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Welcome to TMBF....

Give the new battery a charge mate and see how it goes. The CCA on the new battery should be a big improvement over the old one, so it should be good. Also double check that the leads are good and clean and really tight on the battery terminals.

Welcome to TMBF mate....

What battery did you get and what rating is recommended for your bike? Looks like the voltage is collapsing under load, so it either needs charging or is not rated high enough for your bike. I used to use Motobatt batteries as they have a good cold start current rating.

Well, I'm settling into it quite nicely now. I phone my old boss every now and then so that I can gloat. Just need lockdown lifted and get out and buy a new bike and it'll all be rosy...

Yes, it's very easy to forget what day it is.....not that it really matters.

I was just confused by the top threads until I noticed that they were pinned. So it all makes sense now. Lol

Is what any better?

Stick some pics up mate, so we can see what it looks like.

Probably break down before it's used a full tank, so no gauge isn't a problem....

Yeah, stick them back in and give it another try. I'm assuming that the clutch basket isn't notched?

Nice one mate....enjoy....

I had a mate who decided to nail hardboard to his wooden floor to level it out........yes, it was the very last nail that went through the heating pipe.....

I'm orange again.....hoorah!!!

Solvol has always been my go-to chrome polish.....used to use it to polish the alloy casings on my old Bonneville back in the day....

That would be some punch!

You may need to take your own comfy chair with you.... I'm guessing that a pull from the plod on the return journey would be harder to explain....unless you can successfully explain that you always go out with 20000 tea bags stashed in the car!

I managed to update my profile, but had to put a number in the challenge score field otherwise it came up with an SQL error.

What if it was €60k Well....£60K is even more reason not to buy one...

Welcome to TMBF mate. Does it happen all the time or just when the bike is hot or cold?

I thought that Putin had been taken out when I read the title!

What's all this talk of databases?....they're soooo last year.....Excel spreadsheets are the new "go to" for any form of data storage and analysis this year......

£60k?.....hmmm, I think I'll give it a miss then!

Yep, coolant, Swarfega & anti bacterial gel stings a tad Yes, alcohol hand gel is a good way to discover all the little cuts that you previously hadn't noticed!

Yes, a pair of mechanics anti cut gloves are worth their weight in gold, mate......saved my hands from all sorts of carnage....