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by Itchy
15 May 2016, 21:48
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: What did you do to your bike today ??
Replies: 11962
Views: 1562815

Re: What did you do to your bike today ??

Gave the downpipes and exhaust links a liberal coating of Autosol. I bought a tube of it when I had the Daytona, so at least 3 and a half years ago. Never used it. Never got around to it. Looking at my downpipes is embarrassing, so with a spare hour (or two) I gave it a whirl. Wow! It's not ...
by Deegee
14 May 2016, 10:25
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: Being tracked
Replies: 13
Views: 594

Re: Being tracked

... initially I viewed it exactly the same as Perkles - it's intrusive and it essentially says that your employer doesn't trust you. However, a few years back one of the sales reps at my previous company was on a sales call and pulled over feeling unwell, he subsequently had a heart attack, he failed ...
by D41
14 May 2016, 01:20
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: Being tracked
Replies: 13
Views: 594

Re: Being tracked

This all reminds me of a case about a decade or more ago...think it was Chicago or Detroit area, if memory serves. A 5 years-old boy was struck & killed by a car. The driver claimed to have been driving at or around the speed limit. A subsequent investigation of the data in the ...
by duke63
13 May 2016, 20:42
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: Being tracked
Replies: 13
Views: 594

Re: Being tracked

I know that with a couple of my clients who run small fleets of Company cars, the insurers insist on one or two of the drivers using a black box all the time due to their accident/speeding records. Doubt it will be many years before that filters down to all of us.
by Blade
12 May 2016, 21:32
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: What did you do to your bike today ??
Replies: 11962
Views: 1562815

Re: What did you do to your bike today ??

... pulling away as we were riding smoothly together in a pair. I just thought it was a good example of how litre sportsbike have progressed in recent years. I was thrashing the living daylights out of my machine which in its day was one of the top bikes. I'm riding a litre vtwin at 10/10 ths of its ...
by Blade
12 May 2016, 15:16
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: What did you do to your bike today ??
Replies: 11962
Views: 1562815

Re: What did you do to your bike today ??

... tomorrow. Good ride and great day out but really highlighted how things have changed by quantum amounts in sportsbike development in the last 10 years and not just electronics but engine too.
by StMarks
11 May 2016, 09:22
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: Elections
Replies: 67
Views: 2366

Re: Elections

... motorcycles. Modern houses are built to very high standards of structural integrity, and levels of insulation & efficiency that even 50 years ago would have been thought unattainable. Furthermore the incorporation of all those efficiencies are rigorously enforced. Fixtures are also generally ...
by Cornish
11 May 2016, 08:09
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: It's time for a bike change - Cornish is on the hunt again..
Replies: 328
Views: 18661

Re: It's time for a bike change - Cornish is on the hunt aga

... the front end on our kwackers. I've checked for head race bearing movement and all is good on that front (remember the issue I had on a 929 a few years back). I'll do the 'push the front wheel up against the garage wall' approach Monty suggested at the weekend. Yet is it from the broken tank fairing ...
by Rossgo
11 May 2016, 05:44
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: Elections
Replies: 67
Views: 2366

Re: Elections

... but on my old estate I saw it all and more which I won't get into details about, but it wasn't like that to start with just in the last handful of years of us living there families were moved in that were not very nice and people really had to watch themself when just walking down the street hence ...
by Rossgo
10 May 2016, 21:29
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: What are you doing today ??
Replies: 18622
Views: 2276234

Re: What are you doing today ??

Just finished defrosting the freezer, well I got really bored with it and used a hair drier and a massive knife and hacked away at the ice chunks haha!! All done know we have space now, haven't done it for over 2 years haha!!

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by Monty
10 May 2016, 16:42
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: What did you do to your bike today ??
Replies: 11962
Views: 1562815

Re: What did you do to your bike today ??

... to remember someone saying never use copper slip with titanium so I googled it and got everything from "It's fine, I've been using it for 30 years" to "DON'T USE IT YOUR BIKE WILL MELT, AND THEN EXPLODE" So I phoned Pro-Bolt and the nice lady said "We ship them with copper ...
by Jack
10 May 2016, 16:39
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: What do you want to vent about today?
Replies: 4343
Views: 479038

Re: What do you want to vent about today?

... doing for the last month , how I intend to grow the business, etc etc etc , **** nosey interfering **** , the Circuit of Wales has been going 5 years now they have had £9 million and 360 acres of land gifted to them by the Govt and are currently worth -£2.2 million , bet they aren't asking them ...
by Kwacky
10 May 2016, 14:50
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: In, out or shake it all about?
Replies: 396
Views: 12327

Re: In, out or shake it all about?

... we are likely to be bitch slapped by the EU when it comes to trade. We no longer have the clout to influence our neighbours so there will be a few years of poor finance as we try to create new trade markets. At present a massive amount of our GDP is being used to pay off our debts. If trade dips ...
by C00kiemonster
10 May 2016, 11:34
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: In, out or shake it all about?
Replies: 396
Views: 12327

Re: In, out or shake it all about?

... reasons to leave or any set of steps that would be needed afterwards. No one seems to be mentioning either the legal arguments that will rage for years and years on new agreements, rights, visas for travel, tariffs, borders etc. You can't undue EU membership the following day. The uncertainty ...
by Blade
09 May 2016, 09:15
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: Black visors
Replies: 41
Views: 2071

Re: Black visors

Past lots of old bill in a black visor and never been pulled. I did hear a rumour years back a Derbyshire motorcycle Police rider had a crash wearing a road legal visor and sun glasses and he unfortunately got an eye injury which was put down to wearing sunglasses. ...
by Monty
09 May 2016, 09:12
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: Black visors
Replies: 41
Views: 2071

Re: Black visors

I've never been pulled for it but about 4 years ago I was pulled for something else and the copper made me swap my visors over. He claimed that it wasn't CE marked and nothing to do with it being dark. I didn't protest as he was a bit of a dick ...
by D41
08 May 2016, 14:25
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: Elections
Replies: 67
Views: 2366

Re: Elections

... about it. But the point is at least do it, whatever the motivation, so that it gets done. There's also a great trick we used which I learned years ago, to make interior lighting by using a plastic soda bottle......drill a hole in the ceiling, stick the bottle in there filled with water, the ...
by T.C.
08 May 2016, 14:15
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: Thunderbirds
Replies: 20
Views: 877

Re: Thunderbirds

Well, after a long wait, the finished item in the form of a new DVD arrived yesterday and I spent a pleasant evening watching 3 new never seen before epidodes and re-living my youth of 50 years ago. :)

Was it worth the wait? You bet.

Lets hope that a full new series gets commisioned.
by Rossgo
08 May 2016, 07:54
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: Elections
Replies: 67
Views: 2366

Re: Elections

It is nice to see that people are looking into what's best for London, we have had some very good mayors for London in the recent years this guy has a lot to live up to, hope he's got a sense of humor like Boris!! Yes agreed, but I don't think we will ever find the prefect party, and if ...
by Monty
07 May 2016, 22:54
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: Elections
Replies: 67
Views: 2366

Re: Elections

... to the others. It is nice to see that people are looking into what's best for London, we have had some very good mayors for London in the recent years this guy has a lot to live up to, hope he's got a sense of humor like Boris!! Yes agreed, but I don't think we will ever find the prefect party, ...