Manky Monkey
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« Reply #4530 on: March 25, 2012, 09:34:15 PM » |
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I usually leave home at 5.30, so it'll be early, even for me.
One day to go & we've still got no brakes, no floors, no windscreen & only one door!
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« Reply #4531 on: March 25, 2012, 09:39:53 PM » |
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Talk about cutting it fine,
good luck, I'm sure you'll make it.
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Why do every five minute job take all day, and
if it can go wrong it will go wrong
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Manky Monkey
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« Reply #4532 on: March 25, 2012, 09:49:11 PM » |
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You've seen those American Hotrod programmes on the telly haven't you? They always have to race against the clock to get the car finished in time -that's how you're supposed to do it isn't it? I'm actually not as panicky about it this time around. We know what to expect now. Loony says he may as well sleep in the pick-up bed overnight if we're leaving that early in the morning. We can wake him up when we get there.  |
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Teetering on the edge of insanity
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« Reply #4533 on: March 26, 2012, 05:44:23 AM » |
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Will keep my fingers crossed for you Good Luck mate.
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"It's time to raise the Finger,
That middle digit takes your point and drives it home"
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« Reply #4534 on: March 26, 2012, 09:30:01 AM » |
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good luck with the test andy, im willing it to pass and get finished so you and taz can get your trike on the road?  |
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it looks bigger in water ! !
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« Reply #4535 on: March 26, 2012, 11:44:20 AM » |
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good luck for tomorrow Mr MM ,
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BikerGran
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Gran Turismo
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« Reply #4536 on: March 26, 2012, 04:47:06 PM » |
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Yes good luck! And you're getting mixed up between a bodge and a modification - ina sense, the whole thing's a bodge!
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You don't stop havin fun because you get old - you get old if you stop havin fun!
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Wot ho chaps, its bloody Whitworth!!
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« Reply #4537 on: March 26, 2012, 05:25:11 PM » |
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Best of British Andy.  |
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Tony oily bike
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« Reply #4538 on: March 26, 2012, 06:50:16 PM » |
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Fingers crossed for a pass |
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #4539 on: March 26, 2012, 06:54:04 PM » |
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Good luck to all you guys that have worked so hard  |
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« Reply #4540 on: March 26, 2012, 08:42:19 PM » |
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Yep, the very best of luck!!!
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« Reply #4541 on: March 26, 2012, 09:27:10 PM » |
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goes without saying.
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no rush fella, take all the time you need,
can i have it in 20 Min's?
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« Reply #4542 on: March 26, 2012, 10:20:11 PM » |
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Much appreciated chaps. Not looking hopeful, purely on the brakes, but we'll see what the morning brings. Poor old Kev was at the workshop all day today, with his mate Billy the Grease Monkey. They removed & stripped the master cylinder a dozen times, re-fitting & re-bleeding it every time, trying to cure the problems. The end result is that we have brakes front & back, but there's a big gap between the fronts coming on & the backs following, which means the pedal's pretty low by the time all 4 wheels are locked. At that point you shouldn't be able to move the pedal any further, but you can push it right to the floor. The brake lights don't come on until the rear brakes bite, although it's plumbed into the front brake circuit -? Kev thinks we might have to go for a bigger bore cylinder, although that'll give less pressure, so the brakes might not be efficient enough, or we need to change the pedal ratio to reduce the pedal travel. We really need to see what the examiners think & go from there. There's a bank holiday weekend at the end of next week, so the test centre will be shut, meaning if we fail tomorrow, we have until next Thursday to fix it & test it again -before the Pop becomes scrap metal. Thanks again to Kev for battling his health issues to spend the whole day at the workshop today & to you lot for all your good wishes. Tune in again tomorrow for the next gripping instalment. |
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« Reply #4543 on: March 26, 2012, 10:21:21 PM » |
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,,,,I AINT GOING TO SLEEP TILL LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON ,, i,ll be waiting for a positive report ,,
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LIVE FAST and DIE YOUNG,, past 50 AND STILL HERE NOW. WAITING. FOR. THE. GRIM. REAPER
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