Author Topic: What did you do with whatever else you've got? (Read 564539 times)

Had my Niceic assessment this afternoon , all went well , so I can carry on working for another year as long as I can afford the renewal fee at the end of march .

ChristoT · « **Reply #35 on:** 27 January 2014, 04:47:05 pm »

Took the carbs off the ZX-4 - and spilt petrol everywhere. I smell rather aromatic now!

midden · « **Reply #36 on:** 27 January 2014, 05:20:22 pm »

Quote from: ChristoT on 26 January 2014, 03:37:48 pm

Quote from: red98 on 26 January 2014, 09:42:46 am
yeh....is there any other sort $:\$

Well, yes.

Until you marry.

Then it's wallpaper all the way

dolau · « **Reply #37 on:** 27 January 2014, 08:54:39 pm »

I have a Mercedes SLK Kompressor

My bike is in the shed for the dirty weather but unfortunately instead of me driving my Merc..... My son is driving it as his Suzuki GV has died.... again! and I am getting chaufer driven to work

pilgrim · « **Reply #38 on:** 27 January 2014, 10:51:10 pm »

Yesterday...........
Serviced my Exup valve (15 mins

) Made and fitted a new exhaust strap out of a strip of 20mm by 2mm stainless I 'found' at work.
Then did some stripping with the wife while the Lamb Balti was in the oven.
And yes. That sort of stripping

JZS 600 · « **Reply #39 on:** 28 January 2014, 06:59:44 pm »

Taxed and insured it

rayburn600 · « **Reply #40 on:** 28 January 2014, 08:55:52 pm »

Quote " Taxed and insured it "

Whatever you do.... don't ride it. you'll get it dirty.

JZS 600 · « **Reply #41 on:** 28 January 2014, 09:01:13 pm »

Foc man, waiting for the better weather!

(shame but I can't see me riding it through the salty hail stones at the moment)

dx408 · « **Reply #42 on:** 30 January 2014, 12:08:11 am »

Out on the FJR (Saturday) trying to get some mileage on it for the first service. Went to Bridgend for a spin then up to Brecon (started to rain) dove back down to Merthyr via the A470 rain stopped

but the hail stones started $:\$
Found my new Franky T trousers are NOT waterproof (will be taken back)
Road got so bad with hail looked like there was snow on the road got back to Cardiff wiped the bike down put it away.
Found out just how bad the Franky T's were leaking BADLY being the answer.
Looking forward to some decent weather to get out on it but forecast not looking good

ChristoT · « **Reply #43 on:** 03 February 2014, 11:15:55 pm »

Well, this weekend, I ended up driving 100 miles on taxi duty. To all those who told me that a car is better because it has passenger seats: The bike is better because it DOESN'T! There I was, accelerating up the A1 at the speed of continental drift, two giggling teenage girls in back yelling and screaming in my left ear at a blooby video game, with a dog shedding hair over the passenger seat, and my landlord about to bite large chucks out of the fascia (In the passenger seat, under the dog!!)

Then I woke up late and had to thrash it into work. The fanbelt is slightly loose, and screams at me from time to time now (which pisses me off somewhat!!) The A14 and the bit through Huntingdon and Godmanchester were maddening - I want to filter, but I can't!!

Dead Eye · « **Reply #44 on:** 03 February 2014, 11:26:49 pm »

Quote from: ChristoT on 03 February 2014, 11:15:55 pm

...two giggling teenage girls in back...

Ahah! I see you found your puncture repair kit

ChristoT · « **Reply #45 on:** 03 February 2014, 11:57:28 pm »

Quote from: Dead Eye on 03 February 2014, 11:26:49 pm

Quote from: ChristoT on 03 February 2014, 11:15:55 pm
...two giggling teenage girls in back...

Ahah! I see you found your puncture repair kit

Red Dward references now?

Nope, driving them to Peterborough as a favour. And both underage, worse luck.

Deefer666 · « **Reply #46 on:** 04 February 2014, 09:42:19 pm »

I stripped, cleaned and rebuilt the FJ carbs, I fitted the new coils, I fitted the new plugs, I finally got round to sticking the race foam seat onto the fibreglass tail unit. I considered washing it but went out for a "spirited" ride on the B645 instead.

rustyrider · « **Reply #47 on:** 05 February 2014, 09:30:37 pm »

Quote from: ChristoT on 03 February 2014, 11:57:28 pm

driving them to Peterborough

Eek, driving to Peterborough via the A14/A1? That means you passed within 50yds of my house. Good job my missus wasn't out in her car. Her and Christo on the same stretch of road would have been a 99.8% certainty of a collision!

ChristoT · « **Reply #48 on:** 05 February 2014, 09:44:48 pm »

Quote from: rustyrider on 05 February 2014, 09:30:37 pm

Quote from: ChristoT on 03 February 2014, 11:57:28 pm
driving them to Peterborough
Eek, driving to Peterborough via the A14/A1? That means you passed within 50yds of my house. Good job my missus wasn't out in her car. Her and Christo on the same stretch of road would have been a 99.8% certainty of a collision!

Why, doesn't drive a Mercedes, does she?

Yep, up the A1 from Huntingdon.

And I use the A14 daily to get back from work!

rustyrider · « **Reply #49 on:** 05 February 2014, 11:39:14 pm »

Christ no, wouldn't let her loose in anything that size, she might damage somebody else! She does have this habit of hitting things though, trees, parked cars, brick walls (twice) and has a scrape on every corner of her car, most of which can't be explained, they just sort of appeared there......

I live on the outskirts of Peterborough but also use the A14 every day.....