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by tankslappa
Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:44 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: Possible newbie here...
Replies: 60
Views: 5089

Re: Possible newbie here...

White?

I thought that was aluminium oxide and I scrubbed it off.
by tankslappa
Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:03 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: Possible newbie here...
Replies: 60
Views: 5089

Re: Possible newbie here...

Murv wrote:LOl! the rain actually did me a favour, it was Blue before :lol:
:clap:

1 : 0 to Murv
by tankslappa
Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:30 pm
Forum: Dodgy Dealers, Cheapest , Best Service etc..
Topic: Riding kit
Replies: 7
Views: 2425

Re: Riding kit

I'm glad to hear so many sensible people in here. We'll soon be into the silly season of T-shirt clad heroes in shorts and trainers zooming about on their sports bike with no gloves. Just the sight of them makes me shudder. Maybe I should show them the marks on my gloves and leathers from my off. I ...
by tankslappa
Wed Apr 11, 2012 10:30 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: 99 Storm !!
Replies: 21
Views: 1007

Re: 99 Storm !!

Welcome.

Those pipes look LOOOUD!
by tankslappa
Wed Apr 11, 2012 10:12 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: new old boy.
Replies: 9
Views: 908

Re: new old boy.

Welcome to the club, and if you still have standards, get those cam chain tensioners changed.

I've got to tackle that job myself, but this lot have already put the fear of god into me about what will happen if I don't!
by tankslappa
Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:25 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: what have you done to your "bike" today
Replies: 22531
Views: 1964060

Re: what have you done to your "bike" today

Are you trying to reduce your radar profile Marty :D Well my plan for tonight was to fix the snapped lug on the back end plastic (yup, one on the bottom), and reinforce the other which I repaired many years ago... Except having washed the back end in the sink, I can't find where I put the snapped of...
by tankslappa
Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:26 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: VTR owned from new in 2003 and my FIRST visit to the forum!
Replies: 30
Views: 2470

Re: VTR owned from new in 2003 and my FIRST visit to the for

Welcome to the mad house.

Proved what I always thought... Blue's common :biggrin
by tankslappa
Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:17 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Does the phone at Buster's actually work?
Replies: 3
Views: 761

Re: Does the phone at Buster's actually work?

Porkpie wrote:01792 224450?

Sounds like business has been slow so they're having another fire :roll:
Yup, that's one of the numbers I tried. Just rang.

At least they didn't share their website with M&P, it isn't dog slow... Just their phones!
by tankslappa
Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:07 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Does the phone at Buster's actually work?
Replies: 3
Views: 761

Does the phone at Buster's actually work?

I've been trying to contact them for the last couple of hours on and off...

All the numbers I have, including those listed in saynoto0870, are either engaged or ring endlessly.

Not a good impression.
by tankslappa
Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:44 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: It's ALIVE!!!
Replies: 24
Views: 1823

Re: It's ALIVE!!!

New battery and away you go :Woohoo: :Rock1: :Bike: Well, got the MOT first, and I can't find the paperwork, so I've got to jump through a few of those hoops to sort that out before I can get a tax disc (which will be stolen off the bike within the first month as usual!). Fitting my CCT's sometime ...
by tankslappa
Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:33 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: It's ALIVE!!!
Replies: 24
Views: 1823

Re: It's ALIVE!!!

Has anyone noticed that when you're working on your bike, you seem to end up surround by foremen with clean hands. Here's mine from last Friday http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/and-now-what.jpg Oh, and it appears the miracle VTR which required nothing more than a good jump start to fire ...
by tankslappa
Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:28 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: what have you done to your "bike" today
Replies: 22531
Views: 1964060

Re: what have you done to your "bike" today

bought Castrol oil to replace the Halfords stuff that was making the clutch slip, changed oil, went for a ride in between showers........clutch no slip any more :thumbup: I've always be wary of non-bike specific oil for exactly that reason. Cars (and Ducatis) have dry clutches, so car oil tends to ...
by tankslappa
Tue Apr 10, 2012 2:09 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: what have you done to your "bike" today
Replies: 22531
Views: 1964060

Re: what have you done to your "bike" today

bought Castrol oil to replace the Halfords stuff that was making the clutch slip, changed oil, went for a ride in between showers........clutch no slip any more :thumbup: I've always be wary of non-bike specific oil for exactly that reason. Cars (and Ducatis) have dry clutches, so car oil tends to ...
by tankslappa
Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:13 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: Possible newbie here...
Replies: 60
Views: 5089

Re: Possible newbie here...

Just be scared of the replies!
by tankslappa
Sun Apr 08, 2012 3:20 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: what have you done to your "bike" today
Replies: 22531
Views: 1964060

Re: what have you done to your "bike" today

Very nice... I've got to do something with mine, they're starting to look scruffy, the old alloy fluff is starting to appear. I'd probably go with the painted finish, I'll never stay on top of the polished one and then they'd go fluffy too! Is this very involved? Can you just remove them from the si...