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Mickly

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  1. Unfortunately I don’t speak Portuguese
  2. Exactly what my potential choice of decal supply said. I’ve got quality ( AKA expensive ) base paint and lacquer. I went to a respected paint supplier with the base colour code I wanted & used their advice about the most suitable petrol resistant lacquer I could get without going to 2 pack.
  3. I’m having a go at rattle can painting a motor cycle tank, I have got it prepped & a couple of coats of etch primer flatted down. Next up is the base coat ( when it warms up a bit ) I am going to procure some vinyl decals & will make sure they are the type that can be lacquered over … The question is: Do I apply the decals to the base coat & then lacquer over or lacquer then apply decals & lacquer again? Thanks
  4. You could just take your bike to be tested at a ULEZ test centre “The test takes 30 minutes on our rolling road and costs £175 - which you only pay if your bike passes” So the test ( if it passes ) is equivalent to 14 days ULEZ charge at the current rate.
  5. Any recommendations on a very fine body filler for a fibreglass tank cover - only very small imperfections on the join as per photo Or just use epoxy resin ( Araldite ) & sand down? Ta
  6. Cov were there last year …
  7. Of course we will get completely crushed in the Semifinals but until then we have this
  8. H’mm how do they distinguish between Route & Rout? As my understanding is that Americans pronounce Route “Rowt” and Rout is also pronounced “Rowt” where as in proper English Route is pronounced “Root” which couldn’t ever be confused with Root
  9. Oh & don’t call Americans W️S, most of them DO know what it means these days
  10. The model specific F650GS forum has been a god send & all the things I’ve asked have been covered before & some kind soul usually points me in the right direction, it is quite quiet but not surprising given the age of the bikes. The only snippy reply I got was when I commented on how much had gone wrong with the bike since I’ve been green laning on it ( had to describe to some people what that meant ) the reply was “ you’ve bought the wrong 20 year old bike, what do you expect?” And tbh .. they’re right
  11. Being in the Midlands I had a huge choice of materials & finishes available to me locally, I mean, bolts … that what we do best
  12. Zippys centre stand wasn’t folding as freely as it should and as I’d read somewhere that the pivot bolts are prone to corrosion and snapping I thought I’d take the stand off and grease things off … a 20min job … like Fcuk was it, after much cursing, squirting of penetrating oil & hammering I finally got the bloody things out … good job I did, look at the state of this … after being wire brushed Getting new bolts tomorrow.
  13. Interesting choice of words ‘Plan to ever carry a pillion passenger?’ Surely a defence would be “I didn’t plan to, but needed to on the spur of the moment”
  14. Went out with some of WestMids TRF for a 5 hour run, tipped off 6 times, beached on logs 3 times - Mud & ruts were killers, Zippy really isn’t made for this, but if I didn’t have an unsuitable bike, the only excuse would be a lack of skill … which is the truth. At home with beer & a roast on the way. The ground clearance is not good, need to look at suspension settings… I’m not as fat as the photo shows … I’ve got body armour on
  15. Going on a local TRF green lane run on Sunday - there was a warning with the invite … “Likely to be wet & muddy” …. No shit Sherlock
  16. Got an adventure type lid to go Green laning in. LS2 from M&P £45 with free P&P should have been £129:99, so a right bargain - the colour scheme is a bit shouty but was the only one in my size, fits well.
  17. Interesting point, it was a new nurse, the last one - let’s see if I can put this politely without being accused of ‘ismness’ … was obviously good at her job but did nothing to make my heart pound. The new one …. So maybe there’s something in that !!
  18. Just had my blood tests back - a yearly thing to keep tabs on any PSA movement as I have an enlarged prostate and a couple of other issues so I get the full works. PSA - fine Cholesterol - 4.9 ok at the mo but watch out Sugar levels ( Diabetes check ) 49 - down 2 points from last time and going in the right direction, another 2 point reduction to get out of the diabetic range. Liver & Kidney functions all good. The Nurse then took my blood pressure didn’t believe the 1st reading and took it again, nope both the same 210/109 … suddenly things went very serious, I said I suffer from stage fright so I went and took it with the machine in the waiting room which gave a figure if 157/87, still bad but not immediate intervention serious, got a machine to take it daily for a week then report back, see what happens
  19. Welcome @Gregorie nice to have you on board… but I’m afraid that if you’re looking for insightful discussion on MotoGP you’ll be very disappointed Joking aside, look for the MotoGP chat thread. Follow this link https://themotorbikeforum.co.uk/forum/24-racing-and-track-days/ I’m Sure things will start to perk up when we get nearer to the start of the season
  20. The problem with mine was that it was registered to the wrong f*kn address when fitted, took them 2 years, a complainant raised with the Ombudsman and £100 compo to realise & then the address it was registered to wouldn’t cooperate at all ( don’t blame them ) When the Haggis botherers finally realised the error of their ways they had to come to our place to sort it out … twice they sent an appointment & twice I said it wasn’t convenient & arranged a different time/day & both times the turned up on the original one … of course I wasn’t there and was greeted by a pathetic piece of card on the mat saying I’d missed the appointment … Bunch of
  21. Don’t get me started on f*kin smart meters !! Scottish Power fitted ours Jan 2020, they are still not able to connect to them & I have to provide readings … there has been a very long saga of corporate incompetence along the way, I have now give up trying to get it sorted … so my advice is DO NOT agree to have smart meters fitted !!
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