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JimBo Pedantic Cnut


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You don't think much of him then Dunc?  _________________ So many roads, so little time. |
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Biker-Spawn "Magneto"


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| biggus wrote: | | Given the opportunity, I would not tire of punching him in the face.... repeatedly. |
Given my mood today, I'm tempted to volunteer to stand in your place.  _________________ You start the game of life with a full pot o' luck and an empty pot o' experience. The objective is to fill the pot of experience before you empty the pot of luck.
If you can't get it going with bungee cords and gaffa tape, it's serious. |
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Biker-Spawn "Magneto"


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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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 _________________ You start the game of life with a full pot o' luck and an empty pot o' experience. The objective is to fill the pot of experience before you empty the pot of luck.
If you can't get it going with bungee cords and gaffa tape, it's serious. |
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Cpt.Slow MotoGP Racer


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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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Would you like to borrow my wall?? ... I don't need it today.
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Biker-Spawn "Magneto"


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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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I need an emote of shooting myself in the head...or Bazzas old avatar of one stick guy repeatedly punching another stick guy.
But thanks for the wall. _________________ You start the game of life with a full pot o' luck and an empty pot o' experience. The objective is to fill the pot of experience before you empty the pot of luck.
If you can't get it going with bungee cords and gaffa tape, it's serious. |
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Tusky Pie Dipper


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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Biker-Spawn wrote: | I need an emote of shooting myself in the head...or Bazzas old avatar of one stick guy repeatedly punching another stick guy.
But thanks for the wall. |
It would be my pleasure...... here you go
NSFW BTW  _________________ Boxhill Chippendales
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Biker-Spawn "Magneto"


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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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 _________________ You start the game of life with a full pot o' luck and an empty pot o' experience. The objective is to fill the pot of experience before you empty the pot of luck.
If you can't get it going with bungee cords and gaffa tape, it's serious. |
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Taz MotoGP Racer


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£15:00 for 12 litres of petrol, just enough to get from Penge to home. Thieving Shiseters...............
...........and every van and pick up truck that sat up my arse on every road today, role on back on the bike _________________ "Deja Moo" the feeling you have heard this Bullshit before |
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Rook British Superbike Racer


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WPMOT, upgrades to the office computers that was supposed to make them run better. Suprise, suprise now they run significantly worse  _________________ -------------------------------- |
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Bacon bacon© Lil Mush


Joined: 04 Jul 2009 Posts: 1637 Location: "In a microclimate"
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 12:25 am Post subject: |
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Well feck me, what a day.
Last day to ride the bike for a while as I have the opp tomorrow, so of course I'm going to go out and have it.
Well first I have to fill out an unnecessary fecking tax return, take that to tax office, told I will get a tax bill...arrrghh. I was on PAYE and my co paid the tax. All because IR decided I need to fill one out, even though I don't..twats.
Head towards guildford from woking, a few miles from guildford I overtake a van, wind the throttle open in 2rd go for 3rd, engine revs like a fecker, no transmission. I figured the chain had gone, yep I was right, arse. That was 12 noon!!
Wait over an hour for breakdown services. get the bike to Vines thinking I will get a chain fitted and be off on a hoon. No chain or sprockets in stock, got to get them from Germany , next wednesday. Then it turns out they don't have a replacement bike for me, as sales have been good, also no car. Next they are to provide a hire car, yeah except the car hire company are fuckwits. They are based in guildford but it's going to take 2 hours to get a car, a VW golf. Choice of car is good.
BMW lend me a car so I can go into guildford while I'm waiting. Get back and wait and wait and some more. 4.45 BMW phone to see where the car is, apparently it's here. Yeah awsome the knobhead delivered it to Cars, didn't tell anyone so it was there without being checked or signed for by me.
We go out to find the VW Golf, yeah right. the wankers sent a fecking Nissan note..... , what the fuck is a nissan note, I'll tell you what it is...it's a cheap lousey peice of shit as you would expect. Looks like a minin version of the Pope wagon. Do I look like I want to cruise around waving at adoring crouds....no I think not. So it's now 5pm, i have been here since 1.30, bored sensless and I now have the humiliation of driving a wheel barrow home in rush hour traffic. Rush?, there was no rush, feck me if it wasn't busy... an hour and half to get back to reigate .
What a tedious waste of a day, I should have been enjoying a blast on the bike, eventualy get home at 6.30
A chat on the phone with a freind made me happy again though  _________________ Comfortably Numb
WooHoo, feck you job centre...I'm offski?
"One man can't make a riot, a one man riot is a tantrum"!
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Tusky Pie Dipper


Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 11549
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 12:31 am Post subject: |
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| backonabike wrote: | Well feck me, what a day.
Last day to ride the bike for a while as I have the opp tomorrow, so of course I'm going to go out and have it.
Well first I have to fill out an unnecessary fecking tax return, take that to tax office, told I will get a tax bill...arrrghh. I was on PAYE and my co paid the tax. All because IR decided I need to fill one out, even though I don't..twats.
Head towards guildford from woking, a few miles from guildford I overtake a van, wind the throttle open in 2rd go for 3rd, engine revs like a fecker, no transmission. I figured the chain had gone, yep I was right, arse. That was 12 noon!!
Wait over an hour for breakdown services. get the bike to Vines thinking I will get a chain fitted and be off on a hoon. No chain or sprockets in stock, got to get them from Germany , next wednesday. Then it turns out they don't have a replacement bike for me, as sales have been good, also no car. Next they are to provide a hire car, yeah except the car hire company are fuckwits. They are based in guildford but it's going to take 2 hours to get a car, a VW golf. Choice of car is good.
BMW lend me a car so I can go into guildford while I'm waiting. Get back and wait and wait and some more. 4.45 BMW phone to see where the car is, apparently it's here. Yeah awsome the knobhead delivered it to Cars, didn't tell anyone so it was there without being checked or signed for by me.
We go out to find the VW Golf, yeah right. the wankers sent a fecking Nissan note..... , what the fuck is a nissan note, I'll tell you what it is...it's a cheap lousey peice of shit as you would expect. Looks like a minin version of the Pope wagon. Do I look like I want to cruise around waving at adoring crouds....no I think not. So it's now 5pm, i have been here since 1.30, bored sensless and I now have the humiliation of driving a wheel barrow home in rush hour traffic. Rush?, there was no rush, feck me if it wasn't busy... an hour and half to get back to reigate .
What a tedious waste of a day, I should have been enjoying a blast on the bike, eventualy get home at 6.30
A chat on the phone with a freind made me happy again though  |
Sounds like a bad chain of events
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biggus illitterātus


Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 31748 Location: Hotel California
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 12:35 am Post subject: |
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| backonabike wrote: | | figured the chain had gone |
Think Vava's chain went on her BMW... Sounds ominous to me that it's 2 dodgy BMW chains on new bikes in a relatively short space of time .
Sorry to hear you've had a crap day fella _________________
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There are II types of people in the world: those who understand Roman numerals and those who don't.
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Bacon bacon© Lil Mush


Joined: 04 Jul 2009 Posts: 1637 Location: "In a microclimate"
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 12:54 am Post subject: |
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| biggus wrote: | | backonabike wrote: | | figured the chain had gone |
Think Vava's chain went on her BMW... Sounds ominous to me that it's 2 dodgy BMW chains on new bikes in a relatively short space of time .
Sorry to hear you've had a crap day fella |
They did actualy tell me that they had a few come back in with broken chains, one went at 3k, feck that, mine is at nearly 9k. They seem to think that BMW have gone with a new supplier, better quality product we hope. The chains fitted to the s1000rr are the dogs bollox, proper heavy duty chain, would hope so on a bike which has 150 bhp in rain mode, I think 190 ish in sport! _________________ Comfortably Numb
WooHoo, feck you job centre...I'm offski?
"One man can't make a riot, a one man riot is a tantrum"!
R.I.P Marco Simoncelli |
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Va Va Oops Va Va Yes yes yes yes!!!!


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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 12:58 am Post subject: |
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| biggus wrote: | | backonabike wrote: | | figured the chain had gone |
Think Vava's chain went on her BMW... Sounds ominous to me that it's 2 dodgy BMW chains on new bikes in a relatively short space of time .
Sorry to hear you've had a crap day fella |
Did a fair bit of googleing after I got told my chain was fooked after 4K (with a Scottoiler!). Found lots of people on the GSers site who had had similar problems with the new F650/F800 ...and a few who had had replacements under warranty ...so I figured I had some 'precedent' and went to confront the dealer. To be fair to them, they didn't really argue. The tech guy said he would have to check with head office but the sales guy said to tell him if they didn't agree and he'd argue the case for me (I know he is just after the upgrade - but that is part of what you pay for). In the end they just replaced it (although they did try to replace just the chain and not the sprockets ...tut-tut-tut!! I must look like a girl )
The kid back at the place I got the service done reckoned it was just inevitable because of the design of the bike and the consequent length of the chain and, despite what some think of the particular shop I had taken it to, I reckon he was on to something...
On the other hand, p'raps you ride like a loon ....I've heard that'll do it too  |
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Bacon bacon© Lil Mush


Joined: 04 Jul 2009 Posts: 1637 Location: "In a microclimate"
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:02 am Post subject: |
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| Va Va Oops wrote: | | biggus wrote: | | backonabike wrote: | | figured the chain had gone |
Think Vava's chain went on her BMW... Sounds ominous to me that it's 2 dodgy BMW chains on new bikes in a relatively short space of time .
Sorry to hear you've had a crap day fella |
Did a fair bit of googleing after I got told my chain was fooked after 4K (with a Scottoiler!). Found lots of people on the GSers site who had had similar problems with the new F650/F800 ...and a few who had had replacements under warranty ...so I figured I had some 'precedent' and went to confront the dealer. To be fair to them, they didn't really argue. The tech guy said he would have to check with head office but the sales guy said to tell him if they didn't agree and he'd argue the case for me (I know he is just after the upgrade - but that is part of what you pay for). In the end they just replaced it (although they did try to replace just the chain and not the sprockets ...tut-tut-tut!! I must look like a girl )
The kid back at the place I got the service done reckoned it was just inevitable because of the design of the bike and the consequent length of the chain and, despite what some think of the particular shop I had taken it to, I reckon he was on to something...
On the other hand, p'raps you ride like a loon ....I've heard that'll do it too  |
Too be fair, i have had a tendency to put some extra pressure on the chain by riding the bike like I stole it!! oopps _________________ Comfortably Numb
WooHoo, feck you job centre...I'm offski?
"One man can't make a riot, a one man riot is a tantrum"!
R.I.P Marco Simoncelli |
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Va Va Oops Va Va Yes yes yes yes!!!!


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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:15 am Post subject: |
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Serves you bloody right then....
Do the crime ....do the time!!!!
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Va Va Oops Va Va Yes yes yes yes!!!!


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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:16 am Post subject: |
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| wouldn't admit that to BMW tho.... |
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biggus illitterātus


Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 31748 Location: Hotel California
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:17 am Post subject: |
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Don't suppose you know the make of the chain do you? I'm sure DID are warranted for 16k miles, or similar, in any case, there is a bit of a precident there with failures by the sounds of it, and they should not fail like that, unless there's a combination of total lack of care and hard riding. Either way, I think you have quite a strong warranty claim _________________
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There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand Binary and those who don't
There are II types of people in the world: those who understand Roman numerals and those who don't.
98% of all Harleys ever sold are still on the road. The other 2% made it home |
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southernspeed MotoGP Racer


Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 4132 Location: Froststead.
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:25 am Post subject: |
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| Tusky wrote: | | backonabike wrote: | Well feck me, what a day.
Last day to ride the bike for a while as I have the opp tomorrow, so of course I'm going to go out and have it.
Well first I have to fill out an unnecessary fecking tax return, take that to tax office, told I will get a tax bill...arrrghh. I was on PAYE and my co paid the tax. All because IR decided I need to fill one out, even though I don't..twats.
Head towards guildford from woking, a few miles from guildford I overtake a van, wind the throttle open in 2rd go for 3rd, engine revs like a fecker, no transmission. I figured the chain had gone, yep I was right, arse. That was 12 noon!!
Wait over an hour for breakdown services. get the bike to Vines thinking I will get a chain fitted and be off on a hoon. No chain or sprockets in stock, got to get them from Germany , next wednesday. Then it turns out they don't have a replacement bike for me, as sales have been good, also no car. Next they are to provide a hire car, yeah except the car hire company are fuckwits. They are based in guildford but it's going to take 2 hours to get a car, a VW golf. Choice of car is good.
BMW lend me a car so I can go into guildford while I'm waiting. Get back and wait and wait and some more. 4.45 BMW phone to see where the car is, apparently it's here. Yeah awsome the knobhead delivered it to Cars, didn't tell anyone so it was there without being checked or signed for by me.
We go out to find the VW Golf, yeah right. the wankers sent a fecking Nissan note..... , what the fuck is a nissan note, I'll tell you what it is...it's a cheap lousey peice of shit as you would expect. Looks like a minin version of the Pope wagon. Do I look like I want to cruise around waving at adoring crouds....no I think not. So it's now 5pm, i have been here since 1.30, bored sensless and I now have the humiliation of driving a wheel barrow home in rush hour traffic. Rush?, there was no rush, feck me if it wasn't busy... an hour and half to get back to reigate .
What a tedious waste of a day, I should have been enjoying a blast on the bike, eventualy get home at 6.30
A chat on the phone with a freind made me happy again though  |
Sounds like a bad chain of events
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Yep, could be a bad link.
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:45 am Post subject: |
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| O, Ring them quickly (see what I did there!) |
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biggus illitterātus


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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:48 am Post subject: |
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| Baloo wrote: | | O, Ring them quickly (see what I did there!) |
Rivetting conversation this... _________________
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biggus illitterātus


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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:55 am Post subject: |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcawnRIyeok _________________
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There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand Binary and those who don't
There are II types of people in the world: those who understand Roman numerals and those who don't.
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wivvy's dad Cabbage club member #3

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| biggus wrote: | | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcawnRIyeok |
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Bacon bacon© Lil Mush


Joined: 04 Jul 2009 Posts: 1637 Location: "In a microclimate"
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:13 am Post subject: |
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we must have run out of chain jokes by now, or are you going to keep pulling my chain.
Yeah biggus, the chain make I'm not sure what was on mine but DID is whwt they have on the S1000rr. Lets see what they replace it with. Like you say it should last 16k. I have lubed it regular, I may ride hard sometimes but smooth.  _________________ Comfortably Numb
WooHoo, feck you job centre...I'm offski?
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