fullscreenaging

My bike has that effect…

Did someone mention biscuits?

I got the inflatable goat for a great price. A few mucky marks round the back, but should clean up ok. 

21 hours ago, Stu said:

I have one who walks his dog about 300 times a day! 

 

If I am out washing the bike its the same conversations all the time usually 

 

Nice bike.........BMW eh.......very nice. Then walks off! 

 

Or 

 

Nice bike....can you pop a wheelie on it? and just carries on walking! 

 

I think he is loosing it to be honest as I have stood and talked to him a fair few times and its always the same questions and its as if he has never seen the bike before too

 Or his dog by the sounds of it…

1 hour ago, Throttled said:

I have scraped a peg once, going round a hairpin bend with a pillion. I ride adventure style bikes, with ground clearance that mean if I get a peg down, I am more than likely going down. 

The Versys 1K has a lean angle of 45° before the hero blob touches the deck. 
A sportsbike has more than that so I wouldn’t say that’s the case. I have about 3mm of unused tyre on my Versys 1K and I’ve not touch the tarmac yet with mine. 

I guess it was dangerous back then?

Sleeping bag for a suit and gaffer tape for knee sliders!!!

On 05/10/2021 at 11:14, bonio said:

You're the first person I've ever come across to do this (for road riding, that is). 

I found it to be such a hassle I never bothered again.

I've always zipped in the middle. 
Not for draft proofing but for safety.
I don’t want the jacket riding up. 
Or heaven forbid the trouser sliding down  

….to foggy glasses??

I’ve just come across this product online (It was actually a bloody advertisement on FB) so I went online and searched for it rather than via FB. 

Now it’s supposed to cure foggy glasses while wearing a face mask so should work while wearing a lid. 
luckily I don’t need glasses anymore but thought this would help the guys and girls that do

https://foggywipe.com/products/foggywipe

Cheers guys. 
nipped out on the bike for a couple of hours and then went to watch No Time to Die

It depends what level of GAP insurance you have. 
Would it not be better to contact your GAP insurance and get the info from the horses mouth? They will be able to sort it all out for you. 

47 minutes ago, S-Westerly said:

Never used Facebook and deleted it from my devices as much as I can. Apparently WhatsApp was down as well and I do use that for family stuff but never noticed it was out.

WhatsApp is owned by FB

Signal is a better and safer alternative to WhatsApp. 
I’ve been using Signal for ages now. 

2 minutes ago, fullscreenaging said:

They did in our house!!

“I elect you to do the washing up or I’ll show your new girlfriend your baby pics”

44 minutes ago, Bender said:

What's Facebook 

in the dark days before the internet it was called a photo album. 

I have one on my bike. It said plug and play but it wasn’t. The fuse wasn’t big enough on the original wires and it blew the fuse the first time I tested it after installation. I bought a loom from eBay with a 30 amp fuse that runs off the battery and plugs to the original wires. All sorted now. 

6 hours ago, Stu said:

Rode to Marshalls BMW for a service 

 

While waiting @fullscreenaging picked me up and took us for a brew and a catch up 

 

Then rode home and well see nob of the day thread! 

Good to catch up. It’s been a few years

Lovely bike you’ve got yourself. 
 

Try Principal Insurance & Tesco

I’ve used both of these in the past. I’ve never claimed so don’t know if they are decent when it counts. 

Just been to Asda to fill the car. It was rammed at 8:15. Luckily as I got into the queue the tanker left and I nipped in. I don’t sit and wait for the pump that’s on the side of the filler like some morons do

The fact they can’t work out you can fill up from both sides worries me they are actually on roads

8 minutes ago, Stu said:

 

I'm at Marshalls next Thursday at 1:30 if you're about 

Day off then, but have to wait in for wife’s new phone. Hopefully it’ll arrive before then. I’ll let you know. 
You taking a demo bike out? 

12 minutes ago, Stu said:

 

That was yesterday! I did think about dropping you a message to see if you was about! 

 

Yeah you're about 4 miles from my house! even closer when we bring a bus in to your works entrance  

I was at work yesterday too. 
Next time you leave your key under the bus stop. I’ll leave my key with Marshall’s and we can pop in for a cuppa. 

On 23/09/2021 at 16:14, Stu said:

Good news there @jedibiker  

 

 

In other news I took my bike for a ride to Marshal BMW in Grimsby where I booked it in for a service next Thursday! 

 

This will be the first time any of my bikes have been serviced be a dealer

Not far from me is Marshall’s. But I was at work today which can’t be far

from you

Casting a shadow I see

You need to start off with static sag and go from there. 
You may have already done this but you’ve not mentioned. 
I would also wind the preload to max, see where you are and work back from there. 
Is the spring correct for your weight in full gear? 

Bummer. 
Hope you get it sorted. 

6 hours ago, billy sugger said:

I wish I had my camera on when an idiot cut in front of me just past the end of a slow running lane on the A6. I overtook a queue of cars but pulled back in well clear of anyone, then this twat dives in front and brakes, causing me to slam on the anchors (thank god for abs). I followed him towards Kettering, and when I tried to get in front of him he moved over and  blocked me, twice. I saw red, and managed to undertake him and shot in front and braked hard, then accelerated away, only for him to try and run me into the left lane, but there was not enough of a gap to get alongside me

 There was absolutely no need for his antics in the first place, unless he just did not like being overtaken

Those situations are bad enough, but can be even worse for bikers. I would never put myself in front of someone and force them to use their brakes intentionally because if it goes wrong then I’m the one that’s gonna come off the worst. 
In my opinion you rode like twat and that gives us a bad name. 
I’m no angel on my bike but it’s not worth getting into it with other drivers.