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« on: August 01, 2026, 05:06:09 PM »
Hasn't the Harwich one changed now? Without looking at the website, I recall there users to be a quick, afternoon ferry, but is it now all slow-overnight....and probably costs far more,?
I'm just back from a (car-based,) week in Normandy and 'enjoyed' the channel tunnel again. ....I used to like it but it's become more and more expensive, more likely to be delayed ...' because lots of people are travelling today' ( as if they don't know that from the booking info)....and, 'don't worry, if you miss your booked train we'll always put you on a later one' ( excuse me, I booked a time, I turned up well in advance, the thing that 'worries' me is your inability to get my car from the terminal to the train as I sit in a queue and watch all the other queues, with some cars booked on later trains than mine go past faster...). Oh how I hate it. I'm told newhaven-dieppe is nice, but it's really awkward for me to get to Newhaven.
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« on: July 22, 2026, 06:53:36 AM »
One thing I would say, having had a CB900 for a while, is that they are big, heavy bikes - and mine didn't have the fairing which gives additional weight and bulk. It was lovely once it was moving, but very heavy to move around. I sold mine because of that - just mentioning as we are all getting older, and might not find old bikes as light as we used to.
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« on: July 15, 2026, 06:45:30 PM »
Definitely a problem with scissors in my house too. They either disappear from their normal place, or I hide them and forget where I put the - either way, the dog usually gets shouted at.
For me it's also 10mm spanners, of which I have loads but can't find them; and tiny flat-blade screwdrivers (used for all sorts of scraping and cleaning) but aren't ever there when I need them for their real purpose
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« on: April 14, 2026, 07:56:04 AM »
Welcome aboard James!
I'm from Beverley, but currently living in the South....although I was up there and in the glorious Wolds at the weekend!
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« on: April 14, 2026, 07:53:40 AM »
Is there a standard summary that can drop in here ( and I can't remember what it is)...but something like:
If you want the bike to run well/at all/ not spend months tearing your hair out and still not having it run properly:
1. Throw away those carbs
2. Find the other type of carbs ( what are the ones that are easier?)
3. Use the standard airbox and filter
4. Get riding not cursing
4. If you still want to use pods, at least those carbs aren't quite such a pain as the Keihan ones
Did I capture that correctly?
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« on: March 12, 2026, 04:41:22 PM »
You can tell them that yours is lost and they issue a replacement. That avoids the risk of them losing it.
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« on: February 04, 2026, 10:07:40 AM »
Welcome aboard!
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« on: January 17, 2026, 09:29:01 AM »
If you search for ' xr80 in someone's office' in the Google ai tool (Gemini) it throws up some interesting reading - not necessarily the answers being sought, but not a bad read anyway.
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« on: January 15, 2026, 07:14:42 PM »
Welcome aboard!
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« on: January 08, 2026, 06:59:45 PM »
I just noticed the chrome German helmet too..
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« on: January 05, 2026, 02:48:40 PM »
Seen for sale in a Facebook site. Might be of interest to 750 afficionados...
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« on: November 07, 2025, 08:38:18 AM »
I've safely removed the switch. I've pressed with a drill bit and it's now loose and moving a few milimetres, but I'm not getting continuity which is a shame. I might need a new switch after all. I can't think why it wouldn't work though unless the connectors have corroded inside.
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« on: November 06, 2025, 06:26:07 PM »
Good thought - I had been wondering if there was a way of applying air pressure to do that. I suppose the question would remain - how much pressure...but it can't get too much? But at least it would check that any internal circuit was ok before I fill it up with fluid again.
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« on: November 06, 2025, 04:42:37 PM »
New switch?
- if the old one still works I won't need to replace it.
- the old one looks a lot nicer than a shiny new one.
- not to mention the cost, plus the tax I would have to pay for a new one...!
I was trying it fairly gently with a spanner, but I'll give it a good soak for a while then try with a socket.
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« on: November 06, 2025, 01:14:23 PM »
It's a pressure switch. Mine is tight/ corroded in the three-way mounting and I'm wary of snapping it off.
Aside from that here a way to test it when it's off the bike/ without fluid in it?
Why does one of the bullet connectors seem to be hollow, and one isn't ( see piccie)?
Thanks for any insight!
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