Forum: Idle Banter
Yesterday, 06:15 PM
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Re: The All New Megathread
Pretty good here, thanks, Gary.
M-i-L has settled very well in the care home, all the stresses, worries and anxieties she had about living on her own have visibly lifted from her and this in turn...
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Forum: Idle Banter
25-04-24, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 4,085
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Re: The All New Megathread
That Northerly was cold, wasn't it? Luckily, over the weekend I scored a great charity shop find: a lightweight quilted down jacket with no hood, which is light and thin enough to wear as a...
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Forum: Idle Banter
24-04-24, 08:43 AM
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Re: The All New Megathread
Off out for a walk shortly myself, just locally, then a spin on the bike.
Mitchells Fold is on of the spookiest places I've ever visited, around the stone circle there's a definite 'presence'.
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Forum: The Border Patrol
22-04-24, 11:59 AM
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Re: Ride to Betws-y-Coed
I absolutely love that route to Bala, as you climb up out of Pen-y-bont-fawr and along the top the road and views are stunning. Then over the top again on the B4391 to Ffestiniog and down to...
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Forum: Idle Banter
22-04-24, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 4,085
Views: 918,046
Re: The All New Megathread
Been a bit full-on here over the past 10 days, moving my mother-in-law to a care home near us. We were worried about how she'd settle in, but she likes it and feels comfortable. She's also just 10...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
16-04-24, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 4
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Re: Gearbox question
My SV gearbox is exactly the same as every other Suzuki gearbox I've used: slick and smooth.
They've ALL had the quirk of sometimes not being able to get neutral from first gear when the bike...
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Forum: The Border Patrol
15-04-24, 08:11 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: The Border Patrol
15-04-24, 05:23 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,095
Re: Ride to Betws-y-Coed
Can't this time, Gary, but have a good one.
Are you planning on heading over the top to Bala, then the A4212 & B4391 to Ffestiniog and up to Betws?
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Forum: Idle Banter
13-04-24, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 4,085
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Re: The All New Megathread
Same weather here. It was dry and 17 celsius yesterday, I had a lovely ride to Whitchurch with a fast zap down the A41, and today it's February again.
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
03-04-24, 08:31 AM
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Re: Norton Nemesis 1500cc V8
Me too. It's motorcycling ASMR, especially with his West Country burr ...
"but I got there in the end"
"I was really pleased with that"
"just perfect"
"Tracy had made cupcakes!"
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
01-04-24, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 9
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Re: The benefits of body armour...
Interesting, but I disagree based on my own personal experience. When I wrote off my K6S on a patch of diesel in 2019, I went down HARD on my hands and knees at about 40mph. I was wearing...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
31-03-24, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 3
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The state of other peoples' bikes
I was at a biker cafe (Ponderosa in North Wales) yesterday, and about to ride off. A rider pulled up next to me on a Triumph Tiger and as I glanced over, I noticed the chain was bright orange with...
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Forum: Idle Banter
30-03-24, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 4,085
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Re: The All New Megathread
:D Certainly in the summer months the Harley riders turn out in force and give it an American flavour. However, it's a bit chilly for them at the moment!
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Forum: Idle Banter
30-03-24, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 4,085
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Re: The All New Megathread
Just back from the Ponderosa via the Nant-y-Garth pass and Ruthin. It actually feels like Spring is springing at last.
A very nice ride, although there was a lot of run-off from fields on the...
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Forum: Idle Banter
29-03-24, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 4,085
Views: 918,046
Re: The All New Megathread
Pottering today as the weather is showery, but tomorrow is expected to be dry so the chain is lubed & tyre pressures checked ready for a burn to the Ponderosa / Ruthin or thereabouts.
Sunday &...
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Forum: Idle Banter
29-03-24, 12:11 PM
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
26-03-24, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,141
Re: carbon fuel tank vent cartridge
I haven't removed it myself but I can't see how it would cause a problem as there isn't a sensor connected to the carbon can. I think you could probably join the tubes to and from the can with a...
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Forum: Idle Banter
23-03-24, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 4,085
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Re: The All New Megathread
Morning Gary. The weather seems to have decided it's mid-February again here: cold, raining and blustery. Good job I had a 50-mile spin on the bike yesterday.
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Forum: Idle Banter
22-03-24, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 4,085
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Re: The All New Megathread
No real plans, Gary - just pottering around. Hopeful of a spin on the bike if the weather dries up at some point.
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
19-03-24, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 4
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Re: Gsx-8R
Cor, a good RD500 is worth a MINT these days!
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
19-03-24, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 480
Re: Gsx-8R
Keep us posted how you get on with the Road 5s, I've got a newish Avon Spirit (the Storm's replacement) on the front of mine and a Storm 3D on the back with about 4,000 miles left in it.
I'm not...
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Forum: Idle Banter
17-03-24, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 2
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Re: Caught a McLaren on my GSX yesterday
In spring last year I rode to Llyn Tegid at Bala, pulled into the lake car park and there were over a dozen McLarens parked up, must have been an owner's club meet or similar. Quite a sight.
In...
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Forum: Idle Banter
16-03-24, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 875
A look at life in 1971
Here's an ITV World In Action doco (https://youtu.be/zS1gdn6vAWc?si=AgW_uul2ox4SSHLa) from 1971, in which John Pilger focuses on the life of a dye mill worker in Sheffield.
An amazing look back...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
13-03-24, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 501
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Forum: Idle Banter
11-03-24, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 4,085
Views: 918,046
Re: The All New Megathread
Morning Gary. No plans, and that's the way I like it it. Although I'd prefer it if the weather forecast was more promising.
As I'm a sad sort who makes a note of which days I've ridden on and...
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