Topic: My Name is Terry and I'm an Ebay-Aholic!

[neilbron]

Hi Terry,

I'm a newbie to the group and thought I would introduce myself. I have an '83 VF750F (looking for good parts if you see any at the wreckers) and am restoring it - slowly. But I'm looking for a nice K2 in reasonalble condition. Having bought the VF cheap, and then spent 3 times that to get it on the road I'm not keen to go down that path again.

If you see anything would you mind letting me know? I live near Nagambie in central Vic, so am an easy hour and a half to Melbourne.

Hope you don't mind me jumping on this post. PS. That oil cooler kit looks great - very simple and well thought out.

Cheers,

Neil
Victoria, Australia.

[Terry in Australia]

Hi Terry,

I'm a newbie to the group and thought I would introduce myself. I have an '83 VF750F (looking for good parts if you see any at the wreckers) and am restoring it - slowly. But I'm looking for a nice K2 in reasonalble condition. Having bought the VF cheap, and then spent 3 times that to get it on the road I'm not keen to go down that path again.

If you see anything would you mind letting me know? I live near Nagambie in central Vic, so am an easy hour and a half to Melbourne.

Hope you don't mind me jumping on this post. PS. That oil cooler kit looks great - very simple and well thought out.

Cheers,

Neil
Victoria, Australia.

G'Day Neil, well there you go mate, you're in Nagambie, and i work at Puckapunyal, near Seymour! In fact I bought my horrible black K2 from the wreckers in Seymour, and I think it came from Nagambie? I'm still waiting for a 400/4 that's sitting in a shed in Nagambie going cheap?

Anyway, I've got a very nice K2 (not the black one) that I'll sell you, frame has been powdercoated, has new shocks, reasonable used 4 into 4 pipes (not fitted yet) "as new" seat, tapered roller steering head bearings, new ignition, new bronze swingarm bushes, lights, blinkers,  etc etc, the tank is a bog-free US gold tank that  needs to be repainted as the original paint is faded, same for the sidecovers, but everything is there, and it goes well. Let me know if you're interested, I'm looking for about 2800.00 in it's current nice shape. Cheers, Terry.

[Steelo]

Terry, this is to inform you that the Australian Customs Service have specifically seconded me to deal with all imports by you into Australia. Forthwith any goods of motorcycle, alcoholic or pornographic nature are to be warehoused at in my shed for indeterminate periods for investigation. Goods deemed suitable for your use (and of no value to me) will be forwarded on to you at your expense of course. Goods (which may be of value to me) which are deemed unsuitable for your private use will be held in my shed which like all Aussie Customs Houses lose impounded goods at an amazing rate.

[Terry in Australia]

Terry, this is to inform you that the Australian Customs Service have specifically seconded me to deal with all imports by you into Australia. Forthwith any goods of motorcycle, alcoholic or pornographic nature are to be warehoused at in my shed for indeterminate periods for investigation. Goods deemed suitable for your use (and of no value to me) will be forwarded on to you at your expense of course. Goods (which may be of value to me) which are deemed unsuitable for your private use will be held in my shed which like all Aussie Customs Houses lose impounded goods at an amazing rate.

Geez Ian, that's the fourth notice like that I've received this week? How did those customs bastards find out about me, did you dob me in? Ha ha, cheers, Terry.

[Steelo]

By the way anything you export has to be passed by me too - so I can knock off one of those mint oil coolers I'm gonna buy off you one day!!! Damn having a wife who checks the Visa card account!! lol

[Terry in Australia]

By the way anything you export has to be passed by me too - so I can knock off one of those mint oil coolers I'm gonna buy off you one day!!! Damn having a wife who checks the Visa card account!! lol

How hot is it in Perth today Ian? it's 37 deg C here (about 100F for my Northern mates) today, geez i'm glad I got the house airconditioned mate! Re: my beautiful coolers, I will consider parts trades, or "lay by", ha ha! Cheers, Terry.

[neilbron]

Hi Terry,

Its a small world! Thanks for the info on your K2. Sounds interesting.
Can you email some photos and a bit of history eg. miles, compression/oil usage, areas I would need to fix soon, and things to work on in the future? my email is: neil@tahbilk.com.au This is my work email - about to head off for a weeks hols so will be slow to reply.

Cheers,

Neil.

[Steelo]

20 degrees here in the wheatbelt east of Perth. Sorry late with reply but have been all over town (Pop. 1000) trying to find a compression tester seeing mine has gone on extended holiday with someone I lent it to years ago and I've forgotten who - lol.

By the way that Dyna I got off you is working well. But like the Danoz advert "but theres more". I'm still waiting for the free oil cooler!!! LOL

[Terry in Australia]

I'm still waiting for the free oil cooler!!! LOL

Geez I hope you're not holding your breath mate, ha ha! Anyway, at "Terry's house of cut price oil coolers", they're so cheap you'll think i'm giving them away! Cheers, Terry.

[grumburg]

Terry:  Stumbled on to your cooler on ebay. Did you used to sell used cars in Melbourne?  ("John Lennon's breath may be sealed in this box"). I think my uncle bought a used Transit from you when you worked at "Fast Freddies" used car lot.

[Terry in Australia]

Terry:  Stumbled on to your cooler on ebay. Did you used to sell used cars in Melbourne?  ("John Lennon's breath may be sealed in this box"). I think my uncle bought a used Transit from you when you worked at "Fast Freddies" used car lot.

Well I don't understand your point Grummy because as you've gathered I'm a bit "thick", but I did hang around one of the sleaziest car yards in Melbourne for awhile, (I still remember running out to lock the gates at 10 am one Saturday morning and hiding in the garage with the "dealer principle" drinking beer while waiting for the EPA "flying squad" to give up and go away) and the guys there said i could come work for them, as I had a real "talent" for selling cars? 

Anyway, that NOS Derale cooler is doing well on Ebay, I would like to have kept this one as it's box has never been opened, but my garage is bursting at the seams with stuff i've been buying on Ebay, so it has to go,  someone out there will get a bargain, I guess? Here's a link, if anyone's interested? Cheers, Terry.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4601045156&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

[74cb750]

So Terry,
you mean this comes with fresh air?

PS. It's 15F and snowing on my cb750. 
snowblower is broken, and we're supposed to go for a ride in the 1st day of the year....

[Terry in Australia]

G'Day Michel, well it got to 43 deg C (110 deg F) here in Melbourne yesterday, I took my son to see a movie and when we got home at 5 pm I opened my steel garage, it was like a blast furnace in there, checked the thermometer and it was 51 deg C! (123 deg F)

It stayed around the high 20's (70's) all night, but started raining at noon today, and is still raining at 6pm, which is brilliant, not just because it's cool, but we were worried about bush fires, we had two grass fires here on Friday that moved into the trees, but luckily the fire-guys came and put them out quickly, but the fires got within 100 feet of the nearest house, which was scary.This time last night I would've been happy with some of that snow! Cheers, Terry.

[cbjunkie]

Ha! love those southern climes...time spent on the equator is time well spent, mate - i've always wanted to visit your country...