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Offline McCabe-Thiele (Ted)

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I need to get some chain lubricant on my new DS Chain & Gears - I was given an almost full can of IZUMI Professional Chain & gear lubricant - I have never heard of it until today.

Is it worth using or is it old technology?
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Ted, we are all old technology, any lube is better than non and aerosol grease on a non O ring chain is fine

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Ted, we are all old technology, any lube is better than non and aerosol grease on a non O ring chain is fine

Thanks Bryanj makes me feel a bit Fred Flintstone.
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Well i'm in a good mood, just passed the treadmill test again and the whipersnapper of a consultant(40) said i did really good, so watch it out there as thats another 3 yrs of me piloting 44 tonnes on UK roads

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Great news we'll done. 👍👍👍
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Thought our medical was every year after 65 Bryan.
Kids in a the back seat cause accidents.
Accidents in the back seat cause kids.

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The medicals are Ken, but after a "cardiac event" as they now call them you have to do an exercise ecg on a tredmill, or as i call it torture test, and that is every 3 yrs, we both know the medical is if you can stand, breath and see the wall you are probably ok.

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Believe it or not Bryan but they held my license renewal off me for 6 months because and I kid you not here.

1. Because my blood condition can cause liver damage and I'd had 3 liver ultrasound scans and one stated quite clearly "Non Alcoholic fatty tissue" they needed to make sure I wasn't an Alcoholic, despite the fact I don't drink and haven't really done for years. Around 3 -6 pints a year is my regular intake and only on hot days when the missus likes to sit in the garden and have a lager shandy.

2. Because of work related stress, due to the effect of the condition (for which I'm now suing my old employer as my condition is classed as a disability) I was prescribed anti-depressants, I'm now off them, they were worried that I may be suicidal. Asked questions of my doctor like Has he ever been sectioned? admitted to a mental hospital, talked of suicide, is he bi-polar etc

I now have my license back but I'm unsure if I'll ever drive an HGV again, did over 40 years of it and frankly I don't miss it that much. Might do a little near Xmas for some pocket money, might not.
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Believe it or not Bryan but they held my license renewal off me for 6 months because and I kid you not here.

1. Because my blood condition can cause liver damage and I'd had 3 liver ultrasound scans and one stated quite clearly "Non Alcoholic fatty tissue" they needed to make sure I wasn't an Alcoholic, despite the fact I don't drink and haven't really done for years. Around 3 -6 pints a year is my regular intake and only on hot days when the missus likes to sit in the garden and have a lager shandy.

2. Because of work related stress, due to the effect of the condition (for which I'm now suing my old employer as my condition is classed as a disability) I was prescribed anti-depressants, I'm now off them, they were worried that I may be suicidal. Asked questions of my doctor like Has he ever been sectioned? admitted to a mental hospital, talked of suicide, is he bi-polar etc

I now have my license back but I'm unsure if I'll ever drive an HGV again, did over 40 years of it and frankly I don't miss it that much. Might do a little near Xmas for some pocket money, might not.

Not sure if it's poor staff training or just plain inconsistency but a friend of mine had some sort of black out whilst driving to work demolishing a neighbours garage and writing off his Volvo in the process.
Police investigated, his licence was revoked by DVLA whilst they investigated following medical history disclosure  & medical he got his licence back within 6 months.
He used to drive a lwd Sprinter Van doing long distance parts deliveries.

About a year later he blacked out again on his way to work writting off his Vauxhall when it hit a lampost on the central grass verge. This time they "thought" he had a TIA he kept his licence returning to work a few weeks later.

Thankfully he has now retired so just does SDP driving.
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That's not good Ted, 2 blackouts and that shows he clearly has a condition that they haven't found yet. Yet they still allow him to drive a car, that's an accident waiting to happen IMO.
Kids in a the back seat cause accidents.
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Re: Honda 400/4 chain lubtrication is this IZUMI racing lubricant any good?
« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2022, 04:06:32 PM »
That's not good Ted, 2 blackouts and that shows he clearly has a condition that they haven't found yet. Yet they still allow him to drive a car, that's an accident waiting to happen IMO.
I agree Ken he should never have been given his licence back after the first revocation. He did loose his HGV licence that he used when driving Fire Engines as a part time job.
Honda CB500 K1 (new pit dug out ready)
Honda CB400 four super sport (first money pit)
Link to my full restoration http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,23291.0.html

 

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