Oh Poo!

No chain and sprockets available until Friday September 3rd, unless I
want to go hunting and pay more. If I pixiefest I'll be pillion <sulk>
I'm not going all that way on a CG (looks askance at Frankfurt
runners)

 

Lady Nina wrote

You are starting to behave like a bleeding bloke you are. Pull yourself
together woman.

Charders did it from Peterborough. We all thought she was well brave
and treated her accordingly.

 

want

Any particular reason ?

Try this lot

http://www.fwr.co.uk/

 

My local friendly bike parts man is off on holiday tomorrow until next
Thursday. Bless him 'I've let you down, I don't like doing that'

Already have, ordered for collection <waves thanks> but still wont be
on in time for weekend.

 

Was that Mick? It sounds like him, top bloke.

 

:-(

 

And they will **** up your order - quite violently if you're desperate
for it.

They fucked up my tyres earlier this year that I needed before BOSM
and the Oulton Park KRC round, costing me two days extra and making it
neccessary to do OP in one shot starting at 05:30 when I should have
been able to leave Hulland Ward at 08:00.

They didn't despatch when promised, and then lied about it. Then they
blamed the carrier, inventing problems which the branches I spoke to
denied.

They fucked up Elly's order for tyres, chain and sprockets, sending
the wrong rear tyre, wrong rear sprocket and chain. They arranged to
collect the incorrect items the day following delivery, having
arranged correct replacements to be delivered.

Acting on their instruction I packed up the C&S kit entire and the
rear tyre - which were collected. On opening the replacement C&S kit,
there was no front sprocket - then I opened the "Documents Enclosed"
clear envelope stuck to the outside of the package. All that was
visible in the envelope was a FWR business card - but scrawled on the
reverse was the instruction "return rear tyre chain and rear
sprocket".

They had not told me to open the C&S kit which was in a separate
package, so I hadn't. They hadn't mentioned that I should retain the
front sprocket, which would fit. Had they requested that, I would
surely have remembered to do it - and done it. We had a right to-do
about that, and the replacement front sprocket arrived in the post
three days later.

FWR, IME, are incompetent. They have taken on too much and do not
have sufficient staff to cope with the workload their success has
brought - at least in the mail-order side. Their ride in, ride out
tyre fitting service is legendary, otoh.

I wouldn't use them for mail-order again and would counsel a
circumspect approach to their services.

 

It was indeed, he's off on a well earned break. 'Well I would order
them tomorrow, but I won't be here, so I'll order them next Thursday,
then I will be here'

So if you need bits for SZR go in tomorrow before he legs it.

 

Unfortuantely I need factory parts like engine bolts... so it'll be
fowlers mail order.

 

Pip says...

Legendary for its incompetence also.

I had a pair of Azaro 3s fitted by them to the last ZZR1100. They
'balanced' them and I paid and left. To get home meant travelling
through central London at the usual town speeds and then up the M1. As
soon as i got above 60mph the front end felt like it was going to shake
itself apart, their balancing was out.

I dropped the bike into my usual tyre fitter and he found 80 grammes of
weight on the wheel. He took them all off so he could start again and
found it didn't need any weights at all. **** only knows why they'd
fitted that much because the front was fine at speeds well in excess of
twice the legal limit with no weights at all.

 

I've ordered tyres from them on several occassions and had no problems
with delivery.

 

They must have had it in for you, seem fine to me

 

Well, I'm planning to show up on the Z200[1]. Besides, being used to a Big
Bike, you'll be a riding god on the CG, and absolutely chuck it about the
place with total impunity. This will be a) a hoot, and b) good for your
riding skills (seriously).

Do it.

[1]so long as there's a hedge or lamppost to lean it against[2]
[2]the sidestand's broke and I can't seem to get a replacement for love nor
money

 

But lorries will over take me on the motorway. It will take over 2
hours to get there. There's no power to get me out of trouble. Not
that there's any to get me into trouble.

I think its MOT has run out. Will the bent peg from the over
enthusiastic wheelie be a fail? I could see if I could nip it in
tomorrow after work.

Want my bike

I've wandered into the garage and just sat on it about 3 times today.
The third time to much mockery from my daughter (who apparently dreamt
last night that she had a monkey bike and was doing stoppies and
wheelies - what's a monkey bike?) 'Mum, you're talking to the bike
again, still it's when it answers back you've got to worry'.

What do you do in service stations - with the bike that is.

 

Lady Nina says...

http://www.monkeybike.co.uk/

They fucking rock

HTH

 

I've never had a go on one, but would like to, after finding that I can
infact ride a minimoto. A monkey bike should not prove a problem for
my 6'4" frame.

 

And you're planning to come along to North Africa or Odessa?

Don't use the motorway, use the A6. You'll average 40-45mph on the open
road, exclusing stops, so you're probably looking at nearer to 3 hours.

A CG125 can do five countries in a day.

Don't go out with a "Damn. 100 miles to go, best hammer it down the
motorway" head on. Go out for a trundle and take as long as you like. Stop
to read the map, have a coffee, send texts advising progress. Take
interesting detours around big towns. Or not.

By the time you get near Pixie Central, you'll be wondering if there might
be an excuse for an extra 50-mile detour.

You know you want to.

I still want every bike I've ever owned. Don't disdain the CG because it's
less powerful, it's still a proper motorcycle. To paraphrase Len Setright,
what you ride is less important than how you ride, and most important of all
is why you ride.

Bluddy kids.

Ideally, Tesco Pay-at-Pump. Otherwise, I'll lean it against the pump or
push it over to a handy wall. Or whatever - it's something I'll deal with.

 

I'm *planning* on turning up on the FilthyWing, wheels permitting, but
part of me thinks I ought to bring the KH500, as it's close to home.

It'll prolly be the Blackbird, then. Or the train.

Is it, buggery.

Mr Smiff, sir, will there be room in your luggage for some CDs?
--
| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C
|_\_____/_| ..69339../..16127.../..3180./.19406
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17
'^' RBR-Visited:74 Pts:1630 Miles:5400

 

Well, it would be if you sat on it.

Damb good point. I'll empty a couple of the beer bottles before I set off.

 

Apart from anything else, because you're forced to go slower on the CG
you can put all your newfound skills to good use with plenty of time
to add in obs and lines - and planning for braking manoeuvres, that
sort of thing. Smooth is good, apexing bends is a skill worth
acquiring on a slower bike. Maintaining momentum is a life skill.

I'd love to see the KH, with you on it, muttering down our road. And
even better, muttering back up our road with Mr Eaton aboard.

Can we play them here before you take them home, please?