Mickly

@fastbob @Ian Frog @billy sugger It’s been postponed

So R&RP have done the running in process on their Dyno … No water or oil leaks No slipping clutch No smoke out of the exhaust No untoward noises Clip on handlebar wasn’t tight enough & moved when the guy was pushing it onto the dyno causing him to believe it was falling over & put his under crackers in jeopardy Initial view is that the fuelling needs much fettling £ £ Proper Dyno calibration will be over the next week

A good innings with a swift end, I wish the same for everyone… with a few exceptions

Has anyone any advice on what might be an appropriate electric Moto X style bike for a 10yo to muck about on? I’ve looked at the lines of Kuberg / Oset but waaaay to expensive. N01 son wishes to get one for N01 grandson at Xmas. Electric, so it won’t piss off the neighbours. Thanks

I wouldn’t have bothered, forecast says it’s gonna piss down

The stainless pipes on the Speedtriple do discolour over time & as @S-Westerly says it takes a lot of Autosol & elbow grease to bring them back - apparently oven cleaner can be painted on left a while & then rinsed off to bring them back, anybody wanna give it a go?

Richa

Not yet, but I’ve heard good things Some people go on to there after a Wednesday morning at Hoar Oark.

If I hadn’t got a free ticket I wouldn’t have bothered. Wasn’t overly impressed. You have to pre-book a 3 hour slot & pay on certain days it’s £5 for a bike & you get £2:50 off food or drink (£10 for a car).

Time spent well indeed

Bollox, we’re going away next weekend

With the news of large effluent discharges being prevalent in many areas you might want to further explain what the 10 inch brownie actually was

Some times things get broken in the process of ‘improving’ something… happens mostly during the winter months when people get bored.

I’ll never buy Richa stuff again, had a pair of gloves that unstiched a finger within 6 months - they wouldn’t honour any warranty as I hadn’t got a receipt to prove how old they were. They could have just looked at the condition of them to see that had only been lightly used, but no …. no proof of purchase so tough shit, absolutely rubbish attitude to customer service

Went for a bimble & stumbled across a small car show in the middle of Kings Heath ( I was on the way to J&S who have relocated to there ) It had a live R&R combo who were pretty good so I got a coffee looked at the shiny stuff and enjoyed the vibe for about an hour. Here are some pic’s I know they’re cars but this is some stuff I liked.

Tomorrow I am going to Caffeine & Machine for a CRK (Cafe Racer Kit ) meet up - they sent me a free ticket. Unfortunately my particular example is still with Road & Race Performance waiting for its Dyno assessment, so I will be on the Speedtriple,

Your mechanic is sh*t

I had a similar experience, the guy kept shouting & crying out for Michael which was a bit unsettling, but this wasn’t as bad as the guy in the next bed immobile & hooked up to Oxygen that was giving the nurses foul abuse because the wouldn’t wheel him outside so he could have a smoke

Ideal opportunity to nick one & ring it, make a nice wedge to spend on skunk

Happy birthday @Fozzie Hope you’ve had a good’un

Mrs Mickly used to work as a carer at a care home, I heard enough from her for us to make a pact that under no circumstances will either of us end up in one… as long as one of us has the mental capacity to understand what’s going on.

Not into cruisers, but I know 2 guys who have Honda Shadows, they use them in all weathers, perform minimal maintenance, thrash them hard, cleaning is a bucket of water thrown over them & they have never let them down, so there’s a recommendation of sorts

Sorry, they have been sold to @oldgrump