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Misc / Open / Re: Last weekend was an especially tragic one for bikers in the Peak District.
« on: August 21, 2024, 09:43:22 PM »
One of the reasons I don't tend to ride in a group. No matter how much you try to tell your self to ride at your own pace you almost always end up riding faster than you intended.
I've seen a couple of bikers follow their mate's into ditches.
On my current commute of around 100miles a day I'm using all the smaller back roads. Due to the time of year there are plenty of combines, tractors and lorries to contend with. Trouble is the more I ride the road the faster I go.

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Misc / Open / Re: I feel I know this bike is it a members ?
« on: August 20, 2024, 11:29:21 PM »
This reminds me of an old kh125 I had for awhile. I was out side talking to a neighbour and  that inevitably turned in to the nosey neighbour coming out. So I wanted a quick getaway. The battery was dead so had to bump it. Just as it fired and I went to swing a leg over it the battery slid out the side taking out my left leg.
The bike took off as I face planted the tarmac

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Misc / Open / Snake oil
« on: August 20, 2024, 11:19:06 PM »
I've never really been convinced redex or other fuel additive work.
But curiosity got the better of me as I've used the bike a lot in the last two weeks. Around 700miles a week currently and I had a mad moment and splurged on a  500ml bottle of Hydra Pic-24. As it's been shown signs of dirty carbs coughing and farting, not pulling full revs and I can't be arsed to take them off.
The light rust in my tank is almost completely eliminated after half a bottle has been run through it.
Today I thought I'd better check the gauze filter in the tap that was filthy and sediment in the tap bowl.
Popped the bowls of the carbs and the aluminium is shiny and spotless with only a small amount of debris in the first two bowls.
It now runs almost perfectly.
 There's a small exhaust leak on no4 header that's causing an occasional pop. Once that's sorted I think all will be well

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CB750 / Re: Front Wheel/ Brake binding?
« on: August 19, 2024, 09:47:28 PM »
Agree when the squeak stops it's normally due a tweek.

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CB750 / Re: Front Wheel/ Brake binding?
« on: August 18, 2024, 09:35:40 AM »
My biggest problem with 70's brakes isn't normally the front it's the rear drum. In that slight panic moment when you realise you need to stop suddenly. At a roundabout normally and you jab it to hard and lock up. For some reason it's really hard to tell your self to ease off

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CB750 / Re: Front Wheel/ Brake binding?
« on: August 18, 2024, 09:05:36 AM »
I've always found the best way to bed pads in is to lightly drag the brake on and off a few times to warm the disk up and then get a bit of speed up and don't be afraid to pull the lever hard a few times. 
Maybe do a few cycles and there as good as they will even be.

You will never go over the bars. But bedded in well and using the gearbox they stop ok.

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CB350/400 / Re: Gear selector says, "Adios!"
« on: August 16, 2024, 07:49:23 PM »
Could be worse. I once made the mistake of using a second hand circlip to refit my front sprocket on the Aprilia. Needless to say that was a bad move. The sprocket made a brake for it and locked the rear wheel solid.

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Out & About / Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2024
« on: August 16, 2024, 07:43:12 PM »
I've been commuting 100miles a day on the bikes this week and probably for the next month or so.
Started of on the Aprilia and managed about 20 ft before the water pump packed in. Jumped on the Guzzi and that lasted a day before I got a puncture that destroyed the rear tyre.
So back on the trusty 750.
Not that that has been trouble free. Got to work to find the key had fallen out of the ignition. Thankfully not an issue as I could turn it with just about anything that would fit in the hole. Disided that wasn't very secure so fitted the ignition barrel from the gold 750 and discovered today that the bike will run if the key is in the parking light position. That can't be Wright?

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Misc / Open / Re: EBay listing spam
« on: August 16, 2024, 07:29:24 PM »
M&P on eBay are advertising Hiflo filters for my Guzzi and send out filters made by the European filter corporation. I wouldn't mind if they told me.
I keep getting people sending one of something when the adds are set up in such a way to convince you there's more than one as well.
Is it just me every time I search on eBay I get a very limited amount of adds come up?

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Out & About / Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2024
« on: July 21, 2024, 08:39:01 PM »
Haven't gone yet don't have a passport.
I suppose I could take a boat

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Out & About / Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2024
« on: July 21, 2024, 08:32:19 PM »
Still have back issues but learning to live with it.
So life is good again. I have work sussed at the moment. My back was playing up and the customer finished the job paid me well and has even invited me out to Italy  8)

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Misc / Open / Re: Maintaining Project Enthusiasm Help Desk Needed!
« on: July 21, 2024, 08:20:28 PM »
Nothing wrong with downing tools. I dropped everything since my back injury in 2020
I almost sold all my bikes of very recently. Even went as far as drafting a few adds.
Something strange has happened today and my enthusiasm seems to have been reignited.
Still short on spare time though  ::)


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Out & About / Re: OUT AND ABOUT 2024
« on: July 21, 2024, 08:11:18 PM »
I really am back this time :D
Had a free couple of hours today.
Started working at 2am and finished at 10am still buzzing  ;D
Done a load of overdue invoices. Still buzzing.
Started thinking about getting the zxr400 back on the road.
Couldn't get to it in the garage. So bled the brakes and clutch on the Guzzi.
Still buzzing  ;D
Still couldn't get to the zxr as the 750 was in the way.
It was filthy as I haven't used it for almost 2 years. Washed it.
Tried to start it out of curiosity and it fired up almost instantly.
Definitely still buzzing.
Just come back from an hour's ride and still buzzing   :)

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Misc / Open / How do you decide it's time to buy a new bike
« on: March 26, 2024, 10:12:30 PM »
For a long time I was contemplating selling my bikes due to struggling to ride them. But when I started riding again I was soon reminded how good they are for my mental wellbeing.I've never gone out looking for a bike. They have always been bought on a whim and they have always found me. But for some reason there's a fire burning within. I need another. I think I might be worried I'm missing out.


I've never set a budget they just have to be good value or fool me into thinking they are.

I'm incredibly indecisive
I don't have a budget in mind and struggle to part with what I own. But I would need to part with something as I can't justify another one

I'm not into cleaning bikes so they have to be tough enough to be left in crap and not dissolve

I really fancy a Suzuki GSX8R or a Guzzi Mondello at the moment. But there far too nice to leave in a state when I'm to busy to clean them.

I will inevitably just keep what I've got until that special something rears it's head




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Misc / Open / Re: Advice sought, modernish tourer needed
« on: March 26, 2024, 08:41:16 AM »
I think we have all been a little biased letts face it you can only recommend what you know. We have all missed the obvious question. What's your budget?
Also I know a couple that tour Europe on a cb500x and love it

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