Don the Don
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Always a good feeling is that, another years ticketBike sailed through its MOT today no advisories- very happy
What have you done to your bike today....
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Doc Strange
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Grabbed a quick couple of hours after lunch as it's POETS day and looks like rain over the weekend and got guests visiting.
Needed heated grips, but glad I got out - beautiful countryside and clear sky even if a bit nippy.
Returned to a regular little loop I haven't done for a while as been exploring elsewhere - saw a field that had been harvested and the drying stalks of what might have been sweetcorn, had a beautiful red hue in the sun
DS
Needed heated grips, but glad I got out - beautiful countryside and clear sky even if a bit nippy.
Returned to a regular little loop I haven't done for a while as been exploring elsewhere - saw a field that had been harvested and the drying stalks of what might have been sweetcorn, had a beautiful red hue in the sun
DS
Don the Don
Legendary Knight
Pumped the fuel out of the Bonnie Tank and started to gather the bit's together for a good service later on the old girl, based on age rather than mileage so will change the fuel filter and hoses as I already have them, and some other jobs
With that kinda attention to detail. I'd trust you to work on aircraft young man!
PS...
I "might" be spending Christmas/New Year in the Caribbean? If so, I'll forward you the details of the airline that'll be doing the flying.
Then @Foxy can check out the ship for my next jolly to Cuba.
Having you ex services folk easily to hand is a right result!
Flash git.
Don the Don
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I just go by the fact that someparts like fuel hose deteriate with age and exposure to fuel and if the tank is off it saves taking it of again at a later date, In the good old service day's before the great PFI and contractor Ripp offs I had seen many an item of equipment be taken for service,"But it ain't been used" you would say, "If our chart say's it's due a major then it due", clean oil out, clean oil in, and better than that we used to run a book on which station was closing next if a lot of money was being spent on refurbishments then the odds were slashed, as it was expected to be a bad sign for closureWith that kinda attention to detail. I'd trust you to work on aircraft young man!
PS...
I "might" be spending Christmas/New Year in the Caribbean? If so, I'll forward you the details of the airline that'll be doing the flying.
Then @Foxy can check out the ship for my next jolly to Cuba.
Having you ex services folk easily to hand is a right result!
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Doc Strange
Legendary Knight
Another POETs day run in glorious sunshine
Down to Rutland water and then a different route back.
Saw a couple of police riders, which is pretty rare, and they looked to be doing the Bikesafe thing and giving observed rides - usually that's at weekends, but a good thing whenever they do it.
On way home dropped in on a fellow BBer to swap the GS for the Honda I'll use tomorrow for my Nov shift. Weather looks good for that too
DS
Down to Rutland water and then a different route back.
Saw a couple of police riders, which is pretty rare, and they looked to be doing the Bikesafe thing and giving observed rides - usually that's at weekends, but a good thing whenever they do it.
On way home dropped in on a fellow BBer to swap the GS for the Honda I'll use tomorrow for my Nov shift. Weather looks good for that too
DS
Doc Strange
Legendary Knight
Watching a geezer was and ACF50 it!
My neighbour and I have got the ACF50 guy to visit us as we had two jobs he could do on the same day.
That'll see the GS set up for winter
DS
My neighbour and I have got the ACF50 guy to visit us as we had two jobs he could do on the same day.
That'll see the GS set up for winter
DS
BAD LUCK DUCK
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Don't fly with virgin Atlantic..With that kinda attention to detail. I'd trust you to work on aircraft young man!
PS...
I "might" be spending Christmas/New Year in the Caribbean? If so, I'll forward you the details of the airline that'll be doing the flying.
Then @Foxy can check out the ship for my next jolly to Cuba.
Having you ex services folk easily to hand is a right result!
I saw an advertisement on the telly yesterday and they employ all kinds of weirdo trans gender black puffs and got a female pilot that looked like she was doing a kamikazi dive in a stuka
Doc Strange
Legendary Knight
Added an hour to lunch so managed a quick 60 miles in the mid-day sun
Beautiful out, so much colour in the trees.
Blinding low level sun in places, and dodgy leaf covered corners in places, but I kept an eye out for issues and didn't treat it like a summer's day, so all good.
Wish I could have just kept going - being out riding is the best!
DS
Beautiful out, so much colour in the trees.
Blinding low level sun in places, and dodgy leaf covered corners in places, but I kept an eye out for issues and didn't treat it like a summer's day, so all good.
Wish I could have just kept going - being out riding is the best!
DS
Doc Strange
Legendary Knight
Managed a lovely mid-day sess today too.
Similar route but stopped for cuppa and cake
GS no longer has the sheen of a recently cleaned and acf 50ed bike
Build a fire and get the port out or wander to the pub for a pint now? Decisions, decisions!
DS
Similar route but stopped for cuppa and cake
GS no longer has the sheen of a recently cleaned and acf 50ed bike
Build a fire and get the port out or wander to the pub for a pint now? Decisions, decisions!
DS
Sarky B’stard
Legendary Knight
Well I gave mine a much overdue bath. Lots of nasty gunge in the little crevices. My turn next! 
Steve 998cc
Legendary Knight
My bikes are tucked up under thier winter covers in the garage they refuse to start or move when it gets greasy, wet, a cold, not me you understand I'd ride in any weather it's the bikes they are choosy when the go out. (if you believe that you'll believe anything) Ride safe guys.
Tallpaul
Legendary Knight
My grandson fancies a field bike to tat around on. We looked locally and found this old shitter lurking in a collapsed shed. No v5 or keys but it's been registered SORN. I got it sparking and thought best change the oil before trying for a start. Well, as expected, the sump plug pulled the threads out with it so it needs a helicoil. I think he will learn some useful lessons with our latest project together. I had him start by washing all the bird and rat shit off it. When he comes over on Saturday, he can get the air filter out of it and have a go at the better chrome bits.
Don the Don
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Be a good little project for him and a usefull way to learn about bikes and skills involved in maintenance and repair, if you have issues with the sump plug they do a repair kit these days that gives an oversize plug like the one below, if you can't helicoil it honda are usualy 1.4 so this is the 1.5 you just need the right one
Tallpaul
Legendary Knight
Useful info, thanks mate. I think the sump can be drained through the side mounted oil screen housing as well.
Doc Strange
Legendary Knight
Used one of them when despatch riding in the 80s. Will take a lot of abuse - perfect for a youngster to play with.
What a good grandfather you are!
DS
Doc Strange
Legendary Knight
Went in on the bike today as collected the Blood Bike I'll be using tomorrow on the way back.
Managed to squeeze a quick lunch hour ride in - it's getting nippy!
But having said that, good kit kept me warm enough - if wrapped up OK, I'm happy covering miles in this weather.
Biggest issue was pockets of fog - some drivers putting fog lights on, but really didn't need them, while others driving without any lights, when did!
DS
Managed to squeeze a quick lunch hour ride in - it's getting nippy!
But having said that, good kit kept me warm enough - if wrapped up OK, I'm happy covering miles in this weather.
Biggest issue was pockets of fog - some drivers putting fog lights on, but really didn't need them, while others driving without any lights, when did!
DS
Tallpaul
Legendary Knight
Elwood has spent a couple of hours with me this morning before he went to youth club. We had the grinder on some nasty bolts on the rear frame and took out the rear mudguard liner. He unscrewed the airbox and got the filters out, both in as new condition so they went back in. No mouse nest or spiders. A few more small bits unscrewed ok. "Grandad, do you think we bought a turd"!