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Vicks

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Hey all,

Live in Dubai (expat) and love working on my motorcycles. Also like to build stuff like a 150x200cm sturdy work bench, a slotted angle rack with MDF shelves, small TV glass cabinet etc

Joined GJ just for the tools from japan thread :thumbup:

Just managed to throw away a load of crappy chinesium hand tools and in the process of building up a high quality tool set - read Japanese.

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lets see if i can post pics now.... nope.

alright, let me go over to the testing section and figure out whats wrong with this.

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Thanks.

Here's my favourite pair of pliers. Can shear a piece of paper cleanly, the jaws are so finely machined. Apologies for not keeping it in good nick.
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and these nice pair of Irwin metal shears, not sure of the COO
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Welcome
How about posting some pics of the slotted angle shelf. And the mcycles of course. what’s the make on the German pliers it’s a beaut?

The pliers are a "No. 14" made in Germany by "FIT" -link

Unfortunately, i dont have any pics of the work bench and rack that i built and they are now gone (we moved about 5 months ago).

I currently ride a 2010 KTM530-Exc with a Mecasytems rally kit and previously a '07 KTM 990Adv and a '12 990Adv. The little 530Exc took me around the world for about a year and a half recently, i have completed the ride and gotten back to a regular job now.

I wouldn't want to spam this thread with my pics but these are the only ones i could get my hands on from my computer currently..

here's the 2010 530Exc
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the fairing on mine is a copy of the KTM 450RFR
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in the Pamir mountains, Tajikistan
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getting dirty on the Road of bones, Russia
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The little 530Exc taking me across the Vitim river bridge on the BAM road, Russia -Aug 2016.
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vicks
 
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