Below are the 6 most recent journal entries recorded in dadukeofoz's LiveJournal:

Wednesday, April 20th, 2005
5:01 pm	A renewed Hope ... What has happened in the last 35 days since I last jot down my thoughts & feelings? ... Bullet points:- - Mum has arrived from England for a period of four weeks. I haven't seen her for the better part of eleven months so it's been good to catch up. This has also proved to be a bit of a pain, as Mum likes to clean up while she is here ... by that I mean EVERYTHING 8o - The council that I went toe to toe with over the rims has told me to "get nicked". They are of the opinion that they're not responcible/liable for the damage done to my bike as they "didn't know" about the pot hole prior to the event ... *Karma will get 'em back* - I Have started a new relationship with a beautiful young lady from the group of peeps that I run with ... this will prove to be VERY benificial to both of us I think. - Mum leaves this Saturday to go home again. - oh, oh, oh ... GO CHECK OUT THIS SITE ... :- http://www.livejournal.com/users/thediaryofjesus/ Tha J-man is da shizzy ... (a free gratuitous plug for another page ;)) Jeeze - not much really ... *Hmmm* I ahve managed to get to & from work every day, Live, Love (again), Laugh & go see some great live bands & movies. Yeah. I'm here for a while :) Current Mood: calm Current Music: 1200 Techniques (Comment on this)
Tuesday, March 15th, 2005
5:28 pm	Why is everybody always pickin' on me? ... Wow, Well what has happened on the last 10(ish) days? Uh, I've sorted out the issues with the slipper clutch on my bike. I'm real happy about that one. The answer is pack height (no Duh) a pack that is too tall will force the clutch to break later & cause the engine to over-rev higher on the clock. A shorter clutch pack allows the pressure plate to sit (almost) directly on top of the rotor hub there by giving an earlier/controllable break; this also results in a lower over-rev limit once you're really "backin'-it-in". All's good there. I've managed to chase down another oil leak on the bike too. now all I have to do is find the last of 'em ... Last week I coloured & then shaved my hair for the "World's Greatest Shave". This is a charity organisation that raises money for Leukemia(?) & other blood bourne cancers. Well worth the effort. What did I do? ... Coloured my hair RED - BRIGHT VIBRANT RED ... WOW (it actually suit me too) then the next night it all came off ... so I am now as bald as an emoticon ... Hahahaha What else? ... Oh, yeah. I've buckled BOTH rims on the bike too. I managed to ride over the outside lip of one of the biggest mother potholes, that I have ever seen, in Greenwich. I've sent the local council a letter of demand for replacement of tyres & rims. The quote came in at $5000. I know that they won't be happy about that one & I know that I'll have a fight on my hands ... *shrugs* ... we'll see. Current Mood: Bald & Proud of it ... Current Music: Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (Comment on this)
Wednesday, March 9th, 2005
9:15 am	A new day has dawned Well, I have installed the slipper clutch into my bike last night. The damn thing doesn't like to take up when the pack is cold but once the engine warms up it works fine. A few observations: 1. a pack that is too thin will allow the pressure plate to rest on the top of the rotor, but will not give sufficient "grip" through the clutch for it to work properly. 2. a pack the is too thick will give really good grip through the clutch but raises the pressure plate too far off the top of the rotor to be engaged when the rotor assembly ramps-up. ERGO: a thin pack will allow the rotor action to have an earlier effect on the final action of the clutch; this is offset by the fact that the clutch push rod is a set length & may not allow the pressure plate to sit hard on the top of the rotor. 3. I've noticed that there is a gentle but firm tap to the clutch lever during a down change. I ride in such a fashion as to "rev-change", this is where you rev the bike & change down a gear as the engine revs drop - to catch the engine/gear/roadspeed "sweet spot", I suspect that this is the rotor ramping up as part of it's action. 4. clutch action "weight" seems a little lighter. 5. a slight reduction in engine breaking ... ? I think Current Mood: waitin gfor more bits Current Music: The Cat Empire (Comment on this)
Tuesday, March 8th, 2005
12:03 pm	Happy happy joyjoy ... Well the Slipper clutch for my bike turned up today. Yesturday actually but I managed to get up to the Post Office this morning to fetch it. hahhaha The previous owner of the clutch (Layne) has had a few issues with it's operation & I'm now just having a bit of an "engineering" study of how it all works. Just a few thoughts that are running around my head: 1. If the Ramps run up too high, Do the ball bearings drop out the bottom of the ramps? 2. IF the clutch is ramped up on "bask-torque" & intermittent power is added to the mix, does the spider spring have the oomph to close the ramps down in time to stop the ball bearings from slipping out from their place as the ramp faces open up? 3. Do the ramp faces actually "run" on each other, or is there a closing clearence? 4. Does any "yaw" in the rotor hub create a situation of increased ramp face "opening"? 5. Is it possible for a "Flat" steel to slide under the base of the rotor hub when it is ramped up on "back-torque" causing an issue wiht the opperation of the clutch? 6. Is it possible for the spider spring to "over-shoot" its operation limits? thereby allowing too much lift in the rotor pack? More later ... The Fun has JUST begun ;) Current Mood: More bits ... HAahahah Current Music: RageAgainstTheMachine - Evil Empire (Comment on this)
Friday, March 4th, 2005
3:14 pm	The latest update ... day in the life of Well, what has happened in the last few weks since I wrote here? I've started to learn Sulsa dancing. That is some real fun :) I've perchased myself a slipper clutch for the Duke. I'm getting it second hand from a guy in America for US$400. An absolute steal. I'll be haveing a bit of fun with that once it arrives. I'm supposed to be FINALLY getting the last few bits & pieces from my last American import ... waiting, waiting, geeze I hate waiting ... Work is ... I'm also looking at re-joining the Army. I've asked to re-join as a commissioned Officer this time round. The meet-&-greet night was interesting in as much as the total difference from the last time that I was enlisted. This meet-greet night was all "yes suir - very well suir - we have a broader appreciation here suir" as opposed to the yelling drill Sargent "roight - get in line, get some back into it, block up!!!, do you think that your good enough?" blah, blah, blah ... I'm still waiting for a letter in the mail to take the next step. My mum is coming home again. I'll be expecting her to arrive late this month. She'll only be here for a five week period though. Current Mood: happy, single & looking for'd Current Music: Latino House Compilation (Comment on this)
Friday, February 18th, 2005
3:20 pm	A new start ... Well it has begun. You are all now to consider yourselves warned. Your world is about to change. DaDukeofOz has arrived on livejournal ... hahaha I'll be back with something usefull later. Current Mood: peaceful Current Music: The Chamical Brothers - Surrender (Comment on this)