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« on: 18 April 2022, 11:11:45 pm »
Speedo drive rotor dry? Mine made a squeal. Finger full of grease solved it.
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« on: 06 April 2022, 10:53:51 pm »
Ah TFL, that explains the balls up 😅 From reading it, looks like a Yamaha balls up to mee 
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« on: 04 April 2022, 10:04:21 am »
Another simple mistake that you hope not to repeat is parking on the side stand in neutral while pointing down hill.
Happened to me once on my sloping drive. Fazer rolled off the side stand and knocked over my Speed Triple, also on the side stand in neutral. Two bikes on the floor 
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« on: 07 March 2022, 09:44:07 am »
I wouldn't worry about it. The energy companies' rampant profiteering at the moment, means you can't afford to ride your bike anyway 
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« on: 04 February 2022, 02:11:25 pm »
I'm in a similar position. My Britannia Rescue for the car covers me for any vehicle (including my 3 bikes) but not for Europe. So only stuck with CN for my regular annual week abroad. Didn't do Europe last year, and not sure again. So I might switch next renewal.
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« on: 27 January 2022, 04:32:33 pm »
Joined 150 bike funeral escort for Formula 750 ex racer.. RIP Julian Soper
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« on: 13 January 2022, 12:04:46 am »
Yes, but 4 grand...
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« on: 22 December 2021, 02:04:01 pm »
Trouble with older bikes is the low value against brand new parts. Insurance companies will often write-off well below 100% of the value.
What you can do, if you are fairly confident that it's not badly damaged is to agree the write-off value then offer to buy it back off them as salvage (for as low a price you can get away with). Then repair to the standard you can put up with. If it does turn out to be worse than you thought, you can usually get your salvage money back by breaking for spares. That's how the insurance company would sell it to a breaker anyway.
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« on: 28 November 2021, 12:58:31 pm »
If they get to Omega, start worrying. Isn't that a fish oil? If so, I'm already taking tablets, so fine 
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« on: 27 November 2021, 03:07:17 pm »
 .…. who's married to Rod.
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« on: 26 November 2021, 11:20:15 pm »
Because the Guardian report includes Fisherwomen, and the Sky one doesn't? 
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« on: 17 November 2021, 09:41:42 am »
Perhaps the overflow leak is just a stuck float, and needs a gentle whack?
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« on: 15 November 2021, 03:48:40 pm »
Haven't done it myself, and someone will correct me if wrong.
I believe you need an individual CoC from Yamaha. Yamaha UK will charge you a fee for this. The CoC should show the NOX level as below TFL's threshold. . Although all FZS1000s are technically compliant, the CoC is individual to your VIN. So you can't use somebody else's CoC. You then send the CoC with a copy of your V5 showing your Reg No and VIN to TFL, who will record your Reg No on their database as exempt.
No use trying this route for a FZS600, as the CoC will show the NOX value as non compliant
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« on: 05 November 2021, 10:04:07 am »
Or left depending on which way you dress
[Pedant warning] I think you'll find the valve should always point to the right. Away from the bike leaning on the side stand [/end of pedant warning] 
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« on: 04 November 2021, 09:58:36 am »
They could upset the balance of the bike though as the wind hits the cap
Makes it easier to do right turns though 
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« on: 18 September 2021, 12:32:47 pm »
When I did my O Levels (back in 1981) we weren't allowed calculators partly due to the cost being prohibitive for some people, but mostly due to "mathematical snobbery" (Slide Rules and Log Tables were good enough for me and my father and grandfathers...!) Did my O levels in 71 Helped my grandson with his Maths homework this week. He's 11 and just started seniors. All about maths principles - brackets, integers, negative numbers etc. No calculators allowed. There is hope yet. We also tried a bit of French homework, but quickly lapsed into Del Boy phrases
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« on: 17 September 2021, 04:32:59 pm »
When I was at school we had to have fun with logarithm tables and a slide rule... My first computer was at work. COBOL on a ICL 3900 Mainframe with massive tape spools, where you were trying to save every byte of memory. After that it was all downhill 
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« on: 15 September 2021, 02:25:48 pm »
Carole Nash. I've got 3 bikes, but garaged at home
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« on: 08 September 2021, 10:01:27 pm »
Just received a full FZS600 set from Mike. Excellent, not to be missed
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« on: 08 September 2021, 08:51:29 pm »
I heard some areas (Birmingham?) are exempting motorcycles altogether
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« on: 08 September 2021, 09:52:52 am »
Isn't the problem that even if you do a DIY Cat, or otherwise adjust your emissions, Riverbank are the only shop authorised to test?
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« on: 06 September 2021, 10:24:05 pm »
Welcome back Out of interest, which Western Isle?
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« on: 06 September 2021, 11:56:35 am »
Got a few friends who have or had tdms. Another iconic Yamaha just like Fazers. Better than the sum of their parts
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« on: 26 August 2021, 10:41:45 pm »
Sounds nice, but didn't you pass a *single* place with an English Heritage Blue Plaque on...? Next picture challenge is "Your bike parked in front of a 'Please don't park in front of the gate' sign" 
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