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SV650rules
11-08-19, 02:58 PM
Nice you won't regret it makes working on bike so much easier :smt026

Yep, so right -- used the basic stand today ( didn't need the front lift arm fitted ) to properly clean / degrease the chain and surrounding bits like rear wheel rim and apply Wurth dry chain lube, which is supposed not to pick up dirt ( to act like grinding paste ) and not fling off onto rear rim like all the other pricey 'non-fling' chain lubes I have tried so far.

Happy days:p

zsv650s
11-08-19, 03:17 PM
Yep, so right -- used the basic stand today ( didn't need the front lift arm fitted ) to properly clean / degrease the chain and surrounding bits like rear wheel rim and apply Wurth dry chain lube, which is supposed not to pick up dirt ( to act like grinding paste ) and not fling off onto rear rim like all the other pricey 'non-fling' chain lubes I have tried so far.

Happy days:p dry lube never sat well with me something I just think it's more likely to make a grinding paste I'd rather the fling.

SV650rules
12-08-19, 11:27 AM
dry lube never sat well with me something I just think it's more likely to make a grinding paste I'd rather the fling.

I used to live next door to a lubrication specialist and he recommended
dry lube for chains and conveyors in all dusty and dirty environments like feeding pulverized coal into furnaces and quarries etc. He even gave me samples of dry lube and high temp anti sieze compounds for our cars and bikes ( and push bikes ). Some of their dry lubes back then were based on molybdenum disulphide and dried like a lacquer, but many of todays are based on PTFE ( Teflon ) and are invisible when applied. I have been using wynns clear lube and various other supposedly non fling lubes up to now, but I did notice how much smoother running the chain was after a good clean and spray with the wurth dry film, only time will tell how clean the chain stays and how long the lube lasts, but I certainly expect the rear wheel rim to stay cleaner, and no chance of lube on rear tyre.......

R1ffR4ff
12-08-19, 12:00 PM
Here's a Good video on Chain lubes,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnPYdcbcAe0

admin
12-08-19, 01:10 PM
Good video. I've used a scottoiler for years and i fill that with cheap 10-40 motor oil from Wilkinsons.

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zsv650s
12-08-19, 01:12 PM
I suppose owts better than nowt as they say up north.

R1ffR4ff
12-08-19, 02:01 PM
Good video. I've used a scottoiler for years and i fill that with cheap 10-40 motor oil from Wilkinsons.

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I use Wilkos 80w90 gear oil with a bit of Moly on my chain.I don't commute so wiping a bit of sling-off doesn't bother me.Done 8K on new chain and sprocket set and have barely had to adjust the chain yet.

Some good prices for stuff in Wilkos.I use their Big tins of GT85 PTFE(£3.00) on the chain if I'm doing my gear change/rear brake and clutch levers.

I've used their Dot 4 Brake fluid for years with no problems as well :)

SV650rules
12-08-19, 05:18 PM
So Oxford dry lube comes out pretty well as all round non fling, anti rust, and not allowing dirt to stick....as I mentioned earlier PTFE is amazing ( stops eggs sticking to frying pans as well ).

shiftin_gear98
12-08-19, 06:48 PM
Good video, thanks for sharing.

garynortheast
12-08-19, 08:46 PM
Heading out to meet a mate of mine who's riding down from Yorkshire tomorrow for a couple of days in Wales. Meeting in Nantwich for a late edition of one of Mr Morrison's finest all day breakfasts, before wending our way down a few wiggly roads back to Wales. Bike is all checked over and ready to go.

I do love a bit of a ride out. :-D

Adam Ef
13-08-19, 05:46 AM
Have a good one Gary. Slightly jealous as I'm off to work an early and knackered already. Would love to be heading out to those roads with you again.

garynortheast
13-08-19, 06:36 AM
I'll get some pictures Adam, just to remind you what it's like. :p

Adam Ef
13-08-19, 06:15 PM
I'll get some pictures Adam, just to remind you what it's like. :p


Definitely. I need some fuel for my imaginations about future adventures.

Adam Ef
14-08-19, 10:27 AM
Fixed my Macbook myself! Total cost of a set of laptop tools for £5 and the airport wifi card for £9.80. Much better than approx £80+ for Apple to look at it.


I can now type on a proper keyboard again. Correcting fudged spellings on my little phone screen has been doing my head in.

embee
14-08-19, 10:54 AM
Fixed my Macbook myself! …....

My smile is similar. I have a small Asus T100 which decided it didn't want to charge or even recognise there was a battery in it. A youtube vid showed that simply disconnecting the battery and waiting a while for it to realise, then plugging it back in would reset the charge state system. It worked!!!

maviczap
14-08-19, 10:55 AM
Fixed my Macbook myself! Total cost of a set of laptop tools for £5 and the airport wifi card for £9.80. Much better than approx £80+ for Apple to look at it.


I can now type on a proper keyboard again. Correcting fudged spellings on my little phone screen has been doing my head in.

My smile is similar. I have a small Asus T100 which decided it didn't want to charge or even recognise there was a battery in it. A youtube vid showed that simply disconnecting the battery and waiting a while for it to realise, then plugging it back in would reset the charge state system. It worked!!!

What would we do without the Internet :p

R1ffR4ff
14-08-19, 11:04 AM
Fixed my Macbook myself! Total cost of a set of laptop tools for £5 and the airport wifi card for £9.80. Much better than approx £80+ for Apple to look at it.


I can now type on a proper keyboard again. Correcting fudged spellings on my little phone screen has been doing my head in.

Nice one.I bought one of those cheap Laptop tool kits to service my PC Laptop with the help of YT videos.Cleaned the Fan and refreshed the CPU thermal paste etc :)

Adam Ef
15-08-19, 12:08 PM
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190815/2833a681ad4d66656bb299515f22f19d.jpg

daktulos
15-08-19, 12:33 PM
...

Excellent - do you think it's worth doing? I've been thinking about it, but not too seriously.

Adam Ef
15-08-19, 01:24 PM
Excellent - do you think it's worth doing? I've been thinking about it, but not too seriously.


Definitely. My enjoyment and ability is totally different to what it was a few months ago.

Seeker
15-08-19, 03:05 PM
I don't like riding in strong winds until ...

... the wind is directly behind me and then it's bliss. The bike is running on the merest whiff of throttle, wind noise is negligible all you hear is a low droning from the engine and tyres and everything is right with the world.

Adam Ef
16-08-19, 06:33 AM
I don't like riding in strong winds until ...

... the wind is directly behind me and then it's bliss. The bike is running on the merest whiff of throttle, wind noise is negligible all you hear is a low droning from the engine and tyres and everything is right with the world.


Even more true with cycling. I cycle to work sometimes and had a journey home the other evening where I was flying along at 20mph the whole way without pedalling! Lucky, as I was totally exhausted from the ride in that morning, into a 40mph headwind!

shiftin_gear98
16-08-19, 06:53 AM
Removed clutch switch last night, no more wiggling the clutch lever to find the temperamental magic spot.
She now roars into life first time every time - no noticeable side affect from removing it either.
And yeah I still squeezed the clutch in.

Seeker
16-08-19, 08:47 AM
Removed clutch switch last night, no more wiggling the clutch lever to find the temperamental magic spot.
She now roars into life first time every time - no noticeable side affect from removing it either.
And yeah I still squeezed the clutch in.


speaking as an (ex) engineer, why not just fix it?

R1ffR4ff
16-08-19, 08:49 AM
Removed clutch switch last night, no more wiggling the clutch lever to find the temperamental magic spot.
She now roars into life first time every time - no noticeable side affect from removing it either.
And yeah I still squeezed the clutch in.

Someone had thankfully removed mine before I got the bike.I got rid of them on my old Hondas as well :)

shiftin_gear98
16-08-19, 09:14 AM
speaking as an (ex) engineer, why not just fix it?

It annoyed me, so as someone who is not an engineer, it was more satisfying to cut it off and bin it.

garynortheast
16-08-19, 04:34 PM
My SV is featured in the High Mile Heroes bit of this month's Ride Magazine!

zsv650s
16-08-19, 04:36 PM
My SV is featured in the High Mile Heroes bit of this month's Ride Magazine!

Nice well done:D

admin
16-08-19, 05:28 PM
My SV is featured in the High Mile Heroes bit of this month's Ride Magazine!There can't be many SV's with higher milage.

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garynortheast
16-08-19, 06:25 PM
Didn't Yorkie Chris have one with over 100k on it? Although it may have had an engine rebuild at some point.

Sir Trev
17-08-19, 06:37 PM
Yorkie Chris - now there's a name we've not heard for a while. Unfortunately,

My smile was being treated really nicely by a new-to-me dealer. They were clearly hoping I will be going back to then so wanted my first impression to be a good one. Hugh needed his second year service and as my supplying/local dealer has been forced to close (thanks for that Triumph) I had to go elsewhere. Got a cancellation slot so did not have to wait well over two months as I'd have to at my next nearest so this morning I managed to find Triumph Oxford for the first time, otherwise known as Premier Bikes, who up to now have been just a KTM dealer. They're in the process of splitting the shop between the two marques but I have never seen so many orange bikes and accessories!

What was nice was I was asked when I left my keys at the desk which bike from their fleet I'd like to borrow for two hours. They really did want to make me happy. Took the Street Twin out in the end as it is was a possible next bike for me. Not now. It is so well suited to the 900 twin engine but it was just a bit too cramped as it's a smidge smaller than my T100. Good fun blatting around on it though and realised why the 'box was a bit notchy when I fiddled with the index button to find it only had 90 miles on it. Was nice to get back on to Hugh and ride home so in all it was a good morning.

Chris_SVS
23-08-19, 04:35 PM
Starts with a gripe but ends with a smile.

Drive down to beach intent on a paddleboard session. Getting setup and my 12v pump isn't working, try all sorts of key in ignition combos + engine running with no joy. A woman and her daughter beside me had returned from kayaking and were gearing up to go for a swim. I do the nervous "could I possibly try this in your car to see if it's working or it's a blown fuse in mine"

Anyway it works, so lovely lady invites me to just blow the board up via her car and we spend the next 10mins just chewing the fat over life, and kayaks and sports.

Some good people exist in this world

Luckypants
26-08-19, 12:00 PM
Yorkie Chris - now there's a name we've not heard for a while.

My smile from Friday, met up with Y-C on his boat project on my way home from the office. He's not changed :D

BanannaMan
26-08-19, 10:11 PM
My SV is featured in the High Mile Heroes bit of this month's Ride Magazine!



:cool: Awesome!!!




My smile from Friday, met up with Y-C on his boat project on my way home from the office. He's not changed :D



:thumbsup:

Geodude
27-08-19, 05:52 AM
My smile from Friday, met up with Y-C on his boat project on my way home from the office. He's not changed :D


You really are a luckypants :D proper miss Yc and his mrs on here, quite a few others too.

Seeker
27-08-19, 08:32 AM
See if you can spot the dog that hasn't seen the ocean before in this brief video...


https://twitter.com/humorandanimals/status/1165629922355949568

daktulos
29-08-19, 12:34 PM
I just made my first GDPR complaint to the ICO! Given that it's about a political party, I'm fascinated what's going to happen next.

Adam Ef
29-08-19, 04:59 PM
If you thought your seat was uncomfortable....


https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/67655533_2735786873117558_1947035574380527616_n.jp g?_nc_cat=108&_nc_eui2=AeFOyzYk7ufpcj3korEm4Ms1f4rkiaROG4NVlaeO8 bBL663MBE_d09qrqfeMCDjv3r1rKe7Mz0S7mrupqMAsKwcnZfn IuQoLxtmYGS_smeALZg&_nc_oc=AQlx1-YltnqDp6J1q-rtTcdvMFklpUKWpo_X6QipNjFQOJKXJ6ttQkHY-WoEgjQrg9E&_nc_ht=scontent-lht6-1.xx&oh=1ea852a6b78c37f70a45563b36a10163&oe=5E0031C7

admin
29-08-19, 06:05 PM
That seats fine if you wheelie everywhere.

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Adam Ef
29-08-19, 06:39 PM
Today I learnt what brushes are in a washing machine. I’m also very glad I didn’t scrap our 13 year old machine that had stopped spinning. I was about to spend £180 that we don’t have on a replacement.

YouTube + £5 eBay spend and it’s working better than it has done in years !

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190829/577efc080040f197f87d237d374d1448.jpg

punyXpress
30-08-19, 09:28 AM
So that's £175 towards your new bike.
You're winning already! :D

Sir Trev
30-08-19, 05:32 PM
Quite glad ours is brushless. Although that was more luck than planning.

Adam Ef
30-08-19, 06:30 PM
So that's £175 towards your new bike.
You're winning already! :D


Ha! Not sure my wife will see it like that :)


I did sell her bicycle for her yesterday too. So all in all we were better off than the days I go to work! Sort of.

SV650rules
30-08-19, 07:57 PM
Quite glad ours is brushless. Although that was more luck than planning.

Apparently our washing machine is a 'switched reluctance motor' ( no brushes )

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switched_reluctance_motor

but our tumble drier is a single phase induction motor and when it stopped working a couple of years ago I had to fit a new start / run capacitor, cost me about £3 from Maplins - scandalous profiteering .... now Maplins have gone I get stuff like that from Farnel or RS now, at least quality is pretty much guaranteed and they won't explode and set your house on fire.

chris8886
30-08-19, 09:16 PM
Put a deposit down on a new to me bike today. Picking up my Triumph Daytona 675 in a couple of weeks when I come back from holiday :D

Adam Ef
30-08-19, 09:26 PM
Put a deposit down on a new to me bike today. Picking up my Triumph Daytona 675 in a couple of week when I come back from holiday :D


Nice. Post photos when you get it please.


I've lusted after one of those for a while. Sitting on one in the dealers just reminds me how hard I'd find it to ride as a main bike though. As a second or third bike I'd have one in a flash. I even kind of prefer the older cheaper ones, not that I'd turn down a current model. The design and lines of them are quite unusually elegant for a modern bike.

Adam Ef
30-08-19, 09:27 PM
Have just seen an advert for mobile motorcycle cleaners.. " Valentino Glossy".

admin
31-08-19, 06:59 AM
Have just seen an advert for mobile motorcycle cleaners.. " Valentino Glossy".There's a scaffolding firm near me called "pole position".

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Chris_SVS
31-08-19, 10:13 AM
Have just seen an advert for mobile motorcycle cleaners.. " Valentino Glossy".
Similar in NI called The Shining :o

Adam Ef
01-09-19, 05:40 AM
We have a hairdresser on our high street called Anita Cut.
I don't think her name is really Anita :)

Adam Ef
01-09-19, 05:41 AM
And not far from us in Bristol the off license Amy's Winehouse.

maviczap
03-09-19, 05:50 PM
The kindness of some Orger's never ceases to amaze me, even though we've never met.

When we do I'm going to give them a big man hug :-)

Geodude
04-09-19, 07:04 AM
Ive said the same thing many times Mav :D Good bunch on here :smt007

garynortheast
04-09-19, 01:27 PM
This place is one of my sanity savers!

Seeker
05-09-19, 03:14 PM
Mixed bag: just passed 13,000 miles on my SV rear tyre (Avon Storm 3D XM) with an estimated 2,000 left. Best mileage I've had on a rear tyre.
My H1 has been returned to the refurbisher for a new kickstart spring which has gone weak or broken and it now needs an oil pump, too, since it leaks profusely. I have a sneaking suspicion that that the seal between the gearbox and crank may have failed - I'm sure the g/box oil level dropped and it was smoking heavily. Neil seems to think it's the pump but will check the seal anyway. I got outbid on a KH250 propstand - they're longer than the H1 so the bike doesn't lean as much. (saves carrying a block of wood around!)
I must admit I don't know how the H1F CDI works - it has 2 pickups for 3 cylinders (early models had 3 pickups) maybe it has a wasted spark?

Discovered via Triplesworkshop that there's a guy around the corner (literally) with an H1B; small world.


My battle (which I will lose) with the IRS continues. I'm a "Covered Expatriate" in their eyes which basically means I'm liable for an exit tax and they even take into account the SV I bought in 2016. Fortunately, I surrendered my Green card before inheriting my house else they would come after that as well. I thought it was difficult getting into the US but it's even harder to leave (with your finances intact).

Adam Ef
05-09-19, 04:32 PM
Ive said the same thing many times Mav :D Good bunch on here :smt007


I'll second that.

Adam Ef
05-09-19, 04:32 PM
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48683306762_294b8b104c_c.jpg

Seeker
05-09-19, 04:48 PM
Congratulations. World of Triumph (https://www.worldoftriumph.com/) often have deals on Triumph clothing, the T shirts are good quality - I still wear mine after 3 years (yes, I do wash them).


It will probably be too far for you but Clive Woods is the only independent, Triumph certified mechanic in the UK. He used to prepare the Jack Lilley race bikes. Not only does he encourage you to be with him in the workshop when he's working on your bike but he runs classes on triple maintenance and repairs. He's in Swineshead, Lincs. He will put you up if you're travelling some distance, he's very good.

admin
05-09-19, 05:20 PM
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48683306762_294b8b104c_c.jpgYou bought a [emoji448]

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punyXpress
05-09-19, 06:59 PM
Congratulations. World of Triumph (https://www.worldoftriumph.com/) often have deals on Triumph clothing, the T shirts are good quality - I still wear mine after 3 years (yes, I do wash them).


It will probably be too far for you but Clive Woods is the only independent, Triumph certified mechanic in the UK. He used to prepare the Jack Lilley race bikes. Not only does he encourage you to be with him in the workshop when he's working on your bike but he runs classes on triple maintenance and repairs. He's in Swineshead, Lincs. He will put you up if you're travelling some distance, he's very good.

Non Helpful Remark: I think he ( Clive ) moved there from Bristol.

Sir Trev
05-09-19, 09:00 PM
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48683306762_294b8b104c_c.jpg

Welcome to the club.

shiftin_gear98
06-09-19, 08:10 AM
Nice, hopefully the rest of the bike was included in the sale too.

Adam Ef
06-09-19, 06:52 PM
Nice, hopefully the rest of the bike was included in the sale too.


Mostly yep. It has a Daytona (I think) rear end and a round headlight! Oh the sacrelidge!! Regular headlights ordered and on their way. I'd prefer a Striple that looks like one. I'll get up some pics when I have it cleaned. It was clean when I viewed it but filthy when I went to collect it. At least it means I can have a few rides out without my usual problem of getting over precious with a new (to me) bike.

maviczap
07-09-19, 05:25 PM
Spent the afternoon in the sunshine drinking a few beers with one of my old friends and discussing our problems. Twas a good afternoon away from everything

admin
07-09-19, 05:37 PM
Spent the afternoon in the sunshine drinking a few beers with one of my old friends and discussing our problems. Twas a good afternoon away from everythingIt's the small things sometimes that give pleasure, such as a good friend to share thoughts with.

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garynortheast
07-09-19, 09:25 PM
Spent the afternoon in the sunshine drinking a few beers with one of my old friends and discussing our problems. Twas a good afternoon away from everything

Well done Mav. Sound to be just what the doctor ordered.

Grant66
08-09-19, 10:32 AM
My pocket decided to have a say.

Think what it was trying to say was, that sounds nice. [emoji9]

Can you delete the two previous two please Mr Admin. Nobody needs to see a picture of a bodged decommissioning.

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Adam Ef
08-09-19, 01:45 PM
Iinhn7 Miki. .. BH
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190908/3ed86d0838470efba0c2ec6e9c681301.jpg

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Post of the year!

admin
08-09-19, 02:02 PM
My pocket decided to have a say.

Think what it was trying to say was, that sounds nice. [emoji9]

Can you delete the two previous two please Mr Admin. Nobody needs to see a picture of a bodged decommissioning.

Sent from my SM-G950F using TapatalkDone. I did wonder what i was looking at.

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admin
08-09-19, 02:02 PM
Post of the year!Several posts by the look of it

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Seeker
08-09-19, 02:40 PM
Several posts by the look of it


ba-dum tsh!


"Dad" joke of the day goes to Admin (now get back in the shed).

admin
08-09-19, 02:42 PM
ba-dum tsh!


"Dad" joke of the day goes to Admin (now get back in the shed).I couldn't resist [emoji3]

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Grant66
08-09-19, 04:17 PM
Done. I did wonder what i was looking at.


That used to be the A380 jigs to set stringers onto bottom panel 4 port, I think (god knows why pocket picked that picture, there are lots of others a LOT more embarrassing. I got off lightly). They were supposed to be removed so they could go back in, if required. Looks like it'll have to be done without the jig...

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maviczap
13-09-19, 07:34 AM
Having a hot shower...........









Boiler didn't light up yesterday morning, so I had to have a cold one :-(

Seeker
13-09-19, 07:58 AM
Having a hot shower...........


Boiler didn't light up yesterday morning, so I had to have a cold one :-(


...nothing wrong with having a beer, oh wait, that's not what you meant :rolleyes:


I don't know what you've done to irritate the universe, Mav, but you've certainly upset it. Glad your shower is working, I think a hot shower is one of mankind's greatest inventions.

SV650rules
13-09-19, 08:11 AM
Having a hot shower...........

Boiler didn't light up yesterday morning, so I had to have a cold one :-(

Is it a combi boiler where you don't get hot water unless boiler is working ?

Glad we have a hot water storage tank :D that runs at 45psi so that you can run a mixer shower without a pump and if boiler doesn't light up you can heat water with immersion heater.

maviczap
13-09-19, 08:33 AM
...nothing wrong with having a beer, oh wait, that's not what you meant :rolleyes:


I don't know what you've done to irritate the universe, Mav, but you've certainly upset it. Glad your shower is working, I think a hot shower is one of mankind's greatest inventions.

Yes, certainly seemed to have some bad karma going against me right now, although to be fair its been a bit temperamental lately, the old boiler that is :-)

Yesterday was the first time its done this. Had to reset it.

Is it a combi boiler where you don't get hot water unless boiler is working ?

Glad we have a hot water storage tank :D that runs at 45psi so that you can run a mixer shower without a pump and if boiler doesn't light up you can heat water with immersion heater.

Yes, that's what we had in our old house. We've had this combi boiler for about 19years, and touch wood its been fine. We had the igniitor circuit board replaced, after a couple of years, but apart from its regular annual service its been fine

Heorot
13-09-19, 11:57 AM
Boilers don't last. My house was a new build in 2003 and came with an Ideal non-combi CH system. It died this summer and had to be replaced with another non-combi boiler. The engineer told me that the Ideal boilers usually only last about 8 years, This time I got a Vissman boiler which is considered the best. It has stainless steel internals as opposed to the Ideals aluminium, which corroded and caused it to fail.

dirtydog
13-09-19, 06:15 PM
Boilers don't last. My house was a new build in 2003 and came with an Ideal non-combi CH system. It died this summer and had to be replaced with another non-combi boiler. The engineer told me that the Ideal boilers usually only last about 8 years, This time I got a Vissman boiler which is considered the best. It has stainless steel internals as opposed to the Ideals aluminium, which corroded and caused it to fail.

Yep the veissmann are excellent boilers

My smile is the look on a customers face when she saw her house after my brother an myself have been in there for about 6 weeks so far doing a full refurbishment and we're not even finished yet.
Her husband hasn't been well so she hasn't been to see any progress in a few weeks.

Adam Ef
13-09-19, 10:10 PM
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/393945907972079/

Seeker
14-09-19, 08:01 AM
Some smiles for Saturday. The Comedy Wildlife Award photos:


https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2019/09/14/simply-19-very-funny-pictures-from-the-comedy-wildlife-awards/




bonus: making bread


https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2019/09/13/funniest-13-seconds-youll-watch-today/

Seeker
22-09-19, 10:33 AM
I know it's not the same for everyone today (Sun 22nd Sep) but here, on the east coast, the weather is fantastic. Sunny and warm - the humidity is up so it feels balmy. The rain is heading north and slowly edging east so we'll catch is eventually but at present it's great :p

maviczap
22-09-19, 12:04 PM
Yep, it's lovely here, but I'm stuck doing DIY

However, I have made good progress with all the jobs on my list.

My gripe, is isolation valves are meant to isolate the supply aren't they?

Well the push fit ones I used didn't completely stop the flow, so I had to fit a short length of pipe with a push fit end stop. I was anyway, but the valves weren't doing the job they were supposed to?

The other one on the toilet cistern works fine!!

R1ffR4ff
22-09-19, 02:42 PM
Had a nice ride out and stopped @ Roy's Burger van near Beverley Race course(Beverley Westwoods) and got chatting to a bloke who was out on this.Him and his retired dad bought it as a half done project off another guy and finished it. Apparently the old owner had £1200 of work done on a full engine rebuild.Sounded like when he fired it up :smt005


https://i.imgur.com/Ra2AwR0.jpg

SV650rules
22-09-19, 03:08 PM
Yep, it's lovely here, but I'm stuck doing DIY

However, I have made good progress with all the jobs on my list.

My gripe, is isolation valves are meant to isolate the supply aren't they?

Well the push fit ones I used didn't completely stop the flow, so I had to fit a short length of pipe with a push fit end stop. I was anyway, but the valves weren't doing the job they were supposed to?

The other one on the toilet cistern works fine!!

Gate valves are no good at isolating anything much, the seat and plunger get caked with limescale and various crap and you have to turn them on and off a few times to fully stop flow ( if you are lucky ) - give me a decent ball valve any day...they can get a bit tight to turn after a while but I never had one that didn't isolate.

garynortheast
22-09-19, 03:31 PM
Had a nice ride out and stopped @ Roy's Burger van near Beverley Race course(Beverley Westwoods) and got chatting to a bloke who was out on this.Him and his retired dad bought it as a half done project off another guy and finished it. Apparently the old owner had £1200 of work done on a full engine rebuild.Sounded like when he fired it up :smt005


https://i.imgur.com/Ra2AwR0.jpg

Whoa! That's bloody nice!

Seeker
22-09-19, 05:16 PM
is that damp patch from the bike? (I'm a bit sensitive to leaks these days). We have a regular at Willingham with one of these, I hadn't realised they had electric start. I think Suzuki's oiling system was the most sophisticated, they didn't seem to smoke as much.
Great looking bike.

garynortheast
24-09-19, 08:44 PM
Today was a GOOD DAY. That is all.

I may expand on this later but it probably won't mean much to anyone else.

maviczap
24-09-19, 08:45 PM
That's good Gary

Grant66
24-09-19, 08:48 PM
Today was a GOOD DAY. That is all.

I may expand on this later but it probably won't mean much to anyone else.I'm guessing it didn't involve going outside. [emoji2414]

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garynortheast
24-09-19, 09:52 PM
That's good Gary

Thanks Mav.

I'm guessing it didn't involve going outside. [emoji2414]

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It did actually Grant!

BanannaMan
25-09-19, 05:02 AM
Today was a GOOD DAY. That is all.




And that is all that matters.
Glad you had a wonderful day!

shiftin_gear98
25-09-19, 07:53 AM
This.

https://youtu.be/wSd6eJ7iNSQ

admin
25-09-19, 07:59 AM
Today was a GOOD DAY. That is all.

I may expand on this later but it probably won't mean much to anyone else.The yin and yan of life, the good days make up for the bad days. Pleased for you.

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DarrenSV650S
25-09-19, 01:32 PM
This.

https://youtu.be/wSd6eJ7iNSQ

They make some awesome videos. Have you seen Stenberg's 'basic training'?

shiftin_gear98
25-09-19, 03:19 PM
I have just now.

DarrenSV650S
25-09-19, 05:43 PM
Linky now that I'm on the PC for anyone who is interested. I think he has signed a deal with Honda now

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chris8886
25-09-19, 08:15 PM
This.

https://youtu.be/wSd6eJ7iNSQ



that's brilliant!

garynortheast
25-09-19, 08:46 PM
Road trip tomorrow and Friday. Off to Yorkshire on the bike to meet my mate there for a couple of days riding.

shiftin_gear98
26-09-19, 06:56 AM
I hope you get a few sunny spells Gary, if you do stop for a picture. Enjoy.