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

[Bad Billy]

It's supposedly the dogs bits for alloy engines?
I mix it with tap water but change the ratio slightly. To 55%-60% coolant & 40%-45% tap water. Never had a problem & it saves purchasing distilled water.

You tight bastard! You can buy deionized water in Asda for £1.99!

 

[chas]

You tight bastard! You can buy deionized water in Asda for £1.99!

Mind you, you're in the same boat as me, it may be the soft south but our water is well hard.

 

[Bad Billy]

Mind you, you're in the same boat as me, it may be the soft south but our water is well hard.

Yep, the water down south fucks up kettles, washing machines etc so definitely not putting it in my bike!

 

[Holy Shit]

Rightly or wrongly,I’ve booked a ferry ticket to Spain for September.Fingers crossed,etc.

 

[Bad Billy]

Rightly or wrongly,I’ve booked a ferry ticket to Spain for September.Fingers crossed,etc.

I am booked for 4 days on track in Spain 1st to the 4th October, digits also crossed here mate!

 

[half ton]

Fuck Spain.....twats try to shit on us every oportunity recently....not spending my hard earned bailing them out.

 

[Holy Shit]

Fuck Spain.....twats try to shit on us every oportunity recently....not spending my hard earned bailing them out.

It’s the French that are really taking the piss,the elephants in the European room and I had a refund voucher that had to be used before next year.

 

[Flynnt20]

Changed the oil and filter in the Thunderbird and bought a new cam adjuster spring from Sprint engineering as i could some times hear a slight ticker ticker tick tick for about 30 secs when starting from cold took about 4 mins to fit and £12 as apposed to £50 plus for the entire unit , the original spring was a good 10/12 mm shorter than the new one and bugger me it does sound a lot better on start up now , result hopefully

 

[Tallpaul]

Changed the oil and filter in the Thunderbird and bought a new cam adjuster spring from Sprint engineering as i could some times hear a slight ticker ticker tick tick for about 30 secs when starting from cold took about 4 mins to fit and £12 as apposed to £50 plus for the entire unit , the original spring was a good 10/12 mm shorter than the new one and bugger me it does sound a lot better on start up now , result hopefully

Good move. I replaced the spring in my 2013 Tiger Sport at 18,000 miles and that was a big improvement.

 

[half ton]

I rode the Bonneville to work today...TWICE...had Tuesday and Wednesday off to earn some decent Wonga,Then bloody forgot to put the bins out at work last night,so shot in at 5.30am to do the deed and pissed off home for breakfast,It was feckin cold and sporadic showers so why did I take the bike ? ........feckin blew the turbo on the car yesterday

 

[Tallpaul]

Ordered a pair of Road 5s for the T800, from Demon Tweaks.

 

[Sarky B’stard]

Kinky sod! I’ve only ever used Demon Tweeks

 

[Tallpaul]

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Kinky sod! I’ve only ever used Demon Tweeks

Don't knock it until you've tried it!

 

[Don the Don]

feckin blew the turbo on the car yesterday

Hope it does not cost too much to replace mate, never liked them myself always preferred extra cylinders and cubic capacity if I wanted power

 

[chas]

I rode the Bonneville to work today...TWICE...had Tuesday and Wednesday off to earn some decent Wonga,Then bloody forgot to put the bins out at work last night,so shot in at 5.30am to do the deed and pissed off home for breakfast,It was feckin cold and sporadic showers so why did I take the bike ? ........feckin blew the turbo on the car yesterday

Bugger. Hope you can find a secondhand one at a worthwhile price.

 

[Bad Billy]

Ordered a pair of Road 5s for the T800, from Demon Tweaks.

I got Road 5's on the Superduke, they were brand new when I picked the bike up, not what I would normally choose, I haven't really pushed on that hard round corners but they seem to be OK, they just don't feel that warm when just pulled up after a few miles of fairly quick riding like a Super Corse would.

 

[chas]

I got Road 5's on the Superduke, they were brand new when I picked the bike up, not what I would normally choose, I haven't really pushed on that hard round corners but they seem to be OK, they just don't feel that warm when just pulled up after a few miles of fairly quick riding like a Super Corse would.

I've got a hybrid set on the Trip, (4 front, 5 rear) fine for me but I'd have expected something less 'sport touring' on the KTM

 

[Bad Billy]

I've got a hybrid set on the Trip, (4 front, 5 rear) fine for me but I'd have expected something less 'sport touring' on the KTM

I agree mate, when I fit tyres to the KTM it will most likely be Pirelli SC's, very reliable grip & a fair warning before letting go, they have been tyre of choice on road & track for a while now, just don't expect them to last for big miles. My view is why own something with blistering performance then not be able to enjoy its potential when the fancy takes you?

 

[half ton]

Hope it does not cost too much to replace mate, never liked them myself always preferred extra cylinders and cubic capacity if I wanted power

Bugger. Hope you can find a secondhand one at a worthwhile price.

It was a C Max 1.6 diesel Don so not high on power ,Smoked like feck and was on borrowed time when I got it
I only paid £180 for the car Chas...got £100 for my old Yaris as scrap so it only stood me in at £80 not too bad for a years motoring ...... being a tight fecker when it comes to motors (To me the car is for fetching the shopping and getting me n the missus to work) I am now trying to find summat for less than £250, Then I should get £100 for the C Max as scrap.....I know !!! I know !!! calm down you lot I am pushing the boat out this time....spending £150 what am I thinking ...money don't grow on trees

 

[chas]

It was a C Max 1.6 diesel Don so not high on power ,Smoked like feck and was on borrowed time when I got it
I only paid £180 for the car Chas...got £100 for my old Yaris as scrap so it only stood me in at £80 not too bad for a years motoring ...... being a tight fecker when it comes to motors (To me the car is for fetching the shopping and getting me n the missus to work) I am now trying to find summat for less than £250, Then I should get £100 for the C Max as scrap.....I know !!! I know !!! calm down you lot I am pushing the boat out this time....spending £150 what am I thinking ...money don't grow on trees

Mate, you can't argue with that. Always a pain when they die but I aim for a £500 a year budget for 'my' car. (currently at three years on a 700 quid Merc and obv had a few repairs on the journey. Still within 'limits')
My best 'schrapnel' motor was a diesel polo. 1.9 non turbo. Think they've all succumbed to rot by now but a truly dumb as mince basic car. Loved it