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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #975 on: January 03, 2015, 02:06:51 AM »


well its time to assemble the JMR phase 4 head , second time lucky
Its all tidied up nice Mike  ;D   ...... hope not to let you down this time mate !
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #976 on: January 03, 2015, 02:09:08 AM »


All done , ready to go  8)
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #977 on: January 03, 2015, 02:15:06 AM »

Thats celcious boys. :-[
same time last year assembly, same temperature in the shed, Hot  :o
crazy world southerners stinkin hot, northerners stinkin cold  :o

Post me the coldest workshop in the north so I can compare ....  ::)



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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #978 on: January 03, 2015, 02:19:36 AM »


Lookin through some of my old parts boxes today and found my old helmet, used it in drags and circuit racing .

I vaguely remember putting on the coolest sticker in the whole world about 1972   8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #979 on: January 03, 2015, 03:35:19 AM »
K. Good work mate. I recognize that blue foam board......got a couple or three! K.  ;D Bill
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #980 on: January 03, 2015, 06:04:00 AM »


well its time to assemble the JMR phase 4 head , second time lucky
Its all tidied up nice Mike  ;D   ...... hope not to let you down this time mate !
looks great johno....I am confident you will get down the salt this time. Kick some a$$ for all of us. ;) ;D
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #981 on: January 03, 2015, 07:34:58 AM »
K. Good work mate. I recognize that blue foam board......got a couple or three! K.  ;D Bill
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #982 on: January 03, 2015, 04:40:23 PM »

Thats celcious boys. :-[
same time last year assembly, same temperature in the shed, Hot  :o
crazy world southerners stinkin hot, northerners stinkin cold  :o

Post me the coldest workshop in the north so I can compare ....  ::)
Geez, haven't you guys heard of air conditioning down there?? :o
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #983 on: January 03, 2015, 04:58:17 PM »
Currently 6 degrees F  here after a high of 10 :o
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #984 on: January 03, 2015, 05:03:07 PM »
Inside your shop?
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #985 on: January 03, 2015, 05:22:24 PM »
Currently yes  lol  Dont have the heater working in the garage this year going to be moving all the bike stuff into the basement for the winter so I can actually work on it.
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #986 on: January 03, 2015, 05:27:41 PM »
You got me beat, IF you can back it up with a pic. ;D ;D
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #987 on: January 03, 2015, 05:33:37 PM »
No picture..cant you hear my teeth chattering!?  I'm right out side of Rapid City SD.
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #988 on: January 03, 2015, 05:36:29 PM »
Ok, I concede, even without picture proof. ;D ;D ;D The low temp this morning was close to your high temp.
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #989 on: January 03, 2015, 10:38:50 PM »
If I was a wise man Scottly I would put a swampy cooler on the roof but I am planning on shifting to retire next year  and have to build a new shed at the new place,  so saving up for a decent shed and heaters , yes need heating not cooling where I'm going to retire. NO more 45 deg days, sick of the suckers.

Yikes .... minus  how much ?   that is seriously cold workshop boys. I might be getting soft in my old age I couldnt move without a decent heater, too many bike related broken bones from the old racing days  ::)   What sort of shed heaters do you use in the cold snow places ?
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #990 on: January 03, 2015, 11:39:30 PM »
Retiring where johno..?
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #991 on: January 04, 2015, 02:58:09 AM »
Plan to retire to a small seaside coastal town called Victor Harbor,  lots of old folks there. Its called gods waiting room.
Minimum  temp 10 deg max high 30's,    great place to grow agapanthas and polish cb 750 honda's  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #992 on: January 04, 2015, 06:24:19 AM »
High 30's makes me sweat just thinking about it johno!  ;D But the potential new digs sound better.

We're to hit +6C today then drop back off to -15 for tomorrow.....bloody roller coaster. I have "in floor" heat in my shop. The temperature is a constant 16 degrees through the winter period, me like!

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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #993 on: January 04, 2015, 11:21:34 AM »
It's up to 25F today in the Colorado Rocky foothills. Down to -12F the other night.

I'm going out in a bit to fire up my portable round kerosene heater. 2.5 car attached garage. Works great. It is all I need.
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #994 on: January 04, 2015, 03:40:33 PM »
I KNEW you were in your shed that day mate,, what other reason could there be for a January heatwave ?
I had a rough shed day too, I pushed the button, warmed the 250 up for a while, shut it down, and went back in the cool  :D
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #995 on: January 04, 2015, 03:44:19 PM »
Plan to retire to a small seaside coastal town called Victor Harbor,  lots of old folks there. Its called gods waiting room.
Minimum  temp 10 deg max high 30's,    great place to grow agapanthas and polish cb 750 honda's  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #996 on: January 04, 2015, 06:04:45 PM »
I have a couple of propane "Mr heater"s, but they don't really heat up the space much; I find myself standing in front warming my hands a good amount of the time. ;D
 
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #997 on: January 04, 2015, 08:42:36 PM »
The coldest I have ever experienced here in Australia is about 37F {3c}.... :o
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #998 on: January 04, 2015, 09:21:00 PM »
Victor Harbour/Strathalbyn has always been on my retirement area wish list johnno.
Not that it will be any time soon.

Maybe we could be neighbours one day mate.
Or does that mean that there'd be a couple of divorced retirees living in Victor Harbour with their Honda 4s?  ;D
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Re: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style
« Reply #999 on: January 05, 2015, 01:23:39 AM »


This is my shed heater, gas, it gets around 0 deg  occaisionally here in the desert.
You see I have this theory  ::) being old school I often use petrol to clean up parts, lots of fumes etc so me put flame up high and away from the heavier gas fumes on the ground. ::)    so far so good  ;D ;D ;D

Bloody chews up the gas though,  3  nights to a 20lb bottle , thinking of making an adapter for the car gas station filler, heaps cheaper.

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