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toglhot
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toglhot
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Should we be afraid of Artificial Intelligence?
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Geez, you lot are working yourselves into a frenzy.
Yesterday at 6:25 AM
toglhot
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I can't stop leaking (my bike actually) CARBS HAVE STOPPED LEAKING ALL ON THEIR OWN. GO FIGURE. Thanks for all of your help.
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As Gary said, boil the kettle, tip water into a cup and submerge the floats, no bubbles = good. Bubbles= bad, very bad.
Wednesday at 11:05 PM
toglhot
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Post a Photo of your Dog
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I have one of them, very difficult to train, argumentative and moody. The other one is a bear, don't know anything about them.
Wednesday at 6:31 AM
toglhot
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Garden Centre The Last Throw Of The Dice?
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I'm a real gardening freak: When we built this house back around 2010 we planted lots and lots of rock plants, they're still,there, but...
Tuesday at 8:59 PM
toglhot
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Post a Photo of your Dog
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and why is it whenever you point your camera at something, there's the dog?
Tuesday at 4:01 AM
toglhot
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Post a Photo of your Dog
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why is it when you point your camera at your dog they always manage to show their best pathetic look?
Tuesday at 3:38 AM
toglhot
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Catch can ???
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Made another one. Had to be smaller to fit just above the swing arm, behind the gear box. Blowby gasses enter via tube halfway up and...
Monday at 6:04 PM
toglhot
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Painting Tins. No really...
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I was a welder for the first five years of my working life, then only for short periods in the next couple of years before giving it...
Sunday at 12:30 AM
toglhot
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Port Wilunga boat caves.
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So, what's inside the caves? Absolutely nothing:
Jun 3, 2023
toglhot
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I can't stop myself, single cam CB750
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The stamped steel frames were very, very rigid, I think they all used stamped steel frames forbthentiddlers. I built a Yamaha YB into a...
Jun 3, 2023
toglhot
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I can't stop myself, single cam CB750
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I think the Japanese factories should have sent their engineers and welders over to England before they started 'trying to make frames.
Jun 2, 2023
toglhot
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I can't stop myself, single cam CB750
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Looks nice, should look even better with a donk in it.
Jun 2, 2023
toglhot
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I can't stop myself, single cam CB750
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Must be in the eyes of the beholder,the paint looks shinier than the chrome to me. The only problem I van see, the chrome look paint...
Jun 2, 2023
toglhot
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Port Wilunga boat caves.
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The Lounge
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Port Willunga is just North of Aldinga Beach where I Ilive. Once upon a time it was the biggest port south of Adelaide. Slate, bran...
Jun 2, 2023
toglhot
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Should we be afraid of Artificial Intelligence?
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It's a long way off, truth be told, I'm more worried about the intelligence level of some people than I am about artificial,intelligence.
Jun 2, 2023
toglhot
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The last of his kind
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We've all got to die sooner or later, I came lto terms with it 5 years ago, doesn't occupy my thoughts at all now. What will be will...
Jun 2, 2023
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The last of his kind
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I'm 72, I beat my Oldman who died at 70 from memory. My sister died a few months ago at 74. But my grandmother died at 84, she was run...
Jun 1, 2023
toglhot
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Bloody workshop gremlins.
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Gremlins are at it again, pushe,d the button - sparks, solenoid blew aaargh!
Jun 1, 2023
toglhot
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Bloody workshop gremlins.
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Was going to, but found another hiccup, the timing was way out, so, I sat around scratching my head for a while, then remembered, I'd...
Jun 1, 2023
toglhot
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The last of his kind
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A good, well deserved innings. We should all be that lucky in life! But I got to ask, am I the only one that thinks it wierd being the...
Jun 1, 2023
toglhot
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Bloody workshop gremlins.
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The Garage
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I've been trying to get the bike going all afternoon, no luck: Cleaned the plugs, cleaned the points, set the gap, timed it, pulled the...
Jun 1, 2023
toglhot
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Carburetor confusion!
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If there is any rust or debris in the tank it will find its way into small jets and orifices. If the carb looks spotless inside doesn't...
May 30, 2023
toglhot
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No nuetral while engine is running
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Another thing to check is the clutch basket fingers. The basket is aluminium, so, with rough use the plates put grooves in the clutch...
May 30, 2023
toglhot
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Drone memory card.
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I've never actually timed the flight time, but the book says 38minutes, so I'd say 20-30 minutes depending wind, speed, etc. I've just...
May 29, 2023
toglhot
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Drone memory card.
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The Lounge
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I bought a 256g memory card for the drone when I first bought it. The card will fit around 8 minutes of video. The drone itself has...
May 29, 2023
toglhot
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Getting better.
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The Lounge
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I'm getting better, flying through the trees for practice, didn't crash this time.
May 29, 2023
toglhot
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Yet Another Clutch Mod. Thread
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Who would have thought!
May 26, 2023
toglhot
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Yet Another Clutch Mod. Thread
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I had an old worm clutch actuator that came with the bike when I bought it. I've no idea what it was off, but the lever was quite a bit...
May 26, 2023
toglhot
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Visit to Birdwood Motor Museum.
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And some cars. First pic is a 1948 FX Holden. First car ever produced by Holden. Next pic is the ute version. Next couple of pics...
May 26, 2023
toglhot
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Visit to Birdwood Motor Museum.
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Birdwood is a small town in the Adelaide hills. We went there today and I took a few pics. Some interesting cars and bikes, many of...
May 26, 2023
toglhot
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Interesting motorcycles, not XS650
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It's a Royal Enfield in disguise.
May 25, 2023
toglhot
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Some more drone footage.
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Not normally, but some country folk and hunters do, but mostly used for pet food. You can order roo meat in some upper class...
May 25, 2023
toglhot
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Chinese humour.
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I didn't know bikes had electric door locks and rear doors. Damned if I can find them though, must have thrown them out with all the...
May 24, 2023
toglhot
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Chinese humour.
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The Garage
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These are the instructions that came with the digital, magnetic sensor speedo. The speedo also has a tachometer function and warning...
May 24, 2023
toglhot
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Let's See The XS's
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Here's mine. 1974 TX650 I bought it about three years ago in terrible condition: top crankcase ripped apart, no compression, badly...
May 23, 2023
toglhot
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Interesting motorcycles, not XS650
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T The most beautiful bike ever produced, aside from perhaps a 1969 Bonneville or 66 Spitfire. Wet dreams!
May 23, 2023
toglhot
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battery desulfater.
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The Garage
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I've had this thing kicking around in the cupboard for years, never used it. When I put the XS650 AGM battery back in the bike, the...
May 22, 2023
toglhot
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Some more drone footage.
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The Lounge
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POI, tracking, rocket, meandering, slo mo with some Easter Island big bunnies,
May 21, 2023
toglhot
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How to upset a roo.
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Some more footage: Easter island big bunnies in slo mo, some weaving in slo mo and a big mob. I have to try a few more functions yet...
May 21, 2023
toglhot
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Bike video fly around.
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Nope, can't ride anymore, it's just a canvas for machining and fabrication work I do.
May 20, 2023
toglhot
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Bike video fly around.
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The Garage
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I pushed this bloody great heavy thing out of the workshop, took some pictures and made a fly around video. All but finished now, just...
May 20, 2023
toglhot
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Speedo bracketry.
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The Garage
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I found a decent looking speedo on ebay, quite unobtrusive with digital speedo, plus tacho and a few warning lights: High beam...
May 20, 2023
toglhot
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How to upset a roo.
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Some messing around with different flight patterns and some flying practice.
May 19, 2023
toglhot
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Seat has arrived.
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The Garage
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I picked up the seat today, looks alright. I'll be attaching a polished aluminium ring around the cowl, as pictured, to stop the seat...
May 19, 2023
toglhot
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How to upset a roo.
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The Lounge
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I was trying out some of the mini 3 flight effects, when I got too close to this roo. She was quite irate, fast forward to around 4:40.
May 18, 2023
toglhot
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Handlebar switch gear.
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The Garage
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I currently have a couple of aftermarket handlebar switches on the 74 which I'm not overly impressed with. The right side came without...
May 17, 2023
toglhot
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Speedo
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The Garage
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These are the instructions that came with the speedo, wish me luck!
May 16, 2023
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