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« Reply #690 on: August 08, 2018, 10:24:42 PM » |
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Looks better..me like
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« Reply #691 on: August 09, 2018, 11:37:28 AM » |
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Thanks. A small alteration to the thumb nuts. Using cut to length, button head stainless screws, the tops of the threads have been blanked off. This stops me from, over tightening, stops water getting down to the threads and makes them visually similar to the nearby, tank frame mounting screws and washers. A small detail I know but worthwhile.
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers. The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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Manky Monkey
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« Reply #692 on: August 09, 2018, 01:31:20 PM » |
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Details are always worth it.
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« Reply #693 on: October 02, 2018, 02:57:05 PM » |
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D'oh ! Battery has died. Been getting iffy for some time and tried trickle charging, but it just drops back to 11v within a couple of hours. No luck getting the conventional lead acid battery I want/will fit, in this country due to the new laws so have ordered one from France.
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers. The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #694 on: October 03, 2018, 06:43:59 PM » |
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The whole ethos, or beginnings if you want, of this country has gone down the pan. Blame the media happy politicians, who voted for them? Do I get away with that now Andy's away??
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« Reply #695 on: October 04, 2018, 09:35:17 AM » |
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Think so, but don't push it. New battery arrived this morning. Not bad, as I ordered it late Monday evening. Good price too. Being as until they are filled, the shelf life is measured in decades not years (though it may need charging upon filling), I am tempted to order another. This would of course be illegal. You can have as much battery acid in unsealed batteries as you want, but any quantity in a sealed container is illegal to posses without a special licence. The law is an ASS
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« Reply #696 on: October 05, 2018, 07:52:10 AM » |
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You are right about the law being an ass. That just don't make any sense at all.
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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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« Reply #697 on: October 05, 2018, 10:04:39 AM » |
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No luck getting the conventional lead acid battery I want/will fit, in this country due to the new laws so have ordered one from France.
How long has that been the case? Or was it because you wanted it delivered in which case the acid is, as you say, in a sealed container, rather than getting it from a local workshop who would fill it and charge it? Wondering what the price difference would be as I shall have to get a battery for my trike before I can sell it.
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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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« Reply #698 on: October 05, 2018, 10:35:48 AM » |
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Don't sell Mother!!
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I thought I was wrong once, it turned out I was incorrect! Living on a wing and a weld
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« Reply #699 on: October 05, 2018, 11:23:19 AM » |
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BG yes you can get one from a dealer filled and ready to fit but in this case it would have meant a two hour round trip. Tayna batteries will fill and send by courier but it costs more and they didn't have this one or an alternative in stock and had no idea if they would ever have them again or the price if they did. Looks like conventional batteries for bikes may become a thing of the past. Maintenance free, sealed batteries, like gel, absorbent glass mat etc are no problem to get hold of but seem to have a short life span if not used/charged frequently.
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« Reply #700 on: October 05, 2018, 08:10:46 PM » |
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Don't sell Mother!! Can't sell my mother as she passed on many years ago! No point keeping the trike if I can't ride it.
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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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« Reply #701 on: May 21, 2020, 03:36:04 PM » |
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Trike is not on the road due to no MOT, but on the May bank holiday that was VE Day, to relieve the boredom, I went to a "Stopathome Rally". When putting the trike away I found both rear brakes stuck on hard. Only way to move it was slackening the adjusters a notch. Got around to checking it out today and found both slave cylinders had seized. Removing the pistons was a real pain, but luckily everything cleaned up OK, so rebuilt with new seals, a generous coating of red grease and a brake fluid flush, all is fine again. Ready for MOT when this Corona business starts to ease up.
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« Reply #702 on: May 21, 2020, 04:45:15 PM » |
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A rather fine line-up.
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« Reply #703 on: May 23, 2020, 11:19:31 AM » |
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Thanks. It gave passers by something to look at and me a chance to clean out the garage a bit. Seems the well in our front garden is on some sort of 'treasure hunt' map so even during 'lock down' we get cyclists and walkers, stop and take a pic of it.
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« Reply #704 on: May 23, 2020, 02:11:19 PM » |
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You've become the village landmark
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