So... What oiled your gears today? ARCHIVE

[waffles]

[Tracer1234]

Helpfulness of people on BCF, despite relentless stupidity and noonness.

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Riding: Yamaha MT-09 Tracer Occasionally Riding: 08 Suzuki SV650, Potato: 2011 Yamaha YBR Custom.
Used to ride: 2015 Yamaha MT-09 Tracer (smidsy) 09 Triumph Street Triple (P/X'd) 08 Yamaha YBR (Sold)
CBT 04/14. A: Mod 1 & 2 13/04/15

[Suntan Sid]

A couple of years ago I bought a Yamaha SRX 600, it had an MOT when I bought it, I rode it for a few months until the MOT ran out then I Sorned it. It's been waiting to be restored for the last 18 months, I will get round to it when we've finished restoring our house.

Anyway, this afternoon I needed to get it moved into the garden shed, I got the cover and the locks off and a thought crossed my mind, "I'm going to start it"!
Now this is a 30 year old, 608cc, single cylinder bike with no electric foot, it's sat outside for 2 winters with just a cheap cover for protection, it's been covered in snow more than a couple of times and hasn't been started for a least 12 months.

Turn on ignition, a very weak glimmer from the neutral light, turn fuel tap to prime, apply choke, depress kickstart to engage decompressor and kick!

It started on the third kick and idled just fine straight away!
Rode around the garden a couple of times then put it away!
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"Everybody needs money, that's why they call it money!"

[andyscooter]

off to a car show in a bit

sun is out so do I go topless or not as rain expected



(car not me obviously)
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gilera runner vxr200 (chavped)
if its spelt wrong its my fat fingers and daft auto correct on my tablet

[grr666]

Dog let us lie in until 9 without so much as a whimper. Whingey little mare usually starts nose singing at about 7.
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Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
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[M.C]

[Suntan Sid]

Wood Pecker update!

It is a Great spotted and not a Lesser spotted!

That is all.
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"Everybody needs money, that's why they call it money!"

[Hong Kong Phooey]

[grr666]

[andyscooter]

My dog will wait till when ever to get up

He has breakfast rather then evening meal
Always has had

He can go out when he likes though
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gilera runner vxr200 (chavped)
if its spelt wrong its my fat fingers and daft auto correct on my tablet

[andyscooter]

Managed to sell car already

For more then I paid for it

Just awaiting an email about another
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gilera runner vxr200 (chavped)
if its spelt wrong its my fat fingers and daft auto correct on my tablet

[RhynoCZ]

Petrol/diesel in the Land of Beer is getting cheaper and cheaper. The Czech National bank decided to quit their efforts to devalue the CZK a few weeks back and today, or rather for the past few days, it's been finally showing at prices of fuel and I expect the prices of goods to go down as well.

So, more kilometers for the same money.
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'87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
'95 Mercedes-Benz w202 C200 CGI, '98 Mercedes-Benz w210 E200 Kompressor

[M.C]

[Hong Kong Phooey]

Got mortgage offer, will be moving soon
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'81 CG125, '97 FZS600 : '99 CBR600F4, '09 KTM RC8

[RhynoCZ]

Today I oiled some one else's gears. A friend of mine haven't changed the engine oil in his car for 8 years (did roughly 100,000km). The car sounded like a bag of spanners, the oil that came out of it was just 2 molecules from being molasses,... long story short I changed the oil filter, poured in fresh fully synthetic oil and the engine now sounds like brand new.
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'87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
'95 Mercedes-Benz w202 C200 CGI, '98 Mercedes-Benz w210 E200 Kompressor

[recman]

[Fisty]

Meeting the CEO of my company and him saying "I've heard nothing but good things about you"
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Quietly and consistently taking the piss.
TL1000R | Hayabusa | ZXR400 | TL1000S | Bandit 400 V
Fatter and faster than Fret

[RhynoCZ]

[Pie-Roe]

Simple thing, but I've gone from bottom of my cohort at uni last year (mostly from apathy, partying and working too much) to getting placement recommendations passed to me before opened to the rest of my peers due to my attitude and performance.

Also, finally had a bike I've gelled with for over a year and learned how to change from 1-2-3 on one wheel.
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Previous: GSF600, FZR600 x2, ZXR750, XT600 Tenere, CB125, CZ125, ETZ 250, ER5, CCM R30, DRZ400, RF600x4, RF900x2, GS500, VTR1000F, 640 SMC, CB250 NIGHTHAWK, GT550x3, GPX750 TE610, CB500, X11x2, SV650, ZING 125, TL1000R,CB250 Superdream, CBR1100XX

[techathy]

Just watched Richard Mork's jump start in the 2016 8 Ute championship - https://youtu.be/a_pp5bFWupw?t=2m25s
If you're gonna jump start you might as well do it properly!
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Bikes: '17 Zero FX ZF6.5, '16 BMW R1200 RS, '12 Triumph Daytona 675

[andyscooter]

[M.C]

[Tracey Suntan-King]

My new driving license turned up today (change of address and replacement for "lost" license).

They seem to have photoshopped my photo. I look really hot! Even hotter in fact than before!

I can't wait to get pulled over now so I have to show it.

How/why do they do that?

*Only agree to black & white photography - takes years off you.
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Whether you think you can, or think you can't, you're probably right

[weasley]

New car arrived today.

Dat new car smell....
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Yamaha XJ600 | Yamaha YZF600R Thundercat | KTM 990 SMT | BMW F900XR TE

[grr666]

Two life long pals on their way up the M4 as we speak. they're coming to visit for the weekend. A degree of carnage is predicted.
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Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
Ste wrote: Avatars are fine, it's signatures that need turning off.