Haha, measure, google, email, shop around... to save myself a couple of quid. What do you think my time is worth?! :-P

I'd say time spent looking after the bike, servicing or replacing screws etc is priceless.

If the OP had done whatever work the shop did for him we wouldn't be having this conversation

Screwfix are pretty good on packs of screws, pack of M6 x 20mm x 50 button head for £3.59

Thats cheaper than many advertised on ebay and local to most peeps

I've started them with a punch in the past. Get someone to hold the bars and tap the outer edge of the screw. Chuck them in the bin and replace with countersunk Allen screws

Sorry Joebloggs, that attitude this morning was unnecessary, I'm not usually an argumentative foccer.  I just assumed you were expecting antibiotics and overprescribing is a real problem with dangerous bacteria become resistant. Sorry again. 

No, billy was right, a few days worth of painkillers was what I was really after, like he said it's not like I'm always up there begging for pills.

As for your post, no problem, its a free world, just hope your balls rot and don't drop off 

Doctors.

I bet I've been to see my doctor no more than twice in the last decade, had a sore throat yesterday which went straight to my ears, was painful enough for me to book an emergency appointment to hopefully have him prescribe some pain relief other than the usual over the counter sticky plasters you get for mild headaches etc

I don't care if it's only mild inflammation, if I haven't been to see him for years does this not tell him something.

Could have kicked him in the balls................'Don't worry Doc, its only mild inflammation...................'

I remember from reading on here somewhere that it is anodised and is a real arse to get down to metal to polish and i think the foc'er wished they had not started. I also think that once it is polished that it is going to be a problem to keep that way due to all that is attached to it and round the back - and so on, what about just doing the flat side that faces out.   

You can remove the coating using oven cleaner, spray on, wait for it to start turning black, wipe off, repeat, be patient.

As for the flat side, this isn't exactly flat, and getting into the corner with wet and dry etc etc to remove all trace's of anodizing is a proper twat of a job. I did the side and top and it looks OK just remember you'll need several tins of elbow grease.

I can't remember the name of them but you can get grit impregnated soaps that would help get into corners, used like an eraser they are great for jobs like that or flattening out deep scratches.

 

Thanks for the reply
I've seen one from Germany on eBay for 230 posted, no details re rider weight etc but got to be worth a punt at that price

Penny pinching here but has anyone used one of their shocks. Have read good reviews on their twin shocks, not just by owners, and have found one for the ZZR £50 less than a Hagon and like the Hagon it comes with a spring to suit your weight etc

At that price its got to be worth a shot, if it did go pete tong there's always plan b

Quote from: dickturpin on 13 April 2017, 05:24:40 pm

Camping for me every time....Small stove....Small tent...A few clothes... Compressible sleeping bag....Led lights wired from bike battery....Can't beat it 😁😁

You can....... with a nice hotel room haha
Steam shower, Jacuzzis spa tub, king size bed, flat screen tv and most importantly... heating.
Sorry but I really don't get the appeal of sleeping in a nylon sack under a tarp in the middle of a field. Not my cup of tea at all

I once had to dig a hole in the snow to pitch my tent on a beach on the Scottish borders, was lovely and cosy, you're a bloody light weight 

I'd say a tent is essential when touring, you meet more people on a campsite than you would staying in digs, just try to find interesting locations so you don't end up packing your tent away every morning. If your kit gets damp you have the wrong tent.

I did mine once while working as a waiter in a posh hotel

I took this table their food and would stick my thumb in the soup as it was quite soothing.

After serving five out of six of the customers the last one said ' why do you keep putting your thumb in peoples meals' I told him about the sore finger, he said ' well I suggest you stick your thumb up your ass'

I said 'I do when I'm in the kitchen'

It's not a case of looks is it, its about grip, grip and more grip.

Both no doubt are great drivers cars and I wouldn't say no to an MR but I picked me 5 up for £300, changed the cambelt etc and had it on the road for under £600, last 3 mot's have cost a grand total of 56 pence and I don't expect the next to cost me much more. OK I got lucky on the purchase but good ones are out there and us 5 drivers say the same about the MR's.

And of course the real bonus is they don't go pop due to poor design