Search found 42 matches

by qwakers
Sun May 10, 2015 7:22 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: price ouch !
Replies: 20
Views: 1097

Re: price ouch !

dont try using instant gasket on the generator cover. the tolerances are too tight, with out the gasket bits start hitting each other...
by qwakers
Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:38 pm
Forum: Non Bike Chat
Topic: FREE!
Replies: 26
Views: 1121

Re: FREE!

PM'D
by qwakers
Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:51 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: What are your bike related plans this year?
Replies: 82
Views: 2591

Re: What are your bike related plans this year?

my plans for bining this year are... somewhat less motorcyle related than normal.


in short, sell bike buy bmw 330ci m-sport. in black.
by qwakers
Sun Feb 15, 2015 9:52 pm
Forum: Jokes
Topic: Praise the idiots
Replies: 7
Views: 1760

Re: Praise the idiots

R1Clarky wrote:With a bit of luck they'll only take themselves out when they go ;)


Sent from somewhere in the midlands by Paul

some of them did.....…login to view the rest of this post
by qwakers
Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:39 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: its bucket not bouquet
Replies: 54
Views: 1333

Re: its bucket not bouquet

late shift sucks at work so the mind wanders and I was chatting to a mate about bike stuff, was thinking of a bucket list type thing, bike related.
so…login to view the rest of this post
by qwakers
Mon Nov 03, 2014 7:55 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: holy sh!t
Replies: 38
Views: 1266

Re: holy sh!t

its still a good idea to let any turbo engine idle for 30secs after a fast run so the turbo gets a cheance to cool down. otherwise it tends to boil th…login to view the rest of this post
by qwakers
Sat Sep 27, 2014 6:11 pm
Forum: TV / Game Room / PC & Tech Help
Topic: Hard Drive fail
Replies: 20
Views: 1655

Re: Hard Drive fail

1st send me the old hard drive and ill get what i can off for you, just cover the postage both ways and buy me a beer if i succeed.

2nd xp is so out of…login to view the rest of this post
by qwakers
Sat Sep 20, 2014 3:37 pm
Forum: R1 07-08 4C8
Topic: 4C8 Horror Stories
Replies: 51
Views: 2124

Re: 4C8 Horror Stories

best solution for the oil starvation issue is to stick a dry sump on it....
by qwakers
Thu Sep 18, 2014 9:00 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: What`ve you done to your bike today?
Replies: 6187
Views: 134522

Re: What`ve you done to your bike today?

pinnit wrote:nice places, gue :clap: :clap: ss your weather was better than, fog drizzle, low cloud we had in n.e

yeah weather was about perfect. not too hot b…login to view the rest of this post
by qwakers
Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:59 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: What`ve you done to your bike today?
Replies: 6187
Views: 134522

Re: What`ve you done to your bike today?

I've been sanding a frame for over a week now and I'm really struggling to get a decent finish. Anyone have any tips?

It's an ally beam frame (NC30) a…login to view the rest of this post
by qwakers
Thu Sep 18, 2014 6:04 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: What`ve you done to your bike today?
Replies: 6187
Views: 134522

Re: What`ve you done to your bike today?

not5 today but yesterday.

i took my sprint on my favourite ever loop. good way to spend a couple (or 4)of hours.
http://goo.gl/maps/dJLXm" onclick="wind…login to view the rest of this post
by qwakers
Tue Sep 09, 2014 11:18 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: 4XV Full Restoration
Replies: 420
Views: 30766

Re: 4XV Full Restoration

do yourself a favour and rebuild the oil/water pump whilst you're in there.... its the usual cause of crap in the cooling system and its a relatively …login to view the rest of this post
by qwakers
Tue Sep 09, 2014 11:03 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: What bike bits/bling have arrived today
Replies: 1170
Views: 24635

Re: What bike bits/bling have arrived today

hash29 wrote:Just picked these up at an outlet store for the very expensive price of £2.50 [emoji1]
Image
those where on my 5sl when i bought it, bloke sai…login to view the rest of this post
by qwakers
Mon Aug 25, 2014 6:30 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Puncture Repair thoughts.
Replies: 22
Views: 1115

Re: Puncture Repair thoughts.

you will have to pay return postage. ebay rules.
by qwakers
Fri Aug 08, 2014 5:51 pm
Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
Topic: R1 earthing
Replies: 6
Views: 1211

Re: R1 earthing

check the plug on the regulator rectifier.. had this issue on my r6 and it was corroded.
by qwakers
Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:10 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Surely that can't be right
Replies: 32
Views: 1068

Re: Surely that can't be right

im 26, mine cost £109 protected ncb, fully comp, 0 excess..
by qwakers
Mon Jun 16, 2014 8:20 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: What`ve you done to your bike today?
Replies: 6187
Views: 134522

Re: What`ve you done to your bike today?

Bub wrote:
qwakers wrote:today i fitted a new set of front brake disks to my bike and took it up the road to test it. smooth as silk, ahhh bliss.
What
login to view the rest of this post
by qwakers
Fri Jun 13, 2014 5:28 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: What`ve you done to your bike today?
Replies: 6187
Views: 134522

Re: What`ve you done to your bike today?

today i fitted a new set of front brake disks to my bike and took it up the road to test it. smooth as silk, ahhh bliss.
by qwakers
Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:28 pm
Forum: Non Bike Chat
Topic: Wishing R1ch a speedy recovery
Replies: 53
Views: 1934

Re: Wishing R1ch a speedy recovery

on the upside

got my own room with bathroom...
flat screen tv
laptop, tablet and internet access
nurses checking on me every so often ;)
dinner lady bring…login to view the rest of this post
by qwakers
Fri Jun 06, 2014 10:08 pm
Forum: Non Bike Chat
Topic: Insanity Test
Replies: 34
Views: 1158

Re: Insanity Test

7%... in disappointed :o .
by qwakers
Fri Jun 06, 2014 6:45 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: What`ve you done to your bike today?
Replies: 6187
Views: 134522

Re: What`ve you done to your bike today?

gor my front disks back from motorworks, still fu***ng warped.. not motorworks fault, the carriers are warped which means they cant do anything. and …login to view the rest of this post
by qwakers
Thu Jun 05, 2014 7:36 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: What`ve you done to your bike today?
Replies: 6187
Views: 134522

Re: What`ve you done to your bike today?

gor my front disks back from motorworks, still fu***ng warped.. not motorworks fault, the carriers are warped which means they cant do anything. and t…login to view the rest of this post
by qwakers
Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:18 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: What`ve you done to your bike today?
Replies: 6187
Views: 134522

Re: What`ve you done to your bike today?

got a call from motoliner . front brake disks sorted and on their way back. :Dlogin to view the rest of this post
by qwakers
Thu May 29, 2014 9:00 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: What`ve you done to your bike today?
Replies: 6187
Views: 134522

Re: What`ve you done to your bike today?

its a triumph sprint st. so they like being different. :lol:login to view the rest of this post
by qwakers
Thu May 29, 2014 7:50 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: What`ve you done to your bike today?
Replies: 6187
Views: 134522

Re: What`ve you done to your bike today?

today i..


took the rear wheel off (46!!! mm socket! had to get my 3/4" toolkit out!)
took the rear axle out,
rebuilt regreased and refitted
stripped and c…login to view the rest of this post