Bourton on the Water Meet 2013 - ( now June 2nd )

[thecert]

:rolleyes  there you go.  we aim to please. :lol

[Pepy27]

Look, someone's dumped their rubbish right behind my barge..... :lol

[chris.biker]

Was great to see you all had a great day was a shame our day got double booked and we had to leave early, but it was great. Thanks to Cert the father and son team for leading the way.
Hope to see you all soon.

Great day out, good to see old friends. Thanks for organizing it and sorry about the fuel stop 8-)

I ride a Hornet so fuel stops always welcome.

[Bornagain again]

Excellent day out.

Nice run to the place, well done those chappies.

Good to see some old faces and meet some new ones.

[Razgruff]

Look, someone's dumped their rubbish right behind my barge..... :lol

ROFL yer cheeky Foccer  :rollin :rollin

[kitcrazy]

Had a great day thanks to the guys for sorting things out
Enjoyed the great roads and good to meet you guys hopefully do it again sometime

[fazer390]

Great day depsite not being on my Fazer; however it was really great seeing all you guys again; new and old faces... 
looking forward to the next one hopfully 'on my Fazer'  :b

[MarchRide]

Yeah, good game, good game. So when are we doing it again?

[Boris]

Nice one gents. look forward to meeting up again some time in the future. And Kerry, start organising that Scottish trip now!

[red98]

good route guys,thanks for sorting steve & bert..........as above whens the next one 

[MarchRide]

Bert, nice pic of Poofies barge. Makes it look pink. Quite appropriate for the TWE (E) number plate.  :rollin

[thecert]

Bert, nice pic of Poofies barge. Makes it look pink. Quite appropriate for the TWE (E) number plate.  :rollin

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

[Pepy27]

Tim, you should be on stage....... :lol


You need to get in touch with your inner barge lover.... :foc

[MarchRide]

:kiss :kiss :kiss


















........and  :finger :rollin

[Pepy27]

:moon

[Razgruff]

With all the pockets and compartments he's got on that thing, I was thinking of it more has Pepys handbag.
can see the pink well in the Pic now.
I definitely think Pepys riding a Pink Handbag.

Come on Pepy which compartment is the lipstick in ?  :pokefun

[thecert]

Tim and Pete you crack me up the pair of you, it's just like the good old days with all the banter going on between you.
let's have some more.  :rollin

[Pepy27]

Raz, I'm in touch with my feminine side.


Bert, with a Vespa and a Deauville I fully expect to have the piss ripped out of me but you know me, I don't give a foc, I love my rides. Bring on the banter.  :lol

[nick crisp]

[quote author=nick crisp link=topic=7672.msg79334#msg79334 date=1370164462]
Janet
Hi from a newcomer to the FOC.
You shouldn't have problems getting a tyre repaired unless the puncture is close to, or in the sidewall. You can have up to two PERMANENT tyre plugs done before having to throw a tyre. AA-type roadside repairs are only temporary however, and as they tend to open up the puncture too much to fit their plugs, then you DO have to bin the tyre afterwards. No one will want to repair a tyre that is close to, or beyond legal tread-depth limit, and certainly would not be advisable to do anyway.
Nick Crisp

Thanks for that Nick, but here's an excerpt from the Protyre website:

Repair to Motorcycle tyres can be carried out subject to certain limitations. A motorcycle that does not have a ‘W’ speed rating can have a repair carried out in the tread area of the tyre subject to the size of the puncture and any associated damage inside the tyre.

There is no British Standard for carrying out repairs to Motorcycle tyres with a ‘W’ speed rating and therefore most of these tyres cannot be repaired.

My dealers take the same view. They say that as there is no British Standard, insurance could be an issue if a repaired tyre were to let go. Much as it galls me to have to spend out £130, I'm not convinced that there's a viable alternative.
[/quote]

Hi Janet
I've worked in a number of bike shops since 1998 and they all did permanent repairs with no problems as long as the aforementioned guidelines were followed. I've had two permanent plugs in one tyre myself, rode the bike as normal (zr rated tyres) and had absolutely no problems. Maybe guidelines have changed since I last worked in such a place (about 4 years ago now), but if not, as long as the damage is not too severe, i.e, not if tyre is split, screw, nail or other debris goes in at an angle etc, you should be ok. I can however, understand the point of view of such companies as you are talking about - they're out to minimise their liability, fair enough. Anyone out there know the law on this (if any), or with further comment?
Damn, still haven't quite figured out using other people's posts as quotes to continue a thread... thick or what?! :\
Nick

[nick crisp]

Oh, I did figure it out! How did that happen?