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This website has a few for sale https://mrclassicmotorcycles.co.za

EMD Racing

I always stay here when I vissit the area. It is about halfway between Volsrust and Wakkerstroom. The have a two bedroom cottage and a four bedroom guest house. Pack your bass rod http://www.sunbirdcottage.co.za/index.html

Just my opinion, but I would not do a DIY repair on a boot before going on a trip. I would take it to a cobbler and have it fixed professionally

1. you can eliminate squealing brakes by coating the discs with Copaslip 2. No need to test the brakes after removing and refitting wheels. Just wheelie straight into the road

The best way to clean your mass airflow sensor is by soaking it in brake parts cleaner

Ii should be leagally permissable to use a flamethrower on a POS who leaves a trolley in a wheelchair parking

You are both right and wrong According to one definition: Vertical twin = parallel twin =inline twin Next definition : Parallel twin has 360 degree crank. Inline twin has 180 Degree crank. No mention of 120 degree crank e.g. Yamaha TDM Next definition: Parallel twin sit across frame. Inline...

My friend who owns a workshop tells me it's common with D4D owners to add too much oil. Apparently the dipstick can travel down the wrong route and not go into the sump

I should have been more specific. The Gearmax/Borg Warner equipped diffs have a hexagonal, black plastic inspection cover on the back

If I recall correctly, Hiluxes from that era were fitted with Gearmax/ Borg warner vacuum actuated difflocks. They can be identified by the black removable cover at the back and usually when they go it's just the rubber bellows that is perished or the vacuum line that is damaged. . There are...

Tek Towel. A bit pricey but worth every cent. https://www.futurama.co.za/catalog/product/view/id/36148/s/sea-to-summit-tek-towel-x-large/

A car audio specialist will be able to fit an antenna amplifier. Or you can buy one online and do it yourself

my new micromanager

You need a tester that can measure the cranking amps that the battery can produce and that measures the voltage drop while the battery is under load