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by lanny
Fri Dec 06, 2013 6:39 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Sad but happy sort of !
Replies: 20
Views: 1452

Re: Sad but happy sort of !

Glad your enjoying the bike - id be no good at sales, I lost to much letting the matte go !!!! - by the way I saw another matte black one outside Hunts in Stockport about 2 weeks back, apparently sold from new by them as well. :thumbup: Ahh :( more of them is always good. I still haven't seen any m...
by lanny
Fri Dec 06, 2013 6:24 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Sad but happy sort of !
Replies: 20
Views: 1452

Re: Sad but happy sort of !

Have you considered becoming a salesman? You seem to be very good at buying mint bikes, selling them and then getting another one :lol: I can imagine how you felt with the SP though, it's the same with your old firestorm :( it gets dirty too quickly and I spend as much time cleaning it as I do ridi...
by lanny
Fri Dec 06, 2013 6:16 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: newbie from wigan
Replies: 48
Views: 4358

Re: newbie from wigan

Good effort - looks like vtrs are gaining somewhat of a following in the Northwest. happy storming :thumbup:
by lanny
Fri Dec 06, 2013 5:59 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Sad but happy sort of !
Replies: 20
Views: 1452

Re: Sad but happy sort of !

That's a cracking looking blade mate :thumbup: . Know what you mean about the SP though, the good, clean ones do look too good to take out sometimes! Mines tucked up till next season. Enjoy your new bike. :thumbup: Cheers!! the blade was bought with the profit made on the SP , you could say a blade...
by lanny
Fri Dec 06, 2013 5:36 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Sad but happy sort of !
Replies: 20
Views: 1452

Sad but happy sort of !

:eh: :eh: Well I never thought I would sell the SP1 but have accepted an offer I could not refuse, I thought long and hard but cleaning and staring with a little riding thrown in is not why I want bikes, this is basically what I have been doing with the SP1 as it was simply to good to use, especiall...
by lanny
Sat Nov 23, 2013 10:25 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Boxing froch vs groves
Replies: 7
Views: 601

Re: Boxing froch vs groves

Well done Quiggy :thumbup:
by lanny
Sun Nov 17, 2013 8:58 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: zx12r
Replies: 3
Views: 394

Re: zx12r

after a long phone call today i was offered a zx12r...has anyone got/had one of these bikes,i really need to know what to look out for,common faults Etc..... andy If you think the fuel is expensive for a VTR , double it, along with tyres, brakes etc. I found the power superb but the bike a damp sh1...
by lanny
Thu Nov 14, 2013 8:43 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What have you learnt today?
Replies: 345
Views: 15045

Re: What have you learnt today?

Today mathew i learnt....that it's not as easy to shave left handed than it is right handed... oh dear , what have you done? i stuck a stanley knife through the soft part of the palm of my hand yesterday (i,m a tw@!) lovely clean cut , steri stipped and now back together but my hand /wrist feels re...
by lanny
Sun Oct 06, 2013 4:01 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: possible purchase
Replies: 13
Views: 538

Re: possible purchase

MikeN wrote:Hi there, if you missed this one, mine is for sale too, lower mileage and only dry miles, all original kit, please PM me for details
pm sent :thumbup:
by lanny
Sun Oct 06, 2013 1:00 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Effin condensation
Replies: 12
Views: 737

Re: Effin condensation

Its in a nice timber shed parked on the bike table with a bike cover over it. There was a slight ground frost this morning before warming up nicely around 11am. Thinks im going to have to put some heating in there, I was thinking something like a tube type greenhouse heater placed under the sump, th...
by lanny
Sun Oct 06, 2013 12:26 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Effin condensation
Replies: 12
Views: 737

Effin condensation

Uncovered the bike this morning and its dripping with condensation :wtf:
Anyone had the same and got a solution :confused
by lanny
Sun Oct 06, 2013 10:26 am
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: possible purchase
Replies: 13
Views: 538

possible purchase

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-Firestorm-VTR-50th-Anniversary-/221293869271?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item33862478d7#ht_644wt_1036 Thinking of going for a toot at this, is it anyones on here ? is the price something like ? Is there anything to look for other than you would expect to on a standard ...
by lanny
Fri Sep 06, 2013 6:51 pm
Forum: Jokes
Topic: A must read !
Replies: 0
Views: 740

A must read !

Best once comfy and after a few pints ! This is the story of Rindercella and her sugly isters. Rindercella and her sugly isters lived in a marge lansion. Rindercella worked very hard frubbing sloors, emptying poss pits, and shivelling shot. At the end of the day, she was knucking fackered. The sugly...
by lanny
Sat Aug 24, 2013 8:46 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: AA / RAC / GREEN FLAG Recovery ?
Replies: 12
Views: 1513

AA / RAC / GREEN FLAG Recovery ?

Can anyone recommend which bike recovery company to use ?
I basically need breakdown and recovery to home just to be on the safe side, I have been quoted £62 for RAC but wonder if any of you have experienced better?
by lanny
Sat Aug 17, 2013 1:22 pm
Forum: Workshop
Topic: exhaust
Replies: 13
Views: 1207

Re: exhaust

Get a nut and bolt the same length as the width of the pipe, put the nut on the bolt and tap it in across the end of the pipe, now get a spanner and unscrew the nut so that it expands the opening. you may need two spanners. :thumbup: