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I had mine about ten years, two of the best bikes i have ever owned,, Like Pete and Ren i HAVE had a bike or three in my time.

There is if you're doing it in a public library

Most days it hovers around -10 to -20 , think the record stand in the -30 , but humidity and wind really affects how you feel it....it's a humid place here even during the summer..

Obviously, the sheep don't want to live there, in case you lot rape them.

The Welshman said the same.

Australian: "That your dog?" New Zealander: "Yep" Australian: "Mind if I speak to him?' New Zealander: "Dog don't talk.” Australian: Hey dog, how's it going?" Dog: "Doing all right." New Zealander: (look of shock) Australian: Is this your owner?" (Pointing at the New Zealander) Dog: "Yep." Australian: How's he treating you?" Dog: "Real good. He walks me twice a day, feeds me great food and takes me to the park once a week to play." New Zealander: (Look of total disbelief!) Australian: "Mind if I talk to your horse?" New Zealander: "Horse don't talk.” Australian: "Hey horse how's it going?" Horse: "Cool." New Zealander: (Extreme look of shock!) Australian: "Is this your owner?" (Pointing to the New Zealander) Horse: "Yep." Australian: "How's he treating you?" Horse: "Pretty good, thanks for asking, he rides me, brushes me down often and keeps me in a nice stable to protect me from the weather." New Zealander: (Look of total amazement!) Australian: "Mind if I talk to your sheep?" New Zealander: "That sheep's a fucking liar!!”

Just realized, it was 10 years yesterday that I picked up my bike.

I think you're better off with a slightly higher tickover on a carbed bike in winter

Well that was an hour of high tension but the carbs are back in. Won’t lie it’s not a pleasant job but doable with a bit of patience and a hair dryer to warm up the rubbers. The bike started first time on choke, came off choke reasonable quickly and once warm was able to set the tick-over to where it should be around 1050 ish. Supposed to be 950 to 1050 so no complaints. Still have to check the carb balance but to be honest it’s doesn’t seem far off IMHO. The point for me is that the bike ticks over well off choke now which it didn’t before. So for now I will take that . Still be a bit of fine tuning to come but I am a happy bunny. Still have to clean the tank out before the bike is rideable but my garden is currently like the Somme so getting the Sprint in and out isn’t easy on my own so no rush for that. Much else to do.

Im in Finland at the moment, -39C a few days ago, my hands in heated gloves were frozen in 3 mins. Don’t know how cold it gets where you are.