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by koma
Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:14 am
Forum: Racing
Topic: Koma's Phillip Island Track Day adventures
Replies: 11
Views: 9280

Nice ride, Koma. I bet you're :banana and dyin for another track day... I'll see you down at the Island some time now that I've ordered my new PILOT POWER 2CT 's :banana ! Damn straight i am! I'm going to spend a few weeks getting it tuned and setup to my standards then i'll consider taking it down...
by koma
Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:27 pm
Forum: Racing
Topic: Koma's Phillip Island Track Day adventures
Replies: 11
Views: 9280

Koma's getting a 01 GSXR1000. Sorry Koma.... had to spill the beans... Hooli, nice new avy Hehe, no worries Tim. As i'd already spilt the beans on FZR250.com i got no problems with everyone knowing now. Unfortunately yes it's time to sell and change things a bit. Whilst i love the FZR for all she i...
by koma
Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:53 am
Forum: Racing
Topic: Koma's Phillip Island Track Day adventures
Replies: 11
Views: 9280

Thanks for the words of encouragement. :D There's a little bit of news lurking around that i'm picking up my next bike in a couple of days. Not letting on what it is quite yet but it ticked all the boxes except for the 'Is a Yamaha' one. :( I'm still planning on being actively involved in the EXUPBr...
by koma
Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:19 am
Forum: Racing
Topic: Koma's Phillip Island Track Day adventures
Replies: 11
Views: 9280

Koma's Phillip Island Track Day adventures

Koma + '92 FZR1000 + Phillip Island = (Explanation afterwards) http://users.tpg.com.au/jdsheehy/fzr1000/002.jpg http://users.tpg.com.au/jdsheehy/fzr1000/004.jpg http://users.tpg.com.au/jdsheehy/fzr1000/001_portrait.jpg :banana Well anyway, after going to BBQ with the missus and talking to one of her...
by koma
Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:49 am
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: So, what else are you into?
Replies: 38
Views: 27003

Photography ... of the digital sort. :P Yes i also have spent many hours inhaling glorious fumes in dark rooms and i still get my hands dirty occasionally with a Hasselblad but these days i do mainly digital manipulative art, commisioned modelling shoots, and a bit of motorsport shooting (in the hil...
by koma
Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:30 am
Forum: Racing
Topic: You opinions on a track bike...
Replies: 7
Views: 6936

I'd go the TLR and a couple of rolls of gaffa tape. :lol:
by koma
Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:29 am
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: New Member ( tyres )
Replies: 21
Views: 17356

I can't seem to wear out my Pilot Powers (!) Very happy with the Powers BTW +1...the traction in the tire usually goes away before you can wear out the tread...so, you kinda have to watch it if you have alot of track time on them...other than that, they are the best tires i've run to date...i've be...
by koma
Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: Tire mounting/balancing
Replies: 13
Views: 9591

What happened to tyre pliers and a couple of blocks of wood?!
Yeah it takes a bit of muscle but it's cheap and if you do it yourself carefully you won't scratch the rim at all.
Also, balancing can be done using a couple of milk crates and the stock rear axle.
by koma
Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:50 pm
Forum: Tech Tips
Topic: FZR 400 fuel pump
Replies: 6
Views: 4642

Hey Guys, I put a FZR250 pump in and alls good now. Cheers :D Theres a certain element of irony in that given that all of the FZR250 fuel pumps that i know of have died and had to have been replaced with other pumps! On my old FZR250 i replaced the fuel pump with one off a Kwaka ZZR600 and it worke...
by koma
Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: New Member ( tyres )
Replies: 21
Views: 17356

Metzeler M3's. The previous hit list has included... Metzeler M1's (i liked them alot, hence the M3's on it now) Pirelli Diablo Strada's (in an attempt to get decent life out of them!) Michelin Pilot Powers (didnt like them. No progressive feedback, just grip grip grip then GONE!). PS. I've been tol...
by koma
Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:00 am
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: Fast flying motorcycles in the news media
Replies: 7
Views: 4943

Well in and around Melbourne (Australia) the police have discovered they're more likely to be able to stop the 'dangerous' riders by doing license checks. They've realised that pursuing a rider is likely to end badly and as such focus their attention on other ways to catch them. On the other hand th...
by koma
Mon Oct 30, 2006 7:28 am
Forum: Tech Tips
Topic: Dude's Next Project
Replies: 30
Views: 29478

Re: relay arm

The YZF 750 relay arm is trundling it's way to you as I type (surface mail may take weeks) regards Chris what the heck is trundling ???? trun‧dle 1. to cause (a circular object) to roll along; roll. 2. to convey or move in a wagon, cart, or other wheeled vehicle; wheel: The farmer trundled his prod...
by koma
Thu Oct 26, 2006 8:10 am
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: Gas Receipts
Replies: 1
Views: 1628

There's another one of those being built in Perth in Western Australia. Not quite as extreme climate as Dubai but not far off it.
by koma
Mon Oct 23, 2006 3:51 am
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: Need Tires??
Replies: 1
Views: 1721

Damn, wish we could get rubber than cheap in Australia!
The local stores are selling Pilot Powers for $480AU a set fitted. :cry:
by koma
Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:54 am
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: FZR1000 The Black Spur (Australia) Video
Replies: 10
Views: 7206

Koma, that's one of the best on-board recordings I've ever seen, and the road's a treat. How did you mount the camera? Smooth riding too :P John :lol: Everyone laughs when i tell them how i recorded it - but what the heck. It's filmed on a Nokia 6280 mobile phone, with the phone electrical taped in...
by koma
Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:52 am
Forum: Tech Tips
Topic: Brake pistons - need help!
Replies: 15
Views: 15363

Just a tip for anyone attempting to get a seized piston out of a caliper... I had an absolute nightmare of a job getting 6 seized pistons (of a total of 8) out of an '91 FZR250 3LN-3. I ended up taking the first caliper into a car brake specialist to see if they could get it unstuck - they failed. T...
by koma
Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: FZR1000 The Black Spur (Australia) Video
Replies: 10
Views: 7206

Well i'm heading down the GOR on Saturday with a decent sized group of riders ( Netrider ), so i'll see if i can get some good footage from another one of my favourite sets of twisties from Lorne to Apollo Bay on the Great Ocean Road. Last time i did it i timed myself at approximately 22 minutes, bu...
by koma
Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: FZR1000 The Black Spur (Australia) Video
Replies: 10
Views: 7206

Is that the hwy that runs near Mount Juliet nw of Healesville? Mount Juliet i'm not sure about... but it's North West from Healesville and South West from Marysville. It's a spectacular road either way. I don't know how you didn't get hurt...you were on the wrong side of the road the whole time! LO...
by koma
Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:55 am
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: FZR1000 The Black Spur (Australia) Video
Replies: 10
Views: 7206

FZR1000 The Black Spur (Australia) Video

Hi guys & gals, Well i finally got around to rigging up a rather ghetto recording system to my tank consisting of a Nokia 6280, with some elabourate electrical tape to hold it in place. Next time i might come prepared instead of the spur of the moment 'hey, i wonder if...'. The Black Spur for those ...
by koma
Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:43 am
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: Wear your riding gear ** NWS **
Replies: 44
Views: 31481

That ebaums video compilation is pretty good... although i've seen most of them before. About 9 or so clips in the one where the guy is carrying the pizza and gets hit by a car, that was a traffic accident comission advertisment in Australia - and no it's not real. Other than that, alot of broken bo...