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  1. PistonBlown

    My Aux Gas Tank!

    Got a lucky break with the other guys unlucky break which put me ahead of the game:-) Originally design was going to be a bit more complex with a pump etc but a mate with a Can-am quad bike fitted with an aux tank said he used the vent to connect it which is why I decided to give it a go.
  2. PistonBlown

    My Aux Gas Tank!

    About a year ago Bfromla - https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/member.php?16361-Bfromla - and I were discussing aux gas tanks and rear racks on the RS, and I was moaning about the problems of sorting one out over here in New Zealand Firstly, the local dealers wanted about US$900 for the rear...
  3. PistonBlown

    2010 RS Toolkit

    @Stu - Missing the tyre pressure gauge isn't a big issue, they're electronic and I'm sure they are just fitted with a random number generator. I could read the same tyre three times in succession had end up with 3 completely different readings:-) Ended up chucking mine for a standard pencil...
  4. PistonBlown

    Anyone tried a Seat gel implant?

    I do several endurance events (iron butts) a year and got one of Dave's get inserts when the foam on my RS gave up the ghost on one of these 2 years ago. My seat needed sorting anyway so decided it was worth a go. The gel isn't really soft or anything, in fact when you first sit on it its...
  5. PistonBlown

    TT2000 2019 - South Island, New Zealand

    You know you're going to have to come over with her one time and see for yourself;-)
  6. PistonBlown

    TT2000 2019 - South Island, New Zealand

    Not been online for a while but thought I'd post a write-up of the latest TT2000 ride as I normally do one here. For those who are not familiar with the TT2000 from my previous posts then the idea is to do a minimum of 2000km in 48hrs (midday Friday to midday Sunday). Which sounds relatively...
  7. PistonBlown

    looking for help getting spyders

    That's a shame as I'd heard good things about JFK though I'd never used them myself. The dealers here don't keep much floor stock and Timaru have mentioned to me in the past that they find they re-sell any trade-ins very quickly so seldom have second hand Spyders around.
  8. PistonBlown

    looking for help getting spyders

    Sorry haven't been on this forum for a while and only just spotted this post. There is JFK Powersports (https://www.jfks.co.nz/) in Auckland is worth contacting, I believe they are the dealer that rent Spyders to Fred Rau tours. Of course that only really works if your flying in and out of...
  9. PistonBlown

    A Thread Worth Responding To

    Those were taken just before Christmas 2013 when I was working down at Scott Base - that's Antarctica New Zealand's main base just over the hill from the US McMurdo base. These where taken went we went for a 'Sunday Drive' to the Terra Nova hut at Cape Evans where Scott's party were based...
  10. PistonBlown

    A Thread Worth Responding To

    Instant Coffee with some bars of chocolate, served on the tred of a Hagglund… ...here
  11. PistonBlown

    So it's called the Ryker!

    I'll be taking a serious look at the Rally model when it finally gets over here (not holdng by breath). Shame its an auto but to finally get some proper offroad ability will be worth it ...but why a low seat and foot forward again!!! When have you ever seen a foot forward adventure bike? I...
  12. PistonBlown

    Photo Association Game

    That's a crafty association:thumbup: Best I can come up to follow that is trippy motorbike:
  13. PistonBlown

    Photo Association Game

    Ok I can do an association with the second photo but you'll need to look closely...
  14. PistonBlown

    Photo Association Game

    Gave me a hard one there as I have plenty of sunset pictures but very few with motobikes/Spyders in them. So best I could find was just as the sun was going down at one of the Brass Monkey rallies with 3 goldwings and another bike just visible.
  15. PistonBlown

    Photo Association Game

    Is it for wind protection, wind is often channelled down rivers etc so I suppose you could need more cover there? Or is it that one town did it and then other neighbouring ones followed, a sort of civic "keeping up with the joneses"? I was thinking just snow or rain protection didn't make...
  16. PistonBlown

    Photo Association Game

    Hijacking the thread slightly have to ask - why did they build a covered bridge rather than just an ordinary one? I'm guessing they are relatively common in the US judging by these photos but not something I've ever come across. … and to keep the game going, bike with a sidecar:
  17. PistonBlown

    Photo Association Game

    Blue Triumph
  18. PistonBlown

    Photo Association Game

    Bringing enough beer to take your mind off the fact that you're having to camp
  19. PistonBlown

    Photo Association Game

    That dog kennel 'caravan' is fantastic, better not show my dogs that.
  20. PistonBlown

    How dangerous is road debris?

    Road debris is not an issue for a Spyder. So far on my Spyder I've hit 2 possums (animal about the size of a large tom cat), several patches of gravel, potholes, a piece of firewood and some shredded truck tire (I have avoided a lot more stuff:-)). None of those things have caused any issues...
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