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by DaveCon
Tue May 05, 2015 10:54 am
Forum: TECHNICAL
Topic: wrong fuel
Replies: 12
Views: 4004

Re: wrong fuel

I filled my old BSA with Diesel once (filler as wide as a bucket) just before a planned trip to The Netherlands. I only realised when I put the nozzle back and saw the black hose :pinch: The petrol station attendants were no help at all. I had to drain the fuel into a bucket (it was all they had) an...
by DaveCon
Thu Apr 30, 2015 10:17 am
Forum: ACCESSORIES
Topic: Saddlebags
Replies: 13
Views: 6378

Re: Saddlebags

riding a motorcycle is just a series of plastic bags. :laugh: :laugh: That quote deserves to be famous :laugh: :laugh: Having toured Norway it's a sentiment I would fully agree with. In the company of such esteemed pannier recommendations I feel a bit foolish but I've used bog standard Oxford Sport...
by DaveCon
Mon Apr 27, 2015 9:58 am
Forum: THE PUB
Topic: Oh how I laughed, what a race to the bottom world we live in
Replies: 4
Views: 1847

Re: Oh how I laughed, what a race to the bottom world we live in

Does sex make you fart? I don't know 'cos I'm a Virginian :lol:
by DaveCon
Fri Apr 24, 2015 9:35 am
Forum: TRAVEL
Topic: Stumbled upon this.
Replies: 3
Views: 1243

Re: Stumbled upon this.

That's interesting and inspiring stuff. I've travelled far to exotic and strange places (Stoke for example :whistle: and I found 14 by Cesare Pavese (?) to be particularly relevant to my experience. I think they all have a nugget of truth though. I'm always surprised, when you get off the touristy b...
by DaveCon
Mon Apr 20, 2015 1:30 pm
Forum: TRAVEL GEAR
Topic: Beads or gel
Replies: 13
Views: 4750

Re: Beads or gel

Beads? What is it you've got? An Austin Allegro Oy, I had an Ausin Allegro and a bead seat but, in my defence, not at the same time. I've tried a bead seat thing and found it raised the seat hight quite markedly. It also didn't help in my case. As someone else pointed out earlier, I found attention...
by DaveCon
Wed Apr 08, 2015 10:20 am
Forum: THE PUB
Topic: Have a gander here
Replies: 3
Views: 1191

Re: Have a gander here

Absolutely quackers. Riding in that weather with flipflops :S
by DaveCon
Thu Mar 19, 2015 2:35 pm
Forum: MEETS & RUNS
Topic: North Cape of Norway via Arctic Coast Highway - Summer 2015
Replies: 21
Views: 8174

Re: North Cape of Norway via Arctic Coast Highway - Summer 2015

A couple of years ago the DFDS ferry (which I presume they have now discontinued) hit the dock in Harwich and was taken out of action. So I went via Amsterdam. It's a bit of a haul but not that bad of a ride (thumbs) . It will add a day or two to your trip though, each way. There are many options to...
by DaveCon
Fri Feb 27, 2015 2:23 pm
Forum: BIKES
Topic: Which Bike
Replies: 23
Views: 5314

Re: Which Bike

I agree with going to see/try them. I'm at that point myself looking for a new bike, having narrowed the field down to 3 or 4 to make it a manageable exercise. I noticed all your choices are big bikes. Big is not necessarily better. There are some good and capable 600's as well as the 800 mentioned ...
by DaveCon
Fri Feb 27, 2015 2:13 pm
Forum: TRAVEL
Topic: Spain/Pyrenees/South of France - Things to see, roads to ride
Replies: 41
Views: 11494

Re: Spain/Pyrenees/South of France - Things to see, roads to ride

Add my name to the fans of N260/N240. It's marked as a main route but varies between fast A road to intricate B road. One thing to note, my Spanish friend warned me that northern Spain gets a lot of rain especially from Santander to Pamplona. I can testify to that. I was completely drowned out from ...
by DaveCon
Thu Feb 26, 2015 8:22 am
Forum: TECHNICAL
Topic: There's something wrong with the starter or or the top end
Replies: 64
Views: 12264

Re: There's something wrong with the starter or or the top end

I think the cause looks like the stripped gear. Why they would put a plastic gear on something as important as an oil pump is beyond me. I suppose the argument may be the best lubricated and therefore the most free running part of an engine is the oil pump itself :laugh: It does seem a bit penny pin...

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