Recent content by ZigZag

Hopefully someone on here with better knowledge can give us the right information. Many sealants cure by releasing acetic acid which can be harmful to paint. Many years ago I worked for a company that sold and repaired farm tractors used for spraying very toxic chemicals in horticulture. The cab...

Be wary of the type of gasket maker you use. Some are can cause damage to paint and create rust to occur again. Wish I could remember the type we sold for sealing tractor cabs years ago.

Definitely worth exploring and learning about. The people alive at the time are nearly all dead so there are few to tell the stories first hand.

I have to say I’m extremely envious of this ride. It has everything I love about exploring the landscape. Mountains, dirt roads, historic towns and industrial archaeological sites. Add to all that, riding at altitude which I have never had the opportunity due to Australia being vertically...

Welcome from South Australia. My story is similar. A long time sans bike before getting back into it 10 years ago. I’d recommend doing a riding course. You don’t know what you’ve forgotten in those years.

Bit of a diabetes epidemic here in Aus too. In the 1980s my boss took his family to Hawaii for a holiday. He came back after a fantastic trip but was stunned by the serving sizes and the type of food that was served for breakfast at the hotel. Lots of sweet food like huge donuts and cakes. It...

Great conversation people. Thanks for raising it RCinNC. I think talking about these things openly and honestly helps all of us face them with less stress. I’m in Australia but we have all the same issues of increasing obesity and unhealthy lifestyles leading to poor health outcomes. I’m in the...

Was the 550km all ridden in the Netherlands or did you ride into other countries? I never get the opportunity to ride into another country living in Australia. I can ride 3000 kilometres north and west and still be riding away from my house. 1500 kms to the east and I end up in the ocean.:eek:

Even better!

Hello Han, welcome to the forum. 안녕하세요 한씨, 포럼에 오신 것을 환영합니다.

You could try finding a freight forwarder in the UK that will handle a small parcel. I've bought heaps of things from sellers in the US who don't ship to Australia. There is bound to be some in the UK. Z

My feeling was that it would be in need of a lot of work. The first question is, why was it parked up in the first place? The clutch cable is disconnected for start. Z

That's the one. Not worth the trouble?

There is a Guzzi T4 for sale on line here in Australia at the moment. In a garage covered in dust for the last 10 years but "ran well when last used". I am sorely tempted seeing these bikes. It could make a good 'evening project bike' getting it back on the road. I'm not the type to make it...

If you have ever owned a motorcycle or car with carburetors, and I'm sue many here have, and had to start them in the morning after a cold, damp or frosty night, all of the above will be familiar. Leaving engines sitting through winters leads to fuel that is less enthusiastic to combust and the...