Author Topic: what did you do with your fazer today ? (Read 1698712 times)

Dead Eye · « **Reply #3375 on:** 21 September 2014, 07:48:41 pm »

Picked up a friend as pillion and went for a bimble up to J&S Accessories in Braintree where I subsequently bought myself a new helmet (Shark S900) to be picked up next week (they didn't have the design I wanted in stock in my size :P) - can't wait to get hold of it ^^

unfazed · « **Reply #3376 on:** 21 September 2014, 08:08:46 pm »

We took a short trip to Cobh, (last port of call by the Titanic) to visit the grave of a friend of my wife .

Cloudy sky looked great behind the Cathedral when I realised I had forgotten my camera.
Took this with the "Not So Smart Phone"

MarkWales · « **Reply #3377 on:** 21 September 2014, 08:21:00 pm »

Took it to Mumbles - Swansea

Lots of very nice machines there
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Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #3378 on:** 21 September 2014, 08:33:18 pm »

Went to the RNAS Yeovilton Fleet Air Arm museum Ride-In day with some BCF-ers. Not a huge number of bikes there, but a couple of interest.

Our group just about to leave:

I liked this Z550 with GPZ900 fairing:

Weird thing:

And another weird thing. It's a Superdream....wait, no it's not....it's a....a....

what the foc is it?! :

Nice modern café racer:

If you're gonna build a trike, might as well base it on something with some grunt:

And some aeroplanes in the museum:

Grumman Martlet, Royal Navy version of the American Wildcat:

Vought Corsair, another one borrowed from the Yanks:

Hawker Sea Fury, last of the great British piston-engine fighters:

My mum had a distant cousin (and by distant, I really mean distant; he moved to Australia

) who flew Sea Furies in the Korean war. And this is what they were up against; MiG 15:

Not a bad day out in all

noggythenog · « **Reply #3379 on:** 21 September 2014, 08:35:33 pm »

Quote from: MarkWales on 21 September 2014, 08:21:00 pm

Took it to Mumbles - Swansea

Lots of very nice machines there

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Say again Mark?.........you were mumbling a bit there

Ill get my coat

VNA - BMW Wank · « **Reply #3380 on:** 21 September 2014, 08:43:09 pm »

Got pull by the cops and fined.

First time I've pick up points. License for 29 years and finally they catch me.

Done just outside of Inveraray Argyll. Unmarked Burgundy Audi A6 estate.

Average of 80mph over 3/4 mile. Not interested in giving me a talking to or anything, straight on to writing a ticket.

Got out of the cop car, saw 4 bikes coming down at speed, signalled slow down clearly to them (in front of the cops) and guess what. Cops set off. I jump on my bike, yup a few miles down the road they nicked one of them.

Now I felt stupid, but perhaps not quiet as stupid as the next fella they pulled.

But yeah they were busy. Hitting bloody KPI's I guess, bringing in the cash.

3 points (phew) and a 100 quid (ouch)

Jesus I just foccing lost 50 quid on the referendum!

red98 · « **Reply #3381 on:** 21 September 2014, 08:53:30 pm »

Looks like you had a good day nick......that wet dream...is it diesel powered ?

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #3382 on:** 21 September 2014, 09:45:45 pm »

God knows what it was Paul. Certainly sounded like an old tractor. Had a nice puddle of oil under it not two minutes after arriving though

red98 · « **Reply #3383 on:** 21 September 2014, 09:49:24 pm »

....thats what made me think its a diesel...

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #3384 on:** 21 September 2014, 09:54:36 pm »

An exercise in how to make a shit bike even more shit

Grahamm · « **Reply #3385 on:** 22 September 2014, 11:05:09 pm »

(OK this was yesterday) but...

Lead a Group Ride up to Box Hill and back, lovely weather, cracking roads

Dead Eye · « **Reply #3386 on:** 23 September 2014, 11:01:51 am »

Minding my own business on the way to work this morning when suddenly *thwack* - some bug smacks me right in the neck

After about a 1/2 mile I notice something I little cold against my skin around my stomach... I didn't think much of it until I parked up at work (about another mile) and suddenly I'm getting stung. Fucking bastard wasp had gotten underneath my jacket and t-shirt and decided to have a party... little shit got squashed under my boot after that! Now I'm sore and red, it even managed to draw some blood!

midden · « **Reply #3387 on:** 23 September 2014, 11:31:21 am »

I had similar happen the other month. Have you managed to pull the sting out? I did and it eased the pain massively.

Dead Eye · « **Reply #3388 on:** 23 September 2014, 11:42:28 am »

I can't see it $:\$ Too much of a forest of hair...

Edit: Isn't it only bee's that leave the sting behind? A wasp can sting you several times and fly off as far as I was aware

fazersharp · « **Reply #3389 on:** 23 September 2014, 12:13:18 pm »

I had a bee do this to me and ever since then have worn a buff

stevierst · « **Reply #3390 on:** 23 September 2014, 12:15:34 pm »

Quote from: Dead Eye on 23 September 2014, 11:42:28 am

Isn't it only bee's that leave the sting behind? A wasp can sting you several times and fly off as far as I was aware

Yep, thats right. Bees leave their sting in, wasps just keep stabbing you.

Wasps are just nature's way to show that God has a sense of humour. Who else would give a flying insect an obnoxious stripey suit, an attitude problem, and a poisonous harpoon it can use again and again! They're Assholes!

esetest · « **Reply #3391 on:** 23 September 2014, 02:54:06 pm »

Test rode the bike after putting the front wheel back on .

Doddsie · « **Reply #3392 on:** 23 September 2014, 09:15:26 pm »

Honey bees leave their sting in you, but Bumble bees and quite a few others dont have barbed stingers and can sting repeatedly.

MarkWales · « **Reply #3393 on:** 24 September 2014, 08:45:34 pm »

Sticker time - Wanted something on the bike to share FOC-U

fitted

next one may be a touch smaller

helloindustries · « **Reply #3394 on:** 25 September 2014, 08:56:34 pm »

Today; I tidied and trimmed the head of the wiring loom where it pokes out to connect instruments and lights in preparation for a much more compact arrangement of the single small headlight, repositioned indicators and instrument cluster after spending a few months in a tangled 'it'll do' state.

Tomorrow: I hope to give the whole thing a once-over to make sure it's all neat and working properly, that the headlight housing gets a coat of pain and several of lacquer to make it look its best, maybe even make as much of a start as i can on the instrument mount, though i'm not very good and cutting steel and i can't weld.

Close to being fully done... so close...

red98 · « **Reply #3395 on:** 27 September 2014, 08:14:30 am »

not today but wednesday

....cleaned and lubed chain,lubed exup,lubed clutch cable and balanced carbs,carbs only need a tweek but much much smoother on pick up now

also bought some new tools for the job,remote fuel reservoir and long shaft screwdriver,saves proping the tank

Lez72 · « **Reply #3396 on:** 28 September 2014, 03:12:49 am »

Hey Red, where did you get the remote fuel reservoir ?

Good job by the way

red98 · « **Reply #3397 on:** 28 September 2014, 08:36:40 am »

hi lez....cheers matey,a job well worth doing for instant results....got the remote tank from evil bay,seller "buycarspares2" still on there ,item no.....32149608535.....sorry iam old so cant do linky

not essential but removes the risk of damaging the tank

nice boxeye btw....same as mine,worth a lot more than that...someones going to get a bargain.

MarkWales · « **Reply #3398 on:** 28 September 2014, 04:57:42 pm »

Red 98 - would you be willing to give a lesson on how to balance carbs? maybe an Idiots guide lol

darrsi · « **Reply #3399 on:** 28 September 2014, 05:12:28 pm »

Quote from: MarkWales on 28 September 2014, 04:57:42 pm

Red 98 - would you be willing to give a lesson on how to balance carbs? maybe an Idiots guide lol

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