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« on: July 01, 2026, 05:10:13 PM »
I'm looking for some new brushes for bike painting and engine cleaning.
For over twenty years I bought mine from a local shop (I/C Discounts) that closed last year.
They would have brushes suitable for applying cleaning solvents including petrol, brake cleaner, water based degreasers. They sold a variety of small paint brushes that were cheap enough to bin after a few uses.
I don't have the time to find anything local so looking for tips - links to internet sellers etc.
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« on: June 17, 2026, 06:44:19 PM »
Read about a grey import in an old issue of Classic Motorcycle Mechanics (Oct 2021) a Honda CB1 Four-ZA, a water cooled naked 400 dohc 16 valves. Looks a nice bike with 3 spoke alloy wheels, never seen one in the flesh.  PXL_20260618_081139785 by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr .
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« on: May 23, 2026, 11:02:21 PM »
I was charged £87.84 (inc VAT) for 6.1 Litres of oil when I had my Volvo Serviced, on top of that I was charged a disposal levy for the waste oil.
I have a bottle of Top up oil in Volvo packaging that states its Castrol Edge Pro 0W-20 meets specification VCC-RBSO-2AE.
It must be a good little earner for Castrol who sell Castrol Edge Pro 0W-20 with a variety of slightly different specifications for Volvo, Ford, Jaguar Land Rover, Vauxhall, each presumably with a specific additive for hybrid, turbo variants etc.
Is it likely at the Castrol Refinery make so many variations of Edge Pro 0W-20 oil?
Is it badge (ok bottle) engineering to fleece customers, the cynic in me thinks it's probably all the same oil until it's in the bottling plant, an appropriate label is then affixed at the end of the line?
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« on: April 28, 2026, 08:45:10 PM »
I know the topic has been discussed before, I'm going to have my Superdream rolling frame in the garden under a Gazebo for a couple of months whilst I paint the engine. I'm looking for a suitable waterproof cover.
My existing bike covers both leave the bottom of the wheels exposed, is this normal for most bike covers?
Ideally I need a cover that will extend right down to the ground.
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« on: April 09, 2026, 10:53:05 PM »
Whilst reading some back missues of Classic & Motorcycle Mechanics I came across this article in the March 1998 edition about the CB650. When I looked on the sohc site there had not been a post about this model in over a year. Made me ask what memebers here think about the CB650, It might have been overshadowed by the CB750, sounds as though it ought to be a great bike if the leap from CB400 to CB500/550 is any sort of comparison. # #  March 1998 CB650 1 by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr #  March 1998 CB650 2 by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr  March 1998 CB650 3 by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr  March CB650 4 by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr # #
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« on: January 04, 2026, 10:28:37 AM »
We've not had any Snow at our house this winter.
Feeling left out.🤔
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« on: December 25, 2025, 11:22:43 AM »
My BiL has given me a load of old motorcycle magazines.
I've been reading about Granite City Breakers, aka Breaking Points, wondered if they are still trading.
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« on: December 14, 2025, 06:53:05 PM »
Obviously I've seen Police Rotary engined Nortons, a bike famously raced by local lad Ron Haslam.
Never knew Suzuki built one until I read on old issue may 2003 of m/cycle Mechanics. The main gripe was it's poor fuel consumption.
I've never seen one, has anyone here ridden or owned one?
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« on: November 28, 2025, 05:08:38 PM »
I watched part 1 of the man in the mask series last night.
Made me wonder if any members here were living on the Island at the time?
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« on: October 23, 2025, 10:20:28 AM »
Firstly thanks for the good wishes from members here as I languish on my third day in what is a effectively a partial rebranding of A&E emergency services at Derby Royal Hospital.
I contacted 111 as I was suffering with quite severe bouts of shortness of breath following little or no exertion. I wanted to avoid hospital admission as Wendy is effectively house bound following her stroke in April.
There were no face to face appointments available at my GPs surgery.
The 111 call handler understood my situation, they were concerned about my symptoms so arranged for me to visit a department that is next door to the existing A&E entrance named Urgent Care Unit (UCU). 111 had contacted UCU I had to be there within an hour.
i was triaged on arrival where I joined a queue of about a hundred patients. After a 10 hour wait I had bloods taken plus an X-ray. The X-ray showed my breathing problems were linked to fluid retention affecting my lungs. There are few beds available most patients are sat in chairs in the long corridor.
I'm waiting for a bed to become available in the Medical Assesment Unit so I can have the fluid removed. I asked if I could go home and come back in the morning, yes I could but my place in the queue would be lost so I would have to wait for another 10 or so hours.
I was finally given.a bed yesterday morning at 7.00 am.At present Wendy is self funding the 24 hour care she needs until I am discharged.
I'm on day 3 of waiting in the Urgent Care Unit as there is no bed free in the Medical Assesment Unit.
The UCU is not a ward as such so no lockers or call buttons. Last time I looked at the patient information board there were 100 patients in the UCU down by around 20 from yesterday.
What I thought was a same day fix or an overnight admission has turned into waiting for a hospital bed.
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« on: September 15, 2025, 05:40:20 PM »
Wendy had a mishap last week and ended up slithering onto the floor. The local Care Link system sent out one person with these two cases, it was like watching a Transformer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFxfqFN-UnM
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« on: August 01, 2025, 12:01:32 PM »
I'm laid low at the moment with some new heart problems that has impacted heavily on my mobility.
As the TV is my main form of distraction I've started watching Highland Cops on iPlayer.
Aside from the policing stories the scenery of Sky, Shetlands and the Highlands is breathtaking.
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« on: April 20, 2025, 06:31:46 PM »
Last Saturday 12th April 2025 my wife Wendy conducted two local weddings at Melbourne View and Amalfi White wedding venues, at one she performed the actual the ceremony, the other she was carring out the paperwork. Wendy has worked for the last 20 months or so as a part time Wedding Registrar for Derbyshire County Council. Wendy works out of the Ashbourne Office doing the odd wedding at the Registry Office. Most of her work is at grander venues such as Tissington Hall etc. She came home on the Saturday afternoon chuffed to bits but quite tired.
On Sunday morning 13th April 2025 I found Wendy unconscious on our bedroom floor in distressing surroundings. I realised within a minute that she had suffered a serious stroke in the night possibly as she was getting out of bed as she felt sick. Ambulance Service attended within 5 minutes, on the stroke ward in around 30 minutes. Brilliant service from the NHS. Too late for the Clot Buster Drugs option.
Its a left side (of her brain) Ischemic stroke, presently unable to speak no right side body movement, currently tube fed but now classed as stable. As some members will know from experience the route to Stroke recovery is a different journey for all victims with a variety of outcomes. My late father had a stroke when he was in his early 50's so I have some experience of what to expect.
Her condition has been up and down these last 7 days, this morning she was a tad brighter. I know some members here have lost their partners or are dealing with serious personal health issues. As a fairly open person I felt today was the right time to share, yesterday was too soon, tommorow might be too late. I'm hoping for the best possible long term outcome, planning for the worst.
I am a sohc member known as Ted, known to some members in person, to others only through this brilliant site.
Life eh, sometimes it can come up with the unexpected.
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