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Messages - jon
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« on: 24 September 2013, 06:26:41 am »
People always get put off by tank size, but I couldn't give a monkeys about it. After all, it's not like we have a shortage of petrol stations is it? And every time i fill up i get to show off my ride 
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« on: 24 September 2013, 06:20:35 am »
Is it an expansion tank for a sealed central heating system to do away with the header tank?
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« on: 24 September 2013, 06:18:35 am »
It tells me that there is a place in France called Brest!  ( . )( . )
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« on: 24 September 2013, 06:15:21 am »
Why does only o2 permeate through the tyre, and not nitrogen?
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« on: 20 September 2013, 05:13:36 pm »
Can I come birdwatching too? I will bring a packed lunch. I will pack fudge.
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« on: 19 September 2013, 08:49:23 pm »
I prefer tits.
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« on: 17 September 2013, 09:35:57 pm »
+1 for the firestorm. Mine sounded awesome though with scorpion cans. my cx500 used to piss petrol out of pinprick holes in the tamk seams. my current bike came out of the showroom capable of 90mpg, in its 4 months of life I have managed to get that down to about 57mpg ... big bore kit next, should take it down a bit more lol
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« on: 16 September 2013, 06:31:08 am »
As my fazer is a longterm ongoing build project I went out and bought a crf250l for my backroad commute and weekend greenlaning. Bloody brilliant bike! Cheap to run (it uses the new cbr250 engine so low maintenance costs), looks the tits and is perfect for tearing about in the mud.
as standard though they wouldn't pull the skin off a cold rice pudding, but I have a stage 1 kit on mine, and it makes all the difference. Currently debating whether to get the 305cc bigbore kit
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« on: 14 September 2013, 11:37:07 am »
I just bought a dvd to watch tonight called Nazi Zombies! Not a clue if it's any good, anyone seen it?
don't spoil it for me, I haven't got a clue what it's about.
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« on: 11 September 2013, 06:46:08 pm »
Longer cables? Aint exactly difficult, you can get cables and hoses any length you like, after all, the chopper boys use them all the time. Earls made me up braided hoses to my specs for my dirtbike, any length ya want!
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« on: 11 September 2013, 05:26:54 am »
Never mind that, I watched a brilliant film the other day called Snakes On A Plane, and I was wondering if there has ever been a bad film made that featured some escaped snakes, set on an aeroplane?
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« on: 08 September 2013, 01:19:34 pm »
Now I like that 'prilla!!!
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« on: 08 September 2013, 09:45:47 am »
Haha! Not sayin it ain't a good bike, but it is a munter (having owned a cx500 and a ulysses I can honestly say that I dont mind an ugly bike  ). I would happily rise about on that triumph, but you gotta admit, if that bike was a woman she would be a 'double-bagger'! .....a bag over her head, and one over mine in case hers fell off!
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« on: 07 September 2013, 10:51:38 pm »
is the front sprocket simple to get to?
Yup, just whip the sprocket cover off!
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« on: 07 September 2013, 09:58:42 pm »
I think we have a winner! That triumph is FUGLY!
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« on: 07 September 2013, 11:47:03 am »
Or my old Uly, officially the ugliest (but most fun) bike i have ever owned.
There is a picture in my album if anyone is interested, but I can't post it from my tablet.
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« on: 07 September 2013, 11:38:11 am »
Cx500! The plastic maggot... dont look as bad with that stupid front plastic taken off. ...... either that or the fox eye 600 
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« on: 03 September 2013, 09:15:00 pm »
Bet you can't guess mine
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« on: 02 September 2013, 08:35:07 pm »
I called my cx 'britney' cos (at the time) it was 26 years old, not too pretty, fun to ride but always breaking down in public.
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« on: 02 September 2013, 08:32:20 pm »
I used to love the handling on my old cx500! Being a shaft drive with a v twin engine mounted sideways it certainly behaved 'interestingly' seemed to remember giving it a handfull of throttle coming out of a long right hander and the whole bike kinda twisted lol. The back wheel sort of dug in and felt like it was trying to overtake the front by laying on its side and coming underneath! Loads of torquesteer made me feel like I was cocking my arsecheek up to squeeze out a fart everytime I cracked the throttle open!
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« on: 02 September 2013, 05:16:56 pm »
Actually, now you mention it, my mate had an sv650, and on the few occasions when I rode it I found it totally uninspiring, underpowered and it looked and sounded naff.
sv650 then. The worst bike ive ever ridden... still better than a car though
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« on: 01 September 2013, 02:04:24 pm »
Cornering faster is easier with a bit of countersteering!
....3,2,1.....l
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« on: 01 September 2013, 11:17:07 am »
^^^^ interesting, my buell ulysses was one of the best bikes ive ridden! Engine sounded lovely, pulled like a train in every gear, it was like riding a dumper truck on steriods! Shame it was so expensive to run really or I might have kept it.
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« on: 01 September 2013, 09:47:13 am »
Hmmm, interesting question. I have had too many bikes to remember, but I can't recall a bad one really. They all had their own good and bad points, depending on what i wanted at the time. For example, my vn1500 was awesome for cruising and posing, but shit on fuel economy or off roading lol, my crf250l is a cracking little green laner but is unstable on motorways at over 80, my fazers were brilliant all rounders but slow compared to my gixer11, my cx500 rat was brilliant for rallies and dumping overnight infields ccar parks etc but didnt handle too well, rgv250 went like stink and handled like a dream but was a bit cramped..... the list goes on, all bikes have their own merits and limitations.
Even the little chinky 50cc scooter that was in the family for a good few years... it was slow, unstable, ugly, hard to start, fragile plastics and just generally shit, BUT .... it only used £1.30 of fuel a week to get me to work and back every day!!!! Tax was £15 and insurance was £60 fully comp.
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« on: 28 August 2013, 08:41:06 pm »
My lads gn125 will do 70 eventually on a long straight, sits comfortably at 60 ish. My old tzr125 did 70ish when I got it, and an indicated 110 when I derestricted it (probably around 95 to 100 in real life). My mate had an rs125 that went like shit off a shovel.
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