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Messages - Seabeowner
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« on: May 27, 2024, 07:03:17 PM »
My wife has a 2023 Jazz Hybrid .. complicated yea but does 67 mpg even around town
These days if your family car doesn't do at least 50mpg (if you stick to the speed limits) then you either have the wrong car or want to waste money. So actually petrol cost in miles per £ is cheaper than ever. A pity the cheap electric cars look like they will not be available so as to protect western manufacturing which is lagging behind. T introduced a 25% tax and now B has upped it to 100% in the US on Chinese imports. Expect protection here also. Renault Zoe is very old technology.
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« on: May 24, 2024, 07:20:42 PM »
Well done Ted. It's been some journey post 800 on page 54. Just look and admire your work but I'm sure the ride will be equally rewarding. The 750 always was too heavy for me. Even the 500 is a lump to heave onto the main stand for me now. (the foot lever is not well angled as it has to avoid the pipes.)
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« on: May 20, 2024, 06:24:38 PM »
I have Piki's decals. I will let all know how it comes out.
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« on: May 20, 2024, 10:01:30 AM »
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Will get some of this. Bought a can of 1k lacquer to experiment with. Trying to find how much of the black finish is down to the basecoat or the lacquer finish. Looking at the black on one of Menno's tanks, I can't hope to replicate that!
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« on: May 16, 2024, 06:28:07 PM »
I ran resistor plugs and caps for years and didn't have a problem. I think DSS sells the R plugs for the 500. But I must admit I now use non R plugs. My 71 500 came with 7.5k plug caps from new I believe.
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« on: May 16, 2024, 04:44:38 PM »
Decided on a close candy match (or maybe not) to the brown. But haven't yet got the paint for the black sides. Any suggestions appreciated for quality black aerosols for this? Will use the SprayMax lacquer on top.
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« on: May 15, 2024, 06:59:03 PM »
Sorry to hear you are understandably down at this time Bryan. Many of us heading for the cliff, but look inland and hope you will find solace in another direction. I sure you get satisfaction helping online mates here. It's over 20 years since I went online looking for advice and you were there back then. Can't remember how I found you but it was before this forum I'm sure. Keep on keeping on.
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« on: May 14, 2024, 06:30:45 PM »
I had the same problem with my 4/4 set from silvers. It would clang on the pipe coming up. Bit of a bodge, but I stuck a tiny piece of 1/8" rubber against the stop. Phil
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« on: May 11, 2024, 06:47:29 PM »
My new 500 came with them. Don't remember replacing them, but probably did as bike was used year round. Spent a fair few ££ buying up a set from three different sources in the last few years.
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« on: May 02, 2024, 06:55:45 PM »
Usually you find the collar more worn than the bushes, the early one is still available, but bloody expensive, the later one is not available but you can use the early one, preferably with the bolt having a grease nipple at each end rather than the one in middle of swing arm
That's been my experience as well. Managed to find a couple of the precision steel rods when they were cheaper.
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« on: April 30, 2024, 11:32:19 AM »
I had a feeling this was on the cards. I sent an email a couple of weeks ago and didn't even get their automated replay. I am down about £910 as I have been waiting 11 months for CB500 pipes. I did pay on credit, we'll see. I did nearly jump an buy the delkevic set when it was £950, but now I'll have to pay £1100.
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« on: April 28, 2024, 07:53:52 PM »
Done. Only bus lanes around here are Slough and they are all OK to use.
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« on: April 07, 2024, 06:49:11 PM »
Not really,
2 6ft straight edges would
The idea is you put it around the front wheel,,about 8in from the ground, then pull equally both sides to the rear wheel,
As the rear tyre is wider, the string should just touch the leading edge of the tyre,
Next you check the gap at the front tyre,
It's fairly easy to see if both sides are equal. If not, adjust the rear wheel as necessary
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+1 to that. That's the way I've always done it.
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