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« on: 31 May 2017, 09:05:19 am »
I saw a guy going up the strip in Las Vegas in full leathers. He must have been sweating buckets in there as it was about 100 in the shade. I don't really see the point of a motorbike in US cities as you're not allowed to filter, you might as well drive a car and have the comfort of air con.
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« on: 23 May 2017, 10:51:51 am »
I had an issue with mine starting then bogging down and refusing to start for ages. Weirdly it was cured by a new battery. So just for peace of mind try it jump started off a car battery.
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« on: 23 May 2017, 09:11:20 am »
I had a garage with an asbestos roof for a few years and kept both cars and bikes in there. Never had a problem with water/condensation/white spots despite it being bloody cold in there.
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« on: 22 May 2017, 11:28:03 am »
Ah ok. Thanks.  | logo |
It might have had another lobe
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« on: 22 May 2017, 10:31:14 am »
Riding home on Friday I was following a sports car down the M5. A big sports car in the Aston Martin/Jaguar mould. On the back it said Prototype Vehicle and had the logo below on it which I can't quite identify. Soddit I can't paste an image in. How do I insert a picture from my PC without having to go to the hassle of uploading it to Flickr or whatever? 
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« on: 19 May 2017, 04:15:54 pm »
My helmet and gloves live in the garage along with the bike. Jacket etc in the house. No issues with damp or mould so far but it is a semi detached garage with one wall adjoining the house and the other our neighbour's garage.
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« on: 08 May 2017, 09:13:16 am »
C90
C90
CG 125 (makes sign of holy pushrods)
Kawasaki Z250
Divvy 600
BMW R1100RS
ZZR 600
Divvy 600
FZS600
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« on: 02 May 2017, 04:20:22 pm »
Looks like they've been welded but not ground flat afterwards. Personally I'd reweld but make sure there's a flat surface where it meets the rest of the system otherwise the flange is going to be stressed.
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« on: 02 May 2017, 09:49:46 am »
Failing that run a wire from the indicator earth back to the battery -ve or to a suitable ground point on the frame. I've done that before to cure these sorts of problems.
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« on: 25 April 2017, 01:11:14 pm »
Now filled with vinegar for a few days whilst the cleaning fluid rocks up.
Why?
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« on: 10 April 2017, 08:38:48 am »
Just seen anorther new 'cillit bang' advert with Barry Scott. Soo annoying "Hi I'm Barry Scott, I've just fucked your wife etc".
What gets me annoyed are these companies that "sponsor" programs. What that means in practice is you get to see an advert for them at the beginning of the ad break, then another one at the end. I get so sick of it that I'm never going to buy Admiral car insurance or what ever that flaming vacuum cleaner bloke is flogging.
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« on: 05 April 2017, 01:35:42 pm »
Will warn you though it does smell a bit lemon fresh for the first ride or two after haha
I usuaaly use Pledge to wax my bike. Once I grabbed a can and liberally sprayed the bike without looking too closely a the label. It was lavender scented. It's amazing how long the smell remains even after a couple of blasts down the motorway.
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« on: 05 April 2017, 11:27:03 am »
Or the chrome side stand?
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« on: 03 April 2017, 09:57:34 am »
Coming back from the MOT on Saturday (passed with only an advisory on lightly scored discs) I passed a gaggle of CBT students being shepherded by an instructor on a boxeye pretty much identical to mine. He didn't seem to want to return my nod of appreciation as I passed him though.
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« on: 03 April 2017, 09:54:37 am »
He's worried about the pipes what about the rest of the bike!!!
That did cross my mind as well. I painted my exhaust with black heat resistant paint, I wonder what it will do to that?
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« on: 02 April 2017, 09:25:42 am »
I don't know. I've been tempted but the consensus on here is that the beam pattern will be wrong.
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« on: 01 April 2017, 08:02:09 pm »
There are two problems with 100W headlights a, they're not legal (like anyone cares) and b, the output of the alternator will only just about cope with them and then when you add in the sidelight, tail light and anything else you've got running there's bugger all left to charge the battery.
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« on: 31 March 2017, 09:41:29 am »
I had a similar problem with my bike not so long ago. If the engine didn't catch on the first or second press of the starter switch then it would flood and you'd have to wait half an hour for it to clear itself. Weirdly enough a new battery seems to have cured it although I only changed the battery after the bike failed to start at a petrol station (after me having ridden two miles to get to there).
For my bike the starting procedure for a cold engine seems to be Full Choke on, Press starter button and simultaneously wind open the throttle, the bike will rev up so then let go of the throttle, the engine revs up to about 3k rpm then drops down to 750 then bounces back up (to about 3k). Once it's bounced back up the choke can be shut now matter how cold a day it is.
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« on: 30 March 2017, 11:04:50 am »
Couldn't you sleep? I thought I was a bit of a night owl but posting at 1:34am is beyond me.
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« on: 30 March 2017, 11:02:16 am »
I've been in touch woth the company who say they have no official dealers in the UK
So it's not worth me replying to this Russian fellow then?
HA: Письмо с сайта www.luxe-oil.com, раздел "Dealers"
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Ренат Галямов <R.Galamovs@delfinrus.com>
That's the one.
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« on: 30 March 2017, 11:00:26 am »
I said don't get me started on HGVs.
sorry just had to get it off my chest 
What about trying to climb into your boot when they don't thing you're going fast enough in 40 or 50mph speed limits?
I find the fecking Chelsea Tracktor drivers are the worst for that.
Had a bloke in a van do that to me in a 30mph suburban road. He failed to stop before the white line as he came out of a side road and stopped 3 ft into the carriageway. Then drives right up my arse for a couple of hundred yards jinking to the right to try and see if it's free to overtake. The at the roundabout cuts me up and nearly hits me. When I indicate a tad of frustration by hooting it is apparently me who is in the wrong as he spent 10 minutes chasing me across Birmingham to tell me he could drive right up my arse if he liked and he didn't care where I lived (??????). He did have one of those stupid beards under the chin and no moustache though.
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« on: 30 March 2017, 08:34:04 am »
I've been in touch woth the company who say they have no official dealers in the UK
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« on: 29 March 2017, 11:40:00 pm »
Does it matter what variety of ATF you use? Semi synth, dead dino, fully synth?
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« on: 29 March 2017, 02:43:22 pm »
Same here. Someone told my wife you could order stuff online and collect in your local store. None of the local places have that oil and I can't find it on line at Home Bargains either.
I spotted it instore when I was out shopping with the missus & kids, must be a job lot and not a regular stocked item. Might be worth a walk in  The actual shop is the company in pic, not to be confused with B&M which is similar.
"None of the local places have that oil" there's a Home Bargains right next door to where my wife works - no luck, nor in Gloucester.
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