Motorcycle Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / December 2006

Would anyone be interested in my R1100GS as a winter project.
It's a bit bashed up from the crash I was in and I'm not in the mood to fix
it myself, but it wouldn't be hard or expensive to put it back in a good
state.

So my biking neighbour suggests we pop down there this afternoon, to see
if there's any bargains going, as the doors of the Purley shop close for
good at 6pm.
I needed a new visor for my lid. Wound up with a brand new... Akashi,

Tomorrow, at the Chateau, we will mostly be eating:
Nice dresed crab, a whole lobster, and some salmon smoked by The Doctor
in her smokery (Furst time I think I've mentioned this thing. Looks like
a decapitated Dalek and is utterly brilliant).

Does anyone have the link?  We're having a serious thunderstorm at the mo.

Looks interesting - claims to have only 3 moving parts
http://kugelmotor.peraves.ch/

Originally posted on team ixie.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4495400094480521641

This afternoon will most probably be fluids, filters and plugs day for
the Zephyr.
What is the best way of cleaning the air filter? (previously I have
bought a new one, but the old one never looks that bad so I reckon I'm

When I was pottering round B&Q today, I noticed a couple of generators;
a 700-odd watt 2-stroke one for £40 and a 1.2Kw 4-stroke one for £80
So how much can it cost to make these things? B&Q must be making a
reasonable profit on them, especially as they take up a lot of shelf

If true, these f.ckers are mad.
http://www.islamofascisme.dk/?p=314

Well, we survived!
The SO Audi80 turned up on boxing day as promised.
Bright red, it is, but with a distinctly faded-to-pink
bonnet, and totally covered in bird-sh.t as befitted such a

Went out for the last ride of the year on the Blackbird this morning. 80
miles in torrential rain and cross winds - loved every minute of it!
The bike has just hit 32k with 9.5k completed this year at an average of
36.8 mpg. Best was 43.2 mpg (IoM visit for the TT), worst was 31.2 ...

Or in my own words "welcome to numptyville!"
Big thanks to Timo for an offer although i went with liquidsix.com on a spur
of the moment due to money issues and the fact i had a feeling i may need a
lot of help / advice and didnt want to be continually annoying him and his

Anyone got any clocks for a Honda MTX80R?
Thanks
Alastair

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2fnews%2f2006%2f12%2f29%
2fndriving29.xml
Foreign driving convictions to be chased up.

It's that bloke Christian Pfeiffer again, in Taiwan this time.  Note
the size of the 'arena' and how close the crowd is - and the handsfree
standup circling wheelies, FFS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_PaRqZeS_0