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***Message from GREEN SPARK PLUG COMPANY***
"...NGK are no longer supplying plug caps to the after market.
The only straight cap we can offer is the Champion Spark Plug Cap SRO5U-R.
This fits the spark plugs with the solid or removable terminal nut.
Please see the attachment.
Terminal nuts  Part number HT40B..."
https://www.gsparkplug.com/1x-champion-spark-plug-cap-sro5u-r.html?___SID=U

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Worth a look too. There are some different angled alternatives to look out for, with similar codes, mainly with 05F in them (with added -R for red), but this explains the differences, and i can't see any reason why they shouldn't do the job too.


For the record, in the UK NGK are now known as NTK, not sure how that effects things but may be why they were discontinued.


https://www.ngkpartfinder.co.uk/assets/Uploads/2019-Plug-Covers-ver3.pdf

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thanks for your replies, ive just about ordered the last 3 from a dealer and 1 from amazon who now have only 1 left after finding about ngk no longer selling to the public, everywhere i looked was out of stock, apparently there still available in germany :rolleyes

Ebay, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155153533208?

Wemoto have 4 left in black, if anyone is interested. https://www.wemoto.com/search?search=Spark+Plug+Cap+NGK+SD05F+Straight+For+10%2F12mm+Plug++Black&search_click=1&toshow=

And buying from abroad is not so bad at all, this lot in Holland have really helped me out in the past being the only place having what i needed and they do comprehend the need for a quick postal delivery too. Worth keeping the address for future reference. https://www.cmsnl.com/yamaha-fzs600_model35432/

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I've had a look about and all the reasonably priced ones (under £3 each) are out of stock everywhere. Then the price jumps to £7+ (starting with Ebay).
Can always ask about their next stock date obviously though.

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General / Re: Down the pub - the thread about nothing and everything
« on: 25 March 2024, 09:25:37 am »
I know nothing about medicine but I would of thought that as you had been taking it for almost 2 weeks then you would have had an "episode" earlier in the course. That not see before bloke in your local sounds suspicious, its a shame that CTV footage has been wiped, but there may be a way to retrieve it, I belive the way digital media is wiped is by just making space available and the original is still there - or something like that.   :book


I don't actually know why i fell, all i've done is narrow it down to all the evidence i can find and i've got it down to primarily having my drink spiked by someone unfamiliar to me who i've never seen before and realistically is also the last person i recall seeing, or secondly that medication i was on was put into play when when i read about the rare but possible side effects.
I can't even rule out that a mixture of both combined sped things up a bit either?


I already knew for a fact that that the CCTV has a one month cycle then copies over itself because i'd asked before many years ago. But this time was simpler because i know a woman who works in head office so just text her and she gave me the exact same response.
I would imagine than in normal circumstance 1 month (4 weeks) is more than enough as if needed they'd usually be contacted over the next few days by either a customer or the police.
In my case no police were involved at all, and i very barely remember the first 4 weeks of hospital in the London brain trauma unit, and was only let out of the next hospital after about 6 weeks. I think it was about 4 to 5 weeks before i could even walk on my own to the toilet so i kind of had more important issues on my mind to deal with.


Right now though, i'm the only person trying to find out the truth, with very little evidence to play with.
I can only have had about 4 pints, i checked the NHS website to make sure alcohol is okay to drink with the meds and it says absolutely fine, but i do only go out on a Saturday so "may" have triggered something for the side effects to kick in?
Without evidence the police literally won't want to know, so i'm not even going to entertain their lack of interest response.




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General / Re: Down the pub - the thread about nothing and everything
« on: 25 March 2024, 09:22:02 am »
I know nothing about medicine but I would of thought that as you had been taking it for almost 2 weeks then you would have had an "episode" earlier in the course. That not see before bloke in your local sounds suspicious, its a shame that CTV footage has been wiped, but there may be a way to retrieve it, I belive the way digital media is wiped is by just making space available and the original is still there - or something like that.   :book


I don't actually know why i fell, all i've done is narrow it down to all the evidence i can find and i've got it down to primarily having my drink spiked by someone unfamiliar to me who i've never seen before and realistically is also the last person i recall seeing, or secondly that medication i was on was put into play when when i read about the rare but possible side effects.
I can't even rule out that a mixture of both combined sped things up a bit either?


I already knew for a fact that that the CCTV has a one month cycle then copies over itself because i'd asked before many years ago. But this time was simpler because i know a woman who works in head office so just text her and she gave me the exact same response.
I would imagine than in normal circumstance 1 month (4 weeks) is more than enough as if needed they'd usually be contacted over the next few days by either a customer or the police.
In my case no police were involved at all, and i very barely remember the first 4 weeks of hospital in the London brain trauma unit, and was only let out of the next hospital after about 6 weeks. I think it was about 4 to 5 weeks before i could even walk on my own to the toilet so i kind of had more important issues on my mind to deal with.


Right now though, i'm the only person trying to find out the truth, with very little evidence to play with.
I can only have had about 4 pints, i checked the NHS website to make sure alcohol is okay to drink with the meds and it says absolutely fine, but i do only go out on a Saturday so "may" have triggered something for the side effects to kick in?
Without evidence the police literally won't want to know, so i'm not even going to entertain their lack of interest response.

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General / Re: Down the pub - the thread about nothing and everything
« on: 23 March 2024, 08:31:15 am »
My cousin who is a nurse said that drink spiking is actually very common these days, even though you don't hear or know much about it. Although saying that you do see the odd info pop up on the news occasionally about it. But then when i've explained to people i know what "may" have happened to me i was quite shocked when 3 or 4 people said they've been spiked before too, but their memory is quite vague about the finer details.


Due to me not been properly seen in hospital until roughly 11 or 12hrs later meant that any drugs that are normally used for this type of thing would've been well out of my system by then, which is why nothing was found.


I asked hospital doctors about a possible stroke or anything similar and they said that was ruled out and nothing found to be untoward.


The other possible explanation is a very 'rare' but very possible strong side effect to a 2 week course of a pill medicine i was taking for a skin rash. I fully understand that virtually all medicines have the leaflet in the pack warning you of stuff that "could" effect you, but if you read them word for word you'd never take any medicine at all out of fear.
But when i read this one it said about a 'serious allergic reaction' and part of it then said Call 999 if "You suddenly become very confused, drowsy or dizzy, or someone faints and cannot be woken up."
Kind of hit the jackpot with that description.
After leaving hospital after 6 weeks i found just one tablet left, and it was dated to be taken on the day i fell.
Never really took any notice about it then but a few weeks ago i was prescribed the same drugs again for the same rash, and after one daily tablet had a banging headache and was bumping into everything when walking around the house. Took another the next morning and same again, banging headache and walking like a pinball.
I reported this verbally and online to my GP to make sure they knew about this.


Another thing i've been suffering with is called BPPV, which is a posh name for vertigo, and according to a consultant i spoke to is a very common issue after a head injury.
Strangely though, after doing my own research i found instruction videos on YouTube on how to get rid of this constant 'unstable' feeling i suffered for ages as soon as i woke up until i went to bed. At a guess i reckon i eventually sorted that out after about 5 days of learning about it, watching videos, and more importantly seeing a picture of what is actually going on and why.
I should've been told about this though, and no doubt many others, if it is a common side effect from a specific injury. But i found out by searching my problems online and mentioning it to the consultant then they just blurted it out as if it was all common knowledge i should've been aware of, but it really isn't.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: FZS 600 dropping to left side when riding
« on: 20 March 2024, 10:54:56 pm »
What about fork oil?

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General / Re: Down the pub - the thread about nothing and everything
« on: 20 March 2024, 10:28:09 pm »
Something though, could it of been the cold that saved you. I guess that you already know about all of this though.
Hypothermia has been used for many years to treat people who have had a severe brain injury. This involves cooling the head or the whole body to a temperature below normal body temperature.21 Sept 2017
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6483736/



Think the hypothermia had already kicked in, a few people said I was already blue in colour when I was found.
In the ambulance for 2 hours I've been told they were using something on me to actually warm me up, before moving me to hospital.
I saw another cousin who's also a senior nurse recently, and she said that the cold night probably saved my brain, or done me a favour one way or another.
I have hinted a few times to different GP's that the meds I was on for a skin rash could well have been the cause of the fall, but their response if any was very tame to say the least.
There's no proof of anything due to the long timescale, so they're not going to admit to anything, which in fairness probably the correct thing to do.
GP's and hospitals tend to concentrate on fixing the problem in hand which is fine by me as nothing else was found to suggest why I fell, and in a  senior consultants words at hospital "Your injuries are the result of the fall, but not the cause of them."which is actually much better than it sounds.

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General / Re: Down the pub - the thread about nothing and everything
« on: 20 March 2024, 10:04:21 pm »
Wow, what a thing to happen to you. Top marks for working at the physio and sticking at it. The NHS comes in for some stick, sometimes justified, but when you read tales like yours its clear that it still does great work. Heres hoping for full recovery.

I'd be interested to know what your treatments and exercises were for the hand, cos Im struggling with mine currently, struggle to wipe my arse, get dressed, cant undo anything etc.


The physio at my GP surgery, who I never even knew worked there asked me what happened and the bloke really knew his stuff.
Due to my head injury, and probably laying on my hand all night, he seemed to know that I had nerve damage in my hand then immediately showed me on his computer where it would be going wrong, and he was spot on.
My 2 little fingers and my index finger give me the most grief, and if I cut down on my medication they feel like they're fractured.
To get the sync back he told me to massage  my arm and hand with the other hand, and also touch things that are,rough, smooth, hot, cold, etc to try and teach the brain again what my hand is actually doing.


So I had a look online and thought I'd cheat a bit and ordered a massage gun, that comes with an add on that is about the size of a squash ball.


Bear in mind my hand and fingers looked like they were holding something, but I wasn't,  it was properly seized up in a weird looking position.
After 5 weeks of using the massage gun 4 or 5 times a day I think I wore out the motor in it, as it wasn't working as well as it had been.
Apparently it has a 12 month warranty so contacted Temu, got an instant refund, then bought another which is working fine.
Reason I ordered from Temu was because even on a bad day they're only about £7 delivered for free. Just had another look and saw one for £4.25.
They sell the same one on Ebay for £12 and upwards


Totally recommended though. Although my nerve damage still isn't totally fixed, my hand and fingers are where they should be, and move freely, it's the sensitivity loss that's the issue.


https://share.temu.com/4IaApXRyPzA

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General / Re: Down the pub - the thread about nothing and everything
« on: 20 March 2024, 09:41:18 pm »
Thanks lads, much appreciated.
Like I said it's been a tough time, and recovery and healing is going on for much longer than i expected, although I honestly had no real idea what to expect?
I'm totally baffled as to why I fell in the first place, and I have done as much research as I can to find the truth but not really got anywhere.
A fella I'd never seen before entered the pub I was in which was busy due to some big cricket match earlier, and at the bar he pointed to a stool at the table I was at and asked if he could sit there, which was no big deal to me.
But I stupidly asked if he'd watch my drink and chair while I used the toilet.
That was the very last thing I recall.
Don't remember leaving, walking just over a mile home, then suddenly swerving a bit then hit a wall, lost my balance completely and headbutted the nearby car.
And there I stayed all night.
I even zoomed in on the CCTV footage and once I hit the car I was properly out for the count. You can see my knees in the video and they didn't move an inch once I was down.
This was about 200m from my home.
Had CT scans and an MRI, which make horrific reading, plus asked to be checked for illegal drugs in my system but was told nothing showed up. Whether they really did check or not I will never know.
My cousin, who is an ex A&E nurse warned my mum I was unlikely to survive the night, but if I did would probably be handicapped in one way or another.
Thankfully it would seem I'm a very good healer and surprising a lot of people every time they see me and tell me what a state I was in when they last saw me.
My voice and memory, which is normally sharp due to my job, are still not 100%, but I'm nearly there. I  can forget the simplest words sometimes when speaking which can be very frustrating.


My hand needs fixing the most now, and is what could hold me back from riding the bike for a short while, but I'll know when I'm okay. I can't wait actually, I do miss riding the bike.  :\


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General / Re: Down the pub - the thread about nothing and everything
« on: 20 March 2024, 08:24:59 am »

I had a non bike related accident last October, that was a bit savage, involving being temporarily paralysed down one side of my body, and a fractured skull with added brain trauma due to a still unexplained fall, and then led to 6 weeks in hospital in a Major Trauma Unit, but also an immediate 6 month riding ban by the DVLA due to a head injury.  :'(
According to everyone who sees me i'm doing incredibly well, but i'll be honest and admit that the last 5 months have not been very easy.
I have already reapplied for my licence, as you're allowed to 8 weeks before the 6 months finishes, but i still have a slight issue with pain in my fingers in my left hand, so there's no way i would ever try and ride unless i feel fit enough, which i'm obviously not right now, but the DVLA does tend to take their time processing things, presumably why you're allowed an 8 week head start, and i probably won't get it back until the full 6 months is over anyway.
After daily physio and exercise for my hand i reckon another month or so and the hand will be more than ready, especially if i compare it to the condition it was in 1+ months ago. I've made great progress just at home using gadgets that i bought personally to help speed up the healing process.


I don't recall personally knowing anyone with the injuries i've suffered, but i must say, you really don't realise how many "simple" things you take for granted in every day life, like tying shoe laces, buttons, zips, holding cutlery, pulling something out of a pocket, shaving, etc. I'm right handed primarily, and it's my left hand that took the brunt of the injuries on that side, and i can't even begin to think how much more difficult things would be if my right hand was injured instead, or as well.
I'm on so many meds that i must rattle when i walk, but full respect to the ambulance teams, NHS medical staff, and my GP's because i've been told a few times that i wasn't expected to survive that night, and even if i did was going to be "in a bad way" from there on, to put it politely.


I suddenly fell when walking home in what looks like a sudden bout of dizziness, i certainly wasn't drunk at all, and after repeatedly viewing every possibility of why i felt dizzy it came down to either having my drink tampered with, which is more rife than i expected if you speak to people in the know, or i was on a mild medication for a skin rash that in "very rare" cases can give you all the symptoms i had due to a side effect that can act like an anaphylactic shock.


Whatever caused me to lose my balance made me bump into a wall then finish the job by headbutting a parked car, knocking me out completely.


Unfortunately it gets worse.....my neighbour who i've known since i was a kid was on the way to church with his wife, and had just missed a bus, but as the sun was out decided to stay on that side of the road and take a stroll instead.
They both spotted "what looked like a person on the floor" 9 HOURS after i'd fallen, and i hadn't moved all night in what was a minimum Minus 3 temperature.
After being dealt with by two ambulance teams for another 2 hours, before blue lighting me to hospital, it had been a total of 11 hours, as i had hypothermia that they had to deal with first, then try and find out where else i was injured.
Several fractures of the skull, several internal bleeds of the brain, and a paralysed hand, arm and leg down my left side.
I was in my local hospital for one night but transferred immediately to Paddington Hospital in London due to the mess my head was in.


On the NHS website it clearly said i could have alcohol with the mild medication i was on, but i'd only had 4 pints, after counting the cash i had left in my pocket from that evening, and i don't recall leaving where i was at or anything to do with the fall. In fact i don't even remember the next 4 weeks in the Paddington hospital, before being moved back to my local one.
Doctors at hospital said no signs of a stroke, or anything nasty like that, and because it was 11 to 12hrs later before i got to hospital there was no evidence whatsoever of anything untoward in my blood system. So if my drink was tampered with, the stuff they use these days would've left my system in 3 or 4hrs.


Only reason this is all rather detailed is because on the way home i fell outside an old friend of mine's house, which is where i was laid out all night, and he got the lot on his CCTV.
So to this day i am none the wiser what really happened, and will probably never know. What i do know is that it would take a damn site more than 4 pints to put me down. A friend said he saw me just before i would've left the venue and he said i was absolutely fine after he'd had a chat with me.
I asked for the CCTV from the venue i was at and it gets wiped over every 4 weeks, but i never enquired until 7 or 8 weeks later due to me not being the full ticket mentally, which is shit because i was sat right in front of a camera that night.  :\
Due to the meds i'm on i've not touched a cigarette or booze in the 5 months that it happened, and even though Saturdays were my only night out due to always being mega busy at work i've strangely had no desire whatsoever for either of them or even missed them?
And you know when your GP always says "Give up drinking and smoking, it'll be better for your health."
Well i did that and i feel like shit, so maybe they should mention headbutting cars is bad for you too.  :thumbdown




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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Tyre recommendation
« on: 20 March 2024, 06:59:05 am »
Tyres are like baby nappies - have you noticed how the new ones are dryer than the old (cheaper) ones - are they saying the old ones were crap ( forgive the pun ) same with bike tyres "our most grippyest yet out performs this or that - so you are saying your old cheaper ones were crap then  :rolleyes I went for the metzler ones precisely because they did not last as long as others. :D


My last front tyre was a Michelin PR3, and i must say that it was great in ALL weathers, and served me well for a long time too. That's important for me as i ride all year round in anything the sky can chuck at me so grip is a massive priority.
I had a PR4 fitted on the rear a few years ago and a week afterwards i got caught out in what i can only describe as a blizzard and as the tyre was brand new, plus i had no history of using that particular model, i really got a bot worried. By the time i got home i looked like a snowman, with about 5 inches of snow compacted above my visor too, but the tyres held up remarkably well in very bad conditions.


A few years before i misread what i was buying (from a company abroad) online and bought a rear Michelin Power 5, but after looking at reviews it made sense to just give it a go as they were all good and i could not be arsed with the thought of sending it back, and it's been fine so no harm done.


And the latest front tyre i got, a Michelin Road 6, took ages at the time to turn up due to being on pre-order and a lack of stock everywhere, but i got a good deal on it and it wasn't urgent so i just waited patiently for it to turn up months later. I've not really had the chance to review the Road 6 tyre yet due to being off road for the last 5 months due to a bad injury, but i have zero doubts that it will be extremely good.


Neither of these tyres are what i'd call inexpensive though, but if you're patient enough and spend time online looking around then eventually a good price or even a bargain will suddenly appear from nowhere, so it's always worth having a look around if you feel you may need a tyre in say 6 months or so.




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FZS600 Fazer / Re: 1999 FZS 600 - Low RPM bog down, ideas?
« on: 02 March 2024, 08:06:22 am »
Make sure the bike is set to around 1250rpm once it's warm, it might be a bit low, especially in cold weather.
I'd check the TPS as well, as your symptoms are similar to a faulty one, or one that's possibly in the early stages of going bad. Only takes a minute and worth ruling out.
If you use a hose again to clean soap off the bikes engine it's worth warming the bike up and leaving it ticking over as you're doing so to avoid water getting into unwanted areas.

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Standard length dog bones are 140mm from centre hole to centre hole, will it really make that much of a difference altering them by only 2mm?  :look

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Make sure you get the oil level correct.
The forks without adjusters on the top take more oil than ones that do have them.
The air gap is the easier way to get the equal levels right on both sides.
I personally prefer 15W fork oil instead of the standard 10W, i found it a lot more stable.


98/99 models (without fork adjusters on top):
475cc oil 121mm air gap

00-03 models (with fork adjusters on top):
465cc oil 132mm air gap


My bike is a 2000 model but i swapped my forks with earlier model ones without the adjusters, so i have to remember to put the correct amount in each time.


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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Starting issue 🤦
« on: 16 January 2024, 06:33:18 am »
Am I right in thinking that your bike turned over normally but wouldn’t fire up with this duff starter relay?


Thanks for the reply!


It was unknowingly breaking apart, so it started misbehaving at first, mainly with trouble starting, then i was on my way to work and everything electrical cut out. But this was during cold weather too, so if the battery is low when when sets in that can cause starting issues too, but i wouldn't have guessed the starter relay to be honest, even more so as it had recently been replaced.
I had replaced it, but bought a cheap one that just fell apart, which i found weird as it doesn't even move anywhere the way it sits beside the battery?
Not something i had much knowledge of though, i must've just bought the first one i saw online.
Spent more money on another new one and got it delivered very quickly to the bike shop who got it up and running straight away for me, as my bike is my only transport.

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General / Re: New kid on the block
« on: 07 October 2023, 08:22:04 pm »
G'Day Mate  :lol Sorry cant help with track bikes but there are some on here who can help.Also  "Fazer which has been stripped of its fairings and headlight" In the UK we generally call that a bike that has been crashed  :D
Search Track Day and member agricola as I think they have done a lot in this area



Yes, I take mine onto the track several times a year (as often as I can afford). Mine is the FZ6 S2 model, so later than your FZS600. Mine is currently my only bike, so has to double up for road use too, but I have modified the bike as follows:


Scorpion decat link pipe and twin tailpipes
Hydraulic clutch conversion
Gear indicator
Power Commander 5 and Dyno setup
Crash bungs/frame sliders
One tooth down on the front sprocket (track use only)
Brake lever guard (compulsory in the UK for track riding)


As for the FZS600 on track, Ive never seen one on track, but there are videos on youtube of them. One point to remember though, is that you can take most any bike to a trackday within reason and if its in good enough shape. You dont have to spend money on them. You dont need slick tyres, fancy levers, lap timers etc. I'm sure that some of the boxeye owners on here may also advise you that K&N air filters may require some serious fettling on the carberetors to get the fuelling right. At this stage , my advice would be, get the bike running smoothly as it is now, and in good order because ridden hard on track puts demands on suspension/tyres/engine /rider etc. Do a trackday or two, then think about what you want to do with the bike to improve it for the track, or wether you think another machine would be better for what you want. Before you go on tarck, change the oil and filter, coolant, brake fluid, and the front fork oil. Ensure that the rear shock is in working order and tyres are modern and up to the task. Let us know how you get on, its blisteringly good fun


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cr4TUuk4_M



K&N just pops straight in and tends to improve things immediately, in my opinion.
Balancing the carbs would sweeten things out, but not a necessity, as long as the bike is generally in good shape.

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General / Re: FZ10A closing down
« on: 04 October 2023, 12:20:22 pm »
That’s a shame but totally understandable. I think facebook is responsible for the demise for many forums, which I suppose is just a reflection of modern times. Even this forum is far less active than when I joined only 7 years ago, but possibly folk have just moved on to a newer model of bike.


Could it also be that it's far less active due to the age of the bikes and pretty much everything has been covered in one way or another?
So you can do a search and browse the forum for mechanical issues over many years and someone would've already asked the question, with hopefully a resolution to read as well?

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: 98 boxeye harsh clutch
« on: 28 September 2023, 04:02:18 pm »
Is the clutch adjusted properly from the bottom end first, then tweaked at the top? And as unfazed suggests, lubricating the bearings in the sprocket cover with grease can make things a lot smoother. It's not an obvious thing to do but worthwhile.


How old is the cable? Maybe that's on its way out?

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General / Re: Down the pub - the thread about nothing and everything
« on: 17 September 2023, 06:37:53 pm »
Not sure if I mentioned this before on here because I told loads of people?
But I got in the passenger side of my mums car a while back and asked her how/why her phone number was on the cars clock?
And by pure chance it was her mileage!  :lol


The exact digits, or most of the first part anyway.

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General / Re: Question about silencers
« on: 12 September 2023, 08:21:25 pm »
My Moto GP can that I have on at the moment is sold as road legal, has the proper markings too, but is loud with the baffle in, and stupidly loud with the baffle out.


Got an MOT advisory once but he hadn't seen the markings.
I've saved the website page on my phone now in case anyone questions it.


I've tried it without the baffle before but suddenly became "that" person that everyone looks round at as you approach them. Way too much attention for my liking, plus the noise can get a bit tedious too.

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