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M109R Battery Charging Issues
Bikes M109r

M109R Battery Charging Issues

4 July 202114 June 20253 min read

A few months back, my M109R abruptly stalled on me when I went to get lunch with a friend. I had to get the bike

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1978 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC for sale on BaT Auctions – closed on December 26, 2018 (Lot #15,166) | Bring a Trailer

15 May 202122 July 20221 min read

Those crazy Americans! A clean 450SLC with an AMG body kit and wheels and it only managed to get $7200. In Europe or Australia this

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380SEC Cold Running Issues
380SEC Cars

380SEC Cold Running Issues

28 March 202122 July 20225 min read

My 380SEC has always run rough when it’s cold. I’m talking the sort of rough where it’s unresponsive to throttle input, rocks severely and comes

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380SEC Rear Windscreen Rust Repair
380SEC Cars

380SEC Rear Windscreen Rust Repair

3 March 202122 July 20223 min read

One of the major weak points on the W126, is that with time the rubber seal around the rear windscreen deteriorates and lets in water.

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What sucks and blows at the same time?
380SEC Cars

What sucks and blows at the same time?

14 January 202122 July 20222 min read

Mercedes-Benz air conditioning! it turns out that while I was installing my new head unit and dashcam I inadvertently pulled a couple of vacuum lines

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New Car Cover Day
450SLC Cars

New Car Cover Day

7 January 202120 July 20222 min read

I ordered this car cover from everyone’s favourite chines marketplace a couple of months ago. The tracking status spent over a month between leaving China

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It’s not a project (and other lies I tell myself)
380SEC

It’s not a project (and other lies I tell myself)

2 September 202022 July 20225 min read

Over the last few months, I’ve had an itch to get behind a w126 coupe aka a c126 as a daily driver. I’ve been keeping

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3D Model – First attempt
3D modelling

3D Model – First attempt

18 June 202022 July 20221 min read

I’ve had an idea in my head for a little while now about creating some 3 D animations. I’ve never tried creating 3D objects before

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M109r Oil Change
M109r

M109r Oil Change

12 June 202020 July 20222 min read

Unfortunately due to time constraints I wasn’t able to do the complete service on the M109r in 1 go. I did the spark plugs first

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M109R Spark Plug Change – Suzuki’s book of lies
M109r

M109R Spark Plug Change – Suzuki’s book of lies

12 June 202020 July 20222 min read

It’s been just on 2 years that I’ve had the M109r, but due to licence restrictions (I acquired the bike as a trade on my

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