What the feck have you done today?

9103 said:
The banshee motor has different ports for more mid and less top end power along with just 5 gears VS the RD's 6. That leads to a much lower top speed- about 85mph vs 130 with the RD motor. I have been oart of a Banshee swap into a Ninja 500 chassis years ago and you cant go small enough with the rear sproket as the chain will hit the swing arm. It looks like we will be picking up the rusty, corroded barn find on Sunday,
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A mate here in the UK has built many RD350LC's with banshee cases but I guess he modifies a lot top end wise - he also imported a few cnc crank case sets from the USA - his most powerful RD350LC so far ran over 120+BHP at the rear wheel but cost a packet - but it was for a customer of his.
 
Chizel - Founding Father said:
Id only be interested in selling to people that share my birthday of april the FUCKEN 2ND...
evey one else can make their own.
Tbh i dont think id be selling any, imagine the postage cost on a large concrete biscuit!
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Local Garden Centres you little twerp (thought you were born on the 1st, in fact I'm sure of it) 👀
 
Exige said:
Local Garden Centres you little twerp (thought you were born on the 1st, in fact I'm sure of it) 👀
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Twerp? Bit harsh... i know a chick who works at a local landscape supplies, if i ever get this one finished and it it turns out ok i was thinking of asking her if i coukd try and sell through them but tbh i doubt there would be any money in it but ya never know.
Im more doing it for shits and giggles..
 
Chizel - Founding Father said:
Twerp? Bit harsh... i know a chick who works at a local landscape supplies, if i ever get this one finished and it it turns out ok i was thinking of asking her if i coukd try and sell through them but tbh i doubt there would be any money in it but ya never know.
Im more doing it for shits and giggles..
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So these biscuits you're making - they work as both laxative and anti-depressant?

I distinctly recall you saying they were made from clay... must be "special NZ" clay...
 
Chizel - Founding Father said:
Twerp? Bit harsh... i know a chick who works at a local landscape supplies, if i ever get this one finished and it it turns out ok i was thinking of asking her if i coukd try and sell through them but tbh i doubt there would be any money in it but ya never know.
Im more doing it for shits and giggles..
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Even if it's just beer money - once you have the mould it's easy money 🥳
 
Exige said:
Even if it's just beer money - once you have the mould it's easy money 🥳
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Hmmm... not really... ill probably only get one mold offa the master as it will most likely break. I dont know how many casting i would get of the mold but i wouldnt think too many.
The concrete will probably have to sit in the mold for several days coz the lil details would break if taken out too soon so i couldnt exactly pump em out. They will be fucken heavy and not suited to stacking so would take up space, especially in a retail area.
But ya never know. I do have loads of ideas for more , perhaps slightly smaller and more simple. There is also ways to reduce weight and make more durable molds but that comes at a cost . Anyhu, all that is getting a bit ahead of myself, gotta finish this one for a start!
Also ive a house to finish !!!! Im just killing time while i cant work for a few days.
Beer money does sound good though...
 
Dukesox said:
Some of you may remember the above from 2 weeks ago. On walkies today i noticed they were gone only for me to see them at the end of the walk now outside a water pumping station not 2 minutes walk from home. My first thought was that i must take them home , swiftly followed by why and what would I use them for. Still tempted so if any of you can come up with a good reason please let me know.
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Here are ten for starters:

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Gimlet said:
Upgraded my Tesco mobile deal so I can run my laptop from the phone's 5G after tomorrow when my BT home broadband contract ends. Whether it will end is debateable. I instructed them by phone to terminate my account at the expiry of my contract (should be expiration, but fuck it...). They confirmed it by email - which I've saved as a document - just in case.
A day later they sent another email telling me my contract was about to expire and I could either sign up to a renewed deal at £35 a month for another two years or do nothing and my service would continue (at £40 a month).
I fully expect my service to continue tomorrow and when I log on to what should be a defunct BT account I will find I've been signed up, against my express wishes, to £40 a month for the next two years. At which point my direct debit will be cancelled and a copy of the cancellation email will be sent to BT's complaints department in the post with a covering letter informing them that my case has been passed to Trading standards with a copy to the Communications Ombudsman.

We shall see. My new Tesco Mobile contract is SIM-only at £14 a month, fixed for the whole the two years with 100G of 5G data - which is vastly more than I will ever use.
Looked at Starlink but as far as I can see they want £299 up front for the dish and then £40 a month, so they can fuck off as well. What internet access I can't get from my phone at £14 a month I don't need. A first step in de-digitalising my life.
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Well it seems to work. With a bit of help from a bloke in Currys (well, he did it all. I had no feckin idea) I've got my laptop paired to the phone through mobile hotspot and provided I leave my phone on the bedroom window sill I get 5G access at home without being bent over for £40 odd a month by BT et al. May look into getting a outdoor booster antenna but for now it works for the very modest internet speeds I need. It's saving me about £400 a year.
 
Noobie said:
I thought it weird when I saw one of the suggestions was "put a bimota sticker on it"
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Noobie Nob Jockey.webp
 
Noobie said:
Wouldn't it be easier just to race a ninja 300 or ktm rc390 so no faffing with a confusion ?
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Ninja 300/RC390 are just 35 hp, with a little work the RD motor can make 60hp. I also want a 2 stroke but the RD has antique brakes and suspension, I will not be racing but I love track days and want something different than my 999, sv650, BMW 310r. The cost will not be crazy(I could get an NSR250r for $12,000 this will not be as refined but much cheaper and unique. Plus since I have not been able to ride for the last 3 years with having my shoulder then my hip replaced, I can use a good project to occupy my time
 
Exige said:
A mate here in the UK has built many RD350LC's with banshee cases but I guess he modifies a lot top end wise - he also imported a few cnc crank case sets from the USA - his most powerful RD350LC so far ran over 120+BHP at the rear wheel but cost a packet - but it was for a customer of his.
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The motor is capablr of quite a loy, I am just looking for a little over stock, maybe a small bore increase with pipes and jets should put me into that area. The project is the challenge and a fun track ride, dont even care if its legal for the street. Here in the USA real 2 stroke race reps are like hens teeth or super expensive. You can pay around $12,000 to have a 250 NSR/TZ/RG imported from Japan but there is red tape to get it all legal for registration. For the asking price of $1200 I think this will be a great project
 
Loz said:
This place gets more like bastarding Facebook every day.
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If I had thought for one minute that anyone other than @Dukesox had any interest whatsoever in shopping trolleys then maybe I would have been more verbose instead of relying on a link.

There was a bit in the link about a parrot cage for which you will probably reward me with a little angry emoji 😂
 
Hugo Magnus said:
If I had thought for one minute that anyone other than @Dukesox had any interest whatsoever in shopping trolleys then maybe I would have been more verbose instead of relying on a link.

There was a bit in the link about a parrot cage for which you will probably reward me with a little angry emoji 😂
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I already have more cages than I know what to do with, Hugo.

Less linky, more talky!
 
Hugo Magnus said:
If I had thought for one minute that anyone other than @Dukesox had any interest whatsoever in shopping trolleys then maybe I would have been more verbose instead of relying on a link.

There was a bit in the link about a parrot cage for which you will probably reward me with a little angry emoji 😂
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Loz would love a parrot cage made from a shopping trolley 🛒 🦜 😮
 
9103 said:
The motor is capablr of quite a loy, I am just looking for a little over stock, maybe a small bore increase with pipes and jets should put me into that area. The project is the challenge and a fun track ride, dont even care if its legal for the street. Here in the USA real 2 stroke race reps are like hens teeth or super expensive. You can pay around $12,000 to have a 250 NSR/TZ/RG imported from Japan but there is red tape to get it all legal for registration. For the asking price of $1200 I think this will be a great project
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I have a stripped down YR5 - Road legal here 🥳

Yamaha YR5 350.webp
 
Hugo Magnus said:
If I had thought for one minute that anyone other than @Dukesox had any interest whatsoever in shopping trolleys then maybe I would have been more verbose instead of relying on a link.

There was a bit in the link about a parrot cage for which you will probably reward me with a little angry emoji 😂
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They are still there, I've decided not to fetch them under cover of darkness despite all those excellent potential uses.
 
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