What have you done on your bike today?

Today i went out for a short ride out for shopping and the weather has changed here, it's a lot cooler but nice on the bike. Before i went out my rear tyre had gone down a bit so checked the tyre for something that might be stuck in it. Nothing but i have just noticed i will be needing a new rear tyre followed by a front. Tyre prices for my bike are between £50-£60 or a set for £110, the tyre on my 996 when i last changed the rear was £180, just a slight price differance.:ROFLMAO:
 
Noobie said:
Does your garage have a remote opening/closing for the garage door.
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Posted this before but my phone when it's on charge disables my car's keyless fob if the two are in contact. I believe it's the phone hunting for a wireless charger signal while it's in charge mode and it latches onto the key fob and stops the fob communicating with the car. I get a key not in range warning on the dash and moving the key away from the phone doesn't get rid of it. I have to turn off the ignition, lock and unlock the doors and then it's cleared.

Doesn't sound like that's the issue here but you're right that phones, key fobs and remotes which all work off blue tooth can definitely interfer with each other and cause all sorts of strange things to happen if they come into contact.
 
Dox said:
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Check out this 3 bedroom house for sale on Rightmove

3 bedroom house for sale in Portknockie Fish & Chip Shop and House, Union Street, Portknockie, Moray, AB56 4LF, AB56 for £370,000. Marketed by ASG Commercial, Inverness
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Nice little gaff for the money with a business attached and all in tip-top order. Appears to have only on-street parking though once you've filled the garage with bikes, assuming it isn't already full of freezers. And pretty narrow streets at that.

I actually wouldn't mind running a food business. I quite like the idea. The worry is, with the government you've got in Westminster and Holyrood you never know when the next round of net-zero legislation is going to send your energy costs through the roof or outlaw whatever cooking and heating equipment you're using putting you out of business. A chippy uses a lot of energy and many businesses are struggling to pay the bills. Could well be the real reason it's on the market. Seems odd that you'd "seek a new challenge" just when you've got the premises in perfect order and the business running smoothly and making good money.
 
Gimlet said:
Nice little gaff for the money with a business attached and all in tip-top order. Appears to have only on-street parking though once you've filled the garage with bikes, assuming it isn't already full of freezers. And pretty narrow streets at that.

I actually wouldn't mind running a food business. I quite like the idea. The worry is, with the government you've got in Westminster and Holyrood you never know when the next round of net-zero legislation is going to send your energy costs through the roof or outlaw whatever cooking and heating equipment you're using putting you out of business. A chippy uses a lot of energy and many businesses are struggling to pay the bills. Could well be the real reason it's on the market. Seems odd that you'd "seek a new challenge" just when you've got the premises in perfect order and the business running smoothly and making good money.
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My guess is that the Pop-Pop Chicken is a scalable product and that they are persuing that as a standalone venture (based on the specifics noted in the sale details).

Cod and Haddock fillet prices have shot up recently (because of the reduction of availability of Russian product due to the sanctions on it - there's still Russian coming in but it's subject to 35% sanction fee).

 
Dox said:
My guess is that the Pop-Pop Chicken is a scalable product and that they are persuing that as a standalone venture (based on the specifics noted in the sale details).

Cod and Haddock fillet prices have shot up recently (because of the reduction of availability of Russian product due to the sanctions on it - there's still Russian coming in but it's subject to 35% sanction fee).

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We shouldn't need to buy Russian fish. And we wouldn't if Starmer hadn't sold out our fishermen to the EU. If I ran a fish and chip shop I'd be looking at alternative fish species. Cod is actually quite boring. However the Friday night fish supper is a big thing in Scotchland and I imagine the customer base is very conservative in its tastes.

Don't know whether Portknockie still has any inshore fishing boats. If it has and a coastal chippy in an island nation needs to buy imported fish from another continent something has gone very wrong.
 
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Gimlet said:
We shouldn't need to buy Russian fish. And we wouldn't if Starmer hadn't sold out our fishermen to the EU. If I ran a fish and chip shop I'd be looking at alternative fish species. Cod is actually quite boring. However the Friday night fish supper is a big thing in Scotchland and I imagine the customer base is very conservative in its tastes.

Don't know whether Portknockie still has any inshore fishing boats. If it has and a coastal chippy in an island nation needs to buy imported fish from another continent something has gone very wrong.
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It went wrong in the 70s. Britain had a large deep sea fishing fleet - Fleetwood where I was born was teh biggest fishing port on the west coast - there were 200 deep sea boats fished out of there. By the mid 90s there were none. That was after the cod wars. If you ever see a menu advertising 'fresh fish from Fleetwood' as you will if you eat in a restaurant within 50 miles of there...it's been trucked across from Grimsby or Peterhead.

Peterhead still has a fishing industry - Grimsby and Hull are a shell of what they once were. Plent of processing goes on there but not many landings.

Some chippys offer other fish, but they're only as available, like a specials board. Cod is the mainstay in England, Haddock in Scotland.
 
Dox said:
It went wrong in the 70s. Britain had a large deep sea fishing fleet - Fleetwood where I was born was teh biggest fishing port on the west coast - there were 200 deep sea boats fished out of there. By the mid 90s there were none. That was after the cod wars. If you ever see a menu advertising 'fresh fish from Fleetwood' as you will if you eat in a restaurant within 50 miles of there...it's been trucked across from Grimsby or Peterhead.

Peterhead still has a fishing industry - Grimsby and Hull are a shell of what they once were. Plent of processing goes on there but not many landings.

Some chippys offer other fish, but they're only as available, like a specials board. Cod is the mainstay in England, Haddock in Scotland.
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When I was a kid rock salmon was a big thing down south. Basically dog fish. Plenty of that about. The scandal is that Brexit gave us the opportunity to rebuild a sustainable UK fishing industry but both governing parties threw fishermen under the bus and now Starmer has reversed over them for good measure.

One species we do have in abundance is hake but all ours (what we're still allowed to catch) goes to Spain. IMO it's better than either cod or haddock.

I still buy Craster kippers whenever I'm up that way. They're no longer locally caught after 1970's over-fishing but they do source sustainably from the west coast of Scotland and Iceland, not Russian factory trawlers.
 
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Gimlet said:
When I was a kid rock salmon was a big thing down south. Basically dog fish. Plenty of that about. The scandal is that Brexit gave us the opportunity to rebuild a sustainable UK fishing industry but both governing parties threw fishermen under the bus and now Starmer has reversed over them for good measure.

One species we do have in abundance is hake but all ours (what we're still allowed to catch) goes to Spain. IMO it's better than either cod or haddock.

I still buy Craster kippers whenever I'm up that way. They're no longer locally caught after 1970's over-fishing but they do source sustainably from the west coast of Scotland and Iceland, not Russian factory trawlers.
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The thing is, many UK fishing companies sold their quotas. For some reason the quotas were sold in perpetuity decades ago...that is where the money was.

They sold to EU companies. Friends of my family had a quota for pelagics. They had a state of the art vessel (at time it was built, maybe 30 years ago) and they could catch their quota in just 3 trips a year. The rest of the time they buit up a property portfolio amongst other things.

They sold to an Irish company about 4 or 5 years ago for €60m+ virtually all of that was for the quota.
 
BobTheBounder said:
Aye, as Hugh states, you're still loaded as a high risk, because you were unfortunate enough to have an accident with a complete fucking bell end who was too busy texting. :mad:
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Since they raise your insurance rates when you are not at fault for the accident should you not be able to include that as a loss on your insurance claim. The other driver is responsible for your future Dr bills why not claim they also have to pay your increased insurance rates also?
 
Today i took a ride out on the Enfield for fuel then more shopping :rolleyes: , it's warmer out today but windy. I bumped into a guy that lives on the end of my road outside Tesco. He's into bikes and does track days etc, i've always wondered what he does for money and found out he had two single companies doing motorcycle electrics. He only has one now, i also found out today my back light doesn't work so i will look at that tomorrow and if i can't sort it matey said give him a ring and he will take a look.:)
My indicator peaks are also hornet slicers.🤷‍♂️
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WAYNE said:
Today i took a ride out on the Enfield for fuel then more shopping :rolleyes: , it's warmer out today but windy. I bumped into a guy that lives on the end of my road outside Tesco. He's into bikes and does track days etc, i've always wondered what he does for money and found out he had two single companies doing motorcycle electrics. He only has one now, i also found out today my back light doesn't work so i will look at that tomorrow and if i can't sort it matey said give him a ring and he will take a look.:)
My indicator peaks are also hornet slicers.🤷‍♂️
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Wayne, we suspect that’s one of the rear indicators, could you confirm?……😀
 
Managed to get a very short ride in yesterday before the rain came in. Had a slightly disconcerting moment when I saw what looked like a camera van on the A 68 at Carterway Heads, just as I was headed towards at pace during a spirited overtake. Managed to get well below the limit before my number plate passed the lens but something didn't look right about it. I've since heard that Northumbria constabularly don't operate camera vans, they use unmarked cars. It looked like a black camper van with blacked out windows and camera stickers on it. Went past it again later in my car and slowed down for a good look it was definitely a wrong-un. It was a Sunlight camper van. I could see the Sunlight logo on the roof and the sun awning tube on the side. Someone has a strange way of spending their weekends.

Anyway, wanted to test out my new Nolan x804rs lid. All seems good. It's definitely quieter than my old 803RR and much better vented. Air pours through with all vents open. Had to shut the brow vents as it was getting bloody cold.
Also feels lighter than the X-Lite. I thought it was heavier but it doesn't seem to be. I'll have to check. Can hardly tell it's on my head. No turbulance on the Diavel either.
Only slight niggle is the little tab for fastening back the strap is on the short side and disappears into the padding making it hard to find. I guess I'll get used to it. Very good lid overall though, especially for what I paid. Worth a look if you're after a super-light, well vented, comfortable and quiet helmet (quiet for a sports helmet that is).
 
One of our biking buddies died earlier in the year. Wasn't a religious boy so had one of those takeaway cremations. Yesterday attended his memorial service his partner organised
It was in the Pavillion at the top of the mountain at Cadwell.
VIP parking, bacon or sausage butties on arrival Buffet lunch then sandwiches and cream scones for afternoon tea
Free tea and coffee throughout the day.
A cracking view of the racing as well
The only downside was it pissed down all the way there and all the way home
 
Hugo Magnus said:
It's now 2 weeks since the Prescott Hill climb and nothing through the post! There were 2 traps on the M5 can I breathe easy yet?
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No.

Legally, they must post a NIP within two weeks of the alleged "offence".
If it is so posted, and delivered to you after that time, it is still legally served. Even if it's a year later.

Plus don't forget - with no "Rule of Law" now, they can and will *do anything the fuck they like*.
 
Today i went out on the Enfield as i didn't go out all weekend, to much traffic and i've noticed sometimes it's worse on a Sunday!!🤷‍♂️ Bloody windy again and it has been for a couple of weeks, it's meant to be getting warmer as the week rolls on. 🌞
 
Laava said:
Had a test ride in the drizzle on a new CFmoto mt800x. Pretty cool bike!
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A mate bought a CF Moto 800NK and while we were out the other month he couldn't get it in neutral to start it. He got off the bike and had it on the side-stand and finally got it into neutral using his hand on the gear lever. He then pressed the starter while still stood at the side of the bike and it was still in gear with the neutral light on. It shot forward and fell over 🤷‍♂️
 
Interesting… this one was not great at finding neutral. Good punchy motor tho. The dealer I scored the ride from went to the factory and said on the production line they have a choice of engine side covers for left and right. Either stamped KTM or CFmoto. So it is identical to the KTM 790 motor. I have spent a day on an 890 adventure a while back and was very impressed. ESP the quick shift. But the CFmoto quick shift was notchy in comparison,
 
The screen was awesome with everything easy to read and great layout. It has self cancelling indicators and they actually worked! The seat was surprisingly high and the dealer mate said the same thing. Took me a few kms to feel comfortable and then I found a gravel road to have a stand up ride. Standing position was good but you could rotate the bars up slightly which would have been better for me. Tpms gives a reading in psi for front and rear. The high beam is at your lh index knuckle, which I have had before on my v strom, but I kept knocking it to high and people were flashing their lights at me. In the daytime! Brake felt fine but I was riding on wet road so didn’t test… Windscreen was hopeless really which seems to always be the case with adventure bikes. This one even had a laminar lip add on but it was still buffeting.
 
Laava said:
The screen was awesome with everything easy to read and great layout. It has self cancelling indicators and they actually worked! The seat was surprisingly high and the dealer mate said the same thing. Took me a few kms to feel comfortable and then I found a gravel road to have a stand up ride. Standing position was good but you could rotate the bars up slightly which would have been better for me. Tpms gives a reading in psi for front and rear. The high beam is at your lh index knuckle, which I have had before on my v strom, but I kept knocking it to high and people were flashing their lights at me. In the daytime! Brake felt fine but I was riding on wet road so didn’t test… Windscreen was hopeless really which seems to always be the case with adventure bikes. This one even had a laminar lip add on but it was still buffeting.
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You can definitely see these brands progress in fairness...
 
Today i adjusted the chain on the Enfield and had a look at the wires for the rear light and brake light. Only had a brief look as all i wanted to do was go out, i also gave the spark plug a good clean and as i have said it's running rich. Sooty as fuck it was so gave it a good clean and adjusted the air/fuel screw to run it a little more lean but not by much. I will do it gradually until i'm happy, what a differance by just cleaning the plug makes, i went out for a test blast and yes loads more grunt:ROFLMAO:. I managed to get home before the traffic got mental and it's a lot warmer today thank god but still windy.🌬️
 
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WAYNE said:
Today i adjusted the chain on the Enfield and had a look at the wires for the rear light and brake light. Only had a brief look as all i wanted to do was go out, i also gave the spark plug a good clean and as i have said it's running rich. Sooty as fuck it was so gave it a good clean and adjusted the air/fuel screw to run it a little more lean but not by much. I will do it gradually until i'm happy, what a differance by just cleaning the plug makes, i went out for a test blast and yes loads more grunt:ROFLMAO:. I managed to get home before the traffic got mental and it's a lot warmer today thank god but still windy.🌬️
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@WAYNE, you realize that setting the airfuel closer to the correct ratio would have a much bigger effect on performance than cleaning the plug. I say this not to poke fun but to encourage you to pull the plug after the next few rides and check the color of the "soot" on the plug. Adjust and recheck till you get it to the color just slightly darker than toasted bread and you should be getting 99% of what the motor/carb combo is capable of producing and you fuel mileage, which you have said is incredible now, should get even better.
 
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