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    Bike wont start

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    Provided the OP hasn't misspelled AND is grammar proficient, they have state they change THE spark plug last week.......................so its got one cylinder whatever it is :wink:


    Narrows it down a bit? 8-)

    Show us your Garage/Workshops...

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    Nice one Fozz


     

    I did have an asbestos roof, but three blokes wearing jeans and jumpers ripped all my asbestos off. They stuffed it in the back of an open pickup, exposing it to the elements, drove it 30+miles down public roads whilst it bounced about in the back, probably crumbling away and blowing up into the air before disposed of it... They then likely drove to the pub, parked their dusty pickup outside and enjoyed a hard earned beer whilst still wearing their dusty, asbestos covered work clothes.

     

    By the way....................this is illegal :up:

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    I wouldn't be so blaze about it. You'll be kicking yourself for taking this attitude if your sat there in 10 plus years time with lung cancer and wondering where the feck you got it from. While its not as high risk as amphobiles, even chrysotile carries a risk. Trouble is they don't actually know how many fibres cause the problem so you should always double bag chrysotile of your removing it. Painting it is a good way of encapsulating it but even then you should wear the correct PPE.

    LECTURE OVER, its your health at the end of the day.

     

    Then im doomed already!! I grew up working in a garage with an asbestos roof, my mum had an asbestos ironing board, and at school we used asbestos heat mats in Chemistry lessons.. These days, every day i go to work i stand under an asbestos cement roof of the trin station...


    Of course asbestos is a hazard, but its also a naturally occurring substance - you are likely breathing it in right now.

    Given that a very large number of garages were built with asbestos cement roofs, and the comparatively low occurrence of asbestos related illnesses, i would say that contracting lung cancer from doing DIY motorcycle repairs in a garage with an asbestos cement roof is pretty low... but yes, if you do decide to rip the asbestos roof off, wearing some PPE is a good idea!!

     

    In one respect you are on the right lines with the low risk but there is still that risk. As I've said before they still don't know if its just the one fibre that causes the problems or many

    Asbestos is only a real problem if its damaged or your work involves disturbing it


    As for asbestos being naturally occurring and your suggestion that we are probably breathing it in at the moment.............you need to know a bit more about where it comes from and how its produced to be able to make such a sweeping statement.

    So let me educate you just a little more :wink:

    Its mined and they have to heat the raw materiel to extreme temperatures to produce the fibres


    The production of asbestos products was banned in the UK in the 80's but the sale and use of products containing asbestos wasn't banned until 1990


    Just be careful what you post in a public forum.............your words have the potential to mislead other less informed individuals and in this case the potential to put others health at risk.


    If you're wondering about my credentials.

    I am a degree qualified building surveyor and hold a P402 certificate in bulk sampling of asbestos

    The P402 has been superseded now and as I don't get involved with asbestos safety checks anymore and my employers don't insure me to take samples I've not kept up to date with the latest qualification

    Minimum I have to do these days is asbestos awareness

    Show us your Garage/Workshops...

    in General Chat

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    Once painted that alone should seal the asbestos however I am still going for the inner roof just so it doesnt stand a fighting chance, its only like 5%, I'll breathe more in during my lifetime walking by building sites. The air is so damp in there currently im unlikely to breathe in any fibres.

     

    I wouldn't worry too much about the asbestos. you only get the fibers if it breaks up - it doesnt just evaporate into the air!

     

    Yeah and I know any that does is easily carried away, you need to be sat amongst lots of dust kicking it up and breathing it! But still Im giving it a coat just for peace of mind and I'm sealing with a second roof for aesthetics :).


    I found the leak could be due to the bowing beam letting the lower part of the roof droop. This is causing an issue only on one side though so I'm not convinced unless its because thats where the roof overlaps with another panel. Maybe I'll put a black overlay over the roof so the water drains down correctly. Any suggestions?


    I'm in there all weekend and I'm off for the rest of the year so I have a week after this before I head up north to get it sealed tight. And potentially decorate the inside if everything goes well.

     

    I wouldn't be so blaze about it. You'll be kicking yourself for taking this attitude if your sat there in 10 plus years time with lung cancer and wondering where the feck you got it from. While its not as high risk as amphobiles, even chrysotile carries a risk. Trouble is they don't actually know how many fibres cause the problem so you should always double bag chrysotile of your removing it. Painting it is a good way of encapsulating it but even then you should wear the correct PPE.

    LECTURE OVER, its your health at the end of the day.

    Technology

    in General Chat

    Posted

    Just check my washer out, Motor fault says, brushes gone, thought "good O quick cheap fix" Been on line for half a hour, not a part to be found, every other machine apart from mine £20-£30 for the parts, New motor = £370.00 :cry: Just my bloody luck!!! :crybaby:

     


    I used to be trade. What make/model is it?


    Have a look here


    http://shop.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/Tools%20 ... fAodEgkkkw

     

    I'd heard you were familiar with some old scrubbers :lol:

    Headshake & "Loose" Head Bearings

    in Pitstop

    Posted

    Don't tighten the head bearings to give you a stiffer feel. If they are so tight you will get premature failure. Front wheel off the ground in a stable position and adjust the setup till there's no lateral play, but free movement in a rotary motion. Check for a notchy feel at this time.


    There's another thread about head shake. It can be caused by something as simple as wrong tyre pressure or uneven tyre wear.


    If you need stiffer steering , a damper is the way to go imo 8-)

     

    CB13's suffer with this and and Mr Bear has said (on CB13's at least) its generally down to mismatched tyres or uneven wear on the front tyre due to braking heavily

    My tyre tread is stepped but still legal and probably caused by excessive braking by previous :(

    If I let go of the bars between 30&50 the steering wobbles....badly :shock: . It supposedly does it at higher speeds but I ain't brave or stupid enough to test it

    I'm going to get as much out of the front tyre as poss before replacing it so no riding handsfree for me at the mo :wink:

    Incidentally I have Bridgies which are going to be replaced with Michy Pilots when the time comes :cheers:

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