What did you do to your bike today ??

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Post by Deegee »

Try making sure the fob is nice and warm Kwacky, as a small rise in temp tends to help a nearly knackered battery, of course dipping it in your tea isn't such a good idea. ;)
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Thanks both.

I've asked Mrs Kwacky to get me some batteries today. Where I'm based at work means I've got nowhere local enough to walk to in my lunch hour. There's a B&Q near by but it doesn't stock these batteries.
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Post by Blade »

EBay often do them cheap as chips if you can wait a day or two for delivery. Most traders will sell these small batteries for 99p with free 1st class rm delivery. It really makes you wonder how they do it for so little, they must make coppers on each sale.
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Post by Kwacky »

Yeah, that's true.

I've got a spare fob at home.

Leaving work this evening is the main issue. Hopefully there's enough juice left. I'm fine once I'm home.
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Post by TonyB »

If I'd have seen this earlier I could have picked some up and dropped them off at work for you. I live a couple of minutes from where you work.
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Whipped the back wheel off, nipped into GS, had the new rear popped on, went home, re fitted wheel, took it out for a quick scrub. Went for an M5 again.

Old tyre > new tyre after a short spin.
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Absolutely nothing....
Doing the family holiday thing in spain (just up the road from Valencia circuit).... Love em but would really love to get my bike out...
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Post by Kwacky »

Daz, I'll give you a shout when I'm back from my hols.

Tony - cheers mate. I know for next time,

Frankie - you seem to have scrubbed those in in an hour than I have in weeks on mine :D
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Ha ha I know, it normally takes me weeks / months to get to that stage, just checked the mileage, that's 40 miles on that tyre lol
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Frankie wrote:Whipped the back wheel off, nipped into GS, had the new rear popped on, went home, re fitted wheel, took it out for a quick scrub. Went for an M5 again.

Old tyre > new tyre after a short spin.
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Nice one Frankie you have scrubbed that rear in wellImage
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Today I have had a days holiday and I went off for a observed ride. Set off around 9am and met my observer which I haven't seen for a couple of months now due to bike problems etc. Lovely Sun shining day headed to Marlborough then onto the Salisbury Plains total of around 130 miles today. Saw 2 Hercules flying around together and 2 chinooks flying together also saw a group of sky divers starting and ending their jumps. Wish I could of taken some pics stunning

Had a bit of a breath taking moment on the way to Marlborough where I was overtaking what should of been very easy. Well I started my overtake on hatches (in a national speed limit area) and next thing got a tank slapper, had to get off the throttle and I guided my line back onto my side in between a couple of cars. Bloody hell I thought I was a goner!!

On the way back (in a national) I was riding through a little road and a little bridge was in front of me , hit it a tad quick, managed to get air! Both wheels straight up felt like a little bunny hop, I was impressed with myself.
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That sounds good, it's all confidence building.
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Definitely Kwacky. Must admit when I didn't come off and got settled a bit, I felt like a riding God

It has however opened up my eyes to what unlevelled surfaces can do and it's not something I'm fighting to do again, so I may just stay away from hatches from now on!!
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Fitted some Samco hoses to the blade, it took a lot longer than I thought (giggle)
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Nowt to the bike but had a great trip round Monza race circuit. Quite fascinating.
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Nice one Duke sounds great mate.
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Took Jane's cbr600rr out fit a quick ride around some of the local roads near Cookie.
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took the carbs off the cbr600 to try and find an air leak, put them back on, took them off again, put them back on, still got air somewhere, think i need new carb rubbers.
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Kwacky wrote:Took Jane's cbr600rr out fit a quick ride around some of the local roads near Cookie.
A cheeky ride for a couple of hours :)
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Did a couple of hundred miles taking in the French countryside.
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