DodgeRover wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 9:44 pm I hope the Z900 is Eddie Lawson replica inspired

Nah she likes the modern one not the retro one.

Slightly less exciting here. I rode to Castleford with Nic to drop her bike in for service. Then she jumped on the back of 14 and we went to Batley to explore a few dealers, she's now fixated on a red Z900 once she's passed and can afford it The driving around there really is utterly third world, t...

Yeah it wouldn't be my choice of destination, but they've got three bike dealers in about 400 yrds so there we went. Then just over the M62 into Morley for Jordan's bikes before heading back to pick hers up in Castleford.

We really visited all the posh places today!

Slightly less exciting here. I rode to Castleford with Nic to drop her bike in for service. Then she jumped on the back of 14 and we went to Batley to explore a few dealers, she's now fixated on a red Z900 once she's passed and can afford it The driving around there really is utterly third world, th...

Gromit once managed to lock himself in a Sierra I had, while it was running. Lucky I was outside home defrosting the car so I could get the spare keys. That's impressive knowing where the door locks are on a sierra. Also knowing fords erratic central locking of the late 80s and early 90s it may wel...

bub2006 wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 7:24 pmWhat's Turkish for onslow?

Yavaş apparently.

I like that Taunus it's great apart from those headlights.

Pela pump like a lot have for oil changes & pour it in an ant's nest before lighting it.

I've read of modern fuels gumming up, but never seen it.

If it's any help I left my XJR sat for about 8 months the other year & did exactly nothing about the fuel left in it when I put it back on the road.

I've just fitted a new TPS on my GSX14. That should cure the rough spot at low throttle openings which made her a pain in the arse to ride sensibly around town etc. Only the third time I've replaced one on that bike, 30k before I expected too as the last ones lasted about 70k miles each. Mind you kn...