Leaving work today, got a phone call, took off my new 2 day old €140 anti glare driving glasses and helmet to answer the call, put glasses on the tank bag and helmet over them. Foccing wrong number .Started the bike, put on the helmet took the bike of the centre stand, put down the side stand, and stood right on top of my foccing glasses FOC, FOC FOC. Never heard them falling, foccing mangled. Had to ride home with the €5 pair that I have for a foccing year
I got 5 pairs of e bay unfazed 10 quid, shit but stop the sun, lol
I had an SV650, but it's not in the same league as the kind of litre V twins I'm thinking about. I wish I could stretch to the V4 Tuono though. When I was still living down in Oxfordshire, several times I stood and drooled over one at Blade's in Swindon. Maybe I would find the grunt of the V2 a bit too brutal nowadays.
Quote from: Hedgetrimmer on 06 July 2016, 08:45:49 pmI had an SV650, but it's not in the same league as the kind of litre V twins I'm thinking about. I wish I could stretch to the V4 Tuono though. When I was still living down in Oxfordshire, several times I stood and drooled over one at Blade's in Swindon. Maybe I would find the grunt of the V2 a bit too brutal nowadays.I've had my RSV Mille for 13 years and while I love it to bits, I'm totally underwhelmed by the "grunt" - it's definitely NOT brutal - compared to my FJ1200 it just doesn't have any low to mid range grunt! Even compared to the Fazer 1000 I don't find the V2 grunty at lower revs. BUT, the thing is, it is grunty at what FEELS like low revs, but look at the tacho and its doing 6000 rpm.I think what people confuse on a V2 is how high the engine is really revving - my RSV can't pull from 3000 rpm anything like as strongly at eith the FJ, or the Fazer - but both of those bikes feel (and sound) as though they're revving much higher because the 4 firing pulses.I do agree on the V4 compromise - I loved the RSV4 I rode and Liz's old VF 750 engine is a relaxing gem to use, smooth, torquey and sounds low revving, even at 5-6000 rpm.
Secret is to remove the battery and back depending on the type and stand it on edge over a dry heat source, I generally use the immersion tank in the hot press or the rayburn cooker in winter when it is on. I have recovered a number of devices for people that way.
11 days ago left my tablet PC on the garden table whilst trimming a plant growing up the house wall. Whilst up the ladder it started to spit with rain.... forgot about the bloody tablet!Found it later that afternoon.... switched it on.... nothing 😕😕😖Put it in airing cupboard for a couple of days with back removed and tried the 'bag of rice ' trick. Nothing....no signs of life. A week later replaced it with new one as still no signs of life.Yesterday, before binning it I tried one last time and the thing came to life and works fine 😂So....the purpose of posting...if you get your phone or tablet wet, don't give up too soon, you never know!DBit of an update....the tablet worked fine for about a week then suddenly died.. I found that if I removed the battery then reconnected it the boot process ran for a couple of seconds then it died. Each time i disconnect the battery and reconnect it it starts to boot then dies.Any ideas anyone?I have tried with two different batteries with the same outcome.