get very old emulsified oil out of an engine (without dismantling the motor!!)
it's been sat there for @2 years waiting for me to get a round tuit.
drained the oil and basic gunk out, but there is a perma layer of gunk on the bottom of the crankcases.
i've put a litre of petrol in there and sloshed it about a bit. any other ideas?

For what seems for-ever I've had orange (formally freeserve) as my home page. It seemed to have a good mix of news/sport/weather etc etc.
But now the landing page is just fekkin mobile phones so it's goodbye to them.

Any suggestions for an interesting home page?

Hi Fellow Foccers... I'm still mucking the dealer(s) about in the search for my adventure style bike, so my excellent Fazer is still available. Now in MCN at £3250 without the extra goodies (see below). I can't see how the price is too high as all my research shows that private sale prices are no lower for the year and mileage.


So while I'm still haggling with dealers (trade-in offer of £3000) for my bike without some of the 'extras' I've fitted, I thought I'd let you know this lovely bike is still available.
So..for £3000 cash no messing the bike is available as follows:

• Tax to end Feb 2013 MoT to 28 April 2013
  
• Very good condition overall. Dealer said "Doesn't look like a 20k bike, it's so tidy!"
  
• Good Avons front and Back - front only done 1000 miles from new
  
• Heated Grips (new this year)
  
• Belly Pan and Hugger paint matched
  
• Full Service History
  
• Books, Keys all present
  
• Meta Alarm with fob
  
• Chain and sprockets good - I lube after every ride
  
• LICS gelled seat rider area only.
  

• Maxton 'top spec' rear shock and lower links (bones) done 5k miles from new - cost over £700 new all in
  
• Fabbri dark smoke tinted double bubble screen
  
• M&P Lowered 'touring' footpegs (have rubber inserts) which move pegs back and down about 25mm
  
• Baglux tank cover colour matched silver/grey with Fazer logo
  
• Baglux tank bag to fit.
  

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I've just come from the yamaha shop,asked for a price for a backbox and rack fitted.He said both around the £300 mark and i'm better off going for the yamaha, as its roughly the same and alot less work to fit.what do you's reckon?Thanks.

I have a lovely condition but resculpted lowered seat on my Gen1 1000 (2002) My bike's done 32k miles.


I want a lovely condition but standard height seat from your Gen1 1000 (don't care about year as long as it fits!)
I'm 5'11" but longer in the leg and my feet are way too planted on the ground with this seat.
I've done the shorter dog bones/increased ride height thing but my riding position still feels too low down. My previous Gen 1 had the standard seat and the difference is noticeable.


Whoever's done the reshaping has done a cracking job. The original cover has been used and the visual difference is not obvious unless you're looking for it. It took me a good 6 weeks to work out what was causing the difference between the new and the old bike's ride.
It is still just as comfortable as the standard if not more so as it is flatter with no angled edges.
So if you're tippy toeing around when at the lights and don't want to mess with lowering kits we could help each other out.


I'm in Crewe, Cheshire but happy to have a ride out to come to yours or meet halfway within reason.


DON'T PANIC! If you reply, I'm not expecting a done deal. We could swap, have a test ride, yadda, yadda, yadda. Then, if we are both happy, a straight swap with no cash either way would be perfect.


Here's a picture of mine...... and I'd prefer to see yours before we meet 
Simon

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Project restore old damp garage.
I moved house just over 18mnths ago, and I now have my first home with a garage.  Yeah!
However there's some issues, or rather an issue, dampness and water ingress.
The garage is fairly old and possibly as old as the house (built 1932).
It appears to be built on top of a concrete base, is single brick (big soft old boys) and has a slate roof.
It's been built into the lie of the land (moderately steep slope) and unfortunately has been filled in.
So I have a damp issue, and when it rains heavy I get pools of water here and there inside the garage.
I've had a roofer check the roof, and a builder look at the general structure.  Both are generally sound.  The garage is in character with the house and a good size, so I wanna save it.
After thinking about it for a long time, I've decided to start digging it out - must be the first part of the solution - eh?
Meanwhile I'm scratching my head, talking to folks and reading stuff on the internet.
So any builders, architects, structural experts etc on the forum?
I'm currently thinking of one of two solutions.
1.  Dig a drainage channel down just below the bottom of the concrete base round the garage, install drainage pipework, connect up to drains at the front of the garage.  Tank the garage walls and back fill with suitable gravel.  Maybe slab on top.  Job done.

2.  Or, create an air gap ie by digging out right round the garage.  Dig down to bottom of concrete base and fill the bottom of my trench with concrete.  Brick up my trench right round.
My worries;
1.  If solution 1 develops a problem, I'll have to dig it out.  I never want to dig this out again - not even if it's just gravel - never ever again!
2.  Am I creating a safety hazard?  A bricked up trench 1 to 1 and a 1/2 feet.  But surely if I bring the brick wall 2 or 3 feet above the ground level I've nothing to worry about.  I know I'll have to clean it out now and again.
Anyway any advice from those that ken will be very much appreciated.
See if I can get some photos up so you can see what I'm on about.

.....rain.....rain.....rain.....rain.....

must be perfect condition - by which i mean flawless!

i rather stupidly scratched mine. i could paint it but don't have any other painting projects on right now, so if there's none offered i'll live with it scratched until i am commissioned to paint some thing(s) next.

Hi all,
just thought you may need to know the previous French government introduced a new law stating that all powered transport save scooters have to carry at least one unused breathalyser (or ethylotest in french) from 1st July. This includes motorbikes, and tractors which is really peeing a lot of French people off!!
Although you will not get fined until November its worthwhile getting one for your bikes to appease the gendarmes, at least we don't need to carry spare lamps and warning triangles yet. BUT they do have future plans to introduce hi vis over suits and ban bikes over 7 yrs old from large city centres!!!!

PS anyone traveling through France via the Cantal region is more than welcome to pop in for a cuppa

hi can anyone tell me if the givi e360 cases have a rubber gasket seal on the lip edge

thanks
david