Fed up of it all... (Biking)

Andy C · Tree Seeking Missile Joined: 26 Apr 2005 Karma :

yea we have all been there, i used to think the same and even now im bikeless, in debt again to get another bike, my £2.5k bike wrote off by some tw*t women, 4 weeks in hospital, summer ruined and lots of pain and having to do another year at college as cant do my exams next month.

But yet im going to get another bike and noone understands and to some extent i dont either but i just love bike and feel like a part of my life wouldnt be complete without it.

i would say stop stressing and ride the bike more, dont worry about filters and other stuff to much (though chain is important to do!!) when i started i didnt have a clue and only last month i got my first set of "proper" tools!!

Dont give up and a bigger bike is what you need i think Thumbs Up

go for your DAS ASAP
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colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

Hmmm, well I can see Smithdown Road from my front door... Looks ok to me Wink

colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

crime is rare

it happens

my original point was that a building may have had some shootings near it, but so have many buildings, especially in liverpool

it is very unlikely that you will be shot

smithdown lane is not the same as smithdown road
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veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

My original point was that the building that the course is held in is a violent one, I've heard many things about attacks on students in that building, and I've been in, and it's not nice.

mr.z · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Karma :

Your lean runnign problem.. is your filter in propperly, is the airbox rubber cliped on securely to the carb.. its probably somehting veyr simple, get some wd40 with the straw spray anywhere theres a join on the air intakes, carefully, while its running, a rise in revs =your leak.

Keep an eye out for a project cg, they come up everysoften in need of attention.. this way you have a donor bike + you can take bits off and snap stuff to your hearts content..

It gets easyer, i started with a cg, and a socket set, not theres only a handfull of jobs i'v not done on my bike or spares for it..

Main things, be patient, check what your doing, if your not sure check again as many times as it takes.. allways use the right tool for the job, if your expecting resistance, wd40/plusgas/freeze&release and occasionaly heat can help, work at it slowly, ive spent 40minutes on stubborn bolts before, but got them out in the end without snaping/rounding.

Defenately agree with spending money on going to meets, even rallys, not shiney things, they count for bugger all against the worlds of bikeing fun out there to be had Thumbs Up

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