Tinkicker

Joined six hours ago, 2 posts. That's a big ask. Payment by PayPal. More so. You certainly have a brass neck.

Agreed. Cannot abide the reptillian ahole that owns it.

Yup. A quick workaround. The aircraft I want is still unavailable. The sim is too unstable. This bird is a lovely machine but unfortunately far too slow for what I need. Still, it was on sale at a mind blowing £12. A no brainer. If I said you maybe saw one of them landing on a beach on a remote island in Scotland, you would know what it was.... A very rugged workhorse.

Its not the sump that is hard, its all the BS that fits tightely under the sump, preventing its dropping thats hard.....

I heard this the other day and was transported back in time circa 1980. Scene. Summertime, a band of brothers and a gaggle of motorcycles. Location: Back garden of a mates house sat on those aluminium deckchairs, Leather jackets removed and black T shirts allowing the sun to warm us (IIRC, mine was probably a Rainbow Rising tour T shirt - it was my favourite and worn till it faded and fell apart). Bikes in view parked on the driveway, a collection of coffin tank Yam RDs and Suzuki X7s. Just finished work Saturday lunchtime and gathered to discuss where we were going out that night and offering suggestions for the Sunday run destination. It was all so vivid, amazing what a piece of long forgotten music can do. Considered mild in those Rainbow and Whitesnake days, but still a classic tune.

I think it is stupid of the designers of these engines, not to include an access panel in the floor of the sump, directly under the strainer, so the strainer can be cleaned and checked for debris before the engine grenades.

Huddersfield. I am thinking Earnshaws Motorcycles. A very long established business with a good reputation. OR Huddersfield Kawasaki Centre. A similarly long established business with a good rep. DC motorcycles. Been around for 30 years or so. Used to be a motorcycle breakers back in the day. Reputation unknown. Rock up, jump on and ride...

Froggy is quite correct. Wet belt engine.. Main dealer servicing only and on time as they know the correct oil ect has been used during the service. If it fails during the warranty period then fine and dandy. It is after the warranty period that service history really becomes important when / if the belt fails before its stated time and you are pursuing a "goodwill" claim towards the cost of repairs. And never, ever ask for an engine flush at service time with a wet belt engine. Seems there is a growing feeling in the trade that it can chemically damage the belt. Engine flushes are BS and not required if the oil is changed regularly. There is also growing evidence that a regular oil change using the correct oil reduces the chances of failure drastically and many of the failing belts are a product of a poor servicing regimen. Many vehicles, serviced on or before time at main dealers are actually reaching their stated belt change interval. Wet belts. A product of the devil and idiotic politicians.

Public service announcement.. Yamaha Thundercat. A truly excellent bike back in the day, almost on par with the VFR750. A LOT of bike for not a lot of money, an excellent candidate for a light restoration. I would have had it myself if I had the room. Even better, it is open to offers... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/326590664359?_skw=yamaha+it&itmmeta=01JVWDGK2VY7FQZF0RHWEADB45&hash=item4c0a520ea7:g:dYkAAOSwDrFoDNX4&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA4FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1e%2BjXmgp6Kz2RaDlpx5CYIlUmaULTl93fD7IFrSEsGF8%2BsFRBVZRrf6k41tfMtfLbh5PXlr8bK6kcurrYusGSik1V1r9d0NvCYfasz3%2F9Ucx2VvcL9B6tfgaQ6sA9c3ylVQD%2Bflw%2BSTsmjP1AjvYM9owd6Po7zBNDVAVJipJVealMTorx%2FhzttXbxz4r4umg1lH1Mn9AHSjISF1MVGPaHT%2FePpiNbVg5qoG8lcNeAW1tClDkq69gQfGlrXE9MREs66LaBwoc%2FycDLi%2BtT2TGK11|tkp%3ABk9SR8yxwo3fZQ

Give Bikesure a call. They do specialist insurance for modified, custom and one offs. You will have to speak to a person though. Not online.

May have been. However in those days my denim of choice was always wrangler jeans and levi jackets. In my new found nightclub lounge lizard guise however, I did buy a lot of stuff from Top Man clothes shop.

Isle of man TT races 1981.

Pics of me back in the day are non existent unfortunately. They were all at my mums and I have not spoken to her in well over a decade. A toxic narcissistic woman. I went no contact years ago for the sake of my sanity

I cannot fit my shoulders in it anymore. No way would it fasten, about a yard gap across the belly.... It was worn pre my bodybuilding days and I must have weighed 10 stone soaking wet. Now I weigh 15 stone. All flab........ :C Looking back, I think a lot of that "road dust" around the collar was from my own rally "initiation" back in the day... Basically dried mud and piss....... Have a bike to go with the jacket..