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by scrapmans dad
Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:53 am
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: New bike PCP opinions
Replies: 38
Views: 1755

Re: New bike PCP opinions

i'm buying another bike soon, PCP will not be an option as I will probably keep it more than 3 years. Initially I had intended to put 7K down and fina…login to view the rest of this post
by scrapmans dad
Sat Oct 15, 2016 6:49 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Winter storage, ?
Replies: 52
Views: 2330

Re: Winter storage, ?

Never owned or used a trickle charger in my life. Still have oem battery on the 5vy. Will ride till the salt goes down. Spray the chain after a wash …login to view the rest of this post
by scrapmans dad
Mon Oct 10, 2016 11:01 am
Forum: Trackdays
Topic: Forum Euro Trackday 2017?
Replies: 23
Views: 1522

Re: Forum Euro Trackday 2017?

don't care where it is I'm in. oct would be good for me
by scrapmans dad
Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:56 am
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Anyone heard of this company?
Replies: 21
Views: 1034

Re: Anyone heard of this company?

watch any cockpit mounted video of race bikes in action and see the reservoir almost empty on hard braking ,so I recon fluid movement matters
by scrapmans dad
Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:19 am
Forum: Trackdays
Topic: Unusual Tyre Markings
Replies: 19
Views: 1221

Re: Unusual Tyre Markings

with a second look at pics the hot tearing looks more distinct on the blued section, could be a manufacturing fault ?
by scrapmans dad
Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:15 am
Forum: Trackdays
Topic: Unusual Tyre Markings
Replies: 19
Views: 1221

Re: Unusual Tyre Markings

not ever seen it with such a distinct line but the blueing is caused by heat cycles . it's as if one half circumference has been kept warm and the oth…login to view the rest of this post
by scrapmans dad
Mon May 25, 2015 11:00 am
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: best track & road tyres?
Replies: 34
Views: 1091

Re: best track & road tyres?

I use race tec's but I've got a spare set of wheels with wets in case it rains, when I started out without spare wheels I used pilot road 2's Great on…login to view the rest of this post
by scrapmans dad
Wed May 13, 2015 3:38 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: caption required
Replies: 23
Views: 1657

Re: caption required

come on pete you said you would if I let you pass
by scrapmans dad
Tue Dec 24, 2013 9:03 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: wanted for dl 650 v-strom
Replies: 5
Views: 915

Re: wanted for dl 650 v-strom

yeh, stuck a request in there straight away pete.
by scrapmans dad
Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:54 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: wanted for dl 650 v-strom
Replies: 5
Views: 915

Re: wanted for dl 650 v-strom

Not sure if the 650 and 1000 are the same bodywork :think: Or even if this is the right year :?: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUZUKI-DL-1000-V-STROM-TOP…login to view the rest of this post
by scrapmans dad
Sun Dec 22, 2013 3:01 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: wanted for dl 650 v-strom
Replies: 5
Views: 915

wanted for dl 650 v-strom

I know it's not a Yamaha but just in-case any one can help I'm looking for a second hand front headlight and fairing with mount preferably complete bu…login to view the rest of this post
by scrapmans dad
Wed Dec 11, 2013 4:19 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: What's the most miles you have done in a day?
Replies: 31
Views: 1501

Re: What's the most miles you have done in a day?

done somewhere in germany (can't remember the name of it) to glasgow in 1 day ,well 9am-1.30 am on my way back from the BMW festival think it was abou…login to view the rest of this post
by scrapmans dad
Wed Dec 11, 2013 1:57 pm
Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
Topic: Best modern tyre?
Replies: 17
Views: 1392

Re: Best modern tyre?

metzeler racetec K2 interact for dry on my road/track bike and pilot road 2 for all weather on my other bikes.
riding style is as if I stole it when o…login to view the rest of this post
by scrapmans dad
Thu Nov 28, 2013 11:03 pm
Forum: R1 07-08 4C8
Topic: judder pulling away
Replies: 28
Views: 1586

Re: judder pulling away

[quote="PJC"]I think I would be pulling the clutch basket apart

+1
check tangs on plates and basket slots for wear
by scrapmans dad
Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:47 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: bent frame!!!
Replies: 23
Views: 1005

Re: bent frame!!!

check before giving them the go ahead.
make sure the back wheel is set straight in the swing arm (chain adjusters even) then that both wheels are in l…login to view the rest of this post
by scrapmans dad
Tue Nov 19, 2013 1:26 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Swingarm
Replies: 91
Views: 2649

Re: Swingarm

Scrapman wrote:
scrapmans dad wrote:used to do jobs like that on sites with no electricity with oxy acetylene and electric arc ally rods
Life was tou
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by scrapmans dad
Mon Nov 18, 2013 11:24 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Swingarm
Replies: 91
Views: 2649

Re: Swingarm

used to do jobs like that on sites with no electricity with oxy acetylene and electric arc ally rods
by scrapmans dad
Sun Nov 17, 2013 8:19 pm
Forum: Non Bike Chat
Topic: User Demographic
Replies: 27
Views: 1472

Re: User Demographic

pod wrote:Suppose its only far, we been raping and pillaging your oil fields for yrs. As for your women well they fight better than the men from what
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by scrapmans dad
Sat Nov 16, 2013 2:05 pm
Forum: Non Bike Chat
Topic: User Demographic
Replies: 27
Views: 1472

Re: User Demographic

pod wrote:well it wouldnt be very secret now you plastered it all over a forum now would it!!! :lol: :lol:
you can know were coming, just not when to expect it…login to view the rest of this post
by scrapmans dad
Thu Oct 31, 2013 4:57 pm
Forum: Non Bike Chat
Topic: Call me grandad
Replies: 14
Views: 803

Re: Call me grandad

congratulations and welcome to the club.
by scrapmans dad
Wed Oct 30, 2013 11:35 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: ring a ding ding
Replies: 17
Views: 927

Re: ring a ding ding

like i said with the 750 barrels and carbs didn't run worth a sh!t , think it needed different pipes on it's own tuned barrels up to 5 thousand revs i…login to view the rest of this post
by scrapmans dad
Tue Oct 29, 2013 11:32 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: ring a ding ding
Replies: 17
Views: 927

Re: ring a ding ding

used to have a tuned 350 lc with tz internals( ADRENALIN PUMPER),ran it on silcolene pre-mix smelled awsome
ran it once with half set of 750 tz barre…login to view the rest of this post
by scrapmans dad
Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:49 pm
Forum: R1 09-14 14B 14BE
Topic: Ecosse R1-SP - For Sale.
Replies: 54
Views: 4263

Re: Ecosse R1-SP

Like Coddy if I was buying bungs for the R1 I would buy the Yamaha ones for the simple fact that you don't have to drill the fairing. I would like to…login to view the rest of this post
by scrapmans dad
Sun Oct 27, 2013 3:52 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: moral dilemma
Replies: 31
Views: 1271

Re: moral dilemma

if it gets damaged or written off again the insurance company will not pay out full market value as it had been a previous write off dont matter if it…login to view the rest of this post
by scrapmans dad
Sun Oct 27, 2013 2:01 pm
Forum: Jokes
Topic: keeping a secret
Replies: 3
Views: 874

keeping a secret

women can hold in a fart,
men can't.
Men can keep a secret
women can't.

:whistle: So if you want a woman to keep a secret whisper it up her Arse !! :)login to view the rest of this post