Mickly

Ah, the curse of the torx head bolt ! Have you tried hammering in a similar sized but slightly larger Allen bit? I would drill it & use a bolt extraction kit, not a complicated job.

On a less serious note, when inspecting a previous bike of mine, the MoT guy always asked if I still had the original number plate & exhaust at home, I assured him I had to which he replied “ good, coz those ( pointing to my bike ) weren’t fitted when I inspected it !!” He has now tightened up a bit & sent my mate home to fit a legal pipe before he would give him the ticketi, which my mate did & then promptly went home & refitted the grunty one.

Any European standard markings will soon be null & void & only proper British standard markings will be allowed. Any bike not sporting a BS kite mark on its exhaust will be crushed & it will serve the owner right for buying stuff off anyone that supports that EU shite or even worse .... a foreigner

You really are trying toooo hard to retain your TOTY title

That would be for you & the bike .....

He's not top tier though! Proper amateur Well, there lies the conundrum, is a professional Twat actually a twat? In trying hard to craft the art of twattiness & portraying a continual aura of twatish behaviour in order to gain the crown of TOTY surely they are more cunning than truly a prize twat. It can only go to someone who is earnest & truly believes in what they say while all around are thinking “What a Twat!!”

So is this the look you're working towards for your Harley? Definitely be able to see you coming although the hysterical laughter may cause accidents. Nope, he’d blend into the background in his home village of Earlsdon

I’ve got this, I find it best to spray it into the cap then use a small paint brush to apply.

So the Trophy went onto the Dyno & the results were disappointing to say the least: It also decided to mark it’s territory while on the Dyno So the official diagnosis is “it’s a bit poorly” I suspected it was running lean, but the misfire, clutch slip & oil leak were new news.

TOTY time again , that's come round quick , still not got last years prize Another instance of getting pissed over by the Management! Fixed that for you

Will that be retrospective? If so imagine all those Gammons turning puce with rage at the cheek of some Dago questioning their ability to drive while pissed up on cheap local plonk Nice little earner for for the local test centres as well ... maybe a business opportunity for a savvy expat. The Gammons are f@cked Mickly.......because the tests inc theory would all be in Spanish! And I guarantee that all of that type here (and there'll be a lot of them) have been under the radar for years. They haven't paid into the system in terms of taxes or healthcare.......so if they go to register now for residency the authorities are going to be questioning how they've been existing here over the years. Real can of worms right there. Of course they can go all go back to Britain if they wish......but as I understand it they won't have health cover or benefits for 6 months upon their return. But they knew what they were voting for! Be really funny if the Spanish government expelled them & they had to get back to Britain in a kiddies inflatable boat as the borders are closed to migrants

I've had a Spanish licence since 2008 or thereabouts. No test required......because of the EU equivalence. From January on that will change......and Brits will have the same third country status as Americans, Aussies etc.....so they'll need to retake tests. Will that be retrospective? If so imagine all those Gammons turning puce with rage at the cheek of some Dago questioning their ability to drive while pissed up on cheap local plonk Nice little earner for for the local test centres as well ... maybe a business opportunity for a savvy expat.

Is Bikesure still affiliated to this site? If so might be worth contacting them & claiming a TMBF discount?

Dug the Trophy out of the garage at the end of the garden, through the conservatory & utility room onto the drive to go into the back of my mate’s van. It’s off tomorrow to have its fuelling sorted by someone who knows what they are doing. In another post I complained about Simoniz VHT paint being shite , we’ll .... I started the Trophy last night to check that all was ok & in the dark I noticed the header pipes glowing red after only a couple of minutes ... so I reckon it’s running a tad lean & maybe getting to well above 800*C so the paint might not have been at fault.

I’d typed up quite a long diatribe but some how it got lost in the Internetsphere. So in short, I’m generally ok but when the black cloud comes down, it’s a different matter, no warning or reason, just a horrible feeling of hopelessness that I have to hide & ride out until it leaves. Also my brain is against me as it keeps bringing up things from my past that I hoped I’d forgotten, mostly early hours of the morning but can take me unawares at any moment, it only reminds me of how poorly I’ve acted in the past through my actions/inaction, these thoughts stop me in my tracks & play on my mind for days later until they slowly recede, the only time it doesn’t happen is on my bike or at the gym. Even having stopped working 2 1/2 years ago I still get Flash backs to conversations I wish I hadn’t had. It can be anything that comes back, from small stuff like being late for school up to real tear ups. From the outside I appear fine but inside I’m falling apart.

Add to that Simoniz high temperature satin black paint on exhaust headers, allegedly good up to 800 degrees C, started up the Trophy, the paint gave off some noxious gases, I thought “ok it’s curing” after 5 mins the smoke died down & left me with flaking paint & a white discolouration!! Absolute shite !!

[mention]fastbob[/mention] what do you use to paint crank cases? I used Simoniz tough black with Halfords petrol resistant laquer, as soon as a bit of petrol leaked (from a loose carb drain screw & a hose joint) on to them it all crinckled and peeled off

The Fox & Hounds The Woolpack The Plough The Half Moon

I reckon “poking the bear” is classed as inappropriate behaviour in the workplace

St John’s Churches done St Peters St Michaels All Saints Holy Trinity St Paul’s

St Andrews St Nicolas St James St Mary’s

Thanks for that [mention]Tiggie[/mention] I might get one once I’ve done all the other sh*te that she needs doing.

Replaced my stepdaughters drivers seat tracking ( coz it had jammed on a pen & some dickhead ... aka her ex, broke the tracking by trying to force it ) in her Clio, got the parts from a breakers & it was a simple enough job, except I had to disconnect the battery & when it was reconnected the radio needed a code, which wasn’t provided by the person she brought it off - second hand So she’s dead miffed that she can’t listen to the music even though she can now reach the pedals & drive the bloody thing. & while I’m at it, they didn’t provide the locking wheel bolt key or the tool to remove the wheel centre cap !! Cost £30 to get a garage to remove them & replace with std bolts that were actually in the boot. Not the fault of the car though

Best Mod is to sell it and get a Speedtriple, which any fule no is a proper mans bike, the street triple is for girls