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by steve the grease
Wed Apr 28, 2021 4:08 pm
Forum: TECHNICAL
Topic: Need help electrical suzuki gs850 1980.
Replies: 9
Views: 2712

Re: Need help electrical suzuki gs850 1980.

Those numbers are standard bosch wiring terminal numbers - all german ( and other) wiring diagrams use them . a quick google search for "Bosch terminal numbers " will bring up various responses including : https://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/cms/files/bosch_terminal_designations.pdf All...
by steve the grease
Mon Apr 12, 2021 9:01 pm
Forum: GREEN LANES, TRAILS and OFF-ROAD
Topic: Sarn Helen
Replies: 17
Views: 5253

Re: Sarn Helen

I had the Welsh Finance Minister and the policeman in charge of 'off-roading' in the BBNPA both agree the TRO signs were not legally placed. The finance minister wrote to the BBNPA on my behalf asking that the signs be removed. They fobbed her off, saying they could do what they liked. I still have...
by steve the grease
Wed Apr 07, 2021 11:06 pm
Forum: THE PUB
Topic: Bikers love a fry up...
Replies: 37
Views: 6481

Re: Bikers love a fry up...

Is there a Vegan option? Well yes, you can sort out a perfectly decent vegan fry up, if you don't mind TVP or tofu sausages. Very nice: https://i2.wp.com/studenteats.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/vegan-fry-up.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 I was mainly veggie myself for decades, but not vegan. which is ha...
by steve the grease
Sat Apr 03, 2021 12:53 pm
Forum: CLOTHING
Topic: Leatt 4DF Airfit zip broken
Replies: 1
Views: 1644

Re: Leatt 4DF Airfit zip broken

Find the biggest heaviest best quality zip you can and then get someone who does sail repairs , or other heavy sewing work , to put it in. An ordinary sewing machine will never touch it.
by steve the grease
Sun Mar 21, 2021 12:30 pm
Forum: THE PUB
Topic: Bucket list
Replies: 19
Views: 3624

Re: Bucket list

Chairs are somewhat counter intuitive and take a bit of learning, assuming a left hand chair, right handers can be taken with impunity, it's left handers where things begin to get a bit interesting, the idea is to slow down before the bend , and then sort of accelerate the bike around the side car w...
by steve the grease
Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:34 pm
Forum: THE PUB
Topic: Rats!
Replies: 34
Views: 5220

Re: Rats!

Call your local authority, they should deal with it. Rats will take food back to the nest so any poisoned food runs a risk to other wildlife once out of a trap. The council bloke told me to wire the food onto the trap otherwise they carry it away and store it for when there isn't so much food, rath...
by steve the grease
Thu Dec 24, 2020 12:15 am
Forum: FOR SALE - WANTED
Topic: Trail - TRF magazines FREE
Replies: 7
Views: 1605

Re: Trail - TRF magazines FREE

I wouldnt mind having a few, maybe the coloured cover ones, but not really the lot....
by steve the grease
Tue Dec 08, 2020 12:00 pm
Forum: WE LOVE PICS
Topic: New Pair of Wheels!
Replies: 10
Views: 2910

Re: New Pair of Wheels!

The solid wheels dont ride up solid edges or over rocks as well as the pneumatic tyred barrows do,in my opinion.
by steve the grease
Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:11 pm
Forum: GREEN LANES, TRAILS and OFF-ROAD
Topic: GREEN LANE TYPE RIDING IN IRELAND
Replies: 6
Views: 2348

Re: GREEN LANE TYPE RIDING IN IRELAND

The Paddy Dakar, will give you a taste, help you meet friends and people who know the Craic and might well be happy to meet up and go riding. 2021 will be my fifth I think. http://www.thepaddydakar.ie/gallery.html Also Facebook. My understanding is that there are no legal rights of way like we have ...
by steve the grease
Sat Dec 05, 2020 12:12 am
Forum: HOW TO..........
Topic: How to improve your riding...Most important riding skill?
Replies: 35
Views: 17644

Re: How to improve your riding...Most important riding skill?

Anticipation. Surely he's not going to ... yes he is, good job I covered the brakes. And so on. I've been riding 50* years this year, a 4 month spell in hospital when I was 16 1/2 gave me plenty of time to ponder what was , or was not good riding practice. It has served me in good stead over the yea...

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