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« on: 30 March 2020, 12:00:50 am »
Wasn't too bad to be honest, how they schedule more of them. It's not like any of them are actually doing anything else is it.
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« on: 01 March 2020, 05:39:06 pm »
Same here, I bought a tyre machine and balancer so I could do my own and do the oil and filter changes too. However, I've got to that age where I don't want to be treating a bike to bits to check valve clearances and getting to the plugs is just as hard so mine goes in every 18 months for a top end service which runs at around 550gbp.
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« on: 29 February 2020, 10:11:08 am »
😅
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« on: 28 February 2020, 11:14:40 pm »
Sounds like the voice of experience. 😆
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« on: 28 February 2020, 09:49:35 pm »
I've just bought an Audi, does that mean I am a jerk or I have to become one?
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« on: 27 February 2020, 10:35:47 pm »
It's quite scary the stuff "professionals" come up with. When I had my bike tyres balanced the week before last, they gave me the front with 3 lots of weights on the rim.Thirty grams by the valve with 30 grams directly opposite(thereby cancelling each other out) and a further 15 grams placed elsewhere. I noticed that the marker dots on the tyre hadn't been lined up by the valve. I said I wanted the tyre refitted with the dots on the valve and the wheel rebalanced. They reckoned the dots made no difference and I'd have to pay again for a rebalance if the same amount of weight was needed. They refitted the tyre and then discovered their dynamic wheel balancer was faulty and refunded the original balancing fee. That caused another problem as the alternative tyre fitters in my area then charged top dollar for balancing as I haven't bought the tyres from them. How long the first companys balancer had been faulty was anyone's guess. God knows how many cars and bikes had left that tyre depot with ridiculous amounts of wheel weights. Virtually everything I've had done professionally recently has had some sort of a problem. Just makes you wish you could do everything yourself.
I got fed up with paying to have tyres fitted and balanced so I bought a manual tyre fitting machine and balances for bike and car tyres. Saved a fortune by buying good tyres cheap via tinternet and fitting them myself. Here's the video of it in use https://youtu.be/hun05YrvKmY
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« on: 27 February 2020, 10:25:42 pm »
What do they class as an expensive vehicle though.
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« on: 20 February 2020, 07:43:20 pm »
Having driven my new Audi q3 with S tronic seamless gear change I've been wondering why the hell haven't we got this on bikes yet.
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« on: 19 February 2020, 10:34:34 pm »
Had really good winter tyres on the Santa Fe. Bought a spare set of wheels and put the same tyres and put on them for the new Q3 so going they will behave the same.
Know what you mean about about the snow but even if kids knew about sledding they would probably do it on the Wii anyway.
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« on: 19 February 2020, 07:36:07 pm »
Yeh, I've been stuck in the car for the last 2 weeks.
Glad I got a new one, just hope it's as good in the snow as the Santa Fe.
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« on: 17 February 2020, 06:55:11 pm »
If the impact was sufficient to bend a brand new chain I would assume the swing arm and bent and would consider the frame suspect too. Was the swing arm checked/replaced and has the frame alignment been checked?
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« on: 16 February 2020, 10:45:21 am »
It's the way of the world nowadays. People's self worth is measured by the opinions and perceived lifestyle of others.
I have a tale to tell along these lines of an early example of the perfect life gone tragically wrong but it'll take a while to type up.
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« on: 08 February 2020, 07:55:10 pm »
All soft drinks were better back in the day coz they were full of sugary goodness, nuffink tastes the same anymore.
Does anyone else remember going to the cinema on a Saturday morning and paying with jam jars?
What were you going to see, The Wizard Of Oz? 
I get that and it's not funny 🤬 It's not PC to call us *friends of Dorothy* anymore we're gender fluid nowadays 😁😜😱😳
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« on: 08 February 2020, 07:49:52 pm »
I have a few theory's.- It was Russia in an attempt to scupper the upcoming Olympics cause they have been banned.
- It was released by China to clear the streets in the ongoing Hong Kong protests = it worked.
Any I missed.
Here take this 💊, put your tin foil hat back on and go sit quietly in the corner till bed time.
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« on: 06 February 2020, 03:10:26 pm »
I almost bought one of those, what's it like?
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« on: 05 February 2020, 09:00:51 pm »
FFS he only just got it. How'd that happenen then?
I hope the driver got a piece of his mind.
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« on: 03 February 2020, 08:33:44 pm »
Why, where'd it go? 
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« on: 27 January 2020, 10:08:20 pm »
H7 low beam and H4 high beam
I fitted LED's when I got the bike but had electrical issues just after, turned out to be something else though but they were good while they were in.
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« on: 24 January 2020, 11:31:44 pm »
Passed wind at the very least I shouldn't wonder.
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« on: 24 January 2020, 04:21:51 pm »
You just had to mention that didn't you.
Let's have a vote
Oil flush or not?
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« on: 24 January 2020, 04:20:23 pm »
All soft drinks were better back in the day coz they were full of sugary goodness, nuffink tastes the same anymore.
Does anyone else remember going to the cinema on a Saturday morning and paying with jam jars?
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« on: 24 January 2020, 07:04:25 am »
Excellent, I thought Superbikes was a step too far too soon. Seen it a few times with other riders over the years. The experience will do her good.
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« on: 24 January 2020, 07:01:57 am »
Yes, I have in the past but it depends on the how the filter is placed in the oil pan.
Never understood why they don't put strain plugs in auto trans boxes.
As for the op's problem, I have a couple of Hyundais and they sidestepped this problem by cutting a hole in the plastic tray where the drain bolt is and I made it even easier by adding a stahlbus drain.
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« on: 24 January 2020, 06:44:11 am »
Well there's a surprise. US denies extradition request for Harry Dunn suspect https://f7td5.app.goo.gl/qxP2AMBluff called, wonder what will happen next. Their lawyer said he would shut down all us bases, can't see that happening.
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