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’day.Attheendoflast
yearthedaysI’ve
beenableworkonthe
RZV 500 Rinmyshedare
limitedduetosevereheat,
bushfiresmokeandpoweroutages.
Ithasbeenatragictimeherein
Australiaandtheentirecountrycametoa
standstill.Roadclosures,airportclosures,
damagedrailwaylinesandpowerlosses
foramonthmeantworkstoppedinjust
abouteveryindustry.Iliveupthecoastso
thefirescouldonlygetwithinfivemilesor
sofromourtown,buteveryonealongthe
southcoastwasbasicallytrappeddueto
roadclosures.
Thankfully,somebigrainshelpedstop
thedestruction.
Sincethefires,somepartshavearrived
fortheRZV,butinthemeantimeI’llrun
youthroughwhatwegotdoneonthe
rollingchassis.
Pre-coronavirus,bushfiresprettymuchstopped
Australiaforamonth,butJeffandTimhavemanaged
togettherollingchassisallsorted...
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Rollin, rollin’, rollin’...
1/Newheadbearings,packedwith
qualitywaterproofgreasetheold
schoolway.2/Theforkshad 35 years
worthofstinkinggunkatthebottomof
thelegs.Itwasamassivejobtoclean
them.3/Plentyofpracticeatthis,
usuallyinprivate!
62 /classicmotorcyclemechanics
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