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Speaking of Incredibly Dangerous Activities...
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Tomorrow I'm fitting a new camchain to my GPZ900R.
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while riding it? otherwise, I don't get how the actual changing is
that dangerous. Afterwards, perhaps.
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BT has a bit of, *ahem*, history with a certain CBR1000F and a
camshaft bolt incident. So it's actually quite dangerous for the
GPZ900.
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Fortunately, I learned from that experience. $135 for the new
camchain, $14 for a new tube of gasket goo, and 5 hours of bruising,
skinned knuckles and swearing later the machine is transformed. Now
it only has the usual amount of rattles and clanks common to a 22-year-
old GPZ900R, rather than sounding like a half-full tin can of ball
bearings being kicked around a Stalingrad tractor factory in December
1941[1].
Just to further dispel the CBR1000F hoodoo, I took a test ride at
about the same time of the evening, to the same place[2], parked in
the same space, had the same meal[3], and returned home by the same
route as last time. I'm happy to report that nothing untoward
happened this time though.
I'm looking forward to a little ride to Wollongong on Saturday - Minx
and I will be attending the matinee performance of "Macbeth" by the
Bell Shakespeare Company. See, I told youse I was cultured! :-D
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Oh, I am so envious! I love Bell Shakespeare's stuff, and Macbeth is one of
my fave Bard Bits. When I was teaching, I used to get freebies when we took
groups of kids to see plays in Canberra, and I was often inspired enough to
pay for a ticket to another performance of the same play...
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Betty, you have to catch these guys:
So far I have seen
"The Tempest" in the Loch Ard Gorge
"Midsummer Night's Dream" in the Naracoota Caves
"MacBeth" and "King Lear" in the Grampians
Great productions, and the locations make them even more spectacular.
Not to mention being able to sit with an esky of chilled wine and
nibbles and watch the production!
Currently, they are trying to get the use of the Queenscliff fort -
"Hamlet" with real ramparts!
Cheers
Goaty
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PLEASE - a review would be great! Have a fab time!
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Yes BT... let us have a detailed 5 hour, minute by minute review of
how to fit a kawa camchain![1]
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I'd really rather not, I'm expecting to be waking up screaming with
nightmares of it for weeks to come!
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Johno
Girls drink mate?
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Sure, why not? 6pm is late enough to start... ;-)
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[1] ignore betty's request... she will be too busy serving the beers.
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Funny thing about MacB
many actors feel there is a curse and wont say the plays name >odd
information for your edification
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"Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth!" It's OK to refer to the play by name,
unless you're in a theatre. Then, it's "The Scottish Play".
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beer lads?
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BTH
[1] I hope you appreciate how hard worked hard on that simile!
[2] Red Rooster, Wanniassa
[3] Bacon fillet burger meal
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I did that once..its quite easy if I recall. This was in the 80s tho.
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