My baby works!

In uk.rec.motorcycles, BGN amazed us all with this pearl of wisdom:

Radiator paint sounds good.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, BGN amazed us all with this pearl of wisdom:

I'm making notes. I never considered freezer bags and I have a GPS
thingy that has a cradle wired in (that's what that bag is above my
headlight) and I need to keep the rain out. I also need something that
doesn't do a Woody Woodpecker at high speed IYKWIM.

Washing machine outlet pipe's what you want sir. Cut it down the length
of what you need, slip it over the cables/blocks and use cable ties to
secure.

Bonza!

 

Reminds me of my earlier years on the bikes. *whack* that'll do.
*hit wiv a hammer* that's back there then. And I'm afraid I'll just
have to use these mole grips as a footpeg for now.

Eeh, happy days.

--
Lesley
CBR600FW
SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster)
BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12
BONY#54P BOB#18
Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally

 

This bit might have been your downfall (so to speak) if it was muddy.
You don't touch a front brake where it's muddy because it means you go
arse over tit.

As it so happens, you did )


--
Lesley
CBR600FW
SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster)
BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12
BONY#54P BOB#18
Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally

 

Isn't superglue water-soluble (eventually)? Or does it only come unstuck
with the aid of a detergent as well?[0]

Wouldn't Araldite or a hot glue gun work better?


[0] I know it's possible to unstick it eventually, because this is how I
removed a bicycle lamp from my fingers after gluing it (and my fingers)
together, after a crash.

 

I always find Araldite to be a bit of a clart on, though. I much prefer
the hot glue gun, or in some circumstances bathroom sealant, preferably
the trade stuff.

Remember, kids: being there first isn't always a good thing.

 

Get some of his blood and test it for cryptosporidiums.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

There ain't none. The midichlorians ate 'em all.

Whooooooooo!

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets
and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

I did think that may happen, but my brain wasn't in the mood for
working out space and shapes yesterday.

Until I've got them sorted I may end up surviving on just the one..
but both move in the wind, so I'm forever shoving them back and
resetting them.

Another solution is to go along at a speed where no one will wish to
overtake me at.

 

Traffic?

 

I saw some for £15 in Halfrauds yesterday and was tempted, but decided
against it as they were tiny. I'm going to go shopping for a Haynes
manual today to see if I can take anything off so I can work out where
I need to be.

I'll give it a go.

I think a visit to a scrap yard will come in handy.

 

The Riding School always told me this too.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, BGN amazed us all with this pearl of wisdom:

I wouldn't bother with Halfords for stuff like that. They mostly sell
Oxford stuff and overpriced tat[1], you also get less choice in there.

Up to you though, mate.

I think Araldite is the way to go. I knew there was more of a manly glue
out there but I just couldn't think of it when I posted about the
chunked off bits of clock ;o)

Indeed. There's a few in SE London but not having been to any I can't
rightly say where they are; I just remember seeing them listed in the
Riders Digest.[2]

[1] The same overpriced tat you can get in most accessory shops for a
bit less.

[2] I'll try and get a copy later and post any numbers I get.

 

I can't see how this has happened unless the lock nut part has had its
thread stripped. It may just need nipping up.

Anyway you can get universal replacement mirrors for about £15 a pair.

 

The mirror arm goes into a metal body at the bottom. As the bike
leaned on the lower part of the arm (with such a force that everything
on that side of the bar shifted around 5-7mm until I re-adjusted it
yesterday) the arm has broken through the top of the body. I don't
know the names of any of the parts so I hope the above makes sense.

 

They've got back to me with a quote of...

£ 22.91 Lever front brake
£166.51 Speedometer
£151.79 Tachometer
£ 87.76 Meter Fuel
£ 43.92 Cover Meter Lower
£ 54.18 Cover Meter Upper
£ 57.29 Cover Meter Housing
£ 20.33 Cover Speed Tacho
£ 25.47 Bracket Meter
£ 30.47 Cover Upper Pilot Box
£ 70.31 Lens Comp Headlamp
£ 18.10 Rim Headlamp
£ 44.81 Body Headlamp
£ 61.44 Handlebar
£141.00 Labour (3hrs)
£ 41.13 Sundries

£1037.42 TOTAL

Those fucking clocks can STAY broken for a while! I could buy a new
bike for that price. I'll not be accepting the quote as yet as a lot
of that stuff isn't needed.

Oh, bought a new helmet, though, which is nice. I tried the Nitro
helmets on, but my head isn't Nitro shaped after all, so I've got an
OGK Aeroblade II which I can wear sunglasses with, so I won't have to
buy another visor for it. Wahay:

http://www.ogkhelmet.com/eaero2_monda_01.jpg

 

Hom, very ;o)

'Hog

 

It'll do until I can find a Magic Roundabout one.

I would do many things to have one of those.

 

BGN emerged from their own little world to say

That OGK helmet is horrid. Hope you got it cheap.

MR helmets featured here:
http://www.fmhelmets.co.uk/helmets/features/Features.html

I like the T&J one. I wouldn't want to wear it though.

From your comment above, is it the "Time for bed" one you're after?

 

It was cheap, but I like it. It's noisier than my late HJC one. As
I'm on a bit of a tight budget at the mo, I thought I'd buy a pretty
helmet and get a nice one later on.

I saw one on someone once, but I think it was custom made. It's
similar to the Time for Bed one, but is lighter and has different
pictures on it. There's a Ltd. Ed Road Runner on that looks amusing
at http://www.fmhelmets.co.uk/helmets/roadrunner/f101roadrunner.jpg