What have you done to your bike today....

[The Departed]

I guess there's a case for and against, like always

 

[Sarky B’stard]

I am not convinced of the effectiveness of Crash Bungs. It strikes me that, while plastics are expensive they skid better and crash bungs are more likely to knacker whatever they are mounted onto or send the bike flipping along the road. Maybe if they were made like trolley wheels or castors they would allow the bike to roll along on it's side but, of course that then creates the possibility of the bike rolling along at speed until it hits an immovable object. I guess the best thing to do is try your best not to fall off as, crash bungs or no crash bungs, chances are things are going to get demolished.

Me neither. I think they probably show better than they go whereas cover plates might help on track. To my mind it’s an extension of customisation but I suspect any insurance reservations are driven by what it tends to say about the well’ard riding style of too many who fit them…a supposition, but not an unreasonable one taken as an average.

 

[Old Nick]

I only see the point of crash bars or bungs to save the body work if the bike falls over not in an accident

‘Fall Over Bung’ isn’t as snappy as ‘Crash Bung’ though is it

 

[Foxy]

I tried to tighten mi chain t'other day, but t'adjusting ring ont single sider wunt budge!

 

[The Departed]

I tried to tighten mi chain t'other day, but t'adjusting ring ont single sider wunt budge!

Google Translate - "eh? The language is not recognised"

 

[Foxy]

Got to go over to your side ot'hill today, en route to Anglesey! I'll make sure mi doors are locked ont car.

 

[chas]

I tried to tighten mi chain t'other day, but t'adjusting ring ont single sider wunt budge!

Hope you sort it, sounds a pita job

 

[The Departed]

Got to go over to your side ot'hill today, en route to Anglesey! I'll make sure mi doors are locked ont car.

Alone or with someone :S

 

[Foxy]

Wi our lass, mi Grandson and 2 small dogs. If it's mi daughter thy7 askin about, she's off to a bike rally in Derbyshire, wi her boyfriend.

 

[DD67]

I tried to tighten mi chain t'other day, but t'adjusting ring ont single sider wunt budge!

Apparently it's a very common fault if the workings aren't kept greased Foxy.
Continue trying to free it off enough to adjust the chain. Then put a full strip down on your to do list for this coming winter.

 

[Big Sandy]

Rode it!

Did the prescription run. For Mrs Big Sandy only. Fork everybody else. Anyhoo, one item short, not in and to be delivered later. Oh dear, I'm a gonna have to ride out again!

Cracking day here... 20° in the shade. Finished painting the Landy bonnet.



Haven't put the grille on straight in that pic.

 

[Don the Don]

You Scottish or something @Big Sandy ,

 

[Big Sandy]

Errrr..... No, actually lived here 30 out of my 50+ years though.

It's a ploy to piss off the neighbour. He mentioned it annoys him when folk have flags on their vehicle... I'd a put a lion rampant, but my paint skills not that good.

 

[Doc Strange]

A bit of a bimble on the GS.

Been riding the Daytona a lot recently and it's interesting comparing the two - the GS is more comfortable and simply does what you want, whereas the Dayt needs more work and is less comfortable, but rewards in other ways.

I must've done something good in a previous life to get such wonderful toys

DS

 

[MartytheMartian]

Well I'm just back from a spin on my Daytona. Gawd it's too hot out there! Like riding into a giant hair dryer on a hot setting. I must admit, having been out on the Bonnie yesterday I was finding it difficult to adjust my head to the difference in revs needed with the Bonnie's hitting the red line at nine thousand and sounding mellow where the Daytona needs to scream way past that. I find myself changing up before I am really into the power or even close to the red line.

 

[Scrappy]

Had a great ride out on the Guzzi They have their faults, and can be a little bit rough riding around town, but its sublime on country roads and through the twisties, so much fun. If the new 850 is a bit more refined, as I've read, then if I were forced to only have one bike that might be it . I'm finding the Guzzi to be somewhere between the Bonneville and Monster, for me it has qualities of both that I like,





Stopped to get dinner again on the way home

 

[DD67]

Had a great ride out on the Guzzi They have their faults, and can be a little bit rough riding around town, but its sublime on country roads and through the twisties, so much fun. If the new 850 is a bit more refined, as I've read, then if I were forced to only have one bike that might be it . I'm finding the Guzzi to be somewhere between the Bonneville and Monster, for me it has qualities of both that I like,

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Stopped to get dinner again on the way home

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Honorable Ken Sing will fink u wun the wottery

 

[Big Sandy]

Had a great ride out on the Guzzi They have their faults, and can be a little bit rough riding around town, but its sublime on country roads and through the twisties, so much fun. If the new 850 is a bit more refined, as I've read, then if I were forced to only have one bike that might be it . I'm finding the Guzzi to be somewhere between the Bonneville and Monster, for me it has qualities of both that I like,

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Stopped to get dinner again on the way home

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I like the styling of that. It's quite retro looking.

 

[DD67]

Rode it!

Did the prescription run. For Mrs Big Sandy only. Fork everybody else. Anyhoo, one item short, not in and to be delivered later. Oh dear, I'm a gonna have to ride out again!

Cracking day here... 20° in the shade. Finished painting the Landy bonnet.

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Haven't put the grille on straight in that pic.

Would you use this?
Or is it a bit poncy?
It isn't new, but it's free to a good home Sandy.

 

[Big Sandy]

Would you use this?
Or is it a bit poncy?
It isn't new, but it's free to a good home Sandy.
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I'd use that for sure, happy to give it a new home, please!

At least let me cover postage?