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Arse biscuits.
No ride in the sun for me tonight, bloody T/Ace has a split in the front
wheel's valve. I can't get it replaced until 3pm tomorrow. -- Lozzo : The Speedyspic YZF1000R (Big boy's Power-Valve) BOTAFOT#57/70a, BOTAFOF#57, MIB#22, TCP#7, ANORAK#9, DIAABTCOD#14, UKRMT5BB, IBW#013, MIRTTH#15a/16, BotToS#8, GP#2, SBS#10, SH#3, DFV#14, BONY#9. Url for ukrm newbies : http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html http://www.glfuk.com/ for MJK Leathers in the UK. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity. |
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Re: Arse biscuits.
The varlet known as Spete did proclaim to all assembled:
>Could be worse, it could rain and you could have had an accident... Errr.... Oh bollocks! In more ways than one.... -- FrJack 96 Tiger 900 - Red |
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Re: Arse biscuits.
On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 18:41:30 +0100, "Spete" <cloggyspete@hotmail.com>
wrote: >Could be worse, it could rain and you could have had an accident... my mum tells me its howling down up north. Ive just been sat in the garden drinking some tea and reading the paper. nice darn sarf init. -- Adie (replace spam with nickname to reply) Triumph 955iSS / GSF600 bandit MRO#11 BOTAFOF#7 BOTAFOT#130 DIAABTCOD#17 MIB#24 YTC#16 BOB#15 ex-UKRMMA#22 |
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Re: Arse biscuits.
On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 18:31:31 +0100, Lozzo wrote:
> No ride in the sun for me tonight, bloody T/Ace has a split in the front > wheel's valve. I can't get it replaced until 3pm tomorrow. I know how you feel. Bloody dealers cut my old chain off, before realising that the intended replacement was too short. So I'm probably without a bike all weekend. :-( -- Simon - verdant lineone ne t Triumph Tiger. Big trailees - you know they make sense. MAG BOTAFOT#36 two#22 HLR#pi BONY#62 BHaLC#3 |
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Re: Arse biscuits.
On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 18:44:18 +0100, Adrienne M Jenn <spam@AdrienneMJenn.co.uk>
wrote in <bq6080t6r8930osjqe4crjt9n6ou730v6c@4ax.com>: > On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 18:41:30 +0100, "Spete" <cloggyspete@hotmail.com> > wrote: >>Could be worse, it could rain and you could have had an accident... > my mum tells me its howling down up north. Ive just been sat in the > garden drinking some tea and reading the paper. > nice darn sarf init. I'll just go get the washing in... -- Ivan Reid, Electronic & Computer Engineering, ___ CMS Collaboration, Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@brunel.ac.uk Room 40-1-B12, CERN GSX600F, RG250WD. "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO# 003, 005 WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon) KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty". |
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Re: Arse biscuits.
On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 18:31:31 +0100, Lozzo <lozzo@speedyspic.co.uk>
wrote: >No ride in the sun for me tonight, bloody T/Ace has a split in the front >wheel's valve. I can't get it replaced until 3pm tomorrow. Split in the valve? Do you mean the rubber valve body, or the actual bit that screws inside (and which you would obviously just pinch from another bike)? -- Champ GSX-R 1000, GPz 750 turbo, ZX7RR Endurance Racer x 2 GYASB#0 BotToS#2 BOTAFO(T|F)#35 WG*#1 DFV#8 Team UKRM Racing : www.team-ukrm.com |
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Re: Arse biscuits.
Champ says...
> On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 18:31:31 +0100, Lozzo <lozzo@speedyspic.co.uk> > wrote: > > >No ride in the sun for me tonight, bloody T/Ace has a split in the front > >wheel's valve. I can't get it replaced until 3pm tomorrow. > > Split in the valve? Do you mean the rubber valve body, or the actual > bit that screws inside (and which you would obviously just pinch from > another bike)? The rubber on the outer. It looked like it had been cut by something, or bent over at such an angle that the rubber split. I took it into Flitwick M/cs, who fitted a new valve and balanced it for 8 quid. They said the valve split right through when they attempted to remove it, so it's as well I spotted it. I hate to think what could have happened on Wednesday night, when I took my ex on the back at 150 down the local bypass. This is one of the reasons why I like to keep my bike clean, I see things like this when I'm going over it with a sponge and cloths. -- Lozzo : The Speedyspic YZF1000R (Big boy's Power-Valve) BOTAFOT#57/70a, BOTAFOF#57, MIB#22, TCP#7, ANORAK#9, DIAABTCOD#14, UKRMT5BB, IBW#013, MIRTTH#15a/16, BotToS#8, GP#2, SBS#10, SH#3, DFV#14, BONY#9. Url for ukrm newbies : http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html http://www.glfuk.com/ for MJK Leathers in the UK. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity. |
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Re: Arse biscuits.
On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 15:44:42 +0100, Lozzo <lozzo@speedyspic.co.uk>
wrote: >Champ says... >> On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 18:31:31 +0100, Lozzo <lozzo@speedyspic.co.uk> >> wrote: >> >> >No ride in the sun for me tonight, bloody T/Ace has a split in the front >> >wheel's valve. I can't get it replaced until 3pm tomorrow. >> >> Split in the valve? Do you mean the rubber valve body, or the actual >> bit that screws inside (and which you would obviously just pinch from >> another bike)? > >The rubber on the outer. It looked like it had been cut by something, or >bent over at such an angle that the rubber split. I took it into >Flitwick M/cs, who fitted a new valve and balanced it for 8 quid. They >said the valve split right through when they attempted to remove it, so >it's as well I spotted it. I hate to think what could have happened on >Wednesday night, when I took my ex on the back at 150 down the local >bypass. Yeah, sure. Mind you, I had a valve come loose, with totally and immediate loss of rear tyre pressure, as I tipped into the esses at Mallory on a practise day in 1989. Just got a bit of a slide, but the bike was amazingly well behaved, considering. Modern tubeless tyres are very good at not coming off the rim. >This is one of the reasons why I like to keep my bike clean, I see >things like this when I'm going over it with a sponge and cloths. I agree, and this the main argument to throw at the "I never clean my bike, me" crowd. -- Champ GSX-R 1000, GPz 750 turbo, ZX7RR Endurance Racer x 2 GYASB#0 BotToS#2 BOTAFO(T|F)#35 WG*#1 DFV#8 Team UKRM Racing : www.team-ukrm.com |
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Re: Arse biscuits.
Champ says...
> Lozzo wrote: > > I hate to think what could have happened on > >Wednesday night, when I took my ex on the back at 150 down the local > >bypass. > > Yeah, sure. Mind you, I had a valve come loose, with totally and > immediate loss of rear tyre pressure, as I tipped into the esses at > Mallory on a practise day in 1989. Bit different to a front valve giving way at speed, I'd imagine. -- Lozzo : The Speedyspic YZF1000R (Big boy's Power-Valve) BOTAFOT#57/70a, BOTAFOF#57, MIB#22, TCP#7, ANORAK#9, DIAABTCOD#14, UKRMT5BB, IBW#013, MIRTTH#15a/16, BotToS#8, GP#2, SBS#10, SH#3, DFV#14, BONY#9. Url for ukrm newbies : http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html http://www.glfuk.com/ for MJK Leathers in the UK. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity. |
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Re: Arse biscuits.
Champ wrote:
> > This is one of the reasons why I like to keep my bike clean, I see > > things like this when I'm going over it with a sponge and cloths. > > I agree, and this the main argument to throw at the "I never clean my > bike, me" crowd. .... and has been on a number of occasions. -- Simon Brighton | MYSOB: http://www.sweller.co.uk/sob/ England | MZSOB: http://www.mztech.fsnet.co.uk/ |
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Re: Arse biscuits.
Lozzo <lozzo@speedyspic.co.uk> wrote:
> This is one of the reasons why I like to keep my bike clean, I see > things like this when I'm going over it with a sponge and cloths. I remember a traffic cop who said as much - if it hasn't been cleaned, then it hasn't been looked at, and it's more likely to have dangerous faults. Which is why dirty bikes are more likely to get pulled over. -- Trophy 1200 750SS CB400F CD200 ST70 YTC#3 GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 IHABWTJ#1 BOTAFOT#60 ANORAK#06 BOF#30 WUSS#5 http://www.chateau.murray.dsl.pipex.com/ |
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Re: Arse biscuits.
On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 16:36:48 +0100, Lozzo <lozzo@speedyspic.co.uk>
wrote: >Champ says... >> Lozzo wrote: > >> > I hate to think what could have happened on >> >Wednesday night, when I took my ex on the back at 150 down the local >> >bypass. >> >> Yeah, sure. Mind you, I had a valve come loose, with totally and >> immediate loss of rear tyre pressure, as I tipped into the esses at >> Mallory on a practise day in 1989. > >Bit different to a front valve giving way at speed, I'd imagine. I'm not so sure. At speed tubeless tyres keep their profile pretty well. I'm not volunteering totry it, mind. -- Champ GSX-R 1000, GPz 750 turbo, ZX7RR Endurance Racer x 2 GYASB#0 BotToS#2 BOTAFO(T|F)#35 WG*#1 DFV#8 Team UKRM Racing : www.team-ukrm.com |
