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- Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:02 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What did you do today?
- Replies: 644
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Re: What did you do today?
One of the lads made a log splitter using the power pack, 1 ram and a couple of springs to pull the piston back, as they are only single acting. Probably get more money for a log splitter All out,buggered if I could work out where the live popped into the van so I cut n capped it.Got £24.80 down th...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:41 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What did you do today?
- Replies: 644
- Views: 56468
Re: What did you do today?
Not much more than 4 hours. We got them down to about 3 hours and just under 5 for a defit and refit. We use to jack the van up, lower lift onto the ground and put weight on the platform. Undo all the mounting bolts and battery cables. Lower the van and drive it out of the way. Reverse new van in a...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:37 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What did you do today?
- Replies: 644
- Views: 56468
Re: What did you do today?
Well done, but you've made hard work for yourself. When I was a bit younger I use to get 4 hours to fit one of those or 6 hours for removal and refit in a new van. Glad I'm behind the desk now telling engineers they have 4 hours to fit them :lol: Ere,was it your mob that fitted it https://i.postimg...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:23 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What did you do today?
- Replies: 644
- Views: 56468
Re: What did you do today?
Well done, but you've made hard work for yourself. When I was a bit younger I use to get 4 hours to fit one of those or 6 hours for removal and refit in a new van. Glad I'm behind the desk now telling engineers they have 4 hours to fit them :lol: And how long did your 1st one take.I'm not doing bad...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:16 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What did you do today?
- Replies: 644
- Views: 56468
Re: What did you do today?
Eventually got round to taking the disabled lift out of the Sprinter,like a bloody jigsaw. https://i.postimg.cc/XJBRhdW4/IMG-20240417-WA0000.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/nz5H9nFc/20240216-115031.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/263k51fK/Screenshot-20240217-204956-e-Bay.jpg Just the hydraulic ramps and electris ...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Insurance
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1431
Re: Insurance
The RT has gone up by £20 and the Sprinter by the same,that'll do me.
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 6:42 pm
- Forum: Maintenance, Servicing and Problems
- Topic: Fairing catches
- Replies: 12
- Views: 900
Re: Fairing catches
Fear not,the plastic was suitably keyed.
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 4:40 pm
- Forum: Maintenance, Servicing and Problems
- Topic: Fairing catches
- Replies: 12
- Views: 900
Re: Fairing catches
Mk2 attempt- https://i.postimg.cc/pLCTTJpc/20240412-084904.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/L8GHhQmT/20240412-163034.jpg If need be I'll sand it after I've offered it up to the bike.Managed to track down what BMW use,so that will be going on when I finally get them on.Better stay put this bloody time :evil:
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 4:34 pm
- Forum: Organised meetings
- Topic: South West & South Wales Area
- Replies: 101
- Views: 2150
Re: South West & South Wales Area
Sniggermichaelc2710 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 3:35 pm Careful, someone will start doing routes for Lands End....
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: JB Weld,,,,,,,or
- Replies: 6
- Views: 184
Re: JB Weld,,,,,,,or
No,you are right and I did buy some of there replacement tabs(cost a fortune with the postage shipped to the UK)I stuck them on along with JB QUICK weld but on a Spanish/Portugal tour last year they came unstuck in the heat(42c in some parts of Spain)and speed of the bike on motorways.So they are pr...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 7:51 pm
- Forum: Organised meetings
- Topic: South West & South Wales Area
- Replies: 101
- Views: 2150
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 5:08 pm
- Forum: Touring on your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
- Topic: The annual Greece trip ‘24
- Replies: 4
- Views: 106
Re: The annual Greece trip ‘24
Yes,when we sailed to Split, we had no idea what deck space actually intailed.We did book a cabin but it was rough to say the least.We ended up on the outer deck,along with god knows how many other travellers, who bunked down everywhere, including pitching tents on the decks :lol: It was absolute ch...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:34 am
- Forum: Touring on your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
- Topic: The annual Greece trip ‘24
- Replies: 4
- Views: 106
Re: The annual Greece trip ‘24
That's trip looks superb Steve,hope you have a better experience on the ferry from Ancona than we did
Have a great time and don't forget the photo's
Have a great time and don't forget the photo's
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 8:22 pm
- Forum: Maintenance, Servicing and Problems
- Topic: Fairing catches
- Replies: 12
- Views: 900
Re: Fairing catches
I'm having to do this again due to not using the correct glue,this time round I need to put the velcro that BMW have used on other bikes,anyone have a link to the stuff they use,thanks.
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 4:24 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What did you do today?
- Replies: 644
- Views: 56468
Re: What did you do today?
Booked a room at the Duke of Edinburgh Hotel, Barrow 8th June.Summit going on apparently, should be an interesting ride up from Basildon