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Everything posted by drewpy
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What size piston rings do I need?
best getting a manual as it explains how pistons are oval and wear fore and aft etc.
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How to remove needle jet?...and other carb questions
the tube method is the best as it takes into account the vagrates of each carb. why not get a matching bolt and drill/tap for a nipple?
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just rebuilt my engine
Been busy this week and after buying an NOS engine case from XS360's estate ( god bless him) I have now rebuilt the engine. it just needs timing and the wifes help in shoe horning it into the frame( she does have her uses)
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Leather care
I think Goff has a spray booth for all her leathers so long as the leather is fed and keeps supple any product is good enough, I use dubbin on my boots to keep the weather out!!
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Could they handle it??
It amazes me when I see the duke videos of them doing 170 near curbs and the bars are tank slapping. I don't think rossi would do it as its a completly different way of riding!!
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£30 HJC Helmets
didn't you leave your helment attached to the bike when it was trashed?
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Gritted roads
I did hit a plastic hub cover on a bend over snake pass doing 60mph. It happened so fast it never got the "stomach pit feeling ", just straighted up the bike to the other side of the road and after I ran over it, carried on turning. Thank god no-one was comming the other way!!
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helmet noob
aye, seen it before its in a series about women drivers. should see some of the parking ones
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Oily brake disk
'kin ell! get a haynes manual and do it yourself. build up tools as you go. I am self taught so it can be done!!
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xs400 clutches
all the sohc clutches are interchangable AFAIA make sure you get the primary gear as they are matched.
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bike insurance
I have to have agreed value insurance, and carole nash does the deal for me but only after a get a cheaper quote from somewhere else. Just say you want to stay with them but they need to make it happen. Puts the ball back in their court!
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Clothing
can you get to stafford bike show in April? get textile jackets for £25
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Originality
this is why you wore platforms in the 70's, plenty to wear down when using additional braking!!
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Got one - project TZR600 is on.
what abot XTR600 ?
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insurance claim
I can can just feeel my neck hurting laughing at this, Merv can you give me your insurance details please?
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cleaning company
Lazy girls, i expected them to clean that room by 1:07. should use yakety sax for the music just like benny's
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Motorcycle Courier?
that reminds me, i have a video short from the 80's called "blood runner" a bit more blood than running tho'
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i want one of these
get the Floyd or Rush on, sorted!!
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i want one of these
looks cool http://www.firebox.com/product/958/Laserpod
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snow Joke, or is it?
that looks ccccold, won't even feel your nuts
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I gots me a Jawa :D
why don't you peg a playing card to your frame and the card fwaps in the spokes, that way I'll sound like an engine seriously join the Jawa club as OG mentioned as they are the specialists
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criminal damge to my bike!!
things like this really piss me off, bring back the birch not the trumpets!!!!
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