Rally 2017 Queenslander

[hen]

Home today about 130pm after a round trip of 2,050 km
What a great time
a big thanks to MR and Mrs and there little helpers 

[Tim]

just landed home  greeted by the  wet stuff from the top of the range  a dream run
from Wellington   on the news front Bryans bike has been recovered  and isn t to badly trashed Steptoe and Eveready are now heading home
what a great week end  thanks to every one involved and those who attended
more later
Tim

[SCARFEY]

Home safe after an uneventful ride. Rode to Cowra with Dale where we went our separate ways. He also made it home OK. Great weekend thanks to one and all.
Glad young Bryan is tucked up at home with a relatively short period of convalescence.

[steptoe]

The bikes fitted or fat ( which ever is appropriate ),
Trailer light issues straight up at 0630 as we hooked up, bloody plug had deided to give up, so pushed and shoved it till lights would stay on an,
Headed off to pick Ev up and rolled down hway to Tims
The bikes went on quite a bit easier than I thought, with Tims Bike on forward the Martini had to be lent over quite a long way so we could get the fairing passed the end of trailer, this was happening half way up the ramp,
We were having to hold the wieght of the bike as well as push as well as hold it straight, there was a bit of huffing and puffing by the finish, then it was a matter of tying down through the other bike to solidify them for the run down
We did hit a substantial woboy near Aratula that saw Tims seat leave us and sit on the centre line of an overtaking lane, which caused a hasty u turn for retrieval, undamaged I have to say
The rest of the run to Moree has been uneventful,
Now it's off to Dubbo to pick up Michelle off the plane and on to the caves to set up  for tomorrow

[hen]

Safe trip to all 

[Tim]

ok here we go
so far out fit separated from the bike, Bryan has dropped a box of goodies and some  lugguage over    and he's got a can of chain tube hmmm anyway steptoe and every ready will arrive tomorrow  am   fiddle with  the bikes on to   the trailer and we are away
Bryan is having some last minute dramas hopefuly that will be sorted
Hen don't worry I have a mig here lol and to top it off the weather gods  are threatening a little rain   ps  has anyone heard the family camping holiday handicap  race call   

pps safe trip every one

[hen]

You guys
I was going to talk about how selfish I feel because of your efforts.
But now my Thoughts are with you I hope it all fits if it goes pair shaped I am home tomorrow and have a stick welder and other Stuff If you can make it to the coast.

My God be with Use 

[steptoe]

today was taken up with trying to get 2 bikes with an accumulated width of 1430mm into a trailer that is 1210mm wide,

previously the outfit was going on, with the sidecar tyre sitting on the mudguard, but the framework was a bit to redneck and would only take an over-zealous operator in a blue shirt to make it very hard to continue on our trip so the chair had to come off

with the visit from my ever helpfull friend Ev, we made a small false floor to lift the Martini up and over the sides of the trailer, it,s a bit of a job leaning it far enough to clear the trailer initially up the ramp

with enough room left for Tims, we will need to unload the Martini first, then load Tims then load the Martini on backwards so that Tims fairing will sit over my seat and my fairing will sit over Tims seat and then take my screen off for the obvious


we,ve planned as best we can without having the other bike, will have to hope it fits on the day

[hen]

What a team
I am off on Thursday via Tenterfield and overnight st Tamworth
So good to see you all
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[Tim]

wow  off  to the 2017 rally
with the help of Steptoe and the whole XS community
I have Bryans after market switch   leave forms submitted  the I'll figure out the rest as I go
ps I'm not a candidate for the Bretts  award

Tim

[XS Cafe]

This is great news

[BrettS]

I could have done coils but probably lose them on the way!

[steptoe]

do you have a spare stator windings and reg/rectifier as well that can be dropped at Tims,
 wouldn,t want to see you try and carry it in your jacket
Mal says the switch block won,t be needed, can bypass the kill switch

[hen]

Well Done 

[AussiXS11G]

I have most of those things - the switch blocks are later model but have the right plugs....I think
but coils, ignition system complete, ignition lock/key, black box et al....