Ratman

New thread on the horizon!!! [emoji106]

Watched em mucker [emoji106] on umbrella academy at min, watched before the fall before that with gillian anderson, that was good [emoji108] i like stuff that twists and turns and keeps ya mind going, any other good suggestions always welcome [emoji6] i like war related stuff too!

Just came through on whattsapp from someone yolky, i dont read newspapers or watch mainstream tv, barely listen to radio much (only at work cos its on in the background) its all doom and gloom and depressing politics, so i’m a sky fiction series/documentary/box set or netflix user only i’m afraid.

Or bend it round a bit more with some brute force and ignorance! [emoji6][emoji123]

Got some salt and pepper spare ribs int oven at min, shall sit down shortly with another peroni and devoir! [emoji39]

No! You are!!! I’ve just covered myself and dog in Peroni after reading that! ???

Good lad you! You’ve always stayed loyal to Honda all these years, glad to hear you pulled out all the stops for her and treated her to some fresh oil, new air filter and new plug! [emoji106]

Those engines are pretty bullet proof, it obviously took some strain to throw a leg out like that. I’d buy a secondhand one from an old generator that hasnt worked hard during its life. Be far cheaper than buying new, and if that fails on you then do same again, you’ll spend less on 2 or maybe 3 second hand engines including time to swap over than you will do with a new one.

No i saved it Khriss, i had a m50 x 1.5 die nut so i managed to make it take a fresh hub nut again. Happened to both sides, you only need to put a small indent in the flare of the nut to stop it coming undone, end of a heel bar and a small knock with hammer would suffice, but mr nobody had proper clubbed at it with a chisel. I did have pictures of it redressed and built back up, but i’ve just got a new phone on Thursday and a load of random pictures have disappeared from my photo library!!! The finished article ones being some of them... typical!

Did you stop for a roll up at the half way point? ?

Not todays job but mondays gone, DAF mini FTP tag Axle (shite) picked up on threads cos the last idjet that fit new hub nut used a chisel to put the indent in the flare to lock/stop the nut coming undone. This in turn had split the thread behind the flare so when you come to undo the nut next time the threads are already damaged!!! [emoji849][emoji35][emoji36] and just for good measure it would also appear that they didnt want to refit the hub with any form of grease/lube either!!! Hence i had to pick up my clubber lang and get angry even more!!!

Dito [emoji106]

If you can get a manual tip for less than £500 less than a electric tip then you can get a flowfit electric conversion kit for £350, then your in pocket straight away. If you sell the trailer on then you can recoup the cost at resale or take it off to sell on again or refit to something else.

Yup! [emoji16]

MAN are owned by Volkswagen so you’ll see pretty much a lot if not all of the Crafter characteristics.

Bless her! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

Sorry to hear the sad news stubby. Lost my mum last year at 69 to mixture of things, shit to lose the ones closest to you that have brought you in to the world and raised ya, taught you so many things to get ya through life and supported ya. Just enjoy the time you have left as others have said and make the most of it.

Under dogs bowl maybe?! ?‍♂️ or behind hoover...... or under kitchen sink? [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

Carbs, paintwork and suspension was already done, i did rest.

I shut it for 3 windows and door at my last house! [emoji24][emoji24][emoji24] thinking about it then it must av been before 2012 so more like 2010. Loads done to it, i miss it, could pretty much feel and predict everything with it too. Was on michelin macadams originally then i put it on to metzelers, different bike again. WhitePower (if i’m allowed to say that [emoji6]) front internals, WhitePower rear adjustable shocker, NRC heavy duty casings, clear clutch window, uprated barnett clutch, powder coated frame and wheels, polished swing arm, carbs originally done at jack frost racing before i got it, modified air box, full akrapovic race system with tapered headers, they used to glow blue in slow or queued traffic, was a pig in slow moving traffic tbh, dropped a tooth on front sprocket, wrenthal medium bars, streetfighter front lights and dash etc, fork to frame WP steering damper, but it used to pop seals pretty often so gave up and just took it off in the end. Rear footrests were from a gsxr 600 about 2004 i think, i just squashed em up slightly in vice so bolts/holes lined up, fronts were off a 1000 if i remember correctly, ended up being in a better position, less cramped and better under ya feet than original fat rubber things that they came with! Was a wheelie machine [emoji106]

Not the best pic but only one i can find, my 1200 bandit i had till i got shut in about 2012, loved it, 2000 W reg, last one on carbs before they went to injection in 2001

Cheers Stere, bacho looking like my purchase i think, got a nice set of general all round use secateurs on their site too! Can get them through the lad at work too for cost thinking about it! Never gave bacho a thought tbh, and they didnt really pop up on my searches either whilst i’ve been looking. Fiskars have been hit and miss with some of their products for me in the past, i have the X27 splitting axe which is great, but i’ve had secateurs of theirs before last a little over 12months before they gave up. Cheers again [emoji106]

Nice touch, cheers! Looked at a few pairs made by ARS, japanese, think Stihl use them but rebranded in their name and colours, but put £20+ on em so are £80+ [emoji15][emoji33]