Forum: Idle Banter
16-04-25, 09:19 AM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Yeah we came back on Sunday 13th April along M6 and for a Sunday the M6 West / North was a congested mess, with the variable speed limit changing every overhead gantry.... Along with the speed...
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Forum: Idle Banter
17-03-25, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 5,004
Views: 3,600,792
Re: The All New Megathread
Rats and mice love wooden sheds.... If the base is on slabs and they cannot dig under they can still get into surprisingly small gaps under the shed and also chew through wood easily. The wooden...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
10-03-25, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,989
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Forum: Idle Banter
02-12-24, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 11,527
Views: 43,798,056
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Remember the old saying 'you buy cheap and you buy twice '
Frustrating that you buy a product with a British name and a big union flag on the packaging and it says 'designed in UK' ( but...
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Forum: Idle Banter
02-12-24, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 11,527
Views: 43,798,056
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Your air fryer certainly fried itself in record time.... I knew they were quicker, but a regular oven normally lasts decades before frying itself...
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Forum: Idle Banter
26-11-24, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 4
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Re: Blood pressure ramblings
Worrying about BP can increase your BP... it naturally gets higher as you age anyway... If you feel the cold and your hands suffer ( like mine do at slightest temperature drop, but settle down once...
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Forum: Idle Banter
23-08-24, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 11,527
Views: 43,798,056
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Forum: Idle Banter
23-08-24, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 11,527
Views: 43,798,056
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Yeah Curry's did the dirty on me many years ago and have avoided them since, Halfraud's can also do strange things... I actually find Amazon are great when you have a problem with stuff...
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Forum: Idle Banter
22-08-24, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 5,004
Views: 3,600,792
Re: The All New Megathread
Maybe less people traveled to Wales , so less traffic. We live in Shropshire and stopped going to Wales, as I am sure may others did. To prove a real drop they need to show accidents per so many...
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Forum: Idle Banter
22-08-24, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 5,004
Views: 3,600,792
Re: The All New Megathread
The problem with 'national speed limit' is that different types of vehicles have different speed restrictions. While motorbikes, cars and smaller vans can do 60 on a de-restricted single carriageway...
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Forum: Idle Banter
21-08-24, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 5,004
Views: 3,600,792
Re: The All New Megathread
Definitely an autumn feel around, and the wind chill is noticeable, but have to say that the cooler nights are welcome for better sleeping
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Forum: Idle Banter
18-08-24, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 6,568
Views: 6,917,272
Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?
I think the clue is that the first number can go past 12, I have 35-21 on one of my tyres.
How do you read a tyre date code?
The first two numbers of the 4-digit DOT date code (which,...
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Forum: Idle Banter
17-08-24, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 6,568
Views: 6,917,272
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Forum: Idle Banter
11-08-24, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 6,568
Views: 6,917,272
Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?
I have got so used to doing clutchless upshifts on my SV ( no quickshift ) that is is second nature now. Just ease off the revs to take pressure off the gears and it snicks into gear no problem. I...
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Forum: Idle Banter
10-08-24, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 6,568
Views: 6,917,272
Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?
Seems that most Suzuki bikes after 2015 had the 'throttle assist' feature where when the clutch was operated to pull away from a standstill the revs increased automatically, maybe Suzuki is just...
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Forum: Idle Banter
10-08-24, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 6,568
Views: 6,917,272
Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?
Yeah had a few hot air flights, up at the crack of midnight to catch the still wind periods at around 4am, they let a small helium balloon go and watch its upward journey and if it is not to their...
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Forum: Idle Banter
10-08-24, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 6,568
Views: 6,917,272
Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?
Pretty sure in the tests I have read that the 'quick shifter' just cuts the power, which is OK on upshifts but does not 'blip the revs' on downshift... For many years I have done clutchless 'up'...
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Forum: Idle Banter
04-05-24, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 6,568
Views: 6,917,272
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
13-04-24, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,740
Re: The benefits of body armour...
I have theory that cagers drive too fast because they have so many safety features, like seatbelts, airbags, auto-braking etc. They feel invulnerable in their tin boxes and maybe if all that was...
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Forum: Idle Banter
13-04-24, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 11,527
Views: 43,798,056
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
13-04-24, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,504
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
13-04-24, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,504
Re: carbon fuel tank vent cartridge
OK, I figured it out. The 2016 onwards AL7 ( EURO 4 ) does have a purge valve, mounted under the fuel tank ( see attached PDF photo ) the braid covered hose coming in from Right of photo is one of...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
05-04-24, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 2,833
Views: 1,174,274
Re: What have you tinkered with today?
Our Vaillant condensing boiler was installed in 1996, has stainless steel heat exchanger and is still going strong. It is on its third fan but only because flue was installed wrong.. They fitted it...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
30-03-24, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 2,833
Views: 1,174,274
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Forum: Idle Banter
30-03-24, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 5,004
Views: 3,600,792
Re: The All New Megathread
I often wonder what 'an American flavour ' is plastic cheese and ketchup ?
Yeah, fat blokes with beards and short legs ride HD - A product of the Milwaukee Tractor Factory...
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