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in reply to: No more BMW helmets #11463
Must be because of all the bad press you have given them. They've seen the light and stopped selling rubbish.
in reply to: Another case of black vs. white #11452Thanks for the report. Aren't there too many trees around to use any of the power of these bikes? I am always up for a ride. I just need to have a look at the clutch lining of the R80, get the seals on the gearbox changed and the universal joint on the drive shaft repaired and try to figure out if the clunk I still have is anything to worry about, then I can reassemble it. While that's happening I am restricted to riding the R1150 on gravel. Those tyres aren't road legal anyway, so you'll have to take the /5 😀
in reply to: Summer road conditions. #11413Des, I agree with almost everything you've written. It's not all that hard to build a house properly, but it will be a bit more expensive. When money is involved people try to cut corners. The trouble is that the average person hasn't got a clue what sort of house they will be getting. If they've picked the wrong builder they might be out of luck. Expensive doesn't necessarily equal quality. You make good points about using substandard methods on areas that can no longer be accessed later on. Stuff that can't easily be changed should be of a good quality. As far as the housing heritage goes, I am not quite so sure. While I do like the older buildings, I also like a bit of diversity. The problem here is that the buildings that replace the old ones are often a lot worse than what they replace. They sometimes look ok, but that doesn't last, as the materials used don't age well. Sometimes they are just plain rubbish to start with. However, a well designed modern building built with quality materials can hold its own against the old stuff. Where do you draw the line? I don't know.
in reply to: Summer road conditions. #11409Obviously the leaking building problem was the result of more than one cause. Ultimately though, the method of construction was just plain wrong. I remember looking at buildings in 1988, thinking that this won't work. Monolithic cladding on timber frame without ventilation cavities, you didn't need to be a rocket scientist to see that. All the brick and tile houses had that feature, ventilation and drainage, as far as I could tell. The problem was compounded by people feeling the need to recreate that European feel, by building Mediterranean inspired houses, without eves and near internal guttering. Of course the lack of eves were/are often the result of boundary/ building envelope requirements. Couple this with a building boom and a shortage of trained staff and suddenly every body is a builder. Yes, there were lots of shonky building practices. I've seen timber pergolas that were attached to the framing and then had the cladding attached around them. Handrails were screwed through the cladding into the framing. I've seen lots of horizontal surfaces, where the water just pools. Internal gutters in inaccessible places, that would eventually overflow etc. Some of those are design faults, others were done by people who just didn't know any better. I guess some were just in a hurry, so they could move on, or people could move in before Christmas.As to the Aluminium Joinery, I don't think people would go a s far as mislabeling, that would be fraud and that's a different thing altogether. But I bet Dean would agree, that not all joinery is created equal and if the internal quality control is poor, that's what goes out the door and into the building.Using treated timber doesn't cure the problem, it hides the symptoms. Plus the stuff is not very healthy either. Parts of my grandmother's house were over 300 years old before they pulled the house down. Not because it was about to fall, but because you couldn't really walk inside without your head scraping the ceilings, people were a lot shorter then. Anyway, if you want to see how proper houses are build, you'll need to look in the parts of Europe where they get a bit of snow. 😀_______________________________________________Sorry, I forgot to add a line and change the topic back to melting roads.
in reply to: Summer road conditions. #11405Who do we send our questions to then.There must be a New Zealand standard which contractors have to follow, as well the contractors would have to provide a producer statement saying all there works complies with the relevant NZ Standards. We have to in the building trade.
That didn't prevent the leaky buildings, though. Contractors will do what they can get away with. There appears to be little or no quality control by the council.
in reply to: Dec7 AKL Lunch ride to the Coroglen Pub #11317Gosh, spirited posts!50hp is plenty for me! Not too large or too powerful.
Get Dean to give you some pointers, so you can make the most of these bikes, especially that Beemer needs to be ridden with confidence.
A secret location? How exciting!
Not as exciting as the ride you've just missed :-). Although, there were complaints regarding the pace. The location is so secret, I am still trying to guess were it will be myself.
in reply to: Summer road conditions. #11403I agree DeanIt's funny that Australia can make chipseal roads that don't melt in 45deg heat, but they can't figure it out here. There aren't many secrets in construction.DTY
True, considering that out air temperature rarely hits 30 degrees. So what is it, do they leave out an essential ingredient? Is that ingredient very expensive? Or do they make extra money from the road repairs?Is it cheaper to do the roads like this and pay out for ACC, or is it just that the money comes out of a different budget?While I agree with Steve about the need to ride to the conditions, I don't think riding on black sludge or loose seal is particularly appealing.
in reply to: Dec7 AKL Lunch ride to the Coroglen Pub #11314That was my best ride I had until now in New Zealand
Welcome to the forum. We enjoyed having you along. Yes, you are riding confidently and I am sure you'll be used to staying on the left now.Still, it must have been a long and tiring ride for you. After all there was a lot to take in. I suppose being vetted by New Zealand's finest, twice, was just the icing on the cake.Alex
in reply to: Dec7 AKL Lunch ride to the Coroglen Pub #11310I have done 100000km on the GS without radar detector or tickets (knock on wood). You've got ride at a speed where you can safely spot the cameras or radars, or something like that, isn't that in the road code?
Quit rubbing it in. We don't want to talk to your peeps for while yet.
in reply to: 97.5 Octane Fuel #11422If they say it runs on unleaded, I am sure you can run it on 96 unleaded. Did you run it with 98 unleaded before?
in reply to: Dec7 AKL Lunch ride to the Coroglen Pub #11302Looks like everybody had their share of fun. Malocolm, my bike doesn't look any different than it did before it fell over. The valve cover has lost a little bit more paint. Picking the thing up was the most painful bit, must be the old age creeping in. I got my marking done eventually, just in time to go to bed. I should have done it on Saturday, but a couple of Coronas got in the way.The melting tar season is only just starting. Don't know what's worse, riding the melting tar or the fresh and loose chip seal. Des, while I am sure you've missed Amy, you must have enjoyed the run without a pillion. It just frees up a couple more horse and makes cornering a little bit easier.
in reply to: Dec7 AKL Lunch ride to the Coroglen Pub #11298Sounds like it would have been a lot safer to do the register lunch ride, with a bit of gravel thrown in. I thought the police did a pretty good public relation exercise, while making a bit of money at the same time. One guy lost his license and his vehicle due to a pretty large amount of unpaid fines.You would make a great police inspector, Dean and keep the boys busy with meaningful tasks.Instead of squad cars they could be driving utes and carry shovels and show they boys from the road works how it's done. DTY could get a job supervising them.
in reply to: Dec7 AKL Lunch ride to the Coroglen Pub #11294Bwucie, thanks for looking after our guest rider. Did you guys stay in Thames? We were waiting just out of town at the entrance to the garden centre cafe', but as nobody turned up, we went inside.The rider of the red Funduro got a ticket worth $400 for not having warrant of fitness and registration on his bike. They kindly ignored the missing mirrors. I guess the $$$ signs must have clouded their vision. I try to keep these things up to date, but I know with two bikes in the shed, it's always tempting to let it slide.I thought it was a pretty good ride. I hope I didn't come across as being to pushy when I went past. You were quite the gentleman, as always.I hope I'll get to see some pictures. The pigs we saw on the 309 were amazing. Jimmy managed what I couldn't, get his K1200S through the 309 without dropping it.I had been following Arne to closely and had to back off around a tight left uphill corner. It ended up being to slow for second gear. When I pulled in the clutch to avoid stalling it, the bike pretty much stopped. Of course my legs were too short at this particular spot, so the bike fell over.Thanks Arne for helping me pick it up. Teaches me to pay more attention next time. Arne seemed to cruise through effortlessly on his F650GS. Gerda is definitely hooked on it.
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