PhatVR6

old cooler is fitted via a great big bolt. new plate is joined by same method but you may need a shorter bolt (should come with the kit). you bin the old cooler, and re route the water pipes to by pass it (so yes, you will lose coolant, so be prepared to catch it or replace it). use a thermostatically controlled sandwich plate, then the oil will warm up properly rather than taking an age to go through the cooler and stuff. you shouldn't need to change the oil, but it's a good idea, rather than risking any coolant getting into the oil ,or manky old oil blocking up the new oil cooler. Just be aware that you will need more oil now, to fill the lines and cooler. so check the oil lever again and again until it stops going down. you'll need about 6 litres, maybe a bit more. mount the cooler where it will get cold air flow. I can get kits from the states, top quality, stainless steel hoses, anodised fittings, pukka stuff, mocal coolers with thermostatic sandwich plates. PM me with what you want and your rough budget.

the 4 litres thing is a myth. gordy asked vince about it, he said he knew nothing about it

see page 1 the only damage is that kink where the rad bolts on, and a crack in the paint work on the weld where the top right tube (as you sit on the bike) joins the headstovk and the seat frame is twisted, but that won't take much bending to put right. frame is very similar to a ducati's

excellent. air con can wait.

wow, it was SO worth the effort to smooth off that front cross member, it looks stunning. Your ARB's are done, will get some pics up shortly.

any you've been pissing and moaning about not wanting to do that job for about a month. soft get what's left to do now beofre it can be driven?

my problem is, speed just does not scare me, which is a big problem really, as I never ever feel like I'm going too fast........until it's too late. Not an ideal situation on a bike really! Excellent news on the jigging service L33RRR, I'lll get the frame off this weekend and get back to you on that one.

damn, that's about as bad as it gets. life is precious, never waste a day of it.

i don't have a problem with them, don't know why people kick up a fuss. it's not like they alter the look of the car when they're shut.

thinking about it, I'd have probably had similar injuries if i'd nose dived a car off there, off the seatbelt.

ooh, Azev K's, like my mk2 had on it, never seen another set.

does this mean you'll be be able to fix your car when it breaks just by turning it off and on again?

TPFT I'm afraid........ yes, went end over. Just the seat frame bent

Got home at 2am yesterday via the free breakdown recovery service offered by the excellent Carole Nash insurance, door to door recovery for me, the bike and all my luggage for free. Here's the story:- Got to the IOM on Friday morning, zero sleep on the ferry the night before. Went out on the lash Friday night....got up early on saturday as we'd arranged to meet some other lads at Rhen Cullen early doors for a ride out whilst it was quiet. By the time I got up 2 of the lads had already left, the other one was dead to the world (as i should have been). Regardless, I thought I'd catch them up, so I got my gear on and went out on the bike alone (bad idea, I've only been riding a week..) We stay in Ramsey, so from there you're straight onto the mountain course, which as you know is derestricted for most of it (i.e. you can go as fast as you dare). Unfortunately, at that time of the day it can get really foggy up there (over 3000m I think) which was the case that morning. I only saw 3 other bikes on the way up. I passed 2 of them, but had to slow down as the visibility was getting very poor the higher I got. By the time I reached The Bungalow I was on my own, from there there's a fantastic straight climb right to the top of the mountain called Hailwood Rise, which I know is a flat out section. Now this is all I could remember. The next thing I knew I was heading across the road at about 4 degrees with the bike bolt uprioght, then I ran onto the grass.......next minute i was trying to pick the bike up.....then I passed out again.....then I was flagging a car down and on my way to hospital with a definite broken collar bone and breathing difficulties. x-ray confirmed the injury. Broken left collar bone. They also said I'd broken my thumb, but I don't think I have. It was hurting, but i damaged it years. They reckonend I'd chipped a bone. I'm sure they just put a pot on me to stop me getting back on a bike. The doc never mentioned it, but it's clear from the x-ray and my bruises that I have several broken ribs too. We went back up to the corner on Monday to see if we could find any of my missing bike bits and work out what happenend. On the way up bits of my memory came back straight away and I realised the mistakes I'd made (aside from going out on my own, still half cut and in the fog...). At the top of Hailwood is a double bend called Brandywell. it's a right left......and I thought it was a left. I had the bike in the middle of the road, preparing for the (predicted) oncoming left hander, and was going far too fast for the range of visibility available, when a right hander came up it threw me totally. I didn't want to go right over onto the wrong side of the road to take it, so I got round staying on my side of the road, but this meant I'd exited hard over to the left (in fact, I may have even hit the left hand kerb, not 100% sure). Now, to take this corner fast, you have to turn in early so you exit the right hander and keep overon the right, so you are set up for the left hander. As I was already on the left I had zero chance of making the leftt hander, so I decided (given the lack of experience and the panic that set in) to shed off as much speed as possible using what road I had left rather than to take the bend at whatever speed I was doing (probably 100+). Now, you can't steer and brake hard at the same time on a bike, so eventually I ran out of road and went onto the grass on the outside of the bend. I'd have been OK if the grass was flat, but unfortunately for me it wasn't. It was as bumpy as hell, then it decided it wasn't flat and went down a 6' drop. At the bottom of the drop the front wheel of the bike just dug into the soft ground, and I went flying over the handle bars, landing on my left shoulder (thankfully in the very soft ground). Front forks are totally bent. Mudguard is smashed off. front wheel has bent radiator and grille. mirror smashed off, lights, clocks, flyscreen gone, frame is bent where the rad attaches to it. Steering stop on the bottom yoke has been chewed off. Tank dented. Rear end looks bent, but I think it's just the seat unit, not the swingarm. Left hand can is dented on the inside off the tyre. Pics. Brandywell The drop Where the bike landed The damage Tank Rear end (looks worse than it is, it's the seat and exhaust that's bent kinked frame small bruise I think it's repariable. I may even go for R1 USD's if I can find some. Any tips or help with the parts greatly appreciated. gutted.

what do you think of the 1.8T compared to the VR?

it uses the pulses from the induction of the other cylsinders to draw air into the surrounding cylinders, in a scavenging effect, thus drawing in more air than would be possible with a normal manifold. amazingly clevr, and makes a massive difference on a VR, but for the same money they go for you can buy a complete 24v motor, which comes with a VGI too......

nah, they are too "scene" for my liking, if you know what I mean? it'd look much better on the very unusual and ridiculously rare wheels I'm selling. Jay, ring me, i think you know the ones I mean.............;-)

lose the wheels, the car deserves so much more.

I think he meant for his corrado?

LOL! (I got it)

yes please! I've bought them anyway. I've already got flared arches, so I'm hoping they'll fit!

Well, just so happens my mate has one for sale, and he's in York too! PM me for details.

so how about ET28 on wide track?

Just wondering if anyone is running 9" wide wheels on the front and what offset you're running. I had 9x16" ET15 on my mk2, but they were really wide so I don't think they'd fit on a wide track corrado. most people I see on here running 8x16"s seem to run 7.5"s on the front.