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Offline Terry in Australia

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Re: What's the best vinyl repair system?
« Reply #25 on: January 12, 2006, 05:04:39 PM »
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Re: What's the best vinyl repair system?
« Reply #26 on: January 13, 2006, 04:22:52 PM »
Hi Terry. I may be able to help you out here.
I hold the only world license to hunt "The West Australian 3 Toed Vinyl". I hunt these in spring during the mating season as the sound of two "Vinyls" skins rubbing together is quite distinct.
I also have a breeding program where I can colour match varying shades of blackness according to customer specifications. I feed my captive "Vinyls" straight Vegemite daily and when the appropriate seat cover colour is reached kill them humanely by hitting em on the head with an old CB750 front fork (Sandcast of course). I then skin em and let them bake in this pure Aussie sunlight we have here. If anyone needs "Sandcast" seat covers I hunt "Vinyls" that live near the beach their skin is impregnated with genuine Australian beachsand.

To placate the "Greenies" among us I use the Japanese mantra "I only kill em for scientific research purposes!".

Terry your seat cover is obviously made from one of those fake "Vinyls" that are available cheaply in the US of A. "Buy Australian" before some American corporation buys out the rights.

Can everyone please keep this information secret regarding the quality of my "Vinyls" otherwise George W and his henchmen may need an excuse to invade Orstralia to free my "Vinyls" from their wretched lives under my care.

I just hope they find Terry first for his subversiveness at actually watching a documentary about 9/11. At least then the flooding of the oil cooler market will cease!!!
 :) :D ;D :P
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Re: What's the best vinyl repair system?
« Reply #27 on: January 14, 2006, 10:58:34 PM »
Steelo mate, I do believe your secret is safe. ;D
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Re: What's the best vinyl repair system?
« Reply #28 on: January 17, 2006, 07:14:16 AM »
Quote from: Terry in Australia on January 12, 2006, 04:08:54 AM
Wots a Hondamatic? Some kinda economy-car? We don't got no Hondamatics on this end of the "pond"? ;D

It's an amphibious motorcycle, look at my avatar.  Honda only distributes it's better bikes to those areas worthy enough ;D

I now have the seat on mine stripped and the new vinyl cut out.  If I can drag myself away from the TV, I may actually sew it all together.
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Re: What's the best vinyl repair system?
« Reply #29 on: January 17, 2006, 12:49:13 PM »
Quote from: Dave Wyatt on January 17, 2006, 07:14:16 AM
Quote from: Terry in Australia on January 12, 2006, 04:08:54 AM
Wots a Hondamatic? Some kinda economy-car? We don't got no Hondamatics on this end of the "pond"? ;D

It's an amphibious motorcycle, look at my avatar.  Honda only distributes it's better bikes to those areas worthy enough ;D

I now have the seat on mine stripped and the new vinyl cut out.  If I can drag myself away from the TV, I may actually sew it all together.

Thanks for the info Dave, make sure you post some pics of the seat recovering process, and some of that neat amphibious motorcycle, I'd love yo see it, I should have guessed it was amphibious related, because when I asked that question, some of my US friends PM'd me to say that in the US, it's called a "boat anchor"?

They asked me not to identify them here, so I guess they weren't supposed to "let the cat outta the bag" about the special Hondamatic "boat anchors" that you lucky buggars in the colder climes can buy? Anyway, i'll keep an eye on Ebay and see if I can't find a "Boat Anchor" for myself, ha ha! Cheers, Terry. ;D p.s., what's a #$%*box?, has that got something to do with the automatic transmission? ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: What's the best vinyl repair system?
« Reply #30 on: January 18, 2006, 07:05:52 AM »
I'll shoot some pictures of seat project with the digital camera and post them when I am done. 

You really have to ride a Hondmatic to appreciate it.  Riding in traffic is less trouble, as is stopping on an up-hill.  Yes, they are somewhat slower due to lower compression, less cam, and smaller carbs, but they will still move pretty good once they get going.  I had a friend on a 1000cc Katana working hard to keep up with me on a ride this fall.  That made me feel pretty good.  I thought Australia had a plenty of Hondamatics running around.

That trip through some flood water cost me a set of rear wheel bearings, but I was not going to let axle deep water stop me.
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Re: What's the best vinyl repair system?
« Reply #31 on: January 18, 2006, 01:05:48 PM »
Fantastic Dave, can you post a bigger pic of your avatar? I hadn't even noticed it until you mentioned it? Cheers, Terry.  ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: What's the best vinyl repair system?
« Reply #32 on: January 19, 2006, 05:32:09 AM »
Riding through the flood water.  I was on the high side of a curve and could see the painted lines through the water.

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Re: What's the best vinyl repair system?
« Reply #33 on: January 19, 2006, 06:08:03 AM »
looks like you might have just cleared the footpegs! watch out for the potholes, though... ;)
i take it this was a familiar road/route for you?
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Re: What's the best vinyl repair system?
« Reply #34 on: January 19, 2006, 07:23:10 AM »
I only went through after a V-Strom and KLR650 had made the trip.  Never on the road till then.  We could not convince the local H-D dealer to ride his new Buell through so we ended up taking another route. ;D  That day had more than one re-routing in it due to the flooding.
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