smilinjack
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Not my cup of tea Dave TBH -
"Let him that is without sin cast the first stone" -
happy birthday haveugot1
smilinjack replied to Davehutch-hutchs's topic in The Pub "Tinker and Budget"
Many happy returns mate, hope you can maybe get out on your bike, forecast doesn't look too bad. -
...not too many decent days left so I skipped the company car and rode to my job in Cambridgeshire. Some decent bits of road, came back past Rutland Water for a change. Stopped here to check who'd been ringing me. Didn't have anything to eat though, unlike some -
nice little ride this afternoon
smilinjack replied to Davehutch-hutchs's topic in Pics & vids of Bikes
Good work Dave. Guess what I did today.......... Of course, the White Horse. Thought it looked familiar. I've stopped off there myself for a bowl of soup when I had a ride out some years ago. -
Nice place, Chester. You need to stick north really then. Could go round the coast A55 then back into Snowdonia along the Llanberis Pass-a must for me. Really nice all round there. Anywhere around Betws, Beddgelert but if it's a weekend expect some company, not least from North Wales Police. You could go up Snowdon on the rack & pinion railway, down the slate mines at Blaenau, A470 south to Dolgellau then cut across towards home via Welshpool. I've been talking about exactly this with the wife, a weekend of biking roads round Wales. Difference is, you're doing it. Have a blast mate. -
Where were you planning staying Dave? Horseshoe is a bit out of the way for a lot of the best bits of Wales. TBH I would go elsewhere, Horseshoe is overrated and the cafe puts soap in the sausage Further south plenty of roads to choose from. Always fancied the B4518 Llanidloes to Machynlleth for one.
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Went on me tod, which was nice really. Early start, all clear roads, was in the Roaches Tearooms before 9:30, and my bacon egg & buttie was quite nice. Not cheap at £6.60 including a cappuccino mind you The Roaches (take their name from a mispronunciation of the French Roches, BTW) from the A53 going towards Buxton. The big bit on the right is Hen Cloud. The cafe is just left of the bottom of that in the centre of the pic. View from my breakfast table Nice quick ride back, in time to see the camera van setting up near Matlock, and watch all the numpties who can't get up struggling in the traffic. -
Forecast for tomorrow looks good, so I think I'll chance my Speedy into darkest Derbyshire. Well, via Staffordshire that is. I'm thinking of brekkie either at Windy Ridge Cafe or the Roaches Tea Rooms. Then maybe on to a few back roads before home. Won't be out tooo long but I need to escape my sis in law and cousin for a bit. If anyone's interested in either a meet up or ride, I'll be at J27 of the M1 at around 8:45, hit the cafe no later than 10.
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....but seriously, it looks like an Aprilia swing arm possibly. Colour looks weird but could be the flash -
It's a bit of a sh*t pic TBH. Looks like a piece of central heating next to a bandolier of machine gun ammo to me
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Good work mate. Just come off the beach in Vinaros, currently 29 degrees. :-D -
Good work mate. Just come off the beach in Vinaros, currently 29 degrees. :-D -
15000 mile service
smilinjack replied to obalanga's topic in Advice on Repairing and maintaining your bike
http://www.stromtrooper.com/information-vault/43389-valve-clearance-adjustment-poll-those-who-have-done-had-done.html -
15000 mile service
smilinjack replied to obalanga's topic in Advice on Repairing and maintaining your bike
Well, according to the V Strom owners forum it will be due a valve check. They don't seem unduly shim hungry but it is most common on the first check to have to adjust them, which involves cam removal. So it would be a biggie, pure and simple. On most bikes like this ( my Speed Triple and VFR among them) service ranges from probably around £250 privateer to as much as £500 from a stealership. PS check your service history of course. PPS any mechanic who hasn't told you this may be best avoided. -
15000 mile service
smilinjack replied to obalanga's topic in Advice on Repairing and maintaining your bike
It would be helpful to know what bike we're talking about mate. -
Went up Monyash for a bacon buttie this morning before I, erm, went to work. -
ive been fishing in the land of porridge and haggis Hope you managed to chuck a few porridge wogs in the river. -
I can't bear to keep looking at it and never using it. It's the least practical of my bikes and worth the most.
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Had a couple of pairs of the old Road Attacks. I quite liked them but TBH the Maxxis are just as good for far less dosh. Forum is pretty quiet. I've got nothing to say unless you want a gazeteer of factories I visit every day of my life been in Preston all day today, might be putting my Speedy in the classifieds though.
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Misanthrope #2 I'm babysitting sis in law, wife's gone out with a couple of friends. -
I was working in Chatham a couple of weeks ago could have got it halfway -
Well done you. I slipped off alone for a quick blat yesterday and TBH I think there's something to be said for it. Although I am of course an avowed misanthrope. -
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OIn the way home today I saw the Vulcan bomber. Apparently it had two Lancs with it which sadly I missed. however, for those of you like me who take an interest in these things, check out this link. If I remember I can see them next Sunday at Gedling. TBH I'd probably see them from home. http://www.warplane.com/lancaster-2014-uk-tour.aspx
