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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: oil sight glass black
« on: 15 September 2021, 01:16:08 pm »
I use a small but bright LED torch.


Mickey

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General / Multi-bike insurance: Feedback -
« on: 15 September 2021, 12:56:10 pm »
What companies are you with. I have 2 bikes to insure but locked in a garage at another address. I've tried Bennetts and I can't get a quote. Who are you with?


Mickey

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General / Re: My new toy
« on: 17 May 2021, 07:51:46 pm »

Best of the Paris Dakar reps  :)

Little tip mate take off the front and fork stanchion guard and check the swept area sitting at 12 - 3 O'clock for pits and small bits of crud.  This area often never gets cleaned and the crud left can and will either tear the dust/oil seals and/or pitt the stanchion, both will cause leaks.  USD forks are costly to replace oil/dust seals as specialist tools are required to do the job both safely and properly.   ;)


       
Hey Gnasher, thanks for the great advice

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General / My new toy
« on: 07 May 2021, 05:07:09 pm »
I thought I'd try something different.  My first  bike was a Honda XL250S  back in 1981 and since then all my bikes have been road bikes. So I thought I'd maybe get this for new adventures


Mickey

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General / Re: Thinking of getting a Tenere 700 or a CB500x
« on: 07 March 2021, 08:03:32 pm »
If I bought a  CB500X  I would invest into doing the full Rally Raid kit. The wire wheels and the  new suspension.  Not sure if it will then be nearly as tall as the Tenere.  I think if the  engine is as flat as a dart then the Tenere is the better option.  Just want a freakin' test ride


Mickey

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General / Thinking of getting a Tenere 700 or a CB500x
« on: 28 February 2021, 04:57:21 pm »
Any of you lovely peeps have experience with either of these bikes. I'm a stumpy short arse so would probably have the T7 lowered. If I bought the Honda I would get Rally Raid to chuck everything they make at it. I plan on doing some off roading like the TET so want it to be able to haul my fat arse anywhere I want to go plus all my camping gear and stuff to be away from home for a month or more. Your thoughts and suggestions are most welcome?


Mickey

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General / Re: Service parts - where to buy online?
« on: 28 February 2021, 04:45:17 pm »
Me too for WEMOTO. Always had good service

Mickey

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Steve Plater and James Hillier  take us for a  spin
https://youtu.be/y--4l4NPhMk

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General / Re: caroline flack
« on: 18 February 2020, 06:50:21 pm »
Id never heard of her, or seen Love Island. Does the death of a tv presenter justify so much mainstream coverage? Or a sad reflection of society today that someone who simply presents a tv programme is idolised to that extent. Darrsi makes sound point regarding the CPS


She's been in loads of shows, going as far back as Bo Selecta nearly 20 years ago, but also hosted many programs that have an acquired taste, which is why it would be understandable if you didn't know her.
Shows like Celebrity Jungle, Strictly Come Dancing, which she presented AND personally won it as a competitor too, and Love Island are most certainly not my cup of tea and i would never watch them, whereas other people can't get enough of all of them so she would be very familiar to them.


Not forgetting CBBC when she was in her 20's

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General / Re: 'Smart' Motorways
« on: 30 January 2020, 11:54:01 am »
It's the same with those signs that light up with the message that there's something loose or an obstruction in the road ahead and warning you to slow down to 50mph.

When you see one of a warning sign "Queue Ahead, Caution" at 2am on an empty M25 and slow down, but a couple of miles (and other, blank signs) later there's absolutely no sign of a queue it generates a "Cry Wolf" reaction.

I had exactly that happen, with the result that, a couple of months later, on the M27, about 10pm at night, light traffic, free flowing, dry conditions, I saw the same sign and thought "Yeah, right".

So when, about half a mile later, I found that a car had shed a load of stuff off its roof-rack, I just had to hope I had picked a clear line because it was way too late to slow down and trying to do so would probably have destabilised the bike if I had had to try to manoeuvre.

Had it said "Debris on Road" or similar, I would have definitely slowed down.

So to expect that they get things right on "Smart" motorways is too much to hope for :(
They also take to long to turn the warning signs off. I drive my lorry up and down the M27 all day and see various signs on all day knowing the debris/Pedestrian/Queue is long gone.


Mickey

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For Sale & Wanted / Re: FZS 1000 forks. Original end can. Free
« on: 29 January 2020, 06:45:14 pm »
Sure, i just want to get rid of it. It's going in the scrap bin at work otherwise.


Mickey

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General / Re: Puncture repair kits (Roadside)
« on: 24 January 2020, 01:07:33 pm »
What pumps are people using. Or do most use gas canisters for pumping tyres up?


Mickey

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General / Re: easy oil change
« on: 24 January 2020, 01:01:20 pm »
I suppose you could also use an engine flush to capture some of the possible sludge in the sump.
I'll leave that can of worms just here?


Mickey

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For Sale & Wanted / Re: FZS 1000 forks. Original end can. Free
« on: 23 January 2020, 02:19:19 pm »
Hi Craig, they're yours for the taking. I must say first come first serve but I just want them to be used rather than scrapped. But I'll keep them to one side


Mickey

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For Sale & Wanted / FZS 1000 forks. Original end can. Free
« on: 23 January 2020, 01:20:50 pm »
Set of straight forks. Some minor rust pitting. Plus End can  Free to a good home. It needs to go ASAP or it's going for scrap. I'm on the south coast PO14 area.
Collection only.


Mickey

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General / Re: Post your 'Winter hack' bikes
« on: 06 January 2020, 03:34:38 pm »
At Cadwell

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General / Re: Post your 'Winter hack' bikes
« on: 06 January 2020, 03:33:00 pm »
Here's my winter and all year hack. This is the first year in 9 years I've not used it every day to commute. It does 5 or 6 track days a year and did 1800 miles to Scotland and the NC500 plus a little tour of Normandy, Simply brilliant

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For Sale & Wanted / Wanted. National Cycle windshield
« on: 19 October 2019, 02:50:59 pm »
Does anyone have one of these for sale. Or any other big as a barn door windshield?


Mickey

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This is so sad. If she had just stayed and chatted to the Police this although a tragic accident would of probably ended up as community service at most. I very much doubt it would have been custodial as it was an accident. Her whole family must feel absolutely sickened by her actions. So very sad

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General / Re: BMW K1600
« on: 28 August 2019, 07:18:01 pm »
Nice one Freck. I recently did the NC2000 (My version) and tried staying with a Russian on one and It was great fun. I'm just glad he took a different route after 15 miles as he didn't have a licence to lose


Mickey

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: First spin on an FZ1 and TRX850
« on: 28 August 2019, 12:13:39 pm »
Nice one Unfazed. If i had that car I'd be replacing the knackered suspension because it should be able to handle anything, and that might help with the traction too. I'd love an afternoon on a TRX, lovely underrated little bikes.


Mickey

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General / BMW K1600
« on: 28 August 2019, 12:01:13 pm »
I'm thinking of buying. Do any of you lot have one? Or any friends?
What do you think of them against the Goldwing or an RT?
I'm vertically challenged and after sitting on a GTL it's the first bike since my old Honda VT500 that I've been able to get both feet flat on the floor.




Mickey


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General / Re: Riding in France
« on: 27 August 2019, 02:51:31 pm »
Now this might seem like a stupid question but how much of my insurance documents do i need to take. It's a PDF file and there are 16 pages?


Mickey

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General / Re: Riding in France
« on: 26 August 2019, 04:59:48 pm »
I’d also take a puncture repair kit but not mandatory.


Yes, I have one of these. Thanks

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