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John933

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  1. There is pros and cons on this subject. You just have to pick which side your on. Me I've got a few, and one set up in the car, running all the time. It's saved me a few time. But as I said, each to there own. John933
  2. One other point. With jeans out side boot's. When you stop and put your foot down, sometimes they can catch on a peg. This will hang your foot up and down you go. Un less you can do a quick double take and lift your foot and dab it back down before the bike goes over. The other thing about riding up you leg on an off. You have to be traveling feet first for that to happen. John933
  3. It's how you start. But look at 500 mile's as about the max in one day. That's if the sun is out. In the rain and how hard, is just about half. Then there's the crossing. If you are starting in the uk. Taking in the crossing. Get there, wait to load, wait to un-load. That's a couple of hour's out of your day. If the clock's are against you. Time difference in France, it could be as much as three or four hour's lost. It's swing's and round about's. But the first day to me, is get as much mile's under you as you can. John933
  4. I see this will be your first long trip. Plan for about 500 mile's a day. And that will be a long day. You'll not do it in one day. John933
  5. Miss Bex. If it was not for me going in to hospital and holiday's the second week of May. I would do it for you. As I live south of King's Lynn. That's a short trip up the A10. It's not that hard. Have a go your self. You not got a friend who could hold your hand? John933
  6. John933

    Crazy

    Is there not some country's in the EU that changing a wheel is part of the driving test? John933
  7. Leave it be and just click it over by hand. Sound's to me as it the ratchet pull over has lost'ed one of it's teeth. You can't fix that. New controller. More than the washing machine is worth. Hope that help's John933
  8. Kit you need. A couple of cat litter tray's. Any cheap type. A brass wire brush from your local shoe shop. Paraffin. Used but clean jam jar. An old paint brush. Get the back wheel up. Either on a centre stand or a paddock stand. Cat litter tray' under chain. Paraffin in jam jar, paint brush in Paraffin. Paint on Paraffin. Leave go get a cup of tea. Come back do the same again. When you think you are ready. Go to work with the brass wire brush. Rinse with paint brush and Paraffin. Repeat again until clean. Work's every time for me. John933
  9. John933

    bike finance?

    Have you looked at cc buy. Then cross transfer to another card that will give you zero rate for a year or so. Then pass that on to another one. I say that, as I did the same with a 5K buy, used Mark's and Spencer and MBNA. I think they twigged in the end, but by then it was paid off. Total loan paid zip in charge's. John933
  10. A bit left field. I seen a test on welding gloves against bike gloves. Turned out they had better abrasion resistance than all the other tested. As for impact, it scored low. May be something to look at. John933
  11. But the up side of being old is. I know these band's first time round, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Genesis, The Who. And all the rest. So when the grand children come round. It's Grand Dad, turn that F'en music down. Have to smile. John933
  12. What is this mod two you talk of??? Once round the block, if you did not fall off you passed. John933
  13. I've got a paint sprayer. If you are going to use it. Take what ever you are going to spray out side. So that is a no, no to room painting. Use mine to spray fences, door's, and wood fitting. Top tip. Don't use paint in your house. There is not a drop of paint on any of the wood surface's in my place. It's all stain or dye. Reason why. If you bang paint it will chip, you will never get the chip back out. Dye or stain don't chip, and you can go over it a second time some year's later to freshen it up. John933
  14. I can see you are a townie. Wait until the season, and you can pick up a brace for a couple of quid. Or go to a shoot, They are giving them away. They shoot more than they can eat. It's a shame really. How many dead bird's end up in land fill. John933
  15. Scott Oiler. Put one on every one of my bike's. Just a tip. I kept loosing the needle out of the delivery end. So with a bit of thought. I got a bit of plastic tubing from my local iron monger. That fitted over the needle holder. The inside bore is a lot bigger. Now with some hot water, dip the tube in to the water and soften it up. Luckley I had some galvanise wire. Slotted that down the warm tube. Bend in to the shape you want. Let it cool down. Fit over needle holder. Now cut a diagonal cut across the end of the tube, so it fit's up against the sprocket. Now what you have is a flexible tube that will not get caught in the chain when you push the bike back, and pull the needle out. The in side bore is bigger so it woun't get blocked. Done that on every one of my bike's, worked a treat. Next tip. Rather than run the scoot oil through the oiler. I use some old engine oil. Work's just as well, and get ride of a small quantity of old oil. Hope that help's. John933
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