demographic wrote: Sun Sep 06, 2020 2:48 pm I've seen something very like those in boxes of small screws.
I put it down to them being screw misshapes and just launch them into next doors back kitchen.

Where did you say you found them?

moth wrote: Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:16 pm Alien artifacts. You're going to be anally probed

moth wrote: Sun Sep 06, 2020 11:52 amAre they metal?

Yep, solid metal, and just a little smaller than an airgun pellet.

I have a mystery. I keep finding these things on the kitchen floor near the back door for the past few weeks, and no idea where they are coming from or what they are. Either the cats are bringing them in, or my better 3/4 is trying to sabotage the midnight fridge raids.

Anyone have any clues?

IMG ...

So, all back together in an afternoon. Not looking bad compared to what it was.


And fitted to the bike.

The stainless rivets destroyed my "Heavy Duty" rivet gun without even managing one.


Had to appeal to a friendly neighbour who bought out the big guns.


Just the small rivets left for the badge

There's obviously been some fuckery going on previously, but once together it's all good, so no big concerns.


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The Yoshi repack kit comes now as dual-stage, so has a stiffer outer sheet, and the normal fibre-glass packing. The outer sheet is handy as it can be used as a former for ...

All in bits


Packing out, not too bad. Previous owner obviously knew what they were up to.


So with the thing in bits I can drill some new badge holes. Must get some new drills, mine were all fucked.

Got a Yoshi dual-outlet off ebay, from Greece of all places. My favourite anecdote from Greece was when heading towards Athens airport in a taxi and being passed by some 1000cc sports-bike going at +120mph with the rider in T-shirt and shorts. Zero fucks given. :o
So these exhausts can go for big ...

Since 1986 until now, all Japanese, none of your European garbage (last two I still ride):

C50
GS125
CB125 TDC
CB125 TDC
XJ550
GSXR750 L
GPZ600
GSXR750 L
ZXR750 L1
XJR1200 SP
ZX6R G2
GSXR750 K4
ZX636 B1H
ZX636 B1H
GSXR750 K4
GSXR750 K1
GSXR750 L
ZXR750 L3
ZXR750 L1
ZX9R C2
GSXR750 L0
CB400SF ...