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Considering this, and when you think of a twat pain in the ass in this forum you think of Marcel. Nobody tries as hard as him to be nominated. So, my nomination is for @Buckster, the guy who allowed Marcel back after he flounced and left the first time.

Small step to help fix the Sprint. Reference the slipping clutch I was told to rebuild the clutch slave cylinder as if it had been neglected it will stick. Known issue with the T300. I stripped it and was pretty disappointed to see it had spotless fluid and was clean. Bugger probably not that then. . Anyway I had the kit so fitted the new seal and spring and bled it all up with fresh fluid. Appears to be working well but not much hope of it fixing the clutch slip. But we shall see . As soon as I get the chance the next job is to get the carbs off and sort the tickover out. I’m not sure I need to strip and clean them as the bike is starting fine and running well, it’s just when I went to adjust the tick over knob it detached off the adjustment screw which you just can’t reach with the carbs in situ. So they have got to come off just to put that back together. Absolute pain in the arse. As it was ticking over fine but I messed with it. . I sort of hoping the carbs are fine as everything else on the bike seems to be well looked after but we shall see. I have a new set of carb rubbers so I will dig into it as soon as I get chance.

A bit of admin required today, needless to say I took the scoot to fly about and get all that shite done which left me time to visit the bike dealers and book the Benelli in for its 7,000 klm service…….12 Jan…….ah well let’s cane the scoot! ……..also had time for some lunch on the quayside.

53F this morning after a night of gale force winds w/ 60+mph gusts....blew down half of a willow tree in my back yard. Then spent all day w/ Mrs. Hook at the hospital while she got a new right knee. She did pretty good but still needs to sleep off the pain meds. I'll go back down to La Grande tomorrow to bring her home. Our house just isn't the same w/o her...& our dogs know it.

That would make his eyes water

Aye.

So you wont be able to hear it when it snaps off again

in the words of our favourite flouncer............... get in !

Yep, definitely a fudge packer ............

The prostitutes tax return A woman walks into an accountant's office and tells him that she needs to file her tax returns. The accountant says, "Well, before we begin, I'll need to ask you a few questions." He gets her name, address etc and then asks,"What's your occupation?" "I'm a prostitute," she says. The accountant is somewhat taken aback and says, "Let's try to re phrase that." The woman says, "OK, I'm a high-end call girl". "No, that still won't work. Try again." They both think for a minute; then the woman says, "I'm an elite poultry farmer." The accountant asks, "Excuse my ignorance but what does poultry farming have to do with being a prostitute?" "Well, believe it or not, I must have raised a thousand cocks last year." "Poultry Farmer it is then !!

Been out obsessively cleaning in the good weather. CBF600 Me CB125F Shadow NX125B How High SYM 125 Fuck Nut Been having a fun time, I do like shiny

That’s a pie ... When you go to a restaurant and order food, I bet it’s always a surprise when it arrives at the table.

You can’t nominate yourself, if you do then @Six30 bums you.

My wife had her knees done under a epidural anesthetic, she was chatting to the anesthetist the whole time while the procedure was being done, all she could see was this leg and foot being put in some funny positions, knowing it was hers made it quite comical, and not feeling a thing made it even more surreal, she was out of hospital after 2 days, walking with crutches, and stopped using them after 4 weeks..... all the best to your lady @YamaHead

45f here this morning & pissing down pretty good....last year on this day it was 31f....the year before it was 21f....crazy-ass weather! Got the house all dialed in for Mrs. Hook's knee replacement on Wed....recovery will commence on Thursday.

I’m killing an hour before my son’s carol concert starts , ho hi ho

Went out for my first proper ride on the Sprint today. I had been out before but only did 6 miles. Anyway turned out to be eventful. The bike started and ran well up to Damerells motorcycles which is 20 miles from me. No particular reason for going there just a destination and a chance to look at some shiny things. I was quite chuffed with the run up but the bike didn’t tick over when I pulled up to Dameralls. I tried turning the tickover knob clockwise but it just turned like it wasn’t attached to anything. Not ideal, it had worked before. I headed off after mooching around Dameralls and the bike started fine with a hint of choke. Apparently T300’s are quite cold blooded, it didn’t move far off the bottom of the temperature gauge unless I was in slow traffic. As I used the acceleration lane to join the A30 out of Dameralls I felt a hint of clutch slip. But rode normally up to and maybe a little more than the national speed limit without issue until I left the A30 10miles later. Then I noticed clutch slip again just a hint but it was there. A few miles on the bike cut out, I switched to reserve and it fired right up again. So two things the fuel tap appears to be working fine but the fuel light doesn’t. It will come on when you turn on the ignition but that appears to be the only time. I went a topped up and the bike took 15 litres. Leaving the fuel station clutch started to slip again worse than before in the lower gears now as well. The following 5 miles home it genuinely felt like touch and go if I would make it. So I can see a carb strip In my future and a new clutch. Not to worried about doing the clutch as I had planned to take the covers off to paint them at the next service. Think I have some research to do on the carbs but I have watched a couple of vids and it doesn’t look to onerous. I have cleaned and balanced carbs in the past. We shall see. Still really like the bike just got to get it reliable.

It’s glued onto the throttle twist tube, you would have to cut it off.

It won't, I have confidence in Loctite products, more than likely the whole handle assembly will pull off 1st.

Well if something happens, he could possibly enroll himself at the local college for a hairdresser liscen...

None and my day was very easy, it took 15 minutes and my day was done and now thats me off till the 5th January. Id call that a win

@yen_powell would be proud of me, one of the oldest graveyards in Bristol

F....Off....Bob ...lol.

He needs a relearn function in his bonce .......

You'll get it done, Ace!

That looks like something I find in my Cats litter tray every morning

Hope it all goes well and she makes a speedy recovery.

If anyone's interested, I've bought a CF450MT, straight from paddy field land. PROS......Fecking cheap CONS....... Bugger all ...we'll maybe the tyres Truth is I really can't fault it off the shelf , one or two bits need that personal touch coz I ride like a twat 1...rally seat 2...better sump guard 3...better hand guards 4... rash bars 5....and tyres If you haven't tried a chincky special its really worth a try

I think we can all agree what style your talking about...

The only reason I didn’t buy one was the delivery time which was ridiculous but that was a year ago and by now they’ve sorted out the problem……..gotta take the Benelli in for its 7,000 klm service after Xmas so I might see what trade in I could get.

He resembles something passed by a woolly mammoth.

At least he doesn't resemble a wooly Mammoth....

If you need any advice @Clive is an expert regards Triumph carbs ..............

I know have only done 40 miles on the Sprint, but it was a blast, Bike comfy and fast enough, I really liked it. It feels like the big old 1980’s bike that I can’t afford. I know when these T300’s were current they weren’t real dynamic competition for the Japs of the day but now they fit in a whole different niche. I can’t wait to get it right and pile on the miles.

Yeh new intake rubbers were one of the 1st things I bought for the Tiger, the original ones were badly cracked and had gone very hard. My problems stemmed from the bike being stood for years, the middle carb was corroded very badly (but Bruce gave me a spare set) so the middle carb was replaced. I may have got it running sooner and better if I had a ultrasonic cleaner, carb cleaner and toothbrush were not the best for cleaning out the internal passage ways. Even with the Carbtune Pro that Bruce gave me, balancing the carbs was a fiddle, it took me more than several attempts to get it right.

Yeh after gawd know how many time I had to take them of and and re install them back on I am quite proficient with them. I still have the carb balancer that Bruce gave me with the Tiger, they sure got some use. I would post them to anybody who would use them, but the cost for P&P may be high.

The fit & finish on my CFMoto 650Tr (2014 model) was very good, nothing corroded, rusted or fell off! After 5 years of ownership it stood as good as the day I bought it. But it was let down by the shitty Ducati Veglia electrics. It only lived on for 6 months (dodged that bullet ) after the new owner acquired it from me, I think it has gone to the scrappers now, no sign of it on the DVLA website. But buying another CFMoto would not worry me (not like I can afford one ) in the slightest.

I'll just vote for me sen coz I know what im like

4 tipes of ultra processed shit mixed together? Also, shrimp dip is for dipping shrimp on, that’s just a mess you spread on crackers!