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Oh no. It seems to be on the rise again.
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redtrummy
05-10-23, 04:45 PM
Seems John! My sister has it now, a visit to the Docs or Dentist requires wearing a mask- it ain't going away in a hurry.
Sir Trev
05-10-23, 06:43 PM
I've had covid jabs the last two years but I'm now deemed not at risk, despite my age, so I don't qualify for another booster. I've not even heard yet about the annual flu jab so I'm wondering if that will be down to me using the company scheme.
Not sure cutting back on eligibility is a good idea just yet. Family wedding next weekend so I just hope I don't finally come down with it beforehand.
Luckypants
05-10-23, 06:48 PM
There's a new strain about and the Autumn is a time for an up tick if the past two years are anything to go by. I know of quite few with it at the moment. Wore my mask to the shops for the first time in ages today.
Craig380
08-10-23, 08:13 AM
Typical, lovely Sunday morning and I've been flattened by a virus the last couple of days.
You know it's bad when you can't be arsed going out on the bike!
Typical, lovely Sunday morning and I've been flattened by a virus the last couple of days.
You know it's bad when you can't be arsed going out on the bike!
Sorry to hear that, get well.
I have a gripe about Meteo (they supply the BBC's weather forecasting). On the Humber estuary, at least, it's hopelessly optimistic.
Yesterday's Meteo forecast - sunny all day 21°C
Met office forecast - cloudy all day 18° C
Met office spot on, Meteo wildly out. It was worse for Friday; Meteo forecast sunny intervals - reality occasional drizzle. Met office were closer saying cloudy all day.
Meteo is American and I think their inherent optimism affects their forecasting. I watched the live forecast on the Beeb news channel and they were saying I was in sunshine all afternoon - looking out the window said otherwise. Maybe they need a new pine cone and piece of seaweed? :rolleyes:
My wife tells me not to bother with forecasting, they are normally always wrong anyway
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I have a gripe about Meteo (they supply the BBC's weather forecasting). On the Humber estuary, at least, it's hopelessly optimistic.
Yesterday's Meteo forecast - sunny all day 21°C
Met office forecast - cloudy all day 18° C
Met office spot on, Meteo wildly out. It was worse for Friday; Meteo forecast sunny intervals - reality occasional drizzle. Met office were closer saying cloudy all day.
Meteo is American and I think their inherent optimism affects their forecasting. I watched the live forecast on the Beeb news channel and they were saying I was in sunshine all afternoon - looking out the window said otherwise. Maybe they need a new pine cone and piece of seaweed? :rolleyes:Same here in Shrewsbury. Forecast for a sunny day but it was grey for most of it.
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garynortheast
11-10-23, 09:15 PM
Bloody Yodel. (http://forums.sv650.org/showpost.php?p=3141920&postcount=14)
daktulos
12-10-23, 07:51 PM
Waze!
So, I use Waze - for two good reasons: 1) it has motorbike-specific traffic, so will not take you down little back roads when you can filter instead, and 2) I keep my phone in my pocket, and it has really good voice instructions.
Since my work moved its office to central London, the routes in and out vary massively, so I've not managed to learn any of them. I left work today, following instructions and Waze crashed. I didn't know this and carried on for a few minutes getting deep into traffic. Found a place to stop, took my (wet) gloves off, got my phone out and restarted Waze ... only for it to crash again a few minutes later. Total delay about 20 minutes.
So frustrating - I don't want a handlebar mount, I just want something reliable. Is that too much to ask?
garynortheast
15-10-23, 07:15 AM
No heating or hot water since Friday morning. Been waiting for the heating engineer to come but despite reporting it 3 times now he has failed to show up. Heating I can work round with an extra jersey, but some hot water would be good.
Annoying. There's only so much you can do with a kettle.
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Waze!
So, I use Waze - for two good reasons: 1) it has motorbike-specific traffic, so will not take you down little back roads when you can filter instead, and 2) I keep my phone in my pocket, and it has really good voice instructions.
Since my work moved its office to central London, the routes in and out vary massively, so I've not managed to learn any of them. I left work today, following instructions and Waze crashed. I didn't know this and carried on for a few minutes getting deep into traffic. Found a place to stop, took my (wet) gloves off, got my phone out and restarted Waze ... only for it to crash again a few minutes later. Total delay about 20 minutes.
So frustrating - I don't want a handlebar mount, I just want something reliable. Is that too much to ask?I've been using Tom Tom Go Ride recently it's very basic but does the job. This is with an android phone. Free at the moment but I'm sure that will change.
https://www.tomtom.com/en_us/navigation/mobile-apps/go-ride/
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garynortheast
15-10-23, 07:43 PM
Heating/hot water sorted. Low pressure in the system caused by a small, unnoticed leak at a threaded pipe union on the kitchen rad.
Good news.
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Luckypants
16-10-23, 07:14 AM
Heating/hot water sorted. Low pressure in the system caused by a small, unnoticed leak at a threaded pipe union on the kitchen rad.
Quick and simple fix. I bet you're glad the heating is working this morning.
garynortheast
16-10-23, 07:26 AM
Quick and simple fix. I bet you're glad the heating is working this morning.
To be honest Mike, I haven't bothered with the heating so far. This bungalow doesn't get all that cold, especially the front which faces south. I've just bunged an extra jumper on. It's a relief to have running hot water again though!
Craig380
16-10-23, 07:44 AM
Result, and you know where to look now in case of future issues!
garynortheast
16-10-23, 08:14 AM
Result, and you know where to look now in case of future issues!
I'm going to take a spanner round the house later today, and check all the threaded joints on the system!
Luckypants
16-10-23, 09:16 AM
To be honest Mike, I haven't bothered with the heating so far. This bungalow doesn't get all that cold, especially the front which faces south. I've just bunged an extra jumper on. It's a relief to have running hot water again though!
I forgot you are a hardy soul :cool: Ours is on the thermostat, so if its cold enough it comes on, otherwise it does not. Much fiddling with TRVs has got the room temps just about right. The heating has come on the past few mornings and we had a frost last night.
My house inside rear door lock jammed with the handle in the "up" position and wouldn't go down, locking me out the house. Resorting to brute force and ignorance I forced it and managed to get back inside and the lock mechanism seemed to be functional albeit with a drooping handle.
I called a locksmith and he told me exactly what had happened and quoted £195 to fix it today. I looked on youtube and found a video on how to remove the mechanism (it's full door length) and the locksmith was correct - part of the gearbox was bent.
I started looking for complete assemblies and they were about £95 but on investigating further I found the gearbox could be ordered separately - mine is a GU Ferco 35/92 old style. You can buy them for £30.
I've ordered one and cancelled the locksmith.
Hopefully, this will end in SOTD and not OMG/bugger!
DarrenSV650S
19-10-23, 02:49 PM
My fence blew down, the felt sheet blew off my shed and my conservatory roof is leaking like a sieve.
The felt was mostly in tact, lying on the grass, so I put it back on the roof and used the broken fence pieces to screw it down. Should keep the rain out until this storm has passed.
I'm thinking about buying a little blow heater to dry out the inside of the shed a little.
I've now got 5 buckets catching all the drips in the conservatory.
Fun times
garynortheast
19-10-23, 07:20 PM
Ych a fi Darren! Sounds like you've had it rough up there.
DarrenSV650S
20-10-23, 06:45 AM
Yeah it's not letting up today either. The wind is just blowing all the rain up the slope of the conservatory roof and under the flashing.
The kitchen bin has now been drafted to join the fight with the 5 buckets
garynortheast
20-10-23, 07:13 AM
We're lucky here then. Lots of rain but no wind at all.
Windy here on the Humber estuary and about to get much wetter.
Here's a pretty, active map showing wind directions and speeds:
https://www.windy.com/?53.219,-4.417,6
garynortheast
21-10-23, 07:10 AM
Urgghh! down with a cold and feeling very ropey indeed. Been quite chesty for a week or so, which was obviously the virus getting ready to give me the full works. I'll do a C19 test later just to be on the safe side, then it's a trip to the shop to stock up on paracetamol.
I hope it passes off quickly. Tis the season for coughs and sneezes.
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Craig380
21-10-23, 08:33 AM
Hope you shake it off faster than we have, Gary. We're all still a bit under the weather after nearly 3 weeks. Covid tests were negative, but who knows?
I suppose it highlights that for decades we've been underestimating just how crap an 'ordinary' winter bug can make you feel.
We had some pretty heavy weather down here yesterday and the water filtration/pumping station got flooded and broke down. We were without water for 24 hrs. Lots of flooding all over the county.
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garynortheast
22-10-23, 09:14 AM
Crap! I have covid. Just tested positive. I've obviously had this since Friday.
That sucks
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That's annoying.
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garynortheast
22-10-23, 09:27 AM
I was just about to go shopping, running low on a few things. Gonna have to wait till Wednesday now, as I'm not paying home delivery charges.
Sir Trev
22-10-23, 05:16 PM
Hope your symptoms are not too bad Gary.
garynortheast
22-10-23, 06:20 PM
Hope your symptoms are not too bad Gary.
Well, do you know what Trevor? I'm feeling almost normal again now. I went out for a good 5 mile walk with Mabel this afternoon which made me feel a lot better. I've just had dinner now and aside from a bit of coughing and sneezing, I feel pretty good.
Weather is forecast to be ok tomorrow so I think I might get out on the bike for a few hours.
I'm sad though, that I'm going to miss my friend's funeral and the chance to say some sort of a goodbye.
redtrummy
22-10-23, 07:37 PM
The advice is to take it easy for a few days after a bout and also after the jab if you trust having it.
garynortheast
22-10-23, 07:55 PM
I've had four of the jabs RT, but the last one slabbed me out for 2 weeks. It made me feel much, much worse than this bout of covid, so I've not had any more since. I don't ever want to feel that ill again.
The walking makes me feel much better, but I'm going gently at it, rather than my usual rapid pace.
I had some errands to run today and as it was sunny I used the bike. After I got back I checked the chain and oiler to see if it was dispensing enough. No problem with that but my attention was grabbed by a thorn sticking out of the rear tyre. My Karoo tyres have a chunky tread and the thorn was in the channel between blocks. I managed to get most of it out but it was breaking up as I dug around with needle nosed pliers. I don't think it got as far as the tube but we'll see in the next day or so.
That's the downside of exploring small lanes, there's all sorts of detritus to pick up from hedge trimming etc.
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garynortheast
24-10-23, 04:54 PM
It's that time of the year John. Hedge cutting and relying on passing traffic to clear up the debris.
You probably haven't heard of Mike Johnson, he's the new Speaker in the US Congress, If anything happens to the President and Vice President he becomes the leader of the US. He's from Louisana and his views are a little "out there"...
1) The Earth is 6000 years old.
2) Evolution is bogus.
3) Wants a Federal ban on all abortions (not just State decided)
4) Climate change does not exist.
5) Gay marriage should be abolished and conversion therapy enforced.
6) Religion should be taught in schools (he didn't say which religion but I'm guessing it's not Islam). This is against their Constitution (but so was insurrection)
7) Trump won the 2020 election.
8 ) Supports helping Israel but not Ukraine.
9) Supports a Muslim ban on all US immigrants (as per Trump)
10) Against people getting divorced (he has a Covenant marriage - no divorce without extensive counselling).
11) He's part of a Republican group that is prepared to shut down the US economy to get what they want which causes turmoil worldwide.
12) All our "rights" come from God.
I'm not saying he's a nut job, well actually, that's exactly what I'm saying. :rolleyes:
redtrummy
30-10-23, 08:26 AM
Makes the mind boggle! Frightening
I've never understood the Americans and their relationship with religion. They seem to have more than their fair share of nutty evangelical preachers. On the one hand they have a sophisticated technological society and on the other they have nut jobs like this guy who's beliefs go back to the stone age.
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I've never understood the Americans and their relationship with religion
Don't forget how America was founded. The Pilgrims left England, not because they were persecuted (as is often told) but because England was too soft and they wanted the right to persecute non religious/believers more.
Today, the Republican hard right just see it as another tool in the culture war to bash the Democrats.
Craig380
30-10-23, 01:52 PM
Don't forget how America was founded. The Pilgrims left England, not because they were persecuted (as is often told) but because England was too soft and they wanted the right to persecute non religious/believers more.
Today, the Republican hard right just see it as another tool in the culture war to bash the Democrats.
Indeed. Although the commandment 'thou shalt not kill' doesn't seem to register too highly in their worldview.
garynortheast
30-10-23, 02:48 PM
Their worldview seems to be thoroughly apocryphal old testament. Don't suppose they would have much time for the teachings of the fellow who's name was used for the er...Christian church!
Craig380
30-10-23, 04:36 PM
Yes, 'love thy neighbour as thyself' doesn't rank very high either!
My gripe is Royal Mail. I had to return an item to a supplier and they gave me a Royal Mail tracked label to print. RMs website said I could use their drop box to drop it off, which I did as it was more convenient. That was the 20th of October, and the package then disappeared into the ether that is their system, no scans or updates. Visited the local sorting office, no joy, the person there couldn't give two hoots. Called customer services who basically said that if the depot can't find it then what chance do we have? Lol. Well it finally arrived today at the supplier slightly soggy and with a damaged label. Basically if you drop something off into these boxes and it doesn't get scanned then your insurance for a tracked item is useless as you can't prove they have the item. So basically take your item to a post office and get a proof of posting receipt.
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Car insurance.
I am with DirectLine, never claimed, 10+ years of NCB (only been back in UK 10 years). Last year I drove 984 miles in my car but I have told them I want to cover an estimated 3000 miles. 13 year old Yaris, locked garage overnight, only driver, no breakdown cover or other extras - last year £200, this year £300. That's a lot of inflation - 50%!
Went to ComparetheMarket - Aviva quoted £160 (they were the cheapest), but many others quoted <£250. DirectLine used to be cheap, what happened?
Luckypants
14-11-23, 11:15 AM
Car insurance (and insurance in general) has gone up a lot this year. The problems are multiple, leading to big hikes in premiums. LV have a thing about it on their website...
https://www.lv.com/car-insurance/renewal-explained
I changed from a 2001 Honda Civic coupe to a 2011 Audi A6 saloon this year, got a hell of a shock because I haven't paid more than £250 a year for a long time. But a lot of insurers are blaming cost of paint, materials and labour for premium hikes.
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redtrummy
14-11-23, 01:14 PM
House Insurance £180 to £280 LV - swapped company. Bikes £120 to £180, Adrian Flux, swapped company now £102. AF came back with £97 but checking on Trustpilot the company they were going to use got 1.7 stars! So now with Bennetts. Cannot carry a pillion or ride other bikes (on either quoted policy) Car, Civic has gone to the scrapheap in the sky, so now its a Corolla Hybrid. Insurance has gone up from £150 to £240 odd. Went on comparison website and the cheapest quote £500! so paid the £240 LV. Motorhome about £20 more this year to be around £240 as well, LV again. All in all a nice tidy sum especially since between us we average around 5000 miles a year
Craig380
14-11-23, 04:09 PM
now its a Corolla Hybrid.
I'd be very interested in your impressions of that, we're looking at replacing our 8-year-old Corsa and both me and my wife now have a taste for automatics after my last company car.
Which model do you have?
We have a Toyota main dealer 3 miles from us, which is handy, and I like the look of the new Yaris as well as the newer Corolla.
Sir Trev
14-11-23, 06:26 PM
My daughter has a Yaris (1 year old on lease) and it is a very nice car. I'd prefer something a smidge bigger for the longer journeys I do so the Corolla estate is a possible for me next.
I've been with Ford for years but they're on the SUV bandwagon and likely to drop the Focus soon. SUVs are just not my bag hence potentially jumping ship.
And my car insurance is a good 50% up this year. Got a very slightly better deal by switching from LV to Admiral but hardly worth the hour I lost on the phone to do so!
Craig380
14-11-23, 09:32 PM
The Yaris is very well reviewed by the motoring press and I do like the look of them. I feel some test drives coming on :)
redtrummy
15-11-23, 10:12 AM
Its a Corolla - picked I think on the colour 2020 model. Apparently new ones are much better, but this does the job. I wonder bif Ibshould have had an estate version but I did check that I could getbthe road bike in the back without having to dismantle it. ThebYaris Cross is a nice size, a bit taller than standard. Its our first foray into automatics, took a little getting use to nut as time goes on getting to like it more
Bit of a techo shock after the 20 year old Civic I can tell you. No CD player so am in the process of sticking all our CDs on a stick.
Sir Trev
15-11-23, 07:33 PM
Bit of a techo shock after the 20 year old Civic I can tell you. No CD player so am in the process of sticking all our CDs on a stick.
Ha ha ha, I deliberately did not spec the CD player option when we ordered Lady Poppy's car last year and she looked quite disappointed that she could not leave increasingly scratched discs and damaged cases all over this car. Hopefully your Corolla will have Carplay and/or Android Auto (depending on your phone preference) as I use Spotify in my car if I don't feel like using the DAB radio.
redtrummy
16-11-23, 09:36 AM
The real nice thing is the quietness of the engine and the quality of the sound out of the radio etc. Again its a couple of generations on from the Civic.. The Civic was collected in the morning, we went to a car supermarket straight away, got totally overwelmed by the choice so I asked the wife 'which do you like ' (hence chosen on colour one quick test drive and into the Pub for a late celibratory lunchtime. After some 50 years on the road its the only test drive that I have had before purchasing a vehicle and as vehicles go only one was a disappointment and that was reliability issues, but that did over 100k before I got rid. I guess loads of cars would fit the bill for us. My biggest concern in the future is will all the bells and whistles prove to be a liability.
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garynortheast
16-11-23, 05:01 PM
Vehicle tax, cheeky ratbags. Got the Peugot in January, taxed it, now at the end of November I have to pay for another year's tax. Goodness knows how much they are raking in from folks with this con.
Good job it's only £35 a year. :-(
Vehicle tax, cheeky ratbags. Got the Peugot in January, taxed it, now at the end of November I have to pay for another year's tax. Goodness knows how much they are raking in from folks with this con.
Good job it's only £35 a year. :-(
are you sure they are not just sending out a reminder a bit sooner than normal. if not then i would dispute their calculations. i can understand that sometimes you loose a months tax if your at the end of the month say a week before the end of Jan which means that they will take the whole of Jan but that still does not work out as you would have had to have taxed it at the end of December.
the other way round it is to buy it by dd monthly but this is exactly what they want everyone to do. continuos insurance and tax
Sir Trev
16-11-23, 06:22 PM
I'm guessing your tax runs out end of Dec then Gary, although it is still a bit early to send out a reminder, unless they think people will forget in the chaos of most folk's Chrimbo.
garynortheast
16-11-23, 06:38 PM
Nope, runs out 30th November according to the V11W.
Craig380
17-11-23, 09:20 AM
Got the next steps on my back problem: vertebroplasty to strengthen the compromised vertebra, then surgery to ablate the areas that are rubbing on the sciatic nerves and causing the pain, then a couple of plates / rods to keep everything stable.
Good job it's winter as it'll mean no biking for at least 2 months.
That sounds quite intensive. What was the underlying cause a previous injury or age related?
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Craig380
17-11-23, 11:04 AM
A secondary tumour on the vertebra, which has been growing since late last year. Had two sessions of radiotherapy on it to shrink it (which helped a lot) but with the most recent pain flare, the consultants reckon that it could be getting unstable and at risk of collapsing, which would be bad. So the aim is to intervene early and stabilise things as much as possible.
A secondary tumour on the vertebra, which has been growing since late last year. Had two sessions of radiotherapy on it to shrink it (which helped a lot) but with the most recent pain flare, the consultants reckon that it could be getting unstable and at risk of collapsing, which would be bad. So the aim is to intervene early and stabilise things as much as possible.Blimey. Puts my cold in perspective.
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Craig380
17-11-23, 04:16 PM
At least I'm not missing good biking weather, as I'm likely to be out of the saddle well into the new year :|
True. It's a good time to get the procedure done. I hope its successful.
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garynortheast
17-11-23, 06:55 PM
Wow Craig, that all sounds pretty serious. Let's hope they get this sorted pretty pronto. As you say, ideal time of the year to deal with it, and you should be ready to get back in the saddle in time for the new season.
Craig380
17-11-23, 08:42 PM
thanks both!
redtrummy
18-11-23, 09:00 AM
Hi Craig I am a cronic bad back sufferer from way back from the 70s so I can sympathize, but its nothing like you are having to go through. Hope all goes well with the procedure and you make a full recovery, and get on the bike again quickly (as soon as the weather warms up)
Craig380
18-11-23, 09:40 AM
thank you, sir :)
Sir Trev
20-11-23, 06:32 PM
BT. I know they've been the subject of many gripes already but they sent us a letter saying our Family Sim Plan has expired and to either call or go online to upgrade. Their website may as well be in Greek... It is so hard to navigate and it turns out the cheaper deal in the letter is not on their website. They're also pushing me towards EE now they're the same company but there is no mention of similar family plans, so I'm going to have to call them. Great.
Plusnet (BT again) mobile did the same to me earlier this year. They also wanted to push me to EE. I moved to Lyca.
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garynortheast
20-11-23, 07:37 PM
I'm with Plusnet, but all I have with them is my broadband, no phones of any sort.
Got the next steps on my back problem: vertebroplasty to strengthen the compromised vertebra, then surgery to ablate the areas that are rubbing on the sciatic nerves and causing the pain, then a couple of plates / rods to keep everything stable.
Good job it's winter as it'll mean no biking for at least 2 months.
Good grief! When is the op, Craig? I hope everything goes well.
Craig380
21-11-23, 07:53 AM
Good grief! When is the op, Craig? I hope everything goes well.
Thanks S - going to the spine unit at glamorous Salford Royal today, hopefully starting the procedures later or tomorrow.
maviczap
21-11-23, 09:49 AM
Teeth, I hate them
Had two fillings a couple of months ago, and ever since I've not been right. Its not pain as such, but just like I've got someone else's teeth in.
Given that I had a bi max operation (both jaws moved) in about 2000, I've not enjoyed any dental work. I've moved dentists, as my last visit was so terrifying I was hyperventilating on the chair when she was doing the fillings. My previous dentist doesn't have to best reputation in the area.
Thanks S - going to the spine unit at glamorous Salford Royal today, hopefully starting the procedures later or tomorrow.Good luck with that Craig. Keep us posted with progress.
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Sir Trev
21-11-23, 07:30 PM
Fingers crossed for you Craig.
And I hope your teeth settle down for you John. I had a couple of my older NHS amalgam fillings replaced a couple of years ago and the new porcelain (?) material felt so wrong for weeks.
Craig380
22-11-23, 04:16 PM
thank you both!
Puncture. Grrr. The last sunny dry day of November so I thought I'd take the bike for a last ride of 2023. Only got 5 miles down the road and the bikes handling was getting gradually worse so pulled in to a garage. Definitely a flat rear. Couldn't see any obvious cause so pumped up with tyre weld. I got home okay but it's not holding air. It maybe a thorn as I pulled one out last month and maybe there is another.
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Just tried to remove the rear wheel. None of my sockets fit. I need to go and buy a 26mm.
Reading the owners manual, there is nothing in it about removing wheels. There's no tools in the tool kit either. In fact there's nothing about any kind of servicing. Quite a contrast to the VFR manual that covered basic servicing such as oil changes and tyres.
Clearly anything other than changing a fuse is a dealer job. Much the same as the car world has gone.
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BoltonSte
29-11-23, 12:35 PM
Just tried to remove the rear wheel. None of my sockets fit. I need to go and buy a 26mm.
Reading the owners manual, there is nothing in it about removing wheels. There's no tools in the tool kit either. In fact there's nothing about any kind of servicing. Quite a contrast to the VFR manual that covered basic servicing such as oil changes and tyres.
Clearly anything other than changing a fuse is a dealer job. Much the same as the car world has gone.
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My old Street Triple came with an Allen key and tank prop. So I could lift the tank and change a fuse.
Grant66
29-11-23, 05:14 PM
Just tried to remove the rear wheel. None of my sockets fit. I need to go and buy a 26mm.
Reading the owners manual, there is nothing in it about removing wheels. There's no tools in the tool kit either. In fact there's nothing about any kind of servicing. Quite a contrast to the VFR manual that covered basic servicing such as oil changes and tyres.
Clearly anything other than changing a fuse is a dealer job. Much the same as the car world has gone.
Sent from my moto g(50) using TapatalkThe curvy SV came with a tank prop too.
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The curvy SV came with a tank prop too.
Sent from an S20 using Tapatalk with that kin cr4p blockedIt did. I had to use a lump of wood on the VFR.
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Sir Trev
29-11-23, 09:22 PM
Hugh came equipped with nothing more than an allen key too...
Hugh came equipped with nothing more than an allen key too...You can do a lot of damage with an Allen key, ask IKEA.
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Craig380
30-11-23, 09:10 AM
the Gen 3 SV toolkit is pathetic compared to the Gen 2. No plug spanner, no tank prop, no spanner for the 27mm rear wheel nut, no 10mm Allen for the front axle. Luckily I had half the above from my K6 pointy (RIP).
garynortheast
30-11-23, 09:19 AM
The Gen 1 toolkits were excellent and pretty comprehensive, but then the bike was built in a time when manufacturers generally still supplied proper toolkits.
Mind you, most modern bikes have no space under the seat for a tool kit due to the silly styling of modern bikes.
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Just tried to remove the rear wheel. None of my sockets fit. I need to go and buy a 26mm.
Does your Honda have a Fuji nut on the rear axle? I first encountered these on my XSR700 but Suzuki have now adopted using them too. They are a type of locknut that has two thin metal "blades" that engage with the threads, they are attached to the nut but can move slightly.
They work well as a locknut but with dirt ingress can jam so hard they strip the thread of the axle. My friend with an MT-07 had to replace his axle because of that and it's an occasional thread (ouch) on the MT-07/XSR700 forums.
Does your Honda have a Fuji nut on the rear axle? I first encountered these on my XSR700 but Suzuki have now adopted using them too. They are a type of locknut that has two thin metal "blades" that engage with the threads, they are attached to the nut but can move slightly.
They work well as a locknut but with dirt ingress can jam so hard they strip the thread of the axle. My friend with an MT-07 had to replace his axle because of that and it's an occasional thread (ouch) on the MT-07/XSR700 forums.Thankfully not. I know of this kind of nut, I had it on gearbox sprocket on a Suzuki gsx750e. You could only undo it with an air impact driver.
The Transalp has a wide hollow axle hence the larger nut size I guess. I think the SV was 24mm.
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I lied. I've picked up the repaired wheel and had fun refitting it. And guess what, the nut is the Fuji type, I just didn't notice before.
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Kissinger - I remember, as a kid, this man being on tv a lot (this was the Vietnam era) - I recall he had a thick accent but I didn't realise what an evil man he was. His advice (to Nixon) to bomb Cambodia killed hundreds of thousands and led to the rise of the Khmer Rouge. He supported right wing regimes/military coups in various parts of the world (Chile, East Timor, Argentina, West Pakistan now Bangladesh), the list goes on.
On a related note a staggering statistic - during the American bombing of Laos, 2.5 million tons of ordnance was dropped which equates to a planeload of bombs every 8 minutes, 24 hours a day for 9 years. It is the most heavily bombed country per capita in history.
Craig380
01-12-23, 09:15 AM
As was said at the time, satire died when Kissinger was awarded the Nobel peace prize.
garynortheast
01-12-23, 10:06 AM
If there is such a place as hell, I sincerely hope he's there, along with Thatcher.
R1ffR4ff
01-12-23, 11:40 AM
I lied. I've picked up the repaired wheel and had fun refitting it. And guess what, the nut is the Fuji type, I just didn't notice before.
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Just as an aside I made this for the next time I need to raise and fit my rear wheel off the ground and align the axle from an idea on the US SV site,
https://i.imgur.com/YusbMRZ.jpg
Using one of these,
Pump Wedge eBay (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126141396724?hash=item1d5e9cf6f4:g:-5oAAOSw65Rk90ox&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4LqZPDhu0tuFhmh78GjfaQayUXOla LcuUsbThg088HkCctm7QcaNbSBYGdRyLjnsHIPETuTxb%2BEY0 1vqc7v6OdraD%2B%2BrWB77NP0%2F9YHL9eNQXgVItbUfadkFb 7AVOBE8MdlfR5E3aZyjZCmXApumS%2BPYP94QUVsneB1LDThMl zc0O%2BGGeDI4m1ahFuEVk9vJb5YsTxpKLKUdUYLWzpjNuOARB vi3AshyDJy9RBZ0QoM9zKH29lvDnZ2IwspAXy4IWO%2BrQMDuU sbc%2F4ELO6x3uU%2BXK5BBKhyXNx6lx5ZuUeyI%7Ctkp%3ABF BM-IGX04Rj)
You don't have to use wood. Hard foam blocks were used as well. Base is a bit of old hardboard or chipboard. I've tested it under the fitted rear wheel and it will work great :)
HTH :)
R1ffR4ff
01-12-23, 11:55 AM
The Gen 1 toolkits were excellent and pretty comprehensive, but then the bike was built in a time when manufacturers generally still supplied proper toolkits.
+10 :)
The bendy Plug spanner is a must. I even use the back of it to take out my Rad bolts when checking my front plug and or doing a Carb sync :D
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