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Forum: Idle Banter 23-03-24, 04:27 PM
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Views: 2,001
Posted By Biker Biggles
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...
Forum: Idle Banter 04-03-24, 05:05 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,958
Posted By Biker Biggles
Re: Into every life....

Are you pregnant??????
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 15-09-23, 04:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 611
Posted By Biker Biggles
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...
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 15-04-23, 07:32 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,877
Posted By Biker Biggles
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.
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 05-04-23, 04:53 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 825
Posted By Biker Biggles
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.
Forum: Idle Banter 03-02-23, 08:08 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 588
Posted By Biker Biggles
Re: Tattoos

Whatever happened to Paws------

:D:D:D
Forum: Idle Banter 27-12-22, 08:32 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,197
Posted By Biker Biggles
Re: Merry Christmas to one and all.

And a belated hi from me. Been a busy time and what with becoming a grandad last week------
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 21-11-22, 06:58 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 876
Posted By Biker Biggles
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?
Forum: Idle Banter 22-10-22, 07:18 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 494
Posted By Biker Biggles
Re: What a farce..

Never mind, Boris is flying back from his hols so we can have groundhog day all over again.
Forum: Idle Banter 20-10-22, 02:40 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 494
Posted By Biker Biggles
Re: What a farce..

What government?
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 16-10-22, 07:41 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,156
Posted By Biker Biggles
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...
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 07-10-22, 07:48 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 523
Posted By Biker Biggles
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.
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 08-09-22, 04:16 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 726
Posted By Biker Biggles
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.
Forum: Idle Banter 30-08-22, 03:37 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 409
Posted By Biker Biggles
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.
Forum: Idle Banter 25-07-22, 03:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 757
Posted By Biker Biggles
Re: Loan question (student)

What happens if you stop paying it or if you reach retirement age and cant afford it?
Forum: Idle Banter 06-07-22, 03:19 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,612
Posted By Biker Biggles
Re: Tiiiimber!!

Pickfords van seen touting for work in Downing Street.
So who will replace him?
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 23-06-22, 08:41 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 962
Posted By Biker Biggles
Re: Newbie Post - Carb and Choke Plunger Question

Can you get the engine to rev off choke with throttle open? If not then it will be more than an idling problem, possibly an inlet air leak somewhere giving a very weak mixture.
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 24-05-22, 11:04 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,862
Posted By Biker Biggles
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...
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 26-04-22, 01:02 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,679
Posted By Biker Biggles
Re: sv650s K5 won't idle when petrol isn't a full tank (running rich)

I had something similar on a different bike some years ago. The bike was running rich all the time and it was caused by a faulty temp sensor which was telling the "brain" it was running cold so it...
Forum: Idle Banter 01-04-22, 09:05 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,426
Posted By Biker Biggles
Forum: Idle Banter 20-03-22, 12:42 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,858
Posted By Biker Biggles
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....
Forum: Idle Banter 18-03-22, 07:48 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,858
Posted By Biker Biggles
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...
Forum: Idle Banter 17-03-22, 04:31 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,858
Posted By Biker Biggles
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...
Forum: Idle Banter 17-03-22, 04:02 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,858
Posted By Biker Biggles
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...
Forum: Idle Banter 04-03-22, 03:19 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 612
Posted By Biker Biggles
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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