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« on: 08 August 2013, 07:21:07 pm »
Hi all , got back from Scotland midnight last night , left Fort William at 9am missed the turning for Glasgow at the end of Glencoe , was halfway to Stirling before I realised so decided to go to the Wallace monument , eventually found it . Great trip , fantastic scenery , found the Scottish people very friendly , most of the bikers wave, met lots of characters along the way , thanks to Mick who was their with his family , and helped me build my tent in the gale on Saturday morning , I was generally lucky with the weather , the journey up through Glencoe was a bit scary with the crosswinds and the bike loaded up , on Sunday rode the A82 along Loch Ness , great road , on the way back went up the cable car by Ben Nevis . on Monday rode from Fort William to John O Groats and back , decided to give the bike a rest on Tuesday and walked the mountain trail to the top of Ben Nevis , I would recommend the Stag hotel in Moffat , the green welly café at the start of Glencoe . I would definitely go to Scotland again , the Glen Nevis camp site was excellent with great facilities . I took loads of photos , anybody know how to get them from my computer on to this site . Got to sort the bike before my next trip , heard a bang in Stirling , after that the bike was making a noise in first gear , it started alright this evening , but when I put it into first gear it didn't make its usual clunk , got a feeling its the gearbox but I am no mechanic . Thanks to everybody for the advice before I set off , it was very helpful .
1102
« on: 01 August 2013, 07:42:40 pm »
Hi Red , leaving Bristol tomorrow morning , should be in Fort William Saturday morning , I will give you a text when I get there , what's the weather like up there , its supposed to be cooler with showers tomorrow all the way up , the bikes all cleaned and ready to go .
1103
« on: 30 July 2013, 09:59:38 pm »
I'm leaving Bristol , Friday morning at 8am , planning to stop every 2 hours , and hope to get to Moffat hotel early evening . Packed the luggage tonight , checked , adjusted and cleaned the chain , hoping to clean the bike before Friday , flat out busy with work at the moment . Nervously looking forward to my first proper road trip .
1104
« on: 27 July 2013, 09:05:58 pm »
I wouldn't worry about it , sounds like the twat is trying it on .
1105
« on: 18 July 2013, 10:04:32 pm »
Thanks to everyone for the advice , got a feeling its the ecu , I was told to test the voltage on the control circuit of the 2 purple relays in the engine compartment - 17v both sides , I had a couple of advisories at the last mot which will probably be expensive , so although she has been a good runner for the last 3 years ,time to get rid before she turns into a money pit .
1106
« on: 17 July 2013, 10:19:42 pm »
Whats a MAF sensor .
1107
« on: 16 July 2013, 10:27:27 pm »
I would go for the motoguzzi v7 café racer , as most of the time I use the bike for sunday bimbles .
1108
« on: 16 July 2013, 10:19:10 pm »
Yes , I was talking about the egr valve on the car , got a new one from vauxparts for £37 , replaced it today , running much better ,didn't feel like it was missing , but sometimes when you decelerate instead of idling at about 750rpm it just drops to 500 rpm and then cuts out , then it struggles to start . Gonna clean the throttle body next , see how that goes then , maybe get a coil pack from scrapper .
1109
« on: 16 July 2013, 10:07:20 pm »
I would most of the time , normal UK weather , motorway riding or going out for a Sunday bimble in the countryside , but on extremely hot days , where you are town/city riding , I wouldn't . I feel that wearing all that PPE in this heat affects my concentration and therefore means I'm more likely to have an accident. You could also argue that if you weren't wearing PPE you would be more aware of your own mortality and take less risks .
1110
« on: 13 July 2013, 06:54:38 pm »
I am not a mechanic but was wondering .Is it possible to tell when an egr valve is open or shut without removing it , wondering if I were to disconnect it when its shut , then took it for a run and it was ok then that would confirm whether the valve was faulty or not . any advice much appreciated .
1111
« on: 08 July 2013, 10:00:44 pm »
I upgraded from bt021 to bt023 st version , the improvement is amazing , never tried the pr3 so couldn't compare , but would definitely recommend the bto23 .
1112
« on: 07 July 2013, 03:29:20 pm »
If your near Cheddar , check out the road between the A38 at Churchill and the A37 at Chelvey Bridge , very twisty, great views of Blagdon and Chew valley lakes and a good pub called the Ring O Bells , best time in the evenings after 8pm as a lot of commuters use this as a rat run between Bath and Weston Super Mare
1113
« on: 07 July 2013, 03:18:13 pm »
Its not just the young ,i'm 48 , I used to insure my 2001 Green Astra Estate club 8v 1600, 4 miles up the road at my parents rural address, but when I changed the address the price doubled to over £500 . and that's third party fire and theft , I also have over 10 years ncb.
1114
« on: 07 July 2013, 03:04:59 pm »
Hi all , nearly ready for the trip to Scotland, as a glass half empty person, could any Scottish members recommend bike mechanic/garages in case the bike breakdowns , I've upgraded my AA just in case , I've also booked into a hotel in Moffat for the Friday night ,to break up the journey .
1115
« on: 06 July 2013, 04:03:12 pm »
Ok , I guess not then .
1116
« on: 05 July 2013, 10:28:39 pm »
I like both ladders , gonna go for the cheaper one from Maplins , thanks for the information . next question , is there a maximum width limit for motorbike loaded up .
1117
« on: 05 July 2013, 10:17:03 pm »
Sparky .
1118
« on: 05 July 2013, 08:06:07 pm »
Does anybody know a 6 tread step ladder that you can fold up to carry on a bike , or a bracket you can fit to a bike to carry a stepladder.
1119
« on: 03 July 2013, 11:27:34 pm »
I don't know Glyn, but hope he makes a speedy recovery .
1120
« on: 03 July 2013, 11:16:13 pm »
The engine management light came back on this evening , so gonna get the mechanic to check it again , I did consider a fuel issue but as the misfiring only happens when the car is warmed up , I have assumed that if it was fuel issue it would also misfire when its cold?
1121
« on: 02 July 2013, 09:42:58 pm »
i'm gonna be doing a sun dance between now and august , but if that don't work and it pisses down, I will probably find the nearest premier inn . Hopefully I won't make the same mistake as my brother who drove to Snowdonia with his wife & 3 kids and new tent from go outdoors , when he went to unpack it , there weren't any bars with the tent , when he phoned go outdoors to complain , they said the the bars were in a separate bag and he would have to drive back to Bristol to pick them up .
1122
« on: 02 July 2013, 09:20:58 pm »
The mechanic who carried out the diagnostic , has said to wait a few days as sometimes it takes a few days for the computer to recognise the new part , is this correct?. if the fault persists he wants the car back to check it again , my nephew who is a mechanic also said coil pack or leads depending on car .
1123
« on: 30 June 2013, 07:53:29 pm »
my 2001 astra estate is misfiring, been into the garage for a diagnostic and they have replaced the crank sensor but still misfiring once warmed up , I changed the plugs and air filter before it went to the garage . some people have suggested an engine oil flush but I have read this can damage the engine . had the car 3 years and do about 10000 k a year , I change the oil and filter every year and its due to be redone was considering an engine oil flush , but worried about damaging the engine , also gonna change the leads . any advice much appreciated .
1124
« on: 29 June 2013, 09:35:24 pm »
Thanks for the advice guys , i'm gonna google places to stay near Moffat and take plenty of midge repellent , it would be great to meet up Red while I am up there , email esetesting01@hotmail.co.uk to arrange something .
1125
« on: 28 June 2013, 10:15:32 pm »
Finally booked it , going to Scotland for 4 nights from the 3rd August , staying at Glen Nevis camp site near Fort William , I am riding up from Bristol , I am wondering Bristol to Fort William in 1 day 500 miles and 9 hours according to google or leave on the 2nd august and stop overnight in a hotel near the Scottish border and do the rest of the journey next day, furthest I have been on a bike is 200 mile round trip . Planning to go to Loch Ness , John o Groats, Stirling , Edinburgh . Advice appreciated .
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