Cycleworks 

Goodness me Dave you are getting worse than me with the bling, bling, now I know why you are so busy on your days off 

EGAS

[Yellow Meanie]

Went for a ride yesterday.
Launnie to Campbeltown down the unmentionable highway , then turned left onto Lake Leake Road.

I've heard riders say it's the best road in Tassie. Never having even driven it in my car, I had high expectations. Well...
I wasn't disappointed, but I wasn't real impressed either
The road surface is quite nice, but nothing special. Traffic was low, especially being a weekday. Corners were mostly long, wide sweepers. Which are fine if you're on a 1098 @ a constant speed of 150+. Some people might go for that sort of thing, but I don't really think it's suited to the Monster, or to my keeping my licence either
So yeah, nice road, not bad, but certainly not the best road in Tassie.

I turned left onto the Tasman Highway (A3) and headed through Cranbrook to Bicheno. I thought this 32km stretch was more entertaining than the 57kms of LL Rd . Here's the view down towards Freycinet:


As I approached Bicheno, the temperature dropped significantly. The town was covered in a thick blanket of sea fog. [moto]
I can just imagine the pedestrians now, peering into the fog, "What is that noise?"
Suddenly a light appears, followed by a bright yellow blur, and the almighty roar of the Mivvs

Actually, Bicheno is a quiet little seaside town. I just "burbled" through at less than 50

A few minutes North is the turn off to St. Mary's, via Elephant Pass [moto]
The first half is a very nice surfaced, tight, twisty, dual lane mountain pass. Beware of fallen rocks and on-coming traffic crossing the unbroken double lines . The "face" of the pass faces North so the road is well lit during the day.
The second half there is no centre line. The road narrows and the shoulders are, well, gravelly. As the altitude increases the road begins to follow the Southern side of Mt. Elephant. Most of the tight left handers were hidden in shadow, many were wet. There's a couple of right hand 180* switchbacks. 
Near the top is the World Famous Elephant Pancake Shop!

St Mary's is a nice little place. Bazz and I have had a couple of there.

Just before the fun begins again, there is a little park. I thought I'd take a couple more snaps.




Ohh - yeah, check out tha bling



to be continued...

[Jukie]

keep the bling going Mr Meanie

[Betty]

Actually, Bicheno is a quiet little seaside town. I just "burbled" through at less than 50 in first

Very subtle