(06-06-17, 12:57 PM)fazersharp link Wrote: [quote author=midden link=topic=11414.msg262091#msg262091 date=1496749101]
Took the car for MoT
So midway through he calls to his partner about changing a wiper blade there and then to save me a 'fail' and trip to Halfords. Okay I go along with it.
The car passes with indicator bulb advisories and he gives me the MoT certificate...... along with refusal cert due to faulty wiper blade :eek
Not a problem but ...... :rolleyes
Yes I think they have too, has happened to me too, I sat in the waiting room and he came in and said I have a brake bulb out and do I want him to pop one in for £3.99, yes I says and the same as you I get given a pass certificate and also a fail for the brake light being out.
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Same happened to wifes car, as the car has actually failed at the time of the test then I think they have to issue a fail certificate.
06-06-17, 01:40 PM (This post was last modified: 06-06-17, 01:41 PM by red98.)
Hi nick...yes, its been a while :rolleyes ....not a lot to see at the moment , want to get it running right before i strip it down and get things power coated / painted , on standard air box at moment but want to get the k&n pods on , just had the carbs off again as i had a small leak , new fuel linking pipes cured that , one of the plugs has just part failed causing a pretty Impressive flame thrower effect from one of the microns :eek ...off to halfords now for 2 new plugs.........
great pics :thumbup .....do you know how many miles you've clocked up ?
(06-06-17, 01:38 PM)slappy link Wrote: [quote author=fazersharp link=topic=11414.msg262092#msg262092 date=1496750233]
[quote author=midden link=topic=11414.msg262091#msg262091 date=1496749101]
Took the car for MoT
So midway through he calls to his partner about changing a wiper blade there and then to save me a 'fail' and trip to Halfords. Okay I go along with it.
The car passes with indicator bulb advisories and he gives me the MoT certificate...... along with refusal cert due to faulty wiper blade :eek
Not a problem but ...... :rolleyes
Yes I think they have too, has happened to me too, I sat in the waiting room and he came in and said I have a brake bulb out and do I want him to pop one in for £3.99, yes I says and the same as you I get given a pass certificate and also a fail for the brake light being out.
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Same happened to wifes car, as the car has actually failed at the time of the test then I think they have to issue a fail certificate.
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crazy, but, i suppose it's good for their records to show they aren't giving passes away
Women have chocolate men have bikes.....
including ones who like chocolate....
(06-06-17, 01:40 PM)red98 link Wrote: great pics :thumbup .....do you know how many miles you've clocked up ?
Remembered to check today. Am now in Sort, Pyrenees, and have so far covered 1300 miles, including the 350-ish from Carlisle to Portsmouth. The plan is to keep daily mileages to manageable levels so I can enjoy the scenery and roads without killing myself with fatigue. Had a day off the bike wandering around Pamplona too, made a nice break. Got 4 days here in Sort to explore this region. Not sure what's next.
(06-06-17, 05:47 PM)midden link Wrote: [quote author=slappy link=topic=11414.msg262098#msg262098 date=1496752738]
[quote author=fazersharp link=topic=11414.msg262092#msg262092 date=1496750233]
[quote author=midden link=topic=11414.msg262091#msg262091 date=1496749101]
Took the car for MoT
So midway through he calls to his partner about changing a wiper blade there and then to save me a 'fail' and trip to Halfords. Okay I go along with it.
The car passes with indicator bulb advisories and he gives me the MoT certificate...... along with refusal cert due to faulty wiper blade :eek
Not a problem but ...... :rolleyes
Yes I think they have too, has happened to me too, I sat in the waiting room and he came in and said I have a brake bulb out and do I want him to pop one in for £3.99, yes I says and the same as you I get given a pass certificate and also a fail for the brake light being out.
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Same happened to wifes car, as the car has actually failed at the time of the test then I think they have to issue a fail certificate.
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crazy, but, i suppose it's good for their records to show they aren't giving passes away
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Sounds like a twat of a tester to me, mine failed (potentially) on a rear brake light bulb and the tester just told me to go fetch one while he carried on the test, he fitted it, car passed.
Had the same tester for three years now and last time him and a new lad had a bet on it passing/failing, new lad was amazed it sailed through even passing latest emission test even though it didn't need to being an import.
Saturday went for a blast up to near Plymouth for the Aquilla / Talon open day, stayed bout hour & half then sedate ride back to Falmouth for sea shanty festival
Sunday nice steady ride back from Falmouth to Portsmouth
Rode up to North Wales on Monday, I was a bit worried how the Ducati would cope with longer distances , I did 600 miles in 3 days , the Ducati was faultless on green lanes , twistie B roads , sweeping bends , A roads , dual carriageway , motorways , luggage carrying capabilities were great and didn't affect handling and even MPG was more than adequate at 56 miles to the gallon .
My buddy has a modern ish Bullet with a sidecar fitted we have had so much fun on the old thing, flat out with me in the sports chair/sidecar and Billy at the helm, I say helm cos it's like being on a boat, she will do 56 mph.
New front pipe, as original has a restrictor in it and larger sized Amal concentric carb to compensate for the bigger bore front pipe and a BSA Goldie style silencer (straight through) sounds amazing.
We do a coastal run on it through towns and villages along their south coast from Northchaple in Sussex through Petworth, Arundel and onto the coast road through the rural villages and end up at New Haven for lunch and a pint then return trip, makes me smile thinking about it as it takes all day, could do it on the Fazer in less a third of the time.
It really does put a smile on our faces though with kids looking and pointing, covering their ears and the old geezers giving us the thumbs up and waving, remembering their old days on a combo I guess, when parking up people come up to us to ask about the bike.
24-07-17, 06:39 PM (This post was last modified: 24-07-17, 06:40 PM by riedrider.)
It´s an EFI so the bigger Amal carb will not work but she has the Indian silencer installed (the original one for Europe comes with the bike in a cardboard)
Specs say she can do 82 mph. During the test drive I stopped at 56 mph. Was fine for me and the bike.
Faster makes a lot of vibrations. Tomorrow she will get registered on my name and on Thursday I take her home.
I was wondering if it´s the right bike for me. So my intention was to make a test drive and get home disappointed and forgetting Enfields for the future.
It did not work :rollin
Sold the DRZ and bought this with £100 change from the proceeds. My trusted old Passat's gearbox is slowly loosing gears....1st, 5th and 6th are no longer playing ball so time to meet the great scrap heap in the sky.
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