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by kiwikrasher
12 Mar 2017, 12:32
Forum: On the Track
Topic: Ducati Motogp 'hammerhead' fairing
Replies: 10
Views: 2887

Re: Ducati Motogp 'hammerhead' fairing

... creating force Wings work on reaction, for lift low pressure above high pressure below, for downforce the wing is just 'upside down', as per last years winglets. It looks like the upper part is now the winglet. The vertical part will prevent high pressure air spilling at the tip to the low pressure ...
by Kwacky
11 Mar 2017, 15:33
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: 2015 Street Triple RX review
Replies: 17
Views: 3045

2015 Street Triple RX review

... quickshifter which I don't always use. Out onto the open roads and this thing sings. It's probably the least powerful bike I've ridden in over 10 years but that only shows up at the top end. That said, as it's naked you notice the speed more and you don't feel compelled to try and break the land ...
by D41
10 Mar 2017, 23:59
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: What did you do to your bike today ??
Replies: 11962
Views: 1565491

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

... for the garage. Ouch! Shots fired!!! (lol) (lol) I think love it or loath it, the 999 is one of the most iconic bike designs of the last 20-30 years....maybe more. It was only the price that put me off them and turned me towards my first Triumph (same dealer). Having said that, the 749 was ...
by Kwacky
10 Mar 2017, 19:30
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: Insurance renewal time
Replies: 81
Views: 13070

Insurance renewal time

Last year I had a zx6r and a Z1000sx to insured. 4 years NCB.

Total paid with all of the trimmings was £546. Not cheap but that's the joys of no garage and a claims history.

Renewal has just come through. One bike and full NCB. £496.

Time to switch companies
by T.C.
10 Mar 2017, 17:31
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: John Surtees dies ..
Replies: 5
Views: 573

Re: John Surtees dies ..

... has died earlier today at the age of 83. I had the good fortune to meet him a couple of times, what a gent he was. He should have been knighted years ago. May he rest in peace and thank you for the wonderful legacy and memories of my youth. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2017/03/10/john-surtees-british-motorsport-legend-dies-aged-83/" ...
by Kwacky
10 Mar 2017, 13:49
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: Waterproof Gloves - Part II
Replies: 16
Views: 1085

Re: Waterproof Gloves - Part II

... and meaningful other that "great fit - would recommend" My last waterproof gloves were Alpinestars and they were spot on. The lasted for years and the textiles I wear are Alpinestar. I've been very impressed with the kit from them. So much so I replaced my Rukka trousers for the Alpine ...
by Blade
10 Mar 2017, 12:53
Forum: Marketplace
Topic: LOL!!!
Replies: 12
Views: 3207

Re: LOL!!!

I remember the 2005 GSXR750 rep well and the bike in the first post is complete rubbish.

Funny how it crops up on the exact day BS passed away 14 years ago.
by Rossgo
10 Mar 2017, 11:39
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: What do you want to vent about today?
Replies: 4343
Views: 479701

Re: What do you want to vent about today?

... get contractors in to sort it, nope, get 2 Polish lads from warehouse to get trained up to do roofing and sort it out themselves. Only taken 2 years, and still counting. And now they have got ground workers in for the building as they are converting the warehouse to a production facility, the ...
by Blade
09 Mar 2017, 14:10
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: The Budget
Replies: 10
Views: 450

Re: The Budget

... staff positions in all but name and earning vastly more money and then moaning about losing perks. Perhaps not typical across the board but in 30 years of engineering it's always been common practice for individuals to be limited companies of 1 person who then pay themselves in company shares ...
by C00kiemonster
09 Mar 2017, 13:28
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: Bike helmet comms
Replies: 18
Views: 1069

Re: Bike helmet comms

Ive got a pair of interphones i bought for me and mrs C00kiemonster to talk on rideouts. They must be 10 years old now and still brilliant. Limited range but way way better than any radio ones i've had before. The range is about 300m on the ones we have. Plus if she moans at ...
by duke63
08 Mar 2017, 19:05
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: The Budget
Replies: 10
Views: 450

The Budget

What a **** shambles this Country is. For years the Government has tried to tempt people away from self employment and into employment to enable them to tax everyone more and the same. Today they appear to have given up on that but instead decided ...
by T.C.
08 Mar 2017, 13:25
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: So many questions
Replies: 7
Views: 345

Re: So many questions

An 89 year old man. You know its going to be pure driver error. Although the driver has been arrested on suspicion of a section 1, in my 40 + years experience of investigating crashes, not always the case. Often mechanical failure comes into it because they are inacapable of ensuring the vehicle ...
by rocket
07 Mar 2017, 19:30
Forum: Projects
Topic: Aprilia Rs250
Replies: 221
Views: 64611

Re: Aprilia Rs250

... why but the image is not showing for me but I know it will be to the usual high Rocket standards. What did insurance say about no headlight mate ? Years ago I enquired about not having one on the SP and they were not prepared to cover me without one. Not really looked its not going on the road ...
by Kwacky
07 Mar 2017, 15:47
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: Zero Hours contracts
Replies: 31
Views: 1148

Zero Hours contracts

... onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The rise in their use over the last 5 years is pretty shocking. How are you supposed to get a house and a pension (as the government tells everyone) when you've got no job security?
by Blade
06 Mar 2017, 22:00
Forum: Projects
Topic: Aprilia Rs250
Replies: 221
Views: 64611

Re: Aprilia Rs250

Not sure why but the image is not showing for me but I know it will be to the usual high Rocket standards.

What did insurance say about no headlight mate ? Years ago I enquired about not having one on the SP and they were not prepared to cover me without one.
by StMarks
06 Mar 2017, 19:58
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: First Home
Replies: 21
Views: 820

Re: First Home

... their accommodation., I literally camped in it initially as I did it up, learning how to plumb, plaster, bricklay, etc.. from books. Sold it a few years later for £ 25,000. After doing up a number of properties someone told me it was easier to build a house than renovate them. Stupidly I believed ...
by Deegee
06 Mar 2017, 18:20
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: What are you doing today ??
Replies: 18622
Views: 2281217

Re: What are you doing today ??

... have realised, to get an express renewal with an extra three days Offshore to pay back the time. I've been caught properly with this one a few years back, cost me an express renewal and a wasted day sat in a cafe waiting for it to be processed drinking sh*t coffee.
by Kwacky
06 Mar 2017, 18:19
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: First Home
Replies: 21
Views: 820

Re: First Home

... It was on the market for £50k which was around our budget, we could have gone to 60k but we wanted to be comfortable with cash. That sold 2 years ago for £475k! We saw a few houses closer to the city centre, but some had shared gardens due to an old right of way going through them, or were ...
by Kwacky
06 Mar 2017, 10:56
Forum: Biking Stuff
Topic: 2014 Kawasaki Z1000SX ongoing review
Replies: 572
Views: 78114

Re: 2014 Kawasaki Z1000SX ongoing review

... of time I spend on the SX i want a brand I know and can rely on. Plus there's support in place if I have any issues. The SX is coming up to 3 years old. I didn't realise it was coming round so soon. I need to get an MOT before the 13th of this month.
by DaytonAndy
05 Mar 2017, 12:17
Forum: Slapper Chat
Topic: Mr Postman
Replies: 5316
Views: 864095

Re: Mr Postman

They do look good! Have you given the pegs a really good stamping on to see how strong everything is? There have been a few horror stories over the years and better to give it a good testing at 0 mph than cranked over at 120 :D