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Getting crap from an absolute f^&ktard of a customer on the phone at 5.15pm after a really hard day working put me in a great mood for finishing work at 5:30 (actually nearer 6 due to dealing with the aftermath of his bullsh*t). Getting really sick of little sh%ts who have obviously dodgy (stolen) high end full suspension bling bikes way beyond their means being pushy and coc*y morons and treating us like dirt.
There are so many people bringing "bargain" gumtree bought bikes to us that are blatantly stolen, with cobbled together parts on otherwise high end bikes that the sellers have hashed together to pass off to unsuspecting buyers, who are qeueing up to get them. Quite how people don't realise that a £3300 bike they bought for £150 with an odd front wheel is likely to be stolen goods is beyond me.
simple answer.. report it to the police and find out if its been stolen. if it has then its a smile of the day.
Adam Ef
03-07-20, 08:39 PM
Not quite so simple. It becomes very complicated very quickly.
Last time we got involved we had threats against the shop. We already have more to do more than we can fit into a day without all of this.
Dave20046
03-07-20, 09:02 PM
thats weird.. not enough cash in it for them?
try bikesure, i think its adrian flux.. i have been with them for years and they have been great. also lowest price for my modded bike, well more to the point the only ones that would look at insuring the bike with the mods.
they have hiked their breakdown cover this year.
I've asked them to ring me Monday, it will be either the mods (really hope not) or the fact it's multibike and they may be withdrawing from multibike policies (I hope so!)...or like you say not enough money. They charge me £75 per year fully comp for the SV :smt107
I've been looking at getting the bikes separately and it's really not a great deal of money even with not being able to put NCD on one so I'm less stressed now. Cheers for the tip off.
Not quite so simple. It becomes very complicated very quickly.
Last time we got involved we had threats against the shop. We already have more to do more than we can fit into a day without all of this.
so its ok if i go into a clients home and discover kiddy porn on their PC and dont report it coz i'm scared of repercussions?
the more you let people away with things the more they do it.
Dave20046
03-07-20, 09:05 PM
Yep. Bicycles.
It has become our problem in the past when the Police have got involved and dragged us into it.
One woman today had somehow managed to buy her son a full carbon, full suspension Lapierre Zesty with blinged out Hope components, brakes etc (google it.. £3500+ value) from a renowned part of Bristol for just over £100. It had a missing headset part, probably left on the original forks that were left locked somewhere. The headset alone costs £150. Of course she doesn't want to pay for it but has unwittingly bought into a very expensive bike to repair. It becomes our problem as it's taken up a couple of hours of our very busy day and will likely lead to her taking it back with no work done on it, so a waste of time and loss for us running the workshop. At least she's polite. The little scrotes who also treat us like dirt in situations like this are a different matter.
Can see why that's difficult..but why are they telling you the purchase price of their bikes?
I've never taken my car (or motorbike ) to a garage and had to tell them it's history.
It's sort of good if you can whistle blow and get them back to their owners but I guess it could be bad for business (though they're not the customers you want ?)
I've asked them to ring me Monday, it will be either the mods (really hope not) or the fact it's multibike and they may be withdrawing from multibike policies (I hope so!)...or like you say not enough money. They charge me £75 per year fully comp for the SV :smt107
I've been looking at getting the bikes separately and it's really not a great deal of money even with not being able to put NCD on one so I'm less stressed now. Cheers for the tip off.
£75 you jammy git :smt033
Dave20046
03-07-20, 09:16 PM
£75 you jammy git :smt033
It's been like it for about 8 years and every other year they **** up the renewal and send me a £25 good will check, one year they sent me £100! Even if I have to split the multibike I'm going to try keep my SV with them if I can!
It's been like it for about 8 years and every other year they **** up the renewal and send me a £25 good will check, one year they sent me £100! Even if I have to split the multibike I'm going to try keep my SV with them if I can!
*****.. :D
waiting 3 months for a limited copy of Goldfrapp - Supernature on vinyl only to discover its scratched, warped and chipped. contacted CS and they are trying to wriggle out of it.
out of around 20 new LPs' i have had 2 keepers. the rest have been flawed.
they sent me another copy and its all good :-)
they even said keep the other.
it sounds incredible compared to the CD i have.
Adam Ef
03-07-20, 10:35 PM
so its ok if i go into a clients home and discover kiddy porn on their PC and dont report it coz i'm scared of repercussions?
the more you let people away with things the more they do it.
That's a definite crime.
We have no proof that this is definitely a crime and no way of getting any. But it's fairly obvious. Top spec bike with cheap wrong size front wheel fitted?... hmm, very likely someone locked their bike up through the front wheel and little thief came along, undid wheel quick release and stole the rest leaving the original wheel locked to a bike stand. = we see this a lot.
We have got involved in the past and it cost about two days of lost workshop time dealing with it... 16 hours lost at about £30 per hour and then resulted in threats of violence against the shop. The Police were not very helpful at all either. It ended in the person who owned the bike buying it back off the person who brought it in for a service for the £50 they'd paid for it when they bought it off someone in the street. The Police mediated and organised that arrangement as the original owner couldn't show them a receipt. Unless I'm mistaken the Police effectively assisted in the selling of stolen goods? The person who had bought it for £50 was not charged with anything. So, it really didn't bring about any justice.
+To put it in context we have been stressed beyond belief the last couple of months and are still working for minimal wages as is the norm in the bicycle industry..
My main gripe is the attitude with which these dodgy little fu*kers treat us. Its insult to injury It's an attitude that tends to go hand in hand with the people that have no morals about taking or buying someone elses's pride and joy that they've worked hard for.
Seeing as all bikes have a serial/chassis number - there should be a quick way to check with the Police if a bike has been marked as stolen?
Personally, i'd not touch anything unless someone could prove they own it receipt/transactional proof -eBay/Gum,tree etc.
putting your trust in a company that have been in business for a long long time to do a job.
sent a truntable bearing in to be serviced as it was a little bit noisy and it has come back worse then when it went in and they have not replaced what i asked then to do. they are the only people who can refurbish this bearing as it has a captive sapphire bearing so you can imagine how much it was to be fixed.
this really furks me off and people wonder why i have trust issues when it comes to fixing things.
So called 'bike enthusiast' motorcycle servicing business telling me ... don't worry about your bike, we'll treat it as if it were our own! Then returning it with a paint chip, and the work not being done. I know it hadn't been done because I am very untrusting (through many past experiences) and so marked all the associated nuts n bolts that would need to be removed for said work to be done! Literally none of the bolts had been removed and they tried to charge me £80 which was the agreed price. Needless to say ... no money changed hands and they were told to do one. I just hate robbing, lying, cheating, cowboys. I'm still debating whether or not to expose the crooks for what they are. I can/could do the work myself but just didn't have the time to do it and so ... got disappointed again.
The moral of this gripe is ... if you can ... do it yourself, if you can't... learn, because there's always someone out to fleece you.
chris8886
05-07-20, 07:08 PM
Name and shame 'em!
Adam Ef
06-07-20, 07:25 AM
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garynortheast
06-07-20, 07:53 AM
Discovered a very slight leak from the drive shaft oil seal on the GSXR. Thinking I may aswell fix it I looked up the parts... Oil seal alone = £51 !!! Plus I'd need two o-rings, one is £7.90 and the other is £23 !!! Looking at about £80 to stop a very slight leak.
That’s a right pain, and an expensive one at that. Trouble is, if you leave it, it’s just going to get worse.
oil seals are usually in standard sizes so any bearing store will have them. Is this the seal #34
https://www.fowlersparts.co.uk/parts/5655136/gsx-r1000-l2-l6-12-16/transmission
http://www.wychbearings.co.uk/38x56x7-r23-nbr_oil_seal.html (you would need to check temp range £5.11).
Incidentally item #34 is sold by Suzuki in the US for $26, we get ripped off in the UK
BoltonSte
06-07-20, 11:25 AM
putting your trust in a company that have been in business for a long long time to do a job.
sent a truntable bearing in to be serviced as it was a little bit noisy and it has come back worse then when it went in and they have not replaced what i asked then to do. they are the only people who can refurbish this bearing as it has a captive sapphire bearing so you can imagine how much it was to be fixed.
this really furks me off and people wonder why i have trust issues when it comes to fixing things.
A company called Brookfield make viscometers which use sapphire bearings (the newer technology may have changed) either way they do still service them. May be worth a call if you don't get sorted, there is an ex engineer who set up his own company to do it, if I come across his details I'll send them on. There may be others who service Brookfields who could also do the job.
Ste
Adam Ef
06-07-20, 11:49 AM
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Adam Ef
06-07-20, 11:54 AM
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Have you also checked Wemoto, or the local bearings shop for prices? Usually with the dimensions they can provide something.
Adam Ef
06-07-20, 12:13 PM
Wemoto list one but it's different dimensions.
Check the Suzuki Vintage bike parts list - usually they are discounted prices, and the seal maybe used in one of the previous models
https://shopvintage.suzuki.co.uk
You could drain the oil into a clean container and reuse or if you're brave, lean it against something. (I did this once with a CB175 and it fell on me, so I'm a bit cautious).
You can specify an SKF seal which, in theory, should be guaranteed quality for £9.74 + VAT. (double lip)
https://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/Seals-SKF-Seals/c19_4749/index.html?page=1 (you'll have to plug your numbers in).
If you go direct to Fowlers page, the seal is listed at £43.04.
https://www.fowlersparts.co.uk/parts/5288781/gsx-r750-k6-k7-06-07/transmission
If you google the Suzuki part number 09283-42017-000, the size is shown as a 42x62x7.
I'd buy an SKF seal.
A company called Brookfield make viscometers which use sapphire bearings (the newer technology may have changed) either way they do still service them. May be worth a call if you don't get sorted, there is an ex engineer who set up his own company to do it, if I come across his details I'll send them on. There may be others who service Brookfields who could also do the job.
Ste
thanks Ste.. the bearing is a 5mm sapphire cup sitting on top of a shaft with a tungsten ball encapsulated into the spindle. the bearing is what you would call inverted.
there are others who have tried other places but nobody is willing to work on them and as such truepoint are the only people in the world as far as i know who service them. people sent them to truepoint from all over the world as they are supposed to be specialists.
its not so much getting a hold of the sapphire cup its getting the encapsulated bearing thats the problem.
they have said to send it back and they will rectify it and i will but i have lost all faith in these people.
if the bearing goes missing in the post i'm feked as you cant buy them and nobody will make new ones including truepoint. i was already paranoid sending it away in the first place and TBT the bearing was not in bad shape but i wanted it perfect and the reason i sent it away to a company that supposedly specialises in these things.
the turntable is around 35 years old and i want to keep it going.
BoltonSte
06-07-20, 07:12 PM
thanks Ste.. the bearing is a 5mm sapphire cup sitting on top of a shaft with a tungsten ball encapsulated into the spindle. the bearing is what you would call inverted.
there are others who have tried other places but nobody is willing to work on them and as such truepoint are the only people in the world as far as i know who service them. people sent them to truepoint from all over the world as they are supposed to be specialists.
its not so much getting a hold of the sapphire cup its getting the encapsulated bearing thats the problem.
they have said to send it back and they will rectify it and i will but i have lost all faith in these people.
if the bearing goes missing in the post i'm feked as you cant buy them and nobody will make new ones including truepoint. i was already paranoid sending it away in the first place and TBT the bearing was not in bad shape but i wanted it perfect and the reason i sent it away to a company that supposedly specialises in these things.
the turntable is around 35 years old and i want to keep it going.
I can't find the details, but ask these guys https://amlinstruments.co.uk/about/ it looks like a smaller firm and you never know, the parts may be common. I can't see too many people making sapphire bearings.
Adam Ef
07-07-20, 06:50 PM
Three months and still no V5 for the GSXR.
Can't contact DVLA.
Phone line says they can't take calls and to go online. Online takes you to an email form, which emails you the phone number.
Live chat takes you to a page that says that service is closed at the moment.
Going around in circles!
Does anyone know how to contact the DVLA other than by post which I'm sure will get ignored?
DarrenSV650S
07-07-20, 07:44 PM
I've heard they are majorly back up with postal requests. Online stuff is automated so that is your only chance of getting anything done. Too late for you now though
Adam Ef
07-07-20, 08:35 PM
Post was the only option as it was a V62 to apply for a replacement V5 after prevoious owner messed up and threw the wrong stuff away.
Backed up for 3 months though!? I can kind of understand but very frustrated by the total lack of any way to contact them now. Website enquiries "closed". A phone line that hangs up on you after saying they can't take calls. An email autoreply that directs you to phone them... which gives a recorded message that tells you to use the website, which is closed.. etc etc...
Chris_SVS
10-07-20, 02:32 PM
Should have been having lunch at Ponderosa enroute to Barmouth today
garynortheast
10-07-20, 07:40 PM
Should have been having lunch at Ponderosa enroute to Barmouth today
Bittersweet day. Great ride out of around 150 miles but conscious all the way round that I should have been heading to Barmouth to meet up with everyone, and riding with you all tomorrow.
Should have been having lunch at Ponderosa enroute to Barmouth today
Bittersweet day. Great ride out of around 150 miles but conscious all the way round that I should have been heading to Barmouth to meet up with everyone, and riding with you all tomorrow.
yup big bummer.
easy fix Gary... BBQ at yours :-)
dont fancy pitching a tent in your garden though :smt048
garynortheast
10-07-20, 10:41 PM
dont fancy pitching a tent in your garden though :smt048
You'd slide down the side of the mountain I call a garden during the night and wake up to find yourself in the hedge!:D
You'd slide down the side of the mountain I call a garden during the night and wake up to find yourself in the hedge!:D
i have curled up in a few hedges in my youth :drink:
garynortheast
10-07-20, 10:47 PM
i have curled up in a few hedges in my youth :drink:
Well....I wasn't going to say anything! :rolleyes:
Sir Trev
12-07-20, 06:01 PM
It's seems to be Flying Ant Day. It usually seems to happen everywhere on the same day so I hope you're not all getting as irritated by the wretched things as I am. Well aware they can't help it but I'm trying to relax on the patio and every five seconds I have to brush one or more of them off my arms, legs, head, face, argh.... Lady Poppy has given up and gone inside.
It's seems to be Flying Ant Day. It usually seems to happen everywhere on the same day so I hope you're not all getting as irritated by the wretched things as I am. Well aware they can't help it but I'm trying to relax on the patio and every five seconds I have to brush one or more of them off my arms, legs, head, face, argh.... Lady Poppy has given up and gone inside.They've just invaded here too and got into a gap between a window frame and brickwork.
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It's seems to be Flying Ant Day. It usually seems to happen everywhere on the same day so I hope you're not all getting as irritated by the wretched things as I am. Well aware they can't help it but I'm trying to relax on the patio and every five seconds I have to brush one or more of them off my arms, legs, head, face, argh.... Lady Poppy has given up and gone inside.
They've just invaded here too and got into a gap between a window frame and brickwork.
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had cavity wall insulation have we?
had cavity wall insulation have we?Yep. They're actually walking up the wall from the patio to the window and heading into the gap. I must deal that up.
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It's seems to be Flying Ant Day..
The inside of my conservatory has become a slaughterhouse this afternoon, I'm afraid I had to resort to chemical weapons to push back the ant Blitzkrieg.
My task for tomorrow is to clear up the carnage.
i was working away when the wife got conned into letting them put CWI in. trust me the air was blue when i got back.
every single person i know who has had CWI done has been plagued with ants ever since.
timwilky
13-07-20, 10:27 AM
Text from paypal to say my account suspended due to suspicious activity. Had to be worth the reply "Nice Try"
Knowing it to be phishing, I did try to follow the link. Nice of my browser to tell me what I already knew and give me a Deceptive Site Ahead warning.
Still a Gripe though. After my wife nearly fell for these scumbags. (I managed to interrupt the call) every one of them should be fed to the real sharks.
It's raining again......
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shiftin_gear98
13-07-20, 01:24 PM
Timwilky - I had that in an email too, about my Paypal account being suspended. Tossers.
Sir Trev
13-07-20, 06:02 PM
i was working away when the wife got conned into letting them put CWI in. trust me the air was blue when i got back.
every single person i know who has had CWI done has been plagued with ants ever since.
Not had that problem with the "ecobead" stuff we had installed when the extension was built in 2007. Will look out for it though just in case. Most of the ants are in the lawn at Trev Towers although there is a colony living in the greenhouse too.
Dave20046
13-07-20, 06:47 PM
Scams:
I usually follow the link and sign in with
You@re-scum.****
and a similar password to brighten their days.
Not had that problem with the "ecobead" stuff we had installed when the extension was built in 2007. Will look out for it though just in case. Most of the ants are in the lawn at Trev Towers although there is a colony living in the greenhouse too.
Yeah have heard the bead stuff doesn't have the problem with ants and damp bridging . I'm wondering what green initiatives will be available in September...
According to this article there were so many ant swarms yesterday they showed up on radar:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/flying-ant-day-2020-swarms-rain-weather-radar-a9615631.html
BoltonSte
13-07-20, 07:39 PM
Wife hit the curb in the mini and ripped the sidewall...no spare, actually no jack. Thankfully my Hyundai has, at least I have the bike so she can take my car...nope, heading out tonight and radiator is pinholed somewhere down the bottom.
So tomorrow off now taking her to work then running round sorting stuff.
Ste
Adam Ef
16-07-20, 06:42 PM
First gripe is that I've had too many gripes recently and seem to post in this thread too much !
Second gripe: I found out today that as I am not officially the registered keepr of the GSXR yet as I still have no V5, my insurance isn't technically valid as it states that I need to be the registered keeper. I wasn't aware of this and have been using the bike. So as I supposedly can't use it ( and shouldn't have been ) I decided to Sorn it. So I go to the DVLA website. Options for sorning a vehicle are either using the new keeper slip or the V5 number. I don't have either as the green slip was sent 3 months+ ago to get the V5, which is still not going through and no info as to when it will.
Then the website directs you to phone the DVLA.. something I've had no luck with for a while now. But I tried anyway and actually got through this time eventually! Only to be told that only the registered keeper can sorn a vehicle and as I'm not the keeper yet I can't sorn it so need to keep paying tax until the V5 arrives. Catch 22! They still don't know how long until my application gets attention either.
Having no luck with this bike and the experience is starting to sour. I bought it in March!
Popy Fresco
17-07-20, 06:50 AM
First gripe is that I've had too many gripes recently and seem to post in this thread too much !
Second gripe: I found out today that as I am not officially the registered keepr of the GSXR yet as I still have no V5, my insurance isn't technically valid as it states that I need to be the registered keeper. I wasn't aware of this and have been using the bike. So as I supposedly can't use it ( and shouldn't have been ) I decided to Sorn it. So I go to the DVLA website. Options for sorning a vehicle are either using the new keeper slip or the V5 number. I don't have either as the green slip was sent 3 months+ ago to get the V5, which is still not going through and no info as to when it will.
Then the website directs you to phone the DVLA.. something I've had no luck with for a while now. But I tried anyway and actually got through this time eventually! Only to be told that only the registered keeper can sorn a vehicle and as I'm not the keeper yet I can't sorn it so need to keep paying tax until the V5 arrives. Catch 22! They still don't know how long until my application gets attention either.
Having no luck with this bike and the experience is starting to sour. I bought it in March!
DVLA must be so overwhelmed. My girlfriend send them her passport 6 weeks ago, they haven't returned it yet and we are travelling in 2 weeks. there is no way to contact DVLA and when you manage to talk to a real person the only thing they say is 'it's taking longer than usual, please have patience and we can't discuss your case or give you any further information in your application'
Adam Ef
17-07-20, 10:41 AM
That's if you get through on the phone too. For a while there was a message saying they were too busy to take calls and then it automatically hung up on you with zero options. Then for a week or two the phone line was just a dead tone. Now they seem to be answering again but it's a very long wait.
DarrenSV650S
17-07-20, 12:12 PM
They'll probably be taking on workers to catch up on the backlog so the best plan is to get a job and go hunt for your V5 yourself
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First gripe is that I've had too many gripes recently and seem to post in this thread too much !
Second gripe: I found out today that as I am not officially the registered keepr of the GSXR yet as I still have no V5, my insurance isn't technically valid as it states that I need to be the registered keeper. I wasn't aware of this and have been using the bike. So as I supposedly can't use it ( and shouldn't have been ) I decided to Sorn it. So I go to the DVLA website. Options for sorning a vehicle are either using the new keeper slip or the V5 number. I don't have either as the green slip was sent 3 months+ ago to get the V5, which is still not going through and no info as to when it will.
Then the website directs you to phone the DVLA.. something I've had no luck with for a while now. But I tried anyway and actually got through this time eventually! Only to be told that only the registered keeper can sorn a vehicle and as I'm not the keeper yet I can't sorn it so need to keep paying tax until the V5 arrives. Catch 22! They still don't know how long until my application gets attention either.
Having no luck with this bike and the experience is starting to sour. I bought it in March!
always keep the counter slip and never ever let anyone send the main v5 off for you, always insist that you do it.
there are a lot of scumbags out there.
the DVLA should have given you a new V5 by now so it looks like you will have to apply for one.. at a cost. good luck.
Adam Ef
17-07-20, 03:19 PM
I sent a V62 application for a new V5 3 months ago. They wanted me to send the green slip with it. So, they have everything. I have spoken to someone and I don't have to pay as the previous owner screwed up.
shiftin_gear98
20-07-20, 06:37 PM
Road surfacing. The variety where they coat everything in tar and dump tons of gravel on it. I thought it was bad on the SV/GSXR. However some idiot decided to resurface a lovely flowing section of my push bike commute. Its ****ing horrendous now. Trying to ride a mile of loose gravel trail with skinny 120psi tyres ain't fun. Plus there was nothing wrong with the surface anyway.
Chris_SVS
20-07-20, 07:17 PM
Road surfacing. The variety where they cost everything in tar and dump tons of gravel on it. I thought it was bad on the SV/GSXR. However some idiot decided to resurface a lovely flowing section of my push bike commute. Its ****ing horrendous now. Trying to ride a mile of loose gravel trail with skinny 120psi tyres ain't fun. Plus there was nothing wrong with the surface anyway.
Budget to spend or lose
punyXpress
20-07-20, 08:09 PM
i was working away when the wife got conned into letting them put CWI in. trust me the air was blue when i got back.
every single person i know who has had CWI done has been plagued with ants ever since.
Today's paper - 50 mile cloud of flying ants Kent & Sussex.
Not yours by the way, Bibs ?
Road surfacing. The variety where they cost everything in tar and dump tons of gravel on it. I thought it was bad on the SV/GSXR. However some idiot decided to resurface a lovely flowing section of my push bike commute. Its ****ing horrendous now. Trying to ride a mile of loose gravel trail with skinny 120psi tyres ain't fun. Plus there was nothing wrong with the surface anyway.
It's called top (or surface) dressing.
You will be astonished to learn that it's significantly cheaper than doing it "properly". A petition was started in 2014 to stop them doing it, as you can tell, it was not totally successful. :rolleyes:
It might be cheaper but it doesn't last long. They just did a road into our village and people have complained about chipped cars and windscreens.
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Craig380
21-07-20, 08:44 AM
Loads of it done around Staffs / Derbyshire too, on routes like the A52 which is pounded daily by HGVs. Of course the HGVs just put wheel tracks in the dressing and corrugate it on corners thanks to their mass when braking, so apart from filling in potholes the surface is actually worse to drive / ride on than it was before.
shiftin_gear98
21-07-20, 09:08 AM
Todays Gripe.
Rant Mode On.
**** Munchers on motorbikes - yeah a bit of a sensitive subject on a motorbike forum. Especially with regard to cycling.
I have recently rekindled my interest in cycling, mainly down to it being mentioned on here. I have started to cycle to work three days a week - 40 - 60 miles per day depending on time constraints.
Yesterday and today I have noticed that not all motorcyclist are nice. Some for a better description are **** Munchers.
Yesterday some ***** nearly took my arm off, by whizzing past whilst I was signalling to turn right. And today, just because you can overtake and stay in the same lane as there is technically just enough space.
Doesn't mean it's a very nice thing to do, all three times this morning weren't very pleasant being the cyclist.
I did laugh when one of the said **** Munchers nearly ran out of room between himself and the massive lorry coming the other way. ****.
So as we all have a right to be on the road - apart from cyclist riding two abreast down country lanes around blind corners, I still don't agree with that - then lets give each other a little room to enjoy what we are doing. It only takes a second to **** it up and maim someone.
Rant Mode Off.
SV650rules
21-07-20, 10:39 AM
I thought top dressing was what you did to your lawn ? :cool: When done on roads it is cheap and nasty ( considering the money HMG get from motorists ) and just makes the road surface barely legal again in terms of grip, but the grit that easily gets pulled off by traffic and builds up is dangerous for motorbikers and windscreens.. One section of road by us about 1/2 mile long had so many ruts in it council has had to shave the surface off ( still has ruts but not so deep, and less grip than before ) they took the top surface off ages ago but did not even put the cheap tar and gravel back on ( at least there are no bends in it )... maybe it is down in their 2025 calendar to fix it up - when the council tax has increased another large amount ( if more than an average of 50% of residents paid council tax maybe the roads would improve ).
SV650rules
21-07-20, 10:48 AM
Todays Gripe.
So as we all have a right to be on the road - apart from cyclist riding two abreast down country lanes including around blind corners, I still don't agree with that - then lets give each other a little room to enjoy what we are doing. It only takes a second to **** it up and maim someone.
Rant Mode Off.
Seems cyclists are submitting headcam footage to the plods and getting motorists fined and points, which would be fine if motorists could do the same - it is only fair that any vehicle ( including cycles ) that use the road should have number plates ( and insurance for when they hit people or cars ) so that when motorists catch cyclists riding through pedestrians on pavements and zebra crossings, running red lights etc, etc. they could be identified on dashcam footage. It is 95% of cyclists that get the other 5% a bad name, and just like motobike rider the one in the flashy gear are the worst offender ( and men should deffo not wear Lycra - it should be illegal. )..
BoltonSte
21-07-20, 11:14 AM
Finding out the strange smell in the living room was the old bakelite meter frying.
Electricity Northwest were there within the hour, to determine it is knackered (after warning us off a smart meter and keep this if you can). The engineer then kept apologising as all he could do was make it safe an not carry out a repair - bit of a smile really.
Our supplier has an emergency number that doesn't work and we had to wait until this morning, so the snakes go a hot water bottle to keep them warm. At least an engineer will be out today in the next 4 hours.
Sean_Morgan
28-07-20, 08:51 PM
I may not be qualified enough for this rant, I'm relatively new to the world of SV's.
However, as a member as a member of a couple of Facebook pages its starting to wind me up just how many people are doing, or asking for advice regarding, the S to N conversion.
There really seems to be a lot of S's that are getting stripped, having a set of Renthal copies chucked on and a headlight conversion.
Surely for the survival of the species it would be better to sell the S to fund the purchase of a N .... I can't be on my own, surely a bit of research before spending money would tell you if the S was the bike for you or not ???
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Thinking of doing this conversion to my K7, nice bike but lomg trips can be a pain. Either that or I'll buy a VFR or Vstrom.
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chris8886
28-07-20, 09:42 PM
Why would you want a naked on long trips though?! Yes the S has clip on bars which might be a little more uncomfortable (but I've never owned a bike with flat bars.....), but the biggest thing for me is that you don't have a proper screen on the N version.....!
I may not be qualified enough for this rant, I'm relatively new to the world of SV's.
However, as a member as a member of a couple of Facebook pages its starting to wind me up just how many people are doing, or asking for advice regarding, the S to N conversion.
There really seems to be a lot of S's that are getting stripped, having a set of Renthal copies chucked on and a headlight conversion.
Surely for the survival of the species it would be better to sell the S to fund the purchase of a N .... I can't be on my own, surely a bit of research before spending money would tell you if the S was the bike for you or not ???
Sent from my SM-G960F using TapatalkI does seem a shame to convert bikes. It was often considered cheaper and less hassle to sell your S and buy an N but maybe there are other factors for converting such as accident damage and the cost of replacing plastics.
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Adam Ef
28-07-20, 09:54 PM
There's less choice of N models around too. I looked into the options when I got my S and there were only a few N models available and they were more expensive becuase of that. Might be different now.
Craig380
29-07-20, 06:30 AM
What Adam said. When I was looking for my first SV in 2015, I really wanted an N but they were very thin on the ground. The half-faired S that I bought was too good a bike to miss out on, so I went with that. After I fitted a gel seat and worked on my riding posture to engage my core and take weight off wrists, it was fairly comfy.
Chris_SVS
29-07-20, 04:44 PM
Back in the land of the working tomorrow, couple days a week for a few weeks via an agency but the employer is keen to take on full time. (interviewed directly by them today)
GOTD: I can't figure out a reasonable cycle commute to it
Sir Trev
29-07-20, 06:37 PM
Good luck with the role Chris.
My GOTD is directors that want you to be a mind reader. "Make me a dashboard for the entire programme, you know what I need". No I don't. I told them I'd draft up my suggestion that we could then adapt if there were any additional requirements. Apparently I am completely wrong and I should just "fix it". And apparently I refused to look at an example I had been offered two months ago. What example?
I may not be qualified enough for this rant, I'm relatively new to the world of SV's.
However, as a member as a member of a couple of Facebook pages its starting to wind me up just how many people are doing, or asking for advice regarding, the S to N conversion.
There really seems to be a lot of S's that are getting stripped, having a set of Renthal copies chucked on and a headlight conversion.
Surely for the survival of the species it would be better to sell the S to fund the purchase of a N .... I can't be on my own, surely a bit of research before spending money would tell you if the S was the bike for you or not ???
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or there are people like me who liked the faired version but hated the riding position so chucked a CNC yoke and bars on and laughed as he rode past new bike shops. the bike is fully Naked now and its keeping my speed down to sane levels. or it would do if i put it back on the road :rolleyes:
shiftin_gear98
31-07-20, 06:46 AM
Pic please Lance.
Craig380
31-07-20, 08:06 AM
the bike is fully Naked now and its keeping my speed down to sane levels
My K6S was only the half-faired model but I was surprised at how effective the fairing was at keeping windblast off. On more open, faster roads it was all too easy for speed to creep up deceptively well into the 80s and beyond as the bike and riding position was very comfortable at those speeds.
On my Gen 3 it's fine up to 75ish for long stretches, but beyond that the buffeting gets tiring very quickly unless it's a flat calm day or a tailwind.
Pic please Lance.
it has a different can on it and a topbox now.
https://i.postimg.cc/595Z1PN9/1.jpg (http://postimg.cc/Z0RfxxdX)
Dave20046
31-07-20, 01:26 PM
Looks great Bibio. I liked it before so was expecting to be disappointed but that looks good.
Dave20046
31-07-20, 01:32 PM
Gripe of the day
Why are all builders cnuts. Or rather , too busy and in short supply apparently.
Had about 10 out to quote on quite a big job, not a single one got a price back or will answer the phone. I'd rather they just say they're too busy, not able to etc. rather than act keen and say I'll get you a price next week.
Grant66
31-07-20, 01:52 PM
Having the same trouble. Been trying to get a quote for an extension for about a month. "Sure mate, send us the plans" and that's the only time you hear from them.
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Gripe of the day
Why are all builders cnuts. Or rather , too busy and in short supply apparently.
Had about 10 out to quote on quite a big job, not a single on got a price back or will answer the phone
all to do with time and money. lots of small jobs that take half to a day billed out at 20%+ more add up to more than a big job costed out for a week.
right now everyone is chasing their tails picking up from where they left off before lockdown. a lot of this work was money up front which has been spent so they have to get 'in between' work to make money while they finish off the backlog.
life is good for tradesmen right now, too good so they dont have much time to quote for new work or can be very picky about what they want to do.
one of the mates goes out at 7am and is not back till 8pm+ 7 days as everyone wants it done yesterday.
and the cost of materials has gone up and is a bit sporadic so quoting for jobs is a nightmare especially big ones.
Dave20046
31-07-20, 01:55 PM
Having the same trouble. Been trying to get a quote for an extension for about a month. "Sure mate, send us the plans" and that's the only time you hear from them.
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Exactly same here, I even delivered the plans to one guy's house as he 'couldn't get on with web plans' (admittedly only round the corner), never heard back. I've been trying for at least 3 months
Looks great Bibio. I liked it before so was expecting to be disappointed but that looks good.
cheers am dear. was going to mot it today but the battery was flat :(
ohh well there is next week :rolleyes:
Dave20046
31-07-20, 01:59 PM
all to do with time and money. lots of small jobs that take half to a day billed out at 20%+ more add up to more than a big job costed out for a week.
right now everyone is chasing their tails picking up from where they left off before lockdown. a lot of this work was money up front which has been spent so they have to get 'in between' work to make money while they finish off the backlog.
life is good for tradesmen right now, too good so they dont have much time to quote for new work or can be very picky about what they want to do.
one of the mates goes out at 7am and is not back till 8pm+ 7 days as everyone wants it done yesterday.
and the cost of materials has gone up and is a bit sporadic so quoting for jobs is a nightmare especially big ones.
Just quote me £10k over the odds then...or say you're too busy, don't rush me for the plans and then stop answering your phone. It makes me (obviously) not want to use any of them...but it's been the same experience with every single one.
I'm at the point where I'm thinking of quitting my job and trying it myself ...but imagine disaster will ensue
My experience on the east coast is broadly similar. I've just had my dormer roof refelted - initially I only got two quotes, third was a no-show. Acccepted 2nd quote, 3 times he promised he was coming but never showed. Got two more quotes and the first of these was quite apologetic and told me on the phone there was a 10 week lead time. Second guy quoted and a week later did the re-felt.
I have a fencing guy booked for September and that was requested in July.
Just quote me £10k over the odds then...or say you're too busy, don't rush me for the plans and then stop answering your phone. It makes me (obviously) not want to use any of them...but it's been the same experience with every single one.
I'm at the point where I'm thinking of quitting my job and trying it myself ...but imagine disaster will ensue
it could be worse as my supposed mate who was my best man at my wedding has let me down big style. i will never ever speak to that awipe again as long as i live. it was an extension for Mrs B so she can get back home and its not like i was getting mates rates either.
Dave20046
31-07-20, 05:21 PM
it could be worse as my supposed mate who was my best man at my wedding has let me down big style. i will never ever speak to that awipe again as long as i live. it was an extension for Mrs B so she can get back home and its not like i was getting mates rates either.
bugger, cocked up the job or never started?
he was all promises that never amounted to anything so job was never even started.
Dave20046
02-08-20, 10:52 PM
he was all promises that never amounted to anything so job was never even started.
Probably a lucky escape if that’s his mettle
DarrenSV650S
03-08-20, 01:56 PM
I ordered glasses from glassesdirect.co.uk since I can't go to the optician and one of the lenses was wrong. Sent them back, they acknowledged their mistake and sent another pair. The new pair arrived today and also have the wrong prescription so now I've got to send them back again. I first ordered them on the 30th of June
Never again
My local council.
My garage is in a small block (4 of) and there is also parking opposite the garages against the fence line, which borders council land.
The council 'own'/ maintain the road leading up to it, but appears to think they don't own the land on which the garages/parking takes place and the same for the fence surrounding it.
So i've now to send off a SIM to the Land Registry to find out who owns it, according to them. My money being its the council, and they also own the fence . . . .
timwilky
04-08-20, 07:49 PM
So then a 21st century gripe
My missus ain't a well lady and she needs her bed. The problem I gripe about is someone has parked a transit across from my house drive. A small estate no through road. and the transit blocks the road whilst my car is outside. Twice now I have to go out and move my car. I have knocked on the neighbours so if it is theirs it can move outside my drive and open the road.
I have now had a drink and no way can I drive. OK so what is the gripe. Well my wife is convinced I am going to throw a punch should somebody either hit my car or become abusive at not being able to pass so will not go to bed..
Pizza delivery has just abandoned their car and walked up the road.
Put a note on it. If they continue to do it, report it to the council or Police for obstruction.
timwilky
04-08-20, 09:31 PM
So I moved 3 of my cars to get the 4th on the drive and went for a soak. when it kicked
The driver turned up and my wife called him inconsiderate and got a mouthful, the neighbour turned out and was abused. By the time I got my dressing gown on he was gone.
I am guessing he saw the neighbours talking and waited for us to go indoors, our theory is it possibly stolen and left to expose any tracker. 5 hours blocking my drive and the road outside. His argument taxed so can park where he wants.
Yeah you can park where you want, as long as its within the rules and not causing an obstruction. Clamp it next time.
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My gripe is about either my microwave or my coffee mug. I use the same mug for all hot drinks, same power setting and time on the microwave - intermittently the handle of the mug is much hotter than normal. It usually waits for me to get relaxed about grabbing the mug before inflicting the searing heat on the handle.
BoltonSte
05-08-20, 12:08 PM
My gripe is about either my microwave or my coffee mug. I use the same mug for all hot drinks, same power setting and time on the microwave - intermittently the handle of the mug is much hotter than normal. It usually waits for me to get relaxed about grabbing the mug before inflicting the searing heat on the handle.
Do you have a chip/crack in the glaze so sometimes its wet under the glaze?
DarrenSV650S
05-08-20, 02:57 PM
My gripe is about either my microwave or my coffee mug. I use the same mug for all hot drinks, same power setting and time on the microwave - intermittently the handle of the mug is much hotter than normal. It usually waits for me to get relaxed about grabbing the mug before inflicting the searing heat on the handle.
Get one of these. It keeps your coffee hot for ages
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07QDPK1D2
SV650rules
05-08-20, 05:20 PM
Get one of these. It keeps your coffee hot for ages
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07QDPK1D2
OK as long as it doesn't get put in the microwave, a woman my wife used to work with put something like that in microwave and set the microwave and damn near the whole kitchen at the doctors alight .... It was like a plastic covered stainless cup, the microwave was a right off afterwards.
Grant66
15-08-20, 10:35 PM
Managed to hurt my back, one of those old person sleeping injuries. As in was fine when I went to bed but somehow injured myself during the night.
Felt a bit sore getting it of bed, weather was nice so went out on the bike. Half an hour later, started to regret that decision. What was really stupid was carrying on to see if it got better.
It didn't, so now had an hours ride home whilst my lower back was screaming at me.
Rest of the day spent popping pain killers and having to endure the slightly amused sympathy from the Mrs.
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Chris_SVS
16-08-20, 09:32 AM
Did mine last week in the gym, started to feel ok so went out for a cycle on sunday, stood up on pedals and quickly sat down.
Still tender from tuesdays massage therapist visit
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