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That and all other details were check with DVLA. Those rules apply to trailers over 350kg. Apparently there is little legislation for trailers for motorbikes and DVLA told me that the ones I have are legal. Same for the light setting, the important is the distance to the edge of the trailer, in this case the end of the mudguards. There is a implied obligation to have a VIN plate indicating the weight which I have See i would differ on that and they may have got your question mixed up with additional rear retro reflectors which are optional on 01 type trailers whilst red triangle reflectors are mandatory on all trailers For relevance check the table page 4 of the 2019 iva manual ..( i know your not having it tested ) I know what you mean, apparently this type of trailer doesn't fall into 01 class, more like a 01-A class with no proper rules. This because there are very few in the UK to be worth making any legislation for them. While on the other side of the pond they have 1,000s of diy motorbike trailers in here you probably can count them by the fingers of 1 hand.

That and all other details were check with DVLA. Those rules apply to trailers over 350kg. Apparently there is little legislation for trailers for motorbikes and DVLA told me that the ones I have are legal. Same for the light setting, the important is the distance to the edge of the trailer, in this case the end of the mudguards. There is a implied obligation to have a VIN plate indicating the weight which I have

Yeah, even if it ids just a 4 days weekend

And this concludes the trailer soap Final fittings to the trailer and towbar. In the trailer I've installed the hinges for the topbox, existing locks and cover holders. Has to adjust the fitting on the holders. On the towbar I've add the security cable holder and a small chain to hold the pin in case it comes undone. did 2 run tests. First test empty trailer top speed 40mph for 2 miles Trailer behaviour was very good, not jumping around and over 30 looked glued to the ground At slower speed I noticed the many bumps on covers and potholes but hardly noticeable the pull on the bike. second test run. trailer was loaded with 2 tents, 2 air bed and 2 large bags all together around 13kg Did a longer run, around 10 miles. This time the trailer was very steady and hardly any noise from the bumps. 65 mph top speed on dual carriage (A92) and around 5 miles on city riding. Again an excellent behaviour and hardly no pull on the bike. Isn't pretty, some techniques should have been different, like using vacuum on laminating the carbon fibre. But it is waterproof, very strong and hopefully next year I'll be riding to the continent

This happens once in a life time... Then went for petrol and ended up in St. Andrews for tea

I've used the Battlax and the BT45 for a long time, recently moved into the Michelin pilot 4. Michelin are cracking tyres but I would rate them more than the Bridgstone. But My bike is a 300kg pan european For the shadow I'm planning on getting the new BT46

Hello and welcome, for the "good day" I would assume you're an Aussie I also assume you meant "accepting me" not excepting

Some data on the trailer. Weight: left wheel 22.4 kg right wheel 22.6 kg front wheel (jokey) 15.5 kg total net weight 60.50 kg (61 kg on VIN plate as solar cell will be removable) Total max weight 150 kg loadable weight 89 kg Still to be added. Solar cell and converter 3.5 kg (including battery) 300 gr on added resin layers capacity (average measures): base: 93.5 X 70.5 X 31 cm = 203 lt cover: 93.5 X 70.5 X 20.5 cm = 135 lt total volume: 338 lt weight on hitch (unladen) 14.8kg Aprox 23% This is relatively high for what I found online (9 to 15%) but can be balanced by a good distribution when loading it. and the additional weight of the solar cell to be added on the rear. Dimensions don't consider small rebates and wheel arches as this would roughly balance each other out. Considering the fixed weight for tent (4kg), air mattress (3.2kg) and all other "actual essentials" of around 5kg I'll be left with a net available weight of just over 76kg. I think I can manage that. Although the first comment I got was "ONLY 75kg????????"

Try this. Ride backwards, without your helmet on or with a open flip up, stare into the camera making the angriest face possible. Wave your arms furiously in the air and wait for the camera to flash. You still going to get the penalty and the points on your driving license but at least you will come on the news...

Depends on the size. But probably not because I'm using some for refurbishing the seats on my shadow. what size you need?

One more update on the trailer I bet you thought that I have given up The cover was too dull for my taste so I decided to make a vacuum chamber. No way in hell I'm spending +£200 on one so diy it is. The first attempt work for around 30min and then the pump packed up. Back to design board and was time to recover the fridge motor I had hanging around. First the silicone seal on the lid refused to work and had to redo it. Then had to paint the plywood on the bottom because there was too much air coming trough. Some more silicone on the joints. This shown to not be enough as there was still some small leaks. Finally managed to make it work at around 5th attempt Had to add a piece of wood in the middle of the longer wall (not in pics), if you look closely you will see that under pressure it was warping. The max negative pressure I managed to get is just under -0.40 (-10psi) but I don't think the tempered glass will take much more. The glass is also warping at that vacuum. A test with a small portion of resin shown that a good amount of air was removed from the resin. Tomorrow I'll be running a final test with a larger amount of resin while I will be preparing the cover for a final layer of red Kevlar and carbon.

You sound like a cowboy builder :lol: Keep in mind that cheap means doing the work twice.

Cut out the plasterboard and seal the joist with some epoxy resin. You can add some fibreglass to strengthen the resin or just use the resin. Once the resin cures, around 7hrs, fit new plasterboard and decorate. It won't cost you a lot and will solve the problem. The epoxy resin will prevent any short and medium term damage. To help with long term damage you can try some wood hardener (No I'm not talking about viagra ) It will harden the joist turning it into hardwood which is more dense and will stop the oil to spread on the sides of the joist.

Personally I'm just waiting to get Virgin at my door to move from EE You should find what is included in the price on the details usually in font size 1.5...

Solar heating system runs on a oil based closed circuit. Mainly because oil expands less than water and requires smaller expansion tanks, also stops systems from rusting.

Speaking as someone involved in the construction industry. I would advise to cut off all the contaminated area and replace with new plasterboard. This is not a difficult task and shouldn't be too costly. Although the spreading of the oil will slowdown as the oil will dry out and the volume per m2 will decrease is still a contaminant and an environmental and health issue. The oil will still keep to evaporate for years to come (could go as far as 10 years) and it will contaminate the air that you and your family will be breathing. Painting over could be a temporary solution but you don't know how the oil will behave with the paint so is not like painting over asbestos. Painting over still active oil won't seal it but instead will mix the paint with the oil resulting in anyone's guess chemical mixture.

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Now carbs are clean, got new vacuum and air hoses, found out that a couple are cracked so for the sake of £14 for 2m of hoses better do the complete revamp The casings are back to matte chrome Spraysters have sent me 2 new cans of chrome alike spray, this will do for now until I find a solution. While I'm waiting for the rest of the parts for the carbs I have replaced all the instrument lights to LED's. brighter and from 3w to 0.5w per bulb being drained from the battery. Next step is to assemble everything, this will leave only the carbs and it will be ready for action

How many bikes are you locking together?

Send a twitt to DVLA asking to convert the license point into tesco ones

I totally get where you're coming from but I don't think our mutual friend will be convinced . Bear in mind that you should use a tiny little torque wrench in INCH pounds to avoid over tightening cam caps . There's many a GSXR and the like been ruined because someone couldn't believe how LITTLE torque is needed to hold down a camshaft . Why pound-inch? GSXR manual says 8-12 Nm which is fairly standard for an M6 fastener in grade 8.8 and well within range of small torque wrenches. More damage most likely from dirty or damaged threads and inaccurate torque wrenches that are never calibrated. Ok , when I get home from work I'll dig out my GSXR manual and have a look . I would struggle to calculate things in imperial. there are 1,000's of websites that will convert pretty much anything into metric so if your torque wrench is metric you can always convert it Just an example: https://onlineconversion.com/torque.htm

Happy days This is the carb cleaner I got. I have to say, it is impressive. It cleaned the carb body and small parts pretty well and minimal effort. Only needed a toothbrush. no I haven't used mine or missus one , I always have a few cheap ones, like 5 for £1 for these cleaning jobs. If you look closely even the spring is sparkly clean. Y will need to be careful or the jet will splash back and you get a cleaner shower. I've used a metal bowl, the ones you get for feeding the dog. Sprayed the carb with the can until it got empty then used the brush to give it a in depth clean. A decorator brush, the one I used first, is ok but because the bristles are long it doesn't clean as the brush. The cleaning liquid will lose its strength after a while so you don't want to be interrupting the process. The most important feature on Mannol cleaner is that opposite to STP doesn't attack the plastic bits. I never used this type of product so I can't compare. But I'me very happy with the result.

The bolts on my towbar hitch are fastened to 220Nm but they are ginormous

Usually the size of the bunch is proportional to the screw up...

YYEEYY Got the carb cleaner. For some odd reason instead of the ordered 3 X 500ml STP carb cleaner got 4 X 400ml Mannol 9970 carb cleaner. Reading the reviews don't think Mannol is a downgrade from STP. As long it gets the job done I don't really care about it