KirriePete

Is that why the wife's knickers used to be marked C&A?

I'm Head Cook in this house, always have been. Tonight's dinner will be Salmon with a sweet chilli marinade on a bed of saffron rice with small mixed veg. Dessert is chocolate roulade with a dollop of ice cream. No, you lot are not invited, just me and the missus!

If they're ordinary bulbs it doesn't matter, they don't care which way the current flows. If they're LEDs then they'll only work one way, so if they don't work when you plug them in, swap the leads round. You're welcome.

Welcome Danny Is John (blackhat) a DT rider? You have no idea the danger you're in there son, he can bore for Scotland on the DT's.....[emoji1]

Guardy, you say in another thread you're doing your A2 licence, so most litre bikes will be out of your reach anyway. Remember you're only allowed 47bhp on an A2 and any restriction can only be from a maximum of 94bhp - native power cannot exceed double the restricted amount. Soooo that R1 streetfighter you had a shot of would be right out of order. How much of a ride did you get to prove your competence? Round the car park, Land's End to John O'Groats, chip shop and back? Bit of advice, work your way up, you'll live longer.

Blue smoke is definitely oil. Is it a 2 smoker or a 4 banger? If 2 then a bit of blue is ok, if 4 then it ain't. You say it got a drink last month, if it's a 4 banger make sure you haven't overfilled the sump. Too much oil will get pumped out the breather into the air filter and could cause starting/running problems. You're welcome.

If you come down the A90 John is on your left at Forfar, I'm on the opposite site in Kirriemuir.

As YPVSTony said, judder is usually down to less than smooth tabs on the clutch basket - could be wear, could be machining marks not adequately cleaned off at the factory, hence the 'done it from new' possibility, either way a cleanup with a flat file may just do the trick. One other thing I've noticed with some small bikes is a possibility of cavitation in the clutch - basically the plates spin up and churn the oil creating air bubbles, as the plates come together they tend to grab as the air bubbles aren't as slippery as the oil. This can affect some bikes in a batch but not others, it's a bit hit and miss, the only workaround is to use fewer revs to pull away.

Someone has to ask, so I will: are you sure there's 2 different colour liquids in there? You're not just seeing black oil halfway up the sight glass and empty space above?

They're not snobs, they're just focussing on the road like buggery 'coz they're scared shitless, having lost any 2 wheeled skills they may have had before winter.

What you doing the full test on? Most schools use ER5 or equivalent for A2 tests and Bandit6/Divvy6/SV650 etc. for the full A class DAS. Getting a peaky stroker or laidback cruiser is not going to give you the same handling characteristics as these bikes, so you'd probably be better off on a YBR/CG/EN - basically a simple bread and butter commuter style machine. No, they're not as much fun as a DT, but you're aiming to get the test out of the way so you can progress onto the fun bikes, so suck it up buttercup and bear your apprenticeship like a man. Remember, the 500 quid 125 you buy now will get you through your test and will still fetch near enough 500 quid from the next learner who buys it off you. Best bet would be a multi-owned CG or similar with a chain like a Portsmouth prossie's knicker elastic and oil like pi$$ - good bargaining points to get a fair old amount knocked off the asking price, but simple and cheap to correct yourself, bearing in mind these engines are designed to be abused by spotty 17 year old oiks so are pretty much bombproof. Get one, spend 50 quid or so servicing it, pass your test and flog it on for probably 100 quid more than it cost you - yes, I speak from experience. Happy hunting!

Your instructor should've kept you straight on that, I'm surprised he didn't at the least mention it ...... ?

Why A2? You're over 24 (just), so why not do the full A Direct Access? The tests are exactly the same, just a slightly bigger bike - we use SV650s compared to ER5s for the A2. Have a word with your instructor and get on the bigger bike, then the world is your mollusc.

Another vote for Hellfrauds own semi-skimmed here. Had it in a variety of bikes over many years with no problems.

The class system still exists, it's just been confined to a single divide compared to the rainbow of classes we used to have. So, there are now just us people and the occupants of the Palace of Westminster, welcome to 21st century Britain!

Offer sexual favours to the seller?

Take the caps off and have a look in the holes, use a torch if needed. The metal plates should be covered with liquid. If they're exposed, top up with distilled (de-ionised) water and then try charging again. Sounds like the battery is knackered though.

I can get her to spin either way, not that it matters with a fine pair like that!

That's pretty much what I did for my lad when he was 15 - TS50X field bike brought back to life as a road machine. Little bugger's 26 this year and I still do all the spanner twirling!

Mint Linux (other Linuxes/Linii are available), free all the time.

Got it on me Moto thingy, got it set it up for unread posts, saves wading through piles of sh*te you already know.

Bad connection, most likely earth. Get the multimeter out and start checking for continuity.

Not a problem with a decent fairing. Had a BM K100 with a Pantera fairing a few years back would sit at 125 with my visor up (autobahn of course!). Current Kwak Megabus GTR1000 sits at the ton calm as anything.

Why would you need a workshop manual for basic servicing? Oil & filters you can do blindfold (sounds like your dealer does it like that, anyway), same with chain & sprockets, brake pads and so forth. The only things you might need a manual for is checking settings like valve clearances, electrical wiring diagrams for fault finding, that kind of thing. As for the FSH business, most dealers don't give a toss about the stamps in a service book when you trade in, they're more interested in mileage and condition. The only people who care about FSH are those that think it means the machine's been looked after, and they're generally people who don't have a clue about the mechanics of the machine, but believe garages do a proper service every time - I think you know differently. I always like to get a greasy envelope stuffed with receipts for parts and old MOT's, much better than a pretty book with marks in it from somebody's old John Bull printing set.

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