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The Blue Oyster bar / Re: What have you done today
« Last post by Joe Rocket on Today at 10:33:39 »
Mick, is that like not naming a calf or piglet at birth incase you inevitably get round to eating it one day when fully fattened grown.......?  :whistle:

What would you use for wild boar? Plenty of them around here.
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The Blue Oyster bar / Re: What have you done today
« Last post by Barbel Mick on Today at 10:26:44 »
Cheers Doc/Upt.
Doc, yeah , the lad in the gun shop mentioned those two & a couple more, but he did say the Air Arms are probably best value for money. I bought my shotgun from there & I found them very good & honest. They answered my questions, gave advice & let me decide
Upt, the rats aren't a big problem, just one or two showing now & again. I've caught a few in a humane trap & took them a ride 5 miles up the road  chucked them out in a 'truckers layby', where there's plenty of food!  😁
If I could get Deb to stop feeding the  birds, I'm sure I wouldn't have the problem.
She gives the rats (& mice) names & won't let me poison them, not that I like doing that anyway.

No rush, so anyone else who shoots an air rifle, please jump in. 👍
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Dealer / Supplier/ Product Feedback / Re: Cymarc
« Last post by The Doctor 46 on Today at 10:19:34 »
 :text-goodpost:

I agree with Mister Davey's comment above. Mark communicates very quickly in a logical, understandable way. He is the best and I would trust him with my bank account (all £2.50 of it  :). If only all companys were the equal  :bow-blue:
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I see there’s an article about a chap with a TL1000 beast at Mablethorpe Sandracing this season, bet that’s ’fun’ 🤪
There’s often some wierd and wonderful sights among the Road Bike Class entries, I like the CBR600 & the MZ (see pics).
R-kids was a multi-champion as a passenger in the sidecars on a Norton outfit in the mid-late 70’s. I remember he’d race against Imp powered chairs and there was always a rumour of a bloke bringing a TZ750 chair but I never saw it.

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A lifetime ago! or so it feels!
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The Blue Oyster bar / Re: Have a look at my hole!
« Last post by TLPower on Today at 08:39:39 »
Doncaster Carncil were out last week repairing pavements near us. The solution to roots growing through is to bash the offending root with a shovel and than dump some asphalt straight on top and stamp for a couple of times.

It's also imperative to totally ignore the potholes less than 18" away on the actual road.
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The Blue Oyster bar / Re: Have a look at my hole!
« Last post by Mark65 on Today at 07:34:49 »
Plenty of those round near me, they come out and pack cold tar in the hole, don't even bother cleaning the hole or sweeping all the loose tarmac up, 6 months later the hole is back. Useless they are, cheapest hole fixers they can find.
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V-Strom specific discussion / Re: 800RE Screen enfanglement
« Last post by nigel s on Today at 05:48:41 »


Ignore please ..double post ...mods , if you can remove ??..ta
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V-Strom specific discussion / Re: 800RE Screen enfanglement
« Last post by nigel s on Today at 05:15:35 »
You have all seen my low screen / Madstad on my 650 , I am tended to that size screen . Mostly for the quiet ( Fecked left ear , as Sir Trev said , nekked bikes ARE the quietest  ) and screens tall enough to cover my 6 foot 4 seem to make fast turn in harder  :shrug:
But Micks post is echoing the one mod that made the most difference for me , ie my gear not the bike  :shrug:
Quiet well fitting helmet , silk balaclava worn all year round , like "wicking" base layers keeps you cool too , though a helmet with good venting is key , especially when using the below .
Then a wind jammer pro
https://www.proline-sports.co.uk/acatalog/pro-tour-windjammer/
And finally a long scarf  wrapped round that , blessed quiet ...relatively.

Oh ....and good leathers rather than textiles ( I have both , but keep the textiles for the CRF , as it is SLOW  :grin: )....the lack of " flap " at speed is definitely a thing with noise and buffetry  , It is most apparent when putting wet gear over the leathers ...who turned up the volume...  :whistle:

Ho Hum
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V-Strom specific discussion / Re: A few Mods and sods on my 800RE
« Last post by nigel s on Today at 04:59:11 »
I am still on the fence when it comes to Capurides and the like . My Zumo XT Sat Nav does the ...nav , while fitting in my pocket away from the bike to stop attracting the attention of small boys / thieving scroats :shrug: ,  and cameras ....yeah ..I get it . I ride to get away from my phone vibrating in my pocket  :grin:
 But knowing my luck ( and riding style  :whistle: ) any footage  will probably get used against me not for me  :shock:
But a great thread , nice to have all the mods in one place  :text-goodpost:
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