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All the best mate.

i will be there on the wednesday the 28th, i would meet up for a brew, if you had time between then and going home.

My beautiful 'Storm got blown over by the storm on Saturday night. I was away in West Wales when I got a call from a neighbour with the bad news :( Mirror and indicator smashed, foot peg and back brake spigot snapped off and a scuffed clutch cover, but on the plus side no fairing or exhaust damage....

just noticed that the cookstown 100 highlights are on bbc1 NI tonight at 10.40, there is usually an item on newsline about the NW200 all week on the same channel, nw200 highlights are on next sunday and monday evenings on the same channel, apologies if it is mentioned elsewhere.

They do a great job of it too, i will be there on the 28th but will see it all as the lady i stay with watches it aswell i'm just ordering some good weather

I wish i was as i have great memories of races in northern ireland, from the late eighties until 2002 i went near enough every year, sometimes to every road race, stayed with a lady in portadown, she may not be around now as she was getting on then, the friendliest people i have ever met, sadly the ...

I have just changed my oil and as stated it takes the full 4lts, after a run i checked a few minutes after switching off and it was nearly at the top level with me leaning down with the bike level, i can just about lean down that far

i hope it's not automatic transmission fluid cheers for the advice

is that a "dig' Carl The incontinence pants was :biggrin Scouse yes that is about right mate. IIRC it's about 4.2L to fill up to the top line if including a new oil filter. I wish bike oil was sold in 5L like car oil. It's a bloody con. :thumbdown: (:-}) Thanks, i agree about the 4L not 5L in ...

I changed the oil and filter today, in between the drizzle and rain showers, i'm trying Castrol 15043F Power 1 4T 10W40 Part Synthetic, and genuine oil filter, i used all of the 4 litres to get the oil between the two marks after warming it up, too wet to go for a ride :x, does that sound like the c...

got one on order, thanks to tony i even know what it's called

That's the one, thanks for the info macdee

After checking the connection on the starter motor i found the nut was seized and rusty :x after doing my usual and rounding it off i used a hacksaw to get it off, it wasn't giving trouble, i just checked it before i did get trouble, i also found the rubber that goes over the nut is cracked, what is...

Looks a great job lloydie, i was busy also today, used a can of castrol chain cleaner, on the chain obviously :lol: didn't half get some crap off it, then lubed it up and went for a spin, gear changes were good after that, most of the chain crap was on the back wheel when i got back, got the wheel c...

Thanks all, Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.