Forum: Idle Banter
23-03-24, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,234
Re: Warship
It would make for very poor telly if everything worked and nothing ever went wrong though. They recently showed a repeat of the one of HMS Brave from about 25 years ago and there was the one of HMS...
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Forum: Idle Banter
04-03-24, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,958
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
15-09-23, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 613
Re: What is acceptable?
Kawasaki had issues when they swapped from carbs to Fi in the early 2000s with snatchy throttle response. I rode a carby ZX9R which was smooth as silk and a mate bought a new Z 1000Fi. I thought it...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
15-04-23, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,900
Re: running on one
Did you ever take the choke plungers out and make sure they are free and working? The front one is awkward to get at and they are very often the source of running issues on the carb model.
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
05-04-23, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 838
Re: New member, a few questions!
Lots of European imports from that era as they were cheaper. I had one and it had a Km speedo. Mods were available to convert them to MPH but I never bothered. They were not restricted as sold new.
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Forum: Idle Banter
03-02-23, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 589
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Forum: Idle Banter
27-12-22, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,197
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
21-11-22, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 877
Re: New GSX-8S announced
It will need a fender extenda too or the engine will get covered in crud. They all do though dont they?
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Forum: Idle Banter
22-10-22, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 497
Re: What a farce..
Never mind, Boris is flying back from his hols so we can have groundhog day all over again.
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Forum: Idle Banter
20-10-22, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 497
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
16-10-22, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,158
Re: Floppy clutch lever?
If you need to readjust so soon then something must be unadjusting itself. IE something is moving that shouldnt be.Lock nuts not locking or the worm drive is fubared allowing it to collapse a bit...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
07-10-22, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 524
RIP Phil Read
Died yesterday aged 83.
I think he was the only rider to win 125, 250 and 500 world championships.
A really nice guy too.
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
08-09-22, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 726
Re: other forums
Agreed. The days of active forums like this and others used to be are over. It seems people would rather exist in tiny echo chambers on faceache or wherever.
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Forum: Idle Banter
30-08-22, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 409
Re: dollar pound exchange rate.
When I first went to the USA in the 1970s we got two dollars to the pound. I didnt earn much as a dogsbody on a cargo ship but we still had a hoot.
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Forum: Idle Banter
25-07-22, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 757
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Forum: Idle Banter
06-07-22, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,614
Re: Tiiiimber!!
Pickfords van seen touting for work in Downing Street.
So who will replace him?
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
23-06-22, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 962
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
24-05-22, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,862
Re: Best shock for X reg 650s 95kg
I used a Kawasaki zx6 shock which was cheap secondhand back then and it was a great improvement on stock. Needed to cut a bit out of the battery box and raise the battery slightly to accommodate the...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
26-04-22, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,680
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Forum: Idle Banter
01-04-22, 09:05 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,427
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Forum: Idle Banter
20-03-22, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,858
Re: P&O Ferries
Some confusion here between redundancy and dismissal for misconduct or poor performance. If an employee is "a lazy git" then a process should be followed to warn them and discipline them officially....
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Forum: Idle Banter
18-03-22, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,858
Re: P&O Ferries
The issue of EU employment rights doesnt apply either because the seamen are employed under international seafarers rules which give few rights. I believe the legal juristiction for this specific...
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Forum: Idle Banter
17-03-22, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,858
Re: P&O Ferries
P&O Ferries is no longer a Britsh company as it was sold to Dubai some years ago. The ships were flagged out to Cyprus a couple of years ago after the brexit vote allegedly due to some insurance...
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Forum: Idle Banter
17-03-22, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,858
P&O Ferries
Fine old British shipping company now owned by Dubai but still carrying on in the best traditions of the dreadfull outfit it always was. The ships were flagged out to Cyprus a couple of years ago so...
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Forum: Idle Banter
04-03-22, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 612
Re: "It's not what you know..."
Quite a lot of public sector jobs are covered by independant pay revue bodies but few if any are actually independant. EG the NHS body has a figure given to it by the government and hey presto that...
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