Destroyed a gearbox casing on a large isolation valve. The mechanical stop was mis-adjusted and wasn't very robust

Luckily the valve I was closing is never to be opened again, so some belzona instant metal mix and stop-aq weather seal tape sorted it out

IYKYK

The f weather again

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-batteries-range/ Remind me again, how much have VAG etc had to pay their customers back after misleading them about mileage? #diesel claims The reality is we cannot continue to live as we do. Consumerism will ...

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/sp ... ies-range/

Remind me again, how much have VAG etc had to pay their customers back after misleading them about mileage? #diesel claims

Kwacky wrote: ↑22 Jul 2023, 13:12 Feck. It's doing the rounds again.

Quite a few off work with it, obviously not as severe but still horrible

Feck. It's doing the rounds again.

... the get go. I’ve been doing an hour hike each morning once the kids are dropped, so racked up over 20 km on them already. La Sportiva for me - again no wearing in and brilliant for hiking and climbing. I've walked almost every day with the dog since i bought them to do everest base camp etc ...

... the get go. I’ve been doing an hour hike each morning once the kids are dropped, so racked up over 20 km on them already. La Sportiva for me - again no wearing in and brilliant for hiking and climbing. I've walked almost every day with the dog since i bought them to do everest base camp etc ...

I'm going to increase my job hunting efforts again now and I absolutely won't leave until I have another job to go to, I have dependants. The job market is full of stuff, but the salaries seem to have dropped. I've definitely got golden handcuffs ...

sold, gutted but doubt I will ride a sports bike again :( At least it's an ideal time of year to sell, so you'd expect to get a good price. lost almost nothing on it tbh [emoji17] shame, but at least a good deal on the finance side. The super-naked ...

StMarks wrote: ↑17 Jul 2023, 12:28

Perkles wrote: ↑17 Jul 2023, 11:37 sold, gutted but doubt I will ride a sports bike again

At least it's an ideal time of year to sell, so you'd expect to get a good price.

lost almost nothing on it tbh

Perkles wrote: ↑17 Jul 2023, 11:37 sold, gutted but doubt I will ride a sports bike again

At least it's an ideal time of year to sell, so you'd expect to get a good price.

sold, gutted but doubt I will ride a sports bike again

... but heavy persistant rain.... Nothing dried out, reports were good for Sunday.... They lied as soon as I arrived today (Sunday) the heaven opened again!!! Dried out for a bit, then done me again all the bloody way home. If I am to salvage a positive out of this, it might have been wet, but it ...

... packs so it survived the fridge getting to 19°c briefly, as soon as I got the box open the fridge could shed the heat and started cooling down again. The SHAD panniers are just not big enough for a trip like this and the aerodynamic/attractive shape means they can be hard to pack... A box shaped ...

Day 12 Ravensburg - Landstuhl Not too many pictures as we were all getting worn out and just wanted to get there, yet again it was HOT! But we did a bit of the B500 and stopped here for drinks and a browse of the tourist trap. https://i.imgur.com/dZJlBWS.jpg https://i.imgur.com/RdQ93Aw.jpg ...

... via a brief ride in Lichtenstein Another great ride, the scenery was incredible, the people all very friendly but after dinner the sky opened again... But at the end of the day the hotel owner insisted we put our bikes in the underground garage for free and we found a really good Italian restaurant, ...

Washed 2 weeks of bugs, tar and road grime off the bike and went over it twice first with Muc-off speed polish then again with quick detailer... I even washed the panniers. Then thoroughly cleaned and lubed the chain. Off to the dealer tomorrow to get a quote for a new key as the ...

After 2 weeks away and 2615 miles I'm home again. A friend, Sergio is from the mountain area near Lake Como in Italy so this year he made a Biking holiday out of his trip home and invited myself and Gary along for the trip, and for once I had ...

Perkles wrote: ↑05 Jul 2023, 20:52 Going in for 2nd op next week to try and repair a damaged nerve in my shoulder which is causing the loss of feeling in my hand
Can’t see me riding a bike again for a very long time

Fingers crossed. It’s amazing how the body can repair itself