Joeman
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The last R-Nine-T owner "flounced" off without explanation didn't she?? Has she been back ?
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Anyone who steals your bike for parts will be able to find the little datatag markings/tags and get rid of them.
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Guy Martin drives a volvo... https://www.motor1.com/news/50259/volvo-amazon-owner-claims-he-has-the-fastest-car-in-britain/
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been crashed/stolen had its original clocks smashed/stolen and a new set of clocks fitted before a fresh MOT. The dealer must be really stupid to think its only done 200miles, or they are trying to rip people off.
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Bargains on World of Triumph
Joeman replied to Topbanana0's topic in Clothing, Luggage, Accessories and Security
£2.50 for a ladies polo shirt!! Bargain!! -
So when we lay our bikes up for winter, why not pull the sump plug and give them a few months to drain...
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Check this out .. https://twitter.com/gt2andy/status/1120982895127146497?s=19
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If there is a chance the chain could snap, don't ride it. A snapped chain makes a real mess of a bike and can easily lock the rear wheel (mid corner) sending you sliding into incoming traffic.. Stretched chains are actually a myth. Yes they get longer but nothing stretches. Measure rear wheel alignment from the swing arm pivot. Easy enough to knock up a bit of wood with a bolt in one end for the swing arm pivot and marks the other end for the axle bolt.
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Yeah mine was like that for my KTM300. 1p per year
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And the reason you didn't take the wife out was....
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Cancelling your indicators is the same a changing down to first gear - just bang it a few times to be sure. Then after the turn when you're settled into a bit of straight road, push the indicator again for good measure. Always thought it's stupid that the indicator light on the dash flashes because if you look down between flashes you get the wrong answer. It should be a solid light on the dash not a flashing light.
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Aprillia garden find .
Joeman replied to fastbob's topic in Old Motorbikes, Projects and Restorations
Yeah premix some oil to be safe. Better too much oil than not enough. Check the rubber between the carb and cylinder. Could be spilt allowing it to suck more air. -
Aprillia garden find .
Joeman replied to fastbob's topic in Old Motorbikes, Projects and Restorations
Smell the exhaust and make sure its smells like two stroke else you're running with no oil!! Great news it's running.. -
All the wires are black.. situated deep inside the headlight and very difficult to access as the headlight can't be dismantled. Here's the broken wire.. I managed to soldered an extra bit of wire and saved myself over a grand for a new headlight
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Aprillia garden find .
Joeman replied to fastbob's topic in Old Motorbikes, Projects and Restorations
32 horse power , f**k me ! it hardly weighs anything . What market was this thing aimed at ? Cheers for the advice , have you owned one of these ? I had the previous model the Aprilia AF1 when I was 17. I took it apart many times. I regularly blew pistons -
I had the adaptive headlight fail on my Audi a few months ago. When the car was due an MOT I decided to fix it. Massive job. Front bumper off, headlight out, then had to perform keyhole surgery on the sealed headlight to fix the very thin broken wire. See if you can spot the broken wire..
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Middle isle is great but food choices are limited.. couldn't imagine doing a full food shop from Lidl or Aldi.
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Tesco's expensive?? Where do you shop??
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Reminds me of this. ">
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Aprillia garden find .
Joeman replied to fastbob's topic in Old Motorbikes, Projects and Restorations
Don't be affraid of the rave valve. They are very simple. Cable operated valve that just raises the height of the exhaust port at certain RPM. To restrict the bike to 12bhp you can disconnect the power to the solenoid. With the solenoid connected and working you get about 32bhp. So even if it's not wired up you are fine to start the bike. Unless the sliding valve has slipped off the end of the cable and dropped into the cylinder.. but it won't turn over if that's happened . -
Get a bit of flexible clear plastic and glue a stick to it. Push the plastic through the hole and pull the stick to hold the plastic on the back of the hole. Glue the plastic in place before filling with silicone.
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Clear gorilla glue might work. Then mop with some very fine rubbing compound to take the dullness off. I've heard some people use toothpaste!
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Aprillia garden find .
Joeman replied to fastbob's topic in Old Motorbikes, Projects and Restorations
Does look like two stroke oil in the petrol. Dip a finger in and rub it with your thumb. It will feel oily if it's got two stroke in. -
Sounds like it could have been a laugh.. Shout next time and lets see if we can get a ride sorted.
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Aprillia garden find .
Joeman replied to fastbob's topic in Old Motorbikes, Projects and Restorations
Pull the plug pour in some oil, turn it over slowly. If nothing binds see if she starts.
