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any other sports and hobbies talk / Re: Karting
« Last post by Hobby hunter on February 18, 2026, 08:23:24 am »Upgrade done. Now running an ag200 motor
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any other sports and hobbies talk / Airsoft anyone
« Last post by Hobby hunter on February 18, 2026, 08:21:57 am »Just trying out airsoft. Finding it quite enjoyable if you like operating in a team running around outdoors in a fast changing game....
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any other sports and hobbies talk / Re: Karting
« Last post by Hobby hunter on May 29, 2025, 02:07:56 pm »Ok so the honda gx200 is capable of developing some good horsepower and is easy to work on. Thing that lets it down is oil capacity and lack of oil pump. Ive gone through 2 motors in 2 meetings. Shes getting an engine upgrade....
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any other sports and hobbies talk / Re: Karting
« Last post by Hobby hunter on January 25, 2025, 09:42:57 pm »Well had my first taste of racing on the weekend, Im hooked great people great atmosphere. Got a lot to learn but thats half the fun
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any other sports and hobbies talk / Re: Karting
« Last post by Hobby hunter on December 31, 2024, 05:22:01 pm »The kart I have runs a honda gx200 engine that has been modified to be a race engine. Its running a billet rod and flywheel modified rockers higher compression and a mikuni carb. I have a couple of spare engines one of which Im building another race engine. After looking around the internet theres a lot of performance parts for these engines
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any other sports and hobbies talk / Karting
« Last post by Hobby hunter on November 12, 2024, 11:58:22 am »In the process of having a dabble in the world of karting. I didnt know there were so many different types. Theres the serious circut racing, dirt track racing, classics, and grass kart than Im aware of. Im going to give the grass karts a go for a start and see if I get the bug....
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Optics and accessories / Thermal time
« Last post by Hobby hunter on September 23, 2024, 07:21:52 pm »Well it seems a natural progression from nv is get a thermal. I was curious about them so bit the bullet and bought a budget unit. I didn't want to spend big bucks as realistically it wont get used much and I just want a little taste at this stage of what it is all about. The unit I got was a hikmicro lynx s lc06s thermal spotter, Its the bottom of the range but I was able to try it in the shop and it seemed ok. We took it out that night on a possum shoot. So far it has worked well picking up possums we would of normally walked past. We need to have a bit more of a play with it and muck around with the settings but so far it looks like its going to do the job without a heap of fancy stuff we dont need and wont break the bank.
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any other sports and hobbies talk / Re: Other things we do
« Last post by Hobby hunter on June 16, 2024, 09:06:51 am »I'm also doing mobile wheel alignments and vehicle diagnostic scanning
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Optics and accessories / Re: Sytong ht66
« Last post by Hobby hunter on June 16, 2024, 09:04:38 am »Been playing a bit more with this. What Ive found is that its best to use it with ab ao scope, otherwise you get blurry target and sharp reticle or the other way around depending on how you focus it. Another thing with it is the screen is quite bright so after looking through it it takes a little bit for your eye to adjust once you stop looking through it
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Hunting / Re: First possum shoot for the year
« Last post by Hobby hunter on May 25, 2024, 03:07:32 pm »Still doing the possum shooting on the farm and dog is good and knows when we are going so is waiting at the car ready to go every time. Averaging 20 to 25 each time we head out. In the warmer weather we are finding a 50/50 on the ground and in trees. As it gets colder we tend to find them more in the trees. I swap between my chopper and a slazenger 22 I picked up which does the job well