stedebs

Thank you ........ 

19 minutes ago, Stu said:

 

Nah! some of us have to work  

I have work ....... just not that much and today was my day off lol

Was anyone else here today????

oooo have fun  

such sad news ....... look after yourself.

55 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

you waa?

I'm past tents lol ......... 

2 hours ago, rennie said:

 I think we should save that experience for the next rally!

 

Presuming we ever have 1 

do they still include tents???????

oh and finished my front room on the same day ...... I deserve a medal...... well at least a large gin lol

finally finished mums kitchen ....... well there's a spacer up one side and the kick boards to do but she hasn't bought those yet. Still I jokingly said "well that's your mothers day pressie sorted" and she agreed  looks like i got out of going and buying her a plant to kill this year  

looks good

Is there someone else (An oldie) you can put on your insurance ...... not necessarily living at your house. Both my kids and their partners found that putting me on as a named driver lowered their insurance by £100, none live with me.

Afternoon folks. How is everyone on this fine Friday?

19 hours ago, Steve_M said:

I went and collected some stuff from Screwfix on my bike. As Screwfix if 14miles away, and Google maps sends me a scenic route, it was a perfectly legal reason and Route. I didn’t even extend it to go get petrol. Damn.

yeah ....... all the small stuff I have. I need a cover panel but thats 2400x620 mm ....... a tad big for the bike lol

5 hours ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

Is there something you need for kitchen renovations that’s only available at a store many many miles away...  

Hmmmmmm that i can carry on a motorbike ...... might not get away with that one lol

morning peeps ........ nice and sunny ....... and i sooooooooooooo want to get the bike out for a nice couple of 100 mile round route  

2 hours ago, TimR said:

What i always have on every bike .

I carry a toolkit comprising of :

1/4" sockets ranging from 6mmto 10mm

3/8" sockets ranging from 10mmto 19mm with a ratchet and 3 small extension bars and a 3/8"-1/4" adapter.

8mm to 17mm Combination spanners.

Hex pieces 4mm,4.5mm,5mm,6mm,8mm,10mm

that fit into a 10mm socket .

torx pieces 10,15,20,25,30,40 that fit in a 10mm socket .

Front spindle adapter that ranges 17mm,19mm,22mm,24mm hex.

Pliers, double ended screwdriver 

24mm & 27mm ring spanner (older bike tool kit supplied with leverage tube)

electrical test screwdriver.

This all fits into 

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Believe it or not .

Then in another case 

I Then have a Stop&go tyre plugger as well as a screw in type plug .

this is coupled with 

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.

A 12v Li-on  boost pack than doubles s a torch and usb charger with an extra optimate style connection to help those times that accessing battery is a nightmare , and a cigarette lighter style socket with lead that allows me to plug into a cigarette socket to power up.

 

i also carry a few spare fuses .

And a gear gremlin cable repair kit .

Electrical Tape .

Then separately 

Also a full first aid kit supplied by various Ambulance trusts by attending First Bike on Scene .

Cargo Net , .

Decent set of Berghaus overtrousers 

warning triangle .

 

 

This all takes up 1/2 of my 35ltr top box 

 

And yes i have breakdown cover ...

 

 

 

 

 

trouble for me is someone else in the group would have to know what to do with them lol I can carry em ....... and I can take fairings off ect ........ but more than that I don't know what I'm looking at. 

2 minutes ago, dynax said:

 

That's one of the best jobs

 

I was working for a builder back in the early 2000's and he took on a young lad to do most of the labouring jobs, anyway we were doing an extension and the the old drains had to be re-routed.

The young lad turned a funny colour when he eventually dug down to expose the old sewer pipe,  I offered to help him out at that point

 

Then you can come do mine if you like  .

I can imagine the young lad lol. As a family we have a holiday house in France that has a tank under the garden, when we first got the house it stank and needed some work on the inlets???? and there was a blockage somewhere too ......... guess who ended up helping with that one?????? And because of that I was volunteered into helping my dad when the drains were backing up at the church he maintained ......  Not one of my favourite things.  

Fortunately I managed to be unavailable last time they needed some work on the tanks in france......... apparently it was verrrrrry fragrant work 

29 minutes ago, Tiggie said:

Less plumbing mishaps in a kitchen!! 

and no loo to take out 

Nothing  I can't even look at it as it's in mums garage whilst i wait for mine to be reroofed.

My bathroom is ready for a refit this year or next........... Strangely I don't mind doing kitchens ....... but hate bathrooms, that and I want a jacuzzi bath but haven't the foggiest on how to fit it 

If I was going to take that many tools I'd also need an instruction manual and several hours lessons before hand  On another note I am hoping to tour in Europe (first time without hubby who would have taken the tool kit) and was wondering what the bear minimum I should take is .......... taking into account that if anything needs doing on the bike other than washing, adding air to tyres and filling with fuel it goes to a garage 

good morning peeps  

I usually give a thumbs up, only stopped a couple of time when I didn't get a response ....... or got thumbs down. One I ended up pillioning him home as he needed to get to his kids parents evening, the other a quick chat and I was on my way ......... Alot goes on the look of the person for me, both were on vintage / classic machines ....... I don't know anything that could help mend the machines but the chances are there's no-one stood behind a bush with a knife  I've been stranded on the side of the road before waiting for a knight in a white van to arrive and would have welcomed someone to stop and keep me company lol 

7 hours ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

I regret to say that I bottled out of tossing both simultaneously. Last time I did that I dropped one and then made the mistake of resting the frying pan on the floor to scoop up the mess. The pan melted a hole in the floor which did not go down well.

is that a big oooops or a little oooooopppppps lol

morning peeps ...........