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in reply to: Can Am Spyder #14972
I was thinking of going to the Taupo days this weekend, until I read the “Spyder Experience conditions to participation” and the Waiver that you have to sign. No way am I agreeing to those. I suggest anyone considering test riding one read the documents carefully before signing up. Presumably some dealers would allow test rides without all the legalese involved with the demo days.Note: IANAL (I Am Not A Lawyer, don't play one on TV, and don't even watch lawyer programs on TV except for The Court Report on TVNZ7).
in reply to: Abandoned weatherboard buildings -Post them here- #5316Manaia Rd, near Masterton
in reply to: BMW K1600LT on its way #12862Reviews from the press launch in South Africa and UK pricing are available at http://www.ashonbikes.com/
in reply to: Headlight bulbs #14756I had 3 or 4 headlight bulbs blow on my 2004 R1200GS, in about 4 years and 60,000km. Today the low beam bulb blew in the F650GS. The first one in 30,000km.Some blame the switching currents from the CANbus controller for blown bulbs, as it seems to be much more common on CANbus-equipped BMWs than on their older bikes.
in reply to: What’s yours called #14685So I guess the Saab has a fish tank instead of a gas tank Ha Ha see we are all perfectly normal on this forum....well mostly !!!
Some time ago I had plans for a Saab, coloured yellow, with the model name Saab Marine. The advertising jingle would be "We all drive in a yellow Saab Marine.".Groan..... Normality reigns.Our van, a Nissan Urvan, is sometimes called Morrison. And sometimes Urvan the Turrible.
Interesting. In Wellington the training is being held tomorrow at a cost of $20. That's really cheap but why the difference? ???
In Tauranga a few weeks ago it was $40. The smaller the city, the higher the price.
in reply to: Abandoned weatherboard buildings -Post them here- #5314Here's one on Tapapa West Rd, once a part of SH5.
Something else you might want to consider, Alex.In rural areas lengthy power cuts are not unheard of. And no power = no pump = no water.Rural or not it's always a good idea to have a regularly renewed stock of drinking water available. Enough for a few days. Also it can be practical to have some water readily available for other purposes: washing hands, flushing toilets, etc. We have a tap installed which lets us take water gravity-fed directly from the tank, without needing to have the pump running. It's slow, but easier than climbing up the tank to get a bucket of water if you need it during a power cut.
A couple of things I forgot to mention.Our system is plumbed so that water for the outdoor taps only goes through the coarse filter. There is no need for that water to go through the fine filter or the UV sterilizer. It probably doesn't really need to go through the 20 micron filter, either.Every year or two I suck the sediment out of the bottom of the tank. There are people who will come and do it for you, but I've found it relatively easy to do. Originally I used a small bilge pump at the end of a pole that would reach and could be moved around the bottom of the tank. Now I use a longer pipe, ending downhill of the tank, to just siphon water and sediment from the tank. No pump required. If it's on a level piece of land you could also use a pump on the end of the pipe outside the tank, sucking the water out, instead of a bilge pump inside the tank.There are also setups available that take the tank overflow from the bottom of the tank, keeping out most of the sediment, but then you end up with floating extraneous matter staying in the tank instead.Also, before starting to use a new installation you should flush it through with chlorinated water to kill off any bugs hiding in the plumbing. After you've killed off those bugs the UV sterilizer should stop any new ones entering the system. You should also do this if for some reason it has been used with the UV switched off.
That sounds like a very high price for a filtration unit. Certainly for a residential application.In this area it's now mandatory in new installations to have filters to remove particulate matter followed by a UV sterilizer to kill off any bacteria in the water. You can buy the filters as a package. Cartridges are available to remove particles down to 1 micron.We have two particle filters, one with a 20 micron cartridge and one with a 5 micron. Followed by a UV sterilizer. There's a similar system on TradeMe (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Business-farming-industry/Farming-forestry/Irrigation-drainage/Pumps/auction-341894247.htm) which also has a carbon filter.In addition we keep any leftover boiled water (from tea making, etc) in the fridge as drinking water, but also drink water direct from the tap.In our previous house we had a 5 micron particle filter, no UV sterilizer, and an under-bench ceramic filter for drinking water.
in reply to: Letterboxes, post them here #6896It isn't RD3, it's No 3 Rd. And I can only find a single one of these in New Zealand. There is a No 3 Arterial and a couple of No 3 Line. But only a single No 3 Road. Not a million miles from Te Puke, where there's also No 1 Rd, No 2 Rd and No 4 Rd. For some reason they skipped or lost No 3 Rd on the Hauraki Plains, but they have a selection of others from No 1 to No 9.The Station Rd is near Matamata.
in reply to: Letterboxes, post them here #6893The owners of this one on Station Rd would probably be surprised if the rural delivery driver actually put bills in the top letterbox.
in reply to: Letterboxes, post them here #6892It's almost a year since the last posting, so here's one from No 3 Rd that I couldn't resist. I don't know the reason for or the significance of the compressor behind the cannon.
in reply to: Tyres-for gravel and highway use #14433Some time ago I was talking to a rider who did a lot of gravel road riding, but found that the rear TKC80s had a very short lifetime. He was now running with TKC80 on the front and Tourance (or Anakee or similar) on the rear. Gravel stability with the TKC80, combined with highway grip with the dual-purpose rear. The best of both worlds, he claimed. I haven't tried it myself, but will consider it when the Pirelli Scorpion Trails wear out. These have the best highway grip of any dual-purpose tyres I've tried, but are also the most expensive. Not the best on gravel, though.
in reply to: Abandoned weatherboard buildings -Post them here- #5313er, are they in the South Island?
Not if you meant the two I just posted. Arapuni Rd runs between Putaruru and Kihikihi. Te Kawa Rd runs between SH31, north of Otorohanga, and SH3, north-east of Otorohanga.
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