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Traitors Corner / Re: What have you done with your bike today?
« Last post by Brockett on February 05, 2026, 11:09:11 »
I am posting this here as the section is about action taken and not just an opinion.
I am thinking (!!!) of trying to wrap my spare tank. Has anyone here got experience with this. I have been watching a video by "That girl biker" (not perving). She is clever and patient and the video is well worth a watch.


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The Blue Oyster bar / Re: The moaning old git thread
« Last post by Brockett on February 05, 2026, 11:03:21 »
The iphone was brand new out of the box. Battery life was very good.
I never used it to make video and only took a couple of photos  to try it out.
I only used it for three or four weeks. I had to go back to the Samsung because I could never get on with the iphone.
Data usage showing on the phone 8th Jan to 5th Feb is 11.5 Gb.  So how is O2 showing over 50Gb from 13th January??
Someone or something is using my data allowance.
 
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The Blue Oyster bar / Re: What have you done today
« Last post by 2112 on February 05, 2026, 10:10:38 »
Having owned a Triumph fairly recently and been an active member on a number of Triumph related forums, I can say warranty work is 'sketchy' and depends entirely on your dealer. Good dealer = great service & strong warranty, bad/lazy dealer = poor service & poor warranty. Obviously, it shouldn't be like that and every bike you buy should be dealt with equally & fairly. I bought my Tiger 1200 for Triumph Newcastle, who were great throughout the whole ownership experience. I had a leaking rear shock picked up at the first service (a known issue, a duff batch of seals from WP) and repaired under warranty, over £1,200 worth of claim to Triumph. I have heard of other owners with the same (known) issue being fobbed off. Excuses from 'excessive use' and 'overloading', leaving owners with the dilemma of either paying for it themselves or going down the legal route. Aftermarket is not even an option as it's electronic suspension and only the WP shock will work with the Triumph electronics (many have tried...). A 'normal' shock absorber stops virtually all of the electronics working, possibly a built in 'safety' feature? If you're going Triiumph, do your homework on the dealer first!
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The Blue Oyster bar / Re: The moaning old git thread
« Last post by Rusty Nuts on February 05, 2026, 07:58:20 »
How's the battery life, Brockett? I'm wondering if you've been live streaming daily episodes of "Brockett's Pockets"?
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The Blue Oyster bar / Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Last post by MisterDavey on February 05, 2026, 07:53:15 »
Crank up the volume!
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The Blue Oyster bar / Re: What have you done today
« Last post by nigel s on February 05, 2026, 05:53:13 »
Not a Tiger Sport 800 ( see above ) ....but another reason I am thinking Triumphs and me are not a match and I will probs  ( HO ) be getting the Strom      :shrug:


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Traitors Corner / Re: What have you done with your bike today?
« Last post by nigel s on February 05, 2026, 05:18:33 »
I have that " Suzuki part no tool " too  :thumb:
Works well with " Suzuki part no tool ... ball peen hammer "     :whistle:

Ho Hum
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The Blue Oyster bar / Re: The moaning old git thread
« Last post by nigel s on February 05, 2026, 05:06:22 »
No idea for the I Phone ...but my Samsung  A36 , it is a new ish one so may be different to yours .
settings,
connections ,
data usage,
mobile data usage ,
Scroll down and it shows how each app has used it's data .
May help to narrow it down . But don't expect much from the service provider ... :GRR:

 I seem to remember you saying there was a lot of " stuff " on your I phone when you got it  :shrug:
It may have been compromised with malware and working in the backround .
If buying a second hand phone ALWAYS do a hard reset before setting up ...
But really , the price of cheap new phones these days that are perfectly capable , why ?
Yes you can get a better phone for the same money going used but a used one will run out of security updates sooner. I personally  would not use a phone that is used for anything sensitive  ( ie anything  shopping / banking related ) that hasn't got valid security updates. Top of the range , from both , will be typically 7 years , lower spec 3/4 years of updates from original release...NOT when you got it  :GRR: ...... Anything older , and not able to be updated , will be more open to being hacked ........

Tinfoil hat back in the drawer ...... :)
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The Blue Oyster bar / Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Last post by nigel s on February 05, 2026, 04:44:48 »
 Byrne was heavily influenced by Afrobeat  , so here is some  Letta Mbulu I have been listening to ,

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The Blue Oyster bar / Re: The moaning old git thread
« Last post by Rusty Nuts on February 04, 2026, 22:28:32 »
Have you enabled a camera shortcut and assigned it to a button you accidentally press whilst in your pocket?
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