Mickly

Down n Newquay at the moment being basked in the lovely Atlantic sunshine. Went to Project 83 bike night (again) Here are a few pics:

Oooh, we love a project here, keep it up

Let us know how you get on & don’t forget the photos

Happy Birthday GOG, hope it’s a good’un

Rugby Bikefest on Sunday, weather forecast looks good, O reckon it’ll be a big turn out. Anyone else going?

Just renewed my multi bike policy, tried to sell me a £17/Month £25k benefit death / serious injury add on. I asked about accidents trail riding on ‘roads’ apparently those type of ‘roads’ are excluded ( even though they are technically roads) asked them to define what was and wasn’t included , they said they didn’t have a section in the policy that actually covered it, just some weasel words about ‘reasonable’ use!! Be warned!!

Ready to steal all your info !!

Belated happy birthday wishes @oldgrumphope it was a good’un

If there’s room to spin the bike round either in the garage or just out side, what about one of these? There’s several versions so just have a look on line. You could of course pivot turn it on the side stand but I think that would need a bit of grunt.

Only with the aid of a magnifying glass

Indeed it was a brilliant time, my skill level and speed increased across the weekend, but I was also conscious of not over stepping the point where confidence out weighs ability

A couple of pics from the TRF Moto Junkies weekender in Wales. This is one of the more difficult parts of bast*rd Lane, surprisingly I managed to clear it 1st time with no assistance. This was another dodgy bit, I’m the one in blue staring at it thinking it’s a bloody trials section, unfortunately I span up the rear wheel and went sideways, so needed a little help I was lucky enough to get a lift off Adam to Wales along with my bike, his is the XR250, he is also a clubman trials rider and massively more talented than me. Accommodation was a 2 bed pod which I shared with a stranger, he was fine, no issues with that, there was a compost loo in the wood behind but the rest of the facilities seemed a long way away, traipsing back and forth for washing, showers, meals etc was painful after a full days trail riding. In the middle of nowhere It was a great weekend, no ego’s, everyone willing to assist us less skilled liabilities without moaning, beers & stories round the fire pit, apparently it a complexly different story if it’s wet.

Back from a weekend with the TRF out of Motojunkies, I am broken 🫩 Happy but broken

You gonna tell your pillion that they’re a sissy?

Exactly my thoughts, but I’ve not done this before.

Afternoon all, quick question, when trailering a bike is it better to increase the tyre pressures to help it strap down solidly or is it the opposite? ( The KTM usually has about 10 -15 psi for lane use )

Oh No !! Luckily this is not all it seems, It’s the first time I’ve ever seen this in a workshop manual.. Any how, it’s all done now and ready to rock at Motojunkies tomorrow

This afternoon the KTM chain got a good going over. First gave the area adjacent to the action a quick wipe down Then gave the chain it a good scrubbing with a wire brush to remove most of the caked on crud and wiped it down I then used this, I won it in a raffle Here is the result after about an hour, a clwan lubed chain that no longer has a grindy sound when spinning the wheel. Just need to fill it with oil & it’s ready to go

Indeed it does & I will be giving a good seeing to later today, it’s gagging for it the dirty thing

Gave the KTM some love before a weekend at Motojunkies, starting with an oil change, don’t know when it was last done, the magnetic drain plug didn’t have any debris on it & the strainer was clean, the oil was very black. created a chute for the oil with some foil to stop it coating the stand.

First payment A cheapo marquee to contain the kids & music Badly erected as the lawn is anything but flat and I wasn’t that bothered once Mrs Mickly said “that’ll do”

And don’t forget the sport to be had taking the piss out of the MAGA w**kers

Well, having had my fun I’m now gonna be doing the 16th birthday thing this bank holiday Monday But wait …. I’ve managed to negotiate another benefit based upon my unquestioning obedience over the event ….. A weekend away at Moto Junkies with the West Midlands TRF the weekend after, … I think this is about as far as I can stretch it Probably gonna pay sometime down the road but hey

The sun brought out a load of bikers for a Wednesday morning meet up at Hoar Park Always surprised by the diversity of bikes that turn up

Stupid question, but you did use Motorcycle specific oil of the correct grade? I’ve learned this lesson the hard way, used car oil after a rebuild knowing it would be chucked away after start up & promptly forgot. Sent it to get the carbs set up on a dyno & the clutch was slipping like mad, had to drain and flush the oil plus clean the whole clutch, an expensive mistake.