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Adam Ef
13-01-21, 11:05 AM
People selling stuff that they don't have in stock.


Ordered DRZ tyres (with my overdraft as I'm impatient waiting two weeks until I can afford them) and the big legit company I ordered from last night emailed this morning to say they don't have them. They had loads of others on their site showing as out of stock and these said in stock, so I assumed (wrongly) that they are actually in stock. They then offered to try and get them from France, possibly by the end of January, but it's not hopeful and will probably cost more. So, they then refund me, but no refund appears and now apparently it's nothing to do with them and I need to sort it out as they've voided it all.


So I have no funds for tyres and am paying interest on the money they have of mine and I need to sort it out myself, all to end up still having no tyres. Grrrr.

Adam Ef
13-01-21, 11:07 AM
Dealing with a torrent of incompetent idiots yesterday at work and on the way home didn't set me up well for this either.

Adam Ef
13-01-21, 04:21 PM
Arrghh. DRZ short speedo cable that clueless seller sold me has been returned and refunded and I've ordered a new one from Wemoto, which arrived and is all good. Figured Wemoto are reliable on getting the right fitments. Also ordered a throttle cable for the DRZ from them at the same time and have been trying to fit it all afternoon. Losing my mind thinking how have I forgotten how to adjust push pull throttle cables?! Turns out I have been doing it right but the throttle cable they've supplied has the wrong length inners. Pull is 1 inch too long and push is one inch too short. Just totally locked up once fitted. Getting really fed up with wasting my rare time off trying to work on things with wrong bits have been sent. F@£$%@£$%ck

svenrico
13-01-21, 05:23 PM
People selling stuff that they don't have in stock.


Ordered DRZ tyres (with my overdraft as I'm impatient waiting two weeks until I can afford them) and the big legit company I ordered from last night emailed this morning to say they don't have them. They had loads of others on their site showing as out of stock and these said in stock, so I assumed (wrongly) that they are actually in stock. They then offered to try and get them from France, possibly by the end of January, but it's not hopeful and will probably cost more. So, they then refund me, but no refund appears and now apparently it's nothing to do with them and I need to sort it out as they've voided it all.
So I have no funds for tyres and am paying interest on the money they have of mine and I need to sort it out myself, all to end up still having no tyres. Grrrr.
How can they say it is no longer anything to do with them if you haven't received the refund ?!

Adam Ef
13-01-21, 08:57 PM
How can they say it is no longer anything to do with them if you haven't received the refund ?!


They can't. But they can make it a hassle for me to sort out. I'll get a refund but I'll have to waste a load of my time to get it.

Dave20046
13-01-21, 09:38 PM
Arrghh. DRZ short speedo cable that clueless seller sold me has been returned and refunded and I've ordered a new one from Wemoto, which arrived and is all good. Figured Wemoto are reliable on getting the right fitments. Also ordered a throttle cable for the DRZ from them at the same time and have been trying to fit it all afternoon. Losing my mind thinking how have I forgotten how to adjust push pull throttle cables?! Turns out I have been doing it right but the throttle cable they've supplied has the wrong length inners. Pull is 1 inch too long and push is one inch too short. Just totally locked up once fitted. Getting really fed up with wasting my rare time off trying to work on things with wrong bits have been sent. F@£$%@£$%ck

Don't suppose it works if you swap them?

Adam Ef
13-01-21, 11:50 PM
Don't suppose it works if you swap them?
The inline adjuster would be on the push cable? The wrong way around. I've measured the inners. The pull is an inch too long (so maxes out all adjusters and still has loads of freeplay in the throttle) and the push is 2 inches too short. The outers are the same as stock, but there's no way the inners are going to work.

Dave20046
14-01-21, 11:00 AM
Dang.
You'll just have to sit on it and make brum noises

punyXpress
14-01-21, 11:04 AM
" parp - parp " ?

Chris_SVS
14-01-21, 12:29 PM
I'd appreciate a PM when it's for sale please Adam :p

shiftin_gear98
14-01-21, 03:20 PM
That'll be some time next week then.

svenrico
14-01-21, 04:54 PM
Dang.
You'll just have to sit on it and make brum noises

Who wants to be riding in this weather ?!

garynortheast
14-01-21, 05:48 PM
Who wants to be riding in this weather ?!

No such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing.

I will make an exception for frozen or snow covered roads though.....

Craig380
14-01-21, 07:25 PM
No such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing.


I tend to agree, unless motorbiking is involved .... the best thing for real winter weather is a car ;)

Adam Ef
14-01-21, 07:41 PM
I tend to agree, unless motorbiking is involved .... the best thing for real winter weather is a car ;)


Our family car isn't really up to green laning. The DRZ is. Or it would be if it had throttle cables.




Who wants to be riding in this weather ?!
I do ... off road though.

svenrico
16-01-21, 12:28 AM
No such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing.

I will make an exception for frozen or snow covered roads though.....
Me too ,especially after I crashed down on to my back walking on an icey patch on the road last weekend and now think I could have a cracked rib :mad:

svenrico
16-01-21, 12:31 AM
I tend to agree, unless motorbiking is involved .... the best thing for real winter weather is a car ;)
Not even that, best thing is to stay off the roads altogether in some places at the moment. (if you can )

admin
16-01-21, 12:25 PM
Working on sons car. Modern cars are PIA the work on. Trying to remove the radiator fan and shroud. It just clips in, but you need to prise open all four clips whilst pulling up at the same time. All this with restricted access.

Also blown low beam bulb. Remove plastic cap but can't get my hand into the cavity to release the bulb due to the screen wash filler neck being in the way. Managed it in the end but it turns out that filler neck is removable, argh.

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svenrico
16-01-21, 06:27 PM
Working on sons car. Modern cars are PIA the work on. Trying to remove the radiator fan and shroud. It just clips in, but you need to prise open all four clips whilst pulling up at the same time. All this with restricted access.
Also blown low beam bulb. Remove plastic cap but can't get my hand into the cavity to release the bulb due to the screen wash filler neck being in the way. Managed it in the end but it turns out that filler neck is removable, argh.
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I think all car and motorcycle manufacturers should give more consideration to access for maintenance when they are designing vehicles.

ethariel
16-01-21, 07:29 PM
I think all car and motorcycle manufacturers should give more consideration to access for maintenance when they are designing vehicles.

It's in the manufacturers interest to make it as hard and complicated as possible for a non main dealer to work on thier products, keeps the dealers happy being able to charge 100, 200, 500 quid an hour to work on your vehicle.

If they could the whole thing would be modular, no repairs just swap a module out and charge the earth for them.

chris8886
16-01-21, 08:06 PM
It's in the manufacturers interest to make it as hard and complicated as possible for a non main dealer to work on thier products, keeps the dealers happy being able to charge 100, 200, 500 quid an hour to work on your vehicle.

If they could the whole thing would be modular, no repairs just swap a module out and charge the earth for them.



Exactly! :smt093

DJ123
17-01-21, 10:27 AM
I doubt they make it as hard as possible, it doesn't suit their dealers either to expend all that money (workshop facilities, staff training etc) to take a lot of money to do simple jobs.

Most of it is down to the car is designed to fit in to a package, and how it comes apart/goes together is after the design stage. EG why changing a headlight on a Renault Megane (with the big a$$) involves removing a front wheel.

Most people these days 'buy' a car on PCP and get a service package, so they don't need to care about the car themselves. There's a finite number of people with mechanical knowledge, tools and know how who continue to work on their own vehicles.

admin
17-01-21, 10:38 AM
I think it's mainly to do with production costs. Make it easy to assemble on the production line therefore saving time and money. Servicing and repair is of secondary interest.

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Adam Ef
17-01-21, 10:46 AM
I know with bicycles that (most) hydraulic brakes are all treated as modular units that you just swap out when failing, as opposed to servicing seals etc. You can get a fully bled lever, hose and caliper with pads nowadays for £30. To open that unit (if it was possible) and replace seals (if they were available) would be very time consuming and probably cost at least twice what the whole brake cost with labour and parts.


I'm sure there are lots of car parts that are similar. I know when we had a Ford a few years ago they already only sold certain parts as the whole unit and no parts to repair things.



We did have a main dealer want to swap a whole turbo unit out on our Passat a while back as they said it was not fixable. Part alone would have cost over £1000. A local independant changed the blown diaphragm in our existing one for £200. The main dealer wouldn't open it up to fix. They'd just swap the whole unit.

gadget
17-01-21, 02:28 PM
I doubt they make it as hard as possible, it doesn't suit their dealers either to expend all that money (workshop facilities, staff training etc) to take a lot of money to do simple jobs.

Most of it is down to the car is designed to fit in to a package, and how it comes apart/goes together is after the design stage. EG why changing a headlight on a Renault Megane (with the big a$$) involves removing a front wheel.

Most people these days 'buy' a car on PCP and get a service package, so they don't need to care about the car themselves. There's a finite number of people with mechanical knowledge, tools and know how who continue to work on their own vehicles.

Part true ... there is so much more tech crammed under the bonnet of a modern vehicle so home maintenance can be a bit f a chore even if you do have all the necessary modern kit and tools to deal with any failures and if you haven't 'all the kit' ... you will be relieved of most of your 'hard earned' pretty swiftly, Having said that ...there are a few manufacturers that make it difficult to work on your own car by using production techniques that seriously limit your ability to carry out the job.
One of which is ... Peugeot, who in their infinite wisdom manufactured a (5 sided nut)! How many of you home mechanics have a 5 sided spanner or socket? I'm guessing none. So sometimes it's in the interest of the manufacturer to make it difficult for you to take your vehicle anywhere other than the factory dealership.
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Kenzie
17-01-21, 02:38 PM
Wouldn't that go against right to repair or the service exemption thing? Can't think of the name where you have the right not to take it to the dealer?

gadget
17-01-21, 05:53 PM
Wouldn't that go against right to repair or the service exemption thing? Can't think of the name where you have the right not to take it to the dealer?

Of course ... you can take the vehicle anywhere you choose but if it's under manufacturers warranty you best take it there in order to keep it validated and so be prepared to pay the price they charge.
If it's out of warranty you can still take it anywhere you like for servicing / repair but as with the likes of Peugeot... they have made it slightly more difficult to carry out repairs without the correct (special) tools and I doubt you will find any of these tools available at your local Halfords.
As far as I know there is no restriction on what methods a manufacturer puts their vehicles together with, as long as it complies with all the current/ relevant legislation.

svenrico
18-01-21, 12:40 AM
Most of it is down to the car is designed to fit in to a package, and how it comes apart/goes together is after the design stage.

Don't agree with that - everything about a car is considered at the design stage including how it goes together and comes apart. How much the manufacturer is actually bothered about how things come apart to make them 'easily accessible' for maintenance is another matter !

DJ123
18-01-21, 12:55 PM
Don't agree with that - everything about a car is considered at the design stage including how it goes together and comes apart. How much the manufacturer is actually bothered about how things come apart to make them 'easily accessible' for maintenance is another matter !

My comment was made with some tongue in cheek element . . . .

ethariel
18-01-21, 03:56 PM
It's kind of a moot point anyhow, as the world moves to EV, just how much servicing can be done at home any more.

Tyres, wheel bearings, bulbs (unless everything goes LED), wipers and glass?

Not really much left for the back street repair shop or the ramps you have in your garage.

The look at the number of vehicles 'Hired' on a PCP for 3/4 years, if it's worth less than the estimate then then just toss the keys back and walk out?

svenrico
18-01-21, 06:46 PM
My comment was made with some tongue in cheek element . . . .

my apologies, I obviously took it too literally.

svenrico
18-01-21, 06:50 PM
It's kind of a moot point anyhow, as the world moves to EV, just how much servicing can be done at home any more.

Tyres, wheel bearings, bulbs (unless everything goes LED), wipers and glass?

Not really much left for the back street repair shop or the ramps you have in your garage.

The look at the number of vehicles 'Hired' on a PCP for 3/4 years, if it's worth less than the estimate then then just toss the keys back and walk out?
That's true but as far as bikes go it would be nice to have access to routine maintenance items like air filters, spark plugs, oil filters, bulbs for example ,without too much hassle removing other parts.

ethariel
19-01-21, 09:20 AM
That's true but as far as bikes go it would be nice to have access to routine maintenance items like air filters, spark plugs, oil filters, bulbs for example ,without too much hassle removing other parts.

Buy a Harley, apart from the Livewire it's probably the oldest technology bike out there and positively industrial in design :)

Tearing one down is much much easier than virtually anything else on the market today lol

Edit - assuming you have a mixture of AF and Metric tools and a good supply of UNC fasteners along with a seemingly random number of metric oners here and there.

redtrummy
19-01-21, 10:15 AM
I blame computers.

Dave20046
19-01-21, 02:17 PM
It's kind of a moot point anyhow, as the world moves to EV, just how much servicing can be done at home any more.

Tyres, wheel bearings, bulbs (unless everything goes LED), wipers and glass?

Not really much left for the back street repair shop or the ramps you have in your garage.

The look at the number of vehicles 'Hired' on a PCP for 3/4 years, if it's worth less than the estimate then then just toss the keys back and walk out?

Someone made a good point on this on the electric vehicles thread. Soon* it will all be shared ownership, pay per hour car usage anyway - so home repairs won;t even be your responsibility if even possible.

RE. Harley - agreed, full new clutch kit fitted in under an hour. Downside - needs a new clutch every 50 miles.

svenrico
19-01-21, 05:19 PM
Buy a Harley, apart from the Livewire it's probably the oldest technology bike out there and positively industrial in design :)

Tearing one down is much much easier than virtually anything else on the market today lol

Edit - assuming you have a mixture of AF and Metric tools and a good supply of UNC fasteners along with a seemingly random number of metric oners here and there.
Any Harley I could afford to buy ( the lower end of the range ) has received a crap write up on every review I have read . Even a dealer selling a used one I was looking at once said they were crap !

Dave20046
19-01-21, 09:57 PM
Any Harley I could afford to buy ( the lower end of the range ) has received a crap write up on every review I have read . Even a dealer selling a used one I was looking at once said they were crap !

Yeah don't buy a new one, especially not that 'street' thing.

Adam Ef
23-01-21, 07:28 AM
Treated myself to a new Gopro a couple of months back. Used it once then put it down somewhere and haven't been able to find it again since. I've turned the whole house over several times now.


Still haven't found it. To make it worse Gopro are rubbing salt in the wound by advertising it to me on every page / video I view online. I don't want to buy another one! I have one.. somewhere... I think?

svenrico
23-01-21, 11:57 PM
Still haven't found it. To make it worse Gopro are rubbing salt in the wound by advertising it to me on every page / video I view online. I don't want to buy another one! I have one.. somewhere... I think?
Suppose I could have looked it up but what is a Gopro ?

Seeker
24-01-21, 08:08 AM
Suppose I could have looked it up but what is a Gopro ?

Hmm. 50+ keystrokes (after login) compared to typing GoPro into google. 6 keystrokes (including enter) for search, plus 1 click on link. :rolleyes:

Sigh, it's a very popular camera for active people to record their rides/runs/parachute drops/scuba dives/hang gliding/bungee jumping/skiing etc.

I'll even give you a link in case your fingers were sore:
https://gopro.com/en/gb/shop/cameras :)

Dave20046
24-01-21, 10:41 AM
He's learned from the bluewaffle episode

admin
24-01-21, 11:29 AM
Just trudged across to Lidl to pick up a desk lamp (one of their weekly offers). Gave up after walking round the store for ages and having no one to ask. Left empty handed.

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Dave20046
24-01-21, 09:21 PM
"When it's gone it's gone" They do threaten so.
Never make a special trip unless you're desperate for something, I went there at 10am on the first day of one of those specials last month and I saw a customer leaving with the last of the power tool I wanted. It's a short supply to get peoplethrough the door me thinks.
You might find a very similar lamp on ebay or amazon similarly priced? (Or occasionally THE lidl one sold well overpriced by some enterprising scumbag)

svenrico
25-01-21, 12:21 AM
Hmm. 50+ keystrokes (after login) compared to typing GoPro into google. 6 keystrokes (including enter) for search, plus 1 click on link. :rolleyes:

Sigh, it's a very popular camera for active people to record their rides/runs/parachute drops/scuba dives/hang gliding/bungee jumping/skiing etc.

I'll even give you a link in case your fingers were sore:
https://gopro.com/en/gb/shop/cameras :)- not interested any more but thanks for typing in all those words ,hope it wasn't too much trouble.
ps perhaps we should stop asking questions on here and just look everything up on google !
(can't find sarcy emoji !)

Seeker
25-01-21, 08:22 AM
- not interested any more but thanks for typing in all those words ,hope it wasn't too much trouble.
ps perhaps we should stop asking questions on here and just look everything up on google !
(can't find sarcy emoji !)

you're welcome. Glad to see you're not sensitive about being teased. :rolleyes:

CheGuevara
25-01-21, 08:31 AM
Maybe more of an observation than an actual gripe, but Google (Classrooms) has officially killed the snow day. My kids school is closed (even to key workers) - online learning to continue as usual. Good chance kids will never again experience the joy of waking up to find out they get the day off to have snowball fights, sledding, build epic snow men etc...

ethariel
25-01-21, 08:54 AM
Maybe more of an observation than an actual gripe, but Google (Classrooms) has officially killed the snow day. My kids school is closed (even to key workers) - online learning to continue as usual. Good chance kids will never again experience the joy of waking up to find out they get the day off to have snowball fights, sledding, build epic snow men etc...

Growing up in the Highlands I fail to remember a single 'Snow Day' we had off ever, it was just a case of 'Get your bum into school or else'.

The one or 2 times we thought we had gotten away with it some miserable git in a Landover would replace the school bus that never left the depot and horror of horrors we even got to 'bunk over in school' if it really got bad....

embee
25-01-21, 04:29 PM
Just me (again) or does anyone else note the usual "London-centric" reporting regarding the snow?
Scotland, the north of England, Wales etc can get snow on and off for a month and there's barely a shrug on the media. Get a couple of cm south-east of Oxford and it's the front page in the rags and leading story on the mainstream TV news. Pathetic.

PS - I think lockdown is getting to me. :smt094

Luckypants
25-01-21, 05:11 PM
Nope, not just you. But what is new about that. The news is London centric, MPs are London centric, spending is London centric, the entire country is London centric.

Sir Trev
25-01-21, 05:19 PM
Its not you Embee. I've noticed it as well. I know we don't get snow as often down here but then most of the people that get more than us (yes, I know that sounds rude) cope with it better than we do. I leave the cars on the drive in weather like this, especially as my road resembles a ski slope, but so many posh car owners get amazed when they can only just get a little way up the hill in their RWD German tanks with wide summer tyres... They think more revs will help of course, which is hilarious, and then we get to watch them slither back down again in shame.

DJ123
25-01-21, 07:37 PM
Just me (again) or does anyone else note the usual "London-centric" reporting regarding the snow?
Scotland, the north of England, Wales etc can get snow on and off for a month and there's barely a shrug on the media. Get a couple of cm south-east of Oxford and it's the front page in the rags and leading story on the mainstream TV news. Pathetic.

PS - I think lockdown is getting to me. :smt094

It's because usually those people only see Snow when they go to Verbier, and pretend to Ski for a week. When in reality they're only their to $hag the lodge staff and get drunk.

it's not news worthy, and it's not a shock to get snow. in winter. If it happened on the 30th June, yes it should be on the news. But not in winter.

News these days is not about what's going on, it's what they think people want to watch. Or using it to push propaganda :hackedoff:

svenrico
25-01-21, 11:00 PM
you're welcome. Glad to see you're not sensitive about being teased. :rolleyes:
I've taken my bat home, I'm not playing any more. You can keep your silly camera.

SV650rules
26-01-21, 09:12 AM
Maybe more of an observation than an actual gripe, but Google (Classrooms) has officially killed the snow day. My kids school is closed (even to key workers) - online learning to continue as usual. Good chance kids will never again experience the joy of waking up to find out they get the day off to have snowball fights, sledding, build epic snow men etc...

That is a real shame that 'technology killed childhood' - the unexpected day off is probably a better treat than all that planned stuff, I know it was when I was little.

Grant66
26-01-21, 10:48 AM
I doubt schools will be well organised to be able to have this set up and ready to go in case of this type of event.

If this was a possibility, it also signals the end to term time holiday fines as kids could continue school work from the pool side in Spain.

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CheGuevara
26-01-21, 12:55 PM
I doubt schools will be well organised to be able to have this set up and ready to go in case of this type of event.



My kids' primary (small village school - maybe 70 or so kids) was quick to set up some web-based curriculum as soon as there was whispers of closures at the 1st lockdown last year. It was enough to keep them on track and everyone moving together.

Before the start of this school year (before Sept) they transitioned to Google classrooms, which is a bit more comprehensive/cohesive, and from then the teachers have been duplicating all the work for the classroom day into google classrooms, so any kids who were not able to attend wouldn't miss out. As a result, this latest lockdown transition was pretty much seamless.

It's still a challenge trying to keep three kids, 9 and under, focused on schoolwork for the day while also doing my job (which I'm grateful to have), but it works very well. They also have a video call (or two) most days where they can all catch up together which helps with the isolation.

It's also no doubt more work for the teachers as they're having to teach kids in person (children of key workers), and record videos and provide guidance and comments etc through google, but they've really stepped up.

It's not perfect - maybe 80-90% as good as being in class, but I suppose it's similar to 100% WFH for a lot of people -sometimes there's an advantage to being there in person.

I hadn't considered the holiday aspect, but maybe that's where things will be headed once this sort of learning becomes more normal. I suppose it depends on uptake though- I only have my kids school as a reference. That said I wouldn't want to (finally) get somewhere sunny and have to spend my days keeping my kids on track with schoolwork :rolleyes:

BoltonSte
26-01-21, 01:46 PM
My wife's secondary school have been told they need to plan lessons with one eye on delivering online from now on. As have other schools she's spoken with.


Could also be an end to substitute teachers, if one is off they could use their internal cover staff to be in the classroom and unless they are very ill, could remotely give the lesson. This is what she did when track and traced.

Adam Ef
28-01-21, 08:02 PM
Just had the next two months of self employed work pulled out from under me. Just before I went to collect parts this afternoon. The company I was doing it for is furlowing their staff as demand has dropped.


Still not able to get any help from the governement for loss of income due to the pandemic as they still base it on a year three years ago when I lost money winding down my own business that wasn't working out. They refuse to acknowledge my income I'm managed to climb back to in the last two years. So will give me zero support.

Craig380
28-01-21, 09:23 PM
That sucks, sorry to hear that, Adam.

garynortheast
28-01-21, 09:43 PM
There was some discussion on radio 4 this morning to do with the large numbers of people who have been left high and dry in the same way Adam. Another U turn from the clown in chief is needed now.

admin
28-01-21, 10:02 PM
Sorry to hear this Adam. It really is a crappy way to treat people.

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Adam Ef
03-02-21, 10:41 AM
Just had another let down on the DRZ parts.


Swingarm bearings and wheel bearings that I ordered are not in stock with supplier that listed them as in stock and they're no longer available. Linkage bearings are available but will take a few weeks to get from warehouse in France.


They're refunding me but will take a couople of weeks for money to come back to me. Again!!!


Everything I order for this bike is a fail. Suppliers are listing stock they don't have and can't get left, right and centre. Getting very very fed up with being out of pocket for weeks at a time and the job dragging on as the bike sits under a tarp in bits in the garden. I can't move it out of the way of the rain and cold as it has no swingarm, rear wheel etc attached. It was meant to be a bike to enjoy at this time of year. I'll be lucky if it's back together by the summer.

DJ123
03-02-21, 01:12 PM
check your local bearings shop and see if they have them in. Being a swingarm & wheel bearings they won't be anything special/size specific.

Seeker
03-02-21, 01:33 PM
Meaco tech support - I'm running a Meaco Zambezi dehumidifier in the garage in a plastic-sheeted off area for my bikes. Last week, in the cold spell with daytime temp about 2°C, I checked and the louvre on the unit was closed. The louvre is powered open and can oscillate but I have it normally set at 90° ie wide open. The louvre closes when power is off but the unit was powered up although it wasn't responding to the keypad, however you could scroll through the menus. I cycled the power and it resumed operation. The display indicated that the rH was 69% although the demand humidity was set for 60% rH.
The manual says the unit will not operate below 1°C but doesn't say what will happen and I'm assuming that the temp dropped below 1°C overnight.

I emailed Meaco and, after 5 or 6 emails I still haven't had a definite answer to how the unit will behave at low temps. One tech support person said that it will shut down but check the room humidity every 30 minutes and resume operation when conditions allow. When I found it, the temp displayed was 2°C and 69% rH so it should have been running. I mentioned to them that I'd bought a 135W tube heater to keep the temp above 0°C but another person said this isn't necessary. Yet another asked for a video. Why? It's working now what will a video show? One person asked for a photo of the display...
I suspect they don't know the answer and are simply reading from a script. Anyway, there's a new cold spell forecast so I won't bother with the heater and see if I can replicate the failure (it's still under warranty).

My questions should have been answered in one email.

Adam Ef
03-02-21, 01:40 PM
check your local bearings shop and see if they have them in. Being a swingarm & wheel bearings they won't be anything special/size specific.


I need the actual kit with thrust bearings, spacers and seals in too. Mainly due to the battle I had getting all the old parts and pivot bolt out. The old parts are not pretty.

DJ123
03-02-21, 01:51 PM
Who have you ordered with already, Wemoto? have you tried a Suzuki dealer direct, of what i recall their prices were not much different to aftermarket options.

DJ123
03-02-21, 03:37 PM
It's now been over a month since i've been out on the bike. A culmination of bad weather and waiting on parts has not helped.

Hopefully the weather improves and i'm able to use it for my 'essential travel' soon.

On a brighter note it did start first time with no issues after the 5 weeks.

Adam Ef
03-02-21, 03:46 PM
Local bearings place is about £30 per bearing. Local Suzuki is Fowlers. Just a bolt is £20. A nut is £10. There's 3 of those and sleeves, spacers, bearings and washers in the kits. It would be more than £150. All Balls kit is £50. Wemoto do a kit but is £80+.


I've now ordered again from separate places for each part I need. No one has all in stock despite all listing them as in stock. I rang around first to see who actually had what. Glad I'm did, but a real waste of time and hassle having to do that every time you want to order something online.


I've just got the money back for the tyres a few weeks ago that were "in stock" but unavailable. That's now tied up in bearings that don't exist for a couple of weeks.

Bibio
04-02-21, 07:02 PM
why are all todo apps for android designed my monkeys and are ****ttttt.


google calender is fukrking a waste of time and confusing as fuk.


microsoft to do needs a microspy account.... fuk right aff


all i want is a simple thing that is laid out like a paper calender and you tap on the date box then add things that need done at certain times with an alarm and sticky note reminder on the unlock screen. how hard can it be. i dont need it to be linked to my furkin email or any other account.


yes i have tried various ones on the app store and they are all full of useless shizzt that is not needed.


day.. tap
time.. tap
text...add
alarm..tap on
save........................

Adam Ef
04-02-21, 08:16 PM
The oil pump failed on our family car yesterday. It killed the engine. We now don't have a car. We'd nearly paid for it too after 7 years of payments.

admin
04-02-21, 08:48 PM
The oil pump failed on our family car yesterday. It killed the engine. We now don't have a car. We'd nearly paid for it too after 7 years of payments.That sounds unusual. Sorry to hear this, life has a way off throwing you a curve ball when you least need it.

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Luckypants
05-02-21, 12:26 PM
all i want is a simple thing that is laid out like a paper calender and you tap on the date box then add things that need done at certain times with an alarm and sticky note reminder on the unlock screen. how hard can it be. i dont need it to be linked to my furkin email or any other account.


yes i have tried various ones on the app store and they are all full of useless shizzt that is not needed.


day.. tap
time.. tap
text...add
alarm..tap on
save........................

You have just described the Google Calendar app as it runs on my phone. Agree the web version isn't great, but app works a treat for me.

Chris_SVS
05-02-21, 12:31 PM
^Would agree with google calendar. I use it to plot out my shifts and have it shared with those at home so they can see it on their phones too. I even print it monthly as the boxes are massive, handy for writing extra stuff in

GOTD: My new bike has been delayed, partly due to covid demand, and Brexit parts availability

Bibio
05-02-21, 03:16 PM
tried the google calender app (its the first one i tried) and i dont like the way you have to set the time so bloody fiddly.


looks like i'll just have to remember/forget stuff.

Craig380
05-02-21, 06:09 PM
My PSA level has gone up sharply after a year of being well within normal, looks like the cancer's trying to rally and more treatment will be needed. B0ll0x (well, prostate, strictly speaking)

maviczap
05-02-21, 06:13 PM
My PSA level has gone up sharply after a year of being well within normal, looks like the cancer's trying to rally and more treatment will be needed. B0ll0x (well, prostate, strictly speaking)

Bar steward cancer, **** off :(

admin
05-02-21, 06:31 PM
Oh no. Sorry to hear that.

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Sir Trev
05-02-21, 07:52 PM
My dad's been going through protate cancer treatment for a few years now but it seems to reasonably under control for now. Good job really as he's just survived Covid in time to have a stroke so has other things to occupy his mind...

maviczap
05-02-21, 08:06 PM
My dad's been going through protate cancer treatment for a few years now but it seems to reasonably under control for now. Good job really as he's just survived Covid in time to have a stroke so has other things to occupy his mind...

As horrible as it sounds, I'm glad I don't have the worry about aged parents anymore. To see my mum's deterioration over a year wasn't pleasant.

Hope your Dad is ok Sir Trev.

Craig380
05-02-21, 09:03 PM
My dad's been going through protate cancer treatment for a few years now but it seems to reasonably under control for now. Good job really as he's just survived Covid in time to have a stroke so has other things to occupy his mind...

Ooof, all the very best to him, you and yours.

svenrico
05-02-21, 10:24 PM
tried the google calender app (its the first one i tried) and i dont like the way you have to set the time so bloody fiddly.


looks like i'll just have to remember/forget stuff.

I bought a paper calendar. I hung it on the wall and write things on it. :)

Seeker
06-02-21, 09:12 AM
Tories and the NHS again: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-nhs-england-legislation-leak-b1798345.html

svenrico
07-02-21, 12:26 AM
Tories and the NHS again: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-nhs-england-legislation-leak-b1798345.html
The spin they gave it on tv news today seemed to be there would be less work going out to private companies , but who knows ! They seen to have been awarding plenty of contracts to their 'mates ' recently. They talk about accountability, was anybody held accountable for the purchase/ supply of unsuitable ppe equipment ?!

Luckypants
07-02-21, 01:53 PM
Tories and the NHS again: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-nhs-england-legislation-leak-b1798345.html
This move is supported by Jeremy Hunt, its got to be bad for the NHS.

embee
07-02-21, 01:55 PM
As a rule of thumb, politicians don't voluntarily give up any control, they increase their control. If they claim they are reducing it, be very wary.
Always read the small print, and if there isn't any then don't vote for it, because as soon as you have voted for it they'll fill in their own details.

Seeker
07-02-21, 02:51 PM
As a rule of thumb, politicians don't voluntarily give up any control, they increase their control. If they claim they are reducing it, be very wary.
Always read the small print, and if there isn't any then don't vote for it, because as soon as you have voted for it they'll fill in their own details.

Normalising corruption...

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how-the-tories-normalised-corruption-report/14/10/

and here's the media bias report on The London Economic:

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-london-economic/

svenrico
07-02-21, 05:04 PM
As a rule of thumb, politicians don't voluntarily give up any control, they increase their control. If they claim they are reducing it, be very wary.
Always read the small print, and if there isn't any then don't vote for it, because as soon as you have voted for it they'll fill in their own details.
- but we aren't being asked to vote on anything !

svenrico
07-02-21, 05:12 PM
How can the EU have any say in what happens between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK ? If they can it shows the problem of agreeing on the Irish border situation never really was sorted out.

Adam Ef
08-02-21, 01:28 PM
The price of cars.


+ We're trying to find something that will be (mainly affordable) able to be used by my wife for her work in and around Bristol. Supposedly there's a diesel ban starting this March. No news of it actually going ahead yet though. There's also going to be a clean air zone, where vehicle must be below 100gCO2 etc... basically Euro 6. So the one car we're looking at is the Civic Tourer Estate (we need space for family and dog for trips.. when we're allowed again). The petrol version is allowed into the deisel ban zone in the centre. But it can't get there as it's 150gCO2, so can't go into the clean air zone. The diesel version is actually very clean, Euro 6 so can get into the clean air zone area to get to the centre but then can't go into the centre, because it's diesel. So the more polluting car is able to get further into Bristol, if it can do a leap over the area it fails. The less polluting car isn't allowed into the centre.


Electric is absurd prices and hybrids are a joke and usually higher CO2 overall and much lower mpg, but strangely allowed everywhere and no tax etc.


The system and rules seem a bit messed up and there's not really any viable options if you're on a budget but want to be able to continue working.

Sir Trev
08-02-21, 07:14 PM
Is moving house an option Adam?


I'll get me coat...

Adam Ef
08-02-21, 08:59 PM
No problems where we live. We're on the edge of the countryside. It's having one car that can get us to work though, around and in the city and also be family friendly and capable of longer journeys to relatives in Cornwall etc.


I said I wouldn't get another diesel with the way things are going for them, but it really looks like the only option at the moment.

Grant66
08-02-21, 10:02 PM
Simple solution is to leave the civic at the edge of the no diesel zone & drive the diesel to it. You might need a helicopter to get the civic in the zone first though.

Hope that helps.

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shiftin_gear98
09-02-21, 08:04 AM
Steal the number plate of a car that conforms to the emission criteria. Simply swap it over before you enter the zone, and remove as you exit.

What could go wrong....

shiftin_gear98
09-02-21, 08:06 AM
Obviously the above is a joke, and meant to lighten Adams situation.
As someone who once had both number plates nicked off my car. It wasn't very funny at the time.

Dave20046
09-02-21, 10:01 AM
Get a motorbike

punyXpress
09-02-21, 10:18 AM
That was below the belt, Dave

shiftin_gear98
09-02-21, 11:50 AM
My gripe,
I was watching a lower fairing on Ebay for the GSXR, but hadn't got my ar3e in gear and bought it.
Look just now, and it's bloody sold. Bugger, it was the only one that wasn't fubar.
God knows how long until someone else crashes their 17 year old GSXR on the right hand side.

I know, I should have just bought it earlier. tw&t.

admin
09-02-21, 11:54 AM
My gripe,
I was watching a lower fairing on Ebay for the GSXR, but hadn't got my ar3e in gear and bought it.
Look just now, and it's bloody sold. Bugger, it was the only one that wasn't fubar.
God knows how long until someone else crashes their 17 year old GSXR on the right hand side.

I know, I should have just bought it earlier. tw&t.Annoying isn't it. I've missed a few bargains like that.

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Bibio
09-02-21, 01:39 PM
snow...

Dave20046
09-02-21, 01:41 PM
My gripe,
I was watching a lower fairing on Ebay for the GSXR, but hadn't got my ar3e in gear and bought it.
Look just now, and it's bloody sold. Bugger, it was the only one that wasn't fubar.
God knows how long until someone else crashes their 17 year old GSXR on the right hand side.

I know, I should have just bought it earlier. tw&t.

I had that on a super rare part about 6 months ago, I thought I won't give him offers because he must know this will get bidded up massively and it annoys sellers. Then it disappeared - so I emailed the bloke basically saying "I saw it first" ; unbelievably he said 'give me a fiver more than the buyer and you can have it and I'll tell them I lost it' (not worth messing someone round for £5 I thought!) - the buyer only paid £150 it turned out and I expected it to go for £300 . £155 and I have my holy grail motorcycle bit.

In short - email the seller ... it might not be too late!

shiftin_gear98
09-02-21, 03:15 PM
I did as soon as I saw the add was gone - it sold. No offer to gazump the buyer.