Cuthy246
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I missed out on the zzr 1100 and went straight for a 2003 zx12r and that was a rocket ship.
Had to get rid of it though as was far far too much for use on the roads as could get to seriously silly speeds.
Screwdriver
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Man accepted my offer of £225 for the superdooper tube notcher with cutters and £75 for the flypress.
Jlg
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Don't have a fly cutter
eLuSiVeMiTe
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Pete.
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There was one of those parked for months in the car park at Canary Wharf last year gathering dust. Then the council put a 14-day removal notice on it, then 2 weeks later it was gone.
I wonder if the owner knows even yet that his bike is no longer there?
Jlg
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I didn't think about putting the dial in the central bore as that's the part I couldn't figure out
eLuSiVeMiTe
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A late night and 2 lost auctions.
Smart and brown Fixed steady went for £114 and the traveling steady went for £88
Only 2 bidders.
Ah well.
Il make my own.
First I've seen come up in 2 years.mnot likely to see another for a while.
Brew and bed.
Smart and brown Fixed steady went for £114 and the traveling steady went for £88
Only 2 bidders.
Ah well.
Il make my own.
First I've seen come up in 2 years.mnot likely to see another for a while.
Brew and bed.
Hopefuldave
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Same happened to me last weekend, Holbrook steady though...
Dave H. (the other one)
Screwdriver
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Hopefuldave
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For a minute there I thought you were going to say you found one in a skip.
No, if it had been me, maybe it would have been in a skip... Jammy git, me
Dave H. (the other one)
Hood
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10 mins ago I acquired this and this is actually the first typing I have done on it.
A second hand Microsoft Arc keyboard from eBay for £13 delivered and working a bit better than the one it is replacing.
They are excellent small footprint keyboards for super clean and tidy workshop desks
A second hand Microsoft Arc keyboard from eBay for £13 delivered and working a bit better than the one it is replacing.
They are excellent small footprint keyboards for super clean and tidy workshop desks
Farside
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Today I acquired...
The opportunity to avoid disaster, just in the nick of time.
Always check your oil pick-up strainer at least once in a blue moon.
I nearly didn't, reasoning this engine hasn't really got all that many miles on, barely 100K and I've never used excessive gasket gunk on it, nor was there any sign of previous owners doing so.
Goes to show what I know - it was half clogged. Tomorrow I'll have a closer look at what exactly the gunge is made from.
I also found a missing starter idler gear shim in the sump.
If I hadn't had it up on the ramp it would have been easy to not bother, as farting around on the dusty cold floor is less than inviting, and that's why I've never really bothered doing it in the past. Fortunately, the ramp makes it easy to just do it, and fifteen minutes later, there it was...
The opportunity to avoid disaster, just in the nick of time.
Always check your oil pick-up strainer at least once in a blue moon.
I nearly didn't, reasoning this engine hasn't really got all that many miles on, barely 100K and I've never used excessive gasket gunk on it, nor was there any sign of previous owners doing so.
Goes to show what I know - it was half clogged. Tomorrow I'll have a closer look at what exactly the gunge is made from.
I also found a missing starter idler gear shim in the sump.
If I hadn't had it up on the ramp it would have been easy to not bother, as farting around on the dusty cold floor is less than inviting, and that's why I've never really bothered doing it in the past. Fortunately, the ramp makes it easy to just do it, and fifteen minutes later, there it was...
slim_boy_fat
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Was this as part of an overhaul, rebuild etc?
Farside
Badly Welded Man
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Top end off because of the inevitable * base gasket leak and took the opportunity to refresh everything - new rings, honed bores, camchain, seals etc. Measuring up the old parts revealed virtually no wear, so I might use them on another lump.
*asolutely guaranteed that a Suzuki GS lump will leak at the front left from 50K miles onwards. This had been showing signs of it for years, but I'd kept putting it off. Previous ones had never leaked after being treated to strip / rebuild and Hylomar. If only the factory had used a decent sealer on the base gasket, but it never affected the first or second owners.
Hood
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Killed a VF400 by getting the strainer clogged up, I was young and foolish then, well that is my excuse anyway. Now I am older but likely just as foolish
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Parm
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Today I acquired a new skill.
Was given some fresh pigeon and partridge. Couple of the lads came over from the village and I was shown how to breast them
Then I did some
It’s quite easy when you know how.
Cooked up some breast, heart, liver and lung
Was delicious
Should say, I’m a townie, never done anything like this before
Was given some fresh pigeon and partridge. Couple of the lads came over from the village and I was shown how to breast them
Then I did some
It’s quite easy when you know how.
Cooked up some breast, heart, liver and lung
Was delicious
Should say, I’m a townie, never done anything like this before
