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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #200 on: 15 March 2014, 07:39:12 am »
rebuilt the front end of my KMX200 after the left front fork seal sprang a leak and covered my disc with oil, fortunatley was green laning at the time so didn't need the frt brake too much.
 
Nick, Red pity you're going a week earlier than me, I'm off to Malta for my middle duaghters wedding and riding down and back, leaving the uk on the 23rd July getting to Malta on the 29th (via Sicily) and planning on getting home on 9/10th August.
 
Christo, think that for your own safety we'd better keep you away from anything that is powered  :lol






those dates sound familiar  ;) [size=78%]......and the same route....spooky....trying to plan route and dates this weekend parhaps we could meet up somewhere.......will pm you when i know more [/size] :)
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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #201 on: 17 March 2014, 08:30:07 pm »
Very nearly got rear-ended by some prat who didn't notice the lights had gone red.  Luckily for me he missed me by about 6".  Unluckily for the woman on a Deuville who was just in front of me, he ran straight into the back of her :\  No-one hurt though but a few bruises on her bike.

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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #202 on: 17 March 2014, 11:25:38 pm »
Wow, definitely a close call... glad you and your bike escaped unharmed

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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #203 on: 18 March 2014, 06:46:50 am »
copied all the pages of france and italy from my euro map and stuck them all together to plan my summer tour.......crazy i know but gives me the big picture......i now have a handy 8ft pocket map  :lol :lol :lol
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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #204 on: 19 March 2014, 07:07:34 am »
Finally figured out what was wrong with the FJ, it kept hesitating on the throttle and chucking unburnt fuel out of the exhaust. I replaced the plugs, caps, coils, pick-ups still to no avail. I also replaces the 4-2 Neta system with a far sexier 4-1 Vance & Hines Megaphone from my old drag bike.

The problem was 2 knackered carb Diaphragms and the previous owner had stripped the thread on one of the pilot jets which kept working loose  :o .

Needless to say all this done and I knew it was fixed because the bars tried to smack my in the face the moment In opened the throttle in anger!  :D Now to get started on the new subframe and tail unit.


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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #205 on: 19 March 2014, 11:30:27 pm »
Went to see need for speed , expecting it to be crap cos of the slagging off it got by the critics , really enjoyed it , maybe I'm just shallow .

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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #206 on: 20 March 2014, 06:16:13 am »
copied all the pages of france and italy from my euro map and stuck them all together to plan my summer tour.......crazy i know but gives me the big picture......i now have a handy 8ft pocket map  :lol :lol :lol


I have somewhere plastic waterproof maps of France,Spain,,only small but very very handy especially in the rain.
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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #207 on: 20 March 2014, 06:18:34 am »
Finally got the Husky Enduro over for a MOT, it passed with a couple of adviseries,two wheel bearings and shock pivot have slight play..
The 17 mile road ride at 60mph on knobblys was a bit vibey on the bars,my ass,my eyes,my everything :) , not a Fazer :)
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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #208 on: 22 March 2014, 07:03:29 pm »
And today i taxed it,,so now i can legally rip down the lane to the shop


Oh and only £37 for twelve months :)
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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #209 on: 22 March 2014, 07:11:52 pm »
And today i taxed it,,so now i can legally rip down the lane to the shop



Try to avoid doing it in your dressing gown and slippers though - perhaps a little note attached to the handle bars to remind you?  :fish

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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #210 on: 22 March 2014, 08:44:44 pm »
Filled a hole in the wall where there was once a door, moved a light switch and did some plastering. Also listened to the mutterings of Exup and some good rhythm and blues, chewed the cud and drank beer.

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Some say that he eats habanero chilli peppers dipped in oil of capsaicin for extra bite and that his pyjamas are made from Nomex. All we know is, he's called Ad the Bad

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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #211 on: 23 March 2014, 06:20:51 am »
Filled a hole in the wall where there was once a door, moved a light switch and did some plastering. Also listened to the mutterings of Exup and some good rhythm and blues, chewed the cud and drank beer.

 :lol


You mean " Today i was working at home and an old mate (EXUP) came round, got in the way,moaned all day (MENSTRAL) and drank my bloody beer!!!!! :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #212 on: 23 March 2014, 06:35:00 am »
This morning I stared at the Mondeo, swallowed back the sick in my mouth and took the bike to work instead.
Broken, bruised, forgotten, sore,
too fucked up to care any more.

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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #213 on: 23 March 2014, 10:43:36 am »
Filled a hole in the wall where there was once a door, moved a light switch and did some plastering. Also listened to the mutterings of Exup and some good rhythm and blues, chewed the cud and drank beer.

 :lol


You mean " Today i was working at home and an old mate (EXUP) came round, got in the way,moaned all day (MENSTRAL) and drank my bloody beer!!!!! :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

 :lol To be fair he did go round the corner and buy a few bottles.
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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #214 on: 23 March 2014, 12:08:18 pm »
goatthemonkeybikeootfurrarun :D 

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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #215 on: 23 March 2014, 01:14:37 pm »
Fitted a new rear Hagon to me daily Tiger after the the last one let go at 90mph - they bounce a bit  :lol . Nice 'n' tight now  :D
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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #216 on: 23 March 2014, 02:10:52 pm »
Got the Honda out and mowed two lawns.  Only thing a Honda is good for really.....

and realised that a year ago today I was at Heathrow about to board a Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 

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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #217 on: 23 March 2014, 03:25:11 pm »
Found I have a puncture on the blackbird  :(

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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #218 on: 24 March 2014, 07:33:16 pm »
Got some new PR2's on the Blackbird :thumbup

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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #219 on: 24 March 2014, 10:51:13 pm »
Got some new PR2's on the Blackbird :thumbup

Better news than punctures that!  :lol

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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #220 on: 25 March 2014, 02:54:59 pm »
Damn right.  It was in the front so made it feel awful, had to stop half way to work to pump it up again.

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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #221 on: 25 March 2014, 07:45:31 pm »
My son asked me to check a squeaking noise he noticed from the engine bay of his Bora this morning. He noticed it when reversing the car to drive out of the driveway.
We checked and the power steering fluid was low, filled it up squeak gone.
Question was where did the oil go?
We discovered the steering rack was leaking out near the gaiter on the right hand side.
Rang the local Car Guru only to discover they are not repairable.  :'(

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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #222 on: 25 March 2014, 09:05:52 pm »
finished the decking on my new static caravan by the sea, :D
sent from my carafan in tenby, ;)

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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #223 on: 25 March 2014, 09:31:04 pm »
Thoroughly test rode a XT660 super moto  ;) & Fitted new C&S and handlebars to a customers FZS600  :D
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Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« Reply #224 on: 25 March 2014, 09:48:32 pm »
Thoroughly test rode a XT660 super moto  ;) & Fitted new C&S and handlebars to a customers FZS600  :D

When you say "test rode" - do you mean wheelying the foc out of it?  :lol :lol
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