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https://www.donedeal.ie/boats-for-sale/jetski-for-sale/10105555
Looking for a new project yet Fergal?
Always
I have done a jetski before and hated it rotax engines only have a short life span and are not worth fixing.
I did spot this odd looking thing in Skerries it's sooooo ugly it might just be worth saving unusual to see twin inboard outboards.
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Today I did the brakes and bearings on the trailer as I have no idea when they were last done and the brakes weren't holding very well.
There were no caps on the wheels so the grease was everywhere.
Well that might explain why the brakes were slipping :eek: the rubber seal at the back of the bearing was in bits and all the grease just went around the hub.
I find that when you put the seal in if you put a bit of super glue around it sticking it to the hub it seams to stay in place.
Job done and not a clean rag left in the house
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I wouldn't say so just the fact that they are in a confined space the heat might build up a bit, as they seem to be just above the carb I'd say they are to stop the carb from breathing in two stroke smokeAre those Hondas air cooled? I had a mercury or two of that vintage that were. Seems an odd choice of power for that sort of craft given the low air flow.
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I wouldn't say so just the fact that they are in a confined space the heat might build up a bit, as they seem to be just above the carb I'd say they are to stop the carb from breathing in two stroke smoke
A few years ago I went to buy a little dory that had a Honda 2.3 auxiliary. The owner told me the impellor was just done. I didn't buy it as I couldn't trust him after that.0 -
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Gone awfully quiet Fergal. Need more pics/progress reports. Build/fix something... Anything dammit..
I bought 2 x motorbikes recently. 1 is perfect and running like a dream, the other is literally in crates/boxes and strewn around my shed.
If you fancy building a 1986 Yamaha FZX750 (Fazer) let me know
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Still looking for the next project things are getting bad I even looked at a rag and stick
"flying 15" but it had too much plastic and not enough wood I thought it might have been one of the uffa fox's but no.
Thanks for the offer but 1986 is not old enough to catch my interest, sure that was only yesterday
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You're not seeing the benefits of building a bike. The cold snap has started to kick in & a bike is small enough that you can work on it in your kitchen... In your nip if you wanted You don't even have to go outside What's not to like. I reckon I'll get a petition going among your loyal fan base to get this off the ground. I know you were into bikes back in the day.. Probably even around 1986!
I might even try a bit of reverse psychology... You're probably right Fergal. I think it might be too much for you, not sure if your skill sets are expansive enough to take on such an ambitious project, you might just bite off more than you can chew etc etc.
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insebayguy wrote: »You're not seeing the benefits of building a bike. The cold snap has started to kick in & a bike is small enough that you can work on it in your kitchen... In your nip if you wanted You don't even have to go outside What's not to like. I reckon I'll get a petition going among your loyal fan base to get this off the ground. I know you were into bikes back in the day.. Probably even around 1986!
I might even try a bit of reverse psychology... You're probably right Fergal. I think it might be too much for you, not sure if your skill sets are expansive enough to take on such an ambitious project, you might just bite off more than you can chew etc etc.
Is it working?
If I was to do a bike I would have to move it to the motorbike forum then I would loose all my super powers also your fzx750 would end up looking like this. 
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Cold early morning spin out on the lake.
But thanks to Giles and Jill onboard Hawthorn for making my new cover at least I didn't have the wind chill.
Looking pretty I might even camp out on her this year.
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