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over a year ago
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Things are never simple, ordered 2 new tyres on Saturday, which will be fitted this coming Friday, anyways, took my wheels off yesterday for pending new tyres, well as it happens I’ve also ordered new chain n sprockets an discovered that the Cush drive rubbers were perished so I’ve ordered those as well, let’s just say I’m not telling the missus what I’ve spent.  |
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"Things are never simple, ordered 2 new tyres on Saturday, which will be fitted this coming Friday, anyways, took my wheels off yesterday for pending new tyres, well as it happens I’ve also ordered new chain n sprockets an discovered that the Cush drive rubbers were perished so I’ve ordered those as well, let’s just say I’m not telling the missus what I’ve spent. "
Its easy done. I need to replace my swingarm gator and now it's evolved into propshaft bearings, crown and pinion bearings and rear seal.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Yeah, I kind of wish I hadn’t let my mechanical “how does it go together” curiosity Get the better of me.
But glad I did as I’ve learnt something at least. |
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"Quite a few of us biking pervs in Lincolnshire then. Will be trying to work out who is who at the woods and if I’d be in with a shout... lol x"
Bumblebee K1200s with the worlds most abnoxious exhaust lol.  |
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"Lol, a blown forestall lead to a full blown bike restoration "
You know you would have been right with forestall lol
forestall
/f??'st??l/
Learn to pronounce
verb
prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking advance action.
"they will present their resignations to forestall a vote of no confidence"
Similar:
pre-empt
get in before
get ahead of
steal a march on
anticipate
second-guess
nip in the bud
thwart
frustrate
foil
stave off
ward off
fend off
avert
preclude
obviate
prevent
intercept
check
block
hinder
impede
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beat someone to it
beat someone to the draw/punch
act in advance of (someone) in order to prevent them from doing something.
"he would have spoken but David forestalled him"
HISTORICAL
buy up (goods) in order to profit by an enhanced price. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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You do realise that next time I’m getting passionate with the missus, an I’m getting to the point of no return, I’m gonna have the word “Forestall” on my mind now, |
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"Quite a few of us biking pervs in Lincolnshire then. Will be trying to work out who is who at the woods and if I’d be in with a shout... lol x
Bumblebee K1200s with the worlds most abnoxious exhaust lol. "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"You do realise that next time I’m getting passionate with the missus, an I’m getting to the point of no return, I’m gonna have the word “Forestall” on my mind now, "
Lol, now that has cheered me up! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Oh would my pushbike be unsuitable for one of these meets. Hehe xx"
Bikes are dangerous, so having seen your pictures of that nurses uniform, you had better pop along. Never can be too carefull |
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By *edBubblesWoman
over a year ago
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"Oh would my pushbike be unsuitable for one of these meets. Hehe xx
Bikes are dangerous, so having seen your pictures of that nurses uniform, you had better pop along. Never can be too carefull"
Oh I might not make to the meet in my nurses uniform, may come across some accidents on the way. I'd be causing them as people would be in disbelief at such an obscene site |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Oh would my pushbike be unsuitable for one of these meets. Hehe xx
Bikes are dangerous, so having seen your pictures of that nurses uniform, you had better pop along. Never can be too carefull
Oh I might not make to the meet in my nurses uniform, may come across some accidents on the way. I'd be causing them as people would be in disbelief at such an obscene site "
Nothing obscene at all RB, I’d offer to let you ride pillion but not sure I’d be able to concentrate properly.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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" damn my fat fingers, winky smileys were what I wanted.
Lol unless your bike has reinforced suspension I doubt it would stand up to my big arse. "
Absolutely nowt wrong with a good arse my dear. Gotta have something to grab when your riding |
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Police were out in force today.
Even the panda cars were strategically placing themselves with radar guns at the villages.
Also noticed Lincs Constabulary have a new unmarked black Honda estate
And if the guy with the R1 cutting about Skegvegas main drag in nothing but a helmet, vest, jeans and trainers, yes the 30 or 40 of us that were parked up all think you are a prize wanker.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Police were out in force today.
Even the panda cars were strategically placing themselves with radar guns at the villages.
Also noticed Lincs Constabulary have a new unmarked black Honda estate
And if the guy with the R1 cutting about Skegvegas main drag in nothing but a helmet, vest, jeans and trainers, yes the 30 or 40 of us that were parked up all think you are a prize wanker.
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We did Willi Woods, mablethorpe & Skegvegas, then back to Coningsby. The unmarked Honda came past us on blues n twos, let’s just say the driver wasn’t the best when trying to get through the traffic, nearly took out front rider out.
The police bikes were being a bit sneaky n hiding too.
Gotta love the hard as nails dicks that ride with no protection. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Is it just me that rides around Lincolnshire wondering if the guy or girl (or couple) that have just nodded to me are here on Fab?
Two things usually on my mind, bike’s and fab
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Is it just me that rides around Lincolnshire wondering if the guy or girl (or couple) that have just nodded to me are here on Fab?
Two things usually on my mind, bike’s and fab
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I’d guess that they’re nodding cos your on 2 wheels, unless your displaying a “FAB Member” t-shirt, lol.
I get what ya mean tho, I can stand at Willy Woods on a Sunday morning when it’s packed, trying to pick out the swinger looking types, they all look like swingers, lol. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'm going to have a sticker made.
Something in theme with motorcycles yet only swingers will get.  "
Maybe we could put cable ties on the left front fork leg. Like them ankle bracelet things we get the women to wear |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm going to have a sticker made.
Something in theme with motorcycles yet only swingers will get.
Maybe we could put cable ties on the left front fork leg. Like them ankle bracelet things we get the women to wear"
You mean like leg restraints?? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm going to have a sticker made.
Something in theme with motorcycles yet only swingers will get.
Maybe we could put cable ties on the left front fork leg. Like them ankle bracelet things we get the women to wear"
On race bikes and sometimes on road bikes I use a cable tie on a fork tube to indicate and check suspension travel. Oh well, good practice when designing to make everything carry out more than one function to save parts and weight. |
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"I'm going to have a sticker made.
Something in theme with motorcycles yet only swingers will get.
Maybe we could put cable ties on the left front fork leg. Like them ankle bracelet things we get the women to wear
On race bikes and sometimes on road bikes I use a cable tie on a fork tube to indicate and check suspension travel. Oh well, good practice when designing to make everything carry out more than one function to save parts and weight."
I did that once, brought the front end up and came down hard. The cable tie got stuck under the dust seal at an angle and ruined the nitride finish on the stantion.
A bit of water based red grease does the same, and it can be wiped off without damaging the seal.
Knockhill used to be good for doing set up days, especially mid week.
Cadwell you have to pre book on specific days which can be a pain.
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Doing a track day with a qualified instructor is the best thing you can ever do.
I grew up with motorcross bikes so knew how to ride from an early age.
I thought I was a competent and experienced rider until my first track day at Knockhill.
Everything I was doing was wrong and was through habit.
Once I was ripped apart and shown what I was doing wrong, the instructor (Alex ex IOM rider) took me through everything and he shadowed me throughout the day.
I went back 4 times then went on the advanced weekend.
If you have never done one i cant recommended it enough.
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I had a friend give me a C70 to look at back in 1990.
He bought it so he could run about the field with us.
Could not get the thing started for love nor money so sat at the back of my parents garage nearly 20 years.
When they had thier garden done, one of the land scapers bought it for £20.
I had forgot all about it until they told me they had sold it.
One of the most iconic bikes ever.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm going to have a sticker made.
Something in theme with motorcycles yet only swingers will get.
Maybe we could put cable ties on the left front fork leg. Like them ankle bracelet things we get the women to wear
On race bikes and sometimes on road bikes I use a cable tie on a fork tube to indicate and check suspension travel. Oh well, good practice when designing to make everything carry out more than one function to save parts and weight.
I did that once, brought the front end up and came down hard. The cable tie got stuck under the dust seal at an angle and ruined the nitride finish on the stantion.
A bit of water based red grease does the same, and it can be wiped off without damaging the seal.
Knockhill used to be good for doing set up days, especially mid week.
Cadwell you have to pre book on specific days which can be a pain.
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Did your dust seal come up to touch the bottom triple clamp then? That's the only time I've had that happen. Needed front raising, (pushing forks down through clamps), or more preload or a stiffer spring. |
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"I'm going to have a sticker made.
Something in theme with motorcycles yet only swingers will get.
Maybe we could put cable ties on the left front fork leg. Like them ankle bracelet things we get the women to wear
On race bikes and sometimes on road bikes I use a cable tie on a fork tube to indicate and check suspension travel. Oh well, good practice when designing to make everything carry out more than one function to save parts and weight.
I did that once, brought the front end up and came down hard. The cable tie got stuck under the dust seal at an angle and ruined the nitride finish on the stantion.
A bit of water based red grease does the same, and it can be wiped off without damaging the seal.
Knockhill used to be good for doing set up days, especially mid week.
Cadwell you have to pre book on specific days which can be a pain.
Did your dust seal come up to touch the bottom triple clamp then? That's the only time I've had that happen. Needed front raising, (pushing forks down through clamps), or more preload or a stiffer spring."
They were a set of USD forks from a 600 gixer.
The preload was wound right off hence the stantion used its full travel into the fork leg when the front end came down.
The dust seals were on the soft side hence it let the cable tie push past the seal.
Because the forks had the black nitride costing the scratch was really visible.
It cost me £400 to have the forks re-coated and rebuilt with better springs and valves but was worth the money.
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"Ive just had my rear shock rebuilt. £170, sounds like I got of lighyly "
Shocks aren't that difficult to do yourself however you need the specific tools and compression clamp to do it correctly for the rear shocks anyway.
The more modern shocks use air or nitrogen accumulation. These need vacuumed and bled before being gassed.
Linked forks are the worst. Spring and piston on one leg and damping and gas chamber in the other.
A set of standard sprung forks with oil dampening can be done with a bench and a decent vise with soft jaws.
Suspension is a bit of a black art, especially the set up if your doing it yourself.
The difference it can make is actually quite amazing.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I got my shock done by a pro as its full of gas and oil and magic, or in my case, the seals had blown and the oil and gas long since gone.
Thankfully both my other bikes have got non adjustable front suspension, so they're easy enough. Mind you when I did the fork seals on my rocket 3 I wasn't saying how easy it was at the time  |
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"I got my shock done by a pro as its full of gas and oil and magic, or in my case, the seals had blown and the oil and gas long since gone.
Thankfully both my other bikes have got non adjustable front suspension, so they're easy enough. Mind you when I did the fork seals on my rocket 3 I wasn't saying how easy it was at the time "
Lol the Rocket forks must be about 3 inch in diameter are they not. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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something like that, and also my USD strip.
Took longer to get at the damn things than anything else!
Ive got my trident ones to do, thankfully, they're normal, and i refurbed them not long ago, so its just a quick seals and oil. |
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I've been reading some back issues of Practical Sports bike whilst on the throne, and the issue covers the Mk1 Triumph speed tripple.
I really like the look of these do might, see if I can pick one up to do up. |
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"I've been reading some back issues of Practical Sports bike whilst on the throne, and the issue covers the Mk1 Triumph speed tripple.
I really like the look of these do might, see if I can pick one up to do up. "
If you use Facebook, join a group called T300. From there, you will pick up on the other groups.
Theres often bikes advertised in the groups |
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"I've been reading some back issues of Practical Sports bike whilst on the throne, and the issue covers the Mk1 Triumph speed tripple.
I really like the look of these do might, see if I can pick one up to do up.
If you use Facebook, join a group called T300. From there, you will pick up on the other groups.
Theres often bikes advertised in the groups "
cheers |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Anyone up to anything or anywhere exciting this weekend??
I’ve done long rides the last 2 Sunday’s, think a shorter day out is in order this Sunday, maybe just Skegvegas n mablethorpe loop round. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Things are never simple, ordered 2 new tyres on Saturday, which will be fitted this coming Friday, anyways, took my wheels off yesterday for pending new tyres, well as it happens I’ve also ordered new chain n sprockets an discovered that the Cush drive rubbers were perished so I’ve ordered those as well, let’s just say I’m not telling the missus what I’ve spent. "
I have a keeper she never fussed no matter the cost even encourages me to look for a new bike till she realises I want a h2sx ?????? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Any bikers in Cambs area"
I don’t mean to sound like a smart arse OP, but if you post in the Cambs bikers thread or make one then you’ll probs get a better response than in the Lincolnshire Bikers thread.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I made it to Lincolnshire on the bike for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Stumbled across Willy woods by accident. I didn’t have much time to explore though before I had to head home again, (Co. Durham) I’ll have to set off earlier next time.
Any recommendations for good roads in the area? |
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