Sir Fallsalot

Work has been pretty normal for me all through this, and I've been practising social distancing for years so no change there lol just haven't been able to ride the bike  seriously thinking of leaving the van home one day this week and taking the bike in just to see how it goes after all the work I've done on it.

7 hours ago, boboneleg said:

My memorable motorcycling moment came in April 2002.  On that day I rode a trail bike again , minus half of my left leg.  I had no idea when I set off that morning wether I'd still be able to ride on rough surfaces, wether I'd be able to balance, change gear and lots of other things that were going through my head.

When I got back from that ride you couldn't wipe the grin from my face for days

The thought of that moment for you has me welling up a bit here Bob for some reason, it must have been a great feeling, i will say you ride a lot better on the trails then most of my two legged friends it certainly doesn't hold you back 

3 hours ago, Specs said:

I hope that Tesco are paying you commission @Sir Fallsalot 

Poundland @Specs 

1 hour ago, BusBoy said:

Dumbasses. They'll just tax fuel more anyway and still lump you with vehicle tax now in the form of green tax. Its a win win.

Your only saying that because your tub uses a 1000L of diesel an hour before you open the taps  what i'm saying is they should get rid of the tax on road going vehicles and put it on fuel so everyone contributes but as Alan said that's too simple to work 

20 hours ago, yen_powell said:

I think I had my AT about 5 years before I realised there is an inspection hole under the rear mudguard to check the expansion tank level. I used to take the side panel off.

I think i was like that as well lol

21 hours ago, XTreme said:

Doesn't leave any residue behind though does it Fred?

No it just dissolves in the water that's why i think i had to repeat it and i washed it out shaking vigorously each time about 20 times with clean water

19 hours ago, Specs said:

Just put the tax on fuel and be done with it. The more miles you do, the more you pay. Maybe that's too easy. 

Yes and all the tax dodgers will be paying as well 

Too much that's how much. I recon tax should be transferable from vehicle to vehicle i have to tax 5 and do a few thousand miles a year yet you can have something that's almost tax exempt that can do 50000 mile a year don't make sense Its about time it went on fuel so you can pay as you drive

I flushed the cooling system on my old Africa Twin this week, when i drained the expansion tank it stayed blue up to the high level line so wouldn't have known if it was low just by looking at it. I started thinking of ways i could clean it, went through the wife's cleaning cupboard and after trying a few different detergents unsuccessfully i found this stuff

Its quite a coarse power so got an idea of how it might work, poured some into the expansion tank added some hot water and spent the next few minutes shaking it vigorously and to my surprise the stain started to disappear flushed it out with hot water and repeated the process. I think i got a good result with it, i just wish i had a before photo to show how bad it was.

I don't think we have a version of your american rock 

Bob is probably  the best one to answer this i tend to leave everything stock on my bikes where i can. He's bound to know someone who's got one of these

1 hour ago, Tym said:

Pretty soon every vehicle i own will qualify for Antique License plates from the DMV...lol

How old do they need to be for that @Tym

3 hours ago, Buckster said:

You as well.

Nothing wrong with a serow many have completed round the world trips on them. I had a go on the 225 serow a few years ago nice and easy to ride unfortunately i overloaded the poor little thing 

35 minutes ago, Muddy said:

Very nice. It looks like a 250 Serow to me. What's the difference?

I think it is a serow 

9 hours ago, Specs said:

Only once when I got beaten up in a nightclub in Dumbarton. Long story with a woman involved.

You got beaten up by a woman in Dumbarton some of those Scottish girls are rough 

10 hours ago, XTreme said:

I wonder why that might be Dave?

@Specs @Sir Fallsalot.........you ever experienced this? 

I've experienced the wet but the locals were all fine 

5 minutes ago, XTreme said:

That's fine Dave.....it's not a men only thing.

Hopefully @Sofia will be able to make it!

If it was Bruce would be fucked 

6 hours ago, boboneleg said:

I've got a mate who's  got one Fred, very nice bike.  They seem to have cured the problems that you got with the KTM 690.

I was hoping you would say their shit now i want one more 

Just now, Pedro said:

That 701 looks like a proper quality bike in person.

 

Yes I've bounced up and down on one in the showroom and it has road bike service intervals 6000 mile intervals plus when it was first introduced it was just under £7000 which was good considering the husky 501 enduro was a £1000 more than it.

This is another bike I've been lusting after. ticks every box for me except for the Husqvarna/KTM badge and the rear fuel tank

1 minute ago, Pedro said:

This is just the internet and we're friends so don't share my opinion, but design doesn't matter for shit if quality control and metal quality doesn't back it up.

I agree but from what i remember the old Husky engines were shit as well so the Chinese cant make it any worse
@XTreme Its Shineray a much better quality shit than what Zongshen produces  That's why i said i'll read the reviews in a couple of years 

41 minutes ago, Pedro said:

The AJP, It’s portuguese designed and assembled. 
 

Their swingarms look great, but I looked at one side by side with an Husqvarna on a dealership, and it broke my heart.

Isn’t the engine italian?

Its Husqvarna's old TE630 engine it might be revamped by the chinks but it wasn't designed by them

I was working in Essex in 2011ish and got woken by the hotel fire alarm in the early hours. Got out of bed still pissed to see what was going on and found myself in the corridor outside my room with a locked door and bollock naked while the hotel was being evacuated the drunken twat i shared a room with didn't wake up for the fire alarm or my frantic shouting and banging on the door for what seamed like forever.

A couple of weeks later same room on my own this time got up for a piss  in the early hours and again found myself in the corridor outside my room with a locked door and bollock naked again. this time i had to take the lift to the reception to get another key i'd like to think the girl at reception was laughing at my predicament not my winky 

18 minutes ago, boboneleg said:

My mate had a test ride on one a while back, apparently it had terrible fuelling .

I'm going to review it in a few years when there's some fixes and reviews for it, love the look of it wish the Japs would build something like this

There are some interesting bikes turning up that cater to my taste this is another i quite like
https://www.ajpmotorcycles.co.uk/models/trail/pr7-adventure-600/