On Aug 24, 12:35*pm, "Lozzo" <lo...@lozzo.org.uk> wrote:
> FCS wrote:
> > On Aug 24, 9:53*am, T i m <n...@spaced.me.uk> wrote:
> > > On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:18:27 +0100, a...@darkroom.+.com (A.Lee)
> > > wrote: *>T i m <n...@spaced.me.uk> wrote:
>
> > > >> Neighbour offered me his GPz550 cheap yesterday. We were passing
> > > up >> the town so didn't have long to talk but I wanted some advice
> > > here >> before I even went to look at it please.
>
> > > > I bought a CB500/4 for £200 last year as cheap transport - it had
> > > > been standing for 6 months or so, engine ran etc, but it looked a
> > > > mess.
>
> > > Ok ..
>
> > > > It cost me another £350ish to get it back on the road (excl.
> > > > ins.), and many hours swearing at it in the garage.That was
> > > > without any major expense such as chain/sprockets/tyres. It
> > > > looked reasonable, but nothing special, just an old unrestored
> > > > bike.
>
> > They're shafties are GPz550s. And it's a "new"
> > tyre you say.
>
> Wrong, You really are a clueless cunt.
>
> > Be aware that a new tyre fitted three years ago
> > is likely to have perished so as to be unsafe.
>
> Wrong, if it is stored correctly it could last a lot longer and still
> be safe
>
> > A competent tyre specialist should be able to
> > read the tyrewall and tell you if it's still within
> > its useful life.
>
> Wrong, even an incompetent one can read a tyre manufacturing date -
> hell, even I know how to. The date a tyre is made bears no relation to
> its roadworthyness. Tyres do not have a defined shelf life or lifespan.
> The tyre could have been made last week and be starting to perish if
> subjected to certain chemicals, or it could last years if stored
> correctly.
>
> Next time you post do your homework first.

Don't you mean "research"?

Homework tended to mean showing you'd learnt
the stuff they'd taught you that month when I was
doing my O-Levels.

I'm no tyre expert, but on
> ukrm there is an expert on everything and they will show you up for
> being the total cock that you are.
>
> --
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>
> - Show quoted text -

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FCS wrote:

> On Aug 24, 12:35*pm, "Lozzo" <lo...@lozzo.org.uk> wrote:

> > Next time you post do your homework first.
>
> Don't you mean "research"?
>
> Homework tended to mean showing you'd learnt
> the stuff they'd taught you that month when I was
> doing my O-Levels.

I used the word "homework" because I feel like I'm replying to someone
with the mental capabilities of a small child

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and a shit load more 2-wheeled junk in the garage
I believe in free speech, but I still have to pay my phone bill

FCS wrote:

> Could be, I was posting in the knowledge that
> athletic shoes and tennis balls do have a life of
> all of 6 months once out of their airtight packaging
> because of the way the rubber degrades.

You really are a polymath.
Is there any topic on which you can't misinform us?

--
Eiron.

On Aug 24, 12:57*pm, Eiron <E1...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Ace wrote:
> > On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:12:47 -0700 (PDT), FCS
> > <sipston_...@my-deja.com> wrote:
>
> >> They're shafties are GPz550s.
>
> > Really?
>
> >> And it's a "new" tyre you say.
>
> >> Be aware that a new tyre fitted three years ago
> >> is likely to have perished so as to be unsafe.
>
> > You what? Thirty years, perhaps, but three years is fine.
>
> Looking at the various tyres in the shed and on bikes,
> I think it's time for a clear-out.
> BT45s at 11 years old are fine.
> Dunlop racing tyres at over 20 years have very cracked sidewalls.
> Michelin Hi-Sports at 21 years old are starting to crack on the
> sidewalls. I'll use them for a bit longer until the MOT is due.
>
> Of course the greatest danger on the road isn't old tyres but
> queues of caravans on the A423 trying to overtake a twat on a CD185.

Oooh, that's "twat" with a consonant, consonant, vowel, consonant.

It is nice to know the guy I sold it to is still running it though as
myself and the bike parted company 12-13 years ago.

I'm not sure he'd like you calling him a twat though.

> --
> Eiron.

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On Aug 24, 1:02*pm, "Lozzo" <lo...@lozzo.org.uk> wrote:
> FCS wrote:
> > On Aug 24, 12:35*pm, "Lozzo" <lo...@lozzo.org.uk> wrote:
> > > Next time you post do your homework first.
>
> > Don't you mean "research"?
>
> > Homework tended to mean showing you'd learnt
> > the stuff they'd taught you that month when I was
> > doing my O-Levels.
>
> I used the word "homework" because I feel like I'm replying to someone
> with the mental capabilities of a small child

then don't bother replying.

> --
> Lozzo
> SV650S K5, CBR600F-W, SR250 SpazzTrakka
> and a shit load more 2-wheeled junk in the garage
> I believe in free speech, but I still have to pay my phone bill

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On Aug 24, 1:03*pm, Eiron <E1...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> FCS wrote:
> > Could be, I was posting in the knowledge that
> > athletic shoes and tennis balls do have a life of
> > all of 6 months once out of their airtight packaging
> > because of the way the rubber degrades.
>
> You really are a polymath.
> Is there any topic on which you can't misinform us?

So tennis balls have a 12 month life?

> --
> Eiron.

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On Aug 24, 12:54*pm, "Lozzo" <lo...@lozzo.org.uk> wrote:
> FCS wrote:
> > As though I'm the only poster in the thread who's been wrong...
>
> The difference is that you are wrong about absolutely everything. Ukrm
> accept that people make mistakes, but they do not accept those who are
> consistently stupid enough to post misinformed bollocks, like you do.

So four hours is a consistent record.

Jolly good. Another direct-access twonk me wonders
who considers a few hours in a car park over the space
of three days is adequate training for all eventualities.

> --
> Lozzo

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On Aug 24, 12:57*pm, Eiron <E1...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Ace wrote:
> > On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:12:47 -0700 (PDT), FCS
> > <sipston_...@my-deja.com> wrote:
>
> >> They're shafties are GPz550s.
>
> > Really?
>
> >> And it's a "new" tyre you say.
>
> >> Be aware that a new tyre fitted three years ago
> >> is likely to have perished so as to be unsafe.
>
> > You what? Thirty years, perhaps, but three years is fine.
>
> Looking at the various tyres in the shed and on bikes,
> I think it's time for a clear-out.
> BT45s at 11 years old are fine.
> Dunlop racing tyres at over 20 years have very cracked sidewalls.
> Michelin Hi-Sports at 21 years old are starting to crack on the
> sidewalls. I'll use them for a bit longer until the MOT is due.
>
> Of course the greatest danger on the road isn't old tyres but
> queues of caravans on the A423 trying to overtake a twat on a CD185.

Don't bother trying to work out who I am at meets as I
don't bother going to them.

> --
> Eiron.

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On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:57:26 -0700 (PDT), FCS
<sipston_777@my-deja.com> wrote:

>On Aug 24, 12:25*pm, T i m <n...@spaced.me.uk> wrote:
>> On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:12:47 -0700 (PDT), FCS
>> <sipston_...@my-deja.com> wrote:

>> >They're shafties are GPz550s.
>>
>> Hmm, that was one of the things I thought to ask said neighbour and he
>> said "chain"? (I asked as I was hoping it was a shaftie .. R100RT is
>> and XV750 for her are). ;-)
>
>Nope that was indeed my mistake: the GT550 and 750
>are the shafties, though none of the follow-up posters
>so far has observed this.

That's because none of us knew, of course. Cos we're all know-nothing
newbies.

Cretin.
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On 24 Aug 2008 12:02:31 GMT, "Lozzo" <lozzo@lozzo.org.uk> wrote:

>FCS wrote:
>
>> On Aug 24, 12:35*pm, "Lozzo" <lo...@lozzo.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> > Next time you post do your homework first.
>>
>> Don't you mean "research"?
>>
>> Homework tended to mean showing you'd learnt
>> the stuff they'd taught you that month when I was
>> doing my O-Levels.
>
>I used the word "homework" because I feel like I'm replying to someone
>with the mental capabilities of a small child

You give the guy too much credit.
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`\|/`
`

On 24 Aug 2008 11:54:31 GMT, "Lozzo" <lozzo@lozzo.org.uk> wrote:

>FCS wrote:

>> As though I'm the only poster in the thread who's been wrong...
>
>The difference is that you are wrong about absolutely everything. Ukrm
>accept that people make mistakes, but they do not accept those who are
>consistently stupid enough to post misinformed bollocks, like you do.

I reckon "crn" likes to be called "FCS" at weekends.

--
Pip: B12

FCS <sipston_777@my-deja.com> wrote:

> Nope that was indeed my mistake: the GT550 and 750
> are the shafties, though none of the follow-up posters
> so far has observed this.

Don't need to.

--
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"What you're proposing to do will involve a lot of time
and hassle for no tangible benefit."

Eiron <E1ron@hotmail.com> wrote:

> FCS wrote:
>
> > Could be, I was posting in the knowledge that
> > athletic shoes and tennis balls do have a life of
> > all of 6 months once out of their airtight packaging
> > because of the way the rubber degrades.
>
> You really are a polymath.
> Is there any topic on which you can't misinform us?

I think someone who tries to post authoritatively on tyre shelf life,
based on his observations of sports shoe and tennis ball packs, deserves
a special prize.


--
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chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
"What you're proposing to do will involve a lot of time
and hassle for no tangible benefit."

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember FCS <sipston_777@my-deja.com>
saying something like:

>They're shafties are GPz550s.

Oh dear.

>And it's a "new" tyre you say.
>Be aware that a new tyre fitted three years ago
>is likely to have perished so as to be unsafe.

What a load of utter shite you talk. Three years? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

"It's a moron working with power tools.
How much more suspenseful can you get?"
- House

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember FCS <sipston_777@my-deja.com>
saying something like:


>> >They're shafties are GPz550s.
>>
>> Hmm, that was one of the things I thought to ask said neighbour and he
>> said "chain"? (I asked as I was hoping it was a shaftie .. R100RT is
>> and XV750 for her are). ;-)
>
>Nope that was indeed my mistake: the GT550 and 750
>are the shafties, though none of the follow-up posters
>so far has observed this. It is nice to know I'm not the
>only one who was thinking "weren't the GPzs shafties"?

I can't speak for everyone else, but I'm fairly sure nobody thought
that.


>
>Could be, I was posting in the knowledge that
>athletic shoes and tennis balls do have a life of
>all of 6 months once out of their airtight packaging
>because of the way the rubber degrades.

Fucking priceless. So you hand out erroneous advice about tyres on the
basis of what you've read on tennis ball and sports shoe packaging.
Excuse me while I laugh myself silly.

>As it's 5-6 years safely as a rule of thumb and this
>has been reasonably concurred I at least can now
>take this knowledge with me.

Hey, at least you filled in a gap in your knowledge. Now you can hand
our erroneous advice about condoms based on what you read about tyres.

And sort your sig out.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

"It's a moron working with power tools.
How much more suspenseful can you get?"
- House

A.Lee wrote:
>
> GPz550s were reasonable bikes 20 years ago, but the world has moved
> on a lot in the meantime, and I wouldnt like to go back to one after
> having a 'modern' bike.
> Alan.

Nah they were great bikes 20 years ago.

It's a sweet handling and reasonably fast motorcycle. The suspension is
obviously outdated, and the brakes are less powerful than you'd like,
but it's a better bike than lots of cheap stuff since 1995, like ER5s
and so on.

Simian <Simian@in_valid.semi-evolved.org> wrote:

> A.Lee wrote:
> >
> > GPz550s were reasonable bikes 20 years ago, but the world has moved
> > on a lot in the meantime, and I wouldnt like to go back to one after
> > having a 'modern' bike.
> > Alan.
>
> Nah they were great bikes 20 years ago.
>
> It's a sweet handling and reasonably fast motorcycle. The suspension is
> obviously outdated, and the brakes are less powerful than you'd like,
> but it's a better bike than lots of cheap stuff since 1995, like ER5s
> and so on.

I always thought it was a better bike than the GPZ500S which was
supposed to replace it. It took five years from the launch of the 500
twin before they pensioned off the 550.

Not that the 500S is a bad bike: just that the 550 was superior in
several respects.

--
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chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
"What you're proposing to do will involve a lot of time
and hassle for no tangible benefit."

On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:57:26 -0700 (PDT), FCS
<sipston_777@my-deja.com> wrote:

>> >They're shafties are GPz550s.
>>
>> Hmm, that was one of the things I thought to ask said neighbour and he
>> said "chain"? (I asked as I was hoping it was a shaftie .. R100RT is
>> and XV750 for her are). ;-)
>
>Nope that was indeed my mistake: the GT550 and 750
>are the shafties, though none of the follow-up posters
>so far has observed this. It is nice to know I'm not the
>only one who was thinking "weren't the GPzs shafties"?

No, the rest of us were thinking "Who's this fucking idiot?".
--
Champ

Two standard issue crutches
To email me, neal at my domain should work.

The Older Gentleman wrote:

> Simian <Simian@in_valid.semi-evolved.org> wrote:
>
> > [GPZ550]
> >
> > It's a sweet handling and reasonably fast motorcycle. The
> > suspension is obviously outdated, and the brakes are less powerful
> > than you'd like, but it's a better bike than lots of cheap stuff
> > since 1995, like ER5s and so on.
>
> I always thought it was a better bike than the GPZ500S which was
> supposed to replace it. It took five years from the launch of the 500
> twin before they pensioned off the 550.
> Not that the 500S is a bad bike: just that the 550 was superior in
> several respects.

I never liked the kawasaki twin engines TBH, so I never liked the 500S.

T i m wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:22:22 +0100, totallydeadmailbox@yahoo.co.uk
> (The Older Gentleman) wrote:
>
>> T i m <news@spaced.me.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> Ok, could that work both ways for me then, if it was a 92 (which I
>>> doubt) would it still count as a classic insurance wise?
>>
>> Yes
>
> Result!
>
> All the best ..
>
> T i m

Pics then matey?

--


Nige, 'It's all about the speed'

Range Rover Td6 Vogue
BMW K1200S
Suzuki GSX-R1000 K3 (coming soon)
Focus ST3

On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:55:48 +0100, "Nige"
<nigelDOTINCH@buggerfuckmittens.co.uk> wrote:

>T i m wrote:
>> On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:22:22 +0100, totallydeadmailbox@yahoo.co.uk
>> (The Older Gentleman) wrote:
>>
>>> T i m <news@spaced.me.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ok, could that work both ways for me then, if it was a 92 (which I
>>>> doubt) would it still count as a classic insurance wise?
>>>
>>> Yes
>>
>> Result!
>>
>> All the best ..
>>
>> T i m
>
>Pics then matey?

What, of the 550 Nige, as soon as I've seen > got it I will. ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

p.s. I don't want to seem too keen by rushing over there straight away
eh! ;-)

Lozzo wrote:
> T i m wrote:
>
>
>> I commuted on a Lambretta SX150 for 2 years and it did just what it
>> had to perfectly, even in the snow! [2]
>
> <files Timmmaaaay alongside Auvache in the 'old gits who admit to
> riding scooters' bin>
>
> NEXT!
>

<waves>

How about young gits with scooters?

T i m wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:55:48 +0100, "Nige"
> <nigelDOTINCH@buggerfuckmittens.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> T i m wrote:
>>> On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:22:22 +0100, totallydeadmailbox@yahoo.co.uk
>>> (The Older Gentleman) wrote:
>>>
>>>> T i m <news@spaced.me.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ok, could that work both ways for me then, if it was a 92 (which I
>>>>> doubt) would it still count as a classic insurance wise?
>>>>
>>>> Yes
>>>
>>> Result!
>>>
>>> All the best ..
>>>
>>> T i m
>>
>> Pics then matey?
>
> What, of the 550 Nige, as soon as I've seen > got it I will. ;-)
>
> All the best ..
>
> T i m
>
> p.s. I don't want to seem too keen by rushing over there straight away
> eh! ;-)

The bike man, the bike....

--


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Range Rover Td6 Vogue
BMW K1200S
Suzuki GSX-R1000 K3 (coming soon)
Focus ST3

The Older Gentleman wrote:
> Eiron <E1ron@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> FCS wrote:
>>
>>> Could be, I was posting in the knowledge that
>>> athletic shoes and tennis balls do have a life of
>>> all of 6 months once out of their airtight packaging
>>> because of the way the rubber degrades.
>>
>> You really are a polymath.
>> Is there any topic on which you can't misinform us?
>
> I think someone who tries to post authoritatively on tyre shelf life,
> based on his observations of sports shoe and tennis ball packs, deserves
> a special prize.

'Here we have the first annual rectum stretchers prize for misinformation'

--


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Range Rover Td6 Vogue
BMW K1200S
Suzuki GSX-R1000 K3 (coming soon)
Focus ST3

Champ wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:57:26 -0700 (PDT), FCS
> <sipston_777@my-deja.com> wrote:
>
>>>> They're shafties are GPz550s.
>>>
>>> Hmm, that was one of the things I thought to ask said neighbour and he
>>> said "chain"? (I asked as I was hoping it was a shaftie .. R100RT is
>>> and XV750 for her are). ;-)
>>
>> Nope that was indeed my mistake: the GT550 and 750
>> are the shafties, though none of the follow-up posters
>> so far has observed this. It is nice to know I'm not the
>> only one who was thinking "weren't the GPzs shafties"?
>
> No, the rest of us were thinking "Who's this fucking idiot?".

He needs a good fucking punch if you ask me, what a fucking tool.

--


Nige, 'It's all about the speed'

Range Rover Td6 Vogue
BMW K1200S
Suzuki GSX-R1000 K3 (coming soon)
Focus ST3

Eiron wrote:
> FCS wrote:
>
>> Be aware that a new tyre fitted three years ago
>> is likely to have perished so as to be unsafe.
>>
>> A competent tyre specialist should be able to
>> read the tyrewall and tell you if it's still within
>> its useful life.
>
> You don't need a degree in tyre fitting from a former polytechnic
> to read the MMYY date code after the DOT number on a sidewall.

Oops. That should be WWYY, unless my car's tyres haven't yet been made.

--
Eiron

Lozzo wrote:
> T i m wrote:
>
>
>> I commuted on a Lambretta SX150 for 2 years and it did just what it
>> had to perfectly, even in the snow! [2]
>
> <files Timmmaaaay alongside Auvache in the 'old gits who admit to
> riding scooters' bin>

Never having ridden a scooter, I'm a bit bi-curious about them. I suppose I
ought to have a go sometime.

On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:58:32 GMT, "platypus"
<monotreme@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>Lozzo wrote:
>> T i m wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I commuted on a Lambretta SX150 for 2 years and it did just what it
>>> had to perfectly, even in the snow! [2]
>>
>> <files Timmmaaaay alongside Auvache in the 'old gits who admit to
>> riding scooters' bin>
>
>Never having ridden a scooter, I'm a bit bi-curious about them. I suppose I
>ought to have a go sometime.


I feel the same about Harleys. There's an emporium barely a mile from
here and I've been waiting for the planetary alignment that will bring
me a spare, sunny day and a day suitably in advance when I actually
remember to book a bike.

--
-Pip

In article <ucf3b4dn3dto1957eql1gd00hqp33rhg73@4ax.com>,
Pip Luscher <pluscher@live.invalid.co.uk> wrote:

> On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:58:32 GMT, "platypus"
> <monotreme@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >Lozzo wrote:
> >> T i m wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> I commuted on a Lambretta SX150 for 2 years and it did just what it
> >>> had to perfectly, even in the snow! [2]
> >>
> >> <files Timmmaaaay alongside Auvache in the 'old gits who admit to
> >> riding scooters' bin>
> >
> >Never having ridden a scooter, I'm a bit bi-curious about them. I suppose I
> >ought to have a go sometime.
>
>
> I feel the same about Harleys. There's an emporium barely a mile from
> here and I've been waiting for the planetary alignment that will bring
> me a spare, sunny day and a day suitably in advance when I actually
> remember to book a bike.

I rode a Sportster when I was 16, haven't touched one since.

--
Mike
In the end there is one dance you'll do alone
skype: muddycat
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On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:58:32 GMT, "platypus"
<monotreme@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>Lozzo wrote:
>> T i m wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I commuted on a Lambretta SX150 for 2 years and it did just what it
>>> had to perfectly, even in the snow! [2]
>>
>> <files Timmmaaaay alongside Auvache in the 'old gits who admit to
>> riding scooters' bin>
>
>Never having ridden a scooter, I'm a bit bi-curious about them. I suppose I
>ought to have a go sometime.
>
My first scooter was when I was 15 and it originally belonged to my
Dad, then my Uncle. It was a Lambretta LD150 (shaft drive) and I first
saw it in my Uncles shed but it wasn't running.

Turns out the final drive casing had been melted when a friendly
neighbour though he'd help him get the bearing out by overheating the
ally casting. :-(

I pestered him for a few years, was finally given it, a mates Dad sold
me a second hand casing for a fiver and I had a scooter! ;-)

At the time they were transport (and for me bikes still are) but are
still as much a motorbike as a quad, or outfit isn't.

They are however, very different to ride and are more steered like a
boat ... (similar to riding a tandem compared with a solo cycle).

The Daughters Piaggio Skipper 125ST puts many bigger bikes to shame
with it's equipment: Proper fuel gauge, digital clock and external
temperature gauge, immobiliser, twin headlights to equal a good sports
bike, electric start, good storage and a pretty decent pickup off the
line (and proper 4/ engine). ;-) Her first 500 miles were done on it
in all weather conditions and often dark country lanes and it never
put a wheel wrong.

She doesn't want to keep it now though. ;-)

All the best ..

T i m