I'll be doing the biannual Exmoor ride on the 21st so unlikely to get down to Soton the next day. I do have a plastic Multi tank that might get you out of the shit
What have you done on your bike today?
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Looks a bit out of kilter to me.
Hugo, with it being declared cat B, is the frame twisted?
That would be the assumption, (I don't know) I have given my word that the bike won't be put back on the road so it won't. which is neither here nor there as far as I'm concerned as I want a lot of the parts.
Aye, there looks to be lots of salvage mucker, did you get a bargain, or a proper Yorkshire bargain?
It was an absolute bargain. If you use the asking price of s/h parts on eBay as a guide.Aye, there looks to be lots of salvage mucker, did you get a bargain, or a proper Yorkshire bargain?
He was happy as he got his bike back from the yard and was able to retrieve the bits he'd added (but not listed on the insurance (tracker, comfort seats etc. etc). Both parties are happy with the deal.
re: the 1250 RS, offside front fork all good, nearside fork leg all good but the slider is bent, the owner has ordered a second hand fork complete, as its the ESA with the electronic dampening I'll strip rebuild and get the slider straightened (now I have a mate who owns a large lovely centre lathe) 
Headlight cluster didn't fair well either for a low speed impact!
Headlight cluster didn't fair well either for a low speed impact!
Don’t forget to go to Romsey.We are up for 4 more days of great weather, up into the 24s, it was nice today. The 996 needs a wash so will do that early before it gets to hot.
I got caught in the traffic Saturday, i forgot it was the Romsey show, i think if you had a car the show would be over when you got there!!
At least they would of got a parking space.
I couldn’t live down there with the traffic.I got caught in the traffic Saturday, i forgot it was the Romsey show, i think if you had a car the show would be over when you got there!!
To be fair where my friends live they can walk into Romsey centre in 15 minutes and I have when I visited them.
It’s close to the coast as well but can take an hour and a half on a nice day.
Visit Southampton in a car on a Saturday, i had to go to Hospital on a Saturday back in 2017 to do with the drunk Guinness that nearly killed me in 2016. My then farther inlaw who was down from wales for the weekend drove me up there, now it is about 5-6 miles tops from were we were living at the time. The drive up was ok i guess but driving back i kid you not it took us over two hours to travel back, Southampton were playing footy and it was kick out time. That is the worst i have ever seen it in Southampton, it was actually faster to walk, fucking nuts!! The car is the way forward ehh, especially electric ones!!I couldn’t live down there with the traffic.
To be fair where my friends live they can walk into Romsey centre in 15 minutes and I have when I visited them.
It’s close to the coast as well but can take an hour and a half on a nice day.
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More 1260s dismantling today, I can really appreciate the challenges taken on by @Nelly and @West Cork Paul etc. Disassembling is relatively easy, the thought of putting it back together (which I'm not) would be quite daunting. It is amazing to see how they've packed so many electrical things into such a small space avoiding heat, abrasion and wet.
I would like to use the engine in another project; I'm finding it very difficult to work out the feasibility of tricking so many sensors into believing that they are all hunky dory.
All I want is the engine and gearbox with injection control, engine and water temp. sensing. Am I asking too much?
I would like to use the engine in another project; I'm finding it very difficult to work out the feasibility of tricking so many sensors into believing that they are all hunky dory.
All I want is the engine and gearbox with injection control, engine and water temp. sensing. Am I asking too much?
I'm intrigued by this other project...would it be something to enjoy around the farm?
Sounds fun.
Do you have a list of all the sensors and particularly which ones might stop you doing what you want.
I do what I want, sensors are not the boss of me.Sounds fun.
Do you have a list of all the sensors and particularly which ones might stop you doing what you want.
You ain't my boss, I create my own advantages.
I've labelled up every connector that I've taken apart.Sounds fun.
Do you have a list of all the sensors and particularly which ones might stop you doing what you want.
You’re going to keep us guessing aren’t you.
Is it going to be used for something that moves or static to power something else ?
I want to know how feasible it is before I say too much.You’re going to keep us guessing aren’t you.
Is it going to be used for something that moves or static to power something else