Intro to Ace of Spades aka Isolato

ace of spades · Post by **ace of spades** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:51 pm

Yeah OK, I should've done this earlier, but here goes.

I am Johann Kriek, 26, biking of all sorts since 1988. Live for bikes, although this year haven't been one of my best bike years: End of last year blew my motor of my trusty 200 000km + VFR400. Bought myself a niiiiiiice little '93 Fizzer 1k. Before even getting all the paperwork for the bike, got rammed by a police vehicle: Headlight lens, top fairing and right side panel damage. Decided to do some spraywork on the bike and while at it wrinkle out a few probs and annoyances on the bike. Eventually decided to do some valve clearance adjustment. Gave my shims to the most trustworthy bikeshop around and waited +- 2months for the replacement shims. Put everything back together. Rode around for a short while and BANG!!! The road is gone.

Broken collarbone and ankle, rather badly damaged cosmetics. Got almost all the replacement parts together, waiting and searching for a few odds and ends while the collar bone heals. Will definately keep you guys up to date on the new project.

A couple of shots of where I'm coming from here and a bit later on where this is going

My trusty VFR(almost running again) and BAD-ass Cuzzin at the bottom

My Fizzer after the cops got to me

My little matie getting to know chainlube

My Fizzer getting the clearance jobbie

My Fizzer almost completely assembled again

My Fizzer now!!!!!

The last few photos are a bit grainy,N95 also saw it's gat in the little crash, I am awaiting repairs on that too, got pics of the bike with stickers etc.. Sorry, but you get the idea. Will keep you posted on the repair side of life. :rock

4mula-R · Post by **4mula-R** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 1:40 am

Sorry about the bad luck, btw nice Honda you've got!

hotcam · Post by **hotcam** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:36 am

Welcome, and may you have better luck on your FZR the 3rd time around!

ace of spades · Post by **ace of spades** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:38 am

Sorry about the bad luck, btw nice Honda you've got!

HEY!!! Don't say that word here, all the Admin will ban you from the Forum!!!! :ha

But must say, she was a great runner

davemfox2 · Post by **davemfox2** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:36 am

Welcome mate

whereabouts in South Africa are you?

Dave

ace of spades · Post by **ace of spades** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:29 pm

Virginia in the Freestate, +- 20k's from Welkom, +- 130k's NNW from Bloemfontein. Smack bang in the middle of good old SA. Which is quite good, coz if I want to go to the coast it is a wonderfull 600km trip to the closest patch of beach, Durban. You from around here?

Yoniboi · Post by **Yoniboi** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 3:31 pm

Hi there.
And welcome to the site!!!

Planning a trip from Cape Town, SA, to Madrid, Spain starting next next November, finishing in February, up the east coast. Nervous about the state of things in the Congo but when or where isn't f*cked up in central Africa?
Won't be using the FZR though. We're going to use two CJ750s!!

Any tips????
John

Post by **FZRDude** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 5:09 pm

Yoniboi wrote:....Planning a trip from Cape Town, SA, to Madrid, Spain starting next next November, finishing in February, up the east coast. Nervous about the state of things in the Congo but when or where isn't f*cked up in central Africa? Any tips???? .......

Ride fast and keep low?

kiwi60 · Post by **kiwi60** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 5:19 pm

Gidday Ace, welcome to the site.

Bummer about the skids, but at least your still here.

All the best.

kiwi60

ace of spades · Post by **ace of spades** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:06 pm

Hi guys

Just got anothe couple of pics of my bike almost finished. I forgot that I don't need to see what is going on on the phone to download them from it. Ha ha

No top fairing, no stickers

top fairing and stickers

Bike park at work

Hope you enjoy