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General / Re: From wednesday we can use our bikes again.
« on: 14 May 2020, 07:48:40 pm »



Will you lot foc off out of this thread with your political shite,  this thread was started by the OP as to remind people they could  just go out on their bike for a ride if they chose to do so.[/size]Take your playground squabbles elsewhere, there have been enough threads ruined on this forum already.   and 



I can assure every one that my intentions were to just remind people they could go out on their bikes today without fear of being pulled by the police just for being on a bike. Not to wind our fellow the Scottish & Welsh riders up, unlike some,  I have more constructive things to do.  No mine has stayed in the garage today but it won't tomorrow. Had to take my dog over the fields he exercises in but hasn't been able to go there as I've been sticking to the lock down and not driving my cage.   



Can you lot not foccing read, talk about bikes and stop making this thread just a copy of the coronavirus  thread,  bunch of foccing wankers.

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General / Re: From wednesday we can use our bikes again.
« on: 13 May 2020, 04:38:50 pm »
Will you lot foc off out of this thread with your political shite,  this thread was started by the OP as to remind people they could  just go out on their bike for a ride if they chose to do so.


Take your playground squabbles elsewhere, there have been enough threads ruined on this forum already. :stop  and  :foc

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General / Re: From wednesday we can use our bikes again.
« on: 12 May 2020, 05:02:32 pm »
I thought this update from Bennetts could be interesting for some of us .

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General / Re: From wednesday we can use our bikes again.
« on: 12 May 2020, 07:46:15 am »
Yep, that's the way I read it.
A nice steady bimble, and as you say, stay safe.

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General / Re: Transport after lockdown
« on: 11 May 2020, 02:07:35 pm »
The Suzuki  " Intruder",  must be the best name ever for a motorcycle.

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General / Re: Good insurance cover
« on: 11 May 2020, 02:04:30 pm »
Actually did mine yesterday. Was previously  with MCE but they sent me an email saying that they would not automatically  renew my insurance and I should go to their website, fill in my details all over again to get a quote. Seemed a bit strange, as if they did not want me to renew with them.


Went on compare the market and MCE came up for £137 but Bennets was just £90.64, so went with them.

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General / Re: Auld Foccers Weekly Covid Check in Page.
« on: 07 May 2020, 03:55:20 pm »
Glad you're ok mate.


Any idea why bikes aren't allowed? I don't have any other transport and I live in the arse-end of nowhere when it comes to testing (a friend of mine was told she would have to travel 2 hours to get tested), so if I did need to get tested the fazer's my only choice.

I would imagine it has to do with the helmet. You would need to remove it to give them access for the test which in turn would require you to be in proximity for too long. As I understand it the tests are done through your car window and take less than 30 seconds, you literally pull up, get tested then drive away.
I couldn't see why you couldn't do it with an open face helmet though 🤔 of course your more at risk riding there and back with one of those budy things though haha

And glad to hear the good news darrsi 👍


There are signs all over to keep your windows closed at all times, you open it only when told to do so. I was told to open it so they could hand me a tissue to blow my nose, they don't want bogies all over the swab, and had to close it while I blew my nose, then told to open it again so they could do the throat and nose swabs. Then immediately had to close it again. They even scanned the code for the test through the closed window, it is to lessen the risk of the staff being potentially exposed to the virus as there will obviously be some people being tested who are positive.


When I booked my slot there was a option to do an at home test, but it would have to be posted to you and then posted back, how long would that take?
Also with a home test how could you be sure that you had done it correctly, as darrsi says it is a bit uncomfortable when they do it as they get the swab quite far.

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General / Re: Auld Foccers Weekly Covid Check in Page.
« on: 03 May 2020, 06:45:43 pm »
still here and getting a wee bit pissed off, now that all the outstanding jobs have been attended to plus a couple of wee projects done.


Same here, need to get out on bike, go for a meal, take grand kids out. Sick of queueing to get into shops and then queueing to get back out !
How people with no gardens or hobbies/ interests are coping I don't know.


Anyway, got my Covid 19 test results back and it was negative  :) . But what bug did I have then?
Had dry cough, headache, muscle and joint pain and temp was 37.8, ( not sure how accurate thermometer is though ) , all meant to be symptoms of Covid 19.
Wonder how many people have had those symptoms,  thought they had Covid 19 but haven't ?

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For Sale & Wanted / Re: After market FZS1000 underway for sale
« on: 03 May 2020, 06:37:19 pm »
Two more photos.

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For Sale & Wanted / After market FZS1000 underway for sale
« on: 03 May 2020, 06:33:17 pm »
As per title,  no cracks, seems to be made out of fibreglass, no fittings, lights or instructions.
Been sat in my garage for over 10 years.


P & P £5.00,  undertray is free, or collect from Leeds for free.

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General / Re: Auld Foccers Weekly Covid Check in Page.
« on: 01 May 2020, 07:48:09 pm »
Just out of interest... has anyone on here knowingly had it?


I am getting tested tomorrow to see if I have it.

[size=78%]I know two people that have had it confirmed. One of the nurses , 40 years old,  that works with my wife in child pediatric services, ( my wife does the admin organising the clinics ), she actually lives next to us and was confirmed as having it 3 weeks ago. She could hardly get out of bed for a week, felt totally knackered , ached all over, extremely bad headaches, no breathing problems. She says she feels fine now, no lasting effects.[/size]


The other person I know that is confirmed is still in hospital, an old biking mate , 62 years old, that moved down south is still in hospital. Been in for over two weeks , not ventilated but on oxygen all the time, his wife says he doesn't seem to get any etter or worse. He suffers from copd, is very over weight,, high blood pressure.

Are you getting tested out of curiosity or are you showing symptoms? 😬
Either way hope it comes back clear mate


Bit of both really, very mild symptoms for a couple days, but it could be any normal bug .
I got offered the chance for the test through this app,  https://covid.joinzoe.com/,  either home test kit or go to one of the drive thru centres. There is a test centre less than 10 miles from me so went there today. It was well organised, mixture of nhs and army staff plus others making sure you followed the correct procedure.
A swab  as far back in your mouth as they could and then another up nose.
You are meant to get results within 48 hours but it can take up to 5 days.


The test centre was very quiet, there were 5 bays, no cars in any of them, I was in straight away, saw two more cars pulling in as I was leaving.  Took less than 10 minutes from having my ID checked to driving out. When I went to book it on the website  there were plenty of empty slots.


The app I have given a link to, if anybody wants to have a look at it,  is just a symptom  tracker, there are about 2.5 million people using it, there is more info on the website.


VNA, I think the 3 to 5 day testing advice was correct until recently as now the push seems to be getting as many people tested as possible.


Apologies to Oldgit for hijacking your thread a bit.

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General / Re: Auld Foccers Weekly Covid Check in Page.
« on: 30 April 2020, 04:44:05 pm »
Just out of interest... has anyone on here knowingly had it?


I am getting tested tomorrow to see if I have it.[size=78%] [/size]
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[/size][size=78%][/size][/size][size=78%]I know two people that have had it confirmed. One of the nurses , 40 years old,  that works with my wife in child pediatric services, ( my wife does the admin organising the clinics ), she actually lives next to us and was confirmed as having it 3 weeks ago. She could hardly get out of bed for a week, felt totally knackered , ached all over, extremely bad headaches, no breathing problems. She says she feels fine now, no lasting effects.[/size]


The other person I know that is confirmed is still in hospital, an old biking mate , 62 years old, that moved down south is still in hospital. Been in for over two weeks , not ventilated but on oxygen all the time, his wife says he doesn't seem to get any etter or worse. He suffers from copd, is very over weight,, high blood pressure.

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General / Re: Thank foc I no longer own a FZ1
« on: 28 April 2020, 08:57:50 pm »
Don't worry  Steve, if you will not convert to the compulsory left wing group mindset on here voluntarily  then you will be " invited" to attend a re - education centre. I think your nearest one is in  Xinjiang  in China. It's not a problem if you fail the course as by the end of it you will have had so many organs harvested what's left of you can be thrown in a bucket and fed to the pigs.
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[/size]Foc the left wing arseholes, stay on the forum and troll them and abuse them, just like they do to everyone else.[/color]

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Diesels and Lawnmowers (Bike racing n things) / MotoGP virtual race
« on: 29 March 2020, 04:56:44 pm »
https://youtu.be/Hp9wpD_wyUY

Race starts about 20 minutes in.

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General / Re: Tyron Bands
« on: 25 February 2020, 08:55:41 pm »
I think they are mainly used on caravans to stop tyre coming off rim in event of a puncture,  don't think they are necessary  on a dual axle.
You definitely need a special tool to remove or fit them.



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General / Re: Help what happens now
« on: 18 February 2020, 10:41:49 am »
You say you had new tyres fitted just before the accident and the force of the accident pushed the swing arm forward. If the force of the impact caused that then the rear tyre needs replacing as well.
When I was rammed off my MT09 the insurance assessor put down that both tyres would need replacing as the bike had suffered a major side impact and then slid until it hit the high kerb on the roundabout, his reasoning being that there was no way of knowing what possible internal carcass damage there could be.

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General / Re: caroline flack
« on: 18 February 2020, 10:31:04 am »
:lol :lol :lol VNA I swear to god, if you weren't on this forum, youd stand at home in front of a mirror arguing with yourself until you got so angry you punched yourself in the face ;) ;) :lol

:rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin



I would pay good money to see that ! 

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Diesels and Lawnmowers (Bike racing n things) / Re: bye,bye,Yorge or not?
« on: 02 February 2020, 09:53:12 pm »
Heard that Lorenzo is going to Yamaha as a test rider for 2020,  and Quartararo to get Rossi's seat in 2021.

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For Sale & Wanted / Re: Yamaha TDR250
« on: 13 December 2019, 06:28:03 pm »
I've been looking for a 1973 RD250 for a few months now, my first proper bike after my Fizzie, everyone wants silly money for any old jap two stroke now, no matter what the condition, so good luck in finding a tdr for a reasonable price.

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General / Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« on: 26 July 2019, 10:06:09 pm »
Up on the lift, and checked every fastener, chain, tyres, liquids, then to the filling station for some of JETS finest, Donington Park tomorrow evening for some track action




Pictures if possible. :thumbup


Does this work?


https://youtu.be/LVrLPIoL_Nc


Yes, looking and sounding good :thumbup

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General / Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - NO POLITICS!
« on: 20 July 2019, 02:27:42 pm »
:agree  Nearly got taken out twice yesterday.


Every roundabout is a roundabout.




yes,and the older you get the less you bounce,I got knocked off a couple of weeks ago and was pleased I got away with it but I had a bruise on my leg which seemed to take ages to stop hurting and I didn't even realise I'd done anything at the time.


Too true, it took two months for my left knee to feel ok again after getting rammed off on a roundabout last October, still doing the exerxises from the physio now just to keep it  right.


As for roundabouts, I see people every day who have no idea what to do and on some roundabouts I can fully understand why. Too many are not really a roundabout as such, they have give way road markings halfway round the roundabout so you come to a stop, might as well be a normal T junction,
And who thought it was a good idea to have two mini roundabouts adjacent to each other!

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General / Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« on: 05 July 2019, 05:04:57 pm »
Your crash bungs look like R &G ones, similiar to what I have on my MT09.
If so you can get brand new single ones, I got one for the left side  after  it was destroyed in my accident in October, just look on ebay,

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General / Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« on: 02 July 2019, 05:09:42 pm »
:D :D
Thanks guys, sometimes life just gives you lemons.


Won't be asking slappy for this weeks lottery numbers, that's for sure. :lol .
Glad you're all fixed up now dude and back on two wheels :thumbup . What blue haze is on your short list.



Would like to get a 1974 RD250 in blue, just like I had when I was 17. Failing that a YDS7 in gold , a mate had one and I always liked it.
Then grow my hair back and lose 3 stone.





and have a rock hard dick  :lol


No chance of that with all the medication I am on,  I think they build in side effects  from meds just to piss people off.

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General / Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« on: 01 July 2019, 08:22:25 pm »
 :D :D
Thanks guys, sometimes life just gives you lemons.


Won't be asking slappy for this weeks lottery numbers, that's for sure. :lol .
Glad you're all fixed up now dude and back on two wheels :thumbup . What blue haze is on your short list.



Would like to get a 1974 RD250 in blue, just like I had when I was 17. Failing that a YDS7 in gold , a mate had one and I always liked it.
Then grow my hair back and lose 3 stone.

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General / Re: What did you do with whatever else you've got?
« on: 01 July 2019, 03:31:04 pm »
First ride on my MT09 since being rammed off it on a roundabout by a blind bitch in a Range Rover back in October 2018.
It was declared a category  N  write off which was a joke. Bought the salvage for £795 and spent less than £500 putting it right.
The assessor put that the petrol tank wanted replacing but it was just a scuff from my boot, came off with a wet cloth, no dents or scratches, also said it wanted a complete replacement exhaust but it was just a few scratches on the cover, got an unmarked one off ebay for £25.
Secondhand mirrors, both rider footrest assemblies, bar ends, a couple of indicators all in  very good condition and that was it. Replaced the clutch and brake levers with spares that I still had left from my FZ1s, ( they are exactly the same ).
Mot and a good checkover by Roseanne at  Leeds Motorcycle MOT centre ,  would recommend her to anyone, and an oil change andcwas good to go.
Bike looks and goes as good as it did before the ' incident ", and some compensation money sat in the bank earmarked for an old Japanese two stroke to relive my youth on 😊
Would have been back on bike sooner but after my knee injury was sorted my heart decided not to work like it should for a bit, then broke my right  ankle when I fell whilst walking dog in the woods.

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